[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7976-7977]
[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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Flores, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to increase energy exploration and production on 
     the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue 
     sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization 
     of the functions of the former Minerals Management Service 
     into distinct and separate agencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. 
             Peters of California, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Collins of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2232. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit 
     prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan pertaining 
     to a single contract with a Federal agency to receive credit 
     against such a plan for using small business subcontractors 
     at any level of subcontracting, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and 
     tornado mitigation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 2234. A bill to reduce and prevent the sale and use of 
     fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid 
     higher education degrees that are used for Federal employment 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Energy and Commerce, and 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. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 2235. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus 
     police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Chu, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Chaffetz, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 2236. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     modify the definition of micro entity; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Polis, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2237. A bill to strengthen student achievement and 
     graduation rates and prepare young people for college, 
     careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that 
     meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 2238. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime 
     Victims Fund from sequestration; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       H.R. 2239. A bill to reduce the number of Federal 
     judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Lee of California):
       H.R. 2240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures 
     in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance 
     with State law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 2241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for owning certain disaster 
     resilient property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2242. A bill to enable State and local promotion of 
     natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle 
     fleets; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENYART:
       H.R. 2243. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to make competitive grants

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     to support research and development, education, and training 
     to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air 
     Force; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Crawford, 
             Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Womack):
       H.R. 2244. A bill to designate the attack that occurred at 
     a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 
     2009, in which Private William Long of the United States Army 
     was killed and Private Quinton Ezeagwula of the United States 
     Army was wounded, as an international terrorist attack for 
     which the two soldiers are to be awarded the Purple Heart; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       H.R. 2245. A bill to prohibit the Ambassador's Fund for 
     Cultural Preservation from making grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico):
       H.R. 2246. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act in order to limit the penalties to 
     a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of 
     funding to a one-time penalty; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 2247. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to 
     provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may 
     be imported into the United States by a licensed importer 
     without obtaining authorization from the Department of State 
     or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, and Ms. 
             Tsongas):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food 
     containers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Foster, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2249. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the 
     Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs 
     trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled 
     dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Renacci, and Mrs. 
             Bustos):
       H.R. 2250. A bill to require the head of each executive 
     agency to submit a report on the implementation of Government 
     Accountability Office reports on reducing duplication, 
     achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal 
     Government; 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 Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Paulsen, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             and Mr. Nolan):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 
     as the ``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Paulsen, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Delaney, and Mr. Schock):
       H.R. 2252. A bill to amend the charter school program under 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHOCK:
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives into 
     one credit against income tax for higher education expenses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
       H.R. 2254. A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
             Delaney):
       H.R. 2255. A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
     Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
     National Historical Park Commission; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Nolan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Ellison, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to improve the coordination of refinery 
     outages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to create a pilot program to award grants to units of 
     general local government and community-based organizations to 
     create jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
       H. Res. 245. A resolution recognizing the 24th anniversary 
     of the Tiananmen Square massacre, calling for the release of 
     Dr. Wang Bingzhang, and for other reasons; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H. Res. 246. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families and loved ones of firefighters Matthew Renaud, 
     Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, and Anne Sullivan and standing 
     in solidarity with their families, members of the Houston 
     Fire Department, and entire Houston community, as they mourn 
     the loss of these 4 remarkable and selfless heroes who 
     represented the best of the Houston community and exemplify 
     the qualities of firefighters serving communities throughout 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lance, and Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois):
       H. Res. 247. A resolution expressing support for internal 
     rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka 
     that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 248. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     National Caribbean American Heritage Month; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.

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