[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 113 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5326-H5327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 6205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent identity theft and tax fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 6206. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain 
     build America bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 6207. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
     Children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 6208. A bill to temporarily limit the authority of the 
     Secretary of the Interior to require or authorize the removal 
     or movement of offshore oil and gas facilities; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 6209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to 
     access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student 
     loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 6210. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for additional immigrant visas for certain 
     entrepreneurs and job creators, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Chu, Ms. Edwards, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Moore, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Serrano, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Welch, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Olver, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Sewell, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Neal, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Clarke of Michigan, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Holden, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Keating, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Loebsack, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 6211. A bill to amend the fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for increases in the minimum wage consistent 
     with inflation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 6212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make qualified biogas property eligible for the 
     energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds 
     to finance qualified biogas property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Latham, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Lance, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Pompeo, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Harper, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 6213. A bill to limit further taxpayer exposure from 
     the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 6214. A bill to limit the number and pay of 
     individuals serving as special consultants, fellows, or other 
     employees pursuant to subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 6215. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for 
     dilution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Sutton, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6216. A bill to strengthen Buy America requirements 
     applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, 
     and transit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 6217. A bill to require 85 percent domestic content in 
     green technologies purchased by Federal agencies or by States 
     with Federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable 
     energy production or investment tax credits; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. BUERKLE (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Turner of New 
             York, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Marino, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Kelly):
       H.R. 6218. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 6219. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to halt the premature proposed listing of 4 central 
     Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
     agreement, and to take into account extensive, ongoing State 
     and local conservation efforts; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan:
       H.R. 6220. A bill to prohibit an employer from inquiring 
     whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a 
     criminal offense, except in certain circumstances; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 6221. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
     critical infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 6222. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect 
     to the sulfur fuel content of heating oil; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 6223. A bill to amend section 1059(e) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify 
     that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or 
     United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or 
     in an executive level security position is to be counted as a 
     period of residence and physical presence in the United 
     States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization if at 
     least a portion of such period was spent in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 6224. A bill to amend title 44 of the United States 
     Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain 
     circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WALBERG:
       H.R. 6225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for economic growth and personal financial 
     liberty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Renacci):
       H.R. 6226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to 
     include the insulation component of insulated siding; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6227. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     Niblack mining area road corridor in the State of Alaska, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Camp, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pascrell, and Mrs. 
             Myrick):
       H. Res. 742. A resolution condemning the Government of the 
     Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of 
     President Bashar al-Assad of Syria; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BARLETTA (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Marino, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Critz, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holden, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Schilling, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Costello):
       H. Res. 743. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     that the United States Postal Service should issue a 
     commemorative stamp honoring the Nation's coal miners; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H. Res. 744. A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary 
     of the enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 
     and supporting the goals and ideals of National Registered 
     Apprenticeship Month; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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