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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special expensing rules for certain film and television productions.

1. Extension of special expensing rules for certain film and television productions (a) In general Subsection (f) of section 181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2014 and inserting December 31, 2016 . (b) Effective dates The amendment made by this section shall apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2014.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2563 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Beyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow truck operations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act . 2. Regulation of tow truck operators Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the price of and all that follows through transportation is and inserting the regulation of tow truck operations .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Mr. Westerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restore the regular Medicaid matching rate for newly eligible individuals under the Affordable Care Act and to apply up to $15 billion of the savings each year to the Highway Trust Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing American Road and Jobs Act of 2015 . 2. Restoration of regular Medicaid matching rate for newly eligible individuals under the Affordable Care act and applying savings to Highway Trust Fund (a) Sunsetting higher Medicaid matching rate and restoring regular FMAP for newly eligible individuals under the ACA Section 1905(y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(y) ) is amended by striking , shall be equal to and all that follows and inserting , for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2017, shall be equal to 100 percent. . (b) Application of up to $15 billion of savings each year to the Highway Trust Fund (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall estimate, for each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2017, the net reductions in Federal expenditures with respect to the calendar quarter resulting from the amendment made by subsection (a). Insofar as the Secretary determines that the amount initially estimated under this paragraph for a calendar quarter is not accurate, the Secretary shall adjust such estimate and the adjusted estimate shall apply so as to adjust the amount appropriated under paragraph (2) for such calendar quarter, subject to the limitation of subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. (2) Appropriation to Highway Trust Fund (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), there are hereby appropriated and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund, from any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each calendar quarter to which paragraph (1) applies, an amount equivalent to the amount estimated by the Secretary for such calendar quarter. (B) Limitation of transfer to $15 billion in any year In no case shall the total amount appropriated and transferred under subparagraph (A) for the 4 quarters in any year exceed $15,000,000,000.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2015 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Ms. Lee , Mr. Massie , Mr. Jones , Mr. Amash , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Delaney , and Mr. Grayson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Select 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 A BILL To consolidate within the Department of Defense all executive authority regarding the use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drone Reform Act . 2. Department of Defense executive authority over use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (a) DOD executive authority (1) Prohibition No operation involving the use of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle shall be carried out under the authority of a department or agency of the Federal Government other than the Department of Defense. (2) Use by military personnel Only uniformed members of the United States Armed Forces may— (A) operate, or order the operation of, an armed unmanned aerial vehicle; or (B) operate or fire, or order the operation or firing of, any weapon or other munition carried on an armed unmanned aerial vehicle. (3) Applicable law The operation and use of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle shall be subject to the requirements of title 10 of the United States Code. (b) Rules of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed— (1) to limit or expand any authority of any component of the Federal Government to provide advice, including intelligence, to the Department of Defense in support of actions described in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a); or (2) to create any authority, or expand any existing authority, for the Federal Government to kill any person. (c) Unmanned aerial vehicle The term unmanned aerial vehicle means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft. The term includes aircraft referred to as a drone, UAV, unmanned aircraft (UA), unmanned aerial system (UAS), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), remotely operated aircraft (ROA), and unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAVS). (d) Effective date This section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2572 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2015 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McDermott , and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the extension of the tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act of 2015 . 2. Prevention of extension of tax collection period for members of the armed forces who are hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (a) In general Section 7508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Collection period after assessment not extended as a result of hospitalization With respect to any period of continuous qualified hospitalization described in subsection (a) and the next 180 days thereafter, subsection (a) shall not apply in the application of section 6502. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxes assessed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2015 Mr. Norcross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for the graves of dependents of veterans buried in county, private, or other cemeteries.

1. Department of Veterans Affairs furnished headstones and markers for graves of veterans’ spouses (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking section 2402(a)(4), (5), and (6) and inserting section 2402(a)(4) and (6) ; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking section 2402(a)(5) and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: paragraph (5) or (9) of section 2402(a) of this title who is buried in any cemetery in the United States. ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , (4), after paragraph (2) ; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting , or as a dependent of a veteran after status as a veteran . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after November 11, 1998.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2574 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2015 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide that any future increases in such minimum wage shall be determined by the government of American Samoa.

1. Minimum wage applicable to American Samoa Section 8103(b)(2) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(b)(2) note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking on the date of enactment of this Act and inserting May 1, 2015 ; and (B) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: (B) increased thereafter by such amount and at such time as determined by the government of American Samoa. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2575 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2015 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

1. Minimum wage applicable to American Samoa Section 8103(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(b)(2)(C) note) is amended by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, 2015, and 2016 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2580 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2015 Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015 . 2. Technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception (a) In general Section 114(d) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3106(b) and 10312(b) of Public Law 111–148 , section 1206(b)(2) of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–67 ), and section 112 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, is amended, in paragraph (7), by striking The moratorium under paragraph (1)(A) and inserting Any moratorium under paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 112 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. 3. Modification to Medicare long-term care hospital outlier payments Section 1886(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Treatment of outlier payments (A) Reduction factor in establishing outlier pool Under the system described in paragraph (1), for rate years beginning on or after October 1, 2016, in adjusting the standard Federal rate for outlier payments, the Secretary shall apply a reduction factor of 8 percent to establish an outlier pool. (B) Limitation on payment amounts In reimbursing outlier payments under such system for such rate years, the Secretary shall structure pool payments such that the amounts paid in a rate year for outlier payments do not exceed an amount equivalent to 99.0625 percent of the outlier pool established under subparagraph (A) for such rate year. (C) Waiver of budget neutrality Any reduction in payments resulting from the application of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not be taken into account in applying any budget neutrality provision under such system. (D) No effect on site neutral payment rate This paragraph shall not apply with respect to the computation of the applicable site neutral payment rate under paragraph (6). .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mr. Israel (for himself and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanchez-Young Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act . 2. Elimination of title II waiting period for terminally ill individuals (a) In general Section 223(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of any application for disability insurance benefits filed by an individual who is determined to be under a disability and who is determined to be terminally ill by a primary care provider (as defined by the individual’s State of residence), medical specialist, or other qualified provider or with respect to whom the Commissioner has determined would otherwise suffer undue hardship by application of a waiting period, this paragraph shall be applied without regard to any waiting period. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual is considered to be terminally ill if the individual has a medical prognosis that the individual's life expectancy is 12 months or less. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item.

1. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission (a) Amendment Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 154 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of such item not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Commission has received dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an item that is adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption.

1. Timely availability of changes to rules of the Commission (a) Amendment Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 154 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Not later than 24 hours after adopting a provision that will appear in the Code of Federal Regulations, or an amendment to or repeal of a provision that appears in the Code of Federal Regulations, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of the provision adopted or repealed, or the text indicating how the provision is being amended, as the case may be. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to a provision, or an amendment to or repeal of a provision, that is adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2589 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item.

1. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission (a) Amendment Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 154 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of such item not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Commission has received dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an item that is adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 451 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2589 [Report No. 114–581] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 23, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Lance , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Long , and Mr. Stewart May 23, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 1, 2015 A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption.

1. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission (a) Amendment Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 154 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of such item not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Commission has received dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an item that is adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. .

May 23, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2590 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mr. Gibson (for himself and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Young Farmer Success Act of 2015 . 2. Eligibility of certain farm and ranch workers for student loan forgiveness (a) Eligibility Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of clause (i); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a full-time job as an employee or manager of a qualified farm or ranch. . (b) Definition Section 455(m)(3) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Qualified farm or ranch The term qualified farm or ranch means, with respect to a year, a farm or ranch whose earnings of gross revenue during the year from the sale of agricultural products are equal to or greater than— (i) in the case of 2015, $35,000; or (ii) in the case of any succeeding year, the amount applicable under this subparagraph for the previous year increased by the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) for the most recent year preceding such year. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2592 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Allen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission.

1. Publication of documents in advance of FCC voting (a) In general Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 154 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) (1) The Commission may not adopt any order, decision, report, or action by vote of the Commission, unless the Chairman causes the Commission to publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of such order, decision, report, or action— (A) not later than 24 hours after the time such text is placed on circulation for review by the Commissioners; or (B) not later than 21 days before the date on which the vote is to occur. (2) The text published pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be the text intended at the time of the publishing to be subject to a vote. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prevent the Commission from making changes to the text after the publishing. (3) This subsection shall not apply to a portion of any order, decision, report, or action if the publishing of such portion is likely to lead to a result described in a paragraph of section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an order, decision, report, or action the text of which is placed on circulation after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission.

1. Identification and description of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission (a) In general Section 5(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 155(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Not later than 48 hours before the time when an order, decision, report, or action is made or taken pursuant to delegation under paragraph (1), such order, decision, report, or action shall be identified and briefly described on the Internet website of the Commission, unless the authority to which the delegation is made for good cause finds that such identification and description are likely to lead to a result described in a paragraph of section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. This paragraph shall not apply with respect to an order, decision, report, or action that— (A) does not receive a delegated authority number pursuant to the procedures of the Commission; (B) is made or taken on authority delegated to an administrative law judge; or (C) is made or taken to address an immediate threat to health or safety that constitutes an emergency requiring an expedited response from the Commission. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an order, decision, report, or action made or taken after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture , Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 A BILL To prohibit the obligation of certain funds until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency withdraws the rule relating to the definition of waters of the United States .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don’t Ignore the Will of the American People Act . 2. Limitation on obligation of funds None of the unobligated funds available for the Office of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under division F of Public Law 113–235 may be obligated after the date of enactment of this section until the Administrator rescinds the rule entitled Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States and signed by the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary of the Army on May 26, 2015.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 . 2. Extension Relating to the application of the antritrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid Section 568 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting or after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ; or and inserting a period at the end; and (C) by striking paragraph (4); and (2) in subsection (d), by striking 2015 and inserting 2022 .
IB Union Calendar No. 169 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2604 [Report No. 114–224] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary July 23, 2015 Additional sponsor: Mr. Cicilline July 23, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 . 2. Extension Relating to the application of the antritrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid Section 568 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting or after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ; or and inserting a period at the end; and (C) by striking paragraph (4); and (2) in subsection (d), by striking 2015 and inserting 2022 .

July 23, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2606 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Issa , Mr. Hensarling , and Mr. Rokita ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancement.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Roads Not Roses Act . 2. Landscaping and scenic enhancement funding discontinued (a) Repeal Section 319 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Effective date Section 319 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall apply to landscape and roadside development as part of a construction project of Federal-aid highways if funds were obligated for the project before such date of enactment.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2607 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

1. Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 2607 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

1. Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2607 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Crowley (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Engel , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Israel , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Ms. Velázquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

1. Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2607 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

1. Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2609 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Hartzler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal the transportation alternatives program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015 . 2. Repeal of transportation alternatives program (a) In general The following provisions of title 23, United States Code, are repealed: (1) Section 101(a)(29). (2) Section 133(b)(11). (3) Section 213 (and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1). (b) Applicability The repeals made by subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2610 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Cummings , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Buck , Ms. Graham , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015 . 2. Likeness of Harriet Tubman required to be included on the face of Federal reserve notes The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 418 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of the Treasury shall designate one of the foregoing denominations and shall ensure that the face of all Federal reserve notes of that denomination printed after December 31, 2017, shall bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2611 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mrs. Lummis introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Collectible Firearms Protection Act . 2. Amendments to Arms Export Control Act (a) In general Section 38(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the first subparagraph (B) (as added by section 8142 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 ( Public Law 100–202 ; 101 Stat. 1329–88))— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting subparagraph (A)(i) ; (B) in clause (i), by striking Secretary of the Treasury and inserting Attorney General ; and (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) the person seeking to export such firearms to the United States certifies to the Attorney General that the firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country. ; (2) by redesignating the second subparagraph (B) (as added by section 1255(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 ( Public Law 100–204 ; 101 Stat. 1431)) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or Executive order, any such firearms described in subparagraph (B) may be imported into the United States by an importer licensed under the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, without the importer or the person described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense for the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer; or (ii) providing payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense of any of the proceeds of the transfer of such firearms by the person to the importer. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to the importation of firearms described in section 38(b)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2612 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. McDermott , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Norton , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Esty , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Nadler , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

1. Funding for research by CDC on firearms safety or gun violence prevention There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ). The amount authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.
114th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 2617 In the Senate of the United States, September 30, 2015. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2617) entitled An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Minimum wage for American Samoa (a) Minimum wage Paragraph (2) of section 8103(b) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ) shall be— (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and classification as of September 29, 2015; and (B) increased by $0.40 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning on September 30, 2015, and on September 30 of every third year thereafter, until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section. . (b) GAO reports Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking September 1, 2011 and inserting April 1, 2017 ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The Government Accountability Office shall submit a subsequent report not later than April 1, 2020. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the study under subsection (a) and inserting any report under subsection (a) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Report on alternative methods of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa , the Government Accountability Office shall transmit to Congress a report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living in American Samoa and to eventually equal the minimum wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ). . (c) Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.

Amend the title so as to read: An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa. .

Secretary
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

1. Minimum Wage for American Samoa (a) Minimum wage Paragraph (2) of section 8103(b) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ) shall be— (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and classification as of September 29, 2015; and (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning on December 31, 2016, and on December 31 of every third year thereafter, until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section. . (b) GAO reports Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking September 1, 2011 and inserting April 1, 2017 ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The Government Accountability Office shall submit a subsequent report not later than April 1, 2020. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the study under subsection (a) and inserting any report under subsection (a) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Report on alternative methods of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Government Accountability Office shall transmit to Congress a report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living in American Samoa and to eventually equal the minimum wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ). .

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 2617 AN ACT To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

1. Minimum wage for American Samoa (a) Minimum wage Paragraph (2) of section 8103(b) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ) shall be— (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and classification as of September 29, 2015; and (B) increased by $0.40 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning on September 30, 2015, and on September 30 of every third year thereafter, until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section. . (b) GAO reports Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking September 1, 2011 and inserting April 1, 2017 ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The Government Accountability Office shall submit a subsequent report not later than April 1, 2020. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the study under subsection (a) and inserting any report under subsection (a) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Report on alternative methods of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa , the Government Accountability Office shall transmit to Congress a report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living in American Samoa and to eventually equal the minimum wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ). . (c) Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

1. Minimum wage applicable to American Samoa Section 8103(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(b)(2)(C) note) is amended by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2617 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2015 Received AN ACT To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

1. Minimum Wage for American Samoa (a) Minimum wage Paragraph (2) of section 8103(b) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ) shall be— (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and classification as of September 29, 2015; and (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning on December 31, 2016, and on December 31 of every third year thereafter, until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section. . (b) GAO reports Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking September 1, 2011 and inserting April 1, 2017 ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The Government Accountability Office shall submit a subsequent report not later than April 1, 2020. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the study under subsection (a) and inserting any report under subsection (a) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Report on alternative methods of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Government Accountability Office shall transmit to Congress a report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living in American Samoa and to eventually equal the minimum wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ). .

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk