[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2297-H2298]
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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. McCaul, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Schock, Ms. 
             Bass, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Clay, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Polis, 
             and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1692. A bill to require the development of a 
     comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations 
     in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to 
     end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to 
     reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Crawford, 
             and Mr. Womack):
       H.R. 1693. A bill to provide an exemption for community 
     banks from the application of Basel III capital standards; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. 
             Duffy):
       H.R. 1694. A bill to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     rely on State examinations for certain financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 1695. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gardner, and 
             Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership 
     structure to energy power generation projects and 
     transportation fuels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick):
       H.R. 1697. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on 
     fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Barton):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of 
     individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health 
     Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Polis, Ms. Gabbard, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Welch, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Speier, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Connolly, 
             Ms. Norton, and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food and 
     foods that contains genetically engineered ingredients be 
     labeled accordingly; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to require the President to issue 
     guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear 
     disaster; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 1701. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing 
     the HIPAA code set standards; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BARBER (for himself and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
     rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 1703. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to reduce the amount of home equity that 
     is exempted for purposes of determining eligibility for long-
     term care assistance under Medicaid and to eliminate the 
     State Medicaid maintenance of effort requirement established 
     under Public Law 111-148 with respect to eligibility 
     standards to obtain Medicaid assistance for long-term care 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 1704. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for start-up expenditures for 
     business for 2013 and 2014; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Cotton):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the 
     TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to establish an Independent Monitor to 
     maintain oversight of the settlement by mortgage servicing 
     companies that were subject to enforcement actions for unsafe 
     and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan 
     servicing and foreclosure processing, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Foster, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Duckworth, and 
             Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 302 East Green Street in 
     Champaign, Illinois, as the ``James R. Burgess Jr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Moran, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Schrader, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. Long):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain footwear, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 1709. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate 
     community violence by providing education, mentoring, and 
     counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, 
     families, and community leaders on the principles and 
     practice of nonviolence; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 1710. A bill to authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly 
     Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in 
     global conflict resolution, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1711. A bill to make funds available to the Department 
     of Energy National Laboratories for the Federal share of 
     cooperative research and development agreements that support 
     maturing Laboratory technology and transferring it to the 
     private sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Honda, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to prevent foreclosure of home mortgages 
     and provide for the affordable refinancing of mortgages held 
     by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
     surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital 
     insurance trust funds; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a

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     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. PETERS of California (for himself, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Meng, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 1714. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     establish a grant pilot program to provide housing to elderly 
     homeless veterans; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Mr. PETERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gardner, 
             Mr. Carney, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to establish procedures for the expedited 
     consideration by Congress of the recommendations set forth in 
     the Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings report prepared by the 
     Office of Management and Budget; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to simplify and improve the Federal 
     student loan program through income-contingent repayment to 
     provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage 
     responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Joyce, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barletta, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Marino, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Nunnelee):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a market pricing program for 
     durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and 
     supplies (DMEPOS) under part B of the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 1718. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and title 39, United States Code, to provide the United 
     States Postal Service the authority to mail wine and beer, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 1719. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     save the American taxpayers money by immediately altering the 
     metallic composition of the one-cent, five-cent, dime, and 
     quarter dollar coins, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, and Mr. DesJarlais):
       H.R. 1720. A bill to conduct a pilot program in support of 
     efforts to increase the amount of purchases of local fresh 
     fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by 
     giving certain States the option of receiving a grant from 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of 
     obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. CONYERS:
       H. Res. 179. A resolution recognizing ``International Jazz 
     Day''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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