[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H3505-H3506]
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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H.R. 2461. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone 
     mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare 
     program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such 
     part for bone mass measurement; 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 (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2462. A bill to restore the application of the Federal 
     antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect 
     competition and consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2463. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide grants for drug disposal sites; 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 Mr. BENISHEK (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 2464. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the accountability of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOLLY (for himself and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2465. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements to the monthly housing stipend 
     payable under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 2466. A bill to require the President to submit a plan 
     for resolving all outstanding claims relating to property 
     confiscated by the Government of Cuba before taking action to 
     ease restrictions on travel to or trade with Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. LaMalfa, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Posey, Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 2467. A bill to clarify that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security may undertake law enforcement and border security 
     activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National 
     Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2468. A bill to improve minority inclusion in clinical 
     trials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 2469. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection 
     Agency a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Danny 
             K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 2470. A bill to require non-Federal prisons and 
     detention facilities holding Federal prisoners under a 
     contract with the Federal Government to make available to the 
     public the same information pertaining to facility operations 
     and to prisoners held in such facilities that Federal prisons 
     and detention facilities are required to make available; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2471. A bill to cap noninterest Federal Spending as a 
     percentage of potential GDP to right-size the government, 
     grow the economy, and balance the budget; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Graves of Missouri):
       H.R. 2472. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource 
     Center, to authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor 
     registries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Neugebauer):
       H.R. 2473. A bill to include credit unions as community 
     financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Courtney, 
             Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Hastings):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission to impose fees and assessments to recover the cost 
     of appropriations to the Commission; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FINCHER (for himself and Mr. Heck of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2475. A bill to provide for a one-year extension of 
     the extended period of protections for members of uniformed 
     services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and 
     eviction under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HECK of Nevada:
       H.R. 2476. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to facilitate the transition to Medicare for 
     individuals enrolled in group health plans, to establish a 3-
     month open enrollment period under Medicare Advantage, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Hultgren, 
             Mr. Blum, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Delaney, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 2477. A bill to amend securities, commodities, and 
     banking laws to make the information reported to financial 
     regulatory agencies electronically searchable, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2478. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that ITIN applicants submit their application 
     in person at taxpayer assistance centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LONG:
       H.R. 2479. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the issuance of up-to-date 
     regulations and guidance applying to the dissemination by 
     means of the Internet of information about medical products; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 2480. A bill to increase research, education, and 
     treatment for cerebral cavernous malformations; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Holding):
       H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make certain contract research eligible for the 
     research credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2482. A bill to amend the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2483. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide standards for determining employment status, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Zinke, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 2484. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that certain aliens who are pregnant are 
     ineligible to receive visas and ineligible to be admitted to 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Mrs. Bustos, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to establish in the Department of the 
     Treasury an infrastructure accelerator program to facilitate 
     investments in and financing of certain infrastructure 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow deductions for the payment of compensatory 
     and punitive damages to a government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRAT:
       H.J. Res. 55. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of S. 178; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam 
     War; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Rush, and 
             Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution urging respect for freedom of 
     expression and human rights in Turkey; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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