[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11087-11089]
[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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Adams, Mr. Moulton, Mr.

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             Takano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brendan 
             F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Plaskett, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sablan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Takai, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Delaney, and Mr. Keating):
       H.R. 2962. A bill to provide greater access to higher 
     education for America's students; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Neal, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Esty, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2963. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
     outsourcing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 2964. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal, State, 
     and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration 
     laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to 
     authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal 
     Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mr. Benishek, and Mr. Bishop of Michigan):
       H.R. 2965. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide certain exceptions to 
     the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational 
     agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself and Mrs. Noem):
       H.R. 2966. A bill to amend the purposes of TANF to include 
     reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, 
     and advancement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 2967. A bill to develop a database of projects that 
     are proven or promising in terms of moving welfare recipients 
     into work; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana:
       H.R. 2968. A bill to provide for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management 
     services for TANF recipients; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOLDING:
       H.R. 2969. A bill to eliminate the separate participation 
     rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2970. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing 
     income to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to bring certainty to the funding of the Highway Trust 
     Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Ted Lieu 
             of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Israel, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Kilmer, and Ms. Michelle Lujan 
             Grisham of New Mexico):
       H.R. 2972. A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage 
     and care for every woman, 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 Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 2973. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require for purposes of education tax credit that the 
     student be lawfully present and that the taxpayer provide the 
     social security number of the student and the employer 
     identification number of the educational institution, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Benishek):
       H.R. 2974. A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
     Accountability Act of 2014 to increase the duration of 
     follow-up care provided under the Veterans Choice Program; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Mr. 
             DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 2975. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the 
     misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Engel, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2976. A bill to replace references to ``wives'' and 
     ``husbands'' in Federal law with references to ``spouses'', 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Mr. 
             Grayson):
       H.R. 2977. A bill to ensure the privacy and security of 
     sensitive personal information, to prevent and mitigate 
     identity theft, to provide notice of security breaches 
     involving sensitive personal information, and to enhance law 
     enforcement assistance and other protections against security 
     breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personal 
     information; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial 
     Services, and 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Keating, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Michelle 
             Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Welch, and Mrs. Bustos):
       H.R. 2978. A bill to require the Treasury to mint coins in 
     commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the 
     adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution, which officially marked

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     the abolishment of slavery in the United States; 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 Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mr. Israel, Mr. Takai, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 2979. A bill to allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection to provide greater protection to servicemembers; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2980. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of 
     arrival of the Pilgrims; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HUELSKAMP:
       H.R. 2981. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that congressional testimony by Department of 
     Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mr. Heck of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to amend title I of the National Housing 
     Act to modify premium charges and the dollar amount 
     limitation on loans for financing alterations, repairs, and 
     improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, 
     including energy efficiency or water conserving home 
     improvements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Takai, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Torres, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Titus, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Davis of California, and 
             Ms. Brownley of California):
       H.R. 2983. A bill to provide drought assistance and 
     improved water supply reliability to the State of California, 
     other western States, and the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and 
     Means, and 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. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 2984. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated 
     as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and 
     court review; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 2985. A bill to require Federal law enforcement 
     agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as 
     well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential 
     informants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 2986. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the 
     criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 
     2010 to clarify the treatment of certain debt and equity 
     instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 2988. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to fund 
     additional school social workers and retain school social 
     workers already employed in high-need local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McCaul, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to encourage the warring parties of South 
     Sudan to resolve their conflict peacefully, 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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H. Res. 349. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Reichert, and Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers):
       H. Res. 351. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding hydroelectric power; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 352. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of a ``Prisoners of Conscience Day''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ruiz, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H. Res. 353. A resolution honoring the accomplishments and 
     legacy of Juan Felipe Herrera; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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