[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9621]
[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. ROYCE (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Engel, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 5537. A bill to promote internet access in developing 
     countries and update foreign policy toward the internet, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 5539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income contributions to the 
     capital of a partnership, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Speier, and Mr. O'Rourke):
       H.R. 5540. A bill to establish a fair and transparent 
     process that will result in the timely consolidation, 
     closure, and realignment of military installations inside the 
     United States and will realize improved efficiencies in the 
     cost and management of military installations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Norcross):
       H.R. 5541. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     establish procedures for Federal credit unions to provide 
     credit union services to underserved areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 5542. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a comprehensive and nationwide 
     system to evaluate the quality of care provided to 
     beneficiaries of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance 
     Program and to provide incentives for voluntary quality 
     improvement; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 5543. A bill to prioritize educating and training for 
     existing and new environmental health professionals; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. JOLLY:
       H.R. 5544. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is 
     in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reichert, 
             Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Nunes, and Mrs. Black):
       H.R. 5545. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of certain rules with respect 
     to certain foreign countries; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5546. A bill to preempt State laws preventing a major 
     city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that 
     occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 5547. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital 
     information and to provide for additional research on 
     consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. 
             Kuster):
       H.R. 5548. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to sell Pershing Hall; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Griffith, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 5549. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     make marijuana accessible for use by qualified medical 
     marijuana researchers, 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. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reichert, 
             Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Nunes, and Mrs. Black):
       H.R. 5550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on United States dollar clearing 
     done for the benefit of Iran or Iranian persons; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 5551. A bill to require advance appropriations for the 
     expenditure of any funds collected by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and 
     Technology, 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. TIPTON:
       H.R. 5552. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to establish an exemption from a rule 
     or regulation to regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, 
     or other similar loans for certain States and Indian tribes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 5553. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require fines collected for violations of the rules 
     of the Municipal Rulemaking Board to be deposited into the 
     Treasury and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to 
     remove a requirement on the use of certain funds; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WAGNER:
       H.R. 5554. A bill to require the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old 
     Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services 
     Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Westerman, 
             Mr. Womack, Mr. Cole, Mr. Takai, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, and 
             Mr. Pearce):
       H. Res. 795. A resolution recognizing the 70th Anniversary 
     of the Fulbright Program; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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