[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12603-12604]
[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. McGOVERN (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Neal, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2847. A bill to establish a grant program to encourage 
     the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed 
     Forces and veterans; to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2848. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal year 2014, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 2849. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish an Office of the 
     Privacy Advocate General; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Stewart, and 
             Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to require certain procedures in the 
     conduct by the Environmental Protection Agency of its study 
     of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking 
     water resources; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Chu, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Farr, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters of 
             Michigan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2851. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Clarke, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate 
     standards for Federal employment discrimination and 
     retaliation claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2853. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain 
     hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Conaway, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. 
             Heck of Nevada, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Herrera Beutler, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nugent, 
             Mr. Radel, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local 
     general sales taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2856. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, 
     receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign 
     commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate 
     or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited 
     wildlife species; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 2857. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide the interest rate for certain disaster related loans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 
     and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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:
       H.R. 2858. A bill to implement reforms to the Federal land 
     management agency fire programs in order to address the 
     complexities of 21st century wildfires in a more cost-
     effective and efficient manner; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       H.R. 2859. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered 
     into during military service to debt incurred during military 
     service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred 
     before military service; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 2860. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel 
     Management may use amounts in the revolving fund of the 
     Office to fund audits, investigations, and oversight 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts 
     collected as fines; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2862. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for 
     2013 or 2014; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Sires, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend the Riegle Community Development 
     and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to provide assistance 
     to small businesses providing low-income individuals with 
     green jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2864. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to improve oversight of nursing 
     facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs by 
     preventing inappropriate influence over surveyors, 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Cohen, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 2865. A bill to provide safeguards with respect to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks 
     prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Latham, Mr. Mica, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Richmond):
       H.R. 2866. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys 
     Town, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2867. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending 
     physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice 
     patients; 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. WELCH:
       H.R. 2868. A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform 
     Act of 2012 to provide guidance and limitations regarding the 
     integration of unmanned aircraft systems into United States 
     airspace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Government of Taiwan to grant former President Chen Shui-bian 
     medical parole to ensure that he receives the highest level 
     of medical attention; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, 
             and Mr. Heck of Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution calling for a 
     democratically elected government for the people of the 
     Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Watt, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Takano, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Moore, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of 
             California, and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H. Res. 319. A resolution recognizing Bayard Rustin for his 
     lifelong leadership in the civil rights, labor, and lesbian, 
     gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movements and 
     for his exemplary dedication to realizing true equality and 
     freedom in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. SCHRADER:
       H. Res. 320. A resolution celebrating the West Linn 
     Centennial; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H. Res. 321. A resolution celebrating the Molalla 
     Centennial; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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