[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 49 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1990-H1992]
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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. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 1520. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     allow civilian employees of the Department of Defense to 
     delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support 
     of accounting and recovery efforts by the Joint POW/MIA 
     Accounting Command; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1521. A bill to provide for a five-year extension of 
     the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     for the conduct of medical disability examinations by 
     contract physicians; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Barletta, 
             and Mr. Gibbs):
       H.R. 1522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the expansion of manufacturing 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Polis, Mr. Amash, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to amend Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act 
     to marihuana, and for other purposes; 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. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Nolan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Crowley, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to require 85 percent domestic content in 
     green technologies purchased by Federal agencies or by States 
     with Federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable 
     energy production or investment tax credits; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 1525. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers,

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             Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Ribble, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Daines, Mr. Thompson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Griffith of 
             Virginia, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 1526. A bill to restore employment and educational 
     opportunities in, and improve the economic stability of, 
     counties containing National Forest System land, while also 
     reducing Forest Service management costs, by ensuring that 
     such counties have a dependable source of revenue from 
     National Forest System land, to provide a temporary extension 
     of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
     Act of 2000, 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Polis, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan 
     interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. Hartzler, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Collins of New York, and Mr. 
             Pierluisi):
       H.R. 1528. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled 
     substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside 
     of the registered location; 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. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being 
     subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Bera of California, and Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to ensure that individuals who are in an 
     authorized job training program or completing work for a 
     degree or certificate remain eligible for regular 
     unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dingell, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1531. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, 
     lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; 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. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a program to populate downloadable tax 
     forms with taxpayer return information; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 1533. A bill to establish an Office of Public Advocate 
     within the Department of Justice to provide services and 
     guidance to citizens in dealing with concerns involving the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to amend section 70107 of title 46, 
     United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the port 
     security grant program through 2017; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Ms. HAHN (for herself and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in 
     port security in the United States and a plan to address 
     them; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 1536. A bill to establish the Office of Agriculture 
     Inspection within the Department of Homeland Security, which 
     shall be headed by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture 
     Inspection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of 
     a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of 
     residence before incarceration; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, and Mr. Peters of Michigan):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to provide incentives to encourage 
     financial institutions and small businesses to provide 
     continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and 
     employees, and for other purposes; 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.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and 
             Mr. Grimm):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to provide for certain tunnel life safety 
     and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Bera of California):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County 
     Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in 
     Sacramento County, California; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to establish limitations, for fiscal 
     years 2013, 2014, and 2015 on the total amount in awards or 
     other discretionary monetary payments which may be paid to 
     any Federal employee; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence 
     and information sharing functions of the Office of 
     Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
     Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed 
     by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating 
     to homeland security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1544. A bill to promote transportation-oriented 
     development and encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban 
     and regional rail corridor development; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend the definition of State in 
     certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage a law enforcement presence in our schools 
     by allowing full-time, off-duty law enforcement officials an 
     exclusion from income for wages received for performing 
     services in an elementary or

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     secondary school as a substitute teacher; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeSantis, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Delaney, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Massie, and 
             Mr. Perry):
       H.R. 1547. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend the basis for the denial of retirement credit, for 
     service as a Member of Congress, to include conviction of any 
     felony under Federal or State law, and for other purposes; 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to facilitate the development of energy 
     on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede 
     tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Williams, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. 
             Issa):
       H. Res. 153. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act of 2009 violates article I, section 7, clause 1 of 
     the United States Constitution because it was a ``Bill for 
     raising Revenue'' that did not originate in the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERA of California (for himself and Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 154. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April 15, 2013, through April 21, 2013, as 
     National Minority Cancer Awareness Week; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Res. 155. A resolution expressing the necessity for the 
     members of the House of Representatives to use refer the term 
     ``undocumented'' instead of the term ``illegal'' when 
     referring to foreign nationals which are working in the 
     United States without proper documentation; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself and Mr. Grimm):
       H. Res. 156. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representative that the Transportation Security 
     Administration should delay implementation of changes to the 
     Prohibited Items List that do not enhance the protection of 
     passengers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis, 
             Ms. Speier, and Mr. Crowley):
       H. Res. 157. A resolution honoring the Sikh community's 
     celebration of Vaisakhi; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Farenthold, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Vargas, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H. Res. 158. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     ports to the economy and national security of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H. Res. 159. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of April 14, 2013, through April 20, 
     2013, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.

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