[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H3407-H3408]
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. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 4539. A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to 
     include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the 
     paper was based; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cohen, 
             and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4540. A bill to regulate certain deferred prosecution 
     agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal 
     cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4541. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     develop a strategy report to address the skills gap by 
     providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and 
     apprenticeship opportunities, increase employer participation 
     in education and workforce training, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ESTY (for herself, Mr. Bishop of New York, and 
             Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 4543. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to apply CMMI waiver authority to PACE programs in order 
     to foster innovations in such programs, and for other 
     purposes; 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. CAARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Rush, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garcia, and Mr. 
             Ruiz):
       H.R. 4544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of 
     professional sports franchise; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Nunnelee, and Mr. Palazzo):
       H.R. 4545. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District approximately 
     8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the 
     Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 4546. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-
     governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       H.R. 4547. A bill to modify the definition of ``antique 
     firearm''; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4548. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     include programs that teach technology literacy in any job 
     training program for ex-offenders offered under the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 4549. A bill to require the Forest Service to meet 
     annual volume targets for timber harvesting in the management 
     of a unit of the National Forest System and to provide for 
     the transfer of such management responsibility to the State 
     in which the unit is located when such targets are not 
     consistently met, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 4550. A bill to extend the emergency unemployment 
     compensation program, and to stimulate the economy and create 
     opportunities for new job creation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the 
     Workforce, Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
     Services, and 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. GIBSON (for himself and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 4551. A bill to amend the Forest Legacy Program of the 
     Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize 
     States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage 
     conservation easements under the program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Carney, Ms. Esty, and 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4552. A bill to encourage and ensure the use of safe 
     equestrian helmets, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Enyart, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to authorize appropriations for fossil 
     energy research and development programs at the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. MULVANEY (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 4554. A bill to amend the securities laws to improve 
     private market offerings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 4555. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment 
     by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 4556. A bill to help small businesses access capital 
     and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small 
     Business Credit Initiative; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 4557. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance 
     commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as 
     a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 4558. A bill to clarify the authority of States to 
     regulate private flood insurance coverage; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Tsongas, and Mrs. Noem):
       H.R. 4559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the time period for contributing military 
     death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
     accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 4560. A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces and 
     National Guard to defer principal on Federal student loans 
     for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for 
     mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 4561. A bill to specify requirements for the next 
     update of the current strategic plan for the Office of Rural 
     Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs for improving 
     access to, and the quality of, health care services for 
     veterans in rural areas; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 4562. A bill to authorize early repayment of 
     obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport 
     Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Keating, and 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 562. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to enhanced relations with 
     the Republic of Moldova and support for Moldova's territorial 
     integrity; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Caardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 563. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as ``National Asthma and Allergy Awareness 
     Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H. Res. 564. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 2014 as ``Health and Fitness Month''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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