[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H7124-H7126]
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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, and Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 5255. A bill to enhance the procurement of information 
     technology by establishing a United States Digital Government 
     Office and United States Chief Information Officer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mrs. Ellmers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Valadao, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Granger, Mrs. 
             Lummis, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5256. A bill to encourage compensation transparency; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Ellmers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Valadao, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a deduction relating to the compensation of 
     the lesser earning spouse; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mrs. Wagner,

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             Mrs. Ellmers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to index the dependent care credit and income exclusion 
     for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 5259. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Black, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     prevent disability fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 5261. A bill to establish a North and Central American 
     and Caribbean border security cooperation initiative, enhance 
     the security of Mexico's southern border, improve United 
     States short term detention standards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Messer, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Hudson, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a 
     higher education institution's employer health care shared 
     responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Clay, and 
             Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 5263. A bill to promote and protect from 
     discrimination living organ donors; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, 
     Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 5264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Ellmers, Mr. Jones, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Coble, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Holding):
       H.R. 5265. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hamlet, North 
     Carolina, as the ``Edward `Ed' James O'Neal Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Posey, and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 5266. A bill to reauthorize the National Estuary 
     Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5267. A bill to protect the pets of victims of 
     domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 5268. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or 
     their component parts by the Government Printing Office; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Chu):
       H.R. 5269. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase transparency and reporting on campus sexual 
     violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5270. A bill to promote the transportation of 
     liquified natural gas from the United States on United States 
     flag vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Holt, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Thompson 
             of California):
       H.R. 5271. A bill to cap the emissions of greenhouse gases 
     through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to 
     distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible 
     individuals, 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. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 5272. A bill to prohibit certain actions with respect 
     to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARBER:
       H.R. 5273. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to 
     Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to dependents; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 5274. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow voluntary agreements for Social Security and 
     Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H.R. 5275. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for which teachers 
     in teacher shortage areas are eligible; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 5276. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat bicycle sharing systems as mass transit 
     facilities for purposes of the qualified transportation 
     fringe; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 5277. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to have an 
     independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and 
     response; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       H.R. 5278. A bill to prohibit the award of Federal 
     Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Moran, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 5279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, to 
     dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, 
     treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in 
     priority populations, 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. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sires, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Bass, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 5280. A bill to strengthen the current protections 
     available under the National Labor Relations Act by providing 
     a private right of action for certain violations of such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. HANNA (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 5281. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax preferred savings accounts for 
     individuals under age 18, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 5282. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Medgar Wiley Evers, in recognition of his 
     contributions and ultimate sacrifice in the fight for racial 
     equality in the United States; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 5283. A bill to establish national goals for the 
     reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, to address 
     the growing problem of marine debris, to require the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     promulgate regulations to attain those goals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 5284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and to 
     allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted 
     veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Huelskamp, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Pittenger, Mr.

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             Weber of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Black, and Mr. Jolly):
       H.R. 5285. A bill to ensure that organizations with 
     religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to 
     provide services for children; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     medical care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 5287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and 
     elder care services necessary for gainful employment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5288. A bill to establish a National Care Corps 
     through which qualified volunteers provide care, 
     companionship, and other services to seniors and individuals 
     with disabilities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 5289. A bill to establish the Indian River Lagoon 
     Nutrient Removal Assistance Grant Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. HECK of Washington (for himself, Mr. Jones, and 
             Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 5290. A bill to establish a Military Community 
     Infrastructure Program to provide grants for transportation 
     infrastructure improvements in military communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 5291. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States with respect to goods exported for 
     processing abroad and reimported, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 5292. A bill to provide public safety officer 
     disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment 
     of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Forbes, and 
             Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 5293. A bill to address non-compliance by the Russian 
     Federation of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range 
     Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 
     and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Garcia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, 
             Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 5294. A bill to improve the health of minority 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the 
     Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H.R. 5295. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to apportionments under the Airport Improvement 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 5296. A bill to require a demonstration program on the 
     accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory 
     impairments; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 5297. A bill to improve transparency in charity 
     regulation; 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. TURNER:
       H.R. 5298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a 
     higher education institution's employer health care shared 
     responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 5299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an enhanced credit for the rehabilitation of 
     buildings located in low-income communities; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Long, 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Capito, Mr. McKinley, and 
             Mr. Guthrie):
       H.R. 5300. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to primarily consider, and to 
     separately report, the domestic benefits of any rule that 
     addresses emissions of carbon dioxide from any existing 
     source or new source that is an electric utility generating 
     unit, in any such rule, and in the regulatory impact analysis 
     for such rule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 5301. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
     renewable electricity standard for retail electricity 
     suppliers and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard 
     for electricity and natural gas suppliers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections 
     in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3230; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H. Res. 695. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take 
     to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the 
     United States by reducing the influence of money and 
     corporations and promoting the participation of the people in 
     politics and government; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 
     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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Herrera 
             Beutler, Mr. Holt, Mr. Issa, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Vela, and 
             Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Res. 697. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 2014 as National Ovarian Cancer 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Honda, Mr. Costa, Mr. Peters of Michigan, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Nunes, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Rush, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Meng, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Swalwell of 
             California):
       H. Res. 698. A resolution condemning the attack that 
     occurred at the Oak Creek Sikh Gurdwara on August 5, 2012, 
     and honoring the memory of those who died in the attack; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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