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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record on Sept. 8, 2015

Volume 161, No. 128 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 H5847 on Sept. 8, 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. MARCHANT:

H.R. 3442. A bill to provide further means of accountability of the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:

H.R. 3443. A bill to prohibit the provision of funds under title X of the Public Health Service Act to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics during a period of review by the Government Accountability Office and the Congress; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):

H.R. 3444. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce Medicaid and CHIP fraud in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Pitts, and Mr.

Johnson of Georgia):

H.R. 3445. A bill to prohibit the sale of arms to Bahrain; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pocan, Ms.

Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Bustos, Mr.

Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and Mr. Gene

Green of Texas):

H.R. 3446. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Ms. FOXX:

H.R. 3447. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. JACKSON LEE:

H.R. 3448. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking of any endangered species or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States as a trophy and the importation of any such trophy into the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. JONES:

H.R. 3449. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 3450. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of a cosigner of the loan; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 3451. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans dischargeable; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 3452. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr.

Lucas):

H.R. 3453. A bill to clarify the regulatory treatment of Federal Home Loan Bank products; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mrs. WALORSKI:

H.R. 3454. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. HASTINGS:

H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution to authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces to achieve the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.

Pascrell, and Mr. Reichert):

H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:

H. Con. Res. 74. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. FATTAH:

H. Res. 409. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude certain organizations from the definition of earmark; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South

Carolina, Mr. McClintock, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.

Babin, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Brat):

H. Res. 410. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran and submitted to Congress on July 19, 2015, because the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a treaty and, pursuant to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the Senate must give its advice and consent to ratification if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is to be effective and binding upon the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 128