[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10957-10958]
[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 Iowa (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, and Mrs. 
             Bachmann):
       H.R. 2496. A bill to specify that in the event that the 
     debt ceiling is reached, the United States shall prioritize 
     the payment of pay and allowances to members of the Armed 
     Forces, including reserve components thereof, and the payment 
     of obligations on the public debt, and to appropriate such 
     funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed 
     Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to 
     receive pay and allowances for active service performed when 
     a funding gap occurs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Armed 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 Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Akin, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Carter, and 
             Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2497. A bill to suspend until January 21, 2013, 
     certain provisions of Federal immigration law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Guinta, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Capuano, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence 
     each Veterans Day; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KISSELL (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. Holt, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Schiff, and 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of 
     lymphedema under the Medicare program and to reduce costs 
     under such program related to the treatment of lymphedema; 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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Olson,

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             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Marino, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Petri, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Farr, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Neal, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, 
             and Mr. Canseco):
       H.R. 2500. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment 
     incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Ms. Hirono, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Ms. Richardson, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 2501. A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment 
     on the basis of an individual's status or history of 
     unemployment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2502. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual 
     retirement accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Grimm):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal 
     on behalf of Congress posthumously to Father Mychal Judge, 
     O.F.M., beloved Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York 
     who passed away as the first recorded victim of the September 
     11, 2001, attacks in recognition of his example to the Nation 
     of selfless dedication to duty and compassion for one's 
     fellow citizens; to the Committee on Financial Services.

           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Himes, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 2504. A bill to establish Coltsville National 
     Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2505. A bill to expand the research, prevention, and 
     awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect 
     to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 2506. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Veterans' Affairs, Financial 
     Services, Energy and Commerce, 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. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Harper, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. Conaway, and Mr. Bucshon):
       H.R. 2507. A bill to exclude employees of the 
     Transportation Security Administration from the collective 
     bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment 
     rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and 
     property screeners; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
     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.

     

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