[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1629-H1631]
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. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, 
             Mr. Womack, and Mr. Cotton):
       H.R. 1244. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food 
     authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for 
     the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Mr. Richmond):
       H.R. 1245. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require that individuals seeking training in the operation of 
     certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
     to ensure that such individuals are non-threats to aviation; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1246. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer 
     or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office 
     of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
     may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an 
     acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself 
             and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 1247. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to support crop insurance for specialty crops, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Ross, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. Womack, Mr. Schock, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Latta, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Collins of New York, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, 
             Mr. McCaul, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Bucshon, 
             and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health 
     care benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Carter, Mr. Barrow of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Rokita, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Womack, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, and Mr. Walberg):
       H.R. 1249. A bill to amend section 403 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain 
     disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
     establishments, and vending machines; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Hanna, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Long, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. 
             King of New York):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under 
     the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency and 
     accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Vargas, and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 1251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make grants with minority serving institutions for 
     the purpose of establishing verified delivery systems to 
     address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled 
     at such institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 1252. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the participation of physical therapists in the 
     National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1253. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to 
     Pakistan until the tuition assistance program of the 
     Department of Defense is fully funded; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. Pittenger):
       H.R. 1254. A bill to repeal a requirement that new 
     employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in 
     the employer's health benefits plan; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1255. A bill to enable Federal and State chartered 
     banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's 
     home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable 
     credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Carney, 
             and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 1256. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to 
     jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-
     border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to 
     swaps that were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 1257. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare 
     beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for 
     medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with 
     pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 
     diabetes; 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. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Sires, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 1258. A bill to strengthen communities through English 
     literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Himes, and Ms. Esty):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to establish Coltsville National 
     Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1260. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, 
     New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Holt, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Bass, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish fair and transparent practices related to the 
     marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
     depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1262. A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform 
     Act of 2012 to provide guidance and limitations regarding the 
     integration of unmanned aircraft systems into United States 
     airspace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Jenkins):
       H.R. 1263. A bill to increase access to community 
     behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve 
     Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1264. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 
     percent; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 1265. A bill to require the continuation of tuition 
     assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the 
     remainder of fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1266. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, 
     concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of 
     land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. PALAZZO:
       H.R. 1267. A bill to delay and phase-in increases in flood 
     insurance premium rates under the national flood insurance 
     program for certain properties, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PALAZZO:
       H.R. 1268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for qualified flood mitigation 
     expenses incurred with respect to certain residences for 
     which the chargeable premium rate under the national flood 
     insurance program is increasing and to provide increased 
     funding for mitigation programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Financial Services, 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. RADEL (for himself, Mr. Amash, and Mr. Massie):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to prohibit the use of lethal military 
     force against citizens of the United States located within 
     the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), 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. ROBY (for herself, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas):
       H.R. 1270. A bill to provide for greater transparency and 
     honesty in the Federal budget process; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. TAKANO:
       H.R. 1271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
     incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
     skills training for students; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 1272. A bill to support State and tribal government 
     efforts to promote research and education related to maple 
     syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the 
     maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and 
     greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-
     sugaring activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 1273. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural 
     Energy for America Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management 
     training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
     provide diabetes self-management training services, including 
     as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare 
     program; 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Valadao, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Jones, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Peters of California, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mr. Denham, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Issa, Mrs. 
             Roby, Mr. Runyan, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael 
     Peralta; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B.

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             Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Walz, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Cole, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study 
     the establishment of a National Museum of the American 
     People; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H. Res. 127. A resolution dismissing the election contest 
     relating to the office of Representative from the Twenty 
     Eighth District of Texas; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Peters of 
             California, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Stivers):
       H. Res. 128. A resolution honoring the service and 
     sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces on the 
     occasion of the 10th anniversary of the start of Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LONG:
       H. Res. 129. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Congress should not pass any 
     legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings 
     accounts, including retirement accounts such as Individual 
     Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401k plans, certificates of 
     deposit (CDs), or other personal savings to provide financial 
     relief for private businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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.

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