[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 99 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4482-H4483]
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. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Richmond):
       H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st 
     century workplace and to increase America's global 
     competitiveness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Renacci, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of military service, and for other purposes; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Farenthold, and Mr. Holding):
       H.R. 2655. A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Marino, Mr. Schiff, and 
             Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 2656. A bill to enhance public safety by improving the 
     effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system 
     with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk 
     reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism 
     reduction; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2657. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 
     Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and 
     Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Barletta):
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the weighted child count used to 
     determine targeted grant amounts and education finance 
     incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies under 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 2659. A bill to establish a grant program to issue 
     grants to institutions of higher education to support student 
     internships; 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. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Enyart, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 2660. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services for awarding 
     grants to States to promote universal access to trauma care 
     services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related 
     physician specialties; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Coffman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 2661. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a standardized scheduling policy for 
     veterans enrolled in the health care system of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 2662. A bill to strengthen families' engagement in the 
     education of their children; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Womack, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 2663. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2664. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a voluntary program under which manufacturers may 
     have products certified as meeting the standards of labels 
     that indicate to consumers the extent to which the products 
     are manufactured in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 2665. A bill to ensure secure gun storage and gun 
     safety devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTON:
       H.R. 2666. A bill to establish a program for the licensing 
     of Internet poker by States and federally recognized Indian 
     tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Indiana, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Camp, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Renacci, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Schock, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Paulsen, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 2667. A bill to delay the application of the employer 
     health insurance mandate, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Paulsen, 
             Mr. Roskam, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Price of Georgia, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 2668. A bill to delay the application of the 
     individual health insurance mandate; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Bass, Mr. Vargas, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Hahn, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Garcia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Nolan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H.R. 2669. A bill to provide definitions of terms and 
     services related to community-based gang intervention to 
     ensure that funding for such intervention is utilized in a 
     cost-effective manner and that community-based agencies are 
     held accountable for providing holistic, integrated 
     intervention services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sires, Mr. Enyart, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require corporations and labor organizations 
     to disclose to their shareholders or members the amounts 
     disbursed for certain political activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Administration, 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. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Denham, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mr. Peterson, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Crawford, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Lankford, and Mr. Blumenauer):

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       H.R. 2671. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable 
     contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an 
     application process for interested parties to apply for a 
     county to be designated as a rural area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2673. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio 
     qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the 
     presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such 
     Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 2674. A bill to encourage job creation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, 
     Education and the Workforce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Schrader, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Maffei, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, and Mr. Dent):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to establish the Commission on Government 
     Transformation to make recommendations to improve the 
     economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of Federal programs, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic 
     health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
     under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COFFMAN (for himself, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Kilmer, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, and Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to reduce the annual rate of compensation 
     of Members of Congress by a percentage equal to the effective 
     reduction in the average annual rate of pay of Federal 
     employees who were subject to sequestration-related furloughs 
     during the two most recent fiscal years; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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. GARCIA (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Mica, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Ross, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Radel, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 2678. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10360 Southwest 186th Street 
     in Miami, Florida, as the ``Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Tipton, 
             Mr. Rokita, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Griffin 
             of Arkansas):
       H.R. 2679. A bill to exclude the Internal Revenue Service 
     from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating 
     to labor-management relations; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 2680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to tax bona fide residents of the District of Columbia 
     in the same manner as bona fide residents of possessions of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 2681. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GRAVES of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, 
             Mr. Massie, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Jones, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pittenger, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Barton, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Hall, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Scalise, and 
             Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to prohibit the funding of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural 
     Resources, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Young of Indiana, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 2683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose recordkeeping requirements on the Internal 
     Revenue Service to substantiate costs incurred in carrying 
     out its responsibilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2684. A bill to require the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to report and obtain court approval 
     for broad telephony metadata collection searches, 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. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 2685. A bill to incorporate smart grid capability into 
     the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to 
     reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to 
     include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Coffman, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Dent, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Ruiz, and Mr. Young of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2686. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that the President's annual budget submission to 
     Congress list the current fiscal year spending level for each 
     proposed program and a separate amount for any proposed 
     spending increases, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Meeks):
       H. Res. 297. A resolution congratulating the State of Qatar 
     on the ascension of their new amir, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al 
     Thani on June 25, 2013, and recognizing the special 
     relationship between the United States and the State of 
     Qatar; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Schneider):
       H. Res. 298. A resolution congratulating the 1963 men's 
     basketball team of Loyola University Chicago on its induction 
     into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and the 
     50th anniversary of the team's Division I National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association men's basketball championship; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Foster, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Schock):
       H. Res. 299. A resolution congratulating the Chicago 
     Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup Championship; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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