[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H2000-H2001]
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. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Schwartz, 
             and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 4090. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Social Security Administration's ability 
     to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social 
     Security Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 4091. A bill to authorize Members of Congress to bring 
     an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response 
     to a written statement by the President or any other official 
     in the executive branch directing officials of the executive 
     branch to not enforce a provision of law; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Sires, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Holt, Mr. Peters of California, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Sablan, and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 4092. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency 
     and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for 
     coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to 
     promote the energy retrofitting of schools; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 4093. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to raise 
     the prime and subcontract goals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 4094. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to develop and implement a plan to 
     improve the quality of data reported on bundled and 
     consolidated contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 4095. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2014, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 4096. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made 
     automatically by law each year in the rates of disability 
     compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities 
     and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
     survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4097. A bill to ensure that proper information 
     gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the 
     preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the 
     Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances 
     local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal 
     resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, 
     to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific 
     analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead 
     listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, and 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Black, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Rahall, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 4098. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
     provide increased protection for horses participating in 
     shows, exhibitions, or sales, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4099. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2014 for the tree and wood pests activities of 
     the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and for 
     certain forest health management and urban and community 
     forestry activities of the Forest Service; 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. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, 
             Mr. Womack, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bridenstine, 
             and Mr. Crawford):

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       H.R. 4100. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 to permit the collection of user fees by non-
     Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-
     sharing program for management of recreation facilities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 4101. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that a TRICARE beneficiary receives written notice of 
     any change to benefits received by the beneficiary under the 
     TRICARE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 4102. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive 
     certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 4103. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     secure the rights of visual artists to copyright, to provide 
     for resale royalties, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE  of Texas (for himself and Mr. Keating):
       H. Res. 491. A resolution affirming the support of the 
     United States for Georgia's accession to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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