[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16128]
[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. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1968 to ensure access to employment 
     opportunities for low-income persons; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 3255. A bill to delay any presumption of death in 
     connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a 
     retired member of the Armed Forces to ensure the continued 
     payment of the member's retired pay; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Marchant, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Ross of Florida, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 3256. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to clarify the law prohibiting the Secretary of State 
     from issuing certain visas to nationals of countries that 
     refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANNA (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 3257. A bill to provide for a time-out on certain 
     regulations, 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. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 3258. A bill to extend for a 2 year certain geographic 
     practice cost index (GPCI) adjustments under the Medicare 
     program, 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 Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 3259. A bill to establish the National Infrastructure 
     Bank to provide financial assistance for qualified 
     infrastructure projects selected by the Bank, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. ROSS of Arkansas:
       H.R. 3260. A bill to establish a pilot grant program for 
     first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary 
     financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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 Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 447. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 449. A resolution honoring the lives, work, and 
     sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 
     two United States Postal Service employees and Washington, 
     DC, natives who died as a result of their contact with 
     anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility 
     located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC, during the 
     anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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