[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 5 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H176-H177]
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                      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. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Burgess, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 307. A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the 
     Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-
     hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. Ribble):
       H.R. 308. A bill to require the salaries of Members of 
     Congress to be held in escrow if all regular appropriation 
     bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted by the 
     beginning of the fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 309. A bill to require the periodic review and 
     automatic termination of Federal regulations; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Barber, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carney, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Dent, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Himes, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lance, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Matheson, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Schrader, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Womack, 
             Mr. Bera, Mr. Daines, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Hultgren, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 310. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may 
     not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which 
     Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Terry, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Fincher, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Latta, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Denham, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Womack, 
             Mr. Cole, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Graves of Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Barletta, Mr. Peterson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Thompson 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 311. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill 
     Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to 
     certain farms; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Chu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 312. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 313. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     institute spending limits and transparency requirements for 
     Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 314. A bill to provide for Inspector General oversight 
     for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 315. A bill to provide for the placement of certain 
     synthetic drugs on Schedule I under the Controlled Substances 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. ESTY:
       H.R. 316. A bill to reinstate and transfer certain 
     hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for 
     commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric 
     projects; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Griffin 
             of Arkansas, Mr. Cole, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
             Stewart, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 317. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment 
     Fund; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Hanna, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Keating, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Guthrie, 
             Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 318. A bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part 
     of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain 
     private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 319. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for an expedited process for increasing the 
     statutory limit on the public debt; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 
     the Budget, 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. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 320. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional 
     school-based mental health and student service providers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Moran, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Ms. Chu, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Himes, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 321. A bill to amend the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175) to permit research on 
     firearms safety and gun violence; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coffman,

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             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crawford, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Huizenga 
             of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jordan, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Ross, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Walden, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 322. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to 
     exempt those articles from a definition under that Act; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 323. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Muscogee Nation of Florida; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Runyan, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Conaway, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 324. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, 
     collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in 
     recognition of its superior service during World War II; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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 Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     United States Government and for greater accountability in 
     the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power 
     to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Carter, Mr. Collins of New 
             York, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Graves of Georgia, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kelly, Mr. Long, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Yoho):
       H. Res. 35. A resolution expressing no confidence in the 
     Attorney General of the United States and calling for his 
     immediate resignation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Posey, 
             Mr. Wittman, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Olson, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Jordan, and Mr. Flores):
       H. Res. 36. A resolution establishing a select committee to 
     investigate and report on the attack on the United States 
     consulate in Benghazi, Libya; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Huizenga 
             of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Res. 37. A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary 
     of the Battles at the River Raisin and the significance of 
     these battles during the War of 1812; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Clay, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Ms. Chu, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Costa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Harris, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Horsford, Mr. 
             Long, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Res. 38. A resolution recognizing National Emancipation 
     Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in 
     areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation 
     Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and 
     freedoms afforded to all United States citizens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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