[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2156-H2159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 1613. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and 
     oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 1614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
     contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1615. A bill to provide for a study by the Institute 
     of Medicine on gaps in mental health services and how these 
     gaps can increase the risk of violent acts; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to promote energy savings in residential 
     and commercial buildings and industry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight 
     and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1617. A bill to create an emergency jobs program that 
     will fund 2,242,000 positions during fiscal years 2014 and 
     2015; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, 
     the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided 
     group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross 
     income of the employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Roskam, Mr. King of New 
             York, and Mr. Carter):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to authorize the issuance of United 
     States bonds to fund Alzheimer's research; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nolan, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by 
     a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Titus, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Bentivolio, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Murphy of Florida, 
             and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 1621. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the 2010 increase in the deduction for 
     start-up expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Chu, Mr. Clay, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 1622. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     fairness and transparency in contracting with small business 
     concerns; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD (for herself, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Ruiz, and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make publicly 
     available certain information about pending and completed 
     claims for compensation under the laws administered by the 
     Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Quigley, 
             Mr. Keating, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to prohibit the manufacture, processing, distribution in 
     commerce, and use of coal tar sealants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from 
     issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer's 
     expenditures for political activities; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Delaney):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to require certain investment advisers to pay fees to 
     help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
     advisers under such Act; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and 
     local public employee retirement pension plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     make permanent qualified school construction bonds and 
     qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy 
     bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the 
     private business contribution requirement for qualified zone 
     academy bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Schiff, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Himes, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Walz, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Markey, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Honda, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Chu, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lynch, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             O'Rourke, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to designate as wilderness certain 
     Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 
     Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
     the benefit of present and future generations of people in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that members of 
     the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone automatically 
     receive the education benefits to which they are entitled; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SOUTHERLAND (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Enyart, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to ensure that the Federal government is 
     able to receive the maximum return on its investment in the 
     rural essential community facilities loan and grant programs 
     and effective services to rural communities; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 1633. A bill to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of National Forest System land and small parcels of 
     public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to 
     private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or 
     Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with the National 
     Forest System land or public lands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Schock):
       H.R. 1634. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase participation in medical flexible spending 
     arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Farr, and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 1635. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Federal Marijuana Policy; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration 
     officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Barton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Yoder, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. Amash):
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the provisions of title 40, 
     United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to 
     raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the 
     prevailing wage requirements of such

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     provisions; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Ribble, and Mr. Southerland):
       H.R. 1638. A bill to repeal the authority to conduct 
     certain censuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 1639. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Enyart, and Mr. Palazzo):
       H.R. 1640. A bill to amend titles 10 and 32, United States 
     Code, to enhance capabilities to prepare for and respond to 
     cyber emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Dingell, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1641. A bill to change the date for regularly 
     scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place 
     hours; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. Hanabusa, and Mr. Heck 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 1642. A bill to protect the eligibility for Federal 
     employment and access to classified information for 
     Department of Defense civilian employees who may incur 
     financial hardships as a result of furloughs dictated by 
     sequestration; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H.R. 1643. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from the Federal 
     Thrift Savings Fund to employees who are furloughed as a 
     result of the Federal budget sequester; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1644. A bill to impose a limitation on the maximum 
     amount of crop insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Corporation, to repeal the authority to provide 
     direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural 
     commodities and peanuts, to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton 
     Institute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1645. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved 
     in uranium mining, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Grimm, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1646. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     provide an exception from the member business loan cap for 
     loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 1647. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Great 
     Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source 
     pollution prevention; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Titus, Mr. Holt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 1648. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to 
     increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase 
     penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties 
     for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family 
     members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 1649. A bill to provide whistleblower protections to 
     certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1650. A bill to provide for nuclear weapons abolition 
     and economic conversion in accordance with District of 
     Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring 
     environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1651. A bill to transfer certain facilities, 
     easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation 
     District, New Mexico; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Hahn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Kuster, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Israel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Esty, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Himes, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Farr, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Deutch, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Schneider, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Welch, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lewis, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Watt, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan 
             of New Mexico, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Levin, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Takano, Ms. Speier, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Mr. Walz, Mr. Kind, Ms. Frankel 
             of Florida, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Titus, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Huffman, 
             Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Garcia, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Vargas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peters of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 1652. A bill to end discrimination based on actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Joyce, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 1653. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro 
     Football Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Carney, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Barber, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Delaney, Mr. 
             Owens, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 1654. A bill to improve the accuracy and transparency 
     of the Federal budget process; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1655. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay 
     certifying the results of regularly scheduled general 
     elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting 
     of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed 
     services voters that are collected by the Presidential 
     designee under such Act for delivery to State election 
     officials; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 1656. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 
     employment services provided under that Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 1657. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Gardner, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Coffman, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Polis, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Jones, Ms. Moore, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Gosar, and Mrs. Napolitano):

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       H.R. 1658. A bill to help fulfill the Federal mandate to 
     provide higher educational opportunities for Native American 
     Indians; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to provide for utilizing energy savings 
     performance contracts and utility energy service contracts; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARLETTA (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Honor Guard and Pipe 
     Band Exhibition; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Hahn, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Takano, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Meng, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Titus, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Lee of California, and Mr. Holt):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing 
     attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
     name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals 
     in schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Maffei, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Peters of Michigan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should 
     not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for 
     Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
       H. Res. 169. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the ``National Chess 
     Capital'' to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of 
     chess and to encourage schools and community centers to 
     engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical 
     thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Petri, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Holding, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H. Res. 170. A resolution recognizing the Falkland Islands 
     referendum in favor of retaining their status as a British 
     Overseas Territory; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Collins of 
             New York, Mr. Stockman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Owens, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Bass, and Ms. Meng):
       H. Res. 171. A resolution condemning the Republic of the 
     Sudan for its actions to pardon Mubarak Mustafa, who was 
     responsible for the escape of two men convicted of the 
     assassination of John Granville on January 1, 2008, and 
     calling on the United States Department of State to continue 
     to include Sudan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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