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Text of Bills for the Week of Dec. 17, 2012 First Published: December 13, 2012 at 03:05 PM Last Updated: December 21, 2012 at 12:04 PM

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The following are links to the text of legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of Dec. 17, 2012. For the complete schedule, please visit the Majority Leader’s site.

Items that may be considered under suspension of the rules

H.R. 4606 To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes [PDF] [XML]
S. 3193 Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012 [PDF] [XML]
H.R. 6612 To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6633 To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6166 To designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 3311 A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the "James F. Battin United States Courthouse" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 3197 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6443 To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 3869 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Sidney 'Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 3378 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the "Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 4389 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6016 Government Employee Accountability Act [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 3564 Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012 [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 2170 Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6621 To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6671 To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6014 Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 3642 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 6504 Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 10:19 AM
H.R. 6655 To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 1509 Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 1845 Medicare IVIG Access Act, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.R. 3783 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 [PDF]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 3331 Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. 925 Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
H.Res. 668 To refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/17/2012 at 10:42 AM
H.R. 4062 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at1444 Main Street in Ramona, California, as the ‘‘Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building’’ [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/17/2012 at 10:42 AM
H.R. 6587 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the `Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building' [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/17/2012 at 10:42 AM
H.R. __ To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/17/2012 at 11:45 AM
H.R. 6260 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the `Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office' [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/17/2012 at 11:45 AM
H.R. 6379 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office" [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/17/2012 at 11:45 AM
S. 1440 To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy- related deaths and complications due to pregnancy,and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/17/2012 at 06:03 PM Updated 12/18/2012 at 10:47 AM
Technical correction
H.Res. __ Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas [PDF]
Added 12/17/2012 at 07:32 PM
H.R. 2076 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 10:47 AM
H.Con.Res. 145 Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012 [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 10:47 AM
H.R. 6649 To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 03:06 PM
H.R. 3159 To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 04:00 PM
H.Res. 134 Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 04:05 PM
S.J.Res. 44 A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 06:00 PM
S. 3202 To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 06:03 PM
H.R. 5910 To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/19/2012 at 01:09 PM

Items that may be considered pursuant to a rule

H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [CONFERENCE REPORT] [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 09:13 PM
H.R. 6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/19/2012 at 08:40 PM

Items that may be considered

S. 285 A bill for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/14/2012 at 07:26 PM
S. __ To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/17/2012 at 08:25 PM
S. 3472 To amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 11:31 AM
S. 3677 A bill to make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 03:06 PM
S.J.Res. 49 A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 03:06 PM
H.R. 6328 Clothe a Homeless Hero Act [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 04:48 PM
H.R. 4057 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes, as amended [PDF]
Added 12/18/2012 at 04:48 PM
H.J. Res. 66 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. [Disagreeing to the Senate Amendment with further amendments] [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 10:39 PM
:: Amendment #1 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 10:39 PM
:: Amendment #2 [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/18/2012 at 10:39 PM
H.R. 6654 To provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/19/2012 at 10:29 PM
H.R. 6364 To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes [PDF]
Added 12/20/2012 at 04:03 PM
S. 3662 Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/20/2012 at 05:40 PM
H.Res. 193 Calling on the new Government of Egypt to honor the rule of law and immediately return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States [PDF]
Added 12/21/2012 at 12:04 PM
S. 2318 To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes [PDF] [XML]
Added 12/20/2012 at 03:37 PM
H.R. 6019 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 [PDF]
Added 12/20/2012 at 04:03 PM
H.R. 4212 Drywall Safety Act of 2012 [PDF]
Added 12/20/2012 at 04:40 PM

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