Volume 161, No. 89 covering the 1st Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 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 H3912-H3915 on June 4, 2015.
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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. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 2645. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prevent the Thrift Savings Fund from investing in any company that boycotts Israel; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dold, Mr. Guinta, Mrs.
Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr.
Denham, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Blumenauer, and Ms. Sinema):
H.R. 2646. A bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes; 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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Zinke):
H.R. 2647. A bill to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act and improve forest management activities in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Posey,
Mr. Cole, Mr. Fattah, and Mrs. Lummis):
H.R. 2648. A bill to require adequate information regarding the tax treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Thompson of
California):
H.R. 2649. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions; 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. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
H.R. 2650. A bill to restore equity, save coverage, and undo errors in the case of individuals who lose health insurance subsidies under King v. Burwell, and other individuals, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico, and Ms. Lee):
H.R. 2651. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health disparities, relating to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Tom Price of Georgia,
Mr. Babin, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Westerman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Buck, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. Love, Mr.
Aderholt, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Hartzler,
Mr. Griffith, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Zinke, Mrs. Lummis,
Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Walker, Mr. Franks of Arizona,
Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms.
Herrera Beutler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr.
Blum, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr.
Byrne, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Barton, and Mr. Boustany):
H.R. 2652. A bill to provide a 2-year grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the use of ICD-9 to ICD-10; 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina,
Mr. Fleming, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hill, Mr.
Rokita, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr.
Byrne, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.
Yoder, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Cole, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Rooney of Florida, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Rothfus, Mrs.
Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Benishek, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Messer, Mr.
McClintock, and Mr. McCaul):
H.R. 2653. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation provisions, to promote patient-centered health care, to provide for the creation of a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines, 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, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, 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 Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Speier, Mrs.
Davis of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs.
Bustos, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr,
Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings,
Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Mr.
Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kuster, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Lawrence,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lipinski, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of
New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of
New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of
Florida):
H.R. 2654. A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Polis, and Mr.
Peters):
H.R. 2655. A bill to require all candidates for election for the office of Senator or Member of the House of Representatives to run in an open primary regardless of political party preference or lack thereof, to limit the ensuing general election for such office to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in such open primary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Kind, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 2656. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. REED (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gibson,
Mr. Kind, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Welch, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Amodei, and Ms.
Titus):
H.R. 2657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit to provide greater incentives for industrial energy efficiency; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BARLETTA:
H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. Polis):
H.R. 2659. A bill to authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Lee, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Moore, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Fudge, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Pingree):
H.R. 2660. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 2661. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails, and to designate the American Discovery Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Gallego, and Ms. Sinema):
H.R. 2662. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to clarify the situations in which the United States will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the Armed Forces who dies overseas; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Heck of
Nevada, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Cartwright, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of
New Mexico, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr.
Simpson, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 2663. A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. HIGGINS:
H.R. 2664. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KILMER:
H.R. 2665. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Latta,
Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Barton, Mr. Lance, Mr. Shimkus,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Scalise,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Long, Mr.
Guthrie, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Ellmers of North
Carolina, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 2666. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Coffman, and Ms. DelBene):
H.R. 2667. A bill to reauthorize the matching grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Mrs. Dingell, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
H.R. 2668. A bill to establish a National Care Corps through which qualified volunteers provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Barton, and Mr. Lance):
H.R. 2669. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation in the microloan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 2671. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 2672. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 2673. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 2674. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of
Texas):
H.R. 2675. A bill to direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a program allowing low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to produce a limited number of vehicles annually within a regulatory system that addresses the unique safety and financial issues associated with limited production, and to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to install engines from vehicles that have been issued certificates of conformity; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Becerra, and Mr.
Kind):
H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Guthrie, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 2677. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to verify that individuals have made a commitment to serve in the Armed Forces or in public service, or otherwise are a borrower on an eligible loan which has been submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or is already in default, before such individuals obtain a consolidation loan; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SALMON:
H.R. 2678. A bill to prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations Population Fund; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Ms. Lofgren):
H.R. 2679. A bill to provide for the admission to the United States of certain Tibetans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Costa, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Mr. Delaney, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms.
Frankel of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Lawrence,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
H.R. 2680. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase transparency and reporting on campus sexual violence, 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms.
Brownley of California):
H.R. 2681. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the STEM Education and Training Account in order to enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by providing funding for STEM education and training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. VISCLOSKY:
H.R. 2682. A bill to prohibit business enterprises that lay off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
H.R. 2683. A bill to require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the United States in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Gene Green of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Barton, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cook, Mr. Denham, Mr.
Cardenas, and Mr. Ruiz):
H.R. 2684. A bill to restore tribal economic development opportunity for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Lee):
H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. NOLAN:
H. Res. 298. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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. McCARTHY:
H. Res. 299. A resolution on the passing of Joseph Robinette Biden, III; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. CARNEY:
H. Res. 300. A resolution on the passing of Joseph Robinette Biden, III; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Grayson,
Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Tonko, Mr.
Takai, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Jones, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Perry):
H. Res. 301. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of an implementing bill with respect to a trade agreement unless the final legal text of the agreement has been made available to the public for a period of not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the implementing bill is introduced in the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
H. Res. 302. A resolution observing the 100th birthday of the late Les Paul, the ``Wizard of Waukesha'', and honoring his contributions to the American music industry; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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