[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2151-H2153]
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. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Ratcliffe):
       H.R. 1731. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information 
     related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and 
     civil liberties protections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Denham, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Massie, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Katko, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Hardy, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, 
             Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Labrador, 
             and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to preserve existing rights and 
     responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the 
     use of sound recordings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Guthrie, 
             Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, 
             Mr. Harper, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Renacci, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Barletta, 
             Ms. Jenkins of Kansas,

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             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Long, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Mooney 
             of West Virginia):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal 
     combustion residuals and establish requirements for the 
     proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals 
     that are protective of human health and the environment; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1735. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2016 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Noem):
       H.R. 1736. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect 
     to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Williams, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. 
             Beatty):
       H.R. 1737. A bill to nullify certain guidance of the Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements 
     for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect 
     auto lending; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     modernize and implement the national integrated public alert 
     and warning system to disseminate homeland security 
     information and other information, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Huelskamp, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1739. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection 
     with the transfer of a firearm; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUM:
       H.R. 1740. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit former Members of Congress from lobbying Members, 
     officers, or employees of Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1741. A bill to ensure that patients receive accurate 
     health care information by prohibiting misleading and 
     deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of 
     health care services, and to require the identification of 
     the license of health care professionals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. Frankel 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 1742. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide a grant to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
     law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing 
     individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 1743. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Harriet Tubman, in recognition of her 
     contributions and lifelong commitment in the fight for 
     freedom of enslaved men, women, and children in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 1744. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in 
     Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse``, and to designate the jury room in 
     that Federal building and United States courthouse as the 
     ``Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Lawrence):
       H.R. 1745. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to 
     authorities certain assault weapons; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 1746. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit to individuals for legal expenses 
     paid with respect to establishing guardianship of a disabled 
     individual; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Sires, and Mr. 
             Gibson):
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing 
     programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging 
     States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Ellison, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Welch, and Ms. 
             Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 1749. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. 
             Doggett):
       H.R. 1750. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a program to populate downloadable tax 
     forms with taxpayer return information; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 1751. A bill to amend part A of title II of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Posey, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Harris, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Messer, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. 
             Black):
       H.R. 1752. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make members of health care sharing ministries 
     eligible to establish health savings accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 1753. A bill to establish a National Office for 
     Cyberspace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1754. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer 
     unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to 
     nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and 
     recuperation at airports for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1755. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the 
     Disabled American Veterans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1756. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to make various reforms to Social Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1757. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an increasingly larger earned income credit 
     for families with more than 3 children; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Israel, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 1758. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for adjustments in the individual income tax 
     rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. Holding, Mr. Collins 
             of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Marino, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Zinke):
       H.R. 1759. A bill to amend title 5, united States Code, to 
     provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings, 
     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. REED (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. 
             Bera, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
             Ribble, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. Joyce):
       H.R. 1760. A bill to promote strategic sourcing principles 
     within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):

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       H.R. 1761. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the inclusion of occupational therapists in the 
     National Health Service Corps Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1762. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in The Dalles, 
     Oregon, as the ``Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1763. A bill to provide for the minimum size of crews 
     of freight trains, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Posey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Zinke, Mr. 
             Loudermilk, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Carter of Georgia, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Poe of 
             Texas):
       H.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating 
     to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. 
             Flores):
       H.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the 
     Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     American Fighter Aces; to the Committee on House 
     Administration; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 190. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the fourth week in April as Every Kid Healthy 
     Week; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Courtney):
       H. Res. 191. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of April 10, 2015, as ``Venture Smith's Freedom 
     Day''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Speier, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Bera, and Mr. Swalwell of 
             California):
       H. Res. 192. A resolution honoring the Sikh American 
     community's celebration of Vaisakhi; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, 
             and Mr. Coffman):
       H. Res. 193. A resolution recognizing the National Museum 
     of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as 
     America's National World War II Aviation Museum; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Levin, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Joyce, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Dold, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Duckworth, 
             and Mr. Duffy):
       H. Res. 194. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of 
     State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not 
     permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LANCE:
       H. Res. 195. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet 
     of Things to promote economic growth and consumer 
     empowerment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. Hastings):
       H. Res. 196. A resolution condemning the recent terrorist 
     attacks in Tunis that resulted in the tragic loss of 21 
     innocent lives; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WALKER:
       H. Res. 197. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April as ``Organ Donation Awareness/Donate 
     Life Month``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. YOHO:
       H. Res. 198. A resolution to establish standards defining 
     impeachable ``high crimes and misdemeanors`` within the 
     meaning of Article II, section 4 as applied to the President 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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