[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2013-2014]
[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. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 702. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay 
     certifying the results of regularly scheduled general 
     elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting 
     of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed 
     services voters that are collected by the Presidential 
     designee under such Act for delivery to State election 
     officials; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Long, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 703. A bill to amend section 798 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide penalties for disclosure of 
     classified information related to certain intelligence 
     activities of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. West, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 704. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 705. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements 
     to payments made to corporations, payments for property and 
     other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Bartlett):
       H.R. 706. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees 
     to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of 
     reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve 
     security; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Schmidt, and Mr. 
             Terry):
       H.R. 707. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, 
     sale, or shipment in interstate commerce of products designed 
     to assist in defrauding a drug test; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 708. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead 
     contained in glass beads used in pavement markings; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Carnahan, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Polis, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Turner, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 709. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban 
     revitalization and livable communities program to provide 
     Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of 
     critically needed recreational areas and facilities and 
     development of improved recreation programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. 710. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in 
     teleworking; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 711. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs 
     and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H.R. 712. A bill to require air carriers to refund 
     passenger baggage fees if such baggage is lost, delayed, or 
     damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to 
     include the actual cost of checked baggage when quoting an 
     airfare; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 713. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 714. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying 
     adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements 
     otherwise required to enter the United States as a temporary 
     visitor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 715. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize grant 
     funds to be used for the Troops-to-Cops Program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 716. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to authorize a fire station construction 
     grant program for 5 years, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 717. A bill to authorize Federal payment to first 
     responders for costs associated with providing emergency 
     services at the international borders of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 718. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for 
     determining disability in a person diagnosed with 
     Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period 
     for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by 
     Huntington's Disease; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 719. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 720. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States to examine and 
     report upon the facts and causes relating to the anthrax 
     letter attacks of September and October 2001, and investigate 
     and report to the President and Congress on its findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures that 
     can be taken to prevent and respond to acts of bioterrorism; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Shuster, and Mr. Costello):

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       H.R. 721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer advertisements 
     of prescription drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 723. A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project 
     for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District 
     of Columbia, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of 
     Engineers; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 724. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 725. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in 
     Rootstown, Ohio, as the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 726. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act 
     to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 727. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 728. A bill to require that the Government give 
     priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by 
     the public, payment of Social Security benefits, and military 
     funding in the event that the debt limit is reached; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shuler, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 729. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while 
     on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WOODALL:
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution urging the President 
     to authorize the return to the people of the Philippines of 
     two church bells that were taken by the United States Army in 
     1901 from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, 
     Philippines, and are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air 
     Force Base, Wyoming; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 94. A resolution calling for an end to the 
     violence, unlawful arrests, torture, and ill treatment 
     perpetrated against Iranian citizens, as well as the 
     unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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