Volume 161, No. 60 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 H2462-H2465 on April 23, 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. CALVERT:
H.R. 1981. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's `regular rate' for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,
Mr. McCaul, Mr. Harper, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Tipton, Ms.
Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Burgess, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Hurt of
Virginia, Mr. Duffy, Mrs. Love, Mr. Posey, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Williams, Mr.
Messer, Mr. Ross, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Pittenger,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Lance, Mr.
Boustany, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr.
Himes, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Marchant, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothfus, and Mr.
Israel):
H.R. 1982. A bill to amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer's net equity claim is based on the customer's last statement and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DeFAZIO:
H.R. 1983. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget and to provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DelBene,
Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Slaughter):
H.R. 1984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on compensation subject to the payroll tax, to reallocate payroll tax revenue to the Social Security Trust Funds, to apply the CPI-E to Social Security cost-of-living increases, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Walden, and Mr.
Stewart):
H.R. 1985. A bill to prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah as endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROUZER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Jones, Mr. Walker, Mrs.
Hartzler, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Bishop of
Michigan, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 1986. A bill to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent rule for new residential wood heaters; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 1987. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Ms.
Kaptur):
H.R. 1988. A bill to provide for the waiver of the Medicaid IMD limitation in order to permit Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder treatment services furnished to certain individuals in a community-based institution for mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Valadao,
Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Dold, Mr. Nunes, Mr.
Amodei, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Barton, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois,
Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Walz, Mr. Newhouse, Ms.
Gabbard, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
H.R. 1989. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment in the Armed Forces of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States, but who are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and to provide a mechanism by which such aliens, by reason of their honorable service in the Armed Forces, may be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
H.R. 1990. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit certain discharges of dredged material into the Great Lakes System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 1991. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 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. COOK (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Himes, Mr.
Brooks of Alabama, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Valadao, Mr.
Schrader, and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California):
H.R. 1992. A bill to reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. WALBERG:
H.R. 1993. A bill to permit the chief executive of a State to create an exemption from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Costello of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Benishek, and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 1994. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of
Tennessee, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Massie, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Yoho, and Mr.
Fincher):
H.R. 1995. A bill to prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Development from implementing certain regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 1996. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the assignment of social security account numbers to certain individuals seeking employment in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STEWART (for himself, Mrs. Love, Mr. Tipton,
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Labrador,
Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Zinke,
Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Cramer):
H.R. 1997. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage-grouse species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. Poe of
Texas, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Pierluisi, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Meng, Ms. Bass,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chabot,
Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Kilmer):
H.R. 1998. A bill to continue operation of the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps, a Cyber Crimes Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit, a Computer Forensics Unit, and a Cyber Crimes Unit to support the mission of the Homeland Security Investigations directorate of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat the exploitation of children; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Eshoo):
H.R. 1999. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to deny the right to grant retransmission consent to a television broadcast station if an AM or FM radio broadcast station licensed to the same licensee transmits a sound recording without providing compensation for programming and to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from imposing radio tuner mandates for mobile devices; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Tonko, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana,
Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Langevin):
H.R. 2000. A bill to provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. Conaway):
H.R. 2001. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. ESTY (for herself, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, and Ms. DeLauro):
H.R. 2002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Ribble, Mrs. Brooks of
Indiana, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Schrader, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Vela, Miss Rice of New York,
Ms. Sinema, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Graham, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Carney, Mr. Kilmer,
Mr. Moulton, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Duckworth):
H.R. 2003. A bill to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, 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. BYRNE:
H.R. 2004. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for more effective online education verification metrics; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. Levin):
H.R. 2005. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program; 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. COHEN:
H.R. 2006. A bill to amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. COHEN:
H.R. 2007. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
H.R. 2008. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 2009. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Ribble, and Mr.
Franks of Arizona):
H.R. 2010. A bill to require the periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms.
Granger, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Zinke, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rigell, and Mr.
Nugent):
H.R. 2011. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to revoke combat valor awards; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KEATING:
H.R. 2012. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
H.R. 2013. A bill to strengthen and extend the authorization of appropriations for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Walz, and Mr. Quigley):
H.R. 2014. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out programs and activities that connect Americans, especially children, youth, and families, with the outdoors; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Visclosky, and Mrs. Lawrence):
H.R. 2015. A bill to establish educational seminars at United States ports of entry to improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to classify and appraise articles that are imported into the United States in accordance with the customs laws of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Cartwright, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hastings, and Mr.
Meeks):
H.R. 2016. A bill to end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Ms. Loretta
Sanchez of California):
H.R. 2017. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under section 403A; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2018. A bill to ensure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority complies with auditing standards; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PERRY:
H.R. 2019. A bill to prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Vargas, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 2020. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the United States for purposes of treason, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SALMON:
H.R. 2021. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to Amtrak; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. David Scott of Georgia,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Honda, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cartwright, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr.
Loebsack, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Cummings, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pierluisi, Mrs.
Lawrence, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McNerney, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Polis, and Ms. Bass):
H.R. 2022. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SCHRADER:
H.R. 2023. A bill to reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Grayson, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
H.R. 2024. A bill to require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from smartphones and render smartphones inoperable; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lewis, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Peters, Mr. Kind, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Esty,
Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Pingree,
Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr.
Polis):
H.R. 2025. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Ms. Tsongas):
H.R. 2026. A bill to enhance the sexual assault prevention and response program of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
H.R. 2027. A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northeast Nigeria and areas affected by Boko Haram through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by Boko Haram, to support efforts to rescue female students abducted in Nigeria on April 14, 2014, as well as other kidnapping victims of Boko Haram, and to provide funds for humanitarian relief, development programs, transitional justice, and victim support, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Ashford, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Esty, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Lance, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Neal, Mrs.
Noem, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
Mr. Stewart, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Young of Indiana, and Mr. Zinke):
H.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Veasey, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Polis, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Lewis, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
McDermott, and Mr. Farr):
H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the people of United States have the Constitutional right to record law enforcement authorities, and they have the full protection of the law to the possession of the recording devices, and full protection of the law regarding data saved on the recording devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dold,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Engel):
H. Res. 220. A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Matsui, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hastings, Mr.
Cuellar, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Vela, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Vargas,
Ms. Bass, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico,
Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Peters, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Bera, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Walz, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Lofgren,
Ms. Kuster, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Torres, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
H. Res. 221. A resolution expressing support for designation of April 2015 as ``National Stress Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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