[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6684]
[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. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to provide for the reform and 
     continuation of agricultural and other programs of the 
     Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Gibbs):
       H.R. 1948. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to preserve the authority of each State to make 
     determinations relating to the State's water quality 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bucshon):
       H.R. 1949. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary 
     Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to 
     postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Lance, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Ross, Mr. Salmon, and 
             Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by 
     Federal officers and employees, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys 
     reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the 
     prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 
     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. SCHWEIKERT:
       H.R. 1952. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
     allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public 
     float to change their stocks' tick sizes to increase 
     liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research 
     coverage, and brokerage support, thereby increasing the 
     stocks' liquidity and investor interest, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to establish an advisory office within 
     the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade 
     Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUDSON:
       H.R. 1954. A bill to amend chapter 7 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the Comptroller General to assist 
     Congress and the President in eliminating agencies and 
     programs in Executive departments that no longer serve a 
     public need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating 
     Long Island's aviation history, including a determination of 
     the suitability and feasibility of designating parts of the 
     study area as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1956. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for the issuance of War on Debt Bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 1957. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to accept voluntary services from 
     veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
     cemeteries; 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. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lance, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Barber, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters of 
             California, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Esty, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Vela, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Roby, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Heck of Nevada):
       H. Res. 212. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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