“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record on July 24, 2013

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record on July 24, 2013

Volume 159, No. 107 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5049-H5050 on July 24, 2013.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Coble, Mr.

Franks of Arizona, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Marino, Mr.

Collins of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr.

LaMalfa):

H.R. 2804. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. POE of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B.

Maloney of New York, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Nolan):

H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Kind):

H.R. 2806. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that importation of certain containers containing de minimis residual matter shall be excepted from the Customs laws of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Thompson of

California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs.

Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo,

Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California,

Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.

Coffman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Connolly, Mr.

Costa, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene,

Mr. Dent, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.

Dingell, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr.

Enyart, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farenthold, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr.

Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gardner, Mr.

Garrett, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Griffin of

Arkansas, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr.

Hanna, Mr. Harper, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huffman,

Mr. Hurt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms.

Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York,

Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lance, Mr.

Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of

California, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.

Luetkemeyer, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mrs.

Lummis, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr.

Matheson, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre,

Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of

Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr.

Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Negrete

McLeod, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr.

Perlmutter, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Roe of

Tennessee, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of

Maine, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North

Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr.

Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rokita, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.

Runyan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.

Schiff, Mr. Schock, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schwartz, Mr.

Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.

Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Slaughter,

Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Speier, Mr. Terry, Mr.

Thornberry, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Tsongas, Mr.

Turner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz, Mr. Watt, Mr.

Waxman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.

Wittman, Mr. Womack, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young of

Alaska):

H.R. 2807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MATHESON:

H.R. 2808. A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Harris):

H.R. 2809. A bill to delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, and 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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Upton,

Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Dingell):

H.R. 2810. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment for physicians' services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Mr.

Grijalva):

H.R. 2811. A bill making supplemental appropriations for the National Institutes of Health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Ms.

Bass, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Johnson of Georgia,

Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr.

Cohen):

H.R. 2812. A bill to encourage States to prohibit ``stand your ground'' laws and require neighborhood watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Justice, to direct the Attorney General to study such laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COTTON:

H.R. 2813. A bill to amend the Water Supply Act of 1958 to establish a mechanism to permit State and local interests to release to the United States future water storage rights associated with Corps of Engineers reservoir projects; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. Womack):

H.R. 2814. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Main Street in Strawberry, Arkansas, as the ``Noel Austin Harris, Jr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B.

Maloney of New York, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois,

Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms.

Moore):

H.R. 2815. A bill to authorize a pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention with respect to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under the FHA mortgage insurance programs by providing for in-person contact outreach activities with mortgagors under such mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr.

Hinojosa, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms.

Moore):

H.R. 2816. A bill to extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. HARRIS:

H.R. 2817. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to remove the non-discrimination requirements relating to health care providers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 2818. A bill to repeal the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed 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. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr.

Turner, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Joyce, Mrs. Beatty, Mr.

Latta, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Wenstrup,

Mr. Stivers, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Kaptur, and

Mr. Gibbs):

H.R. 2819. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the ``Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. RIBBLE (for himself and Mr. Harris):

H.R. 2820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for equity relating to medical costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.

Clyburn, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Enyart, Ms.

Hanabusa, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bass, Mr. Butterfield, Ms.

Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Conyers, Ms.

Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cardenas, Ms.

Lee of California, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.

DeLauro, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr.

Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tonko, Ms.

Shea-Porter, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sablan, Mr.

Cartwright, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Nadler, Mr.

Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Ms.

Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, Ms. Moore,

Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.

Al Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David

Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.

Edwards, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries,

Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Danny K.

Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.

Carson of Indiana, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Lewis,

Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Garcia,

Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Deutch,

Mr. Meeks, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Keating):

H.R. 2821. A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr.

Bishop of Utah):

H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.

Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Mulvaney, and

Mr. Price of Georgia):

H.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.

Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Mulvaney):

H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. Roskam):

H. Res. 316. A resolution expressing heartfelt condolences and support to the people of India and all those affected in the aftermath of the deadly flash floods and landslides triggered by massive monsoons of June 2013, which devastated many states in northern India; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hoyer, Ms.

Brownley of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Roybal-

Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr.

Cardenas, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McCarthy of California,

Mr. McKeon, Mr. Royce, Ms. Waters, Ms. Chu, Mr.

Sherman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Negrete McLeod,

Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Schiff):

H. Res. 317. A resolution celebrating the upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, California; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 107

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