[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H1769-H1771]
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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Coffman, Mr. Flores, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Rothfus, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Kelly 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4031. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 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. HALL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 4032. A bill to exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 
     1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal 
     Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and 
     for other purposes; 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. CARDENAS (for himself and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 4033. A bill to provide relocation subsidies for the 
     long-term unemployed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 4034. A bill to enhance homeland security by improving 
     efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover 
     from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and 
     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. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 4035. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated 
     care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing 
     health services and benefits; 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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4036. A bill to prohibit the Central Intelligence 
     Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a 
     weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to 
     transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal 
     action to the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. FLORES:
       H.R. 4037. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to training and 
     rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 4038. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make certain improvements in the information 
     technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to process claims more 
     efficiently, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 4039. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide 
     additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the 
     State of California due to drought, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and 
     Commerce, Agriculture, and 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Takano, and Mr. 
             Stockman):
       H.R. 4040. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high 
     quality special education and related services to students 
     with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing 
     through instructional methodologies meeting their unique 
     learning needs; to enhance accountability for the provision 
     of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Hahn, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Waters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Veasey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 4041. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their 
     unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a 
     revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Womack):
       H.R. 4042. A bill to require a study of appropriate capital 
     requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic 
     banking institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. ROTHFUS:
       H.R. 4043. A bill to suspend the debt ceiling temporarily, 
     to hold the salaries of Members of a House of Congress in 
     escrow if the House of Congress does not agree to a budget 
     resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely 
     basis during a Congress, 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. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4044. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child tax credit for 2 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Barber, Ms. Bass, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hanna, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Horsford, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Lance, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McAllister, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, 
             Mr. Nolan, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, 
             Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4045. A bill to award a Congressional gold medal, 
     collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in 
     recognition of their dedicated service during the 
     Revolutionary War; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     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. COHEN:
       H.R. 4046. A bill to strike provisions that prohibit the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy from 
     studying the legalization of marijuana, that require the 
     Director to oppose any attempt to legalize marijuana, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4047. A bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by 
     providing special standing for State government officials to 
     challenge proposed regulations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4048. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     promulgate regulations prohibiting mobile applications from 
     accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device 
     when such applications are not actively in use unless the 
     user is provided with a disclosure of such access and grants 
     affirmative express consent to such access; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4049. A bill to amend the Act to provide for the 
     establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in 
     the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the 
     boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse 
     known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, 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 Mr. HECK of Washington (for himself and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 4050. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide for alternate means of proof of period of 
     military service for purposes of the interest rate 
     limitation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 4051. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to establish a competitive grant 
     program for renewable fuel infrastructure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4052. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a standard home office deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD:
       H.R. 4053. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
     standards for the provision of mammograms at health care 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 4054. A bill to make supplemental appropriations to 
     provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4055. A bill to establish the Frederick Douglass 
     Bicentennial Commission; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       H.R. 4056. A bill to reduce the operation and maintenance 
     costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the 
     use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 4057. A bill to authorize funding for construction of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection customs plazas at land 
     ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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. LANKFORD:
       H.J. Res. 110. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Health Care Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution providing a 
     correction in the enrollment of S. 25; considered and agreed 
     to. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution providing a 
     correction in the enrollment of S. 540; considered and agreed 
     to. considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an 
     event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, and Ms. Chu):
       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People on the occasion of its 105th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Harris, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Massie, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Amash, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Lance, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Meadows, 
             Mr. Yoho, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Stewart, 
             Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Benishek):
       H. Res. 476. A resolution strongly supporting the 
     restoration and protection of State authority and flexibility 
     in establishing and defining challenging student academic 
     standards and assessments, and strongly denouncing the 
     President's coercion

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     of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards by 
     conferring preferences in Federal grants and flexibility 
     waivers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H. Res. 477. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the former Yugoslav Republic of 
     Macedonia should work within the framework of the United 
     Nations process and in good faith with Greece to achieve 
     longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by 
     finding a mutually acceptable name that must apply for all 
     internal and international uses (erga omnes), for the former 
     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moran, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Holt, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Norton, 
             and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary 
     of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address 
     Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
     Populations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. ENGEL:
       H. Res. 480. A resolution honoring The Hudson River School 
     Painters for their contributions to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, and Ms. Chu):
       H. Res. 481. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Black History Month; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Speier, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Meng, 
             and Mr. Sablan):
       H. Res. 482. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     the 67th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 
     by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals 
     of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian 
     American communities in recognizing a National Day of 
     Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events 
     surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and incarceration of 
     individuals and families during World War II; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Collins of New York, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Esty, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 483. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Engineers Week; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Res. 484. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of March 16, 2014, through March 22, 
     2014, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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