[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6676-6678]
[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

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 titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Harper, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Terry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Critz, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, and Mr. 
             Costa):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to require analyses of the cumulative and 
     incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Thompson 
             of California):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to facilitate the 
     accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety 
     systems for commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to protect consumers by requiring 
     reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data 
     containing personal information, and to provide for 
     nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RIGELL:
       H.R. 1708. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to support 
     Operation Odyssey Dawn; to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1709. A bill to prevent and end the occurrence of 
     sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1710. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and 
     proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background 
     checks, inspections, and training of child care providers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Denham, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Landry, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Boren, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Schilling, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Cole, Mr. Terry, Mr. Flores, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Austria, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Olson, Mr. Critz, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Scalise, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. 
             Harper):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas 
     vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining 
     independent producers of petroleum products; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to reduce Federal expenditures associated 
     with data center real estate and electricity consumption, to 
     implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, 
     to reduce energy costs across Federal Executive agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. DOLD (for himself and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 1714. A bill to promote human rights and democracy in 
     Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and 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 Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Akin, and 
             Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services 
     provided by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kissell, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Critz, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Carnahan, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and 
     training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1717. A bill to require that, in cases in which the 
     annual trade deficit between the United States and another 
     country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, 
     the President take the necessary steps to create a more 
     balanced trading relationship with that country; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1718. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Walden, Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs. 
             Lummis, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 1719. A bill to better inform consumers regarding 
     costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered 
     and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1720. A bill to improve the H-2A agricultural worker 
     program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat 
     herders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Bordallo, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum amount that may 
     be allotted to Puerto Rico under part A of title III; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Welch, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to create a local food credit program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Webster, Mr. Jones, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1723. A bill to permit certain current loans that 
     would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual 
     loans for certain purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1724. A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals 
     receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or 
     Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are 
     survivors of sexual assault; 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1725. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to 
     States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization 
     of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1726. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks 
     for child care providers; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1727. A bill to strengthen certain provisions relating 
     to arms export licenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing 
     workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care 
     credit to encourage greater use of quality child care

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     services, to provide incentives for students to earn child 
     care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, 
     and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent 
     care assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     authorize certain practitioners other than physicians to 
     dispense certain narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, and V 
     for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment without 
     obtaining annually a separate registration for that purpose; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up 
     Savings Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 1731. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit notifications to Congress with respect to the failure 
     by the Secretary to comply with statutory body armor 
     procurement budget information requirements; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. 
             Polis):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for equity investments in high 
     technology and biotechnology small business concerns 
     developing innovative technologies that stimulate private 
     sector job growth; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act 
     of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
     horseracing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 1734. A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning, 
     consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the 
     efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real 
     property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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 Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a 
     Littoral Combat Ship the U.S.S. Ypsilanti, in honor of 
     Ypsilanti, Michigan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United 
     States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria 
     as a critical component of the President's Global Health 
     Initiative; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H. Res. 246. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Kline, and Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona):
       H. Res. 247. A resolution calling for the Bolivarian 
     Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of 
     terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the 
     Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H. Res. 248. A resolution honoring the members of the 
     military and intelligence community who carried out the 
     mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H. Res. 249. A resolution supporting K-12 geography 
     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H. Res. 250. A resolution congratulating and commending 
     Free Comic Book Day as an enjoyable and creative approach to 
     promoting literacy and celebrating a unique American art 
     form; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Cuellar, and Mr. Meeks):
       H. Res. 251. A resolution urging the President to expedite 
     the submission of the United States - Colombia Trade 
     Promotion Agreement to Congress; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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