[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H6135-H6137]
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. WESTMORELAND:
       H.R. 3531. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     include claims relating to a response under the Comprehensive 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act among those claims 
     for which the Federal Tort Claims Act provides a remedy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ribble, 
             and Mr. Messer):
       H.R. 3532. A bill to amend the fresh fruit and vegetable 
     program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
     Act to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits

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     and vegetables; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HANNA (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 3533. A bill to reduce Federal, State, and local costs 
     of providing high-quality drinking water to millions of 
     people in the United States residing in rural communities by 
     facilitating greater use of cost-effective alternative 
     systems, including well water systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GUINTA (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 3534. A bill to reduce the national debt and eliminate 
     waste in Government spending, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 3535. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high 
     quality special education and related services to students 
     with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing 
     or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting 
     their unique learning needs; to enhance accountability for 
     the provision of such services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Lewis):
       H.R. 3536. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring 
     commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward 
     collision avoidance and mitigation braking system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Himes, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Dold, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hanna, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barletta, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lance, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Katko, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Jolly):
       H.R. 3537. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be 
     regulated, 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. PITTENGER:
       H.R. 3538. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site 
     within 55 miles of each city in the United States that has a 
     population of more than 700,000 individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for clinical testing 
     expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid 
     diagnostic tests; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3540. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to make improvements to the food safety 
     education program carried out under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3541. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     modify the goals of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DELANEY:
       H.R. 3542. A bill to provide support for pre-kindergarten 
     education through an Early Education Trust Fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Honda, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 3543. A bill to improve Federal sentencing and 
     corrections practices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and 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 Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. Foster, and Ms. Esty):
       H.R. 3544. A bill to help keep law enforcement officers and 
     communities safer by making grants to purchase body worn 
     cameras for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
     officers; 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 Mr. JOLLY:
       H.R. 3545. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for replacement costs associated 
     with certain imported corrosive drywall, and to amend the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow use of 
     community development block grant amounts for repairs to 
     housing constructed using such corrosive drywall, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Financial 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 Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 3546. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety 
     Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 3547. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 3548. A bill to increase transparency of agencies by 
     requiring a report describing any proposed conference; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Emmer of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 3549. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the 
     requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for 
     hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, 
             Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 3551. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs 
     during student participation in programs of study abroad, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 3552. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto 
     Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI:
       H.R. 3553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned 
     income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 3554. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to create a pilot program to award grants to 
     units of general local government and community-based 
     organizations to create jobs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.

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             Grijalva, Mr. Takano, Mr. Cardenas, and Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California):
       H.R. 3555. A bill to provide tax relief for American 
     workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while 
     rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways 
     back to work for Americans looking for jobs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small 
     Business, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, House 
     Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Dold, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Costello of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H. Res. 424. A resolution expressing the commitment of the 
     House of Representatives to conservative environmental 
     stewardship; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Mullin):
       H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of September 2015 as ``National Prostate Cancer 
     Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Esty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hinojosa, Miss 
             Rice of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Veasey, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Costa, Ms. Bass, 
             Mr. Sherman, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Titus, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
             Peters, Mrs. Torres, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Israel, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan 
             of New Mexico, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Gallego, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Denham, 
             Mr. O'Rourke, and Ms. Sinema):
       H. Res. 426. A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage 
     Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in 
     the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to 
     the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Renacci, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Latta, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
             Adams, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Veasey, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H. Res. 427. A resolution honoring the life, 
     accomplishments, and legacy of Congressman Louis Stokes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 428. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to protect House employees from employment 
     discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual 
     orientation and gender identity; to the Committee on Ethics.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Speier, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Gabbard, 
             and Ms. Graham):
       H. Res. 429. A resolution congratulating Captain Kristen 
     Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver on their graduation 
     from Ranger School; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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