Volume 159, No. 18 covering the 1st 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 H410-H413 on Feb. 6, 2013.
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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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
H.R. 521. A bill to award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college-and-career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Messer):
H.R. 522. A bill to reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gerlach, Ms.
Schwartz, Mr. Dent, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Brady of Texas,
Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Young of Indiana, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rokita, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Peters of California, Mr.
Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Price of
Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Boustany, Ms.
DelBene, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Reichert, Mr.
Walz, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Roskam, Mr.
McIntyre, Mr. Schock, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Ms.
Jenkins, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Ms.
Tsongas, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Black, Mrs.
Ellmers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barletta, Mr.
Barr, Mr. Barton, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Bonner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. Brooks of
Indiana, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.
Burgess, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Coffman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr.
Conaway, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Denham, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Duncan of
South Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fincher, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Flores, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gardner, Mr.
Garrett, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Gowdy, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Griffith of
Virginia, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hanna, Mr.
Harper, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Heck of
Nevada, Mr. Holding, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of
Michigan, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Issa, Mr. Johnson of
Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Joyce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lance, Mr. Latham, Mr.
Latta, Mr. Long, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr.
Marino, Mr. Massie, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mrs.
McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Messer, Mr. Mica,
Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Nugent,
Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pittenger,
Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Posey,
Mr. Radel, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of
Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Royce, Mr. Scalise, Mr.
Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Terry, Mr.
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Valadao, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Walorski, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Wenstrup,
Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Amash,
Mr. Upton, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Keating, Mr.
Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr.
Perry):
H.R. 523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gibbs,
Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr.
Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,
Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bucshon, and Mr. Kline):
H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Hanna, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Amash, Mr. Schrader, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ellison,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Benishek, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Campbell,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
McDermott, and Mr. Yoho):
H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Moran, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Chu, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Pingree of Maine, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Polis):
H.R. 526. A bill to place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Flores, and Mr. Holt):
H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BUCSHON:
H.R. 528. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to countries with a gross domestic product of $1,500,000,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. JENKINS (for herself and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to 529 plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. BUSTOS:
H.R. 530. A bill to establish the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. Nugent):
H.R. 531. A bill to prevent identity theft and tax crimes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Chu,
Mr. Ellison, Mr. Holt, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Courtney, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
H.R. 532. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.R. 533. A bill to provide authorities for the appropriate conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies who perform regularly recurring seasonal work to permanent seasonal positions; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Cicilline):
H.R. 534. A bill to establish the National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to facilitate the fullest cooperation and coordination between all levels of government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CONNOLLY:
H.R. 535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Build America Bonds program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa,
Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals, with a preference for individuals from underrepresented groups, as teachers at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grimm,
Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
H.R. 537. A bill to prohibit employers and certain other entities from requiring or requesting that employees and certain other individuals provide a user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account on any social networking website; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ENGEL:
H.R. 538. A bill to protect the Nation's law enforcement officers by banning the Five-seveN Pistol and 5.7 x 28mm SS190, SS192, SS195LF, SS196, and SS197 cartridges, testing handguns and ammunition for capability to penetrate body armor, and prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of such handguns or ammunition by civilians; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Doyle):
H.R. 539. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr.
Welch, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Gardner):
H.R. 540. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Christensen, and Mrs.
Capps):
H.R. 541. A bill 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; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FLEMING:
H.R. 542. A bill to limit restrictions on deer hunting within the Kisatchie National Forest; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. Massie, Mr.
Holt, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Tierney, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Rahall, Ms.
Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Young of
Florida, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Courtney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr.
Barletta, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Braley of Iowa, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Himes, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Young of Alaska,
Mr. Michaud, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Polis, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Mr. Stivers, Mr. Welch, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Larson of
Connecticut):
H.R. 543. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Matheson,
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Walden, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Hall,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Terry, and
Mr. Rokita):
H.R. 544. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Lee of California):
H.R. 545. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to create an adjustment to the discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 546. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 547. A bill to provide for the establishment of a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States, to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 548. A bill to restore growth, spur job creation, build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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. Pascrell, Mr. Rooney, and Mr. Deutch):
H.R. 549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of policyholder disaster protection funds, Catastrophe Savings Accounts, and tax credits for natural disaster mitigation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
H.R. 550. A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. Fattah):
H.R. 551. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Vargas, Mr.
Castro of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Veasey, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico):
H.R. 552. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient health care facility; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ISSA:
H.R. 553. A bill to designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. JEFFRIES:
H.R. 554. A bill to provide relief to homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy who have mortgages insured by the FHA, or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Duncan of
South Carolina, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
H.R. 555. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 556. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require individuals to include their social security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Fincher,
Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Long, Mr. Messer, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. LaMalfa,
Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gardner, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Black,
Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Scalise, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):
H.R. 557. A bill to prevent certain individuals purportedly appointed to the National Labor Relations Board from receiving salaries, and to prevent an unconstitutional quorum of the Board from taking agency actions, until there is a final decision in pending lawsuits regarding the constitutionality of certain alleged recess appointments; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Grimm, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Ruppersberger,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Jones):
H.R. 558. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis,
Mr. Honda, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Schrader, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 559. A bill to reduce by 5 percent the discretionary budget authority of any Federal agency for a fiscal year if the financial statement of the agency for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
H.R. 560. A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Poe of
Texas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to provide further clarity for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
H.R. 562. A bill to provide for a three-month extension of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 563. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to fund additional school social workers and retain school social workers already employed in high-need local educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PALLONE:
H.R. 564. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PALLONE:
H.R. 565. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
H.R. 566. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for a guarantee by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Garrett,
Mr. Scalise, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Radel, Mr. Ross,
Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Holding, Mr. Hensarling, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Culberson,
Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mrs. Black, Mr. Bucshon,
Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Pearce, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs.
Lummis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Amodei, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. Schweikert):
H.R. 567. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, and Appropriations, 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. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia):
H.R. 568. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
H.R. 569. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2013, 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. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
H.R. 570. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of
Ohio):
H.R. 571. A bill to suspend United States assistance to Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of
Ohio):
H.R. 572. A bill to suspend the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms.
Bordallo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Connolly,
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Honda, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Markey, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Jones, Mr. Costa, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms.
Hanabusa, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Chu,
Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Castro of
Texas):
H.R. 573. A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Carney, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Polis, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Castor of
Florida):
H.R. 574. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare payment for physicians' services by eliminating the sustainable growth rate system and providing incentives for the adoption of innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency; 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. STOCKMAN:
H.R. 575. A bill to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of citizens of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. STOCKMAN:
H.R. 576. A bill to save endangered species; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. STOCKMAN:
H.R. 577. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUTZMAN:
H.R. 578. A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
H.R. 579. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. McClintock,
Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Latta, Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Renacci, and
Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
H.R. 580. A bill to enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Grimm, and
Mr. Calvert):
H.R. 581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Palazzo,
Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Lance, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Terry, Mr. Long, Mr. Wittman, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harper,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Stivers, Mr.
Labrador, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Conaway, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Broun of
Georgia, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Lankford,
Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr.
Southerland, and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. VELA (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gene Green of Texas,
Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Michaud, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pastor of
Arizona, and Mr. Vargas):
H.R. 583. A bill to enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr.
Huffman):
H.R. 584. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 585. A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 586. A bill to provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 587. A bill to authorize the establishment of the Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridors in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Hanabusa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Guthrie, Ms.
Bordallo, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Pearce,
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 588. A bill to provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
H.R. 589. A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Bucshon,
Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gowdy, Mr.
Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Labrador,
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack,
Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Massie, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Mulvaney,
Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Ribble, Mr.
Rokita, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Walberg):
H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Esty, Mr.
Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Himes, Mr. Huffman, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree of
Maine, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Markey, Ms. Shea-
Porter, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Bass, Mr. Welch, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Schweikert,
Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Hudson, Mr.
Miller of Florida, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Luetkemeyer,
Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hall, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Barton, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Harris, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Fleming, Mr.
Pearce, Mr. Radel, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Wilson of
South Carolina, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Rokita, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pittenger, Mr.
Conaway, and Mr. Fleischmann):
H. Res. 56. A resolution celebrating the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on the anniversary of his birth; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. LATTA:
H. Res. 57. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should ``Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LATTA:
H. Res. 58. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the expanded use of renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; expand research and development, including domestic exploration; and enhance consumer education; 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 Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. McDermott,
Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Himes, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Watt, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Schwartz, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Lewis, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Moore,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Richmond, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms.
Fudge, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Jeffries, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, and Ms.
Edwards):
H. Res. 59. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms.
Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Negrete
McLeod, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott of Virginia,
Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Yarmuth):
H. Res. 60. A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of February 4 through February 8, 2013, as
``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi):
H. Res. 61. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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