[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4077-H4079]
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

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titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Coffman, Mr. Dent, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Joyce, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Capps, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of 
             New Mexico, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Schrader, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio):
       H.R. 2504. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health 
     services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare 
     program; 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 Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD (for herself and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 2505. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue certain regulations with respect to motorcoach 
     safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. 
             Coffman, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2506. A bill to amend the Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 to 
     create an expedited procedure to enact recommendations of the 
     Government Accountability Office for consolidation and 
     elimination to reduce duplication; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. Amash, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Yoho, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Meadows, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mr. 
             Gohmert):
       H.R. 2507. A bill to restrict funds related to escalating 
     United States military involvement in Syria; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, and 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Denham, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Cook, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Kildee, and 
             Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2508. A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
     Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Schock, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2509. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 2510. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish within the Department of Defense centers of 
     excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
     treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating 
     to exposure to open burn pits; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Cotton, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
             Graves of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Radel, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tipton, 
             and Mr. Williams):
       H.R. 2511. A bill to achieve domestic energy independence 
     by empowering States to control the development and 
     production of all forms of energy on all available Federal 
     land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2512. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Harris, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2513. A bill to clarify that a State has the sole 
     authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land 
     within the boundaries of the State; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to improve efficiency by consolidating 
     some duplicative and overlapping Government programs; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Holt, Ms. Clarke, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2515. A bill to amend the provisions of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school library 
     media specialists, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Chu, and Mr. 
             Pierluisi):
       H.R. 2516. A bill to establish dual language education 
     programs in low-income communities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2517. A bill to improve the literacy and English 
     skills of limited English proficient individuals, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Matheson, 
             and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2518. A bill to increase the long-term fiscal 
     accountability of direct spending 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 Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 2519. A bill to direct the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to provide assistance for individuals 
     affected by exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for 
             herself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit 501(c)(4) entities from participating in, or 
     intervening in (including the publishing or distributing of 
     statements), any political campaign; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 2521. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of 
     Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     with respect to translational research and related activities 
     concerning cavernous angioma, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2522. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative 
     housing units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Polis, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Sinema, Mr. Takano, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barber, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foster, 
             Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida,

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             Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 
             Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Nolan, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. 
             Yarmuth):
       H.R. 2523. A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and 
     ensure respect for State regulation of marriage; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 2524. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     incentive payments to participating Medicare beneficiaries 
     who voluntarily establish and maintain better health; 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. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize nonprofit institutions of higher education to 
     provide payment to certain third-party entities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 2526. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     add a Federal defender representative as a nonvoting member 
     of the United States Sentencing Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. Meng, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Jones, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Esty, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kuster, Ms. 
             Gabbard, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual 
     trauma that occurred during inactive duty training; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Horsford):
       H.R. 2528. A bill to establish a task force in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the retention and 
     training of claims processors; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Lummis, 
             Mr. Coffman, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Gardner):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources 
     to wildland fire management is needed to protect the 
     environment, the economy, and the people of the United 
     States, 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.

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