[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1112-H1114]
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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Neal, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Nunes, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Black, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Young of 
             Indiana, Mr. Holding, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1021. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the integrity of the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means,

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     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. WALKER (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to authorize the use of Urban Area Security Initiative 
     and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to counter 
     violent extremism; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Bost, Mr. Collins of 
             New York, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. Hanna, 
             Mr. Knight, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Cicilline, and Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage 
     for multiple licenses under common control; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rigell, 
             Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Lynch, and Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 1024. A bill to provide for the compensation of 
     furloughed Department of Homeland Security employees in the 
     event of a lapse in Department of Homeland Security 
     appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 1025. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to modify the exception to the work requirement; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the release of information regarding the 
     status of certain investigations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, and Mr. DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 1027. 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 Mr. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1028. A bill to provide for the implementation of the 
     negotiated property division regarding Former Fort Wingate 
     Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Stewart, 
             Mr. Harris, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mrs. 
             Comstock, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Schweikert, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 1029. A bill to amend the Environmental Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to 
     provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, 
     public participation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mrs. 
             Comstock, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 1030. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating 
     regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
     transparent or reproducible; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Heck of Washington, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 1031. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ASHFORD (for himself, Mr. Peters, Ms. Graham, 
             and Mr. Bera):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to withhold the pay of Members of 
     Congress in the event of a shutdown of the Department of 
     Homeland Security; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Stivers, Ms. 
             Fudge, and Mr. Joyce):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. 
     Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park 
     System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. Zinke):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to provide for an accounting of total 
     United States contributions to the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or 
     death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities 
     caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the 
     performance of such employee's duty; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 1036. A bill to provide for the repayment of amounts 
     borrowed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the Treasury of 
     the United States, together with interest, over a 30-year 
     period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Rigell):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to require all Members, officers, and 
     employees of the House of Representatives to complete annual 
     ethics training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1038. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of 
     any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the 
     Department in the permanent record of the employee; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1039. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     global affairs strategy and assistance for people of African 
     descent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
     current income tax system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. JONES:
       H.R. 1041. A bill to make payments by the Department of 
     Homeland Security to a State contingent on a State providing 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation with certain statistics, 
     to require Federal agencies, departments, and courts to 
     provide such statistics to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and to require the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to publish such statistics; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve 21st Century Community 
     Learning Centers; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Pingree, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to establish the Railroad Emergency 
     Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety 
     Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council to 
     provide recommendations on emergency responder training and 
     resources relating to hazardous materials incidents involving 
     railroads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 1044. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the 
     application of certain provisions regarding the inclusion of 
     entire metropolitan statistical areas within nonattainment 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1045. A bill to assign the responsibility for 
     conducting prosecutions for violations of the laws of the 
     District of Columbia to the head of a local prosecutor's 
     office designated under local law of the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. 
             Connolly):
       H.R. 1046. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the rule providing parity for the 
     exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and 
     parking benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Kilmer, 
             and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to authorize private nonprofit 
     organizations to administer permanent housing rental 
     assistance provided

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     through the Continuum of Care Program under the McKinney-
     Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 1048. A bill to clarify that funding for the standard 
     setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 1049. A bill to clarify that funding for the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to 
     the sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 1050. A bill to clarify that funding for the Public 
     Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the 
     sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California):
       H.R. 1051. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, 
     California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
     port of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. SCHRADER (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1052. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of 
     Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 1053. A bill to establish a regulatory framework for 
     the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals 
     under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the 
     Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve 
     provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mr. Gibson, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Mulvaney, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Clawson of Florida, Ms. Graham, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 1054. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend the basis for the denial of retirement credit, for 
     service as a Member of Congress, to include conviction of any 
     felony under Federal or State law, 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. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Pompeo, Mr. Long, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hurt of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Benishek, Mr. Kline, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Barton, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Yoder, Mr. 
             Harris, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Messer, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Flores, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Jolly, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Massie, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Granger, Mr. Womack, Mr. 
             Collins of New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Mullin):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution supporting the Local 
     Radio Freedom Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Esty, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Ms. Meng, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States Postal Service should 
     issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights 
     workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, 
     and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964, and that the Citizens' 
     Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster 
     General that such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Grayson, Ms. Bass, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 120. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the designation of January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2024, 
     as the ``International Decade for People of African 
     Descent``; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H. Res. 122. A resolution providing assistance to Ukraine 
     for fulfillment of the economic, social, and government 
     reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to 
     the European Union, in keeping with the will of a majority of 
     the people of Ukraine and their Government; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Takai, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Welch, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Judy 
             Chu of California, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Moore, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Honda, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H. Res. 123. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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