[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H638-H639]
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. KELLY of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend part B of title III of the Public 
     Health Service Act to improve essential oral health care for 
     lower income individuals by breaking down barriers to care, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Caardenas, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Garrett, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 540. A bill to restore the integrity of the Fifth 
     Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, 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. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Loebsack, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to 
     establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs 
     to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition 
     from middle school to high school; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H.R. 542. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the participation of doctors of chiropractic in 
     the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
     repayment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Gibson, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harper, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lance, Mr. Long, Mrs. Love, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Olson, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 543. A bill to repeal title I of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public 
     Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of 
     individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate 
     commerce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 544. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families 
     of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and 
     Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 545. A bill to add engaging in or supporting 
     hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for 
     which United States nationals would lose their nationality; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTON (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
             Herrera Beutler, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Reichert, Mr. Honda, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Jenkins of 
             Kansas, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 546. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option of providing 
     services to children with medically complex conditions under 
     the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program 
     through a care coordination program focused on improving 
     health outcomes for children with medically complex 
     conditions and lowering costs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying 
     as tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. 
             Hudson):
       H.R. 548. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to exclude the application of such title to 
     employment practices that are in compliance with Federal 
     regulations, and State laws, in certain areas; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. 
             Hudson):
       H.R. 549. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to require the EEOC to approve commencing or 
     intervening in certain litigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. 
             Hudson):
       H.R. 550. A bill to direct the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission to maintain up-to-date information on its website 
     regarding charges and actions brought by the Commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Walz, 
             Mr. Gibson, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 551. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 552. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the 
     local budget process and financial management of the District 
     of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Westerman, 
             and Mr. Brat):
       H.R. 554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 555. A bill to require an Exchange established under 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to notify 
     individuals in the case that personal information of such 
     individuals is known to have been acquired or accessed as a 
     result of a breach of the security of any system maintained 
     by the Exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pompeo, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 556. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of 
     providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under 
     Medicare, 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. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic 
     contribution arrangements, and for other purposes; 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. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Turner, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Fudge, 
             and Mr. Joyce):
       H.R. 558. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard 
     in Springboro, Ohio, as the ``Richard 'Dick' Chenault Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 559. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task 
     Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
     System; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Amash, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Coffman, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. 
             Foxx, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             O'Rourke, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Labrador, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Welch, Mr. Woodall, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 560. A bill to amend the War Powers Resolution to 
     limit the use of funds for introduction of the Armed Forces 
     into hostilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 561. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     assess the impact of school start times on student health, 
     well-being, and performance; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 562. A bill to improve transfer of earned school 
     credits for foster youth; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Ms. HAHN (for herself and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):

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       H.R. 563. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the 
     Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits 
     to certain individuals who served in the United States 
     merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the 
     Naval Transport Service) during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 564. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
     salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 565. A bill to stimulate collaboration with respect 
     to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, the 
     Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     education initiatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 566. A bill to award grants to improve equality of 
     access to technology-enabled education innovations and 
     understanding of how partnerships of educational agencies and 
     research institutions design and implement such innovations 
     in ways that improve student outcomes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 567. A bill to provide that a former Member of 
     Congress receiving compensation as a highly-paid lobbyist 
     shall be ineligible to receive certain Federal retirement 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             McNerney):
       H.R. 568. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both 
     energy and water use for potable hot water; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Lance, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 569. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 570. A bill to discontinue Radio Martii and Television 
     Martii broadcasts to Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 571. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the treatment of whistleblower complaints by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 572. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at 
     non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who 
     live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest 
     medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care 
     sought by the veteran, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 573. A bill to make competitive awards to national 
     estuary programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Mulvaney, 
             Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Barr, and Mr. 
             Williams):
       H.R. 574. A bill to prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae 
     and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital 
     Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or 
     receivership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 575. A bill to appropriately limit the authority to 
     award bonuses to employees of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, and Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 576. A bill to amend the definition of ``homeless 
     person'' under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
     include certain homeless children and youth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. ZINKE (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Amodei, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Barr, 
             Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Griffith, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Westerman, Mr. Long, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. 
             Grothman):
       H.R. 577. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at 
     non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who 
     live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest 
     medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care 
     sought by the veteran; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself and Mr. Vargas):
       H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     challenges and burdens associated with the rising costs of a 
     college education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Holding, and Mr. 
             Bera):
       H. Res. 52. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the democratic Constitution of 
     the Republic of India and United States-India relations on 
     India's Republic Day; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H. Res. 53. A resolution condemning the cowardly attack on 
     innocent men, women, and children in the northeastern 
     Nigerian town of Baga; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Joyce, and Ms. Linda T. Saanchez of California):
       H. Res. 54. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should take all appropriate measures to restore service 
     standards in effect as of July 1, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H. Res. 55. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ethics in the One Hundred Fourteenth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cook, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H. Res. 56. A resolution affirming the support of the 
     United States for Macedonia's accession to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Ms. Meng):
       H. Res. 57. A resolution urging the Secretary of State that 
     in 2015, a year of significant anniversaries for the Jewish 
     people, United States embassies in appropriate countries 
     should commemorate this anniversary year with significant 
     public events including the message that the opportunities 
     for remembrance and reflection contained in these 
     anniversaries are applicable to all peoples; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H. Res. 58. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Armed Services in the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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