[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H5028-H5030]
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. DOLD:
       H.R. 2990. A bill to provide for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of 
     subsidized employment for TANF recipients; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to encourage States to engage more TANF 
     recipients in activities leading to employment and self-
     sufficiency, and to simplify State administration of TANF 
     work requirements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself and Ms. Hahn):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, 
     collectively, to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II, in 
     recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World 
     War II; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2993. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize funding for 
     water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, 
     extreme, or exceptional drought, and

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     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Esty, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Himes, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to protect individuals by strengthening 
     the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the 
     understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions 
     and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and 
     expanding the reporting of mental health records to the 
     National Instant Criminal Background Check System; 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. HARDY:
       H.R. 2996. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish wildfire on 
     Federal lands as a major disaster; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Himes, and 
             Mr. Delaney):
       H.R. 2997. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to 
     enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for 
     energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily 
     residential units; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FINCHER (for himself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Foster, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Royce, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 2998. A bill to reform uniformity and reciprocity 
     among States that license insurance claims adjusters and to 
     facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of insurance 
     claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 2999. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     suspend and remove employees of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for performance or misconduct that is a threat to 
     public health or safety; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
             Hanna):
       H.R. 3000. A bill to require the Administrator for General 
     Services to obtain an antivirus product to make available to 
     Federal agencies in order to provide the product to 
     individuals whose personally identifiable information may 
     have been compromised; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. 
             Cartwright):
       H.R. 3001. A bill to authorizing certain long-term 
     contracts for Federal purchases of energy; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 3002. A bill to prohibit the receipt of Federal 
     financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 3003. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the work opportunity credit for hiring 
     individuals who are veterans or members of the Ready Reserve 
     or National Guard, to make permanent the work opportunity 
     credit, and to expand and make permanent the employer wage 
     credit for employees who are active duty members of the 
     uniformed services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 3004. A bill to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural 
     Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/
     Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 3005. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible 
     fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. FLEMING:
       H.R. 3006. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve health savings accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Walz, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Clay):
       H.R. 3007. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in 
     national cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 3008. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants to promote civic learning and engagement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Buck, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Babin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. 
             Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 3009. A bill to amend section 241(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to deny assistance under such 
     section to a State or political subdivision of a State that 
     prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with 
     respect to immigration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 3010. A bill to prohibit assistance provided under the 
     program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
     for needy families from being accessed through the use of an 
     electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers 
     marijuana for sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Mr. Gosar, Mr. McClintock, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Marino, Mr. Ross, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Jody B. Hice of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brat, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Blum, Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama, Mr. Babin, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             Yoho):
       H.R. 3011. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who 
     unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. 
             Gosar):
       H.R. 3012. A bill to authorize the use of unapproved 
     medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal 
     illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes; 
     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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 3013. A bill to protect private property rights; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Barton, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, Mr. Flores, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Babin, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Crawford, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Tom 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Holding, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. 
             Rothfus):
       H.R. 3014. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     authorize physicians, pursuant to an agreement with the 
     Attorney General, to transport controlled substances from a 
     practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster 
     area; 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 Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Long, and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky):
       H.R. 3015. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to primarily consider, and to 
     separately report, the domestic benefits of any rule that 
     addresses emissions of carbon dioxide from any existing 
     source, new source, modified source, or reconstructed source 
     that is an electric utility generating unit, in any such 
     rule, and in the regulatory impact analysis for such rule, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ruiz, and Ms. Brownley of 
             California):
       H.R. 3016. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 3017. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the maximum capital gains rate for individuals 
     15 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr.

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             Engel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Granger, Mr. Israel, and 
             Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 354. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the safety and security of 
     Jewish communities in Europe; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. PELOSI:
       H. Res. 355. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Joyce):
       H. Res. 356. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 30 as ``National Bartter Syndrome Day''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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