[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H369-H371]
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. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pompeo, 
             Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 493. A bill to prohibit funds appropriated for the 
     Department of Homeland Security from being used to pay for an 
     abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced 
     domestically by certain qualifying producers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 495. A bill to make the Internal Revenue Service Free 
     File Program permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 496. A bill to require amounts remaining in Members' 
     representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be 
     used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BARLETTA (for himself and Mr. Schneider):
       H.R. 497. A bill to allow that certain Federal job training 
     and career education programs give priority to programs that 
     lead to recognized postsecondary credentials; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 498. A bill to provide for programs and activities 
     with respect to the prevention of underage drinking; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Huffman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 499. A bill to decriminalize marijuana at the Federal 
     level, to leave to the States a power to regulate marijuana 
     that is similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 500. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or 
     permanent resident of the United States to buy into Medicare; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Polis, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H.R. 501. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the taxation of marijuana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 502. A bill to create an electronic employment 
     eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in 
     the United States are legally able to work, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Walden, Mr. Hall, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Whitfield, and 
             Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 503. A bill to authorize the National Desert Storm 
     Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm 
     and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 504. A bill to save at least $10,000,000,000 by 
     consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government 
     programs; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Markey, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Grayson, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 505. A bill to repeal sequester while achieving 
     balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts, and 
     between non-defense cuts and defense cuts, to invest in job 
     creation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Education 
     and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Financial Services, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 506. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property 
     distributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 507. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land inholdings owned by the United States to the Pascua 
     Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ross, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Duffy, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 508. A bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
     Program for five years; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 509. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to 
     authorize grants for the transition of youths with 
     significant disabilities to adulthood, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 510. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to make improvements to the individualized 
     education program under that Act and facilitate the 
     transition of children with disabilities to adulthood, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 511. A bill to amend the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide 
     assistance to States for development and implementation of an 
     individual transition plan for each individual with a 
     developmental disability in the State who is making the 
     transition from the secondary school system into adulthood, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 512. A bill to encourage students from American Samoa, 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and 
     the United States Virgin Islands to become civically engaged 
     through local and Federal government fellowships; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Hanna):
       H.R. 513. A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National 
     Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman 
     Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
     Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals to designate overpayments of income tax 
     for disaster relief; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 515. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or 
     daughter; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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 Mr. MAFFEI:
       H.R. 516. A bill to extend the payroll tax reduction; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Connolly, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 517. A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of 
     parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be 
     paid leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ben 
             Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sablan, 
             Mr. Holt, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Chu, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 518. A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the 
     Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 
     through 2018, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Polis, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Honda, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Garcia):
       H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Huffman, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 520. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
     interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
     years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H. Res. 52. A resolution electing Members to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H. Res. 53. A resolution electing Members to a standing 
     committee of the House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Delaney, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Camp, Mr. Clay, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Chu, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Vela, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ruiz, 
             and Mr. Bonner):
       H. Res. 54. A resolution observing the 100th birthday of 
     civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Richmond, 
             Ms. Chu, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 55. A resolution honoring the life of Trayvon 
     Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and 
     calling on the United States Government to address the crisis 
     of racial profiling; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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