[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1348-1350]
[From the U.S. 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 519. A bill to secure the return to the United States 
     the $179 million overpaid into the United Nations Tax 
     Equalization Fund as of December 31, 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 520. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered 
     fish; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 521. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically 
     engineered fish; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Barrow, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue 
     an interim occupational safety and health standard regarding 
     worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 523. A bill to make the United States exclusively 
     liable for certain claims of liability to the extent such 
     liability is a claim for damages resulting from, or 
     aggravated by, the inclusion of ethanol in transportation 
     fuel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUAYLE:
       H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act that limit distributions from medical-
     related tax-preferred accounts for medicines only if the 
     medicines are prescribed drugs or insulin and to repeal the 
     increase in additional tax on distributions from health 
     savings accounts and Archer MSAs not used for qualified 
     medical expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in 
     veterinary public health; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 526. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value 
     of articles imported into the United States and articles 
     exported from the United States in commerce and to use 
     amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out 
     certain transportation projects in the transportation trade 
     corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 527. A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility 
     Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on 
     small entities of rules, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary,

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     and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 528. A bill to require the submission of a report to 
     the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
     education expenses for 529 plans, to allow certain 
     individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to 
     529 plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 530. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to remove the ineligibility of individuals who 
     participate in a strike; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 531. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Olson, Mr. Canseco, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. Farenthold):
       H.R. 532. A bill to eliminate certain provisions relating 
     to Texas and the Education Jobs Fund; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Baca, and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 533. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in 
     Riverside, California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 534. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, 
     Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the ``W. Craig Broadwater 
     Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cicilline, and 
             Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 535. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the matters covered by preseparation counseling 
     provided to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Foxx, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska):
       H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, and 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. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 537. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to the qualification of the 
     director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing 
     facility or a Medicaid nursing facility; 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. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 538. A bill to require the establishment of customer 
     service standards for Federal agencies; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, and Mr. Critz):
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
     improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program, to provide for cash relief for years for 
     which annual COLAs do not take effect under certain cash 
     benefit programs, and to provide for Social Security benefit 
     protection; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' 
     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. FILNER:
       H.R. 540. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     issue a medal to honor veterans of the Armed Forces who died 
     after their service in the Vietnam War, but whose deaths were 
     a direct result of their service in the Vietnam War; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 541. A bill to amend section 1011 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-173) to make permanent the program of Federal 
     reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 542. A bill to eliminate the learned intermediary 
     defense to tort claims based on product liability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 543. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for payments in lieu of taxes for certain Department 
     of Homeland Security land; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to permanently extend the period of protections for 
     servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 545. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse 
     certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the 
     funerals of veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bachus, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Rigell, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Foxx, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 546. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and 
     Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor 
     members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Herger, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Pence, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kline, and 
             Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 548. A bill to repeal a rule of the National Mediation 
     Board relating to representation election procedures; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Barrow):
       H.R. 549. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to establish and carry out a program 
     to safely and feasibly address piston engine aircraft 
     emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
             Cuellar):
       H.R. 550. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
     Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 551. A bill to allow a State to contribute State funds 
     to Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes 
     participating in an environmental review process under 
     section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to support 
     activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to 
     expediting and improving transportation project planning and 
     delivery for projects in that State; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 552. A bill to encourage States and units of general 
     local government to use amounts received under the community 
     development block grant program and the community mental 
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     abuse block grant programs to provide housing counseling and 
     financial counseling for individuals before their release 
     from inpatient or residential institutions for individuals 
     with mental illness and periodic evaluation of the 
     appropriateness of such counseling after such release; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moran, 
             and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 553. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     regarding an endocrine disruptor screening program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 554. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations 
     treatment from the products of foreign countries that do not 
     maintain acceptable standards of religious freedom and worker 
     rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Neal, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Payne, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       H.R. 555. A bill to assist States in establishing a 
     universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 
     3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, 
     full-calendar-year prekindergarten education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 556. A bill to repeal certain provisions in the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act related to patient 
     centered outcomes research and rescind unobligated 
     appropriations related to such provisions and to repeal 
     certain health care-related provisions in the American 
     Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and rescind unobligated 
     appropriations related to such provisions for purposes of 
     reducing the national debt; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and 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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 557. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 to move the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection into the Department of the Treasury; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 558. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. 
     O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an additional year for the extension of the placed 
     in service date for the low-income housing credit rules 
     applicable to the GO Zone; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 560. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to ensure proportional representation of 
     rural interests on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 
     and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, and 
     to provide for greater transparency in proceedings of those 
     Commissions; 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. WELCH:
       H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the work opportunity tax credit with respect to 
     veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 562. A bill to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 
     Act to improve the Alaska pipeline construction training 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 563. A bill to authorize issuance of certificates of 
     documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in 
     coastwise trade in the carriage of natural gas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States requiring that the 
     Federal budget be balanced; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. 
             Gohmert):
       H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUAYLE:
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that non-defense, non-security, non-veterans 
     discretionary spending should be reduced by 20 percent; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 72. A resolution directing certain standing 
     committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and 
     proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal 
     Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs 
     and economic growth; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 74. A resolution urging the Federal courts to 
     expedite disposition of actions challenging the 
     constitutionality of provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Res. 75. A resolution recognizing National Nurses Week 
     on May 8 through May 14, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 76. A resolution urging the Federal courts to 
     expedite disposition of actions challenging the 
     constitutionality of provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Meeks):
       H. Res. 77. A resolution expressing the solidarity of the 
     House of Representatives with the families of the victims and 
     those displaced by the heavy rains and widespread flooding in 
     Colombia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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