[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7549-7551]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 2083. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require criminal background checks 
     for school employees; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bera of 
             California, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cole, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Joyce, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, Mr. Messer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Turner, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 2084. A bill to establish the American Infrastructure 
     Fund, to provide bond guarantees and make loans to States, 
     local governments, and non-profit infrastructure providers 
     for investments in certain infrastructure projects, and to 
     provide equity investments in such projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to create incentive for innovative 
     diagnostics by improving the process for determining Medicare 
     payment rates for new tests; 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. O'Rourke, 
             Mr. Barber, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr.

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             Rahall, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Costa, and 
             Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to direct the Secretary to make interim 
     payments of disability compensation benefits for certain 
     claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of 
     such claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 2087. A bill to prohibit Federal funds for the 
     establishment or operation of patient navigator programs 
     under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Kuster, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Heck of Nevada, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 2088. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish claims 
     adjudication centers of excellence; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. ROBY (for herself and Mr. Rokita):
       H.R. 2089. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to prohibit Federal mandates, 
     direction, or control, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia (for himself, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Mr. Peters of California):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to amend chapter V of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit provisional approval of fast 
     track products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 2091. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that 
     the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal 
     property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. Walorski, 
             Mr. Messer, and Ms. Jenkins):
       H.R. 2092. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that retirement credit for service as a Member of 
     Congress be denied in the case of a former Member convicted 
     of a felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Meadows, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Hall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Olson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. Nugent):
       H.R. 2093. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling 
     activities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the preference given, in awarding certain asthma-
     related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained 
     school personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other 
     related requirements); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 2095. A bill to prohibit an increase in the lands 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management until a 
     centralized database of all lands identified as suitable for 
     disposal by Resource Management Plans for lands under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau is easily 
     accessible to the public on a website of the Bureau; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 2096. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
     require that employers provide a minimum of 1 week of paid 
     annual leave to employees; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of 
     Federal agency environmental review responsibilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 2098. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 
     contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private 
     sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering 
     Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' 
     dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal 
     Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work 
     opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, 
     to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
     opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to 
     better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to 
     authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of 
     non-profit organizations and other public service programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama:
       H.R. 2099. A bill to provide for an accounting of total 
     United States contributions to the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to restrict conflicts of interest on the 
     boards of directors of Federal reserve banks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Ellison, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Polis, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to eating disorders, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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 Ms. ESTY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to provide financial assistance for 
     school construction after a violent or traumatic crisis; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2103. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey 
     Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
     System; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social 
     Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such 
     misuse, 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. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Bridenstine):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the pilot 
     program for the temporary exchange of information technology 
     personnel; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant 
     Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 2107. A bill to prohibit monetary payments by the 
     Federal Government to employees, officers, and elected 
     officials of foreign countries for purposes of bribery, 
     coercion, or any activity that is illegal or undermines the 
     rule of law or corrupts a public officer or the office such 
     officer represents, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide information to foster youth on their potential 
     eligibility for Federal student aid; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2109. A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants to support job creation initiatives, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2110. A bill to reauthorize the Assets for 
     Independence Act, to provide for the approval of applications 
     to operate new demonstration programs and to renew existing

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     programs, to enhance program flexibility, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to eliminate the requirement that, to be 
     eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would 
     have been eligible for aid under the former program of Aid to 
     Families with Dependent Children at the time of removal from 
     the home; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Maffei, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Collins of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gibson, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in 
     Monroe, New York, as the ``National Clandestine Service of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David 
     Wenzel Memorial Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to end the practice of including more 
     than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill 
     enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 2114. A bill to provide the Department of Justice with 
     additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking 
     activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. 
             Rokita):
       H.R. 2115. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require an individual who applies for a motor 
     vehicle driver's license in a new State to indicate whether 
     the new State is to serve as the individual's residence for 
     purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal 
     office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2116. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make improvements in the earned income tax credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to simplify and enhance qualified 
     retirement plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Rooney):
       H.R. 2118. A bill to reduce sports-related concussions in 
     youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the opportunity for veterans to use video 
     conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans' 
     Appeals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2120. A bill to allow mandatory nighttime curfews at 
     certain airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
     subsidies in the public interest; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power 
     to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARINO:
       H.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands 
     becoming a part of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Enyart, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Peterson, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Kline, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. Peters of Michigan):
       H. Res. 231. A resolution establishing a Select Committee 
     on POW and MIA Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Neal, and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H. Res. 233. A resolution honoring the Good Friday 
     Agreement (the Belfast Agreement), on the 15th anniversary of 
     its ratification, as the framework for lasting peace in 
     Northern Ireland; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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