[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 148 (Monday, December 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H8867-H8868]
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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 5803. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial 
     experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of 
     the United States and the Freely Associated States through 
     the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting 
     access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing 
     use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Williams, and Mr. 
             Carter):
       H.R. 5804. A bill to provide that members of the Armed 
     Forces performing hazardous humanitarian services in West 
     Africa to combat the spread of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak 
     shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if 
     such services were performed in a combat zone; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCAUL:
       H.R. 5805. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to expanding access for 
     breakthrough drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 5806. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions 
     related to charitable contributions; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
     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. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 5807. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to award grants to States to improve 
     delivery of high quality assessments, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 5808. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act in order to strengthen rules applied in case of 
     competition for diabetic testing strips, 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 Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 5809. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds 
     for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable 
     medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies 
     (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, 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 Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 5810. A bill to amend the United States Cotton Futures 
     Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H. Res. 772. A resolution directing the House of 
     Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or 
     injunctive relief to challenge certain policies and actions 
     taken by the executive branch relating to immigration; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 773. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween 
     on the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public 
     that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the 
     holiday will take place on that day; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Waters):
       H. Res. 774. A resolution honoring the life, 
     accomplishments, and legacy of Louis Zamperini and expressing 
     condolences on his passing; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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