[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1767-H1770]
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. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property 
     distributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H.R. 1416. A bill to prevent application of sequestration 
     to payment for certain physician-administered drugs under 
     part B of the Medicare program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals with 
     respect to inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 1418. A bill to amend part B of the title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents 
     of Puerto Rico and to provide a special enrollment period and 
     a reduction in the late enrollment penalties for certain 
     residents of Puerto Rico; 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. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 1419. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Social Security Administration's ability 
     to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social 
     Security Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1420. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a 
     surveillance system regarding traumatic brain injury, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Ms. Meng, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             DelBene, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Kuster, 
             Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     exclude a loan secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family 
     dwelling from the definition of a member business loan, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1423. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the

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     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition 
     of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
     insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health 
     plans; 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. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1424. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to allow the marketing, 
     distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys 
     with certain claims, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper 
     alloys from regulation as drugs or devices, 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 Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Olson, 
             and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 1425. A bill to amend titles 10 and 32, United States 
     Code, to require congressional approval before any change may 
     be made to the oaths required for appointment as an officer 
     in the Armed Forces, enlistment in the Armed Forces, or 
     appointment as a cadet or midshipman at a military service 
     academy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1426. A bill to ensure public access to published 
     materials concerning scientific research and development 
     activities funded by Federal science agencies; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H.R. 1427. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to specify coverage of continuous glucose 
     monitoring devices, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1428. A bill to extend Privacy Act remedies to 
     citizens of certified states, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BOST (for himself and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to allow 
     for petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Neal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Schock, and Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments 
     between related controlled foreign corporations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 1431. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State 
     stalking laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 1432. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State 
     identity theft laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 1433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of 
     supermarkets in certain underserved areas; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pocan, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Esty, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Ms. Kuster, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ben Ray 
             Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Edwards, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Adams, Ms. Fudge, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sires, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Neal, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Walz, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Keating, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1434. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student 
     loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, and 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Levin, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 1435. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require States to develop policies 
     on positive school climates and school discipline; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1436. A bill to require that certain Federal lands be 
     held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Cow 
     Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1437. A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to 
     clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the 
     Coquille Forest; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1438. A bill to require that certain Federal lands be 
     held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
     Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
     Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
             Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Takai, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Speier, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee, Miss Rice of New York, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Swalwell of California, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Polis, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Ellison, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Kuster, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Engel, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Courtney, 
             Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 1439. A bill to provide paid family and medical leave 
     benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DesJARLAIS (for himself and Mr. Fleischmann):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to treat employment as a field 
     emergency medical service practitioner in the same manner as 
     employment as a firefighter for purposes of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ESTY (for herself, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Thompson of California, and 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois):

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       H.R. 1441. A bill to emphasize manufacturing in engineering 
     programs by directing the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, in coordination with other appropriate Federal 
     agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of 
     Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate United 
     States manufacturing universities; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Israel, 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, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Katko, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. 
             Collins of New York):
       H.R. 1442. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 90 Cornell Street in 
     Kingston, New York, as the ``Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Zinke, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 1443. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon 
     National Park; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HANNA (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 1444. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     prohibit the use of reverse auctions for procurements of 
     covered contracts; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HARDY (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 1445. A bill to provide that there shall be no net 
     increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National 
     Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or 
     the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for 
     the year in which the land would be purchased; 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 Mr. HURT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 1446. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to provide privacy protections that 
     enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the 
     healthcare.gov website, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1447. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 to improve the Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Quigley, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Ms. Duckworth):
       H.R. 1448. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a transit 
     accessibility innovation program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1449. A bill to repeal certain impediments to the 
     administration of the firearms laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1450. A bill to permit employees to request, and to 
     ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms 
     and conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House 
     Administration, 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 Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1451. A bill to provide for the land exchange 
     involving Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia 
     County, Florida; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1452. A bill to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to 
     convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa 
     Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia 
     County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Murphy of Florida, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 1453. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical 
     centers under the Medicare program, 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. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Takano, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 1454. A bill to modify the definition of armor 
     piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to require the Food and Drug 
     Administration to expedite review of pharmaceuticals that are 
     approved for marketing in the European Union; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 1456. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the 
     United States Government; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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. DOLD (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Costa, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Tsongas, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Denham, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Bass, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Garrett, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Polis, Mr. Trott, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Honda, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H. Res. 154. A resolution calling on the President to work 
     toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-
     Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full 
     acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the 
     Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive 
     international resolution of this crime against humanity; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 155. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Peters, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California):
       H. Res. 156. A resolution recognizing the cultural and 
     historical significance of Nowruz; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. McCollum):
       H. Res. 157. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 158. A resolution condemning Dalit untouchability, 
     the practice of birth-descent discrimination against Dalit 
     people, which is widely practiced in India, Nepal, the Asian 
     diaspora, and other South Asian nations, and calling on these 
     countries to recognize the human rights of the Dalit people 
     and end all forms of untouchability within their borders; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Richmond, Ms. 
             Bass, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Moore, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Adams, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Delaney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, Ms.

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             Brown of Florida, Mr. Lynch, and Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 159. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth 
     gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, 
     and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities 
     continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for 
     tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-
     income Americans and communities of color; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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