Volume 159, No. 2 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 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 H50-H53 on Jan. 4, 2013.
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. ROGERS of Kentucky:
H.R. 152. A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McINTYRE:
H.R. 153. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 154. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 155. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 156. A bill to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 157. A bill to authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet
(Topsail Beach), North Carolina; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 158. A bill to authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 159. A bill to modify the project for the improvement of the Shallotte River, North Carolina, to change the authorized depth to 8 feet; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 160. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINTYRE:
H.R. 161. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Army to evaluate the feasibility of continuing Federal participation in a beach nourishment project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. BACHMANN:
H.R. 162. A bill to amend section 1932 of the Social Security Act to require independent audits and actuarial services under Medicaid managed care programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BENISHEK (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Huizenga of
Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Rogers of
Michigan):
H.R. 163. A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 164. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 165. A bill to authorize the placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor the members of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. BOUSTANY (for himself and Mr. Richmond):
H.R. 166. A bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUCHANAN:
H.R. 167. A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. GARRETT:
H.R. 168. A bill to permit small business concerns operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from certain Federal rules and regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 169. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 170. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 171. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 172. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 173. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children under Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 174. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under such title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
H.R. 175. A bill to require labor organizations to provide the notice to employees related to fees collection required pursuant to the Supreme Court cases Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hudson and Knox v. Service Employees International Union; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
H.R. 176. A bill to prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
H.R. 177. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
H.R. 178. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. GRIFFIN of Arkansas:
H.R. 179. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain veterans to use educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for franchise training; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Pierluisi):
H.R. 180. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRIMM:
H.R. 181. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the ``Leonard Montalto Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Bishop of New York):
H.R. 182. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
H.R. 183. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Bishop of New York):
H.R. 184. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HALL:
H.R. 185. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the
``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. JONES:
H.R. 186. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. JONES:
H.R. 187. A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 188. A bill to authorize the President to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 189. A bill to prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems or for which MERS is the mortgagee of record; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 190. A bill to require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for foreclosure of the mortgage; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 191. A bill to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 192. A bill to require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 193. A bill to require persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set by the Secretary for retaining such seed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 194. A bill to clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to products bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 195. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. Black, Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Lance, Mr.
Nugent, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Loebsack):
H.R. 196. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 197. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of food stamp eligibility of ex-offenders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Edwards):
H.R. 198. A bill to repeal Public Law 107-40; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 199. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Chu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Ellison, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Holt,
Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Speier, Mr. Tonko, Mr.
Loebsack, and Ms. Edwards):
H.R. 200. A bill to provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan; 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 Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 201. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain legislation; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McCLINTOCK:
H.R. 202. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MULVANEY (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Coffman, Mr.
Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Lankford, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. Graves of
Georgia):
H.R. 203. A bill to direct the Attorney General to revise certain rules under titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to accessible means of entry to pools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. OWENS:
H.R. 204. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive any emission standard or other requirement under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) applicable to the control of asbestos emissions in the demolition or renovation of a condemned building for which there is a reasonable expectation of structural failure; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
H.R. 205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself and
Ms. Foxx):
H.R. 206. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the offense of stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SCHOCK (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. King of
Iowa, Mr. Jones, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of
Michigan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Westmoreland):
H.R. 207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 208. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 209. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 210. A bill to require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 211. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during the first year of life for children born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 212. A bill to permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SERRANO:
H.R. 214. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. SERRANO:
H.R. 215. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. SERRANO:
H.R. 216. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the United States Library Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. King of
Iowa, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Roby,
Mr. Fleming, Mr. Flores, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Amash, Mr.
Barletta, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Farenthold,
Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Graves of
Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Foxx,
Mr. Kelly, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Reed):
H.R. 217. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Woodall):
H.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Holt, and
Mr. Grijalva):
H. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least one percent of United States gross domestic product (GDP) for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
H. Res. 17. A resolution electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H. Res. 18. A resolution honoring the memory of Poland's President, national leaders, and cultural leaders who were killed in the tragic plane crash at Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Moore, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Polis, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Loebsack, Ms.
Schwartz, Mr. Moran, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Rush, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Honda, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Welch, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Ms. Speier, Ms. Meng, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Fattah):
H. Res. 19. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. RIGELL:
H. Res. 20. A resolution providing that the House of Representatives is committed to restoring America's financial foundation by achieving a Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20 percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020; to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
____________________
Alerts Sign-up