[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 501-503]
[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. BACA:
       H.R. 317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against tax for certain fruit and vegetable 
     farmers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 318. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish threats to commit violent crimes against Members of 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 319. A bill to require employers to provide veterans 
     with time off on Veterans Day; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 320. A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross 
     National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, 
     California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 321. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against 
     prospective and current employees for the purposes of making 
     adverse employment decisions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 322. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the protection of the general public, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 323. A bill to establish a corporate crime database, 
     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. FILNER:
       H.R. 324. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law 
     enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with 
     authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
     firearms; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to delay the 
     effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent 
     to an international border, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 326. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to provide for rental assistance payments 
     to assist certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the 
     lots on which their homes are located; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 327. A bill to amend the definition of a law 
     enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
     ensure the inclusion of certain positions; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 328. A bill to require public employees to perform the 
     inspection of State and local surface transportation 
     projects, and related essential public functions, to ensure 
     public safety, the cost-effective use of transportation 
     funding, and timely project delivery; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 329. A bill to amend the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and 
     title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
     chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department 
     of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to 
     such care and services; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend for 1 year the first-time homebuyer tax credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 331. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from 
     the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have 
     attained age 50; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 332. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Department of Defense and all other defense-
     related agencies of the United States to fully comply with 
     Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws 
     relating to public health and worker safety, that are 
     designed to protect the environment and the health and safety 
     of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to 
     the hazards incident to military operations and 
     installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of 
     military operations and installations; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
     Resources, 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. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Donnelly of 
             Indiana, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Critz, 
             Mr. Moran, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Boren, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shuler, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Rahall, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Long, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Barrow, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 333. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to 
     receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' 
     disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for 
     concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent 
     receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 
     years of service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 334. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from hiring new employees to enforce the Federal Government's 
     invasion into the health care lives of American citizens; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
       H.R. 335. A bill to provide for a 10 percent reduction in 
     pay 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 336. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from usury, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. West, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Fleming, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Kline, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Gingrey 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 337. A bill to amend Public Law 111-321 (Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010) to impose an additional 
     condition on the repeal of the policy codified as section 654 
     of title 10, United States Code; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 338. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure accurate, intelligible information on 
     dosage delivery devices packaged with liquid over-the-counter 
     medications; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Kline, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. West, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Graves of Missouri, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 339. A bill to deem any adjournment of the House of 
     Representatives which is in effect on the date of the 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
     during a Congress to be adjournment sine die, and to amend 
     title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic 
     continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for 
     a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
     during such fiscal year; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 340. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the 
     Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an 
     institution for mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 341. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     increase certain infrastructure finance provisions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 342. A bill to amend titles XIX and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010, with respect to payment of 
     disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid programs; 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. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Austria, Mr. Coble, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 343. A bill to repeal the provision of law that 
     provides 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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 344. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove 
     the power of Federal reserve banks to buy and sell municipal 
     securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.

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           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 345. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the 
     local budget process and financial management of the District 
     of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Platts, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Coffman of Colorado, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 346. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROONEY:
       H.R. 347. A bill to correct and simplify the drafting of 
     section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of 
     title 18, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 348. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration from requiring the replacement 
     of street and highway signs that are in upper case letters 
     with such signs that are in mixed case lettering with the 
     initial letter in upper case followed by lower case 
     lettering; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Long, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):
       H.R. 349. A bill to make subject to appropriations Acts the 
     Internal Revenue Service's use of certain funds collected 
     from user fees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 350. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome 
     administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based 
     nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of 
     establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot 
     Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged 
     populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 351. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during 
     the first year of life for children born in the United States 
     to a Medicaid-eligible mother; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 352. A bill to permit members of the House of 
     Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public 
     elementary and secondary schools designated by the members; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 353. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at 
     high risk for glaucoma, and for other purposes; 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. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution honoring the service 
     and sacrifice of Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, a 
     native of Hiawatha, Iowa, and the first living recipient of 
     the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 39. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H. Res. 40. A resolution celebrating the life of President 
     Ronald Wilson Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, 
             and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 41. A resolution recognizing 2011 as the Year for 
     People of African Descent; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 42. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Olson, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Critz, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Paul):
       H. Res. 44. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the 
     Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and 
     drilling should be terminated; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H. Res. 45. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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