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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4684 on July 9, 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas.
H. Res. 718. A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.
By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kline, Mr.
Upton, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr.
Graves of Missouri, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Roskam,
Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Price of Georgia,
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Dreier):
H.R. 6079. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget, 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 Texas (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
H.R. 6080. A bill to make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Costello, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Miller of North Carolina,
Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Sewell, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, and Ms.
Bonamici):
H.R. 6081. A bill to accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing, to improve the competitiveness of American manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
H.R. 6082. A bill to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
H.R. 6083. A bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Doyle):
H.R. 6084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BOUSTANY:
H.R. 6085. A bill to amend section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that for purposes of determining whether a Member of the House of Representatives is subject to a deduction from in pay by reason of absence from the House on a day, the Member shall be considered to be absent if the Member misses any vote held in the House on that day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. HEINRICH:
H.R. 6086. A bill to direct the heads of Federal public land management agencies to prepare reports on the availability of public access and egress to Federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide funding for recreational public access to Federal land, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. Schock):
H.R. 6087. A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
H.R. 6088. A bill to repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform; 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. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Coffman of Colorado,
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Walden):
H.R. 6089. A bill to address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the United States by expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for high-risk areas identified by such States, to make permanent Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management authority to conduct good-neighbor cooperation with States to reduce wildfire risks, 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 Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 725. A resolution expressing support for dancing as a form of valuable exercise and artistic expression and for the designation of July 28, 2012, as National Dance Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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