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July 7, 2016 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 162, No. 109 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 H4546-H4548 on July 7, 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. MAXINE WATERS of California:

H.R. 5651. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving under subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, any project for the relocation of Runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. Blumenauer):

H.R. 5652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. Smith of New

Jersey):

H.R. 5653. A bill to require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.

Gosar, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cramer, Mr.

Cook, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Long, Mr.

Babin, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr.

Crawford, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Brat, Mr.

Renacci, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Salmon, Mr.

Palazzo, Mr. Allen, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Franks of

Arizona, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Marino, Mr. Guinta, Mr.

Jones, Mr. Olson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Sam Johnson of

Texas, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr.

Bridenstine, Mr. Barton, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Yoho, Mr.

Collins of Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hensarling,

Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Latta, Mr. Buck, Mr.

Harris, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McClintock, Mr.

Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Culberson, and Mr.

Graves of Louisiana):

H.R. 5654. A bill to ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Ms. Norton):

H.R. 5655. A bill to establish programs related to prevention of prescription opioid misuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Brady of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr.

McNerney):

H.R. 5656. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):

H.R. 5657. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McCARTHY:

H.R. 5658. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to codify the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Lewis, Mr.

Bilirakis, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Marino):

H.R. 5659. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to expanding Medicare Advantage coverage for individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); 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. WILLIAMS (for himself and Ms. Moore):

H.R. 5660. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide that the stable retail deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:

H.R. 5661. A bill to establish the Flag Office Revolving Fund for services provided by the Flag Office of the Architect of the Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Guinta, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):

H.R. 5662. A bill to provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr.

Loebsack):

H.R. 5663. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to deliver high-quality career and technical education opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. CUMMINGS:

H.R. 5664. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to strengthen debt collection exemptions to protect debtors and their families from poverty or bankruptcy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Ms.

Slaughter, and Mr. Pocan):

H.R. 5665. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for a net benefit review of certain covered transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Brooks of

Alabama, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. LaMalfa):

H.R. 5666. A bill to limit the authority of States and local governments to impose taxes payable with respect to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition, or to impose new or increased taxes payable for background checks incident to sales of firearms or ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Ms. Linda T.

Sanchez of California):

H.R. 5667. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; 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. JENKINS of West Virginia (for himself, Mr.

Womack, Mr. Culberson, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Mullin):

H.R. 5668. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from taking the social cost of carbon or the social cost of methane into account when taking any action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia:

H.R. 5669. A bill to provide emergency unemployment compensation to coal mining workers who lost their jobs due to Federal environmental regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. JONES:

H.R. 5670. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mrs. Lawrence,

Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Watson Coleman,

Mr. Richmond, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Thompson of

Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Clark of

Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K.

Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Lee, Ms. DeLauro,

Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms.

Bass, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Jeffries, Ms.

Adams, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Fudge, Ms. DeGette, and

Mr. McGovern):

H.R. 5671. A bill to expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes.eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Small Business, Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, Rules, 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. KILDEE (for himself, Ms. Maxine Waters of

California, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Langevin):

H.R. 5672. A bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mrs. Bustos):

H.R. 5673. A bill to authorize the President to provide major disaster assistance for contamination of drinking water from public water systems; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. LANCE:

H.R. 5674. A bill to provide for the award of medals or other commendations to handlers of military working dogs and military working dogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of

California, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Yoho, Mr.

McNerney, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Takano):

H.R. 5675. A bill to provide for the conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Foster,

Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and

Mr. Bost):

H.R. 5676. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. RUIZ:

H.R. 5677. A bill to establish the United States-Israel joint commission to address Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. RUIZ:

H.R. 5678. A bill to authorize assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, or the Mediterranean Sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and related maritime activity by Iran, including illicit Iranian weapons shipments; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Reed):

H.R. 5679. A bill to establish a grant program at the National Science Foundation to encourage States and local school districts to develop and implement sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools, through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SALMON:

H.R. 5680. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to periodic beach renourishment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself and

Mr. Roskam):

H.R. 5681. A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the efficacy of providing Alzheimer's Disease caregiver support services in delaying or reducing the use of institutionalized care for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's Disease or a related dementia; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:

H.R. 5682. A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Bishop of

Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Ashford, Mrs. Roby,

Mr. Gibson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Veasey, Mr.

Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr.

Cook, and Mr. Wittman):

H.R. 5683. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize, in connection with the permanent change of station of a member of the Armed Forces requiring relocation to another State, the reimbursement of the member for qualified relicensing costs incurred by the spouse of the member to secure a license or certification required by the State to which the member and spouse relocate, to encourage States to expedite license portability for military spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Knight, Ms. Pelosi,

Mr. McCarthy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Mr.

Westmoreland, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Hahn, Mrs.

Napolitano, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Linda T.

Sanchez of California, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms.

Sinema, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Swalwell of

California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Judy Chu of

California, Ms. Graham, Ms. Lee, Mr. Carter of

Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Brownley of

California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Polis, Mr.

Allen, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr.

Heck of Nevada, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Takano, and Mr.

Levin):

H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Ashford, Mrs. Beatty,

Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.

Blum, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.

Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of

California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Capuano,

Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Judy Chu of

California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of

Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver,

Mr. Coffman, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Conyers,

Mr. Costa, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Curbelo of

Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell,

Mr. Dold, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of

Pennsylvania, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo,

Ms. Esty, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of

Florida, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen,

Mr. Gallego, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Graham, Mr.

Grayson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Harris, Mr.

Hastings, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr.

Issa, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Joyce, Ms.

Kaptur, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. King of New York, Mrs.

Kirkpatrick, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of

Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Levin, Mr.

Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr.

LoBiondo, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Carolyn B.

Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr.

McGovern, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Meehan, Ms.

Meng, Mr. Mica, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Murphy of

Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. O'Rourke,

Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms.

Pingree, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.

Quigley, Mr. Reed, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Royce, Mr.

Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.

Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schrader,

Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia,

Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sires, Ms.

Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.

Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres, Ms.

Tsongas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez,

Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.

Yarmuth, Mr. Zeldin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carson of

Indiana, Mr. Clay, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mr.

Farr, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Neal,

Mr. Norcross, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.

Smith of Washington, Mr. Takai, and Mr. Thompson of

California):

H. Res. 810. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Israel, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Duffy):

H. Res. 811. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Roe of

Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr.

Cooper, Mrs. Black, and Mr. Fincher):

H. Res. 812. A resolution commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:

H. Res. 813. A resolution amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of

Illinois, and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):

H. Res. 814. A resolution calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and conduct a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 109