[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H4783-H4784]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself and Ms. Hanabusa):
       H.R. 4694. A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 
     2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract 
     with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, 
     to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest 
     bearing accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 4695. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial 
     preventive physical examination under the Medicare program; 
     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. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Peters of Michigan):
       H.R. 4696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for startup businesses to use a portion of 
     the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 4697. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise the definition of a well-known seasoned 
     issuer to reduce the worldwide market value threshold under 
     the definition; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PALAZZO (for himself, Mr. Harper, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. 
             Long, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mrs. Black, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Woodall, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Marino, Mr. Flores, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Barton, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             McHenry):
       H.R. 4698. A bill to prohibit recovery of damages in 
     certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 4699. A bill to amend the Native American Business 
     Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to 
     require the Secretary of Commerce to prepare and submit to 
     Congress a report and recommendations to promote the 
     sustained economic development of Indian tribes and Indian 
     lands; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       H.R. 4700. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for student 
     loan interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Peterson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Barletta):
       H.R. 4701. A bill to provide for scientific frameworks with 
     respect to vector-borne diseases; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 4702. A bill to extend until 2030 the time period 
     required to be covered by the United States Space Protection 
     Strategy; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 4703. A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 relating to

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     determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries 
     to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum 
     standards for the elimination of trafficking; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 4704. A bill to expand the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
     2008 to include combating the transfer of permanent custody 
     or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal 
     procedure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 4705. A bill to amend the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Defense 
     to decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment 
     area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. Price  
             of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4706. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to carry out programs and activities that connect 
     Americans, especially children, youth, and families, with the 
     outdoors; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Esty, Mr. Himes, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Courtney, Mr. Holt, Ms. Meng, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4707. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds 
     to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 
     conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 
     violence prevention; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and 
             Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 4708. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     office within the Internal Revenue Service to focus on 
     violations of the internal revenue laws by persons who are 
     under investigation for conduct relating to the promotion of 
     commercial sex acts and trafficking in persons crimes, and to 
     increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the 
     underpayment or overpayment of tax due to fraud; 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. MARINO (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Welch, 
             and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 4709. A bill to improve enforcement efforts related to 
     prescription drug diversion and abuse, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD (for herself and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 4710. A bill to amend the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
     Program to include all lands owned by the United States 
     Government that are under the jurisdiction of the Department 
     of Defense within the definition of entitlement lands for 
     which payments are made, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 4711. A bill to establish a regulatory framework for 
     the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals 
     under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the 
     Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve 
     provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Stewart, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 4712. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide priority for the establishment of new national 
     cemeteries by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 4713. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to exempt school-based enterprises from nutrition standards; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Yoho, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
             Stewart, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Graves 
             of Georgia):
       H.J. Res. 115. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to give States the 
     right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by 
     the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Honda, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Duffy):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for designation of a ``National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H. Res. 591. A resolution commending the Government of 
     Afghanistan for certifying the results of the national 
     election held on April 5, 2014, and urging the Government of 
     Afghanistan to continue to pursue a ``transparent, credible, 
     and inclusive'' run-off presidential election on June 14, 
     2014, while ensuring the safety of voters and candidates; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Quigley):
       H. Res. 592. A resolution calling for free and fair 
     elections in Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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