[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8375-8376]
[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. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2602. A bill to enhance enforcement of laws related to 
     cybercrimes against persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2603. A bill to provide for the creation of a safe 
     harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who 
     demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2604. A bill to improve and reauthorize provisions 
     relating to the application of the antitrust laws to the 
     award of need-based educational aid; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 2605. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the 
     laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Hensarling, and Mr. Rokita):
       H.R. 2606. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancement; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Israel, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 2607. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson 
     Heights, New York, as the ``Jeanne and Jules Manford Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Ms. Esty, and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free 
     manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in 
     providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce 
     training; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mrs. 
             Hartzler):
       H.R. 2609. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     repeal the transportation alternatives program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gibson, 
             Mr. Hurd of Texas, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Buck, 
             Ms. Graham, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, and Ms. McSally):
       H.R. 2610. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness 
     of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 2611. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to 
     provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may 
     be imported into the United States by a licensed importer 
     without obtaining authorization from the Department of State 
     or the Department of Defense, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Esty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H.R. 2612. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds 
     to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 
     conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 
     violence prevention; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr. DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 2613. A bill to provide for the development and use of 
     technology for personalized handguns, to require that all 
     handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the 
     United States incorporate such technology, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an expert advisory panel 
     regarding relative value scale process used under the 
     Medicare physician fee schedule, 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 Ms. PLASKETT:
       H.R. 2615. A bill to establish the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States Centennial Commission; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Huffman, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2616. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     study on urban flooding, 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 Mrs. RADEWAGEN:
       H.R. 2617. A bill to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 
     2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage 
     applicable to American Samoa; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 2618. A bill to amend the Employee Polygraph 
     Protection Act of 1988 to provide an exemption from the 
     protections of that Act with regard to certain prospective 
     employees whose job would include caring for or interacting 
     with children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 2619. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to Patriot employers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2620. A bill to amend the United States Cotton Futures 
     Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 2621. A bill to impose sanctions against individuals 
     who are nationals of the People's Republic of China who are 
     responsible for gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights committed against other individuals 
     in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; 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. TONKO:
       H.R. 2622. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
     stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Esty, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Res. 289. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue 
     and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress 
     comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second 
     Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including 
     expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial 
     gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United 
     States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a 
     Federal crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PITTS (for himself and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 290. A resolution calling for the global repeal of 
     blasphemy laws; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. PLASKETT:
       H. Res. 291. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th 
     Anniversary of the purchase of the territories known as the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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