Volume 160, No. 59 covering the 2nd 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 H3195-H3197 on April 10, 2014.
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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Grayson, and Ms.
Jackson Lee):
H.R. 4445. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Cook):
H.R. 4446. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mr.
Lankford):
H.R. 4447. A bill to direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay compensation to the officer or employee while the officer or employee remains in contempt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PITTENGER (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Denham,
Mr. Southerland, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Weber of Texas, and
Mr. Huizenga of Michigan):
H.R. 4448. A bill to direct the President to suspend assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database for purposes of determining accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 4449. A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Heck of
Nevada, Mr. Farr, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Titus,
Mr. Jolly, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kinzinger of
Illinois, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ross, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
DeSantis, Mr. Rush, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms.
Matsui, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Gabbard, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Pierluisi, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cicilline, Ms.
Hahn, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr.
Costa, Mr. Long, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schock, and
Mr. Grimm):
H.R. 4450. A bill to extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 4451. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of the general public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 4452. A bill to establish a corporate crime database, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 4453. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 4454. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Jackson
Lee):
H.R. 4455. A bill to require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely available open source educational materials in college-level physics, chemistry, and math, and for other purposes; 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Costa, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.
Thompson of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Huffman, Mrs.
Napolitano, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 4456. A bill to determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Young of
Indiana, Mr. Neal, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, and Mr. Schock):
H.R. 4457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
H.R. 4458. A bill to make permanent the withdrawal and reservation of public land previously withdrawn and reserved to support the operations of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, and to provide for the withdrawal and reservation of additional public land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Gutieerrez, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Richmond, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Serrano):
H.R. 4459. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Peters of
California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Lofgren,
Ms. Meng, and Mr. Moran):
H.R. 4460. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the sunset of the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HONDA:
H.R. 4461. A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hinojosa,
Ms. Waters, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Fudge, Mr.
Gutieerrez, Ms. Linda T. Saanchez of California, Mr.
Caardenas, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Heck of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms.
Lee of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and
Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 4462. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling program; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. BONAMICI:
H.R. 4463. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Schock, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr.
Matheson, and Mr. Crowley):
H.R. 4464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BYRNE:
H.R. 4465. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to repeal the requirement to establish catch limits for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Meeks):
H.R. 4466. A bill to require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CAPUANO:
H.R. 4467. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for visas for certain advanced STEM graduates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. Hunter):
H.R. 4468. A bill to require career and technical education for maritime careers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
H.R. 4469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions for 1 year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
H.R. 4470. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms.
Tsongas, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
H.R. 4471. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax incentives for empowerment zones and renewal communities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FATTAH:
H.R. 4472. A bill to provide for the establishment of a grant program to support United States-Israeli cooperation for neuroscience-related research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Enyart, and Mr. Caardenas):
H.R. 4473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small employers a credit against income tax for the cost of on-the-job training expenses, to make the research credit permanent, and to increase the simplified research credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Deutch, and Mr.
McCaul):
H.R. 4474. A bill to remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Hanna):
H.R. 4475. A bill to allow the manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ISRAEL:
H.R. 4476. A bill to require ingredient labeling of certain consumer cleaning products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McNERNEY:
H.R. 4477. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 4478. A bill to require that any new contract to provide project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 have a term of 40 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 4479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renter's credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. Al Green of Texas,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr.
Payne, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cleaver, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Meeks, Ms.
Moore, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Beatty,
Ms. Bass, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Fudge, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Ms. Clarke of
New York):
H.R. 4480. A bill to amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SALMON:
H.R. 4481. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SALMON:
H.R. 4482. A bill to prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Massie, and Ms. Kuster):
H.R. 4483. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the National Science Foundation competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Barber, Mr.
Bilirakis, and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
H.R. 4484. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improvements for Medicare Advantage special needs plans, and for other purposes; 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. TURNER (for himself and Ms. Tsongas):
H.R. 4485. A bill to provide for additional enhancements to the sexual assault prevention and response activities of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. LARSON of Connecticut:
H.J. Res. 114. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TERRY:
H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution recognizing caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Valadao,
Mr. Crowley, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Titus, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Bera of
California):
H. Res. 550. A resolution honoring the Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr.
Vargas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr.
Lewis):
H. Res. 551. A resolution supporting the mission and goals of 2014 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims of crime in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Grimm, Mr.
Higgins, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, and Mr.
Rangel):
H. Res. 552. A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, New York; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
H. Res. 553. A resolution recognizing Linemen, the profession of Linemen, and the contributions of these brave men and women to protect public safety, and expressing support of designation of April 18, 2014, as National Lineman Appreciation Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. HAHN:
H. Res. 554. A resolution recognizing the alarming mortality rate of African-American breast cancer patients; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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