[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20109-20110]
[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. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 4237. A bill to increase public safety by permitting 
     the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the 
     issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected 
     terrorists, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Bera, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Takai, Mr. Takano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Swalwell of California):
       H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital 
     Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms 
     relating to minorities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Katko, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
             Loudermilk, and Mr. Ratcliffe):
       H.R. 4239. A bill to require intelligence community 
     reporting on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe 
     havens abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Ratcliffe, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 4240. A bill to require an independent review of the 
     operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening 
     Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARINO (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             and Mrs. Comstock):
       H.R. 4241. A bill to establish the United States Copyright 
     Office as an agency in the legislative branch, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:
       H.R. 4242. A bill to strengthen the Federal statutes 
     designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 4243. A bill to improve Federal disaster relief and 
     emergency assistance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 4244. A bill to prohibit the admission of certain 
     aliens as refugees until the costs of admission and 
     resettlement of such refugees have been addressed, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PINGREE (for herself and Mr. Poliquin):
       H.R. 4245. A bill to exempt importation and exportation of 
     sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, 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. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Jody B. Hice of 
             Georgia, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Harper, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Costa):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) 
     and recognizing 50 years of organized academic veterinary 
     medicine in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Hartzler, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Flores, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Walker, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Babin, 
             Mr. Grothman, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Barr, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Yoho):
       H. Res. 564. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of 
     Christmas

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     should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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