[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 308-309]
[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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 204. A bill to continue restrictions against and 
     prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North 
     Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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 Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 205. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found 
     to have been unlawfully present in the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Loudermilk, 
             Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Perry):
       H.R. 206. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to carry out 
     memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
     the President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 207. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide 
     for improvements to small business development centers; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Meng, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 208. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish a program to make loans 
     to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by 
     Superstorm Sandy; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Marino):
       H.R. 209. A bill to permanently allow an exclusion under 
     the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid 
     program for compensation provided to individuals who 
     participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or 
     conditions; 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. MEADOWS (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Roskam, and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a 
     higher education institution's employer health care shared 
     responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 211. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of Federal 
     agency environmental review responsibilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Quigley, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 212. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for the assessment and management of the risk of 
     cyanotoxins in drinking water, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Labrador, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
     employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
     numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the 
     Federal excise tax on petroleum; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 215. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of 
     administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     during sequestration; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 216. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
     Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial 
     veterans review, to establish in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cole, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Schock, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Harper, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Yoho, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr.

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             Graves of Missouri, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barletta, Mr. Walker, Mr. Barr, Mr. Flores, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Crawford, 
             Mr. Fleming, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Johnson 
             of Ohio, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Yoder, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Massie, Mr. Harris, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Olson, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. 
             Westerman, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, and Mr. Brooks of Alabama):
       H.R. 217. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 218. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical 
     care under the CHAMPVA program; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 219. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 220. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical 
     care under the CHAMPVA program; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stewart, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Massie, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. 
             Huelskamp):
       H.R. 221. A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health 
     insurance issuers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 222. A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States from providing financial support for certain 
     high carbon intensity energy projects; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOYCE (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Collins of New York, 
             Mr. Nolan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Renacci, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 223. A bill to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration 
     Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 224. A bill to require the Surgeon General of the 
     Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report 
     on the effects of gun violence on public health; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 225. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other 
     firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to 
     permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by 
     the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 226. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a 
     firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or 
     receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk 
     individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Duncan 
             of South Carolina, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee):
       H.R. 227. A bill to prohibit the use of funds for certain 
     immigration-related policies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 228. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
     authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
     Program through fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. 
             McCaul):
       H.R. 229. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a biometric exit data system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Rooney 
             of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Posey, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Clawson of 
             Florida, Ms. Frankel of Florida, and Ms. Graham):
       H.R. 230. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2000 to authorize the Central Everglades Planning 
     Project, Florida; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 231. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve 
     Area Critical Restoration Project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced 
     domestically by certain qualifying producers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 233. A bill to allow reviews of certain families' 
     incomes every 3 years for purposes of determining eligibility 
     for certain Federal assisted housing programs; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 234. A bill to provide for the sharing of certain 
     cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information 
     between the intelligence community and cybersecurity 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Homeland 
     Security, 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. CALVERT:
       H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding outreach to families of members of the 
     Armed Forces who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in 
     other conflicts; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H. Res. 23. A resolution congratulating the San Antonio 
     Spurs for winning the 2014 National Basketball Association 
     (NBA) League Championship; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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