[House Calendars for February 20, 2015 - 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Numerical order of bills and resolutions which have been reported to
or considered by either or both Houses.
Note. Similar or identical bills, and bills having reference to each
other, are indicated by number in parentheses.
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 3 (H. Res. 19).-- To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2015.
Passed House Jan. 9, 2015; Roll No. 16: 266-153. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 12, 2015.
H.R. 7 (H. Res. 42).-- To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means, and the Judiciary Jan. 21, 2015. Passed House Jan. 22,
2015; Roll No. 45: 242-179. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance Jan. 26, 2015.
H.R. 22.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of
determining the employers to which the employer mandate
applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 6, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 6, 2015; Roll No. 7: 412-0. Received in
Senate Jan. 7, 2015. Referred to Finance Jan. 8, 2015.
Reported Feb. 12, 2015; Rept. 114-3.
H.R. 23.-- To reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Science, Space,
and Technology and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Jan. 6, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 7, 2015; Roll No. 10: 381-39. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 8, 2015.
H.R. 26.-- To extend the termination date of the Terrorism
Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture Jan. 6,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 7, 2015; Roll No. 8:
416-5. Received in Senate Jan. 7, 2015. Passed Senate Jan. 8,
2015; Roll No. 2: 93-4. Presented to the President Jan. 9,
2015. Approved Jan. 12, 2015. Public Law 114-1.
H.R. 30 (H. Res. 19).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-
time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with
40 hours. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the
Budget Jan. 6, 2015. Passed House Jan. 8, 2015; Roll No. 14:
252-172. Received in Senate Jan. 9, 2015. Referred to Finance
Jan. 12, 2015.
H.R. 33.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure
that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account
as employees under the shared responsibility requirements
contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 6, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 12, 2015; Roll No. 18: 401-0. Received in
Senate Jan. 13, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 16,
2015.
H.R. 34.-- To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection,
forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology Jan. 6,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 7, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 8, 2015.
H.R. 35.-- To increase the understanding of the health effects of
low doses of ionizing radiation. Referred to Science, Space,
and Technology Jan. 6, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 7, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 8, 2015.
H.R. 36 (H. Res. 38).-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to
protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2015.
H.R. 37 (H. Res. 27).-- To make technical corrections to the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to
enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to
access capital through public and private markets, to reduce
regulatory burdens, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture Jan. 6,
2015. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-
thirds required) Jan. 7, 2015; Roll No. 9: 276-146. Considered
Jan. 13, 2015. Passed House Jan. 14, 2015; Roll No. 37: 271-
154. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Jan. 16, 2015.
H.R. 50 (H. Res. 78).-- To provide for additional safeguards with
respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to
the Budget, Rules, and the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2015. Reported
from Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-
11, Pt. I. The Budget, Rules, and the Judiciary discharged
Feb. 2, 2015. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 4,
2015; Roll No. 64: 250-173. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 5, 2015.
H.R. 159.-- To stop exploitation through trafficking. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Education and the Workforce
Jan. 6, 2015. Reported from the Judiciary Jan. 27, 2015; Rept.
114-6, Pt. I. Education and the Workforce discharged Jan. 27,
2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Jan. 27, 2015. Received in Senate Jan. 28, 2015. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2015.
H.R. 161 (H. Res. 38).-- To provide for the timely consideration
of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal
law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or
operation of any natural gas pipeline projects. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 6, 2015. Passed House Jan. 21, 2015;
Roll No. 41: 253-169. Received in Senate Jan. 22, 2015.
H.R. 181.-- To provide justice for the victims of trafficking.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 7, 2015. Reported Jan. 27,
2015; Rept. 114-7. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Jan. 27, 2015. Received in Senate Jan. 28, 2015.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2015.
H.R. 185 (H. Res. 27).-- To reform the process by which Federal
agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance
documents. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 7, 2015. Passed
House amended Jan. 13, 2015; Roll No. 28: 250-175. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 16, 2015.
H.R. 203.-- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide
for the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care
and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for
psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 7, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 12, 2015; Roll No. 17: 403-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan.
13, 2015. Reported Jan. 21, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate Feb. 3, 2015; Roll No. 50: 99-0. Presented to the
President Feb. 11, 2015.
H.R. 240 (H. Res. 27).-- Making appropriations for the Department
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2015, and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and
in addition to the Budget Jan. 9, 2015. Considered Jan. 13,
2015. Passed House amended Jan. 14, 2015; Roll No. 35: 236-
191. Received in Senate Jan. 16, 2015. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 20, 2015.
H.R. 246.-- To improve the response to victims of child sex
trafficking. Referred to Education and the Workforce Jan. 9,
2015. Considered under suspension of rules Jan. 26, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 27, 2015; Roll No. 48: 411-
0. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Jan. 28,
2015.
H.R. 285.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a
penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain
commercial sex acts. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 12, 2015.
Reported Jan. 27, 2015; Rept. 114-8. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 27, 2015. Received in Senate Jan.
28, 2015. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2015.
H.R. 350.-- To direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking to identify strategies to prevent children
from becoming victims of trafficking and review trafficking
prevention efforts, to protect and assist in the recovery of
victims of trafficking, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Foreign Affairs Jan. 14,
2015. Reported from the Judiciary Jan. 27, 2015; Rept. 114-9,
Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged Jan. 27, 2015. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 27, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Jan. 28,
2015.
H.R. 351 (H. Res. 48).-- To provide for expedited approval of
exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Jan. 14, 2015. Passed House Jan. 28,
2015; Roll No. 50: 277-133. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 29, 2015.
H.R. 357.-- 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.
Referred to Foreign Affairs Jan. 14, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 26, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Jan. 27, 2015.
H.R. 361.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify
authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of
Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security
Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness,
medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities.
Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 14, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 2, 2015; Roll No. 51: 377-2. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 3, 2015.
H.R. 398.-- To provide for the development and dissemination of
evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to
recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond
to such individuals appropriately, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 16, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 27, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan. 28,
2015.
H.R. 399.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to gain
and maintain operational control of the international borders
of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Armed Services, Natural
Resources, and Agriculture Jan. 16, 2015. Reported amended
from Homeland Security Jan. 27, 2015; Rept. 114-10, Pt. I.
Armed Services, Natural Resources, and Agriculture discharged
Jan. 27, 2015.
Union Calendar..................................................Union 6
H.R. 431.-- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot
Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround
Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March
in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting
Rights Act of 1965. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 21,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 11, 2015; Roll No.
76: 420-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 12, 2015.
H.R. 460.-- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to train
Department of Homeland Security personnel how to effectively
deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during
the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in
addition to the Judiciary Jan. 21, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 27, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 28, 2015.
H.R. 468.-- To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to
increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for,
runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.
Referred to Education and the Workforce Jan. 22, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 26, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Jan. 27, 2015.
H.R. 469.-- To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
to enable State child protective services systems to improve
the identification and assessment of child victims of sex
trafficking, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
the Workforce Jan. 22, 2015. Considered under suspension of
rules Jan. 26, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 27,
2015; Roll No. 47: 410-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan. 28, 2015.
H.R. 514.-- To prioritize the fight against human trafficking
within the Department of State according to congressional
intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
without increasing the size of the Federal Government, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Jan. 22, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 26, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Jan. 27, 2015.
H.R. 515.-- To protect children from exploitation, especially sex
trafficking in tourism, by providing advance notice of
intended travel by registered child-sex offenders outside the
United States to the government of the country of destination,
requesting foreign governments to notify the United States
when a known child-sex offender is seeking to enter the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
and in addition to the Judiciary Jan. 22, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 26, 2015. Received in Senate Jan.
28, 2015. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 4, 2015.
H.R. 527 (H. Res. 78).-- To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility
Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on
small entities of rules, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Small Business Jan. 26, 2015.
Reported from the Judiciary Feb. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-12, Pt. I.
Small Business discharged Feb. 2, 2015. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Feb. 5, 2015; Roll No. 68: 260-163. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 9, 2015.
H.R. 596 (H. Res. 70).-- To repeal the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, the
Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration,
Appropriations, and the Budget Jan. 28, 2015. Passed House
amended Feb. 3, 2015; Roll No. 58: 239-186. Received in Senate
Feb. 4, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 5, 2015.
H.R. 615.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of
Homeland Security to take administrative action to achieve and
maintain interoperable communications capabilities among the
components of the Department of Homeland Security, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 28, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 2, 2015; Roll No. 52: 379-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 3, 2015.
H.R. 623.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a
social media working group, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to
Homeland Security Jan. 30, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 2, 2015; Roll No. 53: 328-51. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 3,
2015.
H.R. 629.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of
S corporations. Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 30, 2015.
Reported amended Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-15.
Union Calendar..................................................Union 9
H.R. 630.-- 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.
Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 30, 2015. Reported amended
Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-16.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 10
H.R. 636 (H. Res. 101).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to the Budget Feb. 2, 2015. Reported amended from
Ways and Means Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-21, Pt. I. The Budget
discharged Feb. 9, 2015. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Feb. 13, 2015; Roll No. 82: 272-142.
H.R. 637.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions
from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the Budget Feb.
2, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means Feb. 9, 2015;
Rept. 114-20, Pt. I. The Budget discharged Feb. 9, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 14
H.R. 640.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private
foundations. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the
Budget Feb. 2, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means Feb.
9, 2015; Rept. 114-19, Pt. I. The Budget discharged Feb. 9,
2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 13
H.R. 641.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified
conservation contributions. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 2,
2015. Reported amended Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-17.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 11
H.R. 644 (H. Res. 101).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction
for contributions of food inventory. Referred to Ways and
Means Feb. 2, 2015. Reported amended Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
18. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 12, 2015; Roll
No. 80: 279-137.
H.R. 710.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the
transportation security card program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Feb. 4, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 10, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 11, 2015.
H.R. 719.-- To require the Transportation Security Administration
to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding
criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Feb. 4, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 10, 2015; Roll No. 69: 414-0. Received in
Senate Feb. 11, 2015.
H.R. 720.-- To improve intergovernmental planning for and
communication during security incidents at domestic airports,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Feb. 4,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 10, 2015; Roll No.
70: 411-1. Received in Senate Feb. 11, 2015. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 12, 2015.
H.R. 810.-- To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Feb. 9, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 10, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 11, 2015.
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