[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 151 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6827-H6828]
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. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 3343. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of 
     the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 3344. A bill to ensure that the provision of foreign 
     assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and to 
     combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in 
     the recruitment of foreign workers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 3345. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     consolidate suspension and debarment offices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, and Ms. 
             Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 3346. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code, to increase the requirement for American-made 
     content, to strengthen the waiver provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 3347. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to report on the disaster assistance 
     obligations of the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARTON (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Flores, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Harris, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Weber 
             of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Scalise, and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 3348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the individual health insurance mandate 
     voluntary in 2014, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Collins 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 3349. A bill to provide for the permanent funding of 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Olson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Harper, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Walden, Mrs. 
             Ellmers, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Long, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lance, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Barton, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, 
             Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Latta, Mr. Terry, Mr. McKinley, and 
             Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 3350. A bill to authorize health insurance issuers to 
     continue to offer for sale current individual health 
     insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential 
     health insurance coverage requirement, 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 Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Clarke):
       H.R. 3351. A bill to assist survivors of stroke and other 
     debilitating health occurrences in returning to work; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Rooney):
       H.R. 3352. A bill to amend the Honoring the Families of 
     Fallen Soldiers Act to provide a permanent appropriation of 
     funds for the payment of death gratuities and related 
     benefits for survivors of deceased military service members 
     in event of any future period of lapsed appropriations; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Clarke, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Moore, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3353. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are 
     temporarily increased; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3354. A bill to require that spent nuclear fuel be 
     stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 3355. A bill to increase the competitiveness of 
     American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other 
     burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and 
     developing a stronger workforce for the twenty-first century, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Armed Services, Education and the Workforce, Natural 
     Resources, House Administration, the Judiciary, Rules, 
     Appropriations, Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Mr. HARRIS:
       H.R. 3356. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to apply the prohibition against the conversion 
     of contributions to personal use to contributions to 
     political committees, to clarify that contributions accepted 
     by political committees may be used for authorized 
     expenditures in connection with their political activities 
     and for other lawful purposes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 3357. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to States to improve the knowledge, 
     credentials, compensation, and professional development of 
     early childhood educators working with children in early 
     childhood education programs; to

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     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 3358. A bill to provide for an exemption from the 
     individual mandate under the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act for individuals residing in States in 
     which the Exchange Websites are not fully functional, 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. RADEL (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Messer, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rokita, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 3359. A bill to provide for a delay of the individual 
     mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning 
     properly; 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. TURNER:
       H.R. 3360. A bill to reform Article 32 of the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice to specify the burden of proof applicable 
     at the investigative hearing, the required qualifications for 
     the investigating officer, the permitted scope of the 
     investigation to assist the convening authority, and the 
     protection of witnesses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution relating to the 
     disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to 
     suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of 
     the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on October 17, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Hahn, Ms. 
             Speier, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Watt, Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms. Titus):
       H. Res. 392. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and 
     expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic 
     violence and its devastating effects on individuals, 
     families, and communities, and support programs designed to 
     end domestic violence in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       150. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 30 urging the Congress to enact amendments to 
     the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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