[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 44-45]
[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:

                      [Submitted January 10, 2012]

           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 3769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the low-income housing credit 
     that may be allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurricane 
     Irene or Tropical Storm Lee; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Austria, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, 
             Mr. Brooks, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Landry, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marino, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Pompeo, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Canseco, and Mr. Quayle):
       H. Res. 509. A resolution disapproving of the President's 
     appointment of four officers or employees of the United 
     States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a 
     period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent 
     resolution and expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that those appointments were made in 
     violation of the Constitution; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

                      [Submitted January 13, 2012]

           By Mr. LANDRY (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mrs. Black, Mr. Rogers 
             of Alabama, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Brooks, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Scalise, and Mr. Barletta):
       H.R. 3770. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that payment for services may not be made to an 
     individual appointed during a recess of the Senate to fill a 
     vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy existed while 
     the Senate was in session and was by law required to be 
     filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce 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. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Richardson, and 
             Ms. Lee of California):
       H.R. 3771. A bill to promote long-term, sustainable 
     rebuilding and development in Haiti, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3772. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in 
     Canton, Mississippi, as the ``First Sergeant Landres Cheeks 
     Post Office Building''; to the Commitee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Al

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             Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Res. 510. A resolution recognizing the anniversary of 
     the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring 
     those who lost their lives, and expressing continued 
     solidarity with the Haitian people; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

                      [Submitted January 17, 2012]

           By Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 3773. A bill to amend the Renewable Fuel Program in 
     section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow domestic 
     alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
     required applicable volume of renewable fuel; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3774. A bill to reduce the salaries of Members of 
     Congress and the amounts available for the salaries and 
     expenses of offices of Members, committees, and the 
     leadership of Congress by 50 percent, to provide for further 
     reductions in the salaries of Members of Congress to the 
     extent that Congress is in session for more than 60 days 
     during any session of a Congress, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, and 
     Ethics, 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 3775. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Holt, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3776. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding school libraries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3777. A bill to resolve title issues involving real 
     property and equipment acquired using funds provided under 
     the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require that an 
     increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a 
     majority of the legislatures of the several States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H. Res. 511. A resolution electing the Sergeant-at-Arms of 
     the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H. Res. 512. A resolution providing for a committee to 
     notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H. Res. 513. A resolution to inform the Senate that a 
     quorum of the House has assembled; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H. Res. 514. A resolution providing for the hour of meeting 
     of the House; considered and agreed to.

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