[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6593-6595]
[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. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to provide for the timely consideration 
     of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under 
     Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, 
     expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Gowdy):
       H.R. 1901. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens 
     ordered removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for timely access to post-mastectomy 
     items under Medicare; 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. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. Enyart):
       H.R. 1903. A bill to direct that certain coal mine safety 
     grant funds be directed to study the prevention and treatment 
     of Black Lung Disease; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Kline, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Rogers 
             of Alabama, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Roby, Mrs. Noem, and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 1904. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional 
     defense committees of certain sensitive military operations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1905. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of Mother's Day; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Nadler, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight 
     limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, 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. SALMON (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Huelskamp, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Radel, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the 
     premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Mulvaney, Mrs. Hartzler, 
             Mr. Hanna, Mr. Collins of New York, and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to make improvements to the trade promotion policies and 
     programs of the United States Government; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Enyart, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vela, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Kuster, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 1910. A bill to require foreign manufacturers of 
     products imported into the United States to establish 
     registered agents in the United States who are authorized to 
     accept service of process against such manufacturers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. KLINE (for himself and Ms. Foxx):
       H.R. 1911. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after 
     July 1, 2013; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 1912. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the 
     Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of 
     Congress, political appointees, and Congressional staff; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Engel, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 1913. A bill to provide for greater transparency in 
     and user control over the treatment of data collected by 
     mobile applications and to enhance the security of such data; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 1914. A bill to ban guns for persons who have been 
     convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order 
     restraining the person from stalking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 1915. A bill to provide grants to better understand 
     and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Collins of New 
             York, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 1916. A bill to require the collection of up-to-date 
     information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and 
     practices of foreign countries affecting exports of United 
     States goods and services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1917. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Marino, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dent, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Bonner, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Polis, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Long, Mr. Lance, and Mr. 
             Massie):
       H.R. 1918. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Schneider):
       H.R. 1919. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the pharmaceutical distribution 
     supply chain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 1920. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for a delay in the 
     implementation schedule of the reductions in disproportionate 
     share hospital payments, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 1921. A bill to repeal the exemption for hydraulic 
     fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1922. A bill to limit assistance to Iran, North Korea, 
     Syria, Egypt, and Pakistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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, Ms. Chu, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Heck of Nevada, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Grimm, Ms. Gabbard, 
             Mr. Schock, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 1923. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special 
     Administrative Region for designation for participation in 
     the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 1924. A bill to reinstate year-round Federal Pell 
     Grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Ms. Moore, 
             and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1925. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background 
     checks, inspections, and training of child care providers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Ms. 
             Chu, and Mr. Tipton):
       H.R. 1926. A bill to further enhance the promotion of 
     exports of United States goods and services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 1927. A bill to provide congressional direction for 
     implementation of the Endangered Species Act as it relates to 
     operation of the Central Valley Project and the California 
     State Water Project and for water relief in the State of 
     California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Schwartz, and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 1928. A bill to clarify the calculation of cohort 
     default rates for proprietary institutions of higher 
     education under the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DelBENE:
       H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to carry out pilot projects to reduce dependency and 
     increase work effort in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1930. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, 
     sale, or shipment in interstate commerce of products designed 
     to assist in defrauding a drug test; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 1931. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay 
     cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 1932. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules 
     for commodity payments and benefits; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. 
             Chu):
       H.R. 1933. A bill to provide assistance and opportunity for 
     the creation and support of sustainable agriculture 
     activities in America's cities and to improve access to 
     nutrition in America's cities; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Barber, and Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick):
       H.R. 1934. A bill to expand the boundary of Saguaro 
     National Park, to study additional land for future 
     adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 1935. A bill for the relief of John Castellano; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the 
     Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits 
     to certain individuals who served in the United States 
     merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the 
     Naval Transport Service) during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1937. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to update reporting requirements for institutions of higher 
     education and provide for more accurate and complete data on 
     student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes at all 
     levels of postsecondary enrollment; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1938. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active 
     duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
     traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen 
     therapy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1939. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to establish lifelong learning accounts programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 1940. A bill to establish an Office of Specialized 
     Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to 
     provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce 
     barriers to learning; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1941. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1942. A bill to assure quality and best value with 
     respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the 
     practice known as bid shopping; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETERS of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Huffman):
       H.R. 1943. A bill to establish a task force to review 
     policies and measures to promote, and to develop best 
     practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1944. A bill to protect private property rights; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Ms. 
             Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 1945. A bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
     Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     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. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend the Federal Direct Loan Program 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student 
     loan affordability, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Speier, 
             Ms. Chu, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Clay, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
             Grisham of New Mexico, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moran, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             and Ms. Moore):
       H.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution removing the deadline for 
     the ratification of the equal rights amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H. Res. 210. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the 
     veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon, from 
     1982 to 1984; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 211. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of October 7 through October 13, 
     2013, as ``Naturopathic Medicine Week'' to recognize the 
     value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe, effective, 
     and affordable health care; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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