[House Calendars for June 19, 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. 2 (H. Res. 173).-- To amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate
and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments
and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's
Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means, the
Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and the Budget Mar.
24, 2015. Passed House amended Mar. 26, 2015; Roll No. 144:
392-37. Received in Senate Mar. 26, 2015. Passed Senate Apr.
14, 2015; Roll No. 144: 92-8. Presented to the President Apr.
16, 2015. Approved Apr. 16, 2015. Public Law 114-10.
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. 5 (H. Res. 121) (H. Res. 125).-- To support State and local
accountability for public education, protect State and local
authority, inform parents of the performance of their
children's schools, and for other purposes. Referred to
Education and the Workforce and in addition to Financial
Services Feb. 3, 2015. Reported amended from Education and the
Workforce Feb. 20, 2015; Rept. 114-24, Pt. I. Financial
Services discharged Feb. 20, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 16
Considered Feb. 25, 26, 27, 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.
Reported with amendment June 11, 2015; Rept. 114-62.
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. Passed Senate with amendment Feb. 27, 2015. House agreed
to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Feb. 27,
2015; Roll No. 106: 357-60. Presented to the President Feb.
27, 2015. Approved Feb. 27, 2015. Public Law 114-3.
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) (H. Res. 255).-- To amend title 18, United
States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2015. Passed
House amended May 13, 2015; Roll No. 223: 242-184. Received in
Senate May 14, 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. 91.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue, upon request, veteran
identification cards to certain veterans. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 6, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 18, 2015; Roll No. 240: 402-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 19, 2015.
H.R. 152.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming
wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife
Refuge. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2015. Reported
Apr. 20, 2015; Rept. 114-84.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 62
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. 160 (H. Res. 319).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices. Referred to
Ways and Means Jan. 6, 2015. Reported amended June 11, 2015;
Rept. 114-147. Union Calendar. Considered June 17, 2015.
Passed House amended June 18, 2015; Roll No. 375: 280-140.
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. 172.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R.
Jess Brown United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 6, 2015. Reported Apr.
23, 2015; Rept. 114-89. House Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 28, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 29, 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; Rept. 114-34. Passed Senate
Feb. 3, 2015; Roll No. 50: 99-0. Presented to the President
Feb. 11, 2015. Approved Feb. 12, 2015. Public Law 114-2.
H.R. 212.-- To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for
the assessment and management of the risk of cyanotoxins in
drinking water, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 8, 2015. Reported amended Feb. 24, 2015; Rept.
114-26. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 24, 2015; Roll No. 84: 375-37. Received in Senate Feb.
25, 2015.
H.R. 216.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a Future-
Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to
establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Chief
Strategy Officer, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 8, 2015. Reported amended Mar. 23,
2015; Rept. 114-48. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 23, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 24, 2015; Roll No. 134: 420-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 25, 2015.
H.R. 233.-- To allow reviews of certain families' incomes every 3
years for purposes of determining eligibility for certain
Federal assisted housing programs. Referred to Financial
Services Jan. 8, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 23,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Mar. 24, 2015.
H.R. 235.-- To permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 9, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance June 10, 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. Considered Feb. 26, 2015. Passed
Senate with amendment Feb. 27, 2015; Roll No. 62: 68-31. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference Feb.
27, 2015; Roll No. 102: 228-191. Senate disagreed to a
conference Mar. 2, 2015. House receded and concurred in Senate
amendment Mar. 3, 2015; Roll No. 109: 257-167. Presented to
the President Mar. 4, 2015. Approved Mar. 4, 2015. Public Law
114-4.
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. 280.-- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs and in
addition to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 12, 2015.
Reported amended from Veterans' Affairs Mar. 2, 2015; Rept.
114-32, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform discharged Mar.
2, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 2, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Mar. 3, 2015.
H.R. 284.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities
submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment,
prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive
acquisition program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Jan. 12,
2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means Mar. 13, 2015;
Rept. 114-38, Pt. I. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Mar.
17, 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. 294.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and
agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-Department
medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to
live independently. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 13,
2015. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-35. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 2, 2015;
Roll No. 107: 405-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 3, 2015.
H.R. 299.-- To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize
privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal
home loan bank, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Jan. 13, 2015. Reported Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-58.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 13, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 308.-- To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands
in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 13, 2015. Reported Apr. 29,
2015; Rept. 114-95.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 67
H.R. 336.-- To direct the Administrator of General Services, on
behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey
certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Jan. 13, 2015. Reported May 8, 2015; Rept.
114-103. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 1,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 2, 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. 360 (S. 710).-- To reauthorize the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 14, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 23, 2015; Roll No. 130:
297-98. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs Mar.
24, 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. 373.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary
of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land
under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for
good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Agriculture Jan. 14, 2015. Reported from Natural Resources
Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-75, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged
Apr. 15, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Apr. 28, 2015; Roll No. 174: 413-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 29, 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. 404.-- To authorize early repayment of obligations to the
Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District
in the State of Nebraska. Referred to Natural Resources Jan.
16, 2015. Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-76. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 1, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 2,
2015.
H.R. 431 (S. 527).-- 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. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 2, 2015. Presented to the
President Mar. 4, 2015. Approved Mar. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-
5.
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.
Reported May 14, 2015; Rept. 114-46.
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. 471.-- To improve enforcement efforts related to prescription
drug diversion and abuse, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary Jan. 22,
2015. Reported from Energy and Commerce Apr. 20, 2015; Rept.
114-85, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Apr. 20, 2015. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 21, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 22,
2015.
H.R. 474.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration
programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility
for services under such programs. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 22, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House May 18,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May
19, 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. 529 (H. Res. 121).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to improve 529 plans. Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 26,
2015. Reported amended Feb. 20, 2015; Rept. 114-25. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 25, 2015; Roll No. 90:
401-20. Received in Senate Feb. 26, 2015. Referred to Finance
Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 533 (S. 321).-- To revoke the charter of incorporation of the
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2015.
Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-77. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 1, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Indian Affairs June 2, 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. 601.-- To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an
exception to the annual privacy notice requirement. Referred
to Financial Services Jan. 28, 2015. Reported Apr. 13, 2015;
Rept. 114-59. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Apr. 13, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 606 (S. 916).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude certain compensation received by public safety
officers and their dependents from gross income. Referred to
Ways and Means Jan. 28, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
May 12, 2015; Roll No. 216: 413-0. Received in Senate May 13,
2015. Passed Senate May 14, 2015. Presented to the President
May 18, 2015. Approved May 22, 2015. Public Law 114-14.
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. Reported with amendment May
21, 2015; Rept. 114-53. Passed Senate with amendment June 11,
2015.
H.R. 622 (H. Res. 200).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local
general sales taxes. Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 30, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-51. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Apr. 16, 2015; Roll No. 159: 272-152.
Received in Senate Apr. 20, 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. Received in Senate Feb.
23, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2015.
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. 639.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to
drug scheduling recommendations by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and with respect to registration of
manufacturers and distributors seeking to conduct clinical
testing. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
the Judiciary Feb. 2, 2015. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce Mar. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-41, Pt. I. The Judiciary
discharged Mar. 16, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 17,
2015.
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) (H. Res. 305).-- 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. Received in Senate Feb.
23, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2015. Passed
Senate with amendments May 14, 2015; Roll No. 179: 78-20.
House agreed to Senate amendment to the title June 12, 2015.
House agreed to Senate amendment to the text with amendment
June 11, 2015; Roll No. 363: 240-190.
H.R. 647.-- To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 2, 2015.
Reported Mar. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-42. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2015; Roll No. 113: 389-10.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Mar. 17, 2015.
H.R. 648.-- To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 2, 2015.
Reported Mar. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-43. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2015; Roll No. 114: 382-15.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Mar. 17, 2015.
H.R. 650 (H. Res. 189).-- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to
modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-
cost mortgage. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 2, 2015.
Reported Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-53. Union Calendar. Passed
House Apr. 14, 2015; Roll No. 151: 263-162. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 15,
2015.
H.R. 651.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode
Island, as the ``Sister Ann Keefe Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 2, 2015. Considered under
suspension of rules Apr. 28, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 29, 2015; Roll No. 177: 423-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Apr. 30, 2015. Reported May 6, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate May 11, 2015. Presented to the President May 14, 2015.
Approved May 22, 2015. Public Law 114-15.
H.R. 685 (H. Res. 189).-- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to
improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in
connection with a mortgage transaction. Referred to Financial
Services Feb. 3, 2015. Reported Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-54.
Union Calendar. Passed House Apr. 14, 2015; Roll No. 152: 286-
140. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Apr. 15, 2015.
H.R. 709.-- To provide for the termination of employment of
employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain
official actions for political purposes. Referred to Ways and
Means Feb. 4, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-
66. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr.
15, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 16,
2015.
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.
Received in House and 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. Committee discharged Apr. 22, 2015.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Apr. 22,
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. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 24, 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. 723.-- To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family
of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue
squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers who are
killed in the line of duty. Referred to House Administration
Feb. 4, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House May 12, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration
May 13, 2015.
H.R. 728.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, as
the ``Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 4,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 16, 2015.
H.R. 734.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate
the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications
Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and
reduce reporting burdens. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb.
4, 2015. Reported Feb. 24, 2015; Rept. 114-27. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 24, 2015; Roll No. 85: 411-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 25, 2015.
H.R. 749 (H. Res. 134).-- To reauthorize Federal support for
passenger rail programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 5, 2015. Reported Feb.
26, 2015; Rept. 114-30. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Mar. 4, 2015; Roll No. 112: 316-101. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 9, 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.
H.R. 874.-- To amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing
research and development program of the Department of Energy,
and for other purposes. Referred to Science, Space, and
Technology Feb. 11, 2015. Reported May 19, 2015; Rept. 114-
122. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 19,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 20, 2015.
H.R. 876.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require hospitals to provide certain notifications to
individuals classified by such hospitals under observation
status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 11, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means
Mar. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-39, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce
discharged Mar. 13, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 16, 2015; Roll No. 115: 395-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Finance Mar. 17, 2015.
H.R. 880 (H. Res. 273).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit.
Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 11, 2015. Reported amended May
14, 2015; Rept. 114-113. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
May 20, 2015; Roll No. 260: 274-145. Received in Senate May
21, 2015.
H.R. 887.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with
respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory
surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Ways and Means Feb. 11, 2015. Reported amended
from Ways and Means Mar. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-40, Pt. I.
H.R. 889.-- To amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code,
to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set
forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 11, 2015. Reported June 8, 2015; Rept. 114-141.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 9, 2015.
Received in Senate June 10, 2015.
H.R. 891.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, as
the ``Floresville Veterans Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 11, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
16, 2015.
H.R. 906.-- To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled
water heaters. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 11, 2015.
Reported amended June 9, 2015; Rept. 114-142.
Union Calendar................................................Union 102
H.R. 944.-- To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 12, 2015. Reported May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-104. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 1, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works June 2,
2015.
H.R. 979.-- To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of
the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point''. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2015. Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept.
114-81. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 1,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 2, 2015.
H.R. 984.-- To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the
feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National
Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 13, 2015. Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-78.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 29, 2015.
H.R. 1020.-- To define STEM education to include computer science,
and to support existing STEM education programs at the
National Science Foundation. Referred to Science, Space, and
Technology Feb. 20, 2015. Considered under suspension of rules
Feb. 24, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 25, 2015;
Roll No. 88: 412-8. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 26, 2015.
H.R. 1021.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve the integrity of the Medicare program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy
and Commerce Feb. 24, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and
Means Mar. 18, 2015; Rept. 114-46, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce
discharged Mar. 18, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 29
H.R. 1026.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
the release of information regarding the status of certain
investigations. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 24, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-68. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 1029 (H. Res. 138).-- To amend the Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to
provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications,
public participation, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Feb. 24, 2015. Reported amended
Mar. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-33. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Mar. 17, 2015; Roll No. 121: 236-181. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 18,
2015.
H.R. 1030 (H. Res. 138).-- To prohibit the Environmental
Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating
regulations or assessments based upon science that is not
transparent or reproducible. Referred to Science, Space, and
Technology Feb. 24, 2015. Reported Mar. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-34.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 18, 2015; Roll No.
125: 241-175. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Mar. 19, 2015.
H.R. 1031.-- To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services
Feb. 24, 2015. Discharge petition filed Apr. 30, 2015; Pet.
114-1.
H.R. 1038.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any
reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the
Department in the permanent record of the employee. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 24, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 18, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 19, 2015.
H.R. 1058.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to
ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar
with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights. Referred
to Ways and Means Feb. 25, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 13,
2015; Rept. 114-70. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 15, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to Finance Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 1075.-- To designate the United States Customs and Border
Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan
American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the ``Raul Hector
Castro Port of Entry''. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 25,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 29,
2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate May 12, 2015.
Presented to the President May 14, 2015. Approved May 22,
2015. Public Law 114-16.
H.R. 1092.-- To designate the Federal building located at 2030
Southwest 145th Avenue in Miramar, Florida, as the ``Benjamin
P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami Field Office''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 25, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 24, 2015. Received in Senate Mar. 25, 2015.
Passed Senate Mar. 27 (Legislative day of Mar. 26), 2015.
Presented to the President Apr. 1, 2015. Approved Apr. 7,
2015. Public Law 114-8.
H.R. 1104.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a deduction from the gift tax for gifts made to certain exempt
organizations. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 26, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-64. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 1105 (H. Res. 200).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer
taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Feb.
26, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-52. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 16, 2015; Roll No. 161:
240-179. Received in Senate Apr. 20, 2015.
H.R. 1119.-- To improve the efficiency of Federal research and
development, and for other purposes. Referred to Science,
Space, and Technology Feb. 26, 2015. Reported May 19, 2015;
Rept. 114-121. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 19, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation May 20, 2015.
H.R. 1152.-- To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal
Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to conduct
official business. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 27, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-69. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 1156.-- To authorize the establishment of a body under the
National Science and Technology Council to identify and
coordinate international science and technology cooperation
opportunities. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology Feb.
27, 2015. Reported May 19, 2015; Rept. 114-123. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 19, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations May 20,
2015.
H.R. 1158.-- To improve management of the National Laboratories,
enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-
private partnerships, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Feb. 27, 2015. Reported amended
May 19, 2015; Rept. 114-124. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 19, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 20, 2015.
H.R. 1162.-- To make technical changes to provisions authorizing
prize competitions under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980. Referred to Science, Space, and
Technology Feb. 27, 2015. Reported amended May 19, 2015; Rept.
114-125. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 19, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation May 20, 2015.
H.R. 1168 (S. 184).-- To amend the Indian Child Protection and
Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks
before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court
proceedings, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 27, 2015. Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-79.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 1, 2015.
Received in Senate June 2, 2015.
H.R. 1190 (H. Res. 319).-- To repeal the provisions of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the
Independent Payment Advisory Board. Referred to Ways and Means
and in addition to Energy and Commerce, and Rules Mar. 2,
2015. Reported from Ways and Means June 12, 2015; Rept. 114-
150, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce and Rules discharged June 12,
2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 108
Considered June 18, 2015.
H.R. 1191.-- 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 Mar. 2, 2015. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 17, 2015; Roll No. 118: 415-0. Received in
Senate Mar. 18, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 19,
2015. Considered Apr. 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 5, 6, 2015.
Passed Senate with amendments May 7, 2015; Roll No. 174: 98-1.
House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the
rules May 14, 2015; Roll No. 226: 400-25. Presented to the
President May 18, 2015. Approved May 22, 2015. Public Law 114-
17.
H.R. 1195 (H. Res. 200).-- To amend the Consumer Financial
Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 2, 2015.
Reported Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-55. Union Calendar.
Considered Apr. 21, 2015. Passed House amended Apr. 22, 2015;
Roll No. 167: 235-183. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 23, 2015.
H.R. 1213.-- To make administrative and technical corrections to
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Referred to
House Administration Mar. 3, 2015. Committee discharged.
Passed House Mar. 4, 2015. Received in Senate and passed Mar.
9, 2015. Presented to the President Mar. 12, 2015. Approved
Mar. 20, 2015. Public Law 114-6.
H.R. 1214.-- To amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the authority
of the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange small
parcels of National Forest System land to enhance the
management of the National Forest System, to resolve minor
encroachments, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Agriculture Mar. 3, 2015.
Reported amended from Natural Resources June 8, 2015; Rept.
114-140, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged June 8, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 100
H.R. 1259.-- To provide for an application process for interested
parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 4,
2015. Reported Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-60. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 13, 2015; Roll No. 145:
401-1. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 1265.-- To apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Oversight
and Government Reform Mar. 4, 2015. Reported from Financial
Services Apr. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-56, Pt. I. Oversight and
Government Reform discharged Apr. 6, 2015. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 13, 2015; Roll No. 146:
401-2. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 1295.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
the process for making determinations with respect to whether
organizations are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(4)
of such Code. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 4, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-71. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2015. Received
in Senate Apr. 16, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
20, 2015. Passed Senate with amendments May 14, 2015; Roll No.
178: 97-1. House agreed to Senate amendment to the title June
11, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment to the text with
amendment June 11, 2015; Roll No. 345: 397-32.
H.R. 1313.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of
Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and
preferences. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 4, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 18, 2015; Roll No. 241: 403-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 19,
2015.
H.R. 1314 (H. Res. 305).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal
relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of
certain organizations. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 4,
2015. Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-67. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2015.
Received in Senate Apr. 16, 2015. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 20, 2015. Considered May 14, 18, 19, 20, 21,
2015. Passed Senate with amendment May 22, 2015; Roll No. 193:
62-37.
H.R. 1324.-- To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National
Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 4, 2015. Reported Apr. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-80.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2015;
Roll No. 175: 381-30. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 29, 2015.
H.R. 1326.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as
the ``Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 4, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 16, 2015.
H.R. 1335 (H. Res. 274).-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for
fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 4, 2015. Reported
amended May 15, 2015; Rept. 114-116. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended June 1, 2015; Roll No. 267: 225-152. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 2, 2015.
H.R. 1350.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 442 East 167th Street in Bronx, New York,
as the ``Herman Badillo Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 10, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
16, 2015.
H.R. 1367.-- To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to
clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the
Northern Mariana Islands. Referred to Financial Services Mar.
16, 2015. Reported Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-61. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 13, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 1382.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for
the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to
offerors that employ veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Mar. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 18,
2015; Roll No. 242: 404-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 19, 2015.
H.R. 1473.-- To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Mar. 19, 2015. Reported May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-105.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 74
H.R. 1480.-- To ensure access to certain information for financial
services industry regulators, and for other purposes. Referred
to Financial Services Mar. 19, 2015. Reported Apr. 13, 2015;
Rept. 114-62. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Apr. 13, 2015; Roll No. 147: 401-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
H.R. 1493.-- To protect and preserve international cultural
property at risk due to political instability, armed conflict,
or natural or other disasters, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Ways and Means,
Armed Services, and the Judiciary Mar. 19, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 1, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations June 2, 2015.
H.R. 1508.-- To promote the development of a United States
commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry
and to increase the exploration and utilization of resources
in outer space. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology
Mar. 19, 2015. Reported amended June 15, 2015; Rept. 114-153.
Union Calendar................................................Union 111
H.R. 1527.-- To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable
cash contributions for the relief of the families of New York
Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 23, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 25, 2015. Received in
Senate Mar. 26, 2015. Passed Senate Mar. 27 (Legislative day
of Mar. 26), 2015. Presented to the President Apr. 1, 2015.
Approved Apr. 1, 2015. Public Law 114-7.
H.R. 1529.-- To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements
for community financial institutions with respect to certain
rules relating to mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 23, 2015. Reported Apr. 6,
2015; Rept. 114-57.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 38
H.R. 1557.-- To amend the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to strengthen
Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability
within the Federal government, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 24, 2015.
Reported May 15, 2015; Rept. 114-117.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 83
H.R. 1560 (H. Res. 212) (H.R. 1731).-- To improve cybersecurity in
the United States through enhanced sharing of information
about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes. Referred
to Intelligence Mar. 24, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 13, 2015;
Rept. 114-63. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 22,
2015; Roll No. 170: 307-116. Received in Senate Apr. 27, 2015.
H.R. 1561.-- To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's weather research through a focused program of
investment on affordable and attainable advances in
observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support
substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction
of high impact weather events, to expand commercial
opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology Mar. 24,
2015. Reported amended May 19, 2015; Rept. 114-126. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 19, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 20, 2015.
H.R. 1562.-- To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the
prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the
agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or
grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 24,
2015. Reported Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-72. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 15, 2015; Roll No. 156:
424-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 16, 2015.
H.R. 1563.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
individuals having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be
ineligible for Federal employment, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to
House Administration Mar. 24, 2015. Reported from Oversight
and Government Reform Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-73, Pt. I.
House Administration discharged Apr. 14, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 53
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Apr.
15, 2015; Roll No. 157: 266-160.
H.R. 1615.-- To direct the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of
Homeland Security to make certain improvements in the
implementation of section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 25, 2015.
Reported amended June 11, 2015; Rept. 114-148.
Union Calendar................................................Union 106
H.R. 1626.-- To reduce duplication of information technology at
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 25, 2015. Reported amended
June 17, 2015; Rept. 114-162.
Union Calendar................................................Union 118
H.R. 1633.-- To provide for certain improvements relating to the
tracking and reporting of employees of the Department of
Homeland Security placed on administrative leave, or any other
type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for
personnel matters, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Mar. 25, 2015. Reported amended June 17,
2015; Rept. 114-163.
Union Calendar................................................Union 119
H.R. 1637.-- To require annual reports on the activities and
accomplishments of federally funded research and development
centers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 25, 2015.
Reported June 11, 2015; Rept. 114-149.
Union Calendar................................................Union 107
H.R. 1640.-- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to
submit to Congress a report on the Department of Homeland
Security headquarters consolidation project in the National
Capital Region, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Mar. 25, 2015. Reported amended June 17, 2015; Rept.
114-166.
Union Calendar................................................Union 122
H.R. 1642.-- To designate the building utilized as a United States
courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North
Carolina, as the ``Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 26, 2015.
Reported May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-106.
House Calendar.................................................House 30
H.R. 1646.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
research how small and medium sized unmanned aerial systems
could be used in an attack, how to prevent or mitigate the
effects of such an attack, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 26, 2015. Reported amended from Homeland
Security June 18, 2015; Rept. 114-169, Pt. I. Transportation
and Infrastructure discharged June 18, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 124
H.R. 1690.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph
F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 26, 2015. Reported Apr.
23, 2015; Rept. 114-90. House Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 28, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 29, 2015. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 21, 2015. Presented to the
President May 26, 2015. Approved May 29, 2015. Public Law 114-
20.
H.R. 1731 (H. Res. 212).-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information
related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and
civil liberties protections, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security Apr. 13, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 17,
2015; Rept. 114-83. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr.
23, 2015; Roll No. 173: 355-63. Laid on the table pursuant to
H. Res. 212 Apr. 23, 2015. See H.R. 1560 for further action.
H.R. 1732 (H. Res. 231).-- To preserve existing rights and
responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Apr. 13, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 27, 2015;
Rept. 114-93. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 12,
2015; Roll No. 219: 261-155. Received in Senate May 13, 2015.
H.R. 1734.-- To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion
residuals and establish requirements for the proper management
and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective
of human health and the environment. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Apr. 13, 2015. Reported June 9, 2015; Rept. 114-143.
Union Calendar................................................Union 103
H.R. 1735 (H. Res. 255) (H. Res. 260).-- To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of
the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes. Referred to Armed Services Apr. 13,
2015. Reported amended May 5, 2015; Rept. 114-102. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed May 12, 2015; Pt. II.
Considered May 13, 14, 2015. Passed House amended May 15,
2015; Roll No. 239: 269-151. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar May 21, 2015. Considered June 3, 4, 8,
9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 2015.
H.R. 1806 (H. Res. 271).-- To provide for technological innovation
through the prioritization of Federal investment in basic
research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to
improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for
other purposes. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology and
in addition to Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 15, 2015. Reported amended from
Science, Space, and Technology May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-107, Pt.
I. Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the
Workforce discharged May 8, 2015. Union Calendar. Supplemental
report filed May 14, 2015; Pt. II. Passed House amended May
20, 2015; Roll No. 258: 217-205. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 21, 2015.
H.R. 1816.-- To exclude from consideration as income under the
United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made
under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to
veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance.
Referred to Financial Services Apr. 15, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 18, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 19, 2015.
H.R. 1890.-- To establish congressional trade negotiating
objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade
negotiations, to provide for consideration of trade
agreements, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
and in addition to Rules, and the Budget Apr. 17, 2015.
Reported amended from Ways and Means May 1, 2015; Rept. 114-
100, Pt. I. Rules and the Budget discharged May 1, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 69
H.R. 1891.-- To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the
Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty
treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. Referred
to Ways and Means Apr. 17, 2015. Reported May 1, 2015; Rept.
114-101.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 70
H.R. 1892.-- To extend the trade adjustment assistance program,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, and the Budget Apr. 17, 2015.
Reported amended from Ways and Means May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-
108, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce and the Budget discharged May
8, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 76
H.R. 1907.-- To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade
enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Homeland
Security, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and the
Judiciary Apr. 21, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means
May 14, 2015; Rept. 114-114, Pt. I. Homeland Security, Foreign
Affairs, Financial Services, and the Judiciary discharged May
14, 2015.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 80
H.R. 1987.-- To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for
fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 23, 2015. Reported
amended May 15, 2015; Rept. 114-115. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 18, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
May 19, 2015.
H.R. 1991.-- 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. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Agriculture Apr. 23, 2015. Reported from Natural Resources
June 12, 2015; Rept. 114-151, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged
June 12, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 109
H.R. 2028 (H. Res. 223).-- Making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations Apr. 24, 2015; Rept. 114-91. Union
Calendar. Considered Apr. 29, 30, 2015. Passed House amended
May 1, 2015; Roll No. 215: 240-177. Received in Senate and
referred to Appropriations May 5, 2015. Reported with
amendment May 21, 2015; Rept. 114-54.
H.R. 2029 (H. Res. 223).-- Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations Apr. 24,
2015; Rept. 114-92. Union Calendar. Considered Apr. 29, 2015.
Passed House amended Apr. 30, 2015; Roll No. 193: 255-163.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations May 4, 2015.
Reported with amendment May 21, 2015; Rept. 114-57.
H.R. 2048 (H. Res. 255).-- To reform the authorities of the
Federal Government to require the production of certain
business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen
registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of
information gathering for foreign intelligence,
counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Intelligence, and Financial Services Apr. 28, 2015. Reported
from the Judiciary May 8, 2015; Rept. 114-109, Pt. I.
Financial Services and Intelligence discharged May 8, 2015.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 13, 2015; Roll No.
224: 338-88. Received in Senate May 14, 2015. Ordered placed
on the calendar May 18, 2015. Considered May 31, June 1, 2015.
Passed Senate June 2, 2015; Roll No. 201: 67-32. Presented to
the President June 2, 2015. Approved June 2, 2015. Public Law
114-23.
H.R. 2051.-- To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to
extend the livestock mandatory price reporting requirements,
and for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture Apr. 28, 2015.
Reported amended May 29, 2015; Rept. 114-132. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
June 10, 2015.
H.R. 2088.-- To amend the United States Grain Standards Act to
improve inspection services performed at export elevators at
export port locations, to reauthorize certain authorities of
the Secretary of Agriculture under such Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Agriculture Apr. 29, 2015. Reported May
29, 2015; Rept. 114-133. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 9, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry June 10,
2015.
H.R. 2131.-- To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South
Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 30, 2015.
Reported June 4, 2015; Rept. 114-137. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works June 16, 2015.
H.R. 2146 (H. Res. 321).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters,
and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals
from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 30, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 12, 2015; Roll No. 220: 407-5.
Received in Senate and referred to Finance May 13, 2015.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment June 4,
2015. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment June 18,
2015; Roll No. 374: 218-208.
H.R. 2200.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland
Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed
by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating
to homeland security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security May 1, 2015. Reported amended June 17, 2015;
Rept. 114-164.
Union Calendar................................................Union 120
H.R. 2206.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to
preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications
capabilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security May 1, 2015. Reported amended June 17, 2015; Rept.
114-165.
Union Calendar................................................Union 121
H.R. 2250 (H. Res. 271).-- Making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for fiscal year ending September 30, 2016,
and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 12,
2015; Rept. 114-110. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May
19, 2015; Roll No. 247: 357-67. Received in Senate and
referred to Appropriations May 20, 2015. Reported with
amendment June 11, 2015; Rept. 114-64.
H.R. 2252 (S. 1356).-- To clarify the effective date of certain
provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014,
and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform May 12, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed House May
14, 2015. Received in Senate May 18, 2015. Passed Senate May
19, 2015. Presented to the President May 19, 2015. Approved
May 19, 2015. Public Law 114-13.
H.R. 2262 (H. Res. 273).-- To facilitate a pro-growth environment
for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging
private sector investment and creating more stable and
predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science, Space, and Technology May 12, 2015.
Reported amended May 18, 2015; Rept. 114-119. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 21, 2015; Roll No. 262: 284-133.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 22, 2015.
H.R. 2289 (H. Res. 288).-- To reauthorize the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to
provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms
to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission,
to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help
keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes. Referred to
Agriculture May 13, 2015. Reported amended May 29, 2015; Rept.
114-134. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 9, 2015;
Roll No. 309: 246-171. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry June 10, 2015.
H.R. 2297.-- To prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from
gaining access to international financial and other
institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Financial Services May 13, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2015; Roll No. 227: 423-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs May 18, 2015.
H.R. 2353 (H. Res. 271).-- To provide an extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
and in addition to Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Science,
Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce May 15, 2015.
Passed House May 19, 2015; Roll No. 249: 387-35. Received in
Senate May 20, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar May 21,
2015. Passed Senate May 23 (Legislative day of May 22), 2015.
Presented to the President May 26, 2015. Approved May 29,
2015. Public Law 114-21.
H.R. 2390.-- To require a review of university-based centers for
homeland security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Science, Space, and
Technology May 18, 2015. Reported from Homeland Security June
18, 2015; Rept. 114-168, Pt. I. Science, Space, and Technology
discharged June 18, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 123
H.R. 2393 (H. Res. 303).-- To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements with
respect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other purposes.
Referred to Agriculture May 18, 2015. Reported amended May 29,
2015; Rept. 114-131. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June
10, 2015; Roll No. 333: 300-131. Received in Senate June 11,
2015.
H.R. 2394.-- To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act,
and for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture May 18, 2015.
Reported amended June 4, 2015; Rept. 114-138. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
June 10, 2015.
H.R. 2496.-- To extend the authorization for the replacement of
the existing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Denver, Colorado, to make certain improvements in the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21, 2015.
Committee discharged. Passed House May 21, 2015. Received in
Senate May 21, 2015. Passed Senate May 22, 2015. Presented to
the President May 22, 2015. Approved May 22, 2015. Public Law
114-19.
H.R. 2505.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare
Advantage plans. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
Energy and Commerce May 21, 2015. Reported amended from Ways
and Means June 12, 2015; Rept. 114-152, Pt. I. Energy and
Commerce discharged June 12, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 17, 2015.
H.R. 2506.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
delay the authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts
for MA plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy and
Commerce May 21, 2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means
June 16, 2015; Rept. 114-158, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce
discharged June 16, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 114
H.R. 2507.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
establish an annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates
under Medicare Advantage. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to Energy and Commerce May 21, 2015. Reported amended
from Ways and Means June 16, 2015; Rept. 114-159, Pt. I.
Energy and Commerce discharged June 16, 2015. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 17, 2015.
H.R. 2559.-- To designate the ``PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor
Memorial Highway'' in the State of Texas. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure May 21, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 15, 2015; Roll No. 365: 389-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works June 16, 2015.
H.R. 2570.-- To establish a demonstration program requiring the
utilization of Value-Based Insurance Design to demonstrate
that reducing the copayments or coinsurance charged to
Medicare beneficiaries for selected high-value prescription
medications and clinical services can increase their
utilization and ultimately improve clinical outcomes and lower
health care expenditures. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to Energy and Commerce May 22, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 17, 2015.
H.R. 2577 (H. Res. 287).-- Making appropriations for the
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations May 27, 2015; Rept. 114-129. Union Calendar.
Considered June 3, 4, 2015. Passed House amended June 9, 2015;
Roll No. 329: 216-210. Received in Senate and referred to
Appropriations June 10, 2015.
H.R. 2578 (H. Res. 287).-- Making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 27, 2015;
Rept. 114-130. Union Calendar. Considered June 2, 2015. Passed
House amended June 3, 2015; Roll No. 297: 242-183. Received in
Senate and referred to Appropriations June 8, 2015. Reported
with amendment June 16, 2015; Rept. 114-66.
H.R. 2579.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve the risk adjustment under the Medicare Advantage
program, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
and in addition to Energy and Commerce May 29, 2015. Reported
amended from Ways and Means June 16, 2015; Rept. 114-160, Pt.
I. Energy and Commerce discharged June 16, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 116
H.R. 2580.-- To provide for a technical change to the Medicare
long-term care hospital moratorium exception, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means May 29, 2015. Reported
amended June 16, 2015; Rept. 114-156.
Union Calendar................................................Union 113
H.R. 2581.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
establish a 3-year demonstration program to test the use of
value-based insurance design methodologies under eligible
Medicare Advantage plans, to preserve Medicare beneficiary
choice under Medicare Advantage, to revise the treatment under
the Medicare program of infusion drugs furnished through
durable medical equipment, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means and in addition to Energy and Commerce May 29,
2015. Reported amended from Ways and Means June 16, 2015;
Rept. 114-161, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged June 16,
2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 117
H.R. 2582.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve the risk adjustment under the Medicare Advantage
program, to delay the authority to terminate Medicare
Advantage contracts for MA plans failing to achieve minimum
quality ratings, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and
Means and in addition to Energy and Commerce May 29, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 17, 2015.
H.R. 2596 (H. Res. 315).-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Intelligence and in addition to the Budget June 1, 2015.
Reported amended from Intelligence June 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
144, Pt. I. The Budget discharged June 9, 2015. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended June 16, 2015; Roll No. 369:
247-178. Received in Senate and referred to Intelligence June
17, 2015.
H.R. 2685 (H. Res. 303).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 5, 2015; Rept. 114-139. Union Calendar. Considered June
10, 2015. Passed House amended June 11, 2015; Roll No. 358:
278-149. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
June 15, 2015.
H.R. 2772.-- Making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations June 15, 2015; Rept. 114-154.
Union Calendar................................................Union 112
H.R. 2822.-- Making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 18, 2015; Rept. 114-170.
Union Calendar................................................Union 125
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