[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4746]
[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. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 4284. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to encourage greater State input and authority over 
     species and habitat management by allowing States to propose 
     and implement State Protective Action before species are 
     listed under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Calvert, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 4285. A bill to facilitate State and local 
     governmental entities in developing and implementing private 
     sector job creating programs through local government 
     financing of the installation of energy efficiency, water 
     conservation, and renewable energy generation improvements on 
     privately owned property with the financing to be repaid from 
     assessments that may be levied on the local property tax 
     bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Yoho):
       H.R. 4286. A bill to free the private sector to harness 
     domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate 
     economic growth by removing statutory and administrative 
     barriers; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, the 
     Judiciary, and Foreign 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. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 4287. A bill to advance the public health by 
     encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing 
     research and develop new treatments and cures by providing 
     appropriate intellectual property protections for those 
     innovations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 4288. A bill to provide certain protections from civil 
     liability with respect to the emergency administration of 
     opioid overdose drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 4289. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Under Secretary for Management of the 
     Department of Homeland Security to take administrative action 
     to achieve and maintain interoperable communications 
     capabilities among the components of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.

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