Volume 157, No. 87 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 Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4325-H4328 on June 16, 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gardner, Mr.
Broun of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rokita, Mr.
Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Gerlach, and
Mrs. Blackburn):
H.R. 2204. A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. Paulsen):
H.R. 2205. A bill to improve the medical justice system by encouraging the prompt and fair resolution of disputes, enhancing the quality of care, ensuring patient access to health care services, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Flores, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Posey,
Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Mulvaney, and Mr.
Fleischmann):
H.R. 2206. A bill to repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. McNERNEY:
H.R. 2207. A bill to provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. McNERNEY:
H.R. 2208. A bill to incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BENISHEK:
H.R. 2209. A bill to replace the current Forest Service administrative appeals process with a pre-decisional administrative review process modeled after the successful approach used in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Moran, Mr.
George Miller of California, and Mr. Langevin):
H.R. 2210. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals and certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Richardson, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Conyers, and Mr.
Payne):
H.R. 2211. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 2212. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NUNNELEE (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Harper, and Mr. Palazzo):
H.R. 2213. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. STIVERS:
H.R. 2214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Boustany, and
Mr. Rahall):
H.R. 2215. A bill to ensure that United States taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Farenthold, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Reyes, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Baca, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Zoe
Lofgren of California, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Lujan):
H.R. 2216. A bill to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to allow for amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement to promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CARTER (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
H.R. 2217. A bill to offset the economic burden on border sheriffs from the lack of southern border security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Kline):
H.R. 2218. A bill to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
H.R. 2220. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist in the recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by providing for a reduction in the tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets which are invested for at least 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, under a Virgin Islands investment program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Tiberi, Mr.
Schock, Mr. Dent, Mr. Jones, Ms. Baldwin, Ms.
Berkley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matheson,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, and Ms.
Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 2221. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for himself and Mr.
McCotter):
H.R. 2222. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish annually a list of vehicles that satisfy requirements for certification as a low emission and energy-efficient vehicle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Holden, and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr.
King of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. Maloney,
Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs.
McCarthy of New York):
H.R. 2224. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide opportunities for additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals and to expand the primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians; 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. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Capito, and Mrs. Biggert):
H.R. 2225. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to add a definition of family office; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Reyes,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Polis, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Honda, and
Ms. Clarke of New York):
H.R. 2226. A bill to increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. LANCE (for himself and Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut):
H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of medical gases, taking into account the special characteristics of medical gases, the special techniques and processes required to produce medical gases, and the established history of safe and effective use of medical gases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Meeks, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Moore, and
Ms. Bordallo):
H.R. 2228. A bill to assist coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Farr, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms.
Bordallo, Ms. Moore, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pascrell, and
Mr. Holt):
H.R. 2229. A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools; 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts):
H.R. 2230. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. NOEM (for herself, Mr. Berg, and Mr. Schock):
H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the ethanol tax credits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ROONEY:
H.R. 2232. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the American Military Retirees Association, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas:
H.R. 2233. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy; 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
H.R. 2234. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
H.R. 2235. A bill to provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Slaughter, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Hirono,
Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Wu, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kind, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Boren, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Fortenberry, and Mr. Lujan):
H.R. 2236. A bill to provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. SCHIFF:
H.R. 2237. A bill to promote the strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and Tunisia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
H.R. 2238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
H.R. 2239. A bill to expand the research activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. TSONGAS:
H.R. 2240. A bill to authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and
Mr. Inslee):
H.R. 2241. A bill to provide an election to terminate certain capital construction funds without penalties; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Carnahan, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Gowdy, Mr.
Schilling, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Runyan,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Quayle,
Mr. Yoder, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Heck, Mr. Mack,
Mr. Dold, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Harris, Mr. Nugent, Mr.
Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Kissell, Mr. Costa, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California,
Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Coble, Mr. Richmond, and Mrs. Ellmers):
H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that United States commercial air carriers should provide certain benefits to members of the Armed Forces who are traveling on official military orders and are being deployed overseas or are returning from an overseas deployment; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution designating a National Railroad Memorial located in Diamond District Park in historic downtown Durand, Michigan, as the ``National Railroad Memorial''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Moran):
H. Res. 309. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Institute; 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 Mr. CRITZ:
H. Res. 310. A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 639) to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Hall, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Barton of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe of
Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr.
Conaway, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Flores, Ms. Jackson Lee of
Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Carter, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr.
Pearce, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Southerland,
Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Hurt,
Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Herrera
Beutler, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois,
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Heck, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Noem, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Guinta, Mr.
Palazzo, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Denham, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Black, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Edwards, Ms.
Richardson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Mr. David Scott of
Georgia, and Mr. Towns):
H. Res. 311. A resolution congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 National Basketball Association championship; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Stark, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, Mrs.
Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Speier,
Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, and Mr.
Carson of Indiana):
H. Res. 312. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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. MEEKS:
H. Res. 313. A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt,
Mr. Pence, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Flores):
H. Res. 314. A resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Schmidt,
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Berg, Mr. Pearce,
Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Webster, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Fleming, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr.
Rooney, Mr. Harris, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Johnson of
Ohio, Mr. Pence, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Flores, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Garrett, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms.
Richardson, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Fortenberry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Calvert):
H. Res. 315. A resolution recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
____________________
Alerts Sign-up