[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 48 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1847-H1848]
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. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1523. A bill to provide relief to community banks and 
     promote their access to capital, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Lance, Mr. Norcross, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             MacArthur, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in 
     Waldwick, New Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Joseph 
     D'Augustine Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 1525. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to make certain improvements to form 10-K and 
     regulation S-K, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 1526. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify policies relating to payment under the 
     Medicare program for durable medical equipment, orthotics and 
     prosthetics, and prosthetic devices, and for other purposes; 
     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.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families 
     of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and 
     Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri, Ms. Meng, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Issa, Ms. Esty, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson 
             of Ohio, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1528. A bill to protect consumers from discriminatory 
     State taxes on motor vehicle rentals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the 
     requirements for community financial institutions with 
     respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Thompson of California):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to refine how Medicare pays for orthotics and 
     prosthetics, to improve beneficiary experience and outcomes 
     with orthotic and prosthetic care, and to streamline the 
     Medicare administrative appeals process, 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. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 1531. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal 
     land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent 
     positions under internal merit promotion procedures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, 
             Mr. Latta, and Mr. Hurd of Texas):
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
     Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the distance 
     requirements regarding the eligibility of certain veterans to 
     receive medical care and services from non-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1533. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Speier, Mr. Farr, Mr. Polis, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Norton, Ms. Edwards, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1534. A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed 
     submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development 
     of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit 
     the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Pittenger, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to terminate any Federal employee who 
     refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a 
     congressional hearing; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and make permanent the research credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to reauthorize a program of priority review to 
     encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to extend the principle of federalism to 
     State drug policy, provide access to medical marijuana, and 
     enable research into the medicinal properties of marijuana; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, 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. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Renacci):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from 
     enforcing any requirement that consumer reporting agencies 
     that serve only as a secure conduit to data from State 
     unemployment compensation agencies obtain and maintain an 
     individual's informed consent agreement when verifying income 
     and employment with such agencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 1540. A bill to terminate the authority to waive 
     certain provisions of law requiring the imposition of 
     sanctions with respect to Iran, to codify certain sanctions 
     imposed by executive order, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, the Judiciary, and 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.

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           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Vargas, and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and 
     financial assistance for the establishment of preservation 
     training and degree programs; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of 
     determining under the adoption credit whether a child has 
     special needs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Takano, and Mr. 
             Issa):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility projects 
     for which appropriations were made for fiscal year 2015, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUGENT (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Cook, and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ensure 
     that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or 
     correctional institution provides a secure storage area 
     located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal 
     or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain 
     employees of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALAZZO (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Swalwell 
             of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Gibson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Israel, and Mr. Byrne):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility 
     for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain 
     disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mrs. Mimi Walters of 
             California, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Womack, 
             Mr. Harper, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Joyce, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 1547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits 
     enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Edwards, 
             Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 1548. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate 
     the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas 
     sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Posey, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Yoder, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
             Valadao, and Mr. Foster):
       H.R. 1549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the 7-year recovery period for 
     motorsports entertainment complexes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Delaney):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 
     2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability 
     Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Amash, 
             Mr. Meadows, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Massie):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to phaseout the Mass Transit Account; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Moore, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically 
     important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and 
     animal diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 
     18-month examination cycle; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1554. A bill to require a land conveyance involving 
     the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest in the 
     State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 1555. A bill to stop implementation and enforcement of 
     the Forest Service travel management rule and require the 
     Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to 
     incorporate the needs, uses, and input of affected 
     communities, and to obtain their consent, before taking any 
     travel management action affecting access to National Forest 
     System lands derived from the public domain or public lands, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 1556. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     non-violent persons when released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MULVANEY:
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal 
     notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015; 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Nunes, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
             Keating):
       H. Res. 162. A resolution calling on the President to 
     provide Ukraine with military assistance to defend its 
     sovereignty and territorial integrity; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Nugent, and Ms. 
             Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 164. A resolution recognizing Dr. Elmira Mangum as 
     the first female president of Florida Agricultural & 
     Mechanical University; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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