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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record on July 7, 2015

Volume 161, No. 104 covering the 1st 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 H4860-H4861 on July 7, 2015.

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. TROTT (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Marino):

H.R. 2947. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Harper,

Mrs. Black, and Mr. Welch):

H.R. 2948. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an incremental expansion of telehealth coverage under the Medicare program; 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. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Butterfield):

H.R. 2949. A bill to exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. TAKAI:

H.R. 2950. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to streamline and clarify small business contracting opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. FARENTHOLD:

H.R. 2951. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to countries that do not prohibit shark finning in the territorial waters of the country or the importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained as a result of shark finning; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. BOUSTANY:

H.R. 2952. A bill to provide payments to States for increasing the employment, job retention, and earnings of former TANF recipients; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. CARNEY:

H.R. 2953. A bill to expand the Moving to Work and Rental Assistance demonstration programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr.

Womack, and Mr. Hill):

H.R. 2954. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Court House``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. DEUTCH:

H.R. 2955. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to expand the cause of action relating to the pattern or practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of rights protected by the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as well as juveniles; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GROTHMAN:

H.R. 2956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the earned income tax credit to citizens and lawful permanent residents and to require a valid social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Wittman):

H.R. 2957. A bill to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:

H.R. 2958. A bill to fulfill the United States Government's trust responsibility to serve the higher education needs of the Navajo people and to clarify, unify, and modernize prior Dine College legislation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mrs. NOEM:

H.R. 2959. A bill to prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. POLIS (for himself and Mr. Young of Iowa):

H.R. 2960. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering the Nation's teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. TONKO (for himself and Mr. McKinley):

H.R. 2961. A bill to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:

H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of ``waters of the United States`` under the Clean Water Act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Sires, Mr. Engel,

Mr. Royce, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Brendan F.

Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Israel,

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Slaughter, Ms.

Frankel of Florida, Mr. Marino, Mr. Ribble, Mr.

Connolly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Kinzinger of

Illinois, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Reed, Mr.

Blumenauer, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr.

Yoho, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Bass, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms.

Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr.

Carney):

H. Res. 348. A resolution supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 104