[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1898-H1900]
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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 2. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and 
     strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments 
     and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's 
     Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, 
     Natural Resources, 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. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to amend the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to 
     strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand 
     accountability within the Federal government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1558. A bill to clarify that compliance with an 
     emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act 
     may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or 
     local environmental law or regulation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Maxine 
             Waters of California, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Walz, Mr. Harper, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Barletta):
       H.R. 1559. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     program of an initial comprehensive care plan for Medicare 
     beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and 
     related dementias, 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. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 1560. A bill to improve cybersecurity in the United 
     States through enhanced sharing of information about 
     cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1561. A bill to improve the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration's weather research through a 
     focused program of investment on affordable and attainable 
     advances in observational, computing, and modeling 
     capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather 
     forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, to 
     expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather 
     data, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 1562. A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or 
     grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold 
     unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in 
     writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the 
     contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1563. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that individuals having seriously delinquent tax 
     debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1564. A bill to require Members of Congress to 
     disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics 
     inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member 
     with Federal tax liability; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 1566. A bill to improve security at State and local 
     courthouses; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr.

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             Engel, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Bass, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Paulsen, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 1567. A bill to authorize a comprehensive, strategic 
     approach for United States foreign assistance to developing 
     countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food 
     security and improved nutrition, promote inclusive, 
     sustainable agricultural-led economic growth, improve 
     nutritional outcomes, especially for women and children, 
     build resilience among vulnerable populations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 1568. A bill to establish processes for certain aliens 
     located in Iraq and certain other countries who are or were 
     nationals or residents of Iraq or Syria who have been 
     persecuted or have a credible fear of being persecuted by the 
     group commonly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
     Levant, or by a similar group, to apply and interview for 
     admission to the United States as refugees, 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. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 1569. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive 
     certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Bordallo, and Mrs. 
             Radewagen):
       H.R. 1570. A bill to provide for greater transparency and 
     information with respect to Federal expenditures under the 
     Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Tsongas, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Meng, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
             Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Keating, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Gibson, Mr. Schrader, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. 
             Higgins):
       H.R. 1571. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient 
     observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-
     day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of 
     skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, 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. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. DeSantis):
       H.R. 1572. A bill to require certifications by prospective 
     contractors with the United States Government that they are 
     not boycotting persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1573. A bill to require institutions of higher 
     education to provide students with information from the 
     Occupational Employment Statistics program and the 
     Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1574. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 
     1965, to add a work-study program for off-campus community 
     service at selected after-school activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 1575. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat 
     settings for women veterans newly separated from service in 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Ashford, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1576. A bill to require a study by the Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Food and Drug 
     Administration's current regulatory pathway for reviewing 
     generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1577. A bill to require additional entities to be 
     subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
     Information Act), and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Westerman, 
             Mr. Brat, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to establish the Commission on Long Term 
     Social Security Solvency, and for other purposes; 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Lee, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Sires, and Mr. 
             Deutch):
       H.R. 1579. A bill to establish United States embassies with 
     consular services in the five countries in the Caribbean with 
     which the United States has diplomatic relations but no 
     permanent diplomatic presence: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
     St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the 
     Grenadines; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 1580. A bill to extend the final planting date for 
     grain sorghum under Federal crop insurance policies because 
     of extreme weather conditions that have adversely affected 
     field conditions for planting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. Zinke):
       H.R. 1581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of certain 
     student loans of deceased or disabled veterans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Kuster, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Forest Legacy Program of the 
     Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize 
     States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage 
     conservation easements under the program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HARDY:
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     clarify the requirements related to small business contracts 
     for services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 1584. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide greater extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over 
     certain credit card and other access device fraud offenses; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mrs. Black, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 1585. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress, 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 Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1586. A bill to modernize laws, and eliminate 
     discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     Armed Services, 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. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Polis, and 
             Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend section 1201 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to require the infringement of a copyright for a 
     violation of such section, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Sinema, and 
             Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to prohibit the intentional hindering of 
     immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 1589. A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on 
     the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1590. A bill to establish a prize program to award a 
     prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated 
     electronic health records program for use by the Department 
     of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Jolly):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to require zero-based budgeting for 
     departments and agencies of the

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     Government; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1592. 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 1593. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States 
     Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Amodei, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Forbes, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Hurt of 
             Virginia, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jolly, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Pearce, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Polis, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schock, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Wittman, 
             and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
     under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving 
     spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and 
     indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself and Ms. Frankel of Florida):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to implement security measures in the electronic tax return 
     filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being 
     perpetrated with electronic identity theft; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H. Res. 165. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ASHFORD:
       H. Res. 166. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to preclude the Committee on Rules from 
     reporting a rule or order that would provide for the 
     consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 
     hours of debate; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Griffith, 
             and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky):
       H. Res. 167. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the committees of jurisdiction in the 
     House of Representatives should craft replacement language 
     for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that 
     includes the amendments made to the Black Lung Benefits Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H. Res. 168. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TAKAI (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
       H. Res. 169. A resolution acknowledging and honoring brave 
     young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to 
     establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial 
     islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World 
     War II; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Chabot, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Joyce, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H. Res. 170. A resolution recognizing the National 
     Association of Letter Carriers' One Day Food Drive; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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