[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7380-7382]
[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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 5793. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified 
     film and television productions as an expense which is not 
     chargeable to capital account; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 5794. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to exempt a debt collector from liability when 
     leaving certain voice mail messages for a consumer with 
     respect to a debt as long as the debt collector follows 
     regulations prescribed by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a 
     message, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 5795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing 
     income to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5796. A bill to establish a common fund to pay claims 
     to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of 
     their families, who are identified as class members in case 
     number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia, 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. CRAVAACK:
       H.R. 5797. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     with respect to Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 5798. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to improve export promotion activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Levin, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rothman of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 5799. A bill to modernize voter registration, promote 
     access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect 
     the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, 
     Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Carter, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 5800. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital 
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     and to provide for additional research on consumer 
     information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clarke 
             of Michigan, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 5801. A bill to provide interest-free deferment on 
     unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students 
     during periods when the national unemployment rate is above 7 
     percent and other periods of deferment; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5802. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     authorize use of port security grant funds for replacement of 
     certain security equipment or facilities; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5803. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     regarding port security grant funding for mandated security 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5804. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide guidance to and coordination 
     with local educational agencies and school districts that are 
     at high risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 5805. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish alternate guidelines for measuring the progress of 
     State and local performance for entrepreneurial training 
     services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5806. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide guidance and coordination for 
     outreach to people with disabilities during emergencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 5807. A bill to require an audit of the extent to 
     which regional FEMA offices are able to support coordinated 
     and integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
     recovery, and mitigation capabilities to respond to an act of 
     terrorism or other incident, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 5808. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain horizontally-oriented lead shot machines; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 5809. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain cupping machines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 5810. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain tool blocks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 5811. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts of cupping presses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5812. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 5813. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Ports as Small Business 
     Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with 
     access to commercial real property, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 5814. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to establish standards for the publication of the poll 
     tapes used in elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 5815. A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in 
     Federal elections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Meeks, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shuler, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 5816. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under 
     title III of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, and 
             Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 5817. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to 
     provide an exception to the annual privacy notice 
     requirement; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5818. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain fitness equipment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5819. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain suspension system stabilizer bars; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5820. A bill to modify the provisions of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to 
     returned property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5821. A bill to provide for duty free treatment for 
     certain United States Government property returned to the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Long, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, and Mr. Dent):
       H.R. 5822. A bill to require a report on the designation of 
     Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Chu, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 5823. A bill to prohibit the Federal Housing Finance 
     Agency from disposing of certain real estate-owned of such 
     Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, under the initiative 
     of such Agency for bulk sales of real estate-owned; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 5824. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     eliminate the cap on certain payments under the TANF program 
     to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 5825. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural 
     Energy for America Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Webster, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr.

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             Hultgren, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Harris, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. West, 
             Mr. Southerland, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Carter, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Akin, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. 
             Scalise):
       H. Res. 662. A resolution expressing support for prayer at 
     school board meetings; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H. Res. 663. A resolution expressing support for the 
     International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of 
     silence at every future Olympics Opening Ceremony those who 
     lost their lives at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Moore, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H. Res. 664. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding funding for feeding assistance 
     programs, especially those affecting children; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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