[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5002-5004]
[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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1307. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 
     shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of 
     funds for certain purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Schock):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial 
     Commission Act to extend the termination date for the 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dold, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Stivers, and Mrs. Capito):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to extend the authorization of the 
     national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to 
     improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, 
     and to increase the role of private markets in the management 
     of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Grimm, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. 
             Stivers, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the 
     excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Polis, Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 1311. A bill to provide for the coverage of medically 
     necessary food under Federal health programs and private 
     health insurance; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed 
     Services, and 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Grimm,

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             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Olson, and 
             Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 1312. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an increased work opportunity credit with 
     respect to recent veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, 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. POLIS (for himself and Mr. Coffman of Colorado):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage investment in certain industries by 
     providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Michaud, and 
             Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a global rare earth element assessment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Bachus):
       H.R. 1315. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to strengthen the review 
     authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of 
     regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to direct the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs to modify the approval of any drug containing 
     controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such 
     approval to use for the relief of severe-only instead of 
     moderate-to-severe pain, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1317. A bill to discontinue Radio Marti and Television 
     Marti broadcasts to Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
             Farenthold):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     facility in Far South Texas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Chu, Mr. Payne, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Holt, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Stark, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Moore, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Clay, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 1319. A bill to promote the sexual and reproductive 
     health of individuals and couples in developing countries, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 1320. A bill to strengthen United States 
     nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and 
     nonproliferation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Rivera, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Foxx, and Mrs. 
             Ellmers):
       H.R. 1321. A bill to continue restrictions against and 
     prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North 
     Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide protection 
     for company-provided retiree health benefits; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Paul, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to require the President to recommend 
     specific reductions in nonsecurity discretionary 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to offset the costs of 
     military operations in Libya; to the Committee on the Budget, 
     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. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Mr. McKinley, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1324. A bill to eliminate sweetheart deals under the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 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. DONNELLY of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Platts, 
             and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 1325. A bill to require that certain Federal job 
     training and career education programs give a priority to 
     programs that provide an industry recognized and nationally 
     portable credential; 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. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 1326. A bill to underscore the importance of 
     international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power 
     reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on 
     Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear 
     safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Yoder, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Berg):
       H.R. 1327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure 
     grants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Paul, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1328. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified 
     acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, 
     and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
     coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     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. LANCE:
       H.R. 1329. 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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1330. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event 
     of the death of a first responder in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Israel, and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 1331. A bill to direct the Attorney General to 
     establish a system of background checks for employers and 
     employees of the electronic life safety and security system 
     installation and monitoring industry, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Berkley, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Heller, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Schiff, 
             and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 1332. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Southerland):
       H.R. 1333. A bill to establish a Gulf Coast Economic 
     Restoration Fund, and for other

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     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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1334. A bill to provide for nuclear weapons abolition 
     and economic conversion in accordance with District of 
     Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring 
     environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion; 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. PLATTS:
       H.R. 1335. A bill to revise the boundaries of the 
     Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg 
     Train Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 1336. A bill to allow the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to create or save jobs by providing 
     interest relief on certain outstanding disaster loans 
     relating to damage caused by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes 
     or the 2008 Gulf Coast hurricanes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 1337. A bill to support efforts by the Department of 
     State to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Greece; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 1338. A bill to improve the efficiency, operation, and 
     security of the national transportation system to move 
     freight by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships 
     that advance interstate and foreign commerce, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Neal, Mr. Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Keating):
       H.R. 1339. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, 
     the body of laws of the United States dealing with the 
     National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, 
     Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1340. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with 
     respect to consumer confidence reports by community water 
     systems; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 197. A resolution electing Members to the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Moore, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Moran, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Holt, Mr. Dingell, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H. Res. 198. A resolution recognizing the coordinated 
     struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation 
     workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a 
     collective agreement for rights in the workplace; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 199. A resolution honoring the 29 coal miners who 
     perished in the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in 
     Montcoal, West Virginia, on April 5, 2010, and remembering 
     all those who have lost their lives while mining for the 
     resources on which the United States relies; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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