[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11722-11723]
[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. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 5052. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to protect and conserve species and the lawful 
     possession of certain ivory in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5053. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien 
     children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking 
     in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their 
     country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
       H.R. 5054. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office 
     of Whistleblower and Patient Protection; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Foster, Mr. Welch, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
             Quigley):
       H.R. 5055. A bill to reform the housing finance system of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mr. Peters of 
             California):
       H.R. 5056. A bill to improve the efficiency of Federal 
     research and development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Tonko):

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       H.R. 5057. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to permit exemptions for external power 
     supplies from certain efficiency standards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEWART (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and 
             Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 5058. A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and 
     Burros Act to provide for State and tribal management and 
     protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Barber, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Kuster, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Stivers, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Mr. 
             Rooney):
       H.R. 5059. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct 
     of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide 
     prevention programs of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to review the terms or 
     characterization of the discharge or separation of certain 
     individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot program 
     on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
     Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Quigley, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 5060. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5061. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the 
     definition of a member business loan; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 5062. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to specify that privilege is 
     maintained when information is shared by certain 
     nondepository covered persons with Federal and State 
     financial regulators, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 5063. A bill to promote the development of a 
     commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space in the 
     United States and to increase the exploration and utilization 
     of asteroid resources in outer space; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Collins of 
             New York, Mr. Hall, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Burgess, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina):
       H.R. 5064. A bill to require government-wide application of 
     continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and 
     improve the effectiveness of the Federal Government, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Murphy of Florida):
       H.R. 5065. A bill to establish an integrated Federal 
     program to respond to ongoing and expected impacts of extreme 
     weather and climate change by protecting, restoring, and 
     conserving the natural resources of the United States, and to 
     maximize government efficiency and reduce costs, in 
     cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments and 
     other entities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 5066. A bill to reauthorize the National Geological 
     and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 through 
     2019; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 5067. A bill to require the Federal Insurance Office 
     to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the 
     insurance industry; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 5068. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study regarding the proposed 
     United States Civil Rights Trail, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FLEMING (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wittman, and 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 5069. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and 
     Conservation Stamp Act to increase in the price of Migratory 
     Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition 
     of conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 5070. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for improved compliance with the requirements 
     of the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Collins 
             of New York, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 5071. A bill to preserve existing rights and 
     responsibilities with respect to non-prohibited discharges of 
     dredged or fill material under the Clean Water Act; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 5072. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
     renewable electricity standard for retail electricity 
     suppliers and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard 
     for electricity and natural gas suppliers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 5073. A bill to enhance consumer access to electricity 
     information and allow for the adoption of innovative products 
     and services to help consumers manage their energy usage; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Harper, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Carter, Mr. Barr, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Ellmers, 
             Mrs. Capito, and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.J. Res. 118. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to the garnishment of non-Federal 
     wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United 
     States without first obtaining a court order; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VARGAS:
       H. Res. 663. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on the current situation in Iraq and the 
     urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution 
     from the Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group the 
     Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as it expands its 
     control over areas in northwestern Iraq; 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. STOCKMAN:
       H. Res. 664. A resolution providing for the arrest of Lois 
     G. Lerner to answer the charge of contempt of Congress; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. 
             Grimm):
       H. Res. 665. A resolution condemning the murder of Israeli 
     and Palestinian children in Israel and the ongoing and 
     escalating violence in that country; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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