[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H980-H982]
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. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Black, Mr. Bonner, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
             Fleming, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Graves of Georgia, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Long, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr.

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             Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Schweikert, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 946. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting 
     for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Reichert, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 948. A bill to establish consistent requirements for 
     the electronic content and format of data used in the 
     administration of certain human services programs under the 
     Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Sires, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Esty, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Peters of Michigan, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
             Cicilline):
       H.R. 949. A bill to ensure that transportation and 
     infrastructure projects carried out using Federal financial 
     assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured 
     goods that are produced in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 950. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to send a report to Congress indicating 
     how amounts could be transferred within agencies and 
     departments for fiscal year 2013 to avoid all furloughs or 
     reductions in force; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Sires, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 951. A bill to promote the economic self-sufficiency 
     of low-income women through their increased participation in 
     high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently 
     represent 25 percent or less of the workforce; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain 
     employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 953. A bill to improve security at State and local 
     courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rush, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide for the establishment of the Small Business 
     Liaison Pilot Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 955. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and 
     deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
     and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Himes, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. McCarthy of California, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 957. A bill to reduce temporarily the royalty required 
     to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Ms. Chu, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Heck of 
             Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stivers, and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H.R. 958. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the reproductive assistance provided by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or 
     injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, and 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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, 
             Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 959. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, 
     contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial 
     assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any 
     program, project, or activity to occur outside the United 
     States and its territories and possessions; 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 Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 960. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide relief from increased flood insurance 
     premium rates for homes in disaster areas; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 961. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for 
     postal employees as a separate and distinct class, and to 
     provide for the disposition of certain excess retirement 
     contributions made by the United States Postal Service; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 962. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among 
     Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 963. A bill to assist low-income individuals in 
     obtaining medically recommended dental care; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Coffman):
       H.R. 964. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 965. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HANABUSA (for herself, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Chu, Mr. Sablan, 
             and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 966. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 967. A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking 
     and information technology research, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 968. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to allow the rebuilding, without elevation, of 
     certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that 
     are damaged by fire, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Cassidy):
       H.R. 969. A bill to prohibit conditioning licensure of a 
     health care provider upon participation in a health plan; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 970. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit States

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     from charging child support recipients for the collection of 
     child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 971. A bill to prohibit the sale or trade to another 
     community of community development block grant award amounts; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 972. A bill to protect individual privacy against 
     unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the 
     unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Harper, Mr. Bachus, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Ribble, Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Carter, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Petri, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Marino, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Barletta, 
             Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 973. A bill to exempt employers from any excise tax 
     and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a 
     group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer 
     objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 974. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to establish national policies and programs to 
     strengthen freight-related infrastructure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Rooney, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Mr. Denham):
       H.R. 975. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of 
     Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to 
     review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on 
     the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability, 
     including separation on the basis of a personality or 
     adjustment disorder; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, 
             Mr. Crawford, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Harris, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Scalise, and Mr. Long):
       H.R. 976. A bill to declare that certain agency actions by 
     the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or 
     effect until final disposition is made in certain actions 
     relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that 
     are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions 
     by such Board until such time; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Grimm, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson should receive 
     a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 
     1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic 
     significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his 
     reputation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUFFY (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
       H. Res. 97. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Government should take 
     all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to 
     be provided with paper-based information, products and 
     services, and public notices while providing, where 
     appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to 
     electronic delivery if they so chose; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Coffman, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Lance, Mr. Long, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H. Res. 98. A resolution expressing support for Israel and 
     its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program 
     by the Islamic Republic of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H. Res. 100. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Middle Level Education Month; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 101. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a commemorative postage stamp in 2015 to honor 
     Constantino Brumidi, Artist of the Capitol, and to 
     commemorate the 150th anniversary of his completion of ``The 
     Apotheosis of Washington`` in the eye of the dome of the 
     Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 102. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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