[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 243-245]
[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 Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Long, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. 
             Rokita, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 212. A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed 
     to begin with fertilization; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 213. A bill to establish a moratorium on regulatory 
     rulemaking actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 214. A bill to establish a Congressional Office of 
     Regulatory Analysis, to require the periodic review and 
     automatic termination of Federal regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 215. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and title I of the Health Care and 
     Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 while preserving the 
     reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, 
     House Administration, Rules, the Judiciary, and 
     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 Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 216. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to issue a rule with respect to border security 
     searches of electronic devices, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Olson, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Akin, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Canseco, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross of 
             Florida, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Latta, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Duffy, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rigell, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cravaack, 
             Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Long, Mr. Kline, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Young of Indiana, Ms. Buerkle, Mr. 
             Hall, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. West, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Black, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Gowdy, Mr. Harper, Mr. Schock, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Rokita, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Lankford):
       H.R. 217. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 218. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for naturalization for certain high school 
     graduates; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 219. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust 
     funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual 
     surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit 
     in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from 
     the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 220. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the 
     integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account 
     numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the 
     establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform 
     national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies 
     from imposing standards for identification of individuals on 
     other agencies or persons; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 221. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent 
     to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's 
     race, color, religion, or national origin; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 222. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the 
     Medicare system to establish and implement security 
     procedures

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     to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby 
     switching, including procedures for identifying all infant 
     patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it 
     will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 223. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent 
     offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 224. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 225. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be 
     used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site 
     security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility 
     meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to 
     protect the facility against acts of terrorism established 
     for such a facility by the State or local government for the 
     area where the facility is located, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 of Texas:
       H.R. 226. A bill to strengthen the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 227. A bill to prevent children's access to firearms; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 228. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 229. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish national standards for State safety inspections of 
     motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 230. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     make loan guarantees for cellulosic ethanol production 
     technology development; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 231. A bill to increase the evidentiary standard 
     required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require 
     screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under 
     color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 232. A bill to recognize the extraordinary performance 
     of the Armed Forces in achieving the military objectives of 
     the United States in Iraq, to terminate the Authorization for 
     Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public 
     Law 107-243), to require congressional reauthorization to 
     continue deployment of the Armed Forces to Iraq, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 233. A bill to reform the provisions requiring ``one-
     strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Carter, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 234. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to 
     hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension 
     of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment 
     of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in 
     investment vehicles other than obligations of the United 
     States, and to establish a Social Security Investment 
     Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of 
     investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 235. A bill to reduce unsustainable spending; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Natural 
     Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, House 
     Administration, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, Armed Services, Agriculture, 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. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 236. A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members 
     of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of 
     the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year 
     following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United 
     States exceeded receipts of the United States; 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. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 237. A bill to amend the Homeowners Assistance Program 
     of the Department of Defense to give the Secretary of Defense 
     flexibility regarding setting the commencement date for 
     homeowner assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
     permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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 Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a refundable credit to military retirees for 
     premiums paid for coverage under Medicare Part B; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 239. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers affected by the changes in benefit computation 
     rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who 
     attain age 65 during the 10-year period after 1981 and before 
     1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively 
     for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 240. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source 
     contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of 
     meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 241. A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National 
     Forest in California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California):
       H.R. 242. A bill to clarify the implementation and 
     enforcement of Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule (36 
     C.F.R. 212), relating to the designation of roads, trails, 
     and areas for motor vehicle use, in administrative units of 
     the National Forest System in California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 243. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     modify the penalty for false marking, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. 
             Turner):
       H.R. 244. A bill to prohibit the use of certain stimulus 
     and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 
     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. PENCE:
       H.R. 245. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove 
     the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on 
     maximum employment; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.R. 246. A bill to repeal the provision of law that 
     provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of 
     Congress; 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Sutton):
       H.R. 247. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of Mount McKinley; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 248. A bill to provide for identification of members 
     of the Armed Forces exposed

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     during military service to depleted uranium, to provide for 
     health testing of such members, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 249. A bill to permit Members of Congress to 
     administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for 
     naturalization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 250. A bill to provide discretionary authority to an 
     immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a 
     United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, 
     deported, or excluded from the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Oak 
     Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx in the State of 
     New York as a unit of the National Park System; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 252. A bill to require an annual report on Federal 
     funds distributed by Federal agencies through grant programs, 
     formula programs, or otherwise, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a business credit relating to the use of clean-
     fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within areas 
     designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 254. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that 
     consumers receive notification regarding food products 
     produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on 
     which sewage sludge was applied; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 255. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and 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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 256. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect 
     to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play 
     organized professional baseball; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as 
     contributions to the United States Library Trust Fund; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 258. A bill to require the Office of Management and 
     Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration 
     activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an 
     adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. West, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Bass 
             of New Hampshire):
       H.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal 
     budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution denouncing the practices 
     of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor'' 
     killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based 
     persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that 
     participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women 
     is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power 
     to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     United States Government and for greater accountability in 
     the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Woodall):
       H.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth 
     article of amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-
     second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation 
     on the number of terms an individual may serve as President; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the need to prevent the closure or 
     consolidation of post offices; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution entitled the 
     ``English Plus Resolution''; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 27. A resolution relating to the status of certain 
     actions taken by Members-elect; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H. Res. 28. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Transportation Security 
     Administration should, in accordance with existing law, 
     enhance security against terrorist attack and other security 
     threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and 
     other modes of surface transportation; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 29. A resolution calling for Internet freedom in 
     Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H. Res. 30. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that plain English section by 
     section analyses be posted on the Internet for bills and 
     joint resolutions reported by committees; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

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