[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 98 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H4541-H4542]
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. HARTZLER (for herself and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 2818. A bill to promote permanent families for 
     children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible 
     fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing 
     a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States 
     to enter into agreements to contribute the information 
     contained in the State's Responsible Father Registry to the 
     National Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Jody B. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     make certain provisions relating to health insurance 
     inapplicable in a State that does not have an exchange 
     established by the State under section 1311 of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. Jolly, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform partnership audit rules; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ensure that juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency 
     proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while 
     committed to juvenile facilities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to provide whistleblower protections to 
     certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Olson, and 
             Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 2825. A bill to eliminate the offsetting accounts that 
     are currently available for use by U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Bera, Mr. Schrader, Mr. 
             Nolan, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to establish the Commission on Government 
     Transformation to make recommendations to improve the 
     economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of Federal programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 2827. A bill to allow additional appointing 
     authorities to select individuals from competitive service 
     certificates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2828. A bill to amend titles 28 and 10, United States 
     Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied 
     relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the 
     Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and the Workforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, House 
     Administration, Rules, Appropriations, 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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2830. A bill to make technical amendments to update 
     statutory references to certain provisions classified to 
     title 2, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2831. A bill to make technical amendments to update 
     statutory references to provisions classified to chapters 44, 
     45, 46, and 47 of title 50, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2832. A bill to make technical amendments to update 
     statutory references to certain provisions classified to 
     title 52, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Heck of Washington):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to establish the Maritime Washington 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to enact certain laws relating to the 
     environment as title 55, United States Code, ``Environment''; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hurd of 
             Texas, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Zinke, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Donovan, and Mr. Knight):
       H.R. 2835. A bill to actively recruit members of the Armed 
     Forces who are separating from military service to serve as 
     Customs and Border Protection Officers; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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. MENG (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. O'Rourke, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Torres):
       H.R. 2836. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to expand the number of employers required to provide a 
     reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at 
     the workplace; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2837. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the 
     District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display 
     of the statue in the United States Capitol; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Noem, Mr. 
             Denham, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Peterson, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 2838. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable 
     contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2839. A bill to reform and modernize domestic refugee 
     resettlement programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2840. A bill to prohibit any appropriation of funds 
     for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. McKinley, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 2841. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have 
     competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological 
     products, so as to enable eligible product developers to 
     develop and test new products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2842. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify individual income tax rates; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Hastings, Mr.

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             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. MacArthur, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sires, Mr. Lance, Mr. Yoho, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Katko, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Gallego, and 
             Mr. Kildee):
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution supporting National 
     Men's Health Week; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H. Res. 326. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence 
     of money in politics; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Vargas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vela, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Costa, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, and Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico):
       H. Res. 327. A resolution recognizing the three-year 
     anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
     program, which permits young people who were brought to the 
     United States by their parents as children to remain 
     temporarily in the United States and make meaningful 
     contributions to our country; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Smith 
             of Washington):
       H. Res. 328. A resolution commemorating the inaugural 
     ``International Yoga Day'' on June 21; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Polis, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 329. A resolution encouraging the celebration of 
     the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee):
       H. Res. 330. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Members of Congress should support 
     and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and 
     tattered American flags; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H. Res. 331. A resolution expressing support for States to 
     adopt ``Racheal's Law''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, and Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana):
       H. Res. 332. A resolution recognizing the immeasurable 
     contributions of fathers in the healthy development of 
     children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
     greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
     children, especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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