[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 108 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H5087-H5089]
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 Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schock, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Moore, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Honda, Mr. Moran, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to establish the United States 
     comprehensive strategy for assistance to developing countries 
     to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable 
     and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, 
     improve nutrition, and develop rural infrastructure and 
     stimulate rural economies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Latta, and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 2823. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy 
     to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the 
     Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and 
     implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and 
     buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Keating, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Farr, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Nolan, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2825. A bill to require regulation of wastes 
     associated with the exploration, development, or production 
     of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Reed):

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       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent the payment of unemployment benefits to 
     incarcerated individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McKinley, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to allow for fair application of the exceptions 
     process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription 
     drug plans under Medicare part D; 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2828. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prevent fraud and abuse under the 
     Medicare program and to require National Provider Identifiers 
     for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D of the 
     Medicare program, and for other purposes; 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. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. Rokita):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require an applicant for voter registration 
     for elections for Federal office to affirmatively state that 
     the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for voting 
     in such elections as a condition of completing the 
     application, to require States to verify that an applicant 
     for registering to vote in such elections meets the 
     eligibility requirements for voting in such elections prior 
     to registering the applicant to vote, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Administration, 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. McCAUL:
       H.R. 2830. A bill to prohibit assistance to foreign 
     countries whose governments hold more than $500,000,000,000 
     in United States Treasury securities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children 
     to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional 
     quality; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2832. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to facilitate program-related investments by private 
     foundations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Harris, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act so as to eliminate the authority of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to limit the ability 
     of medical providers to conduct lawful business, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to include under Federal laws granting 
     rights and responsibilities to married couples other couples 
     in other legal unions similar to marriage, including domestic 
     partnerships and civil unions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 2835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-
     the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
     flexible spending arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 2836. A bill to strengthen the enforcement of 
     background checks with respect to the use of explosive 
     materials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Farenthold, 
             Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, 
             Mr. Gowdy, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Lance, and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 2837. A bill to prohibit for a one-year period 
     beginning September 30, 2013, the implementation, operation, 
     and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub or any 
     similar database system for determining or verifying 
     eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act; 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. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 2838. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     with respect to coastwise endorsements and Puerto Rico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Maffei, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters of California, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 2839. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     review the discharge characterization of former members of 
     the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual 
     orientation of the member, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RADEL:
       H.R. 2840. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 2841. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the Secretary of Defense affords each member of a 
     reserve component of the Armed Forces with the opportunity 
     for a physical examination before the member separates from 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Peters of California):
       H.R. 2842. A bill to create competition in the Department 
     of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen 
     the Department's buying power, increase the availability of 
     canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other 
     Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic 
     canning industry; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the public availability of Medicare claims 
     data; 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. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Moore, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 318. A resolution expressing disapproval over the 
     gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on 
     the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce 
     gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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