[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1717-H1719]
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. JONES:
       H.R. 1275. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to 
     receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social 
     Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living 
     adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Enyart, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Foster, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1276. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
     address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued 
     currency of any foreign country; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Jordan):
       H.R. 1277. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for 
     applicants for and recipients of unemployment compensation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Honda, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 1278. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 
     regarding the disparagement of Native American persons or 
     peoples through marks that use the term ``redskin'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1279. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to 
     issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to nationals of the 
     Republic of Korea (South); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 1280. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to increase the penalties imposed for 
     intimidating, threatening, or coercing any person from 
     engaging in voter registration activities or for

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     procuring, submitting, or casting false voter registration 
     applications or ballots, to require election officials to 
     transmit voter registration cards and absentee ballots to 
     voters in elections for Federal office through the use of the 
     automated tagging and tracing services provided by the United 
     States Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 1281. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 1282. A bill to reduce housing-related health hazards, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 1283. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for grants to small business development centers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Michaud):
       H.R. 1284. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled 
     veterans for travel for certain special disabilities 
     rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Rooney, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Black, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Marino, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Benishek, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ross, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Southerland, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Schock):
       H.R. 1285. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug; 
     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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Edwards, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Moran, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Ben Ray 
             Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Payne, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Polis, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Esty, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Himes, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Castor 
             of Florida, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Delaney, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Swalwell of California, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Holt, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Speier, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Takano, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. 
             Titus):
       H.R. 1286. A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time 
     so that they can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, 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. FINCHER (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 1287. A bill to ensure high standards for Federal 
     agency use of scientific information; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Meadows, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             Holding, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Latta, Mr. Ross, Ms. Hahn, 
             Mr. Wittman, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Connolly, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Barrow of Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. King of New York, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Himes, Mr. Honda, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1288. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to accept additional documentation when considering 
     the application for veterans status of an individual who 
     performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World 
     War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Massie, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
             Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to provide a Federal charter to the Fab 
     Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network, a national 
     network of local digital fabrication facilities providing 
     community access to advanced manufacturing tools for learning 
     skills, developing inventions, creating businesses, and 
     producing personalized products; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Rigell, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Barton, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Womack, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Latta, Mr. Hurt, 
             Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Miller of Florida):


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  March 20, 2013 on Page H1718 the following appeared: LATTA, Mr. 
Hurt, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio): H.R. 1290. A bill to amend chapter 
44 of
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: LATTA, Mr. Hurt, 
Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Miller of Florida): H.R. 1290. A bill 
to amend chapter 44 of


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       H.R. 1290. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate 
     transportation of firearms or ammunition; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory 
     Bird Conservation Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Jones, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Barletta):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may 
     not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Hanna, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Grimm, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and 
     Prostate Cancer Research Fund, 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 Mr. LABRADOR (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. McClintock, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1294. A bill to establish a program that will generate 
     dependable economic activity for counties and local 
     governments containing National Forest System land through a 
     management-focused approach, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. MAFFEI (for himself and Mr. Polis):

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       H.R. 1295. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Denham, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1296. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify a maintenance exemption regarding the 
     removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain 
     structures; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Hanna):
       H.R. 1297. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency 
     loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself and Mr. Hanna):
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit 
     the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without 
     certification by the Department of Agriculture; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1299. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land 
     Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile 
     Range, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, 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. RUNYAN (for himself and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community 
     partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Keating, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 1301. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     the National Institutes of Health for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 1302. A bill to prohibit foreign military financing to 
     Egypt; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 1303. 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. WALBERG:
       H.R. 1304. A bill to permit the chief executive of a State 
     to create an exemption from certain requirements of Federal 
     environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. WENSTRUP:
       H.R. 1305. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide clarification regarding eligibility for services 
     under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1306. A bill to provide for the partial settlement of 
     certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1307. A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land 
     Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from 
     claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written 
     receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by 
     registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the 
     claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Mica, Ms. Speier, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Clarke, and 
             Ms. Edwards):
       H. Res. 130. A resolution recognizing the cultural and 
     historical significance of Nowruz and acknowledging the Cyrus 
     Cylinder as a symbol of respect for human rights and 
     religious tolerance; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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