Volume 159, No. 31 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 H980-H982 on March 5, 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. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Black, Mr. Bonner,
Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of
Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cole, Mr.
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, Mr.
Fleming, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Graves of Georgia, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr.
Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr.
Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Ms. Jenkins, Mr.
Jordan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Long, Mrs.
Lummis, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Mulvaney,
Mr.
Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Perry, Mr.
Pittenger, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Schweikert,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Yoho):
H.R. 946. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Thompson of
California):
H.R. 947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Reichert,
Mr. Lewis, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr.
Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Paulsen):
H.R. 948. A bill to establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs under the Social Security Act; 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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr.
Michaud, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Walz, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Sires, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Esty, Mrs.
Bustos, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
Peters of Michigan, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr.
Cicilline):
H.R. 949. A bill to ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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. FARENTHOLD:
H.R. 950. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to send a report to Congress indicating how amounts could be transferred within agencies and departments for fiscal year 2013 to avoid all furloughs or reductions in force; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Conyers,
Ms. DeGette, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Langevin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Sires, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Waters):
H.R. 951. A bill to promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or less of the workforce; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
H.R. 952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRAYSON:
H.R. 953. A bill to improve security at State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rush, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
H.R. 955. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIND:
H.R. 956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Himes, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. McCarthy of California, and Mr. Cook):
H.R. 957. A bill to reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of
California, Ms. Chu, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of
California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Heck of
Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stivers, and Ms. Wasserman
Schultz):
H.R. 958. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Barrow of Georgia,
Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Burgess,
Mr. Terry, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Olson):
H.R. 959. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Meeks):
H.R. 960. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 961. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class, and to provide for the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions made by the United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. Vela):
H.R. 962. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Stivers):
H.R. 963. A bill to assist low-income individuals in obtaining medically recommended dental care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Coffman):
H.R. 964. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law; 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. GUTIERREZ:
H.R. 965. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HANABUSA (for herself, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Honda,
Mr. Takano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Chu, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 966. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
H.R. 967. A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Ms. MATSUI:
H.R. 968. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr.
Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Cassidy):
H.R. 969. A bill to prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MICHAUD:
H.R. 970. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. McHenry):
H.R. 971. A bill to prohibit the sale or trade to another community of community development block grant award amounts; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:
H.R. 972. A bill to protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Palazzo, Mr. Harper, Mr. Bachus, Mr. King of Iowa,
Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
Mulvaney, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Ribble, Mr.
Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Carter, Mr. Nugent, Mr.
Conaway, Mr. Petri, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs.
Black, Mr. Marino, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Barletta,
Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Duffy):
H.R. 973. A bill to exempt employers from any excise tax and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mrs.
Napolitano):
H.R. 974. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Tsongas, Mr.
Rooney, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Mr. Denham):
H.R. 975. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas,
Mr. Crawford, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Harris,
Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Kingston,
Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Cole,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Scalise, and Mr. Long):
H.R. 976. A bill to declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Grimm, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DUFFY (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
H. Res. 97. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing, where appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to electronic delivery if they so chose; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr.
Coffman, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Lance, Mr. Long, Mr. Mica,
Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr.
Westmoreland):
H. Res. 98. A resolution expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H. Res. 100. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 101. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp in 2015 to honor Constantino Brumidi, Artist of the Capitol, and to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his completion of ``The Apotheosis of Washington`` in the eye of the dome of the Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 102. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
____________________
Alerts Sign-up