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Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

with an amendment; (Rept. 112–674, Pt. 1); 

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security for a period ending not later than September 17, 2012, for a period ending not later 

than September 17, 2012, for consideration of 

such provisions of the bill and amendment as 

fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j) of rule X. 

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TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED 

BILLS 

Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII, the 

following actions were taken by the 

Speaker: 

H.R. 940. Referral to the Committee on 

Ways and Means extended for a period ending 

not later than November 16, 2012. 

H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on 

Agricultural extended for a period ending 

not later than November 16, 2012. 

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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. SCALISE (for himself, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 

GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. 

HARTZLER, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, 

Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, and 

Mr. ROKITA): 

H.R. 6410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers 

making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay 

down the public debt; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 

WOOLSEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. 

LEE of California): 

H.R. 6411. A bill to impose a tax on certain 

trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity, and stop 

shrinking the middle class; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California 

(for herself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GEORGE

MILLER of California, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 

ESHOO, and Ms. MATSUI): 

H.R. 6412. A bill to amend the Immigration 

and Nationality Act to provide for immigrant visas for certain advanced STEM graduates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, 

Mr. PETRI, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY): 

H.R. 6413. A bill to amend title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act to cover transitional 

care services to improve the quality and cost 

effectiveness of care under the Medicare Program; 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. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. KING of New 

York, and Mr. ISRAEL): 

H.R. 6414. A bill to amend the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 to setaside community development block grant 

amounts in each fiscal year for grants to 

local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities; to 

the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. FINCHER: 

H.R. 6415. A bill to facilitate prompt and 

efficient adjusting of insurance claims in the 

case of natural and other disasters and 

losses, to encourage licensing of insurance 

claims adjusters, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. FORTENBERRY: 

H.R. 6416. A bill to amend section 520 of the 

Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as rural 

areas for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas: 

H.R. 6417. A bill to provide for research and 

education with respect to triple-negative 

breast cancer, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and 

Mr. HUELSKAMP): 

H.R. 6418. A bill to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in the national 

school lunch and school breakfast programs, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce. 

By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for 

himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CLEAVER, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 

MORAN, and Ms. SCHWARTZ): 

H.R. 6419. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual 

who is subject to a requirement to present 

identification as a condition of voting in an 

election for Federal office to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting 

to the individual’s identification, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on House 

Administration. 

By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. DAVIS of 

Illinois): 

H.R. 6420. A bill to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of 

services to the public; to the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, 

Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. MORAN, Mr. RANGEL, 

Ms. RICHARDSON, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): 

H.R. 6421. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 

Resources, and in addition to the Committee 

on House Administration, 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. MORAN (for himself and Mr. 

CRENSHAW): 

H.R. 6422. A bill to establish a program to 

provide grants to nonprofit organizations to 

enable such organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in 

the administration of their natural resources 

in an environmentally sustainable manner; 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. POSEY (for himself and Mrs. 

BIGGERT): 

H.R. 6423. A bill to exclude insurance companies from the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation’s ‘‘orderly liquidation authority’’; to the Committee on Financial 

Services. 

By Mr. POSEY: 

H.R. 6424. A bill to provide that a former 

Member of Congress or former Congressional 

employee who receives compensation as a 

lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement 

benefits or certain other Federal benefits; to 

the Committee on House Administration, 

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. ROS-LEHTINEN: 

H.R. 6425. A bill to revise the boundaries of 

the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System 

Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. 

BOSWELL, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

NADLER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. 

POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 

Ms. LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ of California, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SIRES, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. YARMUTH, 

Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. 

COURTNEY): 

H.R. 6426. A bill to reform the financing of 

Congressional elections by encouraging 

grassroots participation in the funding of 

campaigns, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on House Administration, and in 

addition to the Committees on Ways and 

Means, 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. SMITH of Washington: 

H.R. 6427. A bill to amend title IV of the 

Social Security Act to create a competitive 

self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment under the program of 

block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. 

COSTA): 

H.R. 6428. A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages 

held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. 

PASCRELL, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. CHU, 

Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. STARK, 

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

MORAN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. SHERMAN, 

Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 

CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. LEE of 

California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HONDA, 

Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of 

California, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. FARR, 

Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. AL GREEN of 


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Texas, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 

California, Mr. LUJA ́ N, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BASS of 

California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

DINGELL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

COSTA, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DOGGETT, 

Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. MCCARTHY

of New York, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT of 

Virginia, Mr. OLVER, Ms. EDWARDS, 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

WELCH, Ms. HAHN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. 

KIND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. 

BERKLEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. MCNERNEY): 

H. Res. 785. A resolution condemning the 

discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, 

bullying and brutal violence perpetrated 

against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United 

States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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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. SCALISE: 

H.R. 6410. 

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

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United 

States Constitution 

By Mr. ELLISON: 

H.R. 6411. 

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

Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1,3 and 18. 

By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California: 

H.R. 6412. 

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

Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution. 

By Mr. BLUMENAUER: 

H.R. 6413. 

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

This bill modifies the Social Security Act, 

which Congress enacted pursuant to its powers under the commerce clause of the U.S. 

Constitution, as well as its powers to tax and 

spend for the general welfare. Congress has 

the power under those provisions to enact 

this legislation as well. 

By Mr. BISHOP of New York: 

H.R. 6414. 

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

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 

By Mr. FINCHER: 

H.R. 6415. 

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

Article I, Section 8. 

By Mr. FORTENBERRY: 

H.R. 6416. 

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

The constitutional authority for this bill is 

pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of 

the United States Constitution. 

By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas: 

H.R. 6417. 

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

This bill is enacted pursuant to the power 

granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 

8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. 

By Mr. KING of Iowa: 

H.R. 6418. 

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

This legislation repeals a rule made by an 

Executive agency pursuant to an act of Congress. This bill is intended to correct the 

agency’s errant interpretation of Congress’ 

intent as expressed in the authorizing legislation, and, as such, follows the responsibility that Congress has, under Article 1, 

Section. 1, to exercise all legislative powers 

of the United States. 

By Mr. LARSEN of Washington: 

H.R. 6419. 

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

As described in Article 1, Section 1 ‘‘all 

legislative powers herein granted shall be 

vested in a Congress.’’ 

By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan: 

H.R. 6420. 

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

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article 

1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States 

Constitution. 

By Mrs. MALONEY: 

H.R. 6421. 

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

Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and 

make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in 

this Constitution shall be so construed as to 

Prejudice any Claims of the United States, 

or of any particular State. 

By Mr. MORAN: 

H.R. 6422. 

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

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of 

the United States grants Congress the authority to enact this legislation. 

By Mr. POSEY: 

H.R. 6423. 

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

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 

By Mr. POSEY: 

H.R. 6424. 

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

Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 

Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: 

H.R. 6425. 

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

Article IV 

Section 3 

Clause 2 

The Congress shall have Power to dispose 

of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and 

nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the 

United States, or of any particular State. 

By Mr. SARBANES: 

H.R. 6426. 

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

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the General Welfare Clause. 

By Mr. SMITH of Washington: 

H.R. 6427. 

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

The Congress shall have Power To lay and 

collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 

to pay the Debts and provide for the common 

Defence and general Welfare of the United 

States . . . 

By Mr. WELCH: 

H.R. 6428. 

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

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To . . . make all 

Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 

carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United 

States, or in any Department or Officer 

thereof . . . 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 139: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. 

ENGEL. 

H.R. 502: Mr. SCHIFF. 

H.R. 592: Mr. KUCINICH. 

H.R. 718: Mr. DENT. 

H.R. 787: Mr. YODER. 

H.R. 831: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. 

H.R. 835: Mr. ROSKAM. 

H.R. 860: Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. CHU, and Mr. 

BLUMENAUER. 

H.R. 998: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. 

H.R. 1057: Mr. CICILLINE. 

H.R. 1093: Mr. SCHOCK. 

H.R. 1116: Mr. BOSWELL and Mr. WATT. 

H.R. 1244: Mr. QUIGLEY. 

H.R. 1381: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. 

H.R. 1426: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. 

H.R. 1513: Ms. BASS of California. 

H.R. 1537: Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. KIND. 

H.R. 1543: Mr. PERLMUTTER and Ms. PINGREE of Maine. 

H.R. 1704: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas and Mr. 

ACKERMAN. 

H.R. 1755: Mr. BISHOP of New York. 

H.R. 1810: Mr. COSTA. 

H.R. 1845: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey, and Ms. CHU. 

H.R. 1903: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. 

H.R. 1910: Mr. JONES. 

H.R. 1942: Mr. MORAN. 

H.R. 1946: Mr. PERLMUTTER. 

H.R. 2040: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. REED, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, and Mr. PEARCE. 

H.R. 2077: Mr. STUTZMAN and Mr. ROYCE. 

H.R. 2187: Mr. TIERNEY. 

H.R. 2194: Ms. WATERS. 

H.R. 2245: Mr. BOREN. 

H.R. 2382: Mr. ELLISON and Mr. ENGEL. 

H.R. 2402: Mr. AMASH. 

H.R. 2492: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. 

WOLF. 

H.R. 2557: Mrs. HARTZLER. 

H.R. 2649: Mr. WOMACK. 

H.R. 2698: Ms. MCCOLLUM. 

H.R. 2954: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. 

H.R. 2982: Mr. CALVERT. 

H.R. 3057: Mr. CRAWFORD. 

H.R. 3067: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WATT, and Mr. 

FORTENBERRY. 

H.R. 3151: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. 

H.R. 3238: Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LUJA ́ N, and Mr. GRIJALVA. 

H.R. 3269: Mr. MORAN. 

H.R. 3307: Ms. SUTTON. 


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