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July 6, 2016 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 162, No. 108 covering the 2nd 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 H4465-H4466 on July 6, 2016.

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 Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Kilmer):

H.R. 5628. A bill to accelerate the use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. VARGAS (for himself and Mr. Hunter):

H.R. 5629. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a California New River restoration program to build on, and help coordinate funding for, restoration and protection efforts relating to the New River, 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:

H.R. 5630. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to apply certain procedures before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. McCARTHY:

H.R. 5631. A bill to hold Iran accountable for its state sponsorship of terrorism and other threatening activities and for its human rights abuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, 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. DOLD (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Welch, and

Mr. Ribble):

H.R. 5632. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to provide payments to communities in which a nuclear power plant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel onsite is located, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. ZINKE:

H.R. 5633. A bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the State of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.

Conyers, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Mrs.

Dingell, Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Polis,

Mr. Langevin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

DeSaulnier, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Kaptur,

Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gene Green of

Texas, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Swalwell of

California, and Mr. Kildee):

H.R. 5635. A bill to promote effective registered apprenticeships, for skills, credentials, and employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.

Moolenaar, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Babin):

H.R. 5636. A bill to increase the effectiveness of and accountability for maintaining the physical security of NIST facilities and the safety of the NIST workforce; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Duncan of

South Carolina, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Meadows, Mr.

DesJarlais, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ribble, and

Mr. Gohmert):

H.R. 5637. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending; to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Mr. KNIGHT (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of

Texas, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.

Hultgren, Mr. Posey, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Babin):

H.R. 5638. A bill to provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of a Solar Fuels Basic Research Initiative; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice

Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lipinski,

Mr. Posey, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Tonko, and

Mr. Grayson):

H.R. 5639. A bill to update the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.

Weber of Texas, Mr. Knight, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.

Hultgren, Mr. Posey, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Babin):

H.R. 5640. A bill to provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of an Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mrs. DAVIS of California:

H.R. 5641. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in order to improve career and technical education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH:

H.R. 5642. A bill to provide adequate resources for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the VALOR Officer Safety Initiative; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH:

H.R. 5643. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for active shooter and mass casualty incident response assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. HILL:

H.R. 5644. A bill to authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. ISRAEL:

H.R. 5645. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for Alzheimer's disease research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.

Babin, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.

Brooks of Alabama, and Mr. Brat):

H.R. 5646. A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself and Mr. Connolly):

H.R. 5647. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain ride-sharing services provided by transportation network companies as excludable transportation fringe benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Jones):

H.R. 5648. A bill to authorize an individual who is transitioning from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue receiving treatment from such individual's mental health care provider of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr.

Jody B. Hice of Georgia):

H.R. 5649. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit any military aircraft provided for the use of the President from being used to transport a candidate for election for Federal office to a campaign event; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mrs. Dingell):

H.R. 5650. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. Rush):

H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Ros-

Lehtinen, Mr. Honda, Mr. Issa, Mr. Engel, Mr.

DeSantis, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Mica):

H. Res. 808. A resolution calling on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Iranian-Americans Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 108