[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3726-3727]
[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. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Tipton, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Young of Indiana, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       H.R. 4137. A bill to prohibit assistance provided under the 
     program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
     for needy families from being accessed through the use of an 
     electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers 
     marijuana for sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOWDY (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Labrador, and Mr. 
             Bachus):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to protect the separation of powers in 
     the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the 
     President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Olson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mr. Womack, Mr. Westmoreland, Ms. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Dent, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Broun of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to promote United States economic growth 
     and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with 
     United States allies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD (for herself and Ms. Brownley of 
             California):
       H.R. 4140. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide per 
     diem payments to eligible entities for furnishing care to 
     dependents of certain homeless veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             DeSantis, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National 
     Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mr. Jones, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee):
       H.R. 4142. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to prohibit the use of benefits to purchase marijuana 
     products, to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit assistance provided under the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families from being accessed through the use of an electronic 
     benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for 
     sale, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nunnelee, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Forbes, and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 4143. A bill to realign structures and reallocate 
     resources in the Federal Government, in keeping with the core 
     American belief that families are the best protection for 
     children and the bedrock of any society, to bolster United 
     States diplomacy and assistance targeted at ensuring that 
     every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and 
     loving family, and to strengthen intercountry adoption to the 
     United States and around the world and ensure that it becomes 
     a viable and fully developed option for providing families 
     for children in need, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Nunnelee, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 4144. A bill to amend the provisions of title 46, 
     United States Code, related to the Board of Visitors to the 
     United States Merchant Marine Academy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 4145. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the dependent care credit to take into account 
     expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live 
     with the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 4146. A bill to amend the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 4147. A bill to direct the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Economic Opportunity to 
     submit to the Committees on

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     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     a report regarding the information technology of the 
     Department that is used in administering the educational 
     benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, and 
             Mr. Becerra):
       H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H. Res. 498. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of March 2, 2014, through March 8, 
     2014, as ``School Social Work Week''; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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