[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H8859-H8860]
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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, 
             and Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of 
     employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
     to provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from 
     certain auditor attestation requirements; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUINTA (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 4140. A bill to provide for a one-time supplementary 
     payment to beneficiaries of Social Security and Veterans 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Appropriations, 
     Energy and Commerce, and 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to ensure that tax return preparers 
     demonstrate minimum standards of competency; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     increase the authorization of funds for trade adjustment 
     assistance for firms; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS:
       H.R. 4143. A bill to temporarily restrict the admission to 
     the United States of refugees from countries containing 
     terrorist-controlled territory; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H.R. 4144. A bill to provide for a supplementary payment to 
     Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental security income 
     beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study of, and report to the 
     Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4146. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to provide grants for education programs on the history of 
     the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4147. A bill to apologize for the treatment of Italian 
     Americans during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Moore, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4148. A bill to authorize assistance to aid in the 
     prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4149. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act with respect to citizen suits and the 
     specification of disposal sites, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUIZ (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 4150. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours 
     of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed 
     on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
     States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
     provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes; 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. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Zeldin):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the right of States and local 
     governments to maintain economic sanctions against Iran; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Young of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Res. 543. A resolution celebrating 135 years of 
     diplomatic relations between the United States and Romania; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Benishek, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 544. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should submit any 
     binding and universal agreement on climate change adopted at 
     the Conference of the Parties (``COP21'') of the United 
     Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the Senate

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     as a treaty under article II, section 2, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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