[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2415-H2417]
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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Takano, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Fudge, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1926. A bill to improve compliance with mine safety 
     and health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, 
     prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona):
       H.R. 1927. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     improve fairness in class action litigation; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Rouzer):
       H.R. 1928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the coverage of qualified tuition programs and 
     increase the limitation on contributions to Coverdell 
     education savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             Coffman, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to restrict United States nationals from 
     traveling to countries in which foreign governments or anti-
     government forces allow foreign terrorist organizations to 
     engage in armed conflict for purposes of participating in 
     such armed conflict or from providing material support to 
     entities that are engaged in such armed conflict, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 1930. A bill to eliminate certain subsidies for 
     fossil-fuel production; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, 
     Financial Services, and 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. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mr. Carter of Texas):
       H.R. 1931. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain Federal 
     land, to direct that the proceeds of such sales be applied to 
     reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes; 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:
       H.R. 1932. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate 
     certain occupational health and safety violations before 
     being subject to a penalty under such Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck 
             of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             O'Rourke, Mr. Payne, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 1933. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 1934. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a national Oncology Medical Home 
     Demonstration Project under the Medicare program for the 
     purpose of changing the Medicare payment for cancer care in 
     order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost 
     efficiency, 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. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 1935. A bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by 
     providing special standing for State government officials to 
     challenge proposed regulations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Reed, Mrs. 
             Black, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to exclude certain medical sources of evidence in making 
     disability determinations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Zinke, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Flores, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Benishek, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Latta, Mr. Barr, 
             Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, 
             and Mr. Newhouse):
       H.R. 1937. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop 
     domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of 
     strategic and critical importance to United States economic 
     and national security and manufacturing competitiveness; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 1938. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to increase transparency of the Inspectors General, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1939. A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform 
     Act of 2012 to establish prohibitions to prevent the use of 
     an unmanned aircraft system as a weapon while operating in 
     the national airspace system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             McClintock, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Massie, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Amash, and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 1940. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act 
     to marihuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Barr, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
             Messer, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hill, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Wagner, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Williams, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. 
             Love, Mr. Hurt of Virginia, and Mr. King of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1941. A bill to improve the examination of depository 
     institutions, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lance, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Meehan, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Marino, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dent, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Harris, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Jolly, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kilmer, and 
             Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to prevent human health threats posed by 
     the consumption of equines raised in the United States; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Nolan, Mr. Payne, Mr. Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1943. A bill to require the Supreme Court of the 
     United States to promulgate a code of ethics; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUM (for himself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Young of Iowa, 
             and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 1944. A bill to provide regulatory relief to 
     alternative fuel producers and consumers, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1945. A bill to amend the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
     Act to provide for trade sanctions against countries involved 
     in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     authorize the United States Trade Representative to take 
     discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in 
     unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to establish the Trade Agreements 
     Enforcement Trust Fund to take actions to enforce free trade 
     agreements to which the United States is a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself, Mr. Ruiz, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Walz, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Kuster, and Miss Rice of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1948. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child 
     care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical 
     services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 1949. A bill to provide for the consideration and 
     submission of site and design proposals for the National 
     Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.R. 1950. A bill to abolish certain executive agencies 
     unless Congress disapproves of such abolishment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1951. A bill to prohibit the use of hydraulic 
     fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific 
     Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary of the 
     Interior prepares an environmental impact statement and 
     conducts a study with respect to such practices, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 1952. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS (for himself, Mr. Blum, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Rothfus, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to require members of Congress and 
     congressional staff to abide by the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance 
     coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, 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. FINCHER:
       H.R. 1954. A bill to align exemptions for general 
     solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the 
     exemption provided for general solicitation of securities 
     under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Moore, 
             Mr. Levin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Fudge, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal 
     technologies to States in the Great Lakes System; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1956. A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1958. A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kind, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1959. A bill to provide Dreamer students with access 
     to student financial aid; 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 Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1960. A bill to establish national goals for the 
     reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, to address 
     the growing problem of marine debris, to require the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     promulgate regulations to attain those goals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 1961. A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change 
     Education Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 1962. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. 
             Takai):
       H.R. 1963. A bill to provide for the upgrade of the vehicle 
     fleet of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Esty, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, and Mr. Rothfus):
       H.R. 1964. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to revise hiring practices 
     for air traffic controller positions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. HURT of Virginia:
       H.R. 1965. A bill to exempt smaller public companies from 
     requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business 
     Reporting Language for periodic reporting to the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Moore, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. 
             Takai):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to authorize the President to reestablish 
     the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing 
     gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens 
     of the United States through the performance of useful public 
     work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 1967. A bill to authorize Federal agencies to 
     establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation 
     management development relating to ocean acidification; to 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Duncan 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Massie, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over questions 
     concerning the issue of marriage with respect to the Defense 
     of Marriage Act and the Constitution, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Ms. Esty, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1969. A bill to expand eligibility for the program of 
     comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available 
     to participants under such program, to enhance special 
     compensation for members of the uniformed services who 
     require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Energy and Commerce, 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.
           By Mrs. LAWRENCE:
       H.R. 1970. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for manufacturing job 
     training expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Quigley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 1971. A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 
     protect the climate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1972. A bill to provide certain requirements for the 
     licensing of commercial nuclear facilities; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1973. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts 
     collected as fines; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for 
             herself, Mr. Takai, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Serrano, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Torres, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Grayson, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 1974. A bill to expand access to health care services, 
     including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, 
     for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal 
     barriers to health insurance coverage, 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. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Foster, 
             and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require the Securities Exchange Commission to refund 
     or credit excess payments made to the Commission; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1976. A bill to provide for nuclear weapons abolition 
     and economic conversion in accordance with District of 
     Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring 
     environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion; to the 
     Committee on Foreign 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 Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Keating, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore 
     drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, 
     South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Grayson, 
             Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Sires, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Walz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Speier, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Nolan):
       H.R. 1978. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and 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. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Meeks, and Mrs. Lawrence):
       H.R. 1979. A bill to strengthen the protections from levy 
     by the Internal Revenue Service for taxpayers in economic 
     hardship; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to enhance consumer access to electricity 
     information and allow for the adoption of innovative products 
     and services to help consumers manage their energy usage; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H. Res. 219. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.

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