[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8109]
[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. BASS of California (for herself, Mr. Marino, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Cicilline, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 5871. A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights 
     and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Young of 
             Indiana, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rigell, Mrs. Black, Mr. Akin, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Adams, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. West, Mr. 
             Ross of Florida, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Turner of Ohio, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Canseco, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Ribble, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Brooks, and Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas):
       H.R. 5872. A bill to require the President to provide a 
     report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control 
     Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Jones, Mr. Duffy, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Tipton, Mr. Welch, Mr. Womack, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. 
             Kissell, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Southerland, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Sewell, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mrs. 
             Ellmers):
       H.R. 5873. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term 
     ``biobased product''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H.R. 5874. A bill to facilitate foreign investment by 
     permanently reauthorizing the EB-5 regional center program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 5875. A bill to establish a visa waiver program for 
     the United States Virgin Islands; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms. Bass of 
             California):
       H.R. 5876. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide educational stability for 
     children in foster care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Financial Services, and 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 Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5877. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand deductions allowed for education-related 
     expenses and to extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 5879. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that 
     produce an annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RUNYAN:
       H.R. 5880. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with private 
     physicians to conduct medical disability examinations; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 5881. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain 
     employees of local governmental agencies with access to case-
     tracking information of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       H. Res. 671. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive 
     public alert and warning system for the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H. Res. 672. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the energy, environmental, and 
     foreign policies of the United States should reflect 
     appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues 
     related to climate change, as documented by credible 
     scientific findings and as evidenced by the extreme weather 
     events of recent years; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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