[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2589-2590]
[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. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barber, 
             Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis

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             of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Esty, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, 
             Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Maffei, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nolan, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. 
             Peters of Michigan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, 
             Mr. Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Ms. Brownley of California, and Ms. Castor 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 20. A bill to reform the financing of Congressional 
     elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and 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. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 3992. A bill to provide for wildfire suppression 
     operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 
     Natural Resources, 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. BENTIVOLIO (for himself and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 3993. A bill to provide for a 15 percent reduction in 
     the rates of pay of Members of Congress for pay periods 
     occurring during a year if a Federal budget deficit existed 
     during the most recent fiscal year; 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. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Horsford):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to improve the control and management of 
     invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands under 
     the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 3995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Long, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 3996. A bill to prohibit the closure or reduced 
     operation of military commissary stores and exchange stores 
     before January 1, 2017; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee):
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend title VII of the Social Security 
     Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of 
     the Social Security Administration without revisions to 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3998. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3999. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees 
     to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to 
     participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's 
     educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify 
     that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and 
     to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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 Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 4000. A bill to allow States to let Federal funds for 
     the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income 
     children to the accredited or otherwise State-approved public 
     school, private school, or supplemental educational services 
     program they attend; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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:
       H.R. 4001. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out certain activities to prevent the interbasin 
     transfer of aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes 
     and Mississippi River, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 4002. A bill to revoke the charter of incorporation of 
     the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran, and 
             Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to designate the Civil War Defenses of 
     Washington National Historical Park comprised of certain 
     National Park System lands, and by affiliation and 
     cooperative agreements other historically significant 
     resources, located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and 
     Maryland, that were part of the Civil War defenses of 
     Washington and related to the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 
     1864, to study ways in which the Civil War history of both 
     the North and South can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed 
     for the benefit of the public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 4004. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain 
     buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West 
     Los Angeles Medical Center, California; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Bass, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 474. A resolution honoring the 210th anniversary of 
     Haiti's independence; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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