[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8713-8714]
[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. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Bass of California, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Stark, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Edwards, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 5905. A bill to combat international violence against 
     women and girls; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 5906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5907. A bill to modify the boundary of Yosemite 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 5908. A bill to require the Federal Government to buy 
     paper and paper products from American sources; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5909. A bill to improve access to oral health care for 
     vulnerable and underserved populations; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and Armed 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. DOLD (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Schock, and Mr. 
             Renacci):
       H.R. 5910. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing 
     the competitiveness of the United States in attracting 
     foreign direct investment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Long, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. 
             Boswell):
       H.R. 5911. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling 
     activities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Landry, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Webster, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Paulsen, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Quayle, Mrs. Noem, Mr. McClintock, 
             Mr. Canseco, and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas):
       H.R. 5912. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
     conventions, and to provide for the return of previously 
     distributed funds for deficit reduction; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Long):
       H.R. 5913. A bill to create an independent advisory panel 
     to comprehensively assess the management structure and 
     capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security 
     and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of the management of the Department; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 5914. A bill to authorize the National Desert Storm 
     Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm 
     and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KELLY:
       H.R. 5915. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
     exempt marketing research participants and mystery shoppers 
     from certain provisions of that Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. 
             Biggert):
       H.R. 5916. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     body to identify and coordinate international science and 
     technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic 
     science and technology enterprise and support United States 
     foreign policy goals; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 5917. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-
     Diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 5918. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Grilamid TR 90; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 5919. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Grilbond IL 6-50%F; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for himself and Mr. 
             Stivers):
       H.R. 5920. A bill to create jobs and promote fair trade by 
     increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 5921. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Primid QM-1260; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 5922. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Primid XL-552; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 5923. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
     constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
     sustainable populations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MACK:
       H.R. 5924. A bill to provide that no United States 
     assistance may be provided to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil 
     Afridi is freed; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 5925. A bill to protect individual privacy against 
     unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the 
     unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STIVERS:
       H.R. 5926. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. 
     Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of 
     valor during World War II; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 5927. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to 
     carry out projects and conduct research on water resources in 
     the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin, to establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
     River Basin Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 5928. A bill to designate a peak in the State of 
     Alaska as ``Mount Chosin Few''; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RIGELL:
       H. Res. 680. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare 
     reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of 
     the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should 
     provide a detailed plan to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in 
     the program; 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.

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           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H. Res. 681. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the Thursday before Thanksgiving as Children's 
     Grief Awareness Day; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 682. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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