January 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 6 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H517-H519]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 488. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that an employee's 'regular rate' for 
     purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be 
     affected by certain additional payments; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. Spanberger):
       H.R. 489. A bill to prioritize the payment of pay and 
     allowances to members of the Armed Forces and Federal law 
     enforcement officers in the event the debt ceiling is reached 
     or there is a funding gap; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Armed Services, 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. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Palmer, 
             Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Norman, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Webster of 
             Florida, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Harris, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Cloud, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Banks, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Perry, 
             Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
             Carter of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Arrington, Mr. Babin, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Emmer, Mr. 
             Byrne, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Walker, 
             Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Womack, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
             Ratcliffe, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Estes, Mr. 
             Gianforte, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Holding, Mr. Budd, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
             Wagner, Mr. Dunn, and Mr. Carter of Georgia):
       H.R. 490. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is 
     detectable; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Jones, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Zeldin, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. Cole, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Harris, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gianforte, 
             Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 491. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members 
     of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, 
     during lapses in appropriations; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 492. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide that an owner or operator of a social media service 
     that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be 
     treated as a publisher or speaker of such content, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Young, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Gaetz, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Carbajal):
       H.R. 493. A bill to direct the Attorney General, in 
     enforcing the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act 
     relating to marijuana, to focus on certain enforcement 
     priorities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Juvenile 
     Accountability Block Grant program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 495. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to require an annual report on the Office for State and Local 
     Law Enforcement; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SOTO (for himself, Mr. Crist, and Mrs. Murphy):
       H.R. 496. A bill to direct the Director of the United 
     States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones 
     that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 497. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain 
     veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 498. A bill to eliminate unused sections of the United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Delgado, 
             and Mr. Correa):
       H.R. 499. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to clarify 
     the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the 
     definition of small business concern owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Katko, 
             and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 500. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition of Christa McAuliffe; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 501. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and enhance the poison center national toll-free 
     number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VARGAS (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 502. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to carry out a study on how virtual currencies 
     and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facilitate 
     the financing of goods or services associated with sex 
     trafficking or drug trafficking, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Casten of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 503. A bill to prohibit pay raises for the Vice 
     President and any senior political appointee of at a Federal 
     agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 504. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to require the Department of Homeland Security to develop an 
     engagement strategy with fusion centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio):
       H.R. 505. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 
     2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, 
     training, and enhanced services to end violence against and 
     abuse of women with disabilities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself and Mr. Westerman):
       H.R. 506. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase hospital

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     competition, 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 Ms. BASS (for herself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 507. A bill to direct the Attorney General to study 
     issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BEATTY (for herself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 508. A bill to require a study and report on the 
     housing and service needs of victims of trafficking and 
     individuals at risk for trafficking; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 509. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial 
     districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 510. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Haaland, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
             Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois):
       H.R. 511. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their 
     abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Wright, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Williams, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Cloud, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Hurd of Texas, 
             Mr. Olson, Mr. Brady, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Vela, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Allred):
       H.R. 512. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in 
     Stamford, Texas, as the ``Charles W. Stenholm Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 513. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal certain rules related to the determination of 
     unrelated business taxable income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 514. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor 
     vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device 
     that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator 
     is intoxicated; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Mr. Brindisi, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Correa, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Torres of California, and Mr. 
             Gottheimer):
       H.R. 515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain State, 
     local, and foreign taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Long, Mr. Meadows, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Norman, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 516. A bill to make any city or county that has in 
     effect any law or ordinance that is in violation of Federal 
     immigration law ineligible for any Federal grant, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 
     Education and Labor, 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 Louisiana:
       H.R. 517. A bill to close loopholes in the immigration laws 
     that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the 
     United States unlawfully, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 518. A bill to bar Supreme Court decisions in certain 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from 
     citation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. 
             Gibbs, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for premiums for insurance which 
     constitutes medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
             Mooney of West Virginia):
       H.R. 520. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning 
     services under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Long, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Arrington):
       H.R. 521. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at 
     death; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H.R. 522. A bill to prohibit the creation of manufactured 
     emergencies in order to build border walls; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMUCKER:
       H.R. 523. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to render overstaying a visa a criminal offense, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 524. A bill to adjust the eastern boundary of the 
     Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and Deschutes Canyon 
     Wilderness Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facilitate 
     fire prevention and response activities to protect private 
     property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady, and 
             Mr. Neal):
       H.R. 525. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a public-private partnership for purposes of 
     identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. YOHO (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 526. A bill to promote free and fair elections, 
     political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. MARINO:
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to increase the term of 
     service of Members of the House of Representatives from 2 
     years to 4 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Wright, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Gooden, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Roy, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Brady, Mr. McCaul, 
             Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
             Carter of Texas, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Vela, Mr. Allred, Mr. 
             Cuellar, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 37. A resolution honoring the life of Richard Arvin 
     Overton; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Meng, 
             Mr. Peters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano, 
             Ms. Porter, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Case, Mr. Cisneros, 
             Mr. Kim, Mr. Woodall, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, and Ms. 
             Jayapal):

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       H. Res. 38. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
     Korean American Day; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Gabbard, and Mr. Banks):
       H. Res. 39. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of March 2, 2019, as ``Gold Star Families 
     Remembrance Day''; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

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