Volume 162, No. 43 covering the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 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 H1460-H1462 on March 17, 2016.
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. FRANKS of Arizona:
H.R. 4771. A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PEARCE:
H.R. 4772. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to accept commercial flight plans for travel between the United States and Cuba until certain known fugitives are returned to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. Kline):
H.R. 4773. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to nullify the proposed rule regarding defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees, to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a full and complete economic analysis with improved economic data on small businesses, nonprofit employers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent health care providers, and small governmental jurisdictions, and all other employers, and minimize the impact on such employers, before promulgating any substantially similar rule, and to provide a rule of construction regarding the salary threshold exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
H.R. 4774. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. OLSON (for himself, Mr. Flores, Mr. Scalise, Mr.
Latta, Mr. McCarthy, and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 4775. A bill to facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Kilmer, and Mr. Heck of Washington):
H.R. 4776. A bill to establish a national program to identify landslide hazards and reduce loss from landslides, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Byrne, Mrs.
Roby, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, and Mr. Palmer):
H.R. 4777. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama as the ``Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
H.R. 4778. A bill to direct the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on medical items and services being offered in the facilities of recipients of assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) or of their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Grothman):
H.R. 4779. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent Federal prosecutions for certain conduct, relating to CBD oil, that is lawful under State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
H.R. 4780. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive strategy for Department of Homeland Security operations abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Mr.
Ratcliffe):
H.R. 4781. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make certain functions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subject to appropriations; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Titus):
H.R. 4782. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2016, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 4783. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 4784. A bill to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. Watson
Coleman):
H.R. 4785. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department's vehicle fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Ashford,
Mrs. Black, Mr. Cramer, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schweikert,
Mr. Sessions, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 4786. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself and Mr. Clawson of Florida):
H.R. 4787. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to combat lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, through the Cooperative Science and Education Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. Hanna):
H.R. 4788. A bill to strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. Cook):
H.R. 4789. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
H.R. 4790. A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, 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. BRAT (for himself, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Huelskamp, Mr. Perry, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr.
Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr.
Griffith, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. DeSantis, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, and Mr.
Burgess):
H.R. 4791. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account to be subject to appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pocan,
Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Polis):
H.R. 4792. A bill to update the oil and gas and mining industry guides of the Securities and Exchange Commission; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
H.R. 4793. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land south of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, for the purpose of flood damage reduction and water storage, treatment, and conveyance purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs.
McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 4794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rollovers between 529 programs and ABLE accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs.
McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 4795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with disabilities to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
H.R. 4796. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to specify a minimum number of days of parental leave available for a member of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child of the member or in connection with the adoption or foster care of a child by the member; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Quigley):
H.R. 4797. A bill to provide grants to eligible entities to reduce lead in drinking water; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Blumenauer,
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida,
Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deutch,
Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Al
Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Ms.
Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Takano, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Vargas, Mr.
Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Gallego, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Jeffries, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Takai, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Grayson,
Mr. Peters, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Smith of
Washington):
H.R. 4798. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOLLY:
H.R. 4799. A bill to hold the salaries of Members of the House of Representatives in escrow if the House does not pass all of the regular appropriation bills for a fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. KEATING:
H.R. 4800. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 4801. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and title XVIII of the Social Security Act, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct audits of medical loss ratio reports submitted by health insurance issuers, and for other purposes; 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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself and Ms.
Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico):
H.R. 4802. A bill to require consideration of the impact on beneficiary access to care and to enhance due process protections in procedures for suspending payments to Medicaid providers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.
Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Judy
Chu of California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Kuster, Mr.
Takano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Keating,
Mr. Gallego, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Rangel, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Mr. Foster):
H.R. 4803. A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 4804. A bill to provide for a task force within the FBI to deal with certain malicious and false threats in order made to obtain a response by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Byrne):
H.R. 4805. A bill to amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to provide that information held by health care clearinghouses is subject to privacy protections that are equivalent to the protections that apply to information held by other types of covered entities under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and for other purposes; 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. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mrs.
Bustos):
H.R. 4806. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations regarding lead and copper; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. RICHMOND:
H.R. 4807. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SALMON:
H.R. 4808. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require students who do not complete a program of study to repay Federal Pell Grants; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mr. Walz):
H.R. 4809. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches regarding political intelligence contacts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. STEFANIK:
H.R. 4810. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to cooperate with Israel to develop directed energy capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. TAKAI (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Bordallo, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr.
Deutch, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms.
Gabbard, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Murphy of Florida, and Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen):
H.R. 4811. A bill to authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to coral reef ecosystems and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Edwards, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Delaney):
H.R. 4812. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs.
McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 4813. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WITTMAN:
H.R. 4814. A bill to provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017 by April 15, 2016; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
Sires, and Mr. Sherman):
H. Res. 650. A resolution providing for the safety and security of the Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq and awaiting resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and permitting use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. HASTINGS:
H. Res. 651. A resolution condemning the recent violent terrorist attack against Taylor Force and the recent wave of terrorism against Israel and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' failure to condemn such attacks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Heck of Washington, and Mr. Reichert):
H. Res. 652. A resolution recognizing the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the National Nordic Museum of the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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