[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2532-H2534]
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. TURNER (for himself and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 1867. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice related to sex-related offenses committed by members 
     of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rokita, and 
             Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 1868. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish joint resolutions on the budget, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 1869. A bill to establish biennial budgets for the 
     United States Government; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       H.R. 1870. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative 
     line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and 
     for other purposes; 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. WOODALL (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Ribble, 
             and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1871. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget 
     baseline; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Flores, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Amash, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 1872. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase 
     transparency in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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 Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1873. A bill to require greater accountability in 
     discretionary and direct spending programs, and for other 
     purposes; 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Black, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Graves of Georgia, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Radel, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Ross, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Barr, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 1874. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
     legislation; 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Loebsack, and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 1875. A bill to support evidence-based social and 
     emotional learning programming; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SINEMA:
       H.R. 1876. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Ms. Norton, Mr. King of New York, 
             Ms. Esty, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 
             Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Titus, Mr. Walz, 
             and Mrs. Bustos):
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 
     pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Denham, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Connolly, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Palazzo):
       H.R. 1878. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing 
     programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging 
     States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 1879. A bill to provide for the safe disposal of 
     Federal Government-owned transuranic waste for the benefit of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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           By Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Ms. 
             Titus, and Mr. Horsford):
       H.R. 1880. A bill to prohibit an agency or department of 
     the United States from establishing or implementing an 
     internal policy that discourages or prohibits the selection 
     of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a 
     conference or event, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1881. A bill to stimulate the economy, produce 
     domestic energy, and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, 
     and without borrowing money from foreign governments for 
     which our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 1882. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from entering 
     into partnerships with foreign governments to promote 
     enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
     and to terminate the current Partnership for Nutrition 
     Assistance Initiative between the United States and Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. CARTER (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 1883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a deduction for the purchase of secure 
     gun storage or safety device for the securing of firearms; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Kind, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Owens, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Barber):
       H.R. 1884. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall 
     be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the 
     obligations of the United States Government in a timely 
     manner because the public debt limit has been reached; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, and Mr. 
             Huffman):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans 
     mortgage bonds to refinance home loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan):
       H.R. 1886. A bill to prohibit land border crossing fees; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1887. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for 
     an oil spill if such person commits certain additional 
     violations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to make payments by the Department of 
     Homeland Security to a State contingent on a State providing 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation with certain statistics, 
     to require Federal agencies, departments, and courts to 
     provide such statistics to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and to require the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to publish such statistics; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Wittman, 
             and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1889. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     recognize the dependent children of members of the Armed 
     Forces who are serving on active duty or who have served on 
     active duty through the presentation of an official lapel 
     button; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 1890. A bill to modernize the conservation title of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985, protect long term taxpayer 
     investment, increase small and midsize farmer's access to 
     programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs 
     through management practices, local engagement, and 
     stewardship; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Peters of California, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Veasey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
             Esty, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Bera of California, and 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 1891. A bill to establish a position of Science 
     Laureate of the United States; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Polis, and 
             Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1892. A bill to amend section 1201 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to require the infringement of a copyright for a 
     violation of such section, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Polis, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. McCollum, 
             and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to prevent and reduce the use of physical 
     restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1894. A bill to establish an Office of Tribal 
     Relations in the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1895. A bill to respond to the extreme fire hazard and 
     unsafe conditions resulting from pine beetle infestation, 
     drought, disease, or storm damage by declaring a state of 
     emergency and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     immediately implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in 
     the manner provided in title I of the Healthy Forests 
     Restoration Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Lewis, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Young of 
             Indiana, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, and Mr. Renacci):
       H.R. 1896. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply 
     fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 
     November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support 
     and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Budget, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Wolf, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H.R. 1897. A bill to promote freedom and democracy in 
     Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1898. A bill to protect the child custody rights of 
     deployed members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1899. A bill to prohibit business enterprises that lay 
     off a greater percentage of their United States workers than 
     workers in other countries from receiving any Federal 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FINCHER (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Stutzman):
       H. Res. 206. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Congress and the States should 
     investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal 
     abortion practices; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Ms. DelBene, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Reichert, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H. Res. 207. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of the first ascent of Mt. Everest by United States citizens; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H. Res. 208. A resolution expressing opposition to the use 
     of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, 
     argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter animals and 
     support for State laws that require the use of the more 
     humane euthanasia by injection method; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

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           By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Nolan, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Titus, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Enyart, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H. Res. 209. A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary 
     of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 
     and Trainmen, and congratulating the members and officers of 
     the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen for the 
     union's many achievements; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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