[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H10710-H10711]
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 Ms. PELOSI:
       H.R. 4290. A bill to provide for certain assistance and 
     reforms relating to the territories, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Knight, 
             and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 4291. A bill to provide for additional security 
     requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 4292. A bill to provide for research and the testing 
     of innovative health care delivery models to improve 
     medication adherence, and for other purposes; 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 4293. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to ensure that retirement investors 
     receive advice in their best interests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Reed, and 
             Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to ensure that retirement investors receive advice in 
     their best interests, and for other purposes; 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. LAWRENCE (for herself and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 4295. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods 
     of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for host families of foreign 
     exchange and other students from $50 per month to $400 per 
     month; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to impose certain requirements on the 
     Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of 
     country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion 
     and Profit Shifting Action Plan; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mr. AMODEI (for himself and Mr. Carter of Texas):
       H.R. 4298. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring the 
     helicopter pilots and crew members of the Vietnam era, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     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 Mr. BLUM (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 4299. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
     limiting access to excepted benefits, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRAT (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Massie, Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to improve the Federal flight deck 
     officers program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 4301. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to search all public records to determine if an 
     alien is inadmissable to the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:
       H.R. 4302. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to pursue with other countries the goal of the mutual 
     elimination of government-backed export credit agencies, and 
     to provide for the abolishment of the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States if doing so would not put the United States 
     at a competitive disadvantage; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 4303. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     accountable and humane border security strategy for the 
     international land borders of the United States, address 
     cultural, economic, ecological, environmental and 
     humanitarian impacts of border security infrastructure, 
     measures, and activities along the international land borders 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Natural 
     Resources, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 4304. A bill to direct the Department of Labor to 
     conduct a study on residual contamination of workers at 
     certain facilities related the Department of Energy's 
     processing and production of materials that emitted 
     radiation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4305. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to further enhance the 
     assistance provided by the United States to Ukraine to defend 
     against further aggression by Russia and Russian-backed 
     separatists against Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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:
       H.R. 4306. A bill to make permanent the Advisory Committee 
     on Minority Veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Honda, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California):
       H.R. 4307. A bill to establish within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of Asian Pacific American 
     History and Culture, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Honda, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific 
     American History and Culture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mrs. 
             Radewagen, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 4309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for 
     the cost of the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 4310. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to check an 
     alien's interactions on and posting of material to the 
     Internet prior to the issuance of a visa, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4311. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from modifying or amending the standards and regulations 
     governing the substantiation of charitable contributions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Royce, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 4312. A bill to provide for more effective sanctions 
     against Iran's Revolutionary

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     Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates to 
     counter support for international terrorism and assistance to 
     the Assad regime in Syria; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, 
     and 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. TOM PRICE of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; considered and agreed to. considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. 
             Griffith, and Mr. Barr):
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the ``Paris Agreement`` announced 
     on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United 
     Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Texas, and 
             Mr. Pearce):
       H. Res. 572. A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary 
     of the Texas Western College's 1966 NCAA Basketball 
     Championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the 
     title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RATCLIFFE:
       H. Res. 573. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President has failed to 
     adequately develop and execute a strategy capable of 
     defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and a 
     significant course correction is necessary at this time to 
     ensure the protection of the people of the United States and 
     United States allies; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 574. A resolution calling for a restoration of 
     civil government in Thailand established by fair, free, 
     democratic, and open elections and expressing solidarity with 
     the people of Thailand in their desire for democracy; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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