[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3130-3131]
[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 Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 867. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to set the retirement benefits age for today's four-year-
     olds at age 70; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 868. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
     certain overseas Americans in the decennial census; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 869. A bill to clarify the definition of flood control 
     operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance 
     of Project No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 870. A bill to establish the National Full Employment 
     Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the 
     unemployed; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ribble, Mr. McKinley, and 
             Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 871. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the credit for research activities permanent and to 
     provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross 
     receipts are predominantly from domestic production 
     activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Graves of Missouri, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sablan, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Tipton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Cardoza, and 
             Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 872. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent 
     regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near 
     navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 873. A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Hanna):
       H.R. 874. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency 
     loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr.

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             Lamborn, Mr. Hall, Mr. Jones, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Ross of Florida, 
             and Mr. Jordan):
       H.R. 875. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the 
     Defense of Marriage Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 876. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for patient protection by 
     establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare 
     providers, 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. CLAY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 877. A bill to express the sense of Congress that 
     Federal job training programs that target older adults should 
     work with nonprofit organizations that have a record of 
     success in developing and implementing research-based 
     technology curriculum designed specifically for older adults; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit to individuals for legal expenses paid 
     with respect to establishing guardianship of a disabled 
     individual; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels 
     used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Harper, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 880. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in 
     computing self-employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 881. A bill to amend title III of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 to require a plaintiff to provide a 
     defendant with an opportunity to correct a violation of such 
     title voluntarily before the plaintiff may commence a civil 
     action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 882. A bill to require that any local currencies used 
     to provide per diems to Members and employees of Congress for 
     official foreign travel for a fiscal year be obtained by 
     Congress and paid for using funds appropriated for salaries 
     and expenses of Congress for the fiscal year, to enhance the 
     disclosure of information on official foreign travel of 
     Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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. LEE of California:
       H.R. 883. A bill to expand and enhance existing adult day 
     programs for people with neurological diseases or conditions 
     (such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic 
     brain injury, or other similar diseases or conditions) to 
     support and improve access to respite services for family 
     caregivers who are taking care of such people, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 884. A bill continuing appropriations of local funds 
     of the District of Columbia during fiscal year 2011; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Walz 
             of Minnesota):
       H.R. 885. A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy 
     among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United 
     States by improving professional development programs for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Ms. Norton, and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 886. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of 
     the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law 
     enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 887. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     submit a report on Indian land fractionation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide financial 
     assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien 
     children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of 
     the Freely Associated States; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Markey, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Fudge, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 889. A bill to provide for fulfilling the potential of 
     women in academic science and engineering, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 890. A bill to allow for the enforcement of State 
     disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-
     era insurance policy claims; 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. CLAY:
       H. Res. 136. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Minority Donor Awareness Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H. Res. 137. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should take all appropriate measures to ensure the 
     continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. LEE of California:
       H. Res. 138. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H. Res. 139. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     people of New Zealand for the terrible loss of life and 
     property suffered as a result of the deadly earthquake that 
     struck on February 22, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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