[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H2427-H2428]
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. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5243. A bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2016, to strengthen public health 
     activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other 
     purposes; 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 each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Ms. Brownley of 
             California):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     national memorial and national monument to commemorate those 
     killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 
     1928, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and 
     deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and 
     secondary ticket sales, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 5246. A bill to remove the Federal claim to 
     navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, 
     Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cardenas, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to provide short-term water supplies to 
     drought-stricken California and provide for long-term 
     investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western 
     United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and 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. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dent, and 
             Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born 
     with spina bifida for benefits of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. Ellmers of North 
             Carolina, Mr. McKinley, and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to direct the NIH to intensify and 
     coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research 
     with respect to the understanding of pain, the discovery and 
     development of therapies for chronic pain, and the 
     development of alternatives to opioids for effective pain 
     treatments; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself and Mr. Takai):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reform 
     the HUBZone program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Ms. ESTY (for herself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 5251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove 
     hazards relating to lead, asbestos, and radon; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas:
       H.R. 5252. A bill to designate the United States Customs 
     and Border Protection Port of Entry located at 1400 Lower 
     Island Road in Tornillo, Texas, as the ``Marcelino Serna Port 
     of Entry''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Katko, 
             and Ms. McSally):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve visa 
     security, visa applicant vetting, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Poliquin, 
             and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to seniors who install 
     modifications on their residences that would enable them to 
     age in place, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 5255. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act 
     against certain tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

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             Keating, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. 
             Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 5256. A bill to enhance the overseas operations of the 
     Department of Homeland Security aimed at preventing terrorist 
     threats from reaching the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, 
     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. ZINKE (for himself and Mr. DeSantis):
       H.R. 5257. A bill to provide for a career military justice 
     litigation track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LaMALFA:
       H. Res. 731. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that mandates imposed on manufacturers 
     requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable technology in 
     firearms is costly and punitive, and the prohibition of 
     firearms without such features is an infringement on the 
     rights of citizens under the Second Amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Marino, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mrs. Black, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Hahn, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. Norton, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. 
             Radewagen, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Payne, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Jody B. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rush, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Ashford, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Wittman, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. 
             Mullin, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Barletta, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Cooper, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Moore, Mr. Peters, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Adams, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida):
       H. Res. 733. A resolution recognizing National Foster Care 
     Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the 
     challenges of children in the foster-care system, and 
     encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives 
     of children in the foster-care system; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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