[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1428-1430]
[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 Mrs. BONO MACK:
       H.R. 566. A bill to close the National Drug Intelligence 
     Center; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. McClintock, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Flores, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. Mack, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Labrador, Mr. 
             Ross of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Posey, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H.R. 567. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local 
     public employee retirement pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H.R. 568. A bill to require that the Government give 
     priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by 
     the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the 
     event that the debt limit is reached; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 569. A bill to end unemployment payments to jobless 
     millionaires; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Lee of New York, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Latta, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Dold):
       H.R. 570. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     enhance the roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in 
     the Nation's disaster response framework, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 571. A bill to require a heightened review process by 
     the Secretary of Labor of

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     State occupational safety and health plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Wu, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. 
             Speier, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sires, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Critz, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 572. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 573. A bill to amend section 310 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period of time during 
     which claims for retroactive stop-loss special pay may be 
     submitted; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 574. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial 
     finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
     except in accordance with a law authorizing such action; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 575. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     contracts with community health care providers to improve 
     access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 576. A bill to amend section 9A of the Richard B. 
     Russell National School Lunch Act to require each local 
     educational agency participating in a program authorized by 
     the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 to include under the local school 
     wellness policy established by the agency a requirement that 
     students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per 
     school year; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H.R. 577. A bill to prevent the abuse and exploitation of 
     older individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H.R. 578. A bill to ensure that sex offenders and sexually 
     violent predators are not eligible for parole; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 579. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial 
     experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of 
     the United States and the Freely Associated States through 
     the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on 
     imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-
     energy resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 580. A bill to establish the Castle Nugent National 
     Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 581. A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the 
     Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 582. A bill to extend the supplemental security income 
     benefits program to Guam and the United States Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Costa, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 583. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property 
     distributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Keating, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Welch, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Michaud, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Cuellar):
       H.R. 584. A bill to repeal the information reporting 
     requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide 
     for the establishment and approval of small business concern 
     size standards by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 
     Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Quayle, and Mr. Schweikert):
       H.R. 586. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as 
     the ``John M. Roll United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 
     1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of 
     Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service 
     opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's 
     natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and 
     scenic resources; train a new generation of public land 
     managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public 
     service; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. HARPER:
       H.R. 588. A bill to redesignate the Noxubee National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Moore, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Ms. Edwards, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Baca, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend title IV of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of 
     first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Costa, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 590. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Cicilline):
       H.R. 591. A bill to require criminal background checks on 
     all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 592. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 593. A bill to require States to report information on 
     Medicaid payments to abortion providers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Ms. Pingree of Maine):

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       H.R. 594. A bill to promote coastal jobs creation, promote 
     sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, revitalize 
     waterfronts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. REED (for himself, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Owens, and 
             Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 595. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the musical piece commonly known as ``Taps'' as the 
     National Song of Remembrance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 596. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit certain revenues of private providers of public 
     transportation by vanpool received from providing public 
     transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring 
     rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private 
     vanpool contractors to be credited toward the local matching 
     share of the costs of public transportation projects; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 597. A bill to restore the Federal electoral rights of 
     the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 598. A bill to eliminate the preferences and special 
     rules for Alaska Native Corporations under the program under 
     section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; to the Committee on 
     Small Business, 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. WOODALL:
       H.R. 599. A bill to repeal the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 and rescind all unobligated funds 
     made available in such Act; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential 
     election voting rights for residents of all United States 
     territories and commonwealths; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service should incorporate consideration of global warming 
     and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans 
     for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 78. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Res. 80. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     and ideals of National Marine Awareness Day; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H. Res. 81. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of February 12, 2011, as Darwin Day and recognizing the 
     importance of science in the betterment of humanity; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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