[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11967]
[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. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 2746. A bill to prevent undue disruption of interstate 
     commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons 
     whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of 
     commerce is as a lawful seller of the product; 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 Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 2747. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     transfer certain functions from the Government Accountability 
     Office to the Department of Labor relating to the processing 
     of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid 
     appropriate wages under certain provisions of such title; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Farenthold, and Mr. 
             Ross):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to restore the financial solvency of the 
     United States Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and 
     affordable nationwide delivery of mail; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. Young 
             of Alaska):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain 
     records available to educational institutions where veterans 
     or persons receiving educational assistance under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary are enrolled, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Ms. Herrera 
             Beutler, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Meadows, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     require the use of two-phase selection procedures when 
     design-build contracts are suitable for award to small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HANNA (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and 
             Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 2751. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and 
     construction services procurements; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large 
     employer determination for purposes of employer shared 
     responsibility regarding health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve Medicare Advantage, 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 Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Terry, Mr. Scalise, and Mr. Cassidy):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend the Hobby Protection Act to make 
     unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation 
     of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the administratively 
     uncontrollable overtime of Border Patrol agents; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 2756. A bill to require any State which, after 
     enacting a Congressional redistricting plan after a decennial 
     census and apportionment of Representatives, enacts a 
     subsequent Congressional redistricting plan prior to the next 
     decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, to 
     obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner 
     provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in 
     order for the subsequent plan to take effect; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mrs. 
             Negrete McLeod, Mr. Farr, and Ms. Lee of California):
       H.R. 2757. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the 
     Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an 
     institution for mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2758. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2759. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a Volunteer Teacher 
     Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Thompson 
             of California):
       H.R. 2760. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 2761. A bill to require Presidential appointment and 
     Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Court judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2762. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to 
     establish a regional transmission planning process, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Maffei, 
             and Mr. Hanna):
       H.R. 2763. A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     National Women's Rights History Project Act; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Bonner, and Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2764. A bill to provide that human life shall be 
     deemed to exist from conception; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 2765. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote the economic survival of seasonal small 
     businesses by ensuring that the wages paid to H-2B 
     nonimmigrants are fair and reasonable; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Bucshon, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Benishek):
       H. Res. 307. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of October 6, 2013, through October 10, 2013, as 
     ``American College of Surgeons Days'' and recognizing the 
     100th anniversary of the founding of the organization; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H. Res. 308. A resolution expressing support to end the 39-
     year-old division of the Republic of Cyprus; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Polis, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Lewis, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Levin, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Watt, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama):
       H. Res. 309. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Messer, Mr. Holding, and Mr. Perry):
       H. Res. 310. A resolution calling for more accountable 
     foreign assistance for Cambodia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hinojosa, and 
             Ms. Chu):
       H. Res. 311. A resolution urging the President and Congress 
     to take actions to fill vacancies on the Election Assistance 
     Commission; to the Committee on House Administration.

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