[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H1510-H1511]
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. 3958. A bill to provide for a one-year extension of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program on assisted 
     living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 3959. A bill to establish a Pay It Forward model for 
     funding postsecondary education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.R. 3960. A bill to provide for an exchange of 
     administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain Federal 
     property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National 
     Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp 
     Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers 
     property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed 
     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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 3961. A bill to provide Israel a license exception to 
     the Export Administration Regulations currently made 
     available to 36 other nations; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       H.R. 3962. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available 
     for projects to provide recreational public access, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 3963. A bill to provide for the upgrade of the vehicle 
     fleet of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Cook, Mr. Denham, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Royce, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 3964. A bill to address certain water-related concerns 
     in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 3965. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude major professional sports leagues from 
     qualifying as tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Grayson, 
             and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3966. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for equitable treatment of 
     residents of the territories with respect to low-income 
     subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit 
     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. PIERLUISI (for himself and Mr. Grayson):
       H.R. 3967. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
     the tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself and Mr. Grayson):
       H.R. 3968. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction allowable with respect to income 
     attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto 
     Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa):
       H.R. 3969. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and 
     for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3970. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive 
     employee remuneration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Farr, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 3971. A bill to authorize a national grant program for 
     on-the-job training; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 3972. A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment 
     on the basis of an individual's status or history of 
     unemployment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             Massie, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Lankford, 
             and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3973. A bill to amend section 530D of title 28, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3974. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the TRICARE Program for adult children of members and 
     former members of the uniformed services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 3975. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage for low vision devices under 
     Medicare, 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. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Stewart, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Israel, Mr. Benishek, 
             Ms. Chu, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Takano, and Mr. 
             Kind):
       H.R. 3976. A bill to provide for a lifetime National 
     Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected 
     disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 3977. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow 529 tuition programs with respect to elementary 
     and secondary education expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 3978. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to establish a pedestrian and bicycle 
     infrastructure credit assistance pilot program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself and Mr. Pompeo):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     155th anniversary of the House of Representatives' rejection 
     of the Lecompton Constitution of the Territory of Kansas; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. QUIGLEY (for himself and Ms. Lee of California):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for designation of January 2014 as ``National Blood Donor 
     Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself and Mr. Serrano):
       H. Res. 466. A resolution supporting a moratorium on the 
     sale of historic post office buildings; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 467. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of February 12, 2014, as ``Darwin Day'' and 
     recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of 
     humanity; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, and Ms. Esty):
       H. Res. 468. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue 
     and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress 
     comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second 
     Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including 
     expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial 
     gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United 
     States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a 
     Federal crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       H. Res. 469. A resolution supporting the scope and 
     objectives of Greece's Presidency of the Council of the 
     European Union; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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