[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H495-H496]
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. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Peterson, and Mr. Nolan):
       H.R. 4425. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 110 East Powerhouse Road in 
     Collegeville, Minnesota, as the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 4426. A bill to expand school choice in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. 
             Mullin):
       H.R. 4427. A bill to amend section 203 of the Federal Power 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. 
             Roby, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Griffith, 
             Mr. Westerman, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hill, Mr. Womack, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Vela, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Harper, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4428. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments 
     by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with 
     respect to certain hospitals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. KNIGHT:
       H.R. 4429. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue minimum 
     uniform safety standards for underground natural gas storage 
     facilities, 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Hahn, and 
             Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 4430. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     include training for certain employees of air carriers to 
     combat human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4431. A bill to direct the Attorney General to 
     reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs 
     incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities 
     associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National 
     Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4432. A bill to establish an interim rule for the 
     operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. Bera, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Keating, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Takai, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 4433. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the income protection allowances; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tonko, and 
             Mr. Collins of New York):
       H.R. 4434. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. 
             Loebsack):
       H.R. 4435. A bill to improve access to mental health and 
     substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and 
     recovery services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
             Clawson of Florida):
       H.R. 4436. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation 
     relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4437. A bill to extend the deadline for the submittal 
     of the final report required by the Commission on Care; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 4438. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     assist the State of Michigan and its residents impacted by 
     the contaminated water crisis; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4439. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     require that certain public buildings contain a lactation 
     room for public use, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POMPEO:
       H.R. 4440. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita 
     Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes`` 
     to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     carry out the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Lee, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 110. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People on the occasion of its 107th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Israel, and Mr. 
             Deutch):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
     remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 596. A resolution recognizing the 146th anniversary 
     of the ratification of the 15th amendment to the Constitution 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Lee, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 597. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Black History Month; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H. Res. 598. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Mount Union football team for winning the 2015 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
             Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 599. A resolution recognizing January 2016 as 
     ``National Mentoring Month'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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