Congressional Record publishes “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” on Sept. 14, 2011

Congressional Record publishes “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” on Sept. 14, 2011

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Volume 157, No. 136 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6180-H6181 on Sept. 14, 2011.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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. HULTGREN:

H.R. 2910. A bill to require parental consent to release records of home-schooled students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ross of

Florida, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Farenthold):

H.R. 2911. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the corporate income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr.

Inslee):

H.R. 2912. A bill to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Foxx):

H.R. 2913. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Bass of California,

Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr.

Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr.

Ellison, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr.

Honda, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee of

Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice

Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr.

Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr.

Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Ms.

Richardson, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr.

Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida,

Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.

Waters, and Mr. Courtney):

H.R. 2914. A bill to create an emergency jobs program that will fund 2,242,000 positions during fiscal years 2012 and 2013; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, 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. McCLINTOCK:

H.R. 2915. A bill to repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah):

H.R. 2916. A bill to enforce the tenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States as it relates to the autonomous sovereign police powers of the States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah):

H.R. 2917. A bill to restore State sovereignty, and to dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Diaz-

Balart, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Burton of

Indiana):

H.R. 2918. A bill to strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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 Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bonner,

Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Brooks, and Ms. Sewell):

H.R. 2919. A bill to eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan:

H.R. 2920. A bill to establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. CLARKE of New York:

H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to assistance under section 8(a) of that Act and goals for procurement contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Ms. DeGETTE:

H.R. 2922. A bill to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana:

H.R. 2923. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan for security contractors operating in Afghanistan and in support of other contingency operations; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. FORBES:

H.R. 2924. A bill to expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):

H.R. 2925. A bill to establish a smart card pilot program under the Medicare 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.

By Mr. GOWDY (for himself and Mr. Mulvaney):

H.R. 2926. A bill to abolish the National Labor Relations Board and to transfer its enforcement authority to the Department of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Department of Labor; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:

H.R. 2927. A bill to give priority to local and State artists when selecting appropriate artwork for Federal buildings; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 2928. A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. LABRADOR (for himself and Mr. Simpson):

H.R. 2929. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. McHENRY:

H.R. 2930. A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.

Moran, and Mr. Blumenauer):

H.R. 2931. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the statutory cap on the public debt and to place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PENCE:

H.R. 2932. A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. POLIS:

H.R. 2933. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to remove the exclusion from Federal copyright of sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr.

Campbell, and Mr. Royce):

H.R. 2934. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:

H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Richardson,

Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr.

Gutierrez, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.

Kissell, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Ms.

Fudge, Mr. Welch, Mr. Peters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Hahn, Mr.

Quigley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.

Clarke of Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Eddie

Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Grijalva):

H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:

H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Libya's frozen assets be utilized to pay for NATO's military campaign; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 136

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