[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1625-H1626]
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. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Dold, Mr. Amodei, and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission 
     reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1344. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and 
     treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, 
     infants, and young children; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for 
     Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of 
     certified electronic health records, whether or not such 
     physician assistants practice at a rural health center or 
     Federally qualified health center; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Costa, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Peterson, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             O'Rourke, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Himes, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 1346. A bill to require States to carry out 
     Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process 
     under which members of the public are informed of 
     redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to 
     participate in the development of such proposals prior to 
     their adoption, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Costa, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Peterson, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 1347. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct

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     such redistricting through independent commissions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1348. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to allow individuals to opt out of the 
     minimum required health benefits by permitting health 
     insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer 
     alternative benefits to the minimum essential health benefits 
     otherwise required, 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 Ms. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 1349. A bill to authorize assistance to Israel to 
     establish an anti-tunneling defense system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Miss 
             Rice of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 442 East 167th Street in 
     Bronx, New York, as the ``Herman Badillo Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 1351. A bill to establish a State-sponsored national 
     catastrophic risk consortium to ensure the availability and 
     affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for 
     catastrophic events; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 1352. A bill to establish student loan borrowers' 
     rights to basic consumer protections, reasonable and flexible 
     repayment options, access to earned credentials, and 
     effective loan cancellation in exchange for public service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, 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 Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H. Res. 148. A resolution calling on the government of Iran 
     to fulfill their promises of assistance in this case of 
     Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in 
     our Nation's history; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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