[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4589-4591]
[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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1211. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to strengthen student visa background checks and 
     improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1212. A bill to require the cessation of the use of 
     force in, or directed at, the country of Libya by the United 
     States Armed Forces unless a subsequent Act specifically 
     authorizes such use of force; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. UPTON:
       H.R. 1213. A bill to repeal mandatory funding provided to 
     States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
     establish American Health Benefit Exchanges; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1214. A bill to repeal mandatory funding for school-
     based health center construction; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on

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     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. LATTA:
       H.R. 1215. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education 
     programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of 
     appropriations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 1216. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified 
     teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an 
     authorization of appropriations; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1217. A bill to repeal the Prevention and Public 
     Health Fund; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1218. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     allow a State to use as a credit toward the non-Federal share 
     requirement for funds made available to carry out such title 
     the Appalachian development highway system program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Barrow):
       H.R. 1219. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1220. A bill to require the conveyance of the 
     decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Pearce, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 1221. A bill to suspend the current compensation 
     packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie 
     Mac and establish compensation for such positions in 
     accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the 
     Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 1222. A bill to increase the guarantee fees charged by 
     Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with respect to mortgage-backed 
     securities guaranteed by such enterprises; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Hensarling, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 1223. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to ensure mortgages held or securitized by Fannie Mae 
     and Freddie Mac and asset-backed securities issued by such 
     enterprises are treated similarly as other mortgages and 
     asset-backed securities for purposes of the credit risk 
     retention requirements under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Garrett, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 1224. A bill to increase the rate of the required 
     annual reductions of the retained portfolios of Fannie Mae 
     and Freddie Mac; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Bachus, 
             and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 1225. A bill to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
     from issuing any new debt without approval in advance by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Pearce, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 1226. A bill to repeal the affordable housing goals 
     for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 1227. A bill to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
     from offering any new products during the term of any 
     conservatorship or receivership of such enterprises; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LANDRY:
       H.R. 1228. A bill to provide for payments to certain 
     natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural 
     resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil 
     spill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Landry, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Ross 
             of Florida, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Olson, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Simpson, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
             Heller, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 1229. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of 
     American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico; 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 Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Landry, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Ross 
             of Florida, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Olson, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Simpson, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
             Heller, and Mrs. Hartzler):
       H.R. 1230. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Landry, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Grimm, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Graves of Missouri, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Olson, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Long, Mr. Simpson, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Heller, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Posey):
       H.R. 1231. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas 
     leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
     prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic 
     oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 1232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 1233. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to suspend a limitation on the period for 
     which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed 
     assistance; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1234. A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to 
     reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take land into trust for Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 1235. A bill to provide a Federal regulatory 
     moratorium, 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. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced 
     domestically by certain small producers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1237. A bill to provide for a land exchange with the 
     Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, 
     California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of 
     Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in 
     exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-
     Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
             Turner):
       H.R. 1238. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to allow amounts under the Troubled 
     Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance 
     to homeowners to avoid foreclosure; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 1239. A bill to clarify the applicability of the Buy 
     American Act to products purchased for the use of the 
     legislative branch,

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     to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to the 
     requirements of such Act to products bearing an official 
     Congressional insignia, and for other purposes; 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. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1240. A bill to promote industry growth and 
     competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, 
     and advancement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       H.R. 1241. A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte 
     National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1242. A bill to ensure that nuclear power plants can 
     withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, 
     strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1243. A bill to authorize States or political 
     subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions 
     standards for taxicabs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of 
     employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Small Business, 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. ROONEY (for himself and Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1245. A bill to recognize the memorial at the Navy 
     UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official 
     national memorial of Navy SEALS and their predecessors; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 1246. A bill to reduce the amounts otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for printing and reproduction; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 1247. A bill to reduce the amounts otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for studies, analysis, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that civilian employees of the Department of Defense 
     performing unsatisfactory work shall not be eligible for 
     annual nationwide adjustments to pay schedules; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H. Res. 185. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Tsunami Awareness Week; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.

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