[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10296-10297]
[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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 2846. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of cancer care planning 
     and coordination under the Medicare program; 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 2847. A bill to encourage African countries provide 
     first-time access to electricity and power services for at 
     least 50,000,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BARLETTA:
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to penalize aliens who overstay their visas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 2849. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Foster, 
             Mr. Keating, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Welch, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to prevent deaths occurring from drug 
     overdoses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 2851. A bill to require each insurer that considers 
     marital status in the rating or underwriting of an insurance 
     policy to consider the proposed insured to be married if the 
     proposed insured is legally married under the laws of any 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Abraham, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Palazzo):
       H.R. 2852. A bill to provide for the eligibility for burial 
     in Arlington National Cemetery of certain members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. HARPER (for himself and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 2853. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reauthorize technical assistance to small public water 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself and Mr. Amodei):
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the occupational tax on gambling with respect 
     to wagers authorized under State law; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 2855. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the time limitation for use of eligibility and 
     entitlement to educational assistance under certain programs 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed 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 Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2856. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or 
     telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2857. A bill to facilitate the addition of park 
     administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, and Mr. Cardenas):
       H.R. 2858. A bill to phase out cosmetic animal testing and 
     the sale of cosmetics tested on animals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the 
     Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 
     south of the Tucson International Airport as a future part of 
     the Interstate System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2860. A bill to direct the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard 
     Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment 
     and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National 
     Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of 
     the

[[Page 10297]]

     National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend 
     undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Frankel of Florida, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Bass, Mr. Heck of Washington, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 2861. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain 
     recently discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of 
     veteran job training services between the Department of 
     Labor, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Department 
     of Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments 
     in meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
     disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Small Business, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Veterans' 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. ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Walz, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rigell):
       H.R. 2862. A bill to authorize the amendment of the Federal 
     sentencing guidelines to provide for an increase in 2 levels 
     if the defendant intentionally selected any victim or any 
     property as the object of the offense of conviction because 
     of the victim's military service or status as a veteran; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Walz, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rigell):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for 
     legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans' 
     Appeals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 2864. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable 
     fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable 
     volume requirements in prior years; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2865. A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform 
     Act of 2012 to make a technical correction relating to the 
     amendments made by Public Law 113-243; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Foster, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Maxine Waters 
             of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Peters, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 2866. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for 
     pregnant women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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 Mr. HARPER:
       H. Res. 334. A resolution designating the Ulysses S. Grant 
     Association as the organization to implement the bicentennial 
     celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War 
     General and 2-term President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Foster, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, 
             Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Dold, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 335. A resolution congratulating the Chicago 
     Blackhawks on winning the 2015 Stanley Cup Championship; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

                          ____________________