[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4548-4551]
[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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Garrett, and Mr. Huelskamp):
       H.R. 4295. A bill to establish the Department of Energy and 
     the Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Science, 
     Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, and Mr. Cravaack):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to 
     inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Heck):
       H.R. 4297. A bill to reform and strengthen the workforce 
     investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work 
     and make the United States more competitive in the 21st 
     Century; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. McKINLEY:
       H.R. 4298. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     conduct a review of the forms related to obtaining workers' 
     compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Runyan):
       H.R. 4299. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals 
     residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Runyan):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance 
     for certain activities by individuals receiving educational 
     assistance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Harris,

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             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Graves of Georgia, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Landry):
       H.R. 4301. A bill to contribute to the growth of the 
     American economy and the strength of American national 
     security by streamlining regulatory permitting procedures and 
     increasing domestic production from all energy sources; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Rules, Ways and Means, 
     Agriculture, Armed 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H.R. 4302. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 4303. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican 
     drug cartels and submit a report on the activities the 
     Department of State is taking to assist Mexico with drug 
     cartel violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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 Mr. ROONEY (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Labrador):
       H.R. 4304. A bill to clarify the definition of navigable 
     waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 4305. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide a grant to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
     law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing 
     individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4306. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and 
     sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or 
     foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited 
     wildlife species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 4307. A bill to prohibit the Ambassador's Fund for 
     Cultural Preservation from making grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Hanabusa, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to provide growth and stability funding for the city 
     of Detroit; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 4309. A bill to permit Federal officers to remove 
     cases involving crimes of violence to Federal court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 4310. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2013 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 4311. A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, 
     North Carolina; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. Turner of 
             New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Davis of California, and 
             Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 4312. A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently 
     disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
     of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the 
     civil service; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 4313. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to require an evaluation of county 
     workload assessments for purposes of the closure or 
     relocation of a county office for the Farm Service Agency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Keating, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Lee of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 4314. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a 
     coastal climate change adaptation planning and response 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Speier, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Moore, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Chu, Ms. Hahn, 
             and Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 4315. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
     illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
     periods of hostilities and war; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Bordallo, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 4316. A bill to amend chapter 2 of title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the 
     purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. Dold):
       H.R. 4317. A bill to expand sanctions with respect to the 
     energy sector of Iran, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Moran):
       H.R. 4318. A bill to prohibit the use, production, sale, 
     importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing 
     atrazine; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and 
     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 Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4319. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to promulgate regulations to provide for accurate 
     disclosures of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
     calling cards; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 4320. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
     bills; to the Committee on Rules, 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. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Berg, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Hall, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sullivan, 
             and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 4322. A bill to clarify that a State has the sole 
     authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land 
     within the boundaries of the State; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Clay, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 4323. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in 
     connection with a mortgage transaction; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 4324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for employee health insurance 
     expenses of small employers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 4325. A bill to provide that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of 
     Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders 
     certifying that all oil produced pursuant to such leases, and 
     all refined petroleum products produced from such oil, shall 
     be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Bass of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Coble, 
             and Mrs. Napolitano):

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       H.R. 4326. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to require residential carbon monoxide detectors 
     to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that 
     standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage 
     States to require the installation of such detectors in 
     homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Jones, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4327. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for 
     research and treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 4328. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Great 
     Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source 
     pollution prevention; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Mr. Rothman of New Jersey):
       H.R. 4329. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the 
     Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs 
     trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled 
     dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mrs. Hartzler):
       H.R. 4330. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to clarify the maximum distance between 
     Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the 
     closure or relocation of a county office for the Farm Service 
     Agency; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 4331. A bill to respond to the extreme fire hazard and 
     unsafe conditions resulting from pine beetle infestation, 
     drought, disease, or storm damage by declaring a state of 
     emergency and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     immediately implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in 
     the manner provided in title I of the Healthy Forests 
     Restoration Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Guthrie):
       H.R. 4332. A bill to amend section 505(j) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the period for a first 
     applicant, with respect to a generic drug, to obtain 
     tentative approval without forfeiting the 180-day exclusivity 
     period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 4333. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to permit providers of eligible food purchasing and 
     delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that 
     accept and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance benefits; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4334. A bill to establish a monument in Dona Ana 
     County, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 4335. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     allow the Postal Regulatory Commission to set aside 
     determinations by the United States Postal Service to close 
     or consolidate postal facilities that would deny essential 
     postal services to rural areas, communities, or small towns, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schock, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Berg, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
             and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 4336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges 
     of qualified principal residence indebtedness; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Hochul):
       H.R. 4337. A bill to limit the authority of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     implement certain actions related to Chesapeake Bay watershed 
     total maximum daily loads, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4338. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand certain restrictions relating to the overhaul and 
     repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4339. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 
     employment services provided under that Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 4340. A bill to restrict assistance to Egypt unless 
     the Government of Egypt holds free and fair elections; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. Schilling, and Mrs. 
             Davis of California):
       H.R. 4341. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a working group to review TRICARE policy with 
     respect to providing health care to children and determine 
     how to improve such policy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, and Ms. Sewell):
       H.R. 4342. A bill to provide for funding for construction 
     and major rehabilitation for projects located on inland and 
     intracoastal waterways of the United States, 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. WOLF:
       H.R. 4343. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the President, the Vice President, Members of 
     Congress, and other officers of the executive branch from 
     lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
     instrumentalities for 10 years after leaving office; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Harris, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Flores):
       H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to parental 
     rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BUERKLE (for herself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. West, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Neal, Mr. Rush, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Turner of New York, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Lance, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Austria, Mr. 
             Gowdy, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Poe of Texas, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Runyan, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pence, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Posey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Fleischmann, 
             Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Adams, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Mack, and Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H. Res. 602. A resolution encouraging people in the United 
     States to recognize March 2, 2012, as Read Across America 
     Day; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H. Res. 603. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of October 2, 2012, as World MRSA Day; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H. Res. 604. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President exercised the recess 
     appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of 
     Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a 
     period in excess of three days during the Second Session of 
     the 112th Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey,

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             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moran, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Res. 605. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Public Health Week; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. AUSTRIA (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Jordan, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Latta, and Mr. 
             McCaul):
       H. Res. 606. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the notice signed by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa 
     Jackson on March 27, 2012, entitled ``Standards of 
     Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary 
     Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. Herrera 
             Beutler, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H. Res. 607. A resolution congratulating Western Washington 
     University on winning its first Division II NCAA National 
     Basketball Title in the school's 110-year history; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
       H. Res. 608. A resolution honoring the life and work of 
     Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th 
     anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American 
     novel, ``The Book of Khalid'', by Ameen Rihani; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. George Miller 
             of California):
       H. Res. 609. A resolution expressing support for the people 
     of Tibet; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Turner 
             of New York):
       H. Res. 610. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of 
     State should continue to press Russian authorities for a full 
     and complete accounting regarding the fate of Raoul 
     Wallenberg; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Boren):
       H. Res. 611. A resolution promoting global energy supply 
     security through increased cooperation among the United 
     States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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