[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2208-H2210]
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. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bridenstine, 
             and Mrs. Comstock):
       H.R. 1764. A bill to provide for the designation of the 
     United States Chief Technology Officer; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. HARTZLER:
       H.R. 1765. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report 
     regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants 
     and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 1766. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     to repeal a small business loan data collection requirement; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kline, and 
             Mr. Tom Price of Georgia):
       H.R. 1767. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in 
     organizing elections be provided to the National Labor 
     Relations Board; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and 
             Mr. Tom Price of Georgia):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election 
     hearings and the identification of pre-election issues; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BENISHEK (for himself, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Esty):
       H.R. 1769. A bill to establish in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the 
     diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the 
     descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during 
     service in the Armed Forces that are related to that 
     exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health 
     conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Burgess, 
             and Mr. Upton):

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       H.R. 1770. A bill to require certain entities who collect 
     and maintain personal information of individuals to secure 
     such information and to provide notice to such individuals in 
     the case of a breach of security involving such information, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community 
     spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for 
     purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Dent, Mr. Fattah, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Costello of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             MacArthur):
       H.R. 1772. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help 
     coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of 
     the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to exempt from duty residue of bulk 
     cargo contained in instruments of international traffic 
     previously exported from the United States; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1774. A bill to provide for the rescheduling of 
     marihuana, the medical use of marihuana in accordance with 
     State law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from the 
     definition of marihuana, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Israel, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Esty, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 1775. A bill to establish centers of excellence for 
     innovative stormwater control infrastructure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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. GRAYSON (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 1777. A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, 
     commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with 
     respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. BONAMICI:
       H.R. 1778. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to 
     regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     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 Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 1779. A bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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 Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance the dependent care tax credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Crowley, 
             and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1781. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for wages 
     paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sires, Mr. Curbelo of 
             Florida, Mr. Lance, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1782. A bill to promote human rights in Cuba, urge the 
     Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1783. A bill to establish the Buffalo Bayou National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1784. A bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs 
     that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments 
     under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Cooper, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 1785. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to provide for the recognition of voluntary 
     verification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, 
     heat pump, and water heater products; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Katko, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lance, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Himes, 
             Ms. Esty, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sires, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Israel, Miss 
             Rice of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Payne, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to reauthorize the World Trade Center 
     Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation 
     Fund of 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1787. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on 
     account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1788. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for 
     small property and casualty insurance companies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 1789. A bill to ensure the safety of DOT-111 tank cars 
     by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading 
     existing tank cars, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend the patent law to promote basic 
     research, to stimulate publication of scientific documents, 
     to encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, to 
     improve the transfer of technology to the private sector, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with States to 
     provide for State management of grazing permits and leases; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 1793. A bill to provide a categorical exclusion under 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to allow the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief of 
     the Forest Service to remove Pinyon-Juniper trees to conserve 
     and restore the habitat of the greater sage-grouse and

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     the mule deer; 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 Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Flores, and Mr. 
             Meadows):
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia in approving section 
     3(a) of the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Matsui, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Norton, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             DelBene, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Clark 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Takai, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Esty, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Ms. Fudge, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bera, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Beyer, Ms. Adams, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Nolan, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Delaney, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Takano, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. 
             Costa, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Polis, Mr. Lynch, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. Kilmer, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity 
     between wages paid to men and women; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Esty, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York):
       H. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that conversion therapy, including efforts by 
     mental health practitioners to change an individual's sexual 
     orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, is 
     dangerous and harmful and should be prohibited from being 
     practiced on minors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H. Res. 199. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.

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