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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2041 
To provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations- 
related swaps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. LAMALFA (for himself and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide equal treatment for utility special entities using 
utility operations-related swaps, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Power Risk 
Management Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSACTIONS WITH UTILITY SPECIAL ENTITIES. 
Section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 1a(49)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2040 
To designate the Atlantic striped bass as the National Fish of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. MACARTHUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the Atlantic striped bass as the National Fish 
of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Striped Bass American 
Heritage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS AS NA-
TIONAL FISH OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, is an 
anadromous species, frequenting and requiring both 
fresh water and salt water throughout its life. 
(2) The Atlantic striped bass has played an im-
portant role in the development and growth of the 
United States. 
(3) The Atlantic striped bass is identified as 
playing a pivotal role in providing the Pilgrims of 
the Plymouth Colony sustenance in 1620. 
(4) The Nation’s first fishing conservation law 
was enacted in 1639, pertaining to the use of Atlan-
tic striped bass. 
(5) The Nation’s first free public school was 
funded with income derived from the income accrued 
from Atlantic striped bass in 1670. 
(6) Atlantic striped bass from the Navesink 
River in New Jersey were transported west to San 
Francisco Bay via railway car in 1879 during the 
country’s great expansion west. 
(7) Atlantic striped bass spawn in freshwater, 
the success of which is influenced by environmental 
conditions, habitat, and water conditions. 
(8) Widespread pollution of coastal estuaries 
and rivers and overfishing in the 1960s and 1970s 
lead to dramatic decline of the Atlantic striped bass 
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II 
Calendar No. 569 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2042 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 25, 2015 
Received 
JULY 14, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing 
carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating units before requiring compli-
ance with such rule, and to allow States to protect house-
holds and businesses from significant adverse effects on 
electricity ratepayers or reliability. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ratepayer Protection 
Act of 2015’’. 
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population and the passage of the Atlantic Striped 
Bass Conservation Act in 1984 (16 U.S.C 5151 et 
seq.). 
(9) Through Executive Order 13449, issued on 
October 24, 2007, Atlantic striped bass in Federal 
waters were afforded protection from sale. 
(10) The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
Act is a regional management success due in part to 
the moratorium authority vested in both the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior who can declare jointly a moratorium on fishing 
for Atlantic striped bass within the coastal waters of 
any coastal State if the Secretaries determine that 
coastal State to be out of compliance with any regu-
latory measures necessary to fully implement and 
enforce the Atlantic striped bass management plan 
within its coastal waters. 
(11) The Atlantic striped bass population re-
sponded positively to management measures and im-
provements to water quality, and was therefore de-
clared rebuilt in 1995. 
(12) The Atlantic striped bass supports signifi-
cant and sustainable commercial and recreational 
fisheries that provide income, employment, and food. 
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(13) The Atlantic striped bass, through its re-
silience and persistence, represents the American 
ideals and spirit that helped shaped the Nation. 
(b) DECLARATION.—The Atlantic striped bass, 
Morone saxatilis, is designated as the National Fish of the 
United States. 
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funds: 
sections 
104(a)(1)(A), 
104(a)(1)(B), 
104(b)(1)(A), 
104(d)(1), 
104(d)(2), 
104(f)(1), 
104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). 
(4) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MINIMUM
GUAR-
ANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee 
under section 105(c) of title 23, United States Code, 
with funds apportioned under this section for the 
minimum guarantee, the $2,800,000,000 set forth in 
paragraph (1) of such section 105(c) shall be treated 
as being $1,866,666,667 and the aggregate of 
amounts apportioned to the States under this sec-
tion for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for 
purposes of such section 105(c), as amounts made 
available under section 105 of such title. 
(5) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET-
ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005,’’. 
(c) 
REPAYMENT
FROM
FUTURE
APPORTION-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce 
the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 
section, to a State for programs under chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2005,
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equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the
provisions of the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the
five-minute rule. Further consideration of the bill for amend-
ment shall proceed by title rather than by paragraph. Each
title shall be considered as read. Points of order against pro-
visions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of
rule XXI are waived. All points of order against amendments
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules
are waived. During further consideration of the bill for
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so print-
ed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may
have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final pas-
•HRES 201 EH
sage without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 202
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members
who change political parties repay certain funds to the political party
from which the change of affiliation was made.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1995
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. FURSE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MEEHAN,
Mrs. SCHROEDER, and Miss COLLINS of Michigan) submitted the follow-
ing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
require that Members who change political parties repay
certain funds to the political party from which the
change of affiliation was made.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives are amended by adding at the end the following new
rule:
‘‘RULE LIII
‘‘REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBER WHO
CHANGES PARTY AFFILIATION
‘‘1. A Member who changes political party affiliation
shall pay to the political party from which the change of
•HRES 202 IH
affiliation is made an amount equal to the amount of all
contributions received by him from that political party
with respect to the most recent election of that Member
to the House.
‘‘2. DEFINITION.—As used in this rule, the term
‘Member’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.’’.
Æ
tents, reported in bands of 1000 starting with 
0–999, pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) title IV; 
‘‘(ii) title V with respect to applica-
tions described in section 501(b)(2)(B); 
and 
‘‘(iii) title V with respect to applica-
tions described in section 501(b)(2)(C). 
‘‘(2) A semiannual report that aggregates the 
number of orders, directives, or national security let-
ters with which the person was required to comply 
into separate categories of— 
‘‘(A) the number of national security let-
ters received, reported in bands of 500 starting 
with 0–499; 
‘‘(B) the number of customer selectors tar-
geted by national security letters, reported in 
bands of 500 starting with 0–499; 
‘‘(C) the number of orders or directives re-
ceived, combined, under this Act for contents, 
reported in bands of 500 starting with 0–499; 
‘‘(D) the number of customer selectors tar-
geted under orders or directives received, com-
bined, under this Act for contents, reported in 
bands of 500 starting with 0–499; 
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IV
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 203
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the
House may declare vacant the office of any Member who publicly an-
nounces a change in political party affiliation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1995
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. FURSE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. KLINK, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. SCHROEDER, and Miss COLLINS of
Michigan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
provide that the House may declare vacant the office
of any Member who publicly announces a change in
political party affiliation.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives are amended by adding at the end the following new
rule:
•HRES 203 IH
‘‘RULE LIII
‘‘DECLARATION OF VACANCY OF SEAT OF MEMBER WHO
CHANGES PARTY AFFILIATION
‘‘1. Whenever any Member having been elected as the
candidate of a political party publicly announces a change
in political party affiliation, then the House may, by reso-
lution, declare vacant the office of that Member.
‘‘2. As used in this rule, the term ‘Member’ means
a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress.’’.
Æ
HRES 204 EH
sideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill to the House with such amendment as
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except one motion
to recommit with or without instructions. The motion to re-
commit may include instructions only if offered by the minor-
ity leader or his designee.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 80
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 204
[Report No. 104–213]
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 21) to terminate the United States
arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 1995
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 21) to terminate
the United States arms embargo applicable to the Gov-
ernment of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (S. 21) to terminate the United States
arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
HRES 204 RH
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed three hours equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on International Relations. After general
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under
the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read.
No amendment shall be in order except an amendment
in the nature of a substitute offered by the Minority Lead-
er or his designee. That amendment shall be considered
as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and
shall not be subject to amendment. At the conclusion of
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such
amendment as may have been adopted. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. The motion to recommit may include instruc-
tions only if offered by the minority leader or his designee.
House Calendar No. 80
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 204
[Report No. 104–213]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 21) to
terminate the United States arms embargo appli-
cable 
to 
the 
Government 
of 
Bosnia 
and
Herzegovina.
JULY 28, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
is deductible from the taxpayer’s gross income under 
section 162(a)(1).’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code (re-
lating to general business credit) is amended by striking 
‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) the active-duty reserve component em-
ployee credit determined under section 45G(a).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 45F the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘45G. Active-duty reserve component employee credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2001. 
SEC. 104. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REG-
ULAR SERVICE. 
(a) AGE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 
(a) of section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person 
is entitled, upon application, to retired pay computed 
under section 12739 of this title, if the person— 
‘‘(A) satisfies one of the combinations of re-
quirements for minimum age and minimum number 
of years of service (computed under section 12732 of 
this title) that are specified in the table in para-
graph (2); 
‘‘(B) performed the last six years of qualifying 
service while a member of any category named in 
section 12732(a)(1) of this title, but not while a 
member of a regular component, the Fleet Reserve, 
or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, except that in 
the case of a person who completed 20 years of serv-
ice computed under section 12732 of this title before 
October 5, 1994, the number of years of qualifying 
service under this subparagraph shall be eight; and 
‘‘(C) is not entitled, under any other provision 
of law, to retired pay from an armed force or re-
tainer pay as a member of the Fleet Reserve or the 
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve. 
‘‘(2) The combinations of minimum age and min-
imum years of service required of a person under subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (1) for entitlement to retired pay 
as provided in such paragraph are as follows:
ure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. An
amendment striking sections 8021 and 8024 of the bill shall
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee
of the Whole. During consideration of the bill for amendment,
the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offer-
ing an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion
of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be con-
sidered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill
to the House with such amendments as may have been adopt-
ed. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or with-
out instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 81
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 205
[Report No. 104–214]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 1995
Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
HRES 205 RH
tember 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2(l)(6) of the rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or sec-
tion 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title rather
than by paragraph. Each title shall be considered as read.
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure
to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. An
amendment striking sections 8021 and 8024 of the bill
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the
Committee of the Whole. During consideration of the bill
for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of
whether the Member offering an amendment has caused
it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House
HRES 205 RH
with such amendments as may have been adopted. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
House Calendar No. 81
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 205
[Report No. 104–214]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126)
making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes.
JULY 28, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
H. Res. 206
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 6, 1995.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legisla-
tive Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes. All points of order against the con-
ference report and against its consideration are waived.
Attest:
Clerk.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Private sector business concerns, which are 
free to respond to the private or public demands of 
the marketplace, constitute the strength of the 
United States economic system. 
(2) Competitive private enterprises are the most 
productive, efficient, and effective sources of goods 
and services. 
(3) Unfair Government competition with the 
private sector of the economy is detrimental to the 
United States economic system. 
(4) Unfair Government competition with the 
private sector of the economy is at an unacceptably 
high level, both in scope and in dollar volume. 
(5) Current law and policy have failed to ad-
dress adequately the problem of unfair Government 
competition with the private sector of the economy. 
(6) It is in the public interest that the Federal 
Government establish a consistent policy to rely on 
the private sector of the economy to provide goods 
and services necessary for or beneficial to the oper-
ation and management of Federal agencies and to 
avoid unfair Government competition with the pri-
vate sector of the economy. 
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