[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H7039-H7040]
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. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 5229. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran 
     with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
     more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such 
     disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5230. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BENTIVOLIO (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       H.R. 5231. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development 
     to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or 
     surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Young of Indiana):
       H.R. 5232. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require hospitals to provide certain 
     notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals 
     under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients 
     of such hospitals; 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. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Richmond, and 
             Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 5233. A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of 
     trade secrets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for manufacturing job 
     training expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Mr. Sherman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. 
             Frankel of Florida):
       H.R. 5235. A bill to authorize further assistance to Israel 
     for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 5236. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of 
     aggravated identity theft, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 5237. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to allow aliens having status as an E-2 nonimmigrant 
     by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in 
     the United States to re-enter the United States after a trip 
     abroad without obtaining a new visa; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Hahn, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 5238. A bill to preserve the access of victims of 
     trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive 
     SNAP benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Vargas, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       H.R. 5239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income any discharge of student 
     loan indebtedness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 5240. A bill to reform classification and security 
     clearance processes throughout the Federal Government and, 
     within the Department of Homeland Security, to establish an 
     effective and transparent process for the designation, 
     investigation, adjudication, denial, suspension, and 
     revocation of security clearances, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and 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. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 5241. A bill to prohibit United States Government 
     recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             and Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide summer 
     electronic benefits transfer for children program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. DeSANTIS (for himself and Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona):
       H.R. 5243. A bill to eliminate the payroll tax for 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, to amend title 
     II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon 
     the amount of outside income which an individual may earn 
     while receiving benefits under such title, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESTY (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to establish the Council on Healthy 
     Housing and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in 
     Wilmington, North Carolina, as the ``Meadowlark Lemon Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. JORDAN:
       H.R. 5246. A bill to require the United States attorney to 
     bring the matter of an individual's contempt of Congress 
     before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving a 
     certification from the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives or the President of the Senate that the 
     individual is in contempt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 5247. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on 
     importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, 
     or indentured labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to provide for United States 
     participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             and Ms. Esty):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to re-impose sanctions on Russian arms 
     exporter Rosoboronexport, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial 
     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. NORTON:
       H.R. 5250. A bill to use Federal purchasing power to create 
     good jobs, rebuild the middle class, address income 
     inequality, stimulate the economy, and to achieve other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 5251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt foreign pensions from dispositions of 
     investment in United States real property; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 5252. A bill to ensure that methods of collecting 
     taxing and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are 
     fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate 
     commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Rooney, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Womack):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     require consultation with States before awarding grants or 
     contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien 
     children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to appropriately limit the authority to 
     award bonuses to employees; to

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     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.J. Res. 121. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     authority of Congress and the States to regulate political 
     campaign contributions and expenditures, including 
     independent expenditures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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