[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H700-H702]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 845. A bill to amend chapter 29 of title 35, United 
     States Code, to provide for the recovery of patent litigation 
     costs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OLSON (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Black, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mr. Harper, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Renacci, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Price of Georgia, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Owens, Mr. Reed, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Schock, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Walden, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 846. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare 
     beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services; 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. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 847. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide 
     further protection for puppies; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms. 
             Speier):
       H.R. 848. A bill to direct the Attorney General to make 
     grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from 
     armed prohibited persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Gallego):
       H.R. 849. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the section 251A 
     sequestrations and to reduce the security and nonsecurity 
     discretionary spending limits by $320 billion from fiscal 
     year 2014 through fiscal year 2021, and to suspend the 
     statutory limit on the public debt until February 1, 2017; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kinzinger 
             of Illinois, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Holding, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
             Mr. Perry, Mr. Radel, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Messer, Mr. Marino, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Mr. Stockman, and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 850. A bill to impose additional human rights and 
     economic and financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial 
     Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. PASCRELL (for himself, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Neal, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Levin, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
     outsourcing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Watt, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 852. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold 
     medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garcia, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Radel, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Southerland, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yoho, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cuellar, and 
             Ms. Brownley of California):
       H.R. 853. A bill to create a Citrus Disease Research and 
     Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases 
     impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 854. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force 
     as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Foreign 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. HALL (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Terry, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Whitfield):

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       H.R. 855. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 856. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require the social security number of the student and the 
     employer identification number of the educational institution 
     for purposes of education tax credits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 857. A bill to amend section 251A of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate 
     the Department of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 
     and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of 
     fiscal years 2015 through 2021; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Walz, Mr. Womack, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 858. A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 
     1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as 
     rural areas for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. JORDAN (for himself and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 859. A bill to rescind certain excess conference costs 
     from any agency that overspends on conferences, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Lewis):
       H.R. 860. 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, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 861. A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the 
     rights of victims of elder abuse and exploitation by 
     establishing a program to encourage States and other 
     qualified entities to create jobs designed to hold offenders 
     accountable, enhance the capacity of the justice system to 
     investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder abuse cases, 
     identify existing resources to leverage to the extent 
     possible, and assure data collection, research, and 
     evaluation to promote the efficacy and efficiency of the 
     activities described in this Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 862. A bill to authorize the conveyance of two small 
     parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino 
     National Forest containing private improvements that were 
     developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an 
     erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Moore, 
             Mr. Moran, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Speier, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 863. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     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. McINTYRE (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 864. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States 
     each year as an ``American World War II City'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 865. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground 
     International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New 
     York, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 866. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     States to establish universal prekindergarten in public 
     schools and public charter schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 867. A bill to prohibit and deter the theft of metal, 
     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. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 868. A bill to authorize the Director of the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local 
     government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 869. A bill to designate additional segments and 
     tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware 
     and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 870. A bill to establish the National Full Employment 
     Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the 
     unemployed; 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 Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 871. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 872. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 873. A bill to facilitate the export of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to 
     remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
     and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal 
     residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
     program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, 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. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 874. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal in 
     recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage 
     movement and in advancing equal rights for women; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas):
       H.R. 875. A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment 
     of the scientific and technical research on the implications 
     of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 876. A bill to authorize the continued use of certain 
     water diversions located on National Forest System land in 
     the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the 
     Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 877. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
     buildings, including owner-occupied residences; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mrs. Lummis, and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California):
       H. Res. 86. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Dr. Shakil Afridi is an American hero 
     and that he should be immediately released from custody by 
     Pakistan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr.

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             Bentivolio, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Burgess, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
             Crawford):
       H. Res. 87. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should suspend the 
     delivery of F-16 fighter aircraft, M1 tanks, and other 
     defense articles and defense services to the Government of 
     Egypt; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Cotton):
       H. Res. 88. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit the consideration of any bill or 
     joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for 
     more than one country; to the Committee on Rules.

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