Saturday, June 15, 2024

Dec. 8, 2011: Congressional Record publishes “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 157, No. 188 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 H8317-H8318 on Dec. 8, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and

Mr. McCotter):

H.R. 3605. A bill to prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore public confidence in the integrity of United States businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. FINCHER (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bachus,

Mr. Crowley, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mr.

Schweikert, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.

Renacci, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mrs.

Blackburn, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Polis, Mr.

Crawford, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Himes, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Peters,

Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hensarling, and Ms.

Eshoo):

H.R. 3606. A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks):

H.R. 3607. A bill to establish a program to improve freight mobility in the United States, to establish the National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs.

Lummis, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Fleming, Mr.

Posey, Mr. Flores, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr.

Marchant, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Duncan of

Tennessee, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of

Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Mica, Mr.

Kingston, Mr. Pence, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Herrera

Beutler, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr.

Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr.

King of Iowa):

H.R. 3608. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to prohibit certain employees of the Transportation Security Administration from using the title of ``officer'' and from wearing uniforms and carrying badges resembling those of law enforcement officers; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Gerlach, and Mrs. Blackburn):

H.R. 3609. A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.

Wilson of South

Carolina, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gowdy, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Heck, and Mr. Kelly):

H.R. 3610. A bill to consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and 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. HECK (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Roe of

Tennessee, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Kelly):

H.R. 3611. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations that are in-demand in order to get Americans back to work; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Walz of

Minnesota, and Mr. Rehberg):

H.R. 3612. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr.

Kissell, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms.

Lee of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Michaud, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,

Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Towns,

Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Ms.

Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Filner, Ms.

Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deutch,

Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms.

Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr.

Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Jones):

H.R. 3613. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for fair application of the exceptions process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription drug plans under Medicare part D; 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 (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, and

Mr. Carnahan):

H.R. 3614. A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. PEARCE:

H.R. 3615. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BERG:

H.R. 3616. A bill to provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated to generate electricity for emergency or demand response purposes, or for the purpose of operating a water pump; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. CLARKE of New York:

H.R. 3617. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require States receiving funds under section 106 of such Act to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on a person who has knowledge of child abuse or neglect, but fails to report such abuse or neglect to a law enforcement official or child protective services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of

Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of

Illinois, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Faleomavaega,

Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of

Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms.

Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.

Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs.

McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of

North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr.

Richmond, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Rush, Mr.

Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, and Mr.

Watt):

H.R. 3618. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Stark):

H.R. 3619. A bill to permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 and establish a private right of action to enforce compliance with such Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. ENGEL:

H.R. 3620. A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing a maternity care quality measurement program, evaluating maternity care home models, and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. ISRAEL:

H.R. 3621. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain adjustable metal lighting fixtures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Grijalva,

Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. Norton):

H.R. 3622. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare program and to provide for research to improve cancer symptom management; 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. LATTA (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):

H.R. 3623. A bill to authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MICHAUD:

H.R. 3624. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for borrowers and potential borrowers of Federal Direct Loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. PALLONE:

H.R. 3625. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mr. Michaud, Mr.

Welch, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Markey):

H.R. 3626. A bill to provide level funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):

H.R. 3627. A bill to provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Landry,

Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Richmond):

H.R. 3628. A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. SERRANO:

H.R. 3629. A bill to require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

____________________

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 188