Volume 160, No. 25 covering the 2nd Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1769-H1771 on Feb. 11, 2014.
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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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Benishek,
Mr. Coffman, Mr. Flores, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Rothfus, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 4031. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. HALL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas):
H.R. 4032. A bill to exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. CARDENAS (for himself and Mr. Mulvaney):
H.R. 4033. A bill to provide relocation subsidies for the long-term unemployed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 4034. A bill to enhance homeland security by improving efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and 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. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Latham):
H.R. 4035. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits; 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. BURGESS:
H.R. 4036. A bill to prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 Mr. FLORES:
H.R. 4037. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FLORES:
H.R. 4038. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements in the information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to process claims more efficiently, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 4039. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Takano, and Mr.
Stockman):
H.R. 4040. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs; to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Ms.
Hahn, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pitts,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms.
Lee of California, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms.
Edwards, Ms. Waters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms.
Bass, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Veasey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clyburn, Ms.
Eshoo, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Jeffries):
H.R. 4041. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr.
Cotton, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Womack):
H.R. 4042. A bill to require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ROTHFUS:
H.R. 4043. A bill to suspend the debt ceiling temporarily, to hold the salaries of Members of a House of Congress in escrow if the House of Congress does not agree to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis during a Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BRALEY of Iowa:
H.R. 4044. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit for 2 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Barber, Ms. Bass,
Mr. Becerra, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Carney, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida,
Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of
California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Doggett, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Fattah, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms.
Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Gibson, Mr.
Al Green of Texas, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hanna,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr.
Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Horsford, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of
Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Lance,
Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McAllister, Mr. McGovern,
Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Negrete McLeod,
Mr. Nolan, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Ms. Schwartz,
Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia,
Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Shimkus,
Mr. Sires, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas,
Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.R. 4045. A bill to award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. COHEN:
H.R. 4046. A bill to strike provisions that prohibit the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy from studying the legalization of marijuana, that require the Director to oppose any attempt to legalize marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. CULBERSON:
H.R. 4047. A bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by providing special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DUFFY:
H.R. 4048. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations prohibiting mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure of such access and grants affirmative express consent to such access; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DUFFY:
H.R. 4049. A bill to amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. HECK of Washington (for himself and Mr. Kilmer):
H.R. 4050. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for alternate means of proof of period of military service for purposes of the interest rate limitation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LOEBSACK:
H.R. 4051. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
H.R. 4052. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home office deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD:
H.R. 4053. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish standards for the provision of mammograms at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, and
Mr. Cartwright):
H.R. 4054. A bill to make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 4055. A bill to establish the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PETERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr.
Lankford):
H.R. 4056. A bill to reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
H.R. 4057. A bill to authorize funding for construction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection customs plazas at land ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. LANKFORD:
H.J. Res. 110. A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Health Care Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HARPER:
H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution providing a correction in the enrollment of S. 25; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. HARPER:
H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution providing a correction in the enrollment of S. 540; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa):
H. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke of New York,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California,
Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Conyers, Ms.
Jackson Lee, and Ms. Chu):
H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 105th anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Harris, Mr. Mulvaney,
Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Hultgren, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Massie, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Terry, Mr. Amash, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rogers of
Alabama, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Lance, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Meadows,
Mr. Yoho, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Flores, Mr.
King of Iowa, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Stewart,
Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Benishek):
H. Res. 476. A resolution strongly supporting the restoration and protection of State authority and flexibility in establishing and defining challenging student academic standards and assessments, and strongly denouncing the President's coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in Federal grants and flexibility waivers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Sarbanes):
H. Res. 477. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should work within the framework of the United Nations process and in good faith with Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by finding a mutually acceptable name that must apply for all internal and international uses (erga omnes), for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moran, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Holt, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Lewis, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Cleaver):
H. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. ENGEL:
H. Res. 480. A resolution honoring The Hudson River School Painters for their contributions to the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke of New York,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California,
Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Conyers, Ms.
Jackson Lee, and Ms. Chu):
H. Res. 481. A resolution recognizing the significance of Black History Month; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Chu, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kilmer, Mr.
Takano, Ms. Speier, Mr. Bera of California, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Meng, and Mr. Sablan):
H. Res. 482. A resolution recognizing the significance of the 67th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and incarceration of individuals and families during World War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Collins of New York,
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Conyers,
Ms. Esty, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Pocan, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Royce):
H. Res. 483. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:
H. Res. 484. A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of March 16, 2014, through March 22, 2014, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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