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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 H7309-H7310 on Nov. 20, 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. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern,
Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Rangel, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York):
H.R. 3543. A bill to permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 and establish a private right of action to enforce compliance with such Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
McIntyre, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Rogers of
Michigan, and Mr. Conaway):
H.R. 3544. A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 3545. A bill to protect the academic futures of collegiate student athletes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Neal, Mr. Becerra, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley,
Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms.
Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Lee of California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Cicilline, and Ms. Fudge):
H.R. 3546. A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Palazzo, and Ms. Edwards):
H.R. 3547. A bill to extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
H.R. 3548. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself and Ms. Kuster):
H.R. 3549. A bill to promote permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the State's Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McClintock,
Mr. Meadows, Mr. Price of Georgia, and Mr. Salmon):
H.R. 3550. A bill to stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ANDREWS:
H.R. 3551. A bill to require the periodic inspection of certain railroad facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 3552. A bill to improve emergency response activities in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 3553. A bill to allow a credit against income tax for employers who pay their Federal contractor employees compensation lost by reason of the Federal Government shutdown; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
H.R. 3554. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Murphy of
Florida, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Ribble, Mr.
Fortenberry, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Carney, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Welch, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Maffei, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Himes, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Ms. Schwartz, Mr.
Walz, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Barber, Ms.
Frankel of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. Michelle Lujan
Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Moran, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Honda, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Matheson, Mr.
Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dingell, Ms.
Brownley of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Peters of California, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 3555. A bill to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mrs. ELLMERS (for herself and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 3556. A bill to establish a program to assist in the importation and care of abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GOSAR:
H.R. 3557. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased protections for consumer or subscriber password information, and to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not access password information pursuant to an order under section 501 of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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. GRAVES of Georgia (for himself, Mr. McIntyre,
Mr. Coble, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pittenger, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. Holding, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Foxx):
H.R. 3558. A bill to provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of the Treasury with authority to more aggressively enforce customs and trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
H.R. 3559. A bill to establish a program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi):
H.R. 3560. A bill to mandate the basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices by law enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. KINGSTON:
H.R. 3561. A bill to prohibit Department of State approval for the Russian space agency to build or operate a ground monitoring station in the United States unless such station does not raise counterintelligence or other national security concerns; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. KINGSTON:
H.R. 3562. A bill to clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ellison, and Mr.
Cicilline):
H.R. 3563. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
H.R. 3564. A bill to make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
H.R. 3565. A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish a biennial commission to develop a comprehensive energy policy for the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. Edwards, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois):
H.R. 3566. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a grant program regarding firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Ribble):
H.R. 3567. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for additional coverage options for beneficiaries under the original Medicare fee-for-service program through a Medicare Link program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. TITUS:
H.R. 3568. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the STEM Education and Training Account in order to enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by providing funding for STEM education and training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Takano):
H.R. 3569. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
H. Res. 424. A resolution prohibiting the consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. DeSANTIS (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Garrett, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Fleming, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Stutzman,
Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Yoho, Mr. McClintock, and Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina):
H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing disapproval of the failure to satisfy the constitutional duty to ``take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed`` and the usurpation of the legislative authority of Congress by the President of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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