[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2876-H2877]
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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 2247. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for transparent testing to assess 
     the transition under the Medicare fee-for-service claims 
     processing system from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 standard, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Lance, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Polis, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; 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 Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Takai, Ms. Bordallo, 
             and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2249. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely 
     Associated States lawfully residing in the United States 
     under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government 
     of the United States and the Governments of the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     and the Republic of Palau; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to prohibit the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration from 
     relinquishing responsibilities with respect to Internet 
     domain name functions unless it certifies that it has 
     received a proposal for such relinquishment that meets 
     certain criteria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farenthold, and Mr. 
             O'Rourke):
       H.R. 2252. A bill to clarify the effective date of certain 
     provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate 
     floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and 
     to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary 
     care services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     include certain Federal positions within the definition of 
     law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, and Ms. 
             Jenkins of Kansas):
       H.R. 2255. A bill to make participation in the American 
     Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
     basic questions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual 
     report on the Veterans Health Administration and the 
     furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing 
     home care by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain 
     disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Cook, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 2258. A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, 
     United States Code, to modify the authority of the President 
     of the United States to declare national monuments, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RIGELL (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr. Babin):
       H.R. 2259. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide that a member of the armed forces and 
     the spouse of that member shall have the same rights 
     regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty 
     station of the member; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. Judy Chu of California):
       H.R. 2260. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or 
     daughter; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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. BRIDENSTINE (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Babin):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to facilitate the continued development 
     of the commercial remote sensing industry and protect 
     national security; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. McCARTHY (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Knight, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Moolenaar):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to facilitate a pro-growth environment 
     for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging 
     private sector investment and creating more stable and 
     predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             and Mr. Babin):
       H.R. 2263. A bill to rename the Office of Space Commerce 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2264. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a space-available transportation priority for 
     veterans of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected, 
     permanent disability rated as total; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 2265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Ms. Hahn, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Payne, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Adams, Mr. Takai, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
             Bera, and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 2266. A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing 
     provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program 
     of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself and Mr. 
             Farenthold):
       H.R. 2267. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide an exception to the avoidance of transactions by 
     bankruptcy trustee under section 548 where the transaction 
     was a good faith payment by a parent of post secondary 
     education tuition for that parent's child; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Caardenas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2268. A bill to end the use of corporal punishment in 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Polis, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2269. A bill to expand the workforce of veterinarians 
     specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and 
     their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused 
     on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. HECK of Washington (for himself, Ms. DelBene, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. 
             Newhouse, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Honda, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ben 
             Ray Lujaan of New Mexico, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2270. A bill to redesignate the Nisqually National 
     Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the 
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     Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish 
     the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the 
     wildlife refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. McNerney, and Mrs. 
             Ellmers of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2271. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act with 
     respect to critical electric infrastructure security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gutieerrez, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
             Mr. Jordan):
       H.R. 2272. A bill to amend section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require that the annual budget submissions of 
     the Presidents include the total dollar amount requested for 
     intelligence or intelligence related activities of each 
     element of the Government engaged in such activities; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 2273. A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage 
     Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of 
     the Fontenelle Reservoir; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Keating, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2274. A bill to authorize the National Emergency 
     Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Wenstrup):
       H.R. 2275. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans 
     Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and to 
     improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
     various programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Posey, Ms. 
             Graham, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
             Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 2276. A bill to establish a moratorium on oil and gas-
     related seismic activities off the coastline of the State of 
     Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Capps, and 
             Mr. Schweikert):
       H.R. 2277. A bill to prohibit employers from compelling or 
     coercing any person to authorize access to a protected 
     computer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 2278. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to establish a moratorium on oil and gas-
     related seismic activities off the coastline of the State of 
     Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate 
     bird-safe building materials and design features into public 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 2281. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the enrollment of veterans in certain courses of 
     education, 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. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 2283. A bill to require face to face purchases of 
     ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and 
     to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2284. A bill to provide for the retention and future 
     use of certain land in Point Spencer, Alaska, to support the 
     mission of the Coast Guard, to convey certain land in Point 
     Spencer to the Bering Straits Native Corporation, to convey 
     certain land in Point Spencer to the State of Alaska, 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. COLLINS of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Health Care Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 254. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable James 
     Claude Wright, Jr., a Representative from the State of Texas; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Moore, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H. Res. 256. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             King of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Joyce, 
             Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Ruiz, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Torres, and Ms. 
             Speier):
       H. Res. 257. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2015, through May 12, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 258. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. Neal):
       H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of September 2015 as ``National Brain Aneurysm 
     Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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