[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H980-H982]
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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Polis, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 860. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to amend the process by which students with certain special 
     circumstances apply for Federal financial aid; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 861. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2015, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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 Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 862. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide that the first sale doctrine applies to any computer 
     program that enables a machine or other product to operate; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Jenkins 
             of Kansas, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 863. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes 
     of the employer shared responsibility requirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Pocan):
       H.R. 864. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 865. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     limit the liability of health care professionals who 
     volunteer to provide health care services in response to a 
     disaster; 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Pittenger, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Stewart, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Smith of Missouri, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Cramer, and Mr. Huelskamp):
       H.R. 866. A bill to achieve domestic energy independence by 
     empowering States to control the development and production 
     of all forms of energy on all available Federal land; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. Fincher):
       H.R. 867. A bill to exempt the natural aging process in the 
     determination of the production period for distilled spirits 
     under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEWART (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 868. A bill to provide for coordination between the 
     TRICARE program and eligibility for making contributions to a 
     health savings account, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 869. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans 
     under section 105(j) to include plans established by 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 870. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 
     9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of 
     municipalities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 871. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     direct the Bureau of Prisons to provide certain voting 
     information to Federal prisoners upon their release from 
     prison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Beyer):
       H.R. 872. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 873. A bill to promote energy efficiency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 874. A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End 
     Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end 
     computing research and development program of the Department 
     of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 875. A bill to provide for alternative financing 
     arrangements for the provision of certain services and the 
     construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border 
     ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Homeland 
     Security, and 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. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Young of Indiana):
       H.R. 876. 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.

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           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 877. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to establish United States Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, 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 Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 878. A bill to provide for the authorization of 
     border, maritime, and transportation security 
     responsibilities and functions in the Department of Homeland 
     Security and the establishment of United States Customs and 
     Border Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security, 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. GUINTA:
       H.R. 879. A bill to repeal the ``Cadillac Tax'' on middle 
     class Americans' health plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schock, 
             Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Neal):
       H.R. 880. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify and make permanent the research credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Carter of Texas, 
             Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nugent, and Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 881. A bill to prohibit certain nutrition rules with 
     respect to foods sold at schools as a fundraiser; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 882. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 in order to improve environmental 
     literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary 
     education and careers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 883. A bill to provide emergency funding for port of 
     entry personnel and infrastructure, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. RIBBLE (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Peterson, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kline, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Walberg, and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 884. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in 
     the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Ms. Bass, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 885. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     revise the criteria for determining which States and 
     political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Womack, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mr. Blum, Mr. Hill, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. 
             Crawford):
       H.R. 886. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to impose workforce requirements for 
     individuals made eligible for medical assistance under the 
     amendments made by the Affordable Care Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. 
             Buchanan):
       H.R. 887. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient 
     encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining 
     meaningful EHR use, 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. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
     and Consumer Protection Act to require certain systemically 
     important entities to account for the financial benefit they 
     receive as a result of the expectations on the part of 
     shareholders, creditors, and counterparties of such entities 
     that the Government will shield them from losses in the event 
     of failure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 889. A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign 
     immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 890. A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 891. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 141 Paloma Drive in 
     Floresville, Texas, as the ``Floresville Veterans Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 892. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on 
     the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the 
     time of harvest; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
             and Mr. Ashford):
       H.R. 893. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys 
     Town, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Esty, and Mr. Dent):
       H.R. 894. A bill to extend the authorization of the 
     Highlands Conservation Act; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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 Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Takai):
       H.R. 895. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding Native Hawaiian education; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GIBBS:
       H.R. 896. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit 
     the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the 
     use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site 
     under section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBBS:
       H.R. 897. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent 
     regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near 
     navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Kind):
       H.R. 898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the equalization of the excise tax on 
     liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 899. A bill to require the country of origin of 
     certain special immigrant religious workers to extend 
     reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LABRADOR (for himself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 900. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     provide for congressional and State approval of national 
     monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 901. A bill to prohibit accessing pornographic web 
     sites from Federal computers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms.

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             DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kind, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Maxine 
             Waters of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Esty, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Lewis, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make improvements in the earned income tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 903. A bill to require notification of individuals of 
     breaches of personally identifiable information through 
     Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 904. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     designating the study area as the Black Metropolis National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the equalization of the excise tax on 
     liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 906. A bill to modify the efficiency standards for 
     grid-enabled water heaters; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     permissible sources of funding for elections for public 
     office and State ballot measures; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H. Res. 104. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should provide Congress 
     with a detailed deployment and troop commitment plan prior to 
     approval for authorization to commit United States Armed 
     Forces to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself and Mr. Walberg):
       H. Res. 105. A resolution calling for the protection of 
     religious minority rights and freedoms worldwide; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. MacArthur, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Messer, and Mr. Lance):
       H. Res. 106. A resolution supporting quality of life for 
     prostate cancer patients; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. PETERSON:
       H. Res. 107. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the third week in October as National School 
     Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday of that 
     week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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