[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9306-9307]
[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. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Chu, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Honda, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 5959. A bill to place a moratorium on permitting for 
     mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
     conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Lujan):
       H.R. 5960. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to improve the response to insect infestations 
     and related diseases and to change the funding source for the 
     Healthy Forests Reserve Program, to codify the stewardship 
     end result contracting and good neighbor authorities, and to 
     amend the emergency watershed protection program to improve 
     post fire rehabilitation, 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 Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Ross of 
             Florida, Mr. Harris, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Griffith of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Terry, and Mrs. Noem):
       H.R. 5961. A bill to provide reasonable limits, control, 
     and oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency's use 
     of aerial surveillance of America's farmers; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Farr, and 
             Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5962. A bill to amend the Organic Foods Production Act 
     of 1990 to require recordkeeping and authorize investigations 
     and enforcement actions for violations of such Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 5963. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend for 1 year the deduction for expenses of 
     elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow such 
     deduction with respect to home school expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 5964. A bill to provide for alternative financing 
     arrangements for the provision of certain services and the 
     construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border 
     ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 5965. A bill to require the Chief of the Forest 
     Service to make the Forest Service First and Second 
     Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units 
     available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force 
     Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew 
     member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting

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     systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to 
     fight wildfires; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 5966. A bill to establish a United States Boxing 
     Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 5967. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
     renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for 
     certain electric utilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Buchanan):
       H.R. 5968. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to authorize the Commissioner of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection to enter into reimbursable 
     fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
     Customs ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gowdy, and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 5969. A bill to preserve the companionship services 
     exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gowdy, and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 5970. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from 
     finalizing a proposed rule relating to the application of the 
     Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to domestic service 
     employees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:
       H.R. 5971. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an 
     election for Federal office to provide the appropriate 
     election official with a government-issued photo 
     identification, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H. Res. 690. A resolution recognizing the Proclamation of 
     the Refugee Congress; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H. Res. 692. A resolution recognizing the 30th Anniversary 
     of the United States Air Force Space Command headquartered at 
     Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Res. 693. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of June as ``National Family Reunification 
     Month''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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