[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18578-18579]
[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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Costello, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Holden, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Carnahan, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 3533. A bill to ensure that transportation and 
     infrastructure projects carried out using Federal financial 
     assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured 
     goods that are produced in the United States, 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. HANNA (for himself and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 3534. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H.R. 3535. A bill to improve outcomes for students in 
     persistently low-performing schools, to create a culture of 
     recognizing, rewarding, and replicating educational 
     excellence, to authorize school turnaround grants, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Barletta, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Holt, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 3536. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to delay certain target compliance dates for minimum 
     retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic 
     signs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3537. A bill to require the Secretary of State to act 
     on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Cravaack, Mr. Denham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. West, Mr. 
             Webster, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Turner of 
             Ohio, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Lummis, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Mack, Mr. Farenthold, 
             Mr. Guinta, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Jordan, Ms. Buerkle, 
             Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Womack, Mr. Southerland, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Hurt, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Brooks, Mr. Landry, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Long, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Harper, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Woodall, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Stutzman, 
             Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. Austria, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Amash, Mr. Flake, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Canseco, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Noem, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Issa, Ms. Herrera Beutler, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Posey, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Quayle, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 3538. A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act to direct 
     the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, 
     including voting standards, to the direct decertification of 
     a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a 
     representative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANSECO:
       H.R. 3539. A bill to terminate the HOPE VI program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, 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.

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           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
             Courtney):
       H.R. 3540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the tax benefits for child care assistance 
     for military families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Pence, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Posey, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Garrett, Mrs. 
             Schmidt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Harris, Mr. Yoder, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Boren, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Black, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, 
             Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Akin, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Roby, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 3541. A bill to prohibit discrimination against the 
     unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3542. A bill to amend section 5001 of division B of 
     the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend 
     the temporary increase in Medicaid FMAP through the end of 
     fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3543. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the 
     State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 3544. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned 
     treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the 
     period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Holden, and Mr. Ribble):
       H.R. 3545. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with 
     certain public transportation projects; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TURNER of Ohio:
       H.R. 3546. A bill to allow an occupancy preference for 
     veterans in housing projects developed on property of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs with assistance provided under 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development program for 
     supportive housing for very low-income elderly persons; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Speier, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Clarke of 
             Michigan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Watt, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 3547. A bill to provide for an effective HIV/AIDS 
     program in Federal prisons; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Himes):
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution recognizing the need 
     to improve physical access to many United States postal 
     facilities for all people in the United States in particular 
     disabled citizens; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. CANSECO:
       H. Res. 480. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit Members, Delegates, the 
     Resident Commissioner, and officers and employees of the 
     House from buying or selling securities while in possession 
     of material, nonpublic information, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ethics.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 481. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week''; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 482. A resolution prohibiting the use of a Members' 
     representational allowance to obtain advertising on any 
     Internet site other than an official site of the Member 
     involved; to the Committee on House Administration.

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