[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H410-H413]
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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 521. A bill to award grants to encourage State 
     educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools 
     to utilize technology to improve student achievement and 
     college-and-career readiness, the skills of teachers and 
     school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of 
     education systems at all levels; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Messer):
       H.R. 522. A bill to reduce a portion of the annual pay of 
     Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget which does not provide for a 
     balanced budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Budget, and 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. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Dent, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Young of Indiana, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Boustany, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Walz, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Schock, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Black, Mrs. 
             Ellmers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barletta, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Barton, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. Brooks of 
             Indiana, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coffman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Denham, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Gowdy, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Griffith of 
             Virginia, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, Mr. Holding, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Issa, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Joyce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lance, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Long, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. 
             Marino, Mr. Massie, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Messer, Mr. Mica, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Nugent, 
             Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pittenger, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Posey, 
             Mr. Radel, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Royce, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Valadao, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Wenstrup, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Amash, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. 
             Perry):
       H.R. 523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bucshon, and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority 
     to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the 
     Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Hanna, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Amash, Mr. Schrader, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Benishek, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Campbell, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, 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 by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Chu, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Polis):
       H.R. 526. A bill to place a moratorium on permitting for 
     mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
     conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Flores, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Helium Act to complete the 
     privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive 
     market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets 
     while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 528. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to 
     countries with a gross domestic product of $1,500,000,000,000 
     or more; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for 
     contributions to 529 plans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS:
       H.R. 530. A bill to establish the Independent Government 
     Waste Reduction Board; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     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. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. Nugent):
       H.R. 531. A bill to prevent identity theft and tax crimes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Chu,

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             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Holt, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Courtney, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 532. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain 
     educational payments and loans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 533. A bill to provide authorities for the appropriate 
     conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and 
     other temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management 
     agencies who perform regularly recurring seasonal work to 
     permanent seasonal positions; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 534. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations to facilitate the fullest 
     cooperation and coordination between all levels of 
     government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the Build America Bonds program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining 
     individuals, with a preference for individuals from 
     underrepresented groups, as teachers at public elementary and 
     secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grimm, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 537. A bill to prohibit employers and certain other 
     entities from requiring or requesting that employees and 
     certain other individuals provide a user name, password, or 
     other means for accessing a personal account on any social 
     networking website; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 538. A bill to protect the Nation's law enforcement 
     officers by banning the Five-seveN Pistol and 5.7 x 28mm 
     SS190, SS192, SS195LF, SS196, and SS197 cartridges, testing 
     handguns and ammunition for capability to penetrate body 
     armor, and prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, or 
     purchase of such handguns or ammunition by civilians; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the 
     Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic 
     collaborative discussions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Gardner):
       H.R. 540. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and 
     computing technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Christensen, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 541. A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and 
     the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to 
     pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by 
     prematurity; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLEMING:
       H.R. 542. A bill to limit restrictions on deer hunting 
     within the Kisatchie National Forest; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Holt, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. 
             Barletta, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Stivers, Mr. Welch, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 543. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain 
     veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of 
     Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Walden, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Hall, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Terry, and 
             Mr. Rokita):
       H.R. 544. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health 
     insurance premium rates; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Lee 
             of California):
       H.R. 545. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to create an adjustment to the 
     discretionary spending limits for appropriations for 
     emergency job creation; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 546. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to prepare individuals with multiple barriers to 
     employment to enter the workforce by providing such 
     individuals with support services, job training, and 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 547. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     border protection strategy for the international land borders 
     of the United States, to address the ecological and 
     environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, 
     measures, and activities along the international land borders 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, 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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 548. A bill to restore growth, spur job creation, 
     build momentum toward economic recovery for border 
     communities and the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Small Business, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Foreign Affairs, 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. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rooney, 
             and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the creation of policyholder disaster 
     protection funds, Catastrophe Savings Accounts, and tax 
     credits for natural disaster mitigation expenditures; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 550. A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under 
     section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic 
     biofuel requirement to be based on actual production; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 551. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to support early college high schools and other 
     dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 552. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs 
     Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-
     service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient health care 
     facility; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 553. A bill to designate the exclusive economic zone 
     of the United States as the ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive 
     Economic Zone of the United States''; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H.R. 554. A bill to provide relief to homeowners affected 
     by Superstorm Sandy who have mortgages insured by the FHA, or 
     owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 555. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore 
     oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease 
     sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 556. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require individuals to include their social security 
     numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming 
     the refundable portion of the child tax credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Fincher, 
             Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Long, Mr. Messer, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. LaMalfa, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Black, 
             Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):

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       H.R. 557. A bill to prevent certain individuals purportedly 
     appointed to the National Labor Relations Board from 
     receiving salaries, and to prevent an unconstitutional quorum 
     of the Board from taking agency actions, until there is a 
     final decision in pending lawsuits regarding the 
     constitutionality of certain alleged recess appointments; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Grimm, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 558. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the 
     immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, 
     emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who 
     are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Schrader, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 559. A bill to reduce by 5 percent the discretionary 
     budget authority of any Federal agency for a fiscal year if 
     the financial statement of the agency for the previous fiscal 
     year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit 
     opinion by an external independent auditor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 560. A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte 
     National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of 
     Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to 
     provide further clarity for institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 562. A bill to provide for a three-month extension of 
     the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 563. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to fund 
     additional school social workers and retain school social 
     workers already employed in high-need local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 564. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information 
     centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
     special health care needs make informed choices about health 
     care for their children; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 565. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to authorize and support the creation of 
     cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment 
     materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services through the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and 
     resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-
     risk families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 566. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for a 
     guarantee by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for 
     qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or 
     terminated multiemployer pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Garrett, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Radel, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Holding, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mrs. Black, Mr. Bucshon, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Amodei, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. Schweikert):
       H.R. 567. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health 
     Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House 
     Administration, Rules, and 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. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia):
       H.R. 568. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an 
     annual report to Congress relating to the use of official 
     time by Federal employees; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 569. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2013, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 570. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made 
     automatically by law each year in the rates of disability 
     compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities 
     and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
     survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 571. A bill to suspend United States assistance to 
     Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove 
     the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to 
     other countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 572. A bill to suspend the issuance of visas to 
     nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws 
     to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of 
     Brazil to other countries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Honda, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Markey, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Jones, Mr. Costa, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Chu, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Castro of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 573. A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the 
     Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Polis, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Castor of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 574. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to reform Medicare payment for 
     physicians' services by eliminating the sustainable growth 
     rate system and providing incentives for the adoption of 
     innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and 
     efficiency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 575. A bill to express the sense of the Congress that 
     the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a 
     threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights 
     guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the 
     right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the 
     United Nations unless the President certifies that the United 
     Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to 
     restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of 
     individuals in the United States to keep and bear arms, or 
     abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 576. A bill to save endangered species; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 577. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be 
     treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 578. A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of 
     certain concealed firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 579. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as 
     the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. McClintock, 
             Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Renacci, and 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 580. A bill to enhance the energy security of United 
     States allies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Grimm, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
     tax on medical devices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Palazzo, 
             Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Lance, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Terry, Mr. Long, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Labrador, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Southerland, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
     mandates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VELA (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Michaud, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, and Mr. Vargas):
       H.R. 583. A bill to enhance the safety of ports of entry in 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Agriculture, and 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
             Huffman):
       H.R. 584. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered 
     fish; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 585. A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title 
     to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, 
     for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the 
     Federal reversion interest to the City; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 586. A bill to provide for certain improvements to the 
     Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 587. A bill to authorize the establishment of the 
     Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridors in the 
     State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Pearce, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 588. A bill to provide for donor contribution 
     acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans 
     Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act 
     to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Bucshon, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. 
             Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Labrador, 
             Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Massie, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Ribble, Mr. 
             Rokita, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Stutzman, 
             and Mr. Walberg):
       H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Esty, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Himes, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Markey, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Bass, Mr. Welch, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to clarify the 
     authority of Congress and the States to regulate the 
     expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hall, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Barton, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Harris, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Radel, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Rokita, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             Conaway, and Mr. Fleischmann):
       H. Res. 56. A resolution celebrating the life of President 
     Ronald Wilson Reagan on the anniversary of his birth; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H. Res. 57. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive 
     growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology 
     industries, the United States Government should ``Get Out of 
     the Way and Stay Out of the Way''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H. Res. 58. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our 
     national energy policy must promote the expanded use of 
     renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our 
     domestic refining capacity; promote conservation and 
     increased energy efficiency; expand research and development, 
     including domestic exploration; and enhance consumer 
     education; 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 Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Himes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Watt, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Lewis, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Moore, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Richmond, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
             Edwards):
       H. Res. 59. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
     National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H. Res. 60. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of the week of February 4 through February 8, 2013, as 
     ``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H. Res. 61. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should work with 
     the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence 
     against women and children; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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