[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 34 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1498-H1500]
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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Carter of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1147. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to 
     use of an electronic employment eligibility verification 
     system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GOWDY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 1148. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the 
     interior of the United States, and for other purposes; 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. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Marino, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Williams, 
             and Mr. Fleischmann):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien 
     children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking 
     in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their 
     country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to improve the ability of the United 
     States to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced 
     diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance 
     efforts, and through stronger and more flexible political 
     responses to religious freedom violations and violent 
     extremism worldwide, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 1151. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise the operations of the United States 
     Preventive Services Task Force, 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. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 1152. A bill to prohibit officers and employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service from using personal email accounts 
     to conduct official business; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Carter of 
             Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. 
             Forbes):
       H.R. 1153. A bill to modify the treatment of unaccompanied 
     alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their 
     immigration status, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
     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. STUTZMAN (for himself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1154. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus 
     on maximum employment; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Marino, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer):
       H.R. 1155. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Swalwell of California, and Ms. Esty):
       H.R. 1156. A bill to authorize the establishment of a body 
     under the National Science and Technology Council to identify 
     and coordinate international science and technology 
     cooperation opportunities; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Denham, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Valadao, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 1157. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa 
     Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Weber 
             of Texas, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Newhouse, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1158. A bill to improve management of the National 
     Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, 
     facilitate public-private partnerships, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Engel, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1159. A bill to reinstate reporting requirements 
     related to United States-Hong Kong relations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 1160. A bill to reduce Federal, State, and local costs 
     of providing high-quality drinking water to millions of 
     people in the United States residing in rural communities by 
     facilitating greater use of cost-effective alternative 
     systems, including well water systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ashford, Mr. 
             Polis, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Honda, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Duckworth, 
             and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 1161. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to designate at least one city in the United States each year 
     as an ``American Civil Rights City'', and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):

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       H.R. 1162. A bill to make technical changes to provisions 
     authorizing prize competitions under the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 1163. A bill to protect investors in futures 
     contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 1164. A bill to provide for notification to consumers 
     before a video service collects visual or auditory 
     information from the viewing area and to provide consumers 
     with choices that do not involve the collection of such 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 1165. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require that repurchase-to-maturity 
     transactions be treated as secured borrowings; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 1166. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require any person subject to accounting 
     principles or standards under the securities laws to show all 
     transactions of such person on the balance sheet of such 
     person; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 1167. A bill to establish the Securities and 
     Derivatives Commission in order to combine the functions of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission in a single independent regulatory 
     commission; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CRAMER:
       H.R. 1168. A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and 
     Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks 
     before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court 
     proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum contribution limit for health 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 1170. A bill to amend the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and 
     title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
     chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department 
     of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to 
     such care and services; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for 
     volunteer emergency service workers; 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Stivers):
       H.R. 1172. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits produced 
     by small distilleries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 1173. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit trading on material inside information; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARINO (for himself, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. 
             Amodei):
       H.R. 1174. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     safeguard data stored abroad from improper government access, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. Esty, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Cartwright, and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 1175. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance 
     Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean 
     energy technology products and services; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. MULVANEY:
       H.R. 1176. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to carry out a study of the National Credit 
     Union Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Nugent):
       H.R. 1177. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     transport to any country, without charge, supplies that have 
     been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are 
     intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. 
             Kind):
       H.R. 1178. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify payment under the Medicare program for 
     outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as 
     supplies, 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. REED (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boustany, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Paulsen, Mrs. Black, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Holding, Mr. Young 
             of Indiana, and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 1179. A bill to prohibit waivers relating to 
     compliance with the work requirements for the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families, 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. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 1180. A bill to prohibit the Government of the United 
     States from issuing or enforcing a new restriction or 
     prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale in the 
     United States of ammunition; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Tonko):
       H.R. 1181. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for increased and improved public access to motor 
     vehicle safety information, enhanced tools and accountability 
     for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and 
     protection of motor vehicle consumers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 1182. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent retroactive claims of the earned income tax 
     credit by individuals receiving work authorizations pursuant 
     to certain deferred action programs; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 1183. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain burial benefits administered by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1184. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise Medicare coverage and payment for 
     advanced surgical dressings in skilled nursing facilities and 
     home health settings, 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. STIVERS (for himself, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Poliquin, 
             Mr. Delaney, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Fincher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Schock, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Peterson, Ms. 
             Sinema, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1185. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide the opportunity for responsible health 
     savings to all American families; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1186. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     relating to controlled substance analogues; 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 Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. Takano, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 1187. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan 
     under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, and Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that 
     benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar 
     producing and consuming countries should be eliminated; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee

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     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. HASTINGS (for himself and Mr. Dold):
       H. Res. 130. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the rise of anti-Semitism in 
     Europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the European 
     governments, the European Union, and the Organization for 
     Security and Co-operation in Europe in preventing and 
     responding to anti-Semitism; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Dent, 
             and Mr. Lance):
       H. Res. 131. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     March 2015, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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