[House Calendars for December 16, 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) (H. Res. 347) (S. 1177).-- 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. Considered Feb. 25, 26, 27, 2015. Passed House
amended July 8, 2015; Roll No. 423: 218-213. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 13, 2015.
H.R. 6 (H. Res. 350).-- To accelerate the discovery, development,
and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means May 19, 2015. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce
July 7, 2015; Rept. 114-190, Pt. I. Ways and Means discharged
July 7, 2015. Union Calendar. Considered July 9, 2015. Passed
House amended July 10, 2015; Roll No. 433: 344-77. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 13, 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. 8 (H. Res. 539) (H. Res. 542).-- To modernize energy
infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing
workforce, bolster America's energy security and diplomacy,
and promote energy efficiency and government accountability,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Science, Space, and Technology, Education and the
Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Foreign
Affairs Sept. 16, 2015. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce Nov. 19, 2015; Rept. 114-347, Pt. I. Science, Space,
and Technology, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and
Government Reform, and Foreign Affairs discharged Nov. 19,
2015. Union Calendar. Considered Dec. 1, 2, 2015. Passed House
amended Dec. 3, 2015; Roll No. 672: 249-174. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 7,
2015.
H.R. 9.-- To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical
corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Feb. 5, 2015. Reported amended July 29, 2015; Rept. 114-235.
Union Calendar................................................Union 177
H.R. 10 (H. Res. 480).-- To reauthorize the Scholarships for
Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 5, 2015. Reported
amended Oct. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-292. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Oct. 21, 2015; Roll No. 559: 240-191. Received
in Senate Oct. 22, 2015.
H.R. 22 (H.J. Res. 61) (H. Res. 507) (H. Res. 512) (H. Res.
546).-- 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. Considered July 24, 26,
27, 28, 29, 2015. Passed Senate with amendments July 30, 2015;
Roll No. 260: 65-34. House agreed to Senate amendment to the
title Nov. 5, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment to the
text with amendment Nov. 5, 2015. House insisted on its
amendment to Senate amendment to the text and asked for a
conference Nov. 5, 2015; Roll No. 624: 371-54. Senate
disagreed to House amendment to Senate amendment to the text
and agreed to a conference Nov. 10, 2015. Conference report
filed in the House Dec. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-357. House agreed
to conference report Dec. 3, 2015; Roll No. 673: 359-65.
Senate agreed to conference report Dec. 3, 2015; Roll No. 331:
83-16. Presented to the President Dec. 4, 2015. Approved Dec.
4, 2015. Public Law 114-94.
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. Passed
Senate with amendment July 23, 2015. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Sept. 16, 2015.
Presented to the President Sept. 21, 2015. Approved Sept. 30,
2015. Public Law 114-52.
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. Reported with amendment Sept. 22, 2015; Rept.
114-146. Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 6, 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. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 16,
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. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment June 22, 2015. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules July
7, 2015; Roll No. 391: 411-0. Presented to the President July
9, 2015. Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-31.
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. 158.-- To clarify the grounds for ineligibility for travel to
the United States regarding terrorism risk, to expand the
criteria by which a country may be removed from the Visa
Waiver Program, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security
to submit a report on strengthening the Electronic System for
Travel Authorization to better secure the international
borders of the United States and prevent terrorists and
instruments of terrorism from entering the United States, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition
to Homeland Security Jan. 6, 2015. Reported amended from
Homeland Security Dec. 7, 2015; Rept. 114-369, Pt. I. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2015; Roll No. 679:
407-19. Received in Senate Dec. 9, 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. 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.
Received in Senate June 22, 2015. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 23, 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. 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. 189.-- To extend foreclosure and eviction protections for
servicemembers, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 7, 2015. Reported Dec. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-356.
Union Calendar................................................Union 273
H.R. 195.-- To terminate the Election Assistance Commission.
Referred to House Administration Jan. 7, 2015. Reported Dec.
3, 2015; Rept. 114-361.
Union Calendar................................................Union 275
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. 208 (S. 1811).-- To require the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to establish a program to make loans
to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by
Superstorm Sandy. Referred to Small Business Jan. 8, 2015.
Reported amended June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-186. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 13, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship
July 14, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendments Oct. 21, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendments
under suspension of the rules Nov. 16, 2015. Presented to the
President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 25, 2015. Public Law
114-88.
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. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2015. Presented to the
President Aug. 6, 2015. Approved Aug. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-
45.
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. 237.-- To authorize the revocation or denial of passports and
passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign
terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Jan. 9, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 21, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations July 22, 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. 251.-- To transfer the position of Special Assistant for
Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to the Office of the Secretary, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 9, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 14, 2015; Roll No. 435: 412-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 15, 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
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Nov.
16, 2015; Roll No. 626: 263-146.
H.R. 313 (S. 242).-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran
with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or
more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such
disability, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 13, 2015. Reported June 25, 2015; Rept.
114-180. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
28, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Sept. 29, 2015. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Oct. 26, 2015. Presented to the President Oct.
28, 2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law 114-75.
H.R. 322.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield,
Missouri, as the ``Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 13, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015; Roll No. 507:
405-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Sept. 25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8,
2015; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2015.
Presented to the President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5,
2015. Public Law 114-76.
H.R. 323.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as
the ``Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 13, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 26,
2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law 114-77.
H.R. 324.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11662 Gravois Road in St. Louis, Missouri,
as the ``Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 13, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 26,
2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law 114-78.
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. 348 (H. Res. 420).-- To provide for improved coordination of
agency actions in the preparation and adoption of
environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Natural Resources Jan. 14, 2015. Reported from the Judiciary
July 27, 2015; Rept. 114-228, Pt. I. Referral to Natural
Resources extended July 27, 2015 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 11, 2015. Natural Resources discharged Sept. 11,
2015. Union Calendar. Considered Sept. 24, 2015. Passed House
amended Sept. 25, 2015; Roll No. 518: 233-170. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 28,
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. 387.-- To provide for certain land to be taken into trust for
the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 14, 2015.
Reported June 23, 2015; Rept. 114-173. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 13, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Indian Affairs July 14, 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.
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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. 412.-- To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by
terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election
campaigns. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to House
Administration Jan. 20, 2015. Reported from House
Administration Dec. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-362, Pt. I.
H.R. 427 (H. Res. 380).-- To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution
of approval is enacted into law. Referred to the Judiciary and
in addition to Rules, and the Budget Jan. 21, 2015. Reported
amended from the Judiciary July 21, 2015; Rept. 114-214, Pt.
I. Rules and the Budget discharged July 21, 2015. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended July 28, 2015; Roll No. 482:
243-165. Received in Senate July 29, 2015. Ordered placed on
the calendar Dec. 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. 432.-- To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to
prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business
investment companies. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 21,
2015. Reported July 14, 2015; Rept. 114-199. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
July 15, 2015.
H.R. 455 (S. 1808).-- To require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to conduct a northern border threat analysis, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 21, 2015.
Reported amended July 28, 2015; Rept. 114-232. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 28, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 29, 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.
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. 487.-- To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or
transfer certain lands. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 22,
2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-250. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 16, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Indian Affairs Sept. 17, 2015.
H.R. 511 (H. Res. 526) (S. 248).-- To clarify the rights of
Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National
Labor Relations Act. Referred to Education and the Workforce
Jan. 22, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2015; Rept. 114-260.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 17, 2015; Roll No.
633: 249-177. Received in Senate Nov. 18, 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. Reported
with amendments Nov. 17, 2015; no written report.
H.R. 521.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain property to
the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel,
Alaska. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 22, 2015. Reported amended from
Natural Resources July 22, 2015; Rept. 114-217, Pt. I. Energy
and Commerce discharged July 22, 2015.
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H.R. 526.-- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require
the public disclosure by trusts established under section
524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain
detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of
claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos; and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 26, 2015.
Reported Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-352.
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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. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate June 24, 2015. Presented to the President June
26, 2015. Approved July 6, 2015. Public Law 114-28.
H.R. 538 (H. Res. 466).-- To facilitate the development of energy
on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede
tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2015. Reported Oct. 1,
2015; Rept. 114-276. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct.
8, 2015; Roll No. 544: 254-173. Received in Senate and
referred to Indian Affairs Oct. 19, 2015.
H.R. 558.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro,
Ohio, as the ``Richard `Dick' Chenault Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 27, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8, 2015; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2015. Presented to the
President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law
114-79.
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. 597 (H.R. 3611).-- To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 28, 2015. Passed House amended Oct.
27, 2015; Roll No. 576: 313-118. Received in Senate Oct. 28,
2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 29, 2015.
H.R. 598 (S. 282).-- To provide taxpayers with an annual report
disclosing the cost and performance of Government programs and
areas of duplication among them, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 28, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 20, 2015; Rept. 114-298.
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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. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules June 23, 2015. Presented to the President June 24, 2015.
Approved July 6, 2015. Public Law 114-29.
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. Reported with amendment Sept. 21, 2015; Rept. 114-145.
Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 7, 2015. House agreed to
Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Oct. 28, 2015.
Presented to the President Nov. 2, 2015. Approved Nov. 5,
2015. Public Law 114-80.
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.
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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.
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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. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Oct.
26, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment Nov. 16, 2015.
Presented to the President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 25,
2015. Public Law 114-89.
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.
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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) (H. Res. 560).-- 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 12, 2015; Roll No. 363: 240-190. Senate insisted on its
amendment to the text and asked for a conference June 24,
2015. House insisted on its amendment to Senate amendment to
the text and agreed to a conference Dec. 1, 2015; Roll No.
652: 252-170. Conference report filed in the House Dec. 9,
2015; Rept. 114-376. House agreed to conference report Dec.
11, 2015; Roll No. 693: 256-158.
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. 675 (S. 1493).-- To increase, effective as of December 1,
2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Feb. 3, 2015. Reported amended July 16, 2015; Rept.
114-206. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 27, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28,
2015; Roll No. 472: 409-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs July 29, 2015.
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. 690.-- To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule
making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary
of the proposed rule. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 3, 2015.
Reported June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-183.
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H.R. 692 (H. Res. 480) (S. 2181).-- To ensure the payment of
interest and principal of the debt of the United States.
Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 3, 2015. Reported Sept. 18,
2015; Rept. 114-265. Union Calendar. Passed House Oct. 21,
2015; Roll No. 557: 235-194. Received in Senate Oct. 22, 2015.
H.R. 702 (H. Res. 466).-- To adapt to changing crude oil market
conditions. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Foreign Affairs Feb. 4, 2015. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce Sept. 25, 2015; Rept. 114-267, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs
discharged Sept. 25, 2015. Union Calendar. Supplemental report
filed from Energy and Commerce Oct. 1, 2015; Pt. II. Passed
House amended Oct. 9, 2015; Roll No. 549: 261-159. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Oct. 19, 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. 712.-- To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and
settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to
take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4,
2015. Reported June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-184.
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H.R. 719 (H. Res. 448).-- 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. Reported with
amendment Aug. 4, 2015; Rept. 114-111. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 17, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment
with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 434 Sept. 24, 2015. Senate
agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment with amendment
Sept. 30, 2015. Roll No. 272: 78-20. House agreed to Senate
amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment Sept. 30,
2015; Roll No. 528: 277-151. Presented to the President Sept.
30, 2015. Approved Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-53.
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. Reported
with amendment July 23, 2015; Rept. 114-92. Passed Senate with
amendment Aug. 5, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 16, 2015. Presented to the
President Sept. 17, 2015. Approved Sept. 24, 2015. Public Law
114-50.
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. Reported June 24, 2015; no written
report. Passed Senate July 8, 2015. Presented to the President
July 9, 2015. Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-32.
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. 758 (H. Res. 420).-- To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 5, 2015.
Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-246. Union Calendar. Passed
House Sept. 17, 2015; Roll No. 501: 241-185. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 21, 2015.
H.R. 765.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified
leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property,
and qualified retail improvement property. Referred to Ways
and Means Feb. 5, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 23, 2015; Rept.
114-306.
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H.R. 774 (S. 1334).-- To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop
illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the
Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua
Convention, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 5, 2015. Reported amended from Natural Resources July 20,
2015; Rept. 114-212, Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure
discharged July 20, 2015. Referred to the Judiciary July 20,
2015 for a period ending not later than July 30, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 28, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 21,
2015. Presented to the President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov.
5, 2015. Public Law 114-81.
H.R. 805.-- To prohibit the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration from relinquishing responsibility
over the Internet domain name system until the Comptroller
General of the United States submits to Congress a report on
the role of the NTIA with respect to such system. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Feb. 5, 2015. Reported amended June 23,
2015; Rept. 114-175. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 23, 2015; Roll No. 377: 378-25. Received in
Senate June 24, 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 (S. 1349).-- 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.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 27, 2015. Presented
to the President July 29, 2015. Approved Aug. 6, 2015. Public
Law 114-42.
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 (S. 1347).-- 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. Reported June 24, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate July 8, 2015. Presented to the President July 9, 2015.
Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-33.
H.R. 893 (S. 301).-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Feb.
11, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2015.
Received in Senate June 24, 2015. Passed Senate June 25, 2015.
Presented to the President June 26, 2015. Approved July 6,
2015. Public Law 114-30.
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. 907 (S. 1789).-- To improve defense cooperation between the
United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Feb. 12, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 7, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations July 8, 2015.
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. 959.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in
Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept.
114-251. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Sept. 17, 2015.
H.R. 961.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active
financing income. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 12, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 23, 2015; Rept. 114-307.
Union Calendar................................................Union 233
H.R. 974.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate
regulations to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on
certain rivers and streams that flow in and through certain
Federal lands in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton
National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13,
2015. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-373.
Union Calendar................................................Union 285
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. 998.-- To establish the conditions under which the Secretary
of Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities,
conduct preclearance operations, and provide customs services
outside the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Ways and Means Feb. 13,
2015. Reported amended from Homeland Security July 22, 2015;
Rept. 114-219, Pt. I. Ways and Means discharged July 22, 2015.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 28, 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. Reported
Aug. 4, 2015; Rept. 114-115. Passed Senate with amendment
Sept. 24, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment Oct. 1, 2015.
Presented to the President Oct. 1, 2015. Approved Oct. 7,
2015. Public Law 114-59.
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. 1023 (S. 552).-- To amend the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for
multiple licenses under common control. Referred to Small
Business Feb. 24, 2015. Reported June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-189.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House July 13, 2015.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 14,
2015.
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) (S. 544).-- 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. 1047.-- To authorize private nonprofit organizations to
administer permanent housing rental assistance provided
through the Continuum of Care Program under the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Feb. 24, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 14, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 15, 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. 1069 (S. 558).-- To amend title 44, United States Code, to
require information on contributors to Presidential library
fundraising organizations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 25, 2015. Reported June
25, 2015; Rept. 114-181.
Union Calendar................................................Union 133
H.R. 1073.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to secure
critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Feb. 25,
2015. Reported amended Aug. 4, 2015; Rept. 114-240. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 16, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 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. 1076.-- To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney
General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of
firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected
dangerous terrorist. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 25, 2015.
Discharge petition filed Dec. 7, 2015; Pet. 114-3.
H.R. 1090 (H. Res. 491).-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition
to Education and the Workforce Feb. 25, 2015. Reported from
Financial Services Oct. 22, 2015; Rept. 114-304, Pt. I.
Education and the Workforce discharged Oct. 22, 2015. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 27, 2015; Roll No. 575:
245-186. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Oct. 28, 2015.
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. 1107 (S. 593).-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to
submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of
Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 26, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 3,
2015; Rept. 114-366.
Union Calendar................................................Union 279
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. 1138 (S. 583).-- To establish certain wilderness areas in
central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances
involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land
Management land in central Idaho, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 26, 2015. Reported July 27,
2015; Rept. 114-229. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 27, 2015. Received in Senate July 27, 2015. Passed
Senate Aug. 4, 2015. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2015.
Approved Aug. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-46.
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. 1155.-- To provide for the establishment of a process for the
review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to
the Judiciary Feb. 27, 2015. Reported from the Judiciary July
10, 2015; Rept. 114-196, Pt. I.
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. Considered June 18, 2015. Passed House
amended June 23, 2015; Roll No. 376: 244-154. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance June 24, 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. 1210 (H. Res. 529).-- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to
provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to
qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an
originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 3, 2015.
Reported Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-330. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Nov. 18, 2015; Roll No. 636: 255-174. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Nov. 19, 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. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 16,
2015; Roll No. 495: 403-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Sept. 17, 2015.
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. 1270.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs
under health savings accounts and health flexible spending
arrangements. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 4, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 23, 2015; Rept. 114-308.
Union Calendar................................................Union 234
H.R. 1289.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 4,
2015. Reported amended July 21, 2015; Rept. 114-213. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 16,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 17, 2015.
H.R. 1295 (H. Res. 338).-- 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. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment to
the text with an amendment June 24, 2015. House agreed to
Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment to the
text June 25, 2015; Roll No. 388: 286-138. June 26, 2015.
Approved June 29, 2015. Public Law 114-27.
H.R. 1300.-- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make
anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency
response providers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar.
4, 2015. Reported amended from Homeland Security July 22,
2015; Rept. 114-222, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged
July 22, 2015. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules July 27, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 29, 2015; Roll No. 485: 424-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
30, 2015.
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) (H. Res. 495).-- 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. House failed to agree to Senate amendment
June 12, 2015. House motion to reconsider laid on table June
25, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Oct.
28, 2015; Roll No. 579: 266-167. Senate agreed to House
amendment to Senate amendment Oct. 30, 2015. Roll No. 294: 64-
35. Presented to the President Nov. 2, 2015. Approved Nov. 2,
2015. Public Law 114-74.
H.R. 1315.-- To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the
President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per
taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Budget Mar. 4, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
20, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to the Budget Oct.
21, 2015.
H.R. 1317.-- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing
requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition
to Agriculture Mar. 4, 2015. Reported amended from Agriculture
Oct. 26, 2015; Rept. 114-311, Pt. I. Reported amended from
Financial Services Nov. 16, 2015; Pt. II. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 16, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 1321.-- To prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics
containing synthetic plastic microbeads. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Mar. 4, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 7, 2015;
Rept. 114-371. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 7, 2015. Received in Senate Dec. 8, 2015.
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. Reported June 24, 2015; no written
report. Passed Senate July 8, 2015. Presented to the President
July 9, 2015. Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-34.
H.R. 1334.-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make
the shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan
holding companies the same as for bank holding companies.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 4, 2015. Reported July 14,
2015; Rept. 114-200. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 14, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 15, 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. 1338.-- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed
remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 6, 2015. Reported
amended Oct. 26, 2015; Rept. 114-312. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 16, 2015; Roll No. 627:
409-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 1344.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment
regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and
young children. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 10, 2015.
Reported amended Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-241. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 8, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Sept. 9, 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. Reported June 24, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate July 8, 2015. Presented to the President July 9, 2015.
Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-35.
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. 1384.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize
the service in the reserve components of certain persons by
honoring them with status as veterans under law. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 16, 2015. Reported Oct. 21, 2015; Rept.
114-302. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov.
16, 2015; Roll No. 628: 407-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 1408.-- To require certain Federal banking agencies to
conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for
mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking
institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Mar. 17, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 14, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs July 15, 2015.
H.R. 1428.-- To extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of
certified states, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 18, 2015. Reported from the Judiciary Oct. 20, 2015;
Rept. 114-294, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform
discharged Oct. 20, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 20, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Oct. 21, 2015.
H.R. 1430.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the look-through treatment of payments between
related controlled foreign corporations. Referred to Ways and
Means Mar. 18, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 23, 2015; Rept.
114-309.
Union Calendar................................................Union 235
H.R. 1442.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 90 Cornell Street in Kingston, New York, as
the ``Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 18, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8, 2015; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2015. Presented to the
President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law
114-82.
H.R. 1452.-- To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey
certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island
National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County
subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 18, 2015. Reported Dec. 8, 2015; Rept.
114-374.
Union Calendar................................................Union 286
H.R. 1462 (S. 799).-- To combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse
and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 19, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-244.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2015.
Received in Senate Sept. 9, 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. 1478.-- To provide for notice to, and input by, State
insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to
serve as a source of financial strength or when the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an
insurance company's assets, and for other purposes. Referred
to Financial Services Mar. 19, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 16,
2015; Rept. 114-338. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov. 17, 2015.
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. 1525.-- To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to
make certain improvements to form 10-K and regulation S-K, and
for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 23,
2015. Reported Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-279. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 6, 2015. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 7,
2015.
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. 1531.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide a
pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land
management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions
under internal merit promotion procedures, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 23,
2015. Reported June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-182. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 7, 2015. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 8, 2015. Reported Aug. 4, 2015; Rept. 114-123. Passed
Senate Aug. 5, 2015. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2015.
Approved Aug. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-47.
H.R. 1541.-- To amend title 54, United States Code, to make
Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and
financial assistance for the establishment of preservation
training and degree programs. Referred to Natural Resources
Mar. 23, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-275.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Dec. 1, 2015.
H.R. 1553.-- To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify
which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month
examination cycle. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 23,
2015. Reported Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-280. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 6, 2015; Roll No. 534: 411-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Oct. 7, 2015.
H.R. 1554.-- To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn
Ranch and the White River National Forest in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 23, 2015. Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
257. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 16,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 17, 2015.
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. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 21, 2015; Roll No. 448: 403-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 22, 2015.
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. 1575.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make
permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings
for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed
Forces. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 24, 2015. Reported
Nov. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-319.
Union Calendar................................................Union 242
H.R. 1599 (H. Res. 369).-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act with respect to food produced from, containing,
or consisting of a bioengineered organism, the labeling of
natural foods, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Agriculture Mar. 25, 2015.
Reported amended from Agriculture July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-
208, Pt. I. Supplemental report filed July 21, 2015; Pt. II.
Passed House amended July 23, 2015; Roll No. 462: 275-150.
Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry July 24, 2015.
H.R. 1607.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions
related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 25, 2015. Reported amended
July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-207. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 27, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs July 28, 2015.
H.R. 1613 (S. 565).-- To reduce the operation and maintenance
costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use
of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 25, 2015. Reported Sept.
24, 2015; Rept. 114-266.
Union Calendar................................................Union 202
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.
Considered under suspension of rules June 23, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 25, 2015; Roll No. 387:
423-0. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary July
7, 2015.
H.R. 1624.-- To amend title I of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health
Service Act to revise the definition of small employer.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 25, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2015. Received in
Senate Sept. 29, 2015. Passed Senate Oct. 1, 2015. Presented
to the President Oct. 5, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public
Law 114-60.
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. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
24, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 23, 2015.
Presented to the President July 27, 2015. Approved Aug. 6,
2015. Public Law 114-43.
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. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 24, 2015.
H.R. 1634.-- To strengthen accountability for deployment of border
security technology at the Department of Homeland Security,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 25,
2015. Reported amended July 27, 2015; Rept. 114-226. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 28, 2015.
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. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
24, 2015.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs June 24, 2015.
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. 1644.-- To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to ensure transparency in the development of
environmental regulations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 26, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 1,
2015; Rept. 114-277.
Union Calendar................................................Union 209
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.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 24, 2015.
H.R. 1656.-- To provide for additional resources for the Secret
Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 26, 2015. Reported amended July
27, 2015; Rept. 114-231. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 27, 2015; Roll No. 468: 365-16.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 28, 2015.
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. 1694.-- To amend MAP-21 to improve contracting opportunities
for veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Small Business Mar. 26, 2015. Considered under
suspension of rules Nov. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House Nov. 17, 2015; Roll No. 631: 285-138. Received in Senate
and referred to Environment and Public Works Nov. 18, 2015.
H.R. 1698.-- To amend design and content requirements for certain
gold and silver coins, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Mar. 26, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 24, 2015.
H.R. 1723.-- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to
revise Form S-1 so as to permit smaller reporting companies to
use forward incorporation by reference for such form. Referred
to Financial Services Mar. 26, 2015. Reported July 14, 2015;
Rept. 114-201. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 14, 2015; Roll No. 437: 426-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 15, 2015.
H.R. 1725.-- To amend and reauthorize the controlled substance
monitoring program under section 399O of the Public Health
Service Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 26, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-245.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 8,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Sept. 9, 2015.
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 (H. Res. 369).-- 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. Passed House amended July 22,
2015; Roll No. 458: 258-166. Received in Senate July 23, 2015.
H.R. 1735 (H. Res. 255) (H. Res. 260) (H. Res. 340) (H. Res.
449).-- 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. Passed
Senate with amendment June 18, 2015; Roll No. 215: 71-25.
Papers returned to Senate pursuant to H. Res. 340 June 25,
2015. Senate returned papers to House June 25, 2015. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference June
25, 2015. Senate agreed to a conference July 9, 2015.
Conference report filed in the House Sept. 29, 2015; Rept.
114-270. House agreed to conference report Oct. 1, 2015; Roll
No. 532: 270-156. Conference report considered in Senate Oct.
6, 2015. Senate agreed to conference report Oct. 7, 2015; Roll
No. 277: 70-27. Senate agreed to conference report Oct. 7,
2015; Roll No. 277: 70-27. Presented to the President Oct. 21,
2015. Vetoed Oct. 22, 2015. In House, veto referred to Armed
Services Nov. 5, 2015.
H.R. 1737 (H. Res. 526).-- To nullify certain guidance of the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide
requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to
indirect auto lending. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 13,
2015. Reported Nov. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-329. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Nov. 18, 2015; Roll No. 637: 332-96.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Nov. 19, 2015.
H.R. 1755.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to make
certain improvements in the congressional charter of the
Disabled American Veterans. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 13,
2015. Reported Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-350. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 1, 2015.
H.R. 1759.-- To amend title 5, united States Code, to provide for
the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in
addition to the Judiciary Apr. 13, 2015. Reported from
Oversight and Government Reform July 29, 2015; Rept. 114-238,
Pt. I. Reported from the Judiciary July 29, 2015; Pt. II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 180
H.R. 1777.-- To amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known
as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the
monetary allowance payable to a former President, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Apr. 14, 2015. Reported amended July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-209.
Union Calendar................................................Union 157
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. 1831 (S. 991).-- To establish the Commission on Evidence-
Based Policymaking, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 16, 2015. Reported
amended July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-211. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2015. Received in
Senate July 28, 2015.
H.R. 1839.-- To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain
transactions involving purchases by accredited investors, and
for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 16,
2015. Reported amended Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-281. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 6, 2015;
Roll No. 535: 404-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 7, 2015.
H.R. 1847.-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification
requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to
swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such
Acts. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to Financial
Services Apr. 16, 2015. Reported amended from Financial
Services July 14, 2015; Rept. 114-202, Pt. I. Agriculture
discharged July 14, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 14, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry July 15,
2015.
H.R. 1853.-- To direct the President to develop a strategy to
obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International
Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Affairs Apr. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House Nov. 2, 2015; Roll No. 582: 392-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Foreign Relations Nov. 3, 2015.
H.R. 1880 (S. 986).-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to
take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of
certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 16, 2015. Reported Sept. 30, 2015;
Rept. 114-271.
Union Calendar................................................Union 205
H.R. 1884.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 206 West Commercial Street in East
Rochester, New York, as the ``Officer Daryl R. Pierson
Memorial Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 24, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 25, 2015. Reported
Oct. 8, 2015; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2015.
Presented to the President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5,
2015. Public Law 114-83.
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. 1927.-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to improve
fairness in class action litigation. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 22, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 5, 2015; Rept. 114-328.
Union Calendar................................................Union 249
H.R. 1937 (H. Res. 481).-- To require the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently
develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials
of strategic and critical importance to United States economic
and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to the Judiciary
Apr. 22, 2015. Reported from Natural Resources Sept. 8, 2015;
Rept. 114-253, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Sept. 8, 2015.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2015; Roll No.
565: 254-177. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 26, 2015.
H.R. 1949.-- To provide for the consideration and submission of
site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial
approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2015. Reported Sept. 8,
2015; Rept. 114-252. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 16, 2015; Roll No. 496: 402-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 17,
2015.
H.R. 1987 (H.R. 4188) (S. 1611).-- 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. 1992.-- To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid
for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 23, 2015. Reported July 29,
2015; Rept. 114-236.
Union Calendar................................................Union 178
H.R. 1994 (H. Res. 388).-- To amend title 38, United States Code,
to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Apr. 23, 2015. Reported amended from Veterans' Affairs July
23, 2015; Rept. 114-225, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform discharged July 23, 2015. Union Calendar. Supplemental
report filed from Veterans' Affairs July 27, 2015; Pt. II.
Passed House amended July 29, 2015; Roll No. 489: 256-170.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 30,
2015.
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. Considered
Nov. 5, 9, 2015. Passed Senate with amendment Nov. 10, 2015;
Roll No. 302: 93-0.
H.R. 2042 (H. Res. 333).-- To allow for judicial review of any
final rule addressing carbon dioxide emissions from existing
fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units before
requiring compliance with such rule, and to allow States to
protect households and businesses from significant adverse
effects on electricity ratepayers or reliability. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Apr. 28, 2015. Reported June 19, 2015;
Rept. 114-171. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 24,
2015; Roll No. 384: 247-180. Received in Senate June 25, 2015.
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. Reported with amendment Sept. 17, 2015; no
written report. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 21, 2015.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
Sept. 28, 2015. Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2015.
Approved Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-54.
H.R. 2061.-- To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the
individual health coverage mandate, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 28, 2015. Reported amended
Sept. 28, 2015; Rept. 114-268. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance Sept. 29, 2015.
H.R. 2064.-- To amend certain provisions of the securities laws
relating to the treatment of emerging growth companies.
Referred to Financial Services Apr. 28, 2015. Reported amended
July 14, 2015; Rept. 114-203. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 14, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 15, 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. 2091.-- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify the
ability to request consumer reports in certain cases to
establish and enforce child support payments and awards.
Referred to Financial Services Apr. 29, 2015. Reported Oct. 6,
2015; Rept. 114-282. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 6, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 7, 2015.
H.R. 2127.-- To direct the Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration to limit access to expedited airport
security screening at an airport security checkpoint to
participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk
passengers, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Apr. 30, 2015. Reported amended July 22, 2015; Rept.
114-220. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 28, 2015.
H.R. 2130 (H. Res. 556).-- To provide legal certainty to property
owners along the Red River in Texas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 30, 2015. Reported amended
Nov. 4, 2015; Rept. 114-327. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Dec. 9, 2015; Roll No. 686: 253-177. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 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.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2015. Presented to
the President Aug. 6, 2015. Approved Aug. 7, 2015. Public Law
114-48.
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. Considered June 24, 2015. Senate
agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment June 24, 2015.
Roll No. 219: 60-38. Senate agreed to House amendment to
Senate amendment June 24, 2015. Roll No. 219: 60-38. Presented
to the President June 24, 2015. Approved June 29, 2015. Public
Law 114-26.
H.R. 2168.-- To make the current Dungeness crab fishery management
regime permanent and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Apr. 30, 2015. Reported Sept. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-
274. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 6, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Oct. 7, 2015.
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. Considered under suspension of
rules June 23, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 25, 2015; Roll No. 389: 420-2. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 7,
2015.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs July 28, 2015.
H.R. 2212.-- To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen
County, California, into trust for the benefit of the
Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources May 1, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 27,
2015; Rept. 114-314. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 30, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to Indian Affairs Dec. 1, 2015.
H.R. 2223.-- To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land
exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 1, 2015.
Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-258. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 17, 2015.
H.R. 2243 (S. 2036).-- To suspend the current compensation
packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac and establish compensation for such positions in
accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the
Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Oversight and Government Reform May 8, 2015. Reported amended
from Financial Services Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-339, Pt. I.
Oversight and Government Reform discharged Nov. 16, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 261
H.R. 2250 (H. Res. 271) (H. Res. 560).-- 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. Passed Senate with
amendments Dec. 10, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendments
Dec. 11, 2015. Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2015.
Approved Dec. 11, 2015. Public Law 114-96.
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. 2256.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report on
the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
May 12, 2015. Reported amended July 7, 2015; Rept. 114-191.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 21,
2015; Roll No. 449: 408-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs July 22, 2015.
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. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Nov. 10, 2015. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Nov. 16, 2015.
Presented to the President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 25,
2015. Public Law 114-90.
H.R. 2270.-- To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife
Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank
Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the
Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the
wildlife refuge, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources May 12, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2015; Rept.
114-335. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 30, 2015; Roll No. 645: 413-2. Received in Senate Dec. 1,
2015. Passed Senate Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 2285.-- To improve enforcement against trafficking in
cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural
property from financing terrorist and criminal networks, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition
to Homeland Security, and the Judiciary May 13, 2015. Reported
amended from Homeland Security Dec. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-380,
Pt. I.
H.R. 2288.-- To remove the use restrictions on certain land
transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 13, 2015. Reported
amended Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-286. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30, 2015; Roll No. 644:
407-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Dec. 1, 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. 2295 (See H.R. 8).-- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to
require the Secretary of the Interior to identify and
designate National Energy Security Corridors for the
construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 13, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-285.
Union Calendar................................................Union 217
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. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendments Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 2320 (S. 614).-- To provide access to and use of information
by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments, and
for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform May 14, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 20, 2015; Rept.
114-299.
Union Calendar................................................Union 228
H.R. 2353 (H. Res. 271) (H.R. 3038).-- 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. 2358 (See H.R. 8).-- To amend the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the
electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and
from electric transmission and distribution facilities on
Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such
lands. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Agriculture May 15, 2015. Reported amended from Natural
Resources Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-287, Pt. I. Agriculture
discharged Oct. 6, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 219
H.R. 2360.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
approval of certain programs of education for purposes of
educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 15, 2015. Reported
amended Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-336.
Union Calendar................................................Union 257
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. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 23, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
24, 2015.
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. 2395 (S. 579).-- To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978
to strengthen the independence of the Inspectors General, and
for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform May 18, 2015. Reported July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-210.
Union Calendar................................................Union 158
H.R. 2406.-- To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture,
Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
the Judiciary May 19, 2015. Reported amended from Natural
Resources Dec. 10, 2015; Rept. 114-377, Pt. I. Agriculture,
Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
the Judiciary discharged Dec. 10, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 287
H.R. 2482.-- To amend the Low-Income Housing Preservation and
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990. Referred to Financial
Services May 20, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House July 14,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs July 15, 2015.
H.R. 2494.-- To support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen
the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife
trafficking, designate major wildlife trafficking countries,
and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in
addition to the Judiciary, and Natural Resources May 21, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Nov. 3, 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. 2499.-- To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to
capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business May 21, 2015.
Reported amended June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-187. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 13, 2015; Roll No.
434: 410-1. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 14, 2015. Passed Senate with amendment July 23,
2015. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules July 27, 2015. Presented to the President July 27, 2015.
Approved July 28, 2015. Public Law 114-38.
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. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance June 18, 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. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance June 18, 2015.
H.R. 2510.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
and make permanent bonus depreciation. Referred to Ways and
Means and in addition to the Budget May 21, 2015. Reported
amended from Ways and Means Oct. 28, 2015; Rept. 114-317, Pt.
I. The Budget discharged Oct. 28, 2015.
Union Calendar................................................Union 240
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. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug.
5, 2015. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2015. Approved
Aug. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-49.
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. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance June 18, 2015.
H.R. 2576.-- To modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 26,
2015. Reported amended June 23, 2015; Rept. 114-176. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2015;
Roll No. 378: 398-1. Received in Senate June 24, 2015. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 8, 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. Reported with amendment June 25,
2015; Rept. 114-75. Considered Nov. 18, 19, 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. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance June 18, 2015.
H.R. 2583.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide
for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures
followed by the Federal Communications Commission, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 29, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 22, 2015; Rept. 114-305. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 16, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 2596 (H. Res. 315) (H.R. 4127) (S. 1705).-- 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. 2604.-- To improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the
application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based
educational aid. Referred to the Judiciary June 2, 2015.
Reported July 23, 2015; Rept. 114-224.
Union Calendar................................................Union 169
H.R. 2617.-- To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to
postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable
to American Samoa. Referred to Education and the Workforce
June 2, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28,
2015. Received in Senate Sept. 29, 2015. Passed Senate with
amendments Sept. 30, 2015. House agreed to Senate amendments
Oct. 1, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 1, 2015.
Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-61.
H.R. 2620.-- To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to
exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under
such Act. Referred to Agriculture June 2, 2015. Reported
amended June 23, 2015; Rept. 114-174. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2015. Received in
Senate June 24, 2015. Passed Senate July 9, 2015. Presented to
the President July 14, 2015. Approved July 20, 2015. Public
Law 114-36.
H.R. 2643.-- To direct the Attorney General to provide State
officials with access to criminal history information with
respect to certain financial service providers required to
undergo State criminal background checks, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
the Judiciary June 3, 2015. Reported from Financial Services
Oct. 28, 2015; Rept. 114-316, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged
Oct. 28, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 28, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 29, 2015.
H.R. 2647 (H. Res. 347).-- To expedite under the National
Environmental Policy Act and improve forest management
activities in units of the National Forest System derived from
the public domain, on public lands under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return
resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for
other purposes. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to
Natural Resources June 4, 2015. Reported amended from
Agriculture June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-185, Pt. I. Reported
amended from Natural Resources June 25, 2015; Pt. II. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended July 9, 2015; Roll No. 428:
262-167. Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry July 13, 2015.
H.R. 2670 (S. 1857).-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide
for expanded participation in the microloan program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business June 4, 2015.
Reported June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-188. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 13, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 14, 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. 2693.-- To designate the arboretum at the Hunter Holmes
McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, as the
``Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum''. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs June 9, 2015. Committee
discharged. Passed House Dec. 8, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 9, 2015. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 10, 2015. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2015.
H.R. 2722.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to the Budget
June 10, 2015. Considered under suspension of rules July 14,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 15, 2015;
Roll No. 442: 421-9. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 16, 2015.
H.R. 2750.-- To reform programs of the Transportation Security
Administration, streamline transportation security
regulations, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security June 12, 2015. Reported amended July 27, 2015; Rept.
114-227. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 28, 2015.
H.R. 2770.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
certain maintenance of security-related technology at
airports, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security June 15, 2015. Reported amended July 22, 2015; Rept.
114-218. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2015; Roll No. 469: 380-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 28,
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. 2786.-- To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to submit a report on cross-border rail
security, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security June 15, 2015. Reported July 28, 2015; Rept. 114-233.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2015;
Roll No. 520: 412-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 29, 2015.
H.R. 2791.-- To require that certain Federal lands be held in
trust by the United States for the benefit of certain Indian
tribes in Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources June 16, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-
254. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 16,
2015. Received in Senate Sept. 17, 2015.
H.R. 2795.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
submit a study on the circumstances which may impact the
effectiveness and availability of first responders before,
during, or after a terrorist threat or event. Referred to
Homeland Security June 16, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 7,
2015; Rept. 114-370. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 10, 2015; Roll No. 689: 396-12. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 2820.-- To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research
Act of 2005, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce June 18, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-242.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Sept. 9, 2015. Reported with amendment Dec. 3,
2015; no written report. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 9,
2015.
H.R. 2822 (H. Res. 333).-- 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
Considered June 25, July 7, 8, 2015.
H.R. 2835.-- To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who
are separating from military service to serve as Customs and
Border Protection Officers. Referred to Homeland Security and
in addition to Armed Services June 18, 2015. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2015; Roll No. 519: 410-0.
Received in Senate Sept. 29, 2015. Passed Senate Oct. 1, 2015.
Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2015. Approved Oct. 16,
2015. Public Law 114-68.
H.R. 2843.-- To require certain improvements in the Transportation
Security Administration's PreCheck expedited screening
program, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
June 19, 2015. Reported amended July 22, 2015; Rept. 114-221.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 28, 2015.
H.R. 2898 (H. Res. 362).-- To provide drought relief in the State
of California, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Agriculture June 25, 2015.
Reported amended from Natural Resources July 13, 2015; Rept.
114-197, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged July 13, 2015. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed from Natural Resources
July 14, 2015; Pt. II. Passed House amended July 16, 2015;
Roll No. 447: 245-176. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 21, 2015.
H.R. 2899.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the Office for Countering Violent Extremism.
Referred to Homeland Security June 25, 2015. Reported amended
Nov. 19, 2015; Rept. 114-344.
Union Calendar................................................Union 263
H.R. 2912.-- To establish a commission to examine the United
States monetary policy, evaluate alternative monetary regimes,
and recommend a course for monetary policy going forward.
Referred to Financial Services June 25, 2015. Reported Nov.
16, 2015; Rept. 114-331.
Union Calendar................................................Union 252
H.R. 2915.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify mental health care
and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective
in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such
programs by the Secretary. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June
25, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-365.
Union Calendar................................................Union 278
H.R. 2940.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain
expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. Referred
to Ways and Means June 25, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 23,
2015; Rept. 114-310.
Union Calendar................................................Union 236
H.R. 2954 (S. 1707).-- To designate the Federal building located
at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob
Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and
United States Court House''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 7, 2015. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept.
114-247.
House Calendar.................................................House 54
H.R. 2995 (S. 1910).-- Making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations July 9, 2015; Rept. 114-194.
Union Calendar................................................Union 144
H.R. 2997.-- To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to carry out a demonstration program to enter into
budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and
water conservation improvements for multifamily residential
units. Referred to Financial Services July 9, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 14, 2015; Roll No. 436: 395-28.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 15, 2015.
H.R. 3009 (H. Res. 370).-- To amend section 241(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act to deny assistance under such
section to a State or political subdivision of a State that
prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with
respect to immigration. Referred to the Judiciary July 9,
2015. Passed House July 23, 2015; Roll No. 466: 241-179.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary July 24,
2015.
H.R. 3016.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs July 9, 2015. Reported amended
Dec. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-358.
Union Calendar................................................Union 274
H.R. 3020.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 10, 2015; Rept.
114-195.
Union Calendar................................................Union 145
H.R. 3032.-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
repeal a certain reporting requirement of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Referred to Financial Services July 10,
2015. Reported Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-337. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2015. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 3033.-- To require the President's annual budget request to
Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in
Disabilities Education program of the National Science
Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to
conduct research on dyslexia. Referred to Science, Space, and
Technology July 13, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 26, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 27, 2015.
H.R. 3038 (H. Res. 362) (H.R. 2353).-- 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, Energy and
Commerce, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce
July 13, 2015. Passed House July 15, 2015; Roll No. 441: 312-
119. Received in Senate July 16, 2015. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 21, 2015.
H.R. 3049 (S. 1800).-- Making appropriations for Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 14, 2015; Rept. 114-205.
Union Calendar................................................Union 153
H.R. 3059.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4500 SE 28th Street, Del City, Oklahoma, as
the James Robert Kalsu Post Office Building. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 14, 2015. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
25, 2015. Reported Oct. 8, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 26,
2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law 114-84.
H.R. 3089 (S. 1115).-- To close out expired grants, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 16,
2015. Reported amended Sept. 18, 2015; Rept. 114-264. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 29, 2015.
H.R. 3102.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform
programs of the Transportation Security Administration,
streamline transportation security regulations, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security July 16, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-283. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 6, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 7, 2015.
H.R. 3106.-- To authorize Department major medical facility
construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to make certain improvements in the
administration of Department medical facility construction
projects, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs July 16, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 3, 2015; Rept.
114-364.
Union Calendar................................................Union 277
H.R. 3114.-- To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to
hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the
Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 20, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2015;
Rept. 114-249. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules Nov. 16, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 17, 2015; Roll No. 632: 422-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Nov. 18, 2015.
H.R. 3116 (S. 1868).-- To extend by 15 years the authority of the
Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial
report program. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
July 20, 2015. Reported July 29, 2015; Rept. 114-237. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 25, 2015. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 6, 2015. House agreed to
Senate amendment Oct. 21, 2015. Presented to the President
Oct. 22, 2015. Approved Oct. 22, 2015. Public Law 114-72.
H.R. 3128 (S. 1619).-- Making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 21, 2015; Rept. 114-215.
Union Calendar................................................Union 162
H.R. 3134 (H. Res. 421).-- To provide for a moratorium on Federal
funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Referred to Energy and Commerce July 21, 2015. Passed House
amended Sept. 18, 2015; Roll No. 505: 241-187. Received in
Senate Sept. 21, 2015. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept.
22, 2015.
H.R. 3144.-- To require consultation with the Aviation Security
Advisory Committee regarding modifications to the prohibited
item list, require a report on the Transportation Security
Oversight Board, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security July 21, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 2, 2015; Rept.
114-320. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 16, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Nov. 17, 2015.
H.R. 3154 (S. 1359).-- To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and
labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the
terms of warranties on Internet websites, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 22, 2015.
Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-243.
Union Calendar................................................Union 184
H.R. 3189 (H. Res. 529).-- To amend the Federal Reserve Act to
establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods
of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish
requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and to amend title 31, United
States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition
to Oversight and Government Reform July 23, 2015. Reported
amended from Financial Services Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-332,
Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform discharged Nov. 16,
2015. Union Calendar. Considered Nov. 18, 2015. Passed House
amended Nov. 19, 2015; Roll No. 641: 241-185. Received in
Senate Nov. 30, 2015.
H.R. 3192 (H. Res. 462).-- To provide for a temporary safe harbor
from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for
mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services July 23, 2015.
Reported Oct. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-278. Union Calendar. Passed
House Oct. 7, 2015; Roll No. 540: 303-121. Received in Senate
Oct. 8, 2015.
H.R. 3236 (H. Res. 388).-- To provide an extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to
provide resource flexibility to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for health care services, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and
Technology, Natural Resources, Veterans' Affairs, Education
and the Workforce, the Budget, and Homeland Security July 28,
2015. Passed House July 29, 2015; Roll No. 486: 385-34.
Received in Senate and passed July 30, 2015; Roll No. 261: 91-
4. Presented to the President July 31, 2015. Approved July 31,
2015. Public Law 114-41.
H.R. 3279.-- To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to
require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of
databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing
parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases
to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary July 29, 2015. Reported Nov. 30,
2015; Rept. 114-351. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 30, 2015. Received in Senate and referred
to the Judiciary Dec. 1, 2015.
H.R. 3350.-- To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding
the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and
radiological materials through United States land borders and
within the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security July 29, 2015. Reported Oct. 20, 2015; Rept.
114-296. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
20, 2015; Roll No. 551: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 21, 2015.
H.R. 3361.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Insider Threat Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security July 29, 2015. Reported amended
Nov. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-321. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2015. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 3,
2015.
H.R. 3442.-- To provide further means of accountability of the
United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility. Referred
to Ways and Means Sept. 8, 2015. Reported Oct. 7, 2015; Rept.
114-291.
Union Calendar................................................Union 220
H.R. 3457 (H. Res. 449).-- To prohibit the lifting of sanctions on
Iran until the Government of Iran pays the judgments against
it for acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Sept. 9, 2015. Passed House amended Oct. 1,
2015; Roll No. 533: 251-173. Received in Senate and referred
to Foreign Relations Oct. 5, 2015.
H.R. 3459.-- To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as
joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.
Referred to Education and the Workforce Sept. 9, 2015.
Reported amended Dec. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-355.
Union Calendar................................................Union 272
H.R. 3460 (H. Res. 412).-- To suspend until January 21, 2017, the
authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions
pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of
Iran. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Financial
Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and
Ways and Means Sept. 9, 2015. Passed House Sept. 11, 2015;
Roll No. 494: 247-186. Received in Senate Sept. 15, 2015.
H.R. 3461 (H. Res. 412).-- To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan
of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the
nuclear program of Iran. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in
addition to Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and
Government Reform, and Ways and Means Sept. 9, 2015.
Considered Sept. 10, 2015. Failed of passage Sept. 11, 2015;
Roll No. 493: 162-269.
H.R. 3490.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Homeland Security Sept. 11, 2015. Reported amended from the
Judiciary Nov. 19, 2015; Rept. 114-345, Pt. I. Reported
amended from Homeland Security Nov. 30, 2015; Pt. II. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30, 2015.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 1, 2015.
H.R. 3493.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the
ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist
attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or
other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland
security in high-risk urban areas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 11, 2015. Reported amended
Oct. 20, 2015; Rept. 114-295. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 20, 2015; Roll No. 550: 411-4.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 21, 2015.
H.R. 3495 (H. Res. 444).-- To amend title XIX of the Social
Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with
respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 11, 2015. Passed House
amended Sept. 29, 2015; Roll No. 524: 236-193. Received in
Senate Sept. 30, 2015.
H.R. 3503.-- To require an assessment of fusion center personnel
needs, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
Sept. 11, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-322.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 3, 2015.
H.R. 3504 (H. Res. 421).-- To amend title 18, United States Code,
to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to
exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who
survives an abortion or attempted abortion. Referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 15, 2015. Passed House Sept. 18, 2015; Roll
No. 506: 248-177. Received in Senate Sept. 21, 2015. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 22, 2015.
H.R. 3505.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve
the management and administration of the security clearance
processes throughout the Department of Homeland Security, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 15,
2015. Reported Nov. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-323. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 2, 2015. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Nov. 3, 2015.
H.R. 3510.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a cybersecurity
strategy for the Department of Homeland Security, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 15, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 6, 2015; Rept. 114-284. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 6, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 7, 2015.
H.R. 3572.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform,
streamline, and make improvements to the Department of
Homeland Security and support the Department's efforts to
implement better policy, planning, management, and
performance, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Sept. 18, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 20, 2015; Rept.
114-297. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 20, 2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 21, 2015.
H.R. 3578.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
strengthen and make improvements to the Directorate of Science
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 18, 2015.
Reported amended Dec. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-372. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 10, 2015; Roll No.
687: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 3594.-- To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan
program, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and the
Workforce Sept. 24, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
28, 2015. Received in Senate Sept. 29, 2015.
H.R. 3598.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
the partnership between the Department of Homeland Security
and the National Network of Fusion Centers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 24, 2015.
Reported amended Nov. 2, 2015; Rept. 114-324. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 3, 2015.
H.R. 3611 (H. Res. 450) (H.R. 597) (S. 2183).-- To reauthorize and
reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 25, 2015.
H.R. 3614.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend
authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means, and Science,
Space, and Technology Sept. 25, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 28, 2015. Received in Senate and passed Sept. 29,
2015. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2015. Approved
Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-55.
H.R. 3654.-- To require a report on United States strategy to
combat terrorist use of social media, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Judiciary,
and Intelligence Sept. 30, 2015. Considered under suspension
of rules Dec. 15, 2015.
H.R. 3762 (H. Res. 483).-- To provide for reconciliation pursuant
to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2016. Reported from the Budget Oct. 16, 2015;
Rept. 114-293. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 23,
2015; Roll No. 568: 240-189. Received in Senate Nov. 18, 2015.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 19, 2015. Considered Dec.
1, 2, 2015. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 3, 2015; Roll
No. 329: 52-47.
H.R. 3763.-- To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 20, 2015.
Reported amended Oct. 29, 2015; Rept. 114-318.
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H.R. 3766 (S. 2184).-- To direct the President to establish
guidelines for United States foreign development and economic
assistance programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Oct. 20, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 8, 2015. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar Dec. 9, 2015.
H.R. 3819 (S. 1350).-- 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 Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means,
Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology Oct. 23,
2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 27, 2015. Received in
Senate Oct. 27, 2015. Passed Senate Oct. 28, 2015. Presented
to the President Oct. 29, 2015. Approved Oct. 29, 2015. Public
Law 114-73.
H.R. 3831.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
extend the annual comment period for payment rates under
Medicare Advantage. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition
to Energy and Commerce Oct. 26, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 10, 2015. Received in Senate Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 3842.-- To improve homeland security, including domestic
preparedness and response to terrorism, by reforming Federal
Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to first
responders, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and in addition to the Judiciary Oct. 28, 2015.
Reported amended from Homeland Security Nov. 19, 2015; Rept.
114-343, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Nov. 19, 2015. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2015;
Roll No. 680: 420-2. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 9, 2015.
H.R. 3859.-- To make technical corrections to the Homeland
Security Act of 2002. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 29,
2015. Reported Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-333. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Dec. 9, 2015.
H.R. 3869.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the
national cybersecurity and communications integration center,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Nov. 2,
2015. Reported Dec. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-363. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 10, 2015. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 3875.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish within the Department of Homeland Security a
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives
Office, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
Nov. 2, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2015; Rept. 114-334.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 10,
2015. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 14, 2015.
H.R. 3878.-- To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and
coordination at ports in the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Nov. 2, 2015. Reported
amended from Homeland Security Dec. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-379,
Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged Dec. 15,
2015.
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H.R. 3996.-- 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 Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural
Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology Nov. 16, 2015.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2015. Received in
Senate Nov. 17, 2015. Passed Senate Nov. 19, 2015. Presented
to the President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 20, 2015. Public
Law 114-87.
H.R. 4038 (H. Res. 531).-- To require that supplemental
certifications and background investigations be completed
prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2015.
Passed House Nov. 19, 2015; Roll No. 643: 289-137. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 19, 2015.
H.R. 4127 (H.R. 2596) (S. 1705).-- 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 Nov.
30, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 1, 2015; Roll No.
649: 364-58. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 2, 2015.
H.R. 4188 (H.R. 1987) (S. 1611).-- To authorize appropriations for
the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Dec.
8, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 10, 2015. Received
in Senate Dec. 14, 2015.
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