[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1673-1675]
[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. KLINE (for himself and Mr. Rokita):
       H.R. 5. A bill to support State and local accountability 
     for public education, protect State and local authority, 
     inform parents of the performance of their children's 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BARTON (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Flores, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Carter of 
             Texas, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 666. A bill to adapt to changing crude oil market 
     conditions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Amash, Mr. Reed, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Farr, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 667. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans 
     Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and 
     opinions to veterans regarding participation in State 
     marijuana programs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 668. A bill to make clear that an agency outside of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services may not 
     designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, 
     or other employees under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 
     of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD:
       H.R. 669. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the period of time for which a conditional 
     permit to land temporarily may be granted to an alien 
     crewman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Pallone):
       H.R. 670. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the Medicaid

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     rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid 
     beneficiaries to trusts established by those beneficiaries, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Israel, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Michael F. Doyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Brownley 
             of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Peters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Jenkins of 
             Kansas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Speier, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Walz, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Nunnelee, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schock, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Pitts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Titus, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Esty, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Miss Rice of New York, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Sires, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Adams, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Bass, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Bera, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Love, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Honda, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Ms. 
             Plaskett, and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 671. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique 
     contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary 
     movement for equality in interstate travel; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 672. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the 
     rural community hospital demonstration program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Barr, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Ribble, and Mr. DeSantis):
       H.R. 673. A bill to hold the salaries of Members of a House 
     of Congress in escrow if the House of Congress does not agree 
     to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on 
     a timely basis during a Congress, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Farenthold, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Takano, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Costello 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 674. A bill to require Amtrak to propose a pet policy 
     that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and 
     dogs on certain Amtrak trains, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 675. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Farr, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Pingree, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rangel, and 
             Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 676. A bill to provide for comprehensive health 
     insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved 
     health care delivery, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made 
     automatically by law each year in the rates of disability 
     compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities 
     and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
     survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 678. A bill to promote the use of blended learning in 
     classrooms across America; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 679. A bill to establish a Road Usage Charge Pilot 
     Program to study mileage-based fee systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Brendan 
             F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene 
     fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kuster, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Polis, Mr. Renacci, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       H.R. 681. A bill to make certain luggage and travel 
     articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 682. A bill to withdraw certain land located in Curry 
     County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, 
     appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, 
     location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and 
     operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 683. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from hiring new employees to enforce any provision of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care 
     and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Moore, 
             Ms. Bass, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr.

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             Nolan, Mr. Takai, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 684. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 
     regarding the disparagement of Native American persons or 
     peoples through marks that use the term ``redskin'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Joyce, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Murphy of Florida, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Fincher):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in 
     connection with a mortgage transaction; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Higgins, 
             and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 686. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services 
     in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller 
     privately held companies; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Blum, Mr. Huelskamp, 
             and Mr. Young of Iowa):
       H.R. 687. A bill to prevent States and local jurisdictions 
     from interfering with the production and distribution of 
     agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. 
             Ashford):
       H.R. 688. A bill to reduce the rate of pay for Members of 
     Congress by 10 percent and to eliminate automatic pay 
     adjustments for Members; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, 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. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Massie, Mr. Polis, 
             and Mr. O'Rourke):
       H.R. 689. A bill to permit periodic public reporting by 
     electronic communications providers and remote computer 
     service providers of certain estimates pertaining to requests 
     or demands by Federal agencies under the provisions of 
     certain surveillance laws where disclosure of such estimates 
     is, or may be, otherwise prohibited by law; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 690. A bill to require each agency, in providing 
     notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word 
     plain language summary of the proposed rule; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio):
       H.R. 691. A bill to promote the provision of telehealth by 
     establishing a Federal standard for telehealth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Olson, Mr. Brat, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Black, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Westerman, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Blum, Mr. 
             Woodall, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Fleming, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 692. A bill to ensure the payment of interest and 
     principal of the debt of the United States; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Mooney 
             of West Virginia, and Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia):
       H.R. 693. A bill to establish the Appalachian Forest 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Carter of Texas, and 
             Mr. Williams):
       H.R. 694. A bill to provide that members of the Armed 
     Forces performing hazardous humanitarian services in West 
     Africa to combat the spread of the Ebola virus outbreak shall 
     be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such 
     services were performed in a combat zone; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Amodei, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Zinke, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Costa, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lamborn, and 
             Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 695. A bill to address the bark beetle epidemic, 
     drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high 
     risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management by 
     expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest 
     Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for 
     high-risk areas identified by such States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts 
     from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales 
     price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the African Elephant Conservation 
     Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately 
     regulating ivory in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each 
     agency and department's funding is justified; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKINLEY:
       H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the radical Islamic movement in Afghanistan 
     known as the Taliban should be recognized officially as a 
     foreign terrorist organization by the United States 
     Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H. Res. 77. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 79. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Rules in the One Hundred Fourteenth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H. Res. 80. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H. Res. 81. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One 
     Hundred Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. PALAZZO:
       H. Res. 82. A resolution calling on schools and State and 
     local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has 
     significant educational implications that must be addressed; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. Swalwell of 
             California):
       H. Res. 83. A resolution recognizing the security 
     challenges of convening government officials in one specific 
     place and directing the House of Representatives to take 
     appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can 
     meet in a virtual setting; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and House 
     Administration, 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H. Res. 84. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred 
     Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H. Res. 85. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One 
     Hundred Fourteenth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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