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5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce. 

7081. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 

of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Regional Haze State Implementation 

Plan [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0144; FRL-9695-4] received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce. 

7082. A letter from the Director, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 

a notice of proposed lease with the Government of Canada (Transmittal No. 06-12) pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export 

Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7083. A letter from the Acting Secretary, 

Department of Commerce, transmitting a 

certification of export to China; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

7084. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting pursuant to section 3(d) of the 

Arms Export Control Act, as amended, certification regarding the proposed transfer of 

major defense equipment (Transmittal No. 

RSAT-12-2917); to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 

Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 

transmitting pursuant to section 3(d) of the 

Arms Export Control Act, as amended, certification regarding the proposed transfer of 

major defense equipment (Transmittal No. 

RSAT-12-2990); to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

7086. A letter from the Auditor, Office of 

the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting copy of the report entitled ‘‘District of 

Columbia Agencies’ Compliance with Small 

Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals 

through the 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012’’, 

pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

7087. A letter from the Executive Director, 

Access Board, transmitting the Board’s annual report for FY 2011 prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and 

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 

Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

7088. A letter from the Management Analyst, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — 

Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; 

Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado (RIN: 0596-AC74) received July 12, 2012, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

7089. A letter from the Acting Assistant 

Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the 

Interior, transmitting the annual report on 

the Contract Support Costs of Self-Determination Awards, pursuant to Public Law 93- 

638, section 106(c); to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

7090. A letter from the Acting Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

transmitting the Administration’s final rule 

— Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Access Area [Docket 

No.: 120330235-2014-01] (RIN: 0648-BC04) received July 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 

Resources. 

7091. A letter from the Deputy Assistant 

Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 

NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, transmitting the Administration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Exempted Fishery for the 

Southern New England Skate Bait Trawl 

Fishery [Docket No.: 110901554-2178-02] (RIN: 

0648-BB35) received July 16, 2012, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Natural Resources. 

7092. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 

transmitting a report on applications for delayed-notice search warrants and extensions 

during fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

7093. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — 

Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith 

America Invents Act and to Revise Reexamination Fees [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0075] 

(RIN: 0651-AC69) received June 23, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

7094. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — 

Transitional Program for Covered Business 

Method Patents-Definitions of Covered Business Method Patent and Technological Invention [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0087] (RIN: 

0651-AC75) received July 23, 2012, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

7095. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — 

Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review 

Proceedings, Post-Grant Review Proceedings, and Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents [Docket No.: 

PTO-P-2011-0083] (RIN: 0651-AC71) received 

June 23, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

7096. A letter from the Acting Assistant 

Attorney General, Department of Justice, 

transmitting the Department’s quarterly report from the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties for the second, third, and fourth quarters of FY 2011 and for the first and second 

quarters of FY 2012; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

7097. A letter from the General Counsel, 

National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting a letter informing of a delay in the 

submission of the annual audit; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

7098. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule — Effective Date for the Water 

Quality Standards for the State of Florida’s 

Lakes and Flowing Waters [EPA-HQ-OW2009-0596; FRL-9691-3] (RIN: 2040-AF41) received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON 

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of 

committees were delivered to the Clerk 

for printing and reference to the proper 

calendar, as follows: 

Ms. FOXX: Committee on Rules. House 

Resolution 741. Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to 

provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent 

(Rept. 112–623). Referred to the House Calendar. 

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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 Mr. THOMPSON of California (for 

himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

STARK, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LEWIS of 

Georgia, Mr. NEAL, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. 

DOGGETT, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KIND, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. BERKLEY, and Mr. CROWLEY): 

H.R. 6182. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the 

credit for qualifying advanced energy 

projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. SCOTT of 

Virginia): 

H.R. 6183. A bill to protect cyber privacy, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mr. AMODEI: 

H.R. 6184. A bill to quitclaim surface rights 

to certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 

Virginia City, Nevada, to Storey County, Nevada, to resolve conflicting ownership and 

title claims, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mrs. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 

Mr. COBLE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 

GOWDY, and Mr. AMODEI): 

H.R. 6185. A bill to improve security at 

State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. MOORE (for herself, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. WATERS, and Mrs. BIGGERT): 

H.R. 6186. A bill to require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance 

program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. HIMES (for himself and Ms. LEE

of California): 

H.R. 6187. A bill to establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed 

Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense to discover a cure for HIV/ 

AIDS; to the Committee on Armed Services, 

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. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. 

HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. WOOLSEY, 

Mr. KISSELL, Mr. FILNER, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. MCGOVERN): 

H.R. 6188. A bill to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to grant family of members of 

the uniformed services temporary annual 

leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. 

SMITH of Texas): 

H.R. 6189. A bill to eliminate unnecessary 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. 

ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. BARTON of 

Texas, Mr. PITTS, Mr. CARTER, and 

Mr. MATHESON): 

H.R. 6190. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency to allow for the distribution, sale, 


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and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC 

epinephrine inhalers; to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. DEUTCH: 

H.R. 6191. A bill to establish programs in 

the executive branch to permit the labeling 

of certain products that do not contain any 

carcinogens as ‘‘Cancer-Free’’, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, 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 Mrs. EMERSON: 

H.R. 6192. A bill to extend certain of the 

supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs through fiscal year 2012 and 

to continue to fund such assistance through 

the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund; 

to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts: 

H.R. 6193. A bill to extend the special immigrant religious professionals program; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. 

WALDEN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 

SOUTHERLAND, Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. 

SCHMIDT, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia): 

H.R. 6194. A bill to ensure the viability and 

competitiveness of the United States agricultural sector; to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce. 

By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, 

Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. 

FARR): 

H.R. 6195. A bill to combat illegal gun trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, 

Mr. TURNER of New York, and Mr. 

BURTON of Indiana): 

H.R. 6196. A bill to eliminate the backlog 

in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples 

collected from convicted child sex offenders, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California: 

H.R. 6197. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate certain contribution limitations, to require political committees to post information on 

contributions received by the committees on 

the websites of such committees, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on House 

Administration. 

By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. 

KUCINICH): 

H.R. 6198. A bill to protect the civil rights 

of victims of gender-motivated violence and 

to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce 

by creating employer liability for negligent 

conduct that results in an individual’s committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises 

controlled by the employer, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce, 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. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. 

GARRETT, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, 

Mr. PITTS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. WILSON

of South Carolina, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 

RIGELL, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. ROE of 

Tennessee, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 

STUTZMAN, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, 

Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. JORDAN, 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROSS of 

Florida, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 

SOUTHERLAND, and Mr. CAMPBELL): 

H.R. 6199. A bill to provide for limitations 

on the domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. JONES, 

Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. KEATING): 

H.R. 6200. A bill to strengthen Federal consumer protection and product traceability 

with respect to commercially marketed seafood, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 

Ways and Means, and 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 Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for 

herself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

BISHOP of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, and 

Mr. ACKERMAN): 

H.R. 6201. A bill to authorize the Secretary 

of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating Long Island’s 

aviation history, including a determination 

of the suitability and feasibility of designating parts of the study area as a unit of 

the National Park System, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. 

LEE of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

RANGEL, and Mr. STARK): 

H.R. 6202. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund funded by the imposition 

of a tax on the extraction of coal, and for 

other purposes; 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. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. 

NUGENT, and Mr. TIBERI): 

H.R. 6203. A bill to require each owner of a 

dwelling unit assisted under the section 8 

rental assistance voucher program to remain 

current with respect to local property and 

school taxes and to authorize a public housing agency to use such rental assistance 

amounts to pay such tax debt of such an 

owner, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. 

CAPUANO): 

H.R. 6204. A bill to amend the Investment 

Advisers Act of 1940 to require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover 

the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers under such Act; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mrs. ROBY: 

H.J. Res. 116. A joint resolution proposing 

an amendment to the Constitution of the 

United States which requires (except during 

time of war and subject to suspension by 

Congress) that the total amount of money 

expended by the United States during any 

fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 

revenue received by the United States during 

such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of 

the gross domestic product of the United 

States during the previous calendar year; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. 

JONES, and Ms. RICHARDSON): 

H. Res. 740. A resolution expressing support 

for the designation of March 13 as ‘‘K-9 Veterans Day‘‘, in order to recognize the service 

and improve the treatment of military working dogs; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

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CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY 

STATEMENT 

Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers 

granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or 

joint resolution. 

By Mr. THOMPSON of California: 

H.R. 6182. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to 

Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United 

States Constitution and Amendment XVI of 

the United States Constitution. 

By Mr. CONYERS: 

H.R. 6183. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. 

By Mr. AMODEI: 

H.R. 6184. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The constitutional authority on which this 

bill rests is the power of Congress to make 

rules for the government and regulation of 

the land and naval forces, as enumerated in 

Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United 

States Constitution. 

By Mrs. ADAMS: 

H.R. 6185. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

The authority to enact this bill is derived 

from, but may not be limited to, Article I, 

Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. 

By Ms. MOORE: 

H.R. 6186. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I, Section 8. 

By Mr. HIMES: 

H.R. 6187. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I of the United States Constitution 

and its subsequent amendments, and further 

clarified and interpreted by the Supreme 

Court of the United States. 

By Mr. CARNAHAN: 

H.R. 6188. 

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: 

Article I, Section 1. ‘‘All legislative Powers 

herein granted shall be vested in a Congress 

of the United States, which shall consist of a 

Senate and a House of Representatives.’’ 

By Mr. CONYERS: 

H.R. 6189. 


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