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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3094-H3095 on June 4, 2013.
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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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Flores, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Wittman):
H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the functions of the former Minerals Management Service into distinct and separate agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr.
Peters of California, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Collins of
New York):
H.R. 2232. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan pertaining to a single contract with a Federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors at any level of subcontracting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 2233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
H.R. 2234. A bill to reduce and prevent the sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal employment purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal, Mr.
Tierney, and Ms. Tsongas):
H.R. 2235. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Ms.
Chu, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Chaffetz, and Mr. Coble):
H.R. 2236. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to modify the definition of micro entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Polis, and Mr. Loebsack):
H.R. 2237. A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. COSTA (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas):
H.R. 2238. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. COTTON:
H.R. 2239. A bill to reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Polis, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Lee of California):
H.R. 2240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Mr. Harris):
H.R. 2241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for owning certain disaster resilient property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGEL:
H.R. 2242. A bill to enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ENYART:
H.R. 2243. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Crawford,
Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Womack):
H.R. 2244. A bill to designate the attack that occurred at a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, in which Private William Long of the United States Army was killed and Private Quinton Ezeagwula of the United States Army was wounded, as an international terrorist attack for which the two soldiers are to be awarded the Purple Heart; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LANKFORD:
H.R. 2245. A bill to prohibit the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation from making grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself and Ms.
Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico):
H.R. 2246. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to limit the penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. LUMMIS:
H.R. 2247. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps,
Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, and Ms.
Tsongas):
H.R. 2248. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Foster, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Polis):
H.R. 2249. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Renacci, and Mrs.
Bustos):
H.R. 2250. A bill to require the head of each executive agency to submit a report on the implementation of Government Accountability Office reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. Kline, Mr.
Paulsen, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. Nolan):
H.R. 2251. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the ``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Paulsen, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Delaney, and Mr. Schock):
H.R. 2252. A bill to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SCHOCK:
H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
H.R. 2254. A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr.
Delaney):
H.R. 2255. A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Nolan, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Ellison, and Mr. Peterson):
H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve the coordination of refinery outages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
H.R. 2257. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a pilot program to award grants to units of general local government and community-based organizations to create jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. BENTIVOLIO:
H. Res. 245. A resolution recognizing the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, calling for the release of Dr. Wang Bingzhang, and for other reasons; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas,
Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Olson,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. King of
New York):
H. Res. 246. A resolution expressing condolences to the families and loved ones of firefighters Matthew Renaud, Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, and Anne Sullivan and standing in solidarity with their families, members of the Houston Fire Department, and entire Houston community, as they mourn the loss of these 4 remarkable and selfless heroes who represented the best of the Houston community and exemplify the qualities of firefighters serving communities throughout the Nation; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lance, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
H. Res. 247. A resolution expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Bordallo,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis, Ms.
Moore, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. Frankel of
Florida, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Engel):
H. Res. 248. A resolution recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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