[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 20 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H430-H431]
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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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Meng, and 
             Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 592. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that houses of 
     worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and 
     emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private 
     nonprofit facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rigell, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. 
             Noem, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
             Shuster, and Mr. Kline):

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       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary 
     spending limits to take into account savings resulting from 
     the reduction in the number of Federal employees; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Budget, House Administration, 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. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 594. A bill to reauthorize and extend the Paul D. 
     Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, 
     and Education Amendments of 2008; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Watt, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rush, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 595. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled 
     to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational 
     Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who 
     are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher 
     learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Polis, Mr. Tipton, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Costa, Mr. Denham, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Amodei, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Schweikert, and Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick):
       H.R. 596. A bill to promote the development of renewable 
     energy on public lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 597. A bill to establish a commission to study how 
     Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens 
     living in foreign countries; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House 
     Administration, Energy and Commerce, 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. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 598. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     give members of the United States Capitol Police the option 
     to delay mandatory retirement until age 60; 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Farr, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 599. A bill to prohibit the transfer of defense 
     articles and defense services to the governments of foreign 
     countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
     internationally-recognized human rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal 
     technologies to States in the Great Lakes System; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 601. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to 
     Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a 
     lease for production of oil or natural gas under which 
     production is not occurring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 602. 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 603. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for 
     the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and 
     independent District Attorney, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the eligibility under the Post-9/11 Educational 
     Assistance Program of certain individuals with service-
     connected disabilities who transfer to reserve components 
     before discharge from the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 605. A bill to exclude insurance companies from the 
     Federal Depository Insurance Corporation's ``orderly 
     liquidation authority''; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Gibson, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Collins of New 
             York, Mr. Israel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Maffei, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Meeks, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 606. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in 
     Tyrone, New York, as the ``Specialist Christopher Scott Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 607. A bill to delay until 2016 provisions of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act scheduled to take 
     effect in 2014 or 2015 and to delay the application of 
     sequestration until 2014; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, 
     Appropriations, House Administration, 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.

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