[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11094-11096]
[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. HURT (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Lankford, and Mrs. 
             Hartzler):
       H.R. 4976. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to minimize 
     infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights 
     in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 4977. A bill to establish a commission to examine the 
     evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs for treating mental illnesses of veterans 
     and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary 
     alternative treatments available in non-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs medical facilities within the community; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS of NC (for herself, Mr. Matheson, and 
             Mr. Nugent):
       H.R. 4978. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require bottled water manufacturers and 
     distributors to disclose bottled water quality information, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Neugebauer):
       H.R. 4979. A bill to provide legal certainty to property 
     owners along the Red River in Texas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Reichert, and 
             Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 4980. A bill to prevent and address sex trafficking of 
     children in foster care, to extend and improve adoption 
     incentives, and to improve international child support 
     recovery; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Budget, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Coffman, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DelBene, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Messer, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Neal, Mr. Nolan, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Terry, Ms. Titus, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Bachus, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Honda, Mr. King of 
             New York, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4981. A bill to amend section 2259 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Kline, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Polis, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H.R. 4982. A bill to simplify the application used for the 
     estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for 
     postsecondary education; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Messer, and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 4983. A bill to simplify and streamline the 
     information regarding institutions of higher education made 
     publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. 
             Kline):
       H.R. 4984. A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Langevin, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Esty, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Heck of Washington, Mr. Rush, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Pocan, 
             Mr. Nolan, Mr. Sires, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Welch, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 4985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rules relating to inverted corporations 
     and to transfer the resulting revenues to the Highway Trust 
     Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4986. A bill to amend certain banking statutes in 
     response to Operation Choke Point; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McGovern, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 4987. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act 
     of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment 
     of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. SOUTHERLAND (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 4988. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Antiquities Act of 1906 to provide for congressional approval 
     of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national 
     monuments, to establish requirements for declaration of 
     marine national monuments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. McDermott, 
             and Mr. Marino):
       H.R. 4989. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of any 
     treatment or research in which a ward of the State is 
     subjected to greater than minimal risk to the individual's 
     health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Vela, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 4990. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional immigration judges; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 4991. A bill to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument 
     in the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. 
             Duckworth, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 4992. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to conduct a study on the adequacy of motor 
     vehicle refueling assistance to individuals with 
     disabilities, to promulgate regulations in accordance with 
     the results of such study, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tonko, 
             and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 4993. A bill to clarify the effect of State statutes 
     of repose on the required commencement date for actions under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and 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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Tiberi, and Mrs. Black):
       H.R. 4994. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for standardized post-acute care 
     assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning, 
     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. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. 
             Peters of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, 
             and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H.R. 4995. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in 
     Van Nuys, California, as the ``Marilyn Monroe Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 4996. A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission to take certain emergency action to eliminate 
     excessive speculation in energy markets; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Lee 
             of California):
       H.R. 4997. A bill to provide assistance to sub-Saharan 
     Africa to combat obstetric fistula; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 4998. A bill to enhance beneficiary and provider 
     protections and improve transparency in the Medicare 
     Advantage market, 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 Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Takano, Mr. Michaud, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Polis, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 4999. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on 
     Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, 
     or bisexual and veterans who are transgender; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
             Negrete McLeod, Ms. Norton, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Rush, Mr. Enyart, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Meng, Ms. Titus, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Ms. Chu, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Bass, Ms. Hahn, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Esty, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Keating, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 5000. A bill to provide for child care services for 
     families with infants or toddlers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 5001. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for State accountability in 
     the provision of access to the core resources for learning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 5002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify and extend the credit for nonbusiness energy 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lewis, and 
             Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 5003. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw 
     Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis 
     House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Welch, and 
             Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 5004. A bill to improve the energy efficiency of 
     multifamily housing in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Levin, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Ms. Bass, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 5005. A bill to end the use of corporal punishment in 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5006. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     program of voluntary separation incentive payments for 
     nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and 
     employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender 
     Service; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 5007. A bill to assess staffing shortages at medical 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5008. A bill to prohibit United States voluntary 
     contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 5009. A bill to require the payment of the full amount 
     of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the 
     Armed Forces who were separated under the former Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell Policy of the Department of Defense and were only 
     paid a portion of the full amount; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5010. A bill to provide greater clarity in the 
     regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems, including 
     electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, and 
     hookahs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 5011. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees of candidates 
     for election for Federal office and leadership PACs

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     from employing immediate family members of the candidates, to 
     amend such Act to limit the rate of interest an authorized 
     committee of a candidate may pay on loans made to the 
     committee by the candidate, to amend such Act to apply the 
     prohibition against the conversion of contributions to 
     personal use to contributions to political committees, to 
     amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require 
     registered lobbyists to identify relatives who are covered 
     officials and disclose lobbying contacts with relatives, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 5012. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Petri, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. 
             Ellmers, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Huffman):
       H. Res. 651. A resolution expressing support for the 
     network of experienced and accredited wildlife rehabilitation 
     centers across the United States and honoring their important 
     work in protecting native wildlife; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Hall, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Neugebauer):
       H. Res. 652. A resolution condemning the President of the 
     United States and the executive branch of Government for 
     continuous actions that violate the laws and Constitution of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H. Res. 653. A resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary 
     of Stonewall; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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