[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5022-H5023]
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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Butterfield):
       H.R. 4755. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to include recreational therapy among the 
     therapy modalities that constitute an intensive 
     rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation 
     hospital or unit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 4756. A bill to require reporting of bullying to 
     appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection 
     claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to 
     bullying, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 4757. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand certain exceptions to the private activity 
     bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.R. 4758. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     create a searchable database containing a credentials 
     registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 4759. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which eligible 
     veterans may elect to receive hospital care and medical 
     services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RIBBLE:
       H.R. 4760. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the ability of veterans to receive health care at 
     private medical facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 4761. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum nameplate capacity of a small 
     wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit from 100 
     kilowatts to 20 megawatts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 4762. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to cover transitional care services to improve 
     the quality and cost effectiveness of care 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. CARDENAS (for himself and Mr. Farenthold):
       H.R. 4763. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to requirements for domestic industries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 4764. A bill to require Federal agencies to provide 
     notice and consideration of evidence before submitting debts 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury for collection through 
     reduction of tax refunds, and to restore the 10-year statute 
     of limitations applicable to collection of debt by 
     administrative offset; 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 Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 4765. A bill to address childhood obesity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and 
     the Workforce, the Judiciary, 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. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Lamborn, 
             and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 4766. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs from paying bonuses to certain employees of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs until the backlog of 
     disability claims is resolved, to establish a commission to 
     evaluate such backlog, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' 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 Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Danny 
             K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 4767. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary 
     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H.R. 4768. A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States from providing financial support for certain 
     high carbon intensity energy projects; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 4769. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize grant 
     funds to be used for the Troops-to-Cops Program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 4770. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     with respect to notices of claim of maritime lien, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4771. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     more effectively regulate anabolic steroids; 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 Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Gohmert, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 4772. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of 
     sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Messer, Mr. Harper, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Gowdy):
       H.R. 4773. A bill to expand opportunity through greater 
     choice in education, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 4774. A bill to require accountability in the Veterans 
     Health Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H. Res. 603. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Sablan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Meng, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Speier, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Peters of California, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Smith

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             of Washington, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Bera of California, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 605. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important 
     time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian 
     Americans and Pacific Islanders to the Nation's history; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Costa, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Waters, Mr. Honda, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Titus, Mr. Polis, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Heck of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Veasey):
       H. Res. 606. A resolution recognizing the month of June as 
     Immigrant Heritage Month in honor of the accomplishments and 
     role of immigrants in shaping the history and culture of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Holding, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 607. A resolution recognizing the importance of the 
     historic 2014 Indian Elections; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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