[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H3445-H3447]
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. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 4564. A bill to amend the Jumpstart Our Business 
     Startups Act to improve the crowdfunding provisions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the securities laws to improve 
     the small company capital formation provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Messer, and Mr. 
             Yoho):
       H.R. 4566. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review over 6 years of Federal agencies and 
     programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of 
     duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4567. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental 
     plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 4568. A bill to enhance the ability of smaller 
     reporting companies to access the public securities markets 
     by allowing forward incorporation by reference on Form S-1, 
     to add listing and registration of a class of common equity 
     securities on a national securities exchange as an additional 
     basis for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction 
     I.B.1. of Form S-3, and to remove such listing and 
     registration as a requirement of General Instruction I.B.6. 
     of such form; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself and Mr. Hurt):
       H.R. 4569. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to make certain improvements to form 10-K and 
     regulation S-K, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 4570. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise Regulation D relating to exemptions from 
     registration requirements for certain sales of securities; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HULTGREN:
       H.R. 4571. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the 
     threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain 
     disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Waxman, and 
             Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 4572. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission 
     of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Ellmers, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 4573. A bill to protect children from exploitation, 
     especially sex trafficking in tourism, by providing advance 
     notice of intended travel by registered child-sex offenders 
     outside the United States to the government of the country of 
     destination, requesting foreign governments to notify the 
     United States when a known child-sex offender is seeking to 
     enter the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. BARBER (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Matsui, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 4574. A bill to maximize the access of individuals 
     with mental illness to community-based services, to 
     strengthen the impact of such services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 
     Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. COOK:
       H.R. 4575. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire land to operate a visitor center for 
     Joshua Tree National Park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Esty, Mr. Himes, and 
             Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 4576. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to establish and implement a fatigue 
     management plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Welch):
       H.R. 4577. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network 
     pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, 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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 4578. A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be 
     subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of 
     abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with 
     respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Murphy of Florida, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H.R. 4579. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     verify that individuals have made a commitment to serve in 
     the Armed Forces or in public service, or otherwise are a 
     borrower on an eligible loan which has been submitted to a 
     guaranty agency for default aversion or is already in 
     default, before such individuals obtain a consolidation loan 
     for purposes specified under section 455(o) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Walz, and 
             Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 4580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of 
     employees in the Veterans Health Administration; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 4581. A bill to prohibit the United States from 
     funding projects that discriminate against Israeli 
     organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Pocan, and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 4582. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student 
     loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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 Ms. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Langevin, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Enyart, 
             Mr. O'Rourke, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 4583. A bill to modify certain requirements for 
     countable resources and income under the Supplemental 
     Security Income program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 4584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and extend the new qualified plug-in 
     electric drive motor vehicles credit and to enable such 
     credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 567. A resolution providing for the Establishment 
     of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 
     Terrorist Attack in Benghazi; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. Meeks):
       H. Res. 570. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of World Malaria Day; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Titus, Ms. Moore, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Terry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Holt, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mr. Reed, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Marino, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and 
             Ms. Jenkins):
       H. Res. 571. A resolution recognizing the roles and 
     contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing 
     the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERS of California (for himself, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Chu, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Esty, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Sablan, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Barber, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms.

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             Speier, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Delaney, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Holt, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Deutch):
       H. Res. 572. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the first full week of May as ``National 
     Mental Health No Stigma Week''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Bass, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Bera of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
             Sewell of Alabama, and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H. Res. 573. A resolution condemning the abduction of 
     female students by armed militants from the terrorist group 
     known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal 
     Republic of Nigeria; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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