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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 H3293-H3295 on May 26, 2016.
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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 Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:
H.R. 5336. A bill to require Members of the House of Representatives to post information on their official public websites on the costs of trips taken by Members for which expenses were paid by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or other offices of the House of Representatives, to direct the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives to maintain an online clearinghouse on its official public website of all such information for all Members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Coffman, Miss Rice of
New York, and Ms. Titus):
H.R. 5337. A bill to ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Keating, Mr.
King of New York, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Donovan,
Ms. McSally, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Joyce, and Mr. Dold):
H.R. 5338. A bill to reduce passenger wait times at airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr.
Issa):
H.R. 5339. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dold, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
H.R. 5340. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. MICA:
H.R. 5341. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for recalculation of basic annuity benefits for certain air traffic controllers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. NOLAN:
H.R. 5342. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide a midyear cost-of-living increase to account for the lack of an automatic increase for 2016, to apply the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) to future Social Security COLAs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 5343. A bill to require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Polis,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Marino, and Mr.
Posey):
H.R. 5344. A bill to clarify that pilot programs that honor and reward organ donation are not preempted by Federal criminal law and that offering and accepting such benefits in accordance with a pilot program are not criminal acts; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. YOUNG of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
H.R. 5345. A bill to require the Attorney General to establish procedures for expedited review of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal information for purposes of committing identity theft, while purporting to be acting on behalf of the IRS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. YOUNG of Iowa:
H.R. 5346. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr.
Kind):
H.R. 5347. A bill to provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, and Ms. Kuster):
H.R. 5348. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KNIGHT:
H.R. 5349. A bill to reduce government-imposed obstacles to profitability and accessibility for new electric energy projects; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gibson, and
Mr. Takano):
H.R. 5350. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Zinke, and Ms. Stefanik):
H.R. 5351. A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. Ellison, and Mr.
Conyers):
H.R. 5352. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit States from disqualifying individuals convicted of criminal offenses, other than individuals convicted of murder, manslaughter, or sex crimes, from registering to vote or voting in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Katko, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gibson, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Collins of
New York):
H.R. 5353. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
H.R. 5354. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to improve supports for kinship caregivers in child welfare programs and the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ASHFORD (for himself and Mr. Jones):
H.R. 5355. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to assist veterans to obtain certain public transportation jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Carter of Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Hurd of Texas,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Neugebauer,
Mr. Olson, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Vela, Mr. Veasey, Mr.
Barton, Ms. Granger, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Hinojosa):
H.R. 5356. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the ``E. Marie Youngblood Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Hanna):
H.R. 5357. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize an interstate teaching application program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself and Mr. Sanford):
H.R. 5358. A bill to establish Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument in the State of South Carolina as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HUFFMAN:
H.R. 5359. A bill to revise Federal flammability standards for motor vehicle child restraint systems; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. JORDAN (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
DesJarlais, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Chabot):
H.R. 5360. A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kind, and
Mr. Zeldin):
H.R. 5361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
H.R. 5362. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for mental and behavioral health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. Neal):
H.R. 5363. A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Marino, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Hastings, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Cartwright, and Mrs. Dingell):
H.R. 5364. A bill to provide States with flexibility to use Federal IV-E funding for State child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children who need child welfare services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
H.R. 5365. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to include fighters of combat sports in the safety provisions of such Act; 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. MURPHY of Florida (for himself and Mr.
Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 5366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income for seven years amounts earned from the sale of drugs that demonstrate breakthrough therapies for treating Alzheimer's disease; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NORCROSS:
H.R. 5367. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for cost-of-living adjustments indexed to the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and 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 Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 5368. A bill to direct the Department of Transportation to issue regulations to require enhanced security measures for shipments of security sensitive material, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson
Lee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Cummings, and Mrs. Dingell):
H.R. 5369. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start for Infants Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
H.R. 5370. A bill to provide for restrictions related to nuclear cooperation with the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. TSONGAS:
H.R. 5371. A bill to revise repayment terms for certain loans made under the Lowell National Historical Park Historic Preservation Loan Program; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr.
Butterfield):
H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. JONES:
H. Res. 755. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in United States engagements in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries where Americans are serving in harms way; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Fudge, Mr.
Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms.
Stefanik, and Mr. Jeffries):
H. Res. 756. A resolution expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:
H. Res. 757. A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Michelle Lujan
Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Velazquez,
Ms. Meng, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Pingree,
Mr. Langevin, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Titus,
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
Murphy of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Keating, and Mr.
Grijalva):
H. Res. 758. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. FOSTER:
H. Res. 759. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Sablan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr.
Deutch, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Payne):
H. Res. 760. A resolution recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 761. A resolution recognizing the lack of full voting rights in Congress for active duty service members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are District of Columbia residents; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York,
Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Hastings, Ms. Titus, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Mica, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Rokita, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Israel, Mr. Joyce,
Mr. Lance, Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Jenkins of West
Virginia):
H. Res. 762. A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the opening of the National Gallery of Art; to the Committee on House Administration.
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