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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1303-H1305 on March 8, 2012.
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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. HALL (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and
Mr. Cole):
H.R. 4165. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Keating,
Mr. Quigley, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 4166. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BARROW:
H.R. 4167. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. Bass of New Hampshire,
Mr. Owens, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Michaud, and Mr.
Turner of New York):
H.R. 4168. A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Capuano,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Miller of North Carolina,
Mr. Olver, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
H.R. 4169. A bill to require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CLARKE of Michigan:
H.R. 4170. A bill to increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through student loan forgiveness, caps on interest rates on Federal student loans, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mrs.
Bachmann, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr.
Harris, and Mr. Peterson):
H.R. 4171. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HECK:
H.R. 4172. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages that provide former homeowners who are a reasonable credit risk a second chance at homeownership; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
H.R. 4173. A bill to direct the President of the United States to appoint a high-level United States representative or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of ensuring that the United States pursues all diplomatic avenues to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, to avoid a war with Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. ELLMERS:
H.R. 4174. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with respect to the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
H.R. 4175. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. SOUTHERLAND:
H.R. 4176. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself, Mr. Altmire, and Mr.
Davis of Kentucky):
H.R. 4177. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide equity between regular and reserve component members of the Armed Forces in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Brooks, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Fleming, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
H.R. 4178. A bill to strengthen the strategic force posture of the United States by ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. SHERMAN (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
H.R. 4179. A bill to strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr.
Garrett, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Gowdy,
Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr.
Ribble, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Cole, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
McClintock, and Mr. Sullivan):
H.R. 4180. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 4181. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from such title; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs.
Hartzler, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr.
Stutzman, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Harris, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr.
Nunnelee, Mr. Flores, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ribble,
Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr.
Cole):
H.R. 4182. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to acquire and place a historical plaque to be permanently displayed in National Statuary Hall recognizing the seven decades of Christian church services being held in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, which included attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
H.R. 4183. A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. LANGEVIN:
H.R. 4184. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 4185. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. NUGENT:
H.R. 4186. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the provision of law preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PEARCE:
H.R. 4187. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROSS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Adams, and
Mr. Ribble):
H.R. 4188. A bill to reduce the discretionary spending limit for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 by an amount equal to the amount obligated by the Department in fiscal year 2012 to provide recreational facilities to Guantanamo detainees; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 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. RYAN of Ohio:
H.R. 4189. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual certification that all programming on the American Forces Radio and Television Service represents the best-faith efforts by the Department of Defense to provide programming for members of the Armed Forces and their families that communicates the policies, priorities, programs, goals, and initiatives of the Department while avoiding airing programming that exhibits values contrary to the values of the Armed Forces and the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
H.R. 4190. A bill to enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act and the Small Business Act to improve small business lending, improve cooperation between the National Credit Union Administration and the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Bordallo,
Mr. Critz, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Pingree of
Maine, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Reyes, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Carnahan, Mr. Welch, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Michaud, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Capps, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Inslee):
H.R. 4192. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal the requirement for military custody; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. STIVERS:
H.R. 4193. A bill to provide that there shall be no net increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 4194. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. REHBERG:
H. Res. 578. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Right to Keep and Bear Arms Week; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Dicks, and Mr.
Larsen of Washington):
H. Res. 579. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding hydroelectric power; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. QUIGLEY:
H. Res. 580. A resolution to prohibit the use of the Members' Representational Allowance for air travel expenses of any individual unless the individual provides an itemized description of the expenses, including the specific flight number, and uses a credit card provided by the House of Representatives to pay for the expenses; to the Committee on House Administration.
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