[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9326-9328]
[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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5494. A bill to reform our government, reduce the grip 
     of special interests, and return our democracy to the 
     American people through increased transparency and oversight 
     of our elections and government; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial 
     Services, and 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. KEATING (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 5495. A bill to require that certain information 
     relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS 
     database, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 5496. A bill to extend protections under the Family 
     and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to part-time workers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 5497. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain 
     hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban 
     areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Benishek, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Buck, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Jody 
             B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Walker, Mr. Meadows, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Williams, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Cole, 
             Mrs. Love, Mr. Flores, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Bridenstine, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mr. Perry, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             DeSantis, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Yoho, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Allen, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Blum, Mr. 
             Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Messer):
       H.R. 5499. A bill to require the appropriation of funds to 
     use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement 
     received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Beyer, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Lee, Ms. Tsongas, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Polis, Mr. Farr, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. 
             Cardenas):
       H.R. 5500. A bill to protect taxpayers from liability 
     associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining 
     operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 5501. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 5502. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide alternative identity verification procedures for 
     individuals applying for Federal student assistance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. VEASEY:
       H.R. 5503. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prohibit institutions of higher education from denying 
     students admission on the basis of immigration or 
     naturalization status; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Ms. Graham, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Esty, and 
             Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5504. A bill to require that certain information 
     relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS 
     database, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 5505. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to require annual studies on ending 
     the conservatorship of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Cardenas):
       H.R. 5506. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide 
     integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage 
     renal disease, 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

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     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 5507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit certain taxpayers from itemizing deductions 
     for a taxable year if the taxpayers fail to submit proof of 
     clean drug tests with their tax returns; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 5508. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to remove certain restrictions on advertising 
     and public relations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Messer, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Bucshon, and Mr. Young of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 5509. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
     as the ``Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5510. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to establish new requirements relating to investigations, 
     consent orders, and reporting requirements, and for other 
     purposes; 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. DELANEY (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 5511. A bill to require the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation to implement regulations easing certain 
     restrictions on non-profit community development financial 
     institution banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Programs under the Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to add gender-
     responsive services to the list of authorized grant purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. 
             Loudermilk, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Dold, and Mr. 
             Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 5513. A bill to provide for Federal agency 
     accountability and improve the effectiveness of major rules 
     in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by requiring 
     retrospective review and report, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 5514. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for increased flexibility in blood 
     donor screening, while maintaining a safe blood donor pool, 
     during times of national or local need; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Hanna):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify 
     that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution 
     or expenditure in connection with any election in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H.R. 5516. A bill to establish a National Flood Research 
     and Education Center to provide research, data, and 
     recommendations on physical science, social science, economic 
     analysis, policy analysis, risk analysis, monitoring, 
     predicting, and planning as they relate to flooding and 
     flood-related issues; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Mulvaney, and Mr. 
             Salmon):
       H.R. 5517. A bill to require States to distribute funds for 
     elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers 
     for eligible students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 5518. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees 
     to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to 
     participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's 
     educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify 
     that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and 
     to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 5519. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to 
     care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
     sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health 
     condition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, 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 Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, and Ms. Sinema):
       H.R. 5520. A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title 
     to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for 
     purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal 
     reversionary interest to the City; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MESSER:
       H.R. 5521. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to authorize private parties to compel 
     the Bureau to seek sanctions by filing civil actions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 5522. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to require that civil investigative 
     demands be appealed to courts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 5523. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from carrying out 
     seizures relating to a structuring transaction unless the 
     property to be seized derived from an illegal source or the 
     funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the 
     violation of another criminal law or regulation, to require 
     notice and a post-seizure hearing for such seizures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 5524. A bill to repeal the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 5525. A bill to prohibit universal service support of 
     commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service 
     through the Lifeline program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 5526. A bill to improve the authority of the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other 
     employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 5527. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to require congressional review of 
     rulemaking of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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 Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Kline, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Heck of 
             Nevada, Mr. Messer, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Brat, Mr. Carter 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
             Russell, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Stefanik, and 
             Mr. Allen):
       H.J. Res. 95. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule

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     submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and 
     delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, 
     professional, outside sales, and computer employees; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Grayson, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jolly, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Clawson of Florida, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Marino, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Salmon, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Dent, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Issa, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Chabot, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Esty, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Vela, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Costa, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Israel, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Sires, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Keating, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Polis, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Kind, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Takano, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and 
             Mr. Cardenas):
       H. Res. 789. A resolution condemning the horrific acts of 
     terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, 
     and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by 
     that tragedy; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona):
       H. Res. 790. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of July 2, 2016, as the ``National Day of 
     Personal Reflection and Repentance''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:
       H. Res. 791. A resolution supporting the recognition of 
     2016 as the ``Year of Pulse Crops'' and acknowledging the 
     nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health 
     of pulse crops; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

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