[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1575-1577]
[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. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Ellison, Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Bass, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 634. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Peterson, Ms. Bass, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 635. A bill to facilitate the export of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to 
     remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
     and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal 
     residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
     program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and 
     Financial 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. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Young of 
             Indiana, Mr. Neal, Mr. Schock, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 636. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and 
     for other purposes; 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. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free 
     distributions from individual retirement accounts for 
     charitable purposes; 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. MacARTHUR:
       H.R. 638. A bill to prohibit the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 639. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with respect to drug scheduling recommendations by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and with respect to 
     registration of manufacturers and distributors seeking to 
     conduct clinical testing; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of 
     private foundations; 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.

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           By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Esty, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Joyce, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Schock, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Walz, Mr. Gibson, 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Marino, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Welch, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Murphy of Florida, 
             and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
     qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Coffman, 
             and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 642. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for 
     veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma 
     in specialized outpatient or residential programs at 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick):
       H.R. 643. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to enter into a contract with a non-government entity 
     to conduct a survey of individuals who have used or are using 
     their entitlement to educational assistance under the 
     educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for 
     contributions of food inventory; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 645. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide career education pathways in 
     manufacturing; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. ESTY (for herself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 646. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon 
     Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 647. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 648. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Brownley of California):
       H.R. 649. A bill to authorize borrowers of loans under the 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the 
     interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate 
     for such loans at the time of modification; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FINCHER (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Barr, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 650. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-
     cost mortgage; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 651. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in 
     Providence, Rhode Island, as the ``Sister Ann Keefe Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HANNA (for himself and Ms. Hahn):
       H.R. 652. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
             Quigley):
       H.R. 653. A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information 
     Act), to provide for greater public access to information, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. JOLLY (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
             Rothfus, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Nugent, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Coffman, 
             Mr. Palmer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Gowdy, and 
             Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 654. A bill to prohibit the modification, termination, 
     abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the United 
     States acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 655. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     reform the Federal Communications Commission by requiring an 
     analysis of benefits and costs during the rule making process 
     and creating certain presumptions regarding regulatory 
     forbearance and biennial regulatory review determinations; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Polis, Mr. Massie, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, and Mr. O'Rourke):
       H.R. 656. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to disclosures to governments by communications-
     related service providers of certain information consisting 
     of or relating to communications, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. MENG:
       H.R. 657. A bill to direct the United States Postal Service 
     to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Glendale, New 
     York; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 658. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
     Congress an annual report on the performance of the regional 
     offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Cole, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Jenkins of 
             Kansas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Huelskamp, and 
             Mr. Bridenstine):
       H.R. 659. A bill to reverse the Department of the 
     Interior's listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a 
     threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
     to prevent further consideration of listing of such species 
     as a threatened species or endangered species under that Act 
     pending implementation of the Western Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies' Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide 
     Conservation Plan and other conservation measures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the President not to make an annual 
     budget resolution until all appropriations for the preceding 
     fiscal year are enacted; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H.R. 661. A bill to terminate the Economic Development 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Financial 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. POSEY (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Jolly, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Yoder, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Collins of 
             New York, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Costa, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 662. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's 
     jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect 
     jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing 
     and distribution of traditional and premium cigars; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 663. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make permanent the

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     extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program 
     and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume 
     hospital program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 664. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Peterson):
       H.R. 665. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution to authorize the use of 
     United States Armed Forces against the terrorist organization 
     Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (``ISIL''); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cartwright, and 
             Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H. Res. 67. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of February 12, 2015, as ``Darwin Day'' and recognizing the 
     importance of science in the betterment of humanity; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 68. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One 
     Hundred Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H. Res. 69. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H. Res. 71. A resolution electing Members to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H. Res. 72. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Fourteenth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Res. 73. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     trade to the United States economy and the importance of 
     completing free trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries 
     and the European Union; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Honda, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Loebsack, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H. Res. 74. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of the week of February 2, 2015, through February 6, 2015, as 
     ``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H. Res. 75. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H. Res. 76. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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