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June 21, 2011 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 157, No. 89 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 H4363-H4364 on June 21, 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. McNERNEY:

H.R. 2243. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to publish on an Internet website certain information about the number of veterans who are employed by Federal contractors; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. HANNA (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr.

Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New

York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Crowley, Mr.

Nadler, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.

Velazquez, Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr.

Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Hayworth, Mr.

Gibson, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Ms.

Buerkle, Ms. Hochul, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, and

Mr. Reed):

H.R. 2244. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the ``Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Rooney):

H.R. 2245. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:

H.R. 2246. A bill to suspend United States assistance to Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Langevin):

H.R. 2247. A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):

H.R. 2248. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; 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. McKINLEY:

H.R. 2249. A bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia (for himself, Mr.

Butterfield, Mr. Olson, Mr. Barrow, Mrs. McMorris

Rodgers, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Scalise, and Mr.

Matheson):

H.R. 2250. A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:

H.R. 2251. A bill to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to amend Regulation D to increase the transaction limits on passbook savings, statement savings, and money market deposit accounts; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Posey,

Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Latta, Mr. Calvert, Mr.

Hall, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Marchant, Mr.

Mica, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Gingrey of

Georgia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mrs.

Schmidt):

H.R. 2252. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BASS of New Hampshire:

H.R. 2253. A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Frank of

Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey,

Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal,

Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Serrano, Mr.

Tierney, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Wu):

H.R. 2254. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Fattah):

H.R. 2255. A bill to support the establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.

Deutch, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Frank of

Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Farr,

Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, Mr.

Pascrell, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of

Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Olver, Mr.

Gallegly, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Roybal-

Allard, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. McCollum):

H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself and Mr. DesJarlais):

H.R. 2257. A bill to waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Bordallo,

Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.

Faleomavaega, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Deutch):

H.R. 2258. A bill to establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan):

H.R. 2259. A bill to require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from operations in Libya, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr.

Grijalva):

H.R. 2260. A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Engineering regarding improving the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of Federal lands and Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself and Mr. Burton of

Indiana):

H.R. 2261. A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations or a United Nations agency if the United Nations or such agency supports the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL:

H.R. 2262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PAUL:

H.R. 2263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. REYES:

H.R. 2264. A bill to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Thompson of

Mississippi):

H.R. 2265. A bill to direct the President to forgo recoupment of liabilities relating to assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SMITH of Washington:

H.R. 2266. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reform Department of Defense energy policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Jones,

Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lance, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Wu, Mr.

Barletta, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr.

Langevin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Latham,

Mr. Schrader, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Hanna,

Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Terry, Mr. Neal, Mr.

Bass of New Hampshire, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Lee of

California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Boswell):

H.R. 2267. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries 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. WOLF:

H.R. 2268. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:

H.J. Res. 67. A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. ACKERMAN:

H. Res. 317. A resolution demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr.

Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal, Mr. Olver, Mr.

McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Keating):

H. Res. 318. A resolution congratulating the Boston Bruins on winning the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. LANGEVIN:

H. Res. 319. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 89