[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9263-9264]
[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. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2709. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled 
     internationally educated health professionals; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Westerman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Russell, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hurd 
             of Texas, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, 
             Mr. Amodei, Mr. Womack, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Love, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Chaffetz, and 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2710. A bill to revise various laws that interfere 
     with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for 
     all lawful purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BLACK:
       H.R. 2711. A bill to delay the provision of the Affordable 
     Care Act premium and cost-sharing subsidies until the 
     eligibility verification process for such subsidies is 
     completed, 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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2712. A bill to streamline the employer reporting 
     process and strengthen the eligibility verification process 
     for the health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing 
     subsidy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Joyce):
       H.R. 2713. A bill to amend title VIII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to 
     support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 2714. A bill to provide for youth jobs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 2715. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide summer 
     electronic benefits transfer for children program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS (for himself, Mr. Graves of Georgia, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
             Flores, and Mr. Amash):
       H.R. 2716. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and Rules, 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 2717. A bill to modify the Federal Ocean Acidification 
     Research and Monitoring Act of 2009, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2718. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered 
     into during military service to debt incurred during military 
     service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred 
     before military service; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Polis, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Heck of Washington, and Mrs. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 2719. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian tribes to further 
     achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2720. A bill to require institutions of higher 
     education to report annually on the use of race, color, or 
     national origin in the admissions process; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Norcross, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, Mr. Takano, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Vargas, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Torres, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 2721. A bill to strengthen and expand proven anti-
     poverty programs and initiatives; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Education and the Workforce, Financial 
     Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Rules, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Harris, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Flores, Mr. Foster, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Farenthold, 
             Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Latta, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Ashford, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Babin, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hardy, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Benishek, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Webster of 
             Florida, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Trott, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mrs. Black, Ms. Titus, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Beyer, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Payne, Ms. Edwards, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Esty, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Guinta, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Hill, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Graves of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Holding, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Meng, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Walden, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Graham, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Hahn, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Polis, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr.

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             Costa, Mr. Himes, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
             Barton, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Katko, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Vargas, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Buck, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Yoder, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Barletta, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Veasey, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Takai, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. McSally, Mrs. 
             Roby, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Maxine Waters 
             of California, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McCaul, 
             Mr. Turner, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Coffman, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kelly 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Griffith, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Ruiz, Mr. Ribble, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Hanna, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Nugent, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dold, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Blum, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Williams, Mr. DeSantis, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Perry, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Rigell, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Israel, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Stivers, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. MacArthur, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Walz, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. Marino, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Tom Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gowdy, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hurd of 
             Texas, Mr. Keating, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2722. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast 
     cancer; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2723. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role 
     in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout 
     the world, for close to half a century; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Barr, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2724. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and 
     hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Polis, and 
             Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2725. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to expand the use of telehealth under the TRICARE 
     program and in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. POSEY (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Blum):
       H.R. 2726. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 50th 
     anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2727. A bill to authorize a land exchange involving 
     Fort Hood, Texas, and the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, to 
     support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation 
     routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic 
     development; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Marino, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that all trade agreements the United States 
     enters into, should provide reasonable access and 
     collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, 
     for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to 
     members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action 
     from prior wars or military conflicts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H. Res. 304. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H. Res. 306. A resolution recognizing the centennial of the 
     wreck of the USS Memphis and encouraging the commemoration of 
     such wreck with appropriate events and activities; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Clawson of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Sires, and Mr. DesJarlais):
       H. Res. 307. A resolution condemning the Republic of the 
     Sudan for its actions to pardon Mubarak Mustafa, who was 
     responsible for the escape of two men convicted of the 
     assassination of John Granville on January 1, 2008, and 
     calling on the United States Department of State to continue 
     to include Sudan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Pocan, and Ms. Moore):
       H. Res. 308. A resolution recognizing the importance of the 
     Wisconsin Idea and the University of Wisconsin System for the 
     benefit they have brought and continue to bring to the State 
     of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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