[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1691-1692]
[From the U.S. 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. JONES:
       H.R. 819. A bill to authorize pedestrian and motorized 
     vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
     Recreational Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, 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. WAXMAN (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 820. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to enhance the reporting requirements pertaining 
     to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 821. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections 
     relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
             Walz):
       H.R. 822. A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy 
     among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United 
     States by improving professional development programs for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 823. A bill to preserve American space leadership, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, 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 Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 824. A bill to reduce the total number of civil 
     service employees in the executive branch of the Government 
     through attrition, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Barber, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 825. A bill to exclude from consideration as income 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of 
     pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States 
     Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and 
     attendance; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 826. A bill to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from 
     taking any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting 
     public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 827. A bill to amend the Securities Investor 
     Protection Act of 1970 to provide one-time payments from the 
     SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission against the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Bucshon, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Flores, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Scalise):
       H.R. 828. A bill to rescind $45 billion of unobligated 
     discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 829. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, 
     Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Nunnelee, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 830. A bill to provide immigration reform by securing 
     America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, 
     and enabling a practical employer verification program; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed 
     Services, Agriculture, 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. HARPER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 831. A bill to phase out special wage certificates 
     under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 under which 
     individuals with disabilities may be employed at subminimum 
     wage rates; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Gallego, 
             and Mr. O'Rourke):
       H.R. 832. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
     Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Heck 
             of Nevada):
       H.R. 833. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence 
     above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 834. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of 
     medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs in certain 
     geographic areas served by multiple Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 835. A bill to reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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 Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 836. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify the requirement that permit 
     applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by 
     disinterested board members, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kind, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H.R. 837. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of the saver's credit, to make the 
     credit refundable, and to make Federal matching contributions 
     into the retirement savings of the taxpayer; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 838. A bill to provide grants to States in order to 
     prevent racial profiling; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROONEY (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 839. A bill to require the lender or servicer of a 
     home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short 
     sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Bordallo, and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 840. A bill to improve services for victims of sexual 
     assault and domestic violence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 841. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act 
     to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 842. A bill to expand the research activities of the 
     National Institutes of Health with respect to functional 
     gastrointestinal and motility disorders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McNerney, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Swalwell of California, and 
             Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a grant program to support the 
     restoration of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 844. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in 
     certain vocational rehabilitation programs; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power 
     to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARLETTA (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Wolf, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Delaney):
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Hahn, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Welch, Mr. Peters of 
             California, Mr. Watt, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 81. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     National Digital Literacy Day; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H. Res. 82. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 84. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
     National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pierluisi, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H. Res. 85. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the 
     United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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