[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H3988-H3989]
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                      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:

           [The following action occurred on June 6, 2013]

           By Mr. GOWDY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Coble, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pearce, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Issa, Mr. Holding, and Mr. 
             Marino):
       H.R. 2278. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the 
     interior of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, and 
     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.

                      [Submitted June 20, 2013]

           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2446. A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection with a five person Commission; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Hultgren, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 2447. A bill to direct the Committee on Technology 
     under the National Science and Technology Council to develop 
     a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 2448. A bill to end unemployment payments to jobless 
     millionaires; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Collins of Georgia):
       H.R. 2449. A bill to authorize the President to extend the 
     term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government 
     of the United States of America and the Government of the 
     Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for 
     a period not to exceed March 19, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. Marino):
       H.R. 2450. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a 
     General Schedule pay locality; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Payne, Ms. Chu, and 
             Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 2451. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish and carry out a direct 
     lending program for small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Barber, 
             Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 2452. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to the procurement program for women-owned small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2453. A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice 
     by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and 
     disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 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 Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Polis, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2454. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for clarification as to the meaning of access without 
     authorization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 2455. A bill to provide for the sale or transfer of 
     certain Federal lands in Nevada, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mr. Walden, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Gardner, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Labrador, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia):
       H.R. 2456. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration 
     of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain 
     funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BERA of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Moore, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Payne, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Swalwell of California, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cardenas, 
             and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2457. A bill to provide for a national public outreach 
     and education campaign to raise public awareness of women's 
     preventive health; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama:
       H.R. 2458. A bill to terminate any Federal employee who 
     refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a 
     congressional hearing; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Hahn, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Keating, Mr. Sires, 
             Ms. Esty, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Barber, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Walz, Mr. Grimm, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ben 
             Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Vela, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Welch, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             Ms. Bass, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Peterson, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 2459. A bill to reinstate overnight delivery standards 
     for market-dominant products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2460. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Ports as Small Business 
     Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with 
     access to commercial real property, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2461. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     permanent the Small Loan Advantage program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 2462. A bill to amend subsection (a) of section 7 of 
     the Small Business Act to eliminate guarantee fees for loans 
     guaranteed under that subsection where the total loan amount 
     is not more than $150,000; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Harris, 
             Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 2463. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional 
     or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2464. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other 
     firearms from the definition of ``consumer product'' in order 
     to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles 
     by the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2465. A bill to require the Surgeon General of the 
     Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report 
     on the effects of gun violence on public health; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2466. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code to 
     provide for strengthened protections against theft of trade 
     secrets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 2467. A bill to provide that production of all 
     locatable minerals from mining claims located under the 
     general mining laws, or mineral concentrates or products 
     derived from locatable minerals from such mining claims, 
     shall be subject to a royalty of 12.5 percent of the gross 
     income from mining, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Joyce):
       H.R. 2468. A bill to ensure the safety of all users of the 
     transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, 
     transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals 
     with

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     disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded 
     streets and highways; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2469. A bill to direct the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard 
     Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment 
     and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National 
     Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of 
     the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend 
     undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 2470. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Veterans' Affairs, Financial 
     Services, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall):
       H.R. 2471. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to transfer regulatory authority over 
     exports of natural gas from the Secretary of Energy to the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bentivolio, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2472. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State 
     stalking laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. Bentivolio, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2473. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State 
     identity theft laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. RICHMOND (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Chu, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis, and Ms. 
             Clarke):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to transfer funds to the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund to increase the 
     availability of credit for small businesses, to improve the 
     microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building 
     grant program, to establish an Office of Youth 
     Entrepreneurship in the Small Business Administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Enyart, Mr. 
             Holt, Ms. Speier, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 2475. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant 
     legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure 
     is not in the national security interest of the United States 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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. JONES:
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the President is prohibited under the 
     Constitution from initiating war against Syria without 
     express congressional authorization and the appropriation of 
     funds for the express purpose of waging such a war; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HUNTER (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Grimm, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Peterson):
       H. Res. 272. A resolution honoring the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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