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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5464-H5467 on July 23, 2015.
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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. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr.
Kind):
H.R. 3173. A bill to promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Cleaver, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Love, and Mr. Rush):
H.R. 3174. A bill to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. BONAMICI:
H.R. 3175. A bill to assure equity in contracting between the Federal Government and small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. COOK:
H.R. 3176. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal violation for injuring or destroying property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Polis, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Kline, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Messer, Mr. Grothman,
Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Sablan, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Bucshon, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 3177. A bill to simplify the application used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for postsecondary education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Messer, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Kline, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr.
DeSaulnier):
H.R. 3178. A bill to simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. Kline, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Walberg, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Messer, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Davis of California,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Ms.
Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Mr.
Hudson):
H.R. 3179. A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. Curbelo of Florida,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kline, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. DeSaulnier, and
Mr. Gibson):
H.R. 3180. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr.
McCaul):
H.R. 3181. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and
Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 3182. A bill to advance United States leadership in planetary science and space exploration though education and outreach; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. JOLLY:
H.R. 3183. A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. LAWRENCE:
H.R. 3184. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 26 to be paid from a health savings account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Sean
Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano,
Ms. Sinema, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Capps, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms.
Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney,
Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch,
Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel,
Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Himes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis,
Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Michelle
Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New
Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Norcross, Mr.
O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Quigley, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Schrader, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California,
Mr. Takai, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tonko,
Mrs. Torres, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas,
Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Michael F.
Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Vela, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Payne, Mrs.
Lawrence, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama):
H.R. 3185. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, 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. WOODALL (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
H.R. 3186. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Jones, and
Mr. Polis):
H.R. 3187. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
H.R. 3188. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan:
H.R. 3189. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree,
Mr. Honda, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Polis, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Farenthold, and Mr. Garamendi):
H.R. 3190. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather, and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CHABOT:
H.R. 3191. A bill to amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 with respect to funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act, to amend the Small Business Act to modify loan limitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
H.R. 3192. A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Marino, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen):
H.R. 3193. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require that covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Cicilline):
H.R. 3194. A bill to protect and promote international religious freedom; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
H.R. 3195. A bill to establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises whose franchisees use loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr.
Huffman):
H.R. 3196. A bill to establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Messer,
Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Bridenstine, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Palazzo,
Mr. Jordan, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Harper, Mr. Byrne, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Babin, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Duncan of
Tennessee, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Duffy, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Mullin, Mr.
Benishek, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Foxx, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Long, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Cole, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Smith of Missouri,
Mr. Fincher, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr.
Crawford, Mr. Massie, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
Moolenaar, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Amash, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. Palmer):
H.R. 3197. A bill to prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. AGUILAR:
H.R. 3198. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRAT (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Messer, and
Mr. Palmer):
H.R. 3199. A bill to prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
H.R. 3200. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. CARDENAS (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
H.R. 3201. A bill to support the integration of immigrants to the United States into the economic, social, cultural, and civic life of their local communities and the Nation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CLAWSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
H.R. 3202. A bill to amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HIGGINS:
H.R. 3203. A bill to require prompt responses by mortgage owners of homes in foreclosure to short sale offers to purchase such homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ISRAEL:
H.R. 3204. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
H.R. 3205. A bill to establish the History Is Learned from the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical movements in the United States in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those movements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. Frankel of Florida,
Ms. Moore, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Gallego, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr. Thompson of California,
Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs.
Torres, Mr. Farr, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, and Ms. Bonamici):
H.R. 3206. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income student loan indebtedness discharged in connection with closures of educational institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 3207. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. O'ROURKE:
H.R. 3208. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the timing of deposits relating to the Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Reichert, and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas):
H.R. 3209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SALMON:
H.R. 3210. A bill to prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SCHRADER:
H.R. 3211. A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SCHRADER:
H.R. 3212. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. WILLIAMS:
H.R. 3213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 100 percent bonus depreciation permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BECERRA:
H. Res. 372. A resolution recognizing the importance of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games hosted by the United States of America in Los Angeles, California; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. NOLAN:
H. Res. 373. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for Congress to have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. HECK of Washington (for himself, Mr. Byrne, Mr.
Salmon, Mr. Vela, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Russell, Mr.
Keating, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Larsen of Washington):
H. Res. 374. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Singaporean independence and reaffirming Singapore's close partnership with the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Hultgren, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Foster, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kinzinger of
Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Quigley, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois):
H. Res. 375. A resolution honoring the victims, survivors, and those who responded to the Eastland disaster--a shipwreck which resulted in the deaths of 844 passengers and crew--on its centennial; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BENISHEK:
H. Res. 376. A resolution to refer H.R. 3133, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, of certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRAT:
H. Res. 377. A resolution recognizing ``National Atomic Veterans Day'' on July 16; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Higgins,
Mr. Himes, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms.
Tsongas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. DeFazio):
H. Res. 378. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2015 as ``National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. LANCE (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Marino, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Boustany, Mr.
Messer, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Olson, and Ms. Jenkins of
Kansas):
H. Res. 379. A resolution reaffirming the role of the House of Representatives in the review and approval or disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action relating to the nuclear program of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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