[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8461-8462]
[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. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Messer):
       H.R. 5415. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income student loan payments made 
     by an employer on behalf of an employee; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 5416. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving 
     hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice 
     Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, and Mr. Heck of Washington):
       H.R. 5417. A bill to require full spending of the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, provide for expanded uses of the 
     Fund, and prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DUFFY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. Fleming, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Babin, Mr. Joyce, and Mr. 
             Burgess):
       H.R. 5418. A bill to prohibit the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration from 
     allowing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions 
     contract to lapse unless specifically authorized to do so by 
     an Act of Congress; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUINTA:
       H.R. 5419. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     extend the examination cycle of the National Credit Union 
     Administration to 18 months for certain credit unions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5420. A bill to authorize the American Battle 
     Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the 
     Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marne-la-Coquette, France; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 5421. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     apply the exemption from State regulation of securities 
     offerings to securities listed on a national security 
     exchange that has listing standards that have been approved 
     by the Commission; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 5422. A bill to ensure funding for the National Human 
     Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Esty, Ms. Meng, Mr.

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             Lewis, Mr. Crowley, and Mrs. Lawrence):
       H.R. 5423. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to provide an incentive for households participating in 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase 
     certain nutritious fruits and vegetables that are beneficial 
     to good health; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HURT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Foster, and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 5424. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 and to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
     amend its rules to modernize certain requirements relating to 
     investment advisers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             King of New York, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Kuster, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Hastings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Meng, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Keating, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 5425. A bill to require the President to designate a 
     legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders 
     Day; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Gabbard, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cartwright, and 
             Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 5426. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the 
     uniformed services with respect to their employment and 
     reemployment rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DOLD:
       H.R. 5427. A bill to prohibit the use of education funds 
     provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 for excess payments to certain retirement or pension 
     systems; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 5428. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to use 
     the same residences as the servicemembers; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself and Mr. Hurt of Virginia):
       H.R. 5429. A bill to improve the consideration by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits 
     of its regulations and orders; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Westerman, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Ratcliffe):
       H.R. 5430. A bill to exempt from the Lacey Act and the 
     Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between 
     any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 5431. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to 
     health care entities to lease, purchase, or build health care 
     facilities for female patients to provide hospital care and 
     medical services to qualified female veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOYCE (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 5432. A bill to prevent the abuse of opiates, to 
     improve response and treatment for the abuse of opiates and 
     related overdoses, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK:
       H.R. 5433. A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 
     2010 to clarify the use of the WMAT Settlement Fund; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hill, and 
             Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 5434. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of 
     certain debt collectors; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 5435. A bill to prohibit the payment of bonuses to 
     certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees pending 
     filling of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
     director positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5436. A bill to amend the Bipartisan Congressional 
     Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require 
     any trade agreement to which the United States is a party to 
     stipulate the ability of the United States to deny the 
     benefits of any dispute settlement claim that challenges any 
     measure relating to human health that is adopted, maintained, 
     or enforced by the United States in its territory, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 5437. A bill to implement a mandatory random drug 
     testing program for certain employees of the Indian Health 
     Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 5438. A bill to authorize certain private rights of 
     action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 for 
     violations that damage certain businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5439. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with 
     the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5440. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the 
     public utility property energy investment tax credit 
     limitation in the case of solar energy property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5441. A bill to prohibit the National Endowment for 
     the Arts to use funds to make grants for Literature 
     Fellowships: Translation Projects; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 5442. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for 
     free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from 
     tip-over-related death or injury, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 5443. A bill to provide for mandamus actions under 
     chapter 601 of title 49 of the United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Hastings, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5444. A bill to prohibit the unlawful denial of any 
     benefit to or deprivation of a right of a United States 
     citizen by reason of age, or the immigration status of that 
     citizen's parent or legal guardian, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H. Con. Res. 135. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 2328; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HECK of Washington (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, and Mr. McDermott):
       H. Res. 773. A resolution to express support for 
     recognition of June 2016 as National Orca Protection Month; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. 
             Bonamici):
       H. Res. 774. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as 
     ``Hemp History Week''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeSANTIS (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas):
       H. Res. 775. A resolution recognizing the impact of Sister 
     Cities International and expressing support for the 
     designation of July 15, 2016, as ``Sister Cities 
     International Day''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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