[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8686-8688]
[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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to provide for the application of 
     measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North 
     Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, Financial Services, and 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 and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to strengthen sanctions against the 
     Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to 
     address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to 
     establish a program to support a transition to a 
     democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, 
     Financial Services, 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. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2107. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve the safety of high risk rural roads, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Cassidy):
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical 
     centers under the Medicare program; 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 2109. A bill to provide for each American the 
     opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a 
     S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2110. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize and improve activities for the 
     protection of the Long Island Sound watershed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, Mr. Levin, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Honda, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2111. A bill to ensure that proper information 
     gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the 
     preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the 
     Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances 
     local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal 
     resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, 
     to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific 
     analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead 
     listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, 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 Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 2113. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to improve the effectiveness of transportation programs 
     on Federal lands and to provide funding for park roads and 
     parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Ross of Florida, and Mr. 
             Chaffetz):
       H.R. 2114. A bill to reduce the size of the Federal 
     workforce through attrition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Austria, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             Ms. Chu, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Honda, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2115. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H.R. 2116. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 2117. A bill to prohibit the Department of Education 
     from overreaching into academic affairs and program 
     eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2118. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     relating to the authority to enjoin State laws that are 
     preempted by or conflict with such Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     require practitioners to obtain particular training or 
     special certification, approved by the Attorney General, on 
     addiction to and abuse of controlled substances and 
     appropriate and safe use of controlled substances in schedule 
     II, III, IV, or V, and for other purposes; 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. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 2120. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include individuals who have exhausted all rights to 
     emergency unemployment compensation under title IV of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 as a targeted group for 
     purposes of the work opportunity tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to deny the entry into the United States 
     of certain members of the senior leadership of the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China and individuals who have 
     committed human rights abuses in the People's Republic of 
     China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to renew the Export Administration Act of 
     1979, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 2123. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
     telangiectasia, 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. CANSECO (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan):
       H.R. 2124. A bill to improve the safety, security, and 
     operational control of the international border by providing 
     the Department of Homeland Security with an accurate 
     definition of the term ``cross-border violence'', to require 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop measures to 
     quantify cross- border violence data for reporting to 
     Congress and other entities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BACA:
       H.R. 2125. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to require certain disclosures by employers who use 
     electronic payroll cards to pay their employees; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 2126. A bill to modernize the Liability Risk Retention 
     Act of 1986 and expand coverage to include commercial 
     property insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             McCollum, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):

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       H.R. 2127. A bill to authorize funding for the creation and 
     implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard 
     metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant 
     mortality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS (for herself and Mrs. Black):
       H.R. 2128. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent the application of payment 
     adjustments for eligible professionals who are not successful 
     electronic prescribers, to remove any electronic prescribing 
     requirement as an element for demonstrating meaningful use of 
     certified EHR technology, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2129. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway 
     funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States 
     of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for a corporate responsibility investment option 
     under the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reform 
     the HUBZone program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 2132. A bill to require the Food and Drug 
     Administration to finalize a standard for broad-spectrum 
     protection in sunscreen products, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2133. A bill to increase domestic energy production, 
     reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy 
     portfolio of the United States; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and 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. OLVER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Boswell, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and 
             Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2134. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and 
     physician assistants under the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H.R. 2135. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the availability of Medicaid 
     assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in 
     the territories; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2136. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal 
     contractors and employees outside the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Clarke of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 2137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize an unemployment assistance voucher program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 2138. A bill to establish a health registry to ensure 
     that certain individuals who may have been exposed to 
     formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to 
     register for such registry and receive medical treatment for 
     such exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Bartlett, 
             Mr. Bonner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dold, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hultgren, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Schock, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 2139. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of Lions Clubs International; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Himes, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Chandler):
       H.R. 2140. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated 
     care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing 
     health services and benefits; 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2141. A bill to promote optimal maternity outcomes by 
     making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, 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. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Honda, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 2142. A bill to establish a program that enables 
     college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to 
     have greater choices among institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Labrador):
       H.R. 2143. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights 
     up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways on the 
     Interstate System in the State of Idaho, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Moore, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 2144. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to codify the cooperative agreement, known as the Health 
     Technologies program, under which the United States Agency 
     for International Development supports the development of 
     technologies for global health, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Grimm, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Yoder, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Dold, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Ms. Hayworth, and Mr. Tipton):
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution declaring that it is 
     the policy of the United States to support and facilitate 
     Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is 
     contrary to United States policy and national security to 
     have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that 
     existed on June 4, 1967; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Lance, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Terry):
       H. Res. 296. A resolution expressing support for peaceful 
     demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning 
     the human rights violations by the Assad Regime; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H. Res. 297. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of State should 
     withhold United States contributions to the regularly 
     assessed biennial budget of the United Nations for purposes 
     of the General Assembly of the United Nations if the General 
     Assembly adopts a resolution in favor of recognizing a state 
     of Palestine outside of or prior to a final status agreement 
     negotiated between, and acceptable to, the State of Israel 
     and the Palestinians; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Benishek, and Mr. 
             Perlmutter):
       H. Res. 298. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there is need for specified agencies 
     to coordinate and capitalize on existing programs for 
     epilepsy awareness; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 299. A resolution permitting official photographs 
     of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House 
     is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.

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