Volume 157, No. 59 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 H3059-H3061 on May 4, 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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Upton,
Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden, Mr. Latta,
Mr. Harper, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Terry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Critz, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, and Mr.
Costa):
H.R. 1705. A bill to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California):
H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax to facilitate the accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H.R. 1707. A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. RIGELL:
H.R. 1708. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to support Operation Odyssey Dawn; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. SLAUGHTER:
H.R. 1709. A bill to prevent and end the occurrence of sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BURGESS:
H.R. 1710. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. CARSON of Indiana:
H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks, inspections, and training of child care providers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Denham, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Landry, Mrs.
Lummis, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Boren, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Schilling, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Cole, Mr. Terry, Mr. Flores, Mr. Rehberg,
Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Austria, Mr. Chaffetz,
Mr. Olson, Mr. Critz, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Scalise,
Ms. Granger, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Richmond, and Mr.
Harper):
H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Blumenauer):
H.R. 1713. A bill to reduce Federal expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, to implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, to reduce energy costs across Federal Executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DOLD (for himself and Mr. Deutch):
H.R. 1714. A bill to promote human rights and democracy in Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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 Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Akin, and
Mr. Lamborn):
H.R. 1715. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kissell,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, Ms.
Richardson, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Critz, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Carnahan, and
Mr. Hastings of Florida):
H.R. 1716. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 1717. A bill to require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY:
H.R. 1718. A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 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. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Walden, Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs.
Lummis, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
H.R. 1719. A bill to better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. OWENS (for himself and Mr. Welch):
H.R. 1720. A bill to improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms.
Bordallo, and Mr. Sires):
H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum amount that may be allotted to Puerto Rico under part A of title III; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Welch, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to create a local food credit program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Westmoreland,
Mr. Issa, Mr. Webster, Mr. Jones, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Miller of Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Pearce, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 1723. A bill to permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
H.R. 1724. A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault; 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
H.R. 1725. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
H.R. 1726. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks for child care providers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
H.R. 1727. A bill to strengthen certain provisions relating to arms export licenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
H.R. 1728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize certain practitioners other than physicians to dispense certain narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, and V for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment without obtaining annually a separate registration for that purpose; 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 Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. Larsen of
Washington):
H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. TSONGAS:
H.R. 1731. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to submit notifications to Congress with respect to the failure by the Secretary to comply with statutory body armor procurement budget information requirements; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms.
Schwartz, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr.
Polis):
H.R. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Ms.
Schakowsky, and Mr. Pitts):
H.R. 1733. A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DENHAM:
H.R. 1734. A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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. DINGELL:
H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a Littoral Combat Ship the U.S.S. Ypsilanti, in honor of Ypsilanti, Michigan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria as a critical component of the President's Global Health Initiative; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. McCollum,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs.
Maloney):
H. Res. 246. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Bartlett, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Hensarling, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Kline, and Mr.
Franks of Arizona):
H. Res. 247. A resolution calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. OWENS:
H. Res. 248. A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
H. Res. 249. A resolution supporting K-12 geography education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
H. Res. 250. A resolution congratulating and commending Free Comic Book Day as an enjoyable and creative approach to promoting literacy and celebrating a unique American art form; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Cuellar, and Mr. Meeks):
H. Res. 251. A resolution urging the President to expedite the submission of the United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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