[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 113 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H5341-H5345]
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. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 2900. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010; to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage floor on medical 
     expense deductions, expand the use of tax-preferred health 
     care accounts, and establish a charity care credit; to amend 
     the Social Security Act to create a Medicare Premium 
     Assistance Program, reform EMTALA requirements, and to 
     replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health 
     Insurance program with a block grant to the States; to amend 
     the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative 
     governing of individual and group health insurance coverage 
     offered in interstate commerce; and for other purposes; 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, House Administration, 
     Appropriations, and 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Schock, and Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to strengthen implementation of the 
     Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 by 
     improving the capacity of the United States Government to 
     implement, leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to 
     provide first-time or improved access to safe drinking water, 
     sanitation, and hygiene to the world's poorest on an 
     equitable and sustainable basis, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Polis, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. 
             Lewis):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to require the Supreme Court of the 
     United States to promulgate a code of ethics; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Thompson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Marino):
       H.R. 2903. A bill to amend section 487(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of 
     nonprofit athletic associations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coffman, and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2904. A bill to provide for payment to the survivor or 
     surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to 
     a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who dies 
     after application for compensation under the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Pierluisi, and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2905. A bill to amend the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
     strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B 
     lung disease claims and to establish the Advisory Board on 
     Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the contractor 
     employee compensation program under subtitle E of such Act; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mrs. Bustos):
       H.R. 2906. A bill to amend MAP-21 to improve contracting 
     opportunities for veteran-owned small business concerns, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2907. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces who have served on active duty or performed active 
     service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency 
     operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for 
     such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of 
     non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 2908. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to allow 
     the use of physical damage disaster loans for the 
     construction of safe rooms; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 2909. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     maintain a publicly available list of all employers that 
     relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies 
     ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to 
     require disclosure of the physical location of business 
     agents engaging in customer service communications, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2910. A bill to protect American children and their 
     families from the epidemic of gun violence by banning access 
     to certain weapons, strengthening the Nation's mental health 
     infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun 
     violence; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2911. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to expand eligibility for part 74 licenses to 
     certain wireless microphone users, to establish safe haven 
     channels for wireless microphones, and to authorize access by 
     owners and operators of wireless microphones to the TV bands 
     databases for the purpose of protecting wireless microphone 
     operations from interference; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 2912. A bill to provide authority for the Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to suspend 
     and debar contractors under certain circumstances; to the 
     Committee on Foreign 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. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 2913. A bill to authorize certain Department of 
     Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

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           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Titus, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 2914. A bill to prevent abusive billing of ancillary 
     services to 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. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Gowdy):
       H.R. 2915. A bill to amend section 2423 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to eliminate a defense, to a criminal 
     prosecution under that section, based on the state of mind of 
     the defendant as to the age of the minor engaging in, or 
     intended to engage in, a commercial sex act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Latta, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Rokita, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Radel, Mr. 
             Barletta, Mr. Marino, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Mullin, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Amodei, Mr. Perry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Joyce, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Denham, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2916. A bill to require congressional review of 
     certain rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection 
     Agency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sires, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 2917. A bill to promote savings by providing a tax 
     credit for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings 
     products and to facilitate taxpayers receiving this credit 
     and open a designated savings product when they file their 
     Federal income tax returns; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Barr, Mr. Moran, Mr. Enyart, 
             Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Stivers, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Turner, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Joyce, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2918. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain funds to the 
     Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine 
     Workers of America Pension Plan; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Garcia, and 
             Mr. Collins of Georgia):
       H.R. 2919. A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States 
     Code, to require annual reports to Congress on, and the 
     maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other 
     expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative 
     proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a 
     party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Takano, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Rush, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2920. A bill to improve the financial literacy of 
     students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Collins of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the taxation of hard cider; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Watt, and Mr. Marino):
       H.R. 2922. A bill to extend the authority of the Supreme 
     Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme 
     Court grounds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 2923. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose 
     certain taxpayer rights in the letter of acknowledgment of 
     receipt of an application to be treated as an organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 2924. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury follow 
     certain procedures relating to status applications of 
     501(c)(4) organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Kind, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Black, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Schock, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reed, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Renacci, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 2925. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in 
     Federal health care programs to individuals and entities 
     affiliated with sanctioned entities; 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. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 2926. A bill to prohibit the revocation or withholding 
     of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out 
     voluntary religious activities; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2927. A bill to prevent the implementation of certain 
     tax and fee provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act until the Secretary of the Treasury 
     certifies that reporting requirements relating to employer 
     status and employee income levels and health care status may 
     be made with 100 percent accuracy and without fraud; 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. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 2928. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to develop and publish recommendations for best 
     practices that States may use in establishing and operating 
     independent Congressional redistricting commissions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 2929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt 
     Housing Equity Savings Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2930. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to 
     establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs 
     to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition 
     from middle school to high school; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2931. A bill to amend the false claims provisions of 
     title 31, United States Code, with respect to health care 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jones, Mr. Young 
             of Florida, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Pierluisi, 
             Mr. Wittman, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Upton, Ms. Esty, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Himes, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, and 
             Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 2932. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the United States Coast 
     Guard; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 2933. A bill to require States and local educational 
     agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected 
     students in annual report cards under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 2934. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety 
     Improvement Act of 2008 to ban flame retardant chemicals from 
     use in resilient filling materials in children's products; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2935. A bill to establish more efficient and effective 
     policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged 
     in or providing support to, international conservation; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Quigley, 
             Mr. Polis, Ms. Titus, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Garcia, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Ellison):

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       H.R. 2936. A bill to provide for punishments for 
     immigration-related fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HURT (for himself, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hanna, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 2937. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act with respect to the guidelines for specification 
     of certain disposal sites for dredged or fill material; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2938. A bill to provide that certain requirements of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do not apply 
     if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating on 
     October 1, 2013; 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. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H.R. 2939. A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Shimon Peres; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing 
     income to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cook, 
             Ms. Titus, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Barber, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2941. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain 
     grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal 
     lands; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
       H.R. 2942. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure 
     Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Cole, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Jones, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2943. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
     secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
     contraception; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2944. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2014 for the TIGER discretionary grant program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 2945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable 
     deduction for contributions of food inventory; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 2946. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration to assess and report 
     on the risk posed to commercial aviation security if a flight 
     deck door is opened during flight; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2947. A bill to express United States foreign policy 
     with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on 
     behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in 
     foreign countries on account of gender, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 2948. A bill to require analyses of the cumulative and 
     incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 2949. A bill to delay for one year certain amendments 
     to the Medicaid program made by the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 2950. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to delay the application of the individual health 
     insurance mandate for individuals who have not attained age 
     27; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 2951. A bill to require certain preconditions for 
     allowing premium tax credits, reductions in cost-sharing, and 
     funding of Navigators and related Exchange enrollment 
     activities, 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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2952. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the 
     advancement of security technologies for critical 
     infrastructure protection, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 2953. A bill to provide Medicare payments to 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items 
     and services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans for non-
     service-connected conditions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and Veterans' 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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2954. A bill to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to 
     convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa 
     Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia 
     County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 2955. A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act to ensure that recipients of assistance under that Act 
     provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a 
     manner that is culturally competent, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Esty, and Mr. Barber):
       H.R. 2956. A bill to eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits 
     and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national 
     debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Barber, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Bucshon, and Mr. Marino):
       H.R. 2957. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Social Security Act to extend health information 
     technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, 
     mental health, and substance abuse professionals and 
     facilities, 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. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Hahn, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Moore, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Honda, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Israel, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. 
             Holt):
       H.R. 2958. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUGENT (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2959. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the 
     State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2960. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require sponsors of Medicare prescription 
     drug plans to implement procedures to prevent fraud and 
     abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Runyan):
       H.R. 2961. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional 
     disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with 
     respect to student loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker,

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     in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Keating, 
             Mr. Lance, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Peters of 
             California, and Mr. O'Rourke):
       H.R. 2962. A bill to provide for an independent assessment 
     of the future resilience and reliability of the Nation's 
     electric power transmission and distribution system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2963. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2964. A bill to establish and provide for the 
     treatment of Individual Development Accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2965. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 
     section 529 college savings plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Ms. Fudge, and Ms. Brown 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 2966. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to suspend, for a certain period, the use of adverse credit 
     history in determining eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS 
     Loans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 2967. A bill to provide for fiscal gap and 
     generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, 
     the President's budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook 
     reports; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 2968. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, with respect to congestion mitigation and metropolitan 
     transportation planning, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2969. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending 
     physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice 
     patients; 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. TIPTON:
       H.R. 2970. A bill to facilitate the remediation of 
     abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 2971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the deployment of highly efficient combined 
     heat and power property, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 2972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for producing electricity from 
     wasted heat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 2973. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to 
     carry out projects and conduct research on water resources in 
     the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin, to establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
     River Basin Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 2974. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for 
     veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma 
     in specialized outpatient or residential programs at 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Keating, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2975. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for training and support services for 
     Alzheimer's patients and their families; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Keating, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2976. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing 
     Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2977. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated 
     with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, 
     decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, 
     syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, 
     decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program 
     or similar program under part D of the Medicare program; 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. DeSANTIS (for himself and Mr. Salmon):
       H.J. Res. 55. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal 
     application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws 
     that apply to all citizens of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Andrews, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dent, Mr. Dingell, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Foster, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lynch, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Quigley, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Welch, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 56. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.J. Res. 57. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds 
     vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. DeSantis, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Pearce, and Mr. Cramer):
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States Postal Service should 
     issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Reverend 
     Doctor Leon Sullivan and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory 
     Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
     such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution designating a 
     National Railroad Monument located in Diamond District Park 
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     downtown Durand, Michigan, as the ``National Railroad 
     Memorial''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. 
             Garamendi):
       H. Res. 323. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the 
     House on the first legislative day of each month for those 
     killed or wounded in the United States engagement in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Res. 324. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of September 22, 2013, through 
     September 28, 2013, as ``National Marine Technology Week`` to 
     recognize the important contributions that marine technology 
     has made to the United States; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Grayson, 
             and Mr. McCarthy of California):
       H. Res. 325. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should award the 
     Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Glen Doherty 
     and Tyrone Woods, both of whom died from enemy action during 
     the attack on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on 
     the night of September 11-12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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