[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7287-7289]
[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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Kline, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 1891. A bill to repeal ineffective or unnecessary 
     education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal 
     programs on quality elementary and secondary education 
     programs for disadvantaged students; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 1892. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. GOWDY (for himself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. West, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mrs. Adams):
       H.R. 1894. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the right of an accused to plead guilty in a trial by 
     a military commission for a capital offense; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 1895. A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy 
     Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, and revise the 
     provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of children and to establish certain 
     other protections for personal information of children and 
     minors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and 
             Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1896. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
     grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1897. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research 
     to advance breakthrough treatments for people living with 
     Alzheimer's disease; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1898. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be 
     treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain

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     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1899. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to improve 
     competition in the oil and gas industry, to strengthen 
     antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers; to 
     protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
     fuels; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. JACKSON LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Clarke 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to authorize programs and activities 
     within the Transportation Security Administration to enhance 
     the security of surface transportation, including mass 
     transit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Towns, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1901. A bill to create and encourage the creation of 
     jobs for youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, 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. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Richardson, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to establish in the Department of 
     Commerce the Minority Business Development Program to provide 
     qualified minority businesses with technical assistance and 
     contracting opportunities, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Reyes, and 
             Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1903. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities 
     to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
     engineering, and technology; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Quayle, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Schweikert):
       H.R. 1904. A bill to facilitate the efficient extraction of 
     mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and 
     directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 1905. A bill to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the 
     purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear 
     weapons and other threatening activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, 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 Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of 
     political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for 
     a Federal contract; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees 
     to enable eligible public entities to acquire interests in 
     real property that are in compliance with habitat 
     conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKIN:
       H.R. 1908. A bill to specify the priority of the 
     obligations of the United States Government if the debt 
     ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation 
     of funds to pay for certain defense and national security 
     obligations during a gap in funding, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. BACA (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Sires, and 
             Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to create a charter for Federal Financial 
     Services and Credit Companies; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Harper, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kissell, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. West, and Mr. 
             Harris):
       H.R. 1910. A bill to extend for one year the authority of 
     certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans to transfer 
     unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family 
     members; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 1911. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to permanently extend the period of protections for 
     servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Critz, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 1912. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1913. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for 
     improvements under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
     Assistance Grant Program to reduce racial and ethnic 
     disparities in the criminal justice system; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 1914. A bill to provide for the sale of light grade 
     petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and its 
     replacement with heavy grade petroleum; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
       H.R. 1915. A bill to amend subtitle D of title I of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify 
     Congressional consent to and expand flexibility for 
     interstate health choice compacts; 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Berman, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Costello, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Rothman of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Speier, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Wu, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1916. A bill to designate as wilderness certain 
     Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 
     Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
     the benefit of present and future generations of people in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Wittman):

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       H.R. 1917. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, 
     restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, 
     their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through 
     voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1918. A bill to provide grants to promote financial 
     literacy; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Ms. 
             Richardson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 1919. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct programs to screen adolescents, and 
     educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding 
     disorders; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 1920. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the 
     definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the 
     term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 1921. A bill to provide for certain enhanced border 
     security measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. QUAYLE (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. King of New 
             York, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan):
       H.R. 1922. A bill to provide U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain 
     security activities in the Southwest border region, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1923. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-
     dealing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 1924. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     protect States that have in effect laws or orders with 
     respect to pay to play reform, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Keating, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1925. A bill to provide for increased Federal 
     oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to 
     States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths; 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 Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
             Gibson):
       H.R. 1926. A bill to provide for the design, production, 
     and presentation of a Gold Medal of Remembrance to the 
     children of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving 
     on active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Financial 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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1927. A bill to extend the prohibition on asylum 
     applications in the case of aliens arriving from the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 1928. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the ground combat exclusion policy for female members 
     of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to provide relief for the shortage of 
     nurses in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1930. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization 
     of veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H.R. 1931. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, in consultation with the Groundwork USA national 
     office, to provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Natural Resources, and Financial 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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.J. Res. 63. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds 
     vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Jones, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             West, Mr. Harris, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hoyer, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.J. Res. 64. A joint resolution expressing support for 
     designation of September 2011 as ``Gospel Music Heritage 
     Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and 
     longstanding contributions to the culture of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution reaffirming the United States' 
     commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-
     Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian 
     negotiations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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