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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2013

Volume 159, No. 5 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 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 H176-H177 on Jan. 18, 2013.

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. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Burgess,

Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Pallone, and

Mr. Waxman):

H.R. 307. A bill 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; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. Ribble):

H.R. 308. A bill to require the salaries of Members of Congress to be held in escrow if all regular appropriation bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Ribble,

Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Westmoreland):

H.R. 309. A bill to require the periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Barber, Mr. Barrow, Mr.

Bishop of New York, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.

Braley of Iowa, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carney,

Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Conaway,

Mr. Costa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Dent, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr.

Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.

Flores, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Himes, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lance,

Mr. Langevin, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack,

Mr. Matheson, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr.

Neugebauer, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rigell, Mr.

Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Schrader, Mr.

Schweikert, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Womack,

Mr. Bera, Mr. Daines, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Hultgren, and Mr.

Johnson of Georgia):

H.R. 310. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South

Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Lucas, Mr.

Stockman, Mr. Terry, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Franks of Arizona, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. King of Iowa,

Mr. Fincher, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Latta, Mr. Smith of

Nebraska, Mr. Denham, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Womack,

Mr. Cole, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Michaud, Mr.

Cassidy, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Carter, Mr.

Graves of Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Johnson of Ohio,

Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.

Barletta, Mr. Peterson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Poe of Texas):

H.R. 311. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr.

Blumenauer, Ms. Chu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Himes, Mr.

Honda, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng,

Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Van Hollen):

H.R. 312. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. EMERSON:

H.R. 313. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mrs. EMERSON:

H.R. 314. A bill to provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mrs. EMERSON:

H.R. 315. A bill to provide for the placement of certain synthetic drugs on Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. ESTY:

H.R. 316. A bill to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Cole, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Benishek, Mr.

Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr.

Stewart, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tipton, and Mr.

Bishop of Utah):

H.R. 317. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Bordallo,

Mr. Hanna, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr.

Pearce, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Keating, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sam

Johnson of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cole,

Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Guthrie,

Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Butterfield):

H.R. 318. A bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. ISSA:

H.R. 319. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for an expedited process for increasing the statutory limit on the public debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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 Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Ms.

Kaptur, and Ms. Chu):

H.R. 320. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,

Mr. Markey, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Van Hollen,

Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Speier, Ms.

Lee of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Capuano, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Blumenauer,

Mr. Moran, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jackson Lee,

Ms. Chu, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr.

Holt, Mr. Himes, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.

Doyle, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Shea-

Porter, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Ms. Lofgren):

H.R. 321. A bill to amend the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175) to permit research on firearms safety and gun violence; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Alexander,

Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mrs.

Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Broun of

Georgia, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coffman,

Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crawford, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Franks of

Arizona, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Griffin of

Arkansas, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hastings of

Washington, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jordan, Mr. King of Iowa,

Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr. Latta, Mr.

Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McIntyre,

Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr.

Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr.

Pearce, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of

Alabama, Mr. Ross, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Smith of

Nebraska, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Terry, Mr.

Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Walden,

Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Sessions):

H.R. 322. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. MILLER of Florida:

H.R. 323. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr.

Runyan, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Bishop of

Georgia, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Ryan of

Ohio, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Camp, Mrs.

Davis of California, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Franks of

Arizona, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Huizenga of

Michigan, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr.

Conaway, and Mr. Calvert):

H.R. 324. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II; 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 Mrs. EMERSON:

H.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. EMERSON:

H.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Benishek,

Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mr. Brady of Texas,

Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr.

Burgess, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Carter, Mr. Collins of New

York, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,

Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.

Graves of Georgia, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr.

Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones,

Mr. Kelly, Mr. Long, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McClintock, Mr.

Mulvaney, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr.

Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Price of

Georgia, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rothfus, Mr.

Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia,

Mr. Sessions, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Stockman, Mr.

Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Yoho):

H. Res. 35. A resolution expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Aderholt,

Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Posey,

Mr. Wittman, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Schock, Mr.

Meehan, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Duncan of South

Carolina, Mr. Olson, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr.

Gerlach, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr.

Jordan, and Mr. Flores):

H. Res. 36. A resolution establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Benishek,

Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Miller of

Michigan, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of

Michigan, and Mr. Upton):

H. Res. 37. A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Battles at the River Raisin and the significance of these battles during the War of 1812; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. McCollum,

Mr. Farr, Mr. Clay, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Ms. Chu,

Mr. Ellison, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cummings,

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.

Richmond, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier,

Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Carson of Indiana,

Mr. Moran, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Ms.

Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Costa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Moore, Mrs.

Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Mr. Watt, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Polis, Mr.

Dingell, Mr. Harris, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms.

Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.

Cohen, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Waters, Mr.

Cicilline, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.

Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Peters of

Michigan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Fudge, Mr.

Michaud, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Terry, Mr.

Larsen of Washington, Mr. Price of North Carolina,

Mr. Payne, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Fortenberry,

Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr.

Jeffries, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Horsford, Mr.

Long, and Ms. Slaughter):

H. Res. 38. A resolution recognizing National Emancipation Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and freedoms afforded to all United States citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 5