[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H3251-H3252]
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. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Connolly, 
             and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 2347. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory 
     committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. FLORES:
       H.R. 2348. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to promote program integrity with respect to the 
     enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans under 
     Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 2349. A bill to ensure receipt of all health insurance 
     benefits to which a member of a union is entitled; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2350. A bill to increase Federal Pell Grants for the 
     children of fallen public safety officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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 Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996 to provide additional safety standards for 
     professional boxing; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, and Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to require making available to States affected by 
     determinations that species are endangered species or 
     threatened species all data that is the basis of such 
     determinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2353. A bill to provide an extension of Federal-aid 
     highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
     other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, 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. HURT of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to review all its significant regulations to 
     determine whether such regulations are necessary in the 
     public interest or whether such regulations should be amended 
     or rescinded; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BERA:
       H.R. 2355. A bill to provide for a national public outreach 
     and education campaign to raise public awareness of women's 
     preventive health, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to provide a safe harbor related to certain 
     investment fund research reports, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 2357. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise Form S-3 so as to add listing and 
     registration of a class of common equity securities on a 
     national securities exchange as an additional basis for 
     satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of 
     such form and to remove such listing and registration as a 
     requirement of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ZINKE (for himself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the 
     electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and 
     from electric transmission and distribution facilities on 
     Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such 
     lands; 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 Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mrs. Black, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     prevent disability fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2360. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the approval of certain programs of education for 
     purposes of educational assistance provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 2361. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority to provide work-study allowance for 
     certain activities by individuals receiving educational 
     assistance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports 
     certain medical debt that is less than 180 days delinquent or 
     that has been in collection and has been fully paid or 
     settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to 
     provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and 
     to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more 
     perfect information, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Fincher):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to provide for the removal of default 
     information from a borrower's credit report with respect to 
     certain rehabilitated education loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.R. 2364. A bill to provide for institutional risk-sharing 
     in the Federal student loan programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2365. A bill to authorize Department major medical 
     facility construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend 
     title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
     the administration of Department medical facility 
     construction projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 2366. A bill to provide for improvement of field 
     emergency medical services, 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. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.R. 2367. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize aliens who are covered by certain immigration 
     policies and who otherwise satisfy the requirements for 
     admission to a military service academy to be appointed to 
     and attend a military service academy and, upon graduation, 
     to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Honda, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2368. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     foreign persons responsible for gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, 
     bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. CONAWAY (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to lift the oil export ban and modernize 
     Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of 
     energy in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of 
     patents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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           By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. Delaney):
       H.R. 2371. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants to States that enact State laws that will make 
     school attendance compulsory through the age of 17; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 2372. A bill to include reasonable costs for high-
     speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families 
     residing in public housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 2373. A bill to provide for the legitimate use of 
     medicinal marijuana in accordance with the laws of the 
     various States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 2374. A bill to combat illegal gun trafficking, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Neal, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Cohen, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Takano, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hastings, and 
             Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 2375. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional 
     school-based mental health and student service providers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2376. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     post on the public Web site of the Department of Defense the 
     cost to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in 
     Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2377. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2378. A bill to establish an Office of Specialized 
     Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to 
     provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce 
     barriers to learning; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 2379. A bill to prohibit the transportation of certain 
     volatile crude oil by rail; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Frankel of Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Esty, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Takano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Hastings, Miss Rice of New York, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2380. A bill to require criminal background checks on 
     all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2381. A bill to provide grants to States in order to 
     prevent racial profiling; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 2382. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize a parent to opt their 
     child out of participation in certain assessments required 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Blum, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia):
       H.R. 2383. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to change the eligible foods allowed for purchase under 
     the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known 
     as SNAP); to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2384. A bill to prohibit any appropriation of funds 
     for the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 2385. A bill to require certain large companies to 
     submit to an independent annual audit of their supply chains 
     to verify that their supply chains are free of child and 
     forced labor; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2386. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2387. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of land to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2388. A bill to reverse the designation by the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture of 
     certain communities in the State of Alaska as nonrural; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Messer, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming 
     the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Reichert, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, and Mr. Dold):
       H. Res. 265. A resolution recognizing the importance of a 
     continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. REICHERT:
       H. Res. 266. A resolution expressing support for the 
     Nation's law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, and Mr. Dold):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of May as National Lacrosse Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Ms. 
             Edwards, and Ms. Fudge):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution Supporting the designation of 
     July 2015 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Paulsen):
       H. Res. 269. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and 
     prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity, 
     whether committed by officials of the Government of Syria or 
     other parties to the civil war in Syria, and calling on the 
     President to direct the United States representative to the 
     United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States 
     to immediately promote the establishment of a Syrian war 
     crimes tribunal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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