May 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 71 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 71
(House of Representatives - May 01, 2019)
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[Pages H3402-H3405] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following [[Page H3403]] titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Mr. Fitzpatrick): H.R. 2426. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Harris, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Trone, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Luria, and Ms. Norton): H.R. 2427. A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Allred, and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington): H.R. 2428. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey): H.R. 2429. A bill to restore administrative law judges to the competitive service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Meng, Mr. Takano, Mr. Welch, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Titus, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Omar, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Aguilar): H.R. 2430. A bill to provide for punishments for immigration-related fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano): H.R. 2431. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. DUNN: H.R. 2432. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Turner, Ms. Moore, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. Young, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Cole): H.R. 2433. A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to modify, for purposes of veterans' preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements with respect to service and retirement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. RUSH: H.R. 2434. A bill to resume the operation of the page program for the House of Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington): H.R. 2435. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself and Mr. Huizenga): H.R. 2436. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definitions of a ``small business'' and ``small organization'' for purposes of assessing the impact of the Commission's rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. SAN NICOLAS: H.R. 2437. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide parity for outlying areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Cole, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Moore, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Smith of Washington): H.R. 2438. A bill to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Ms. Stefanik): H.R. 2439. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis; 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania): H.R. 2440. A bill to provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used to support navigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. DeSaulnier): H.R. 2441. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Crist, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mr. McGovern): H.R. 2442. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Barr, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana): H.R. 2443. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. McCAUL: H.R. 2444. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to make direct loans under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. Foster): H.R. 2445. A bill to provide minimum standards for transactions secured by a dwelling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Beyer): H.R. 2446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. Marchant): H.R. 2447. A bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 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. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. Young): H.R. 2448. A bill to provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. By Mr. CARBAJAL: H.R. 2449. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself and Mr. Vela): H.R. 2450. A bill to establish a demonstration program at a military installation in the United States to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of using innovative technologies and systems to assist in the management of military installations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Langevin): H.R. 2451. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the ``Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post [[Page H3404]] Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Clay, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Higgins of New York): H.R. 2452. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and House Administration, 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. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Golden): H.R. 2453. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: H.R. 2454. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the ``Ben Reifel Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Brindisi): H.R. 2455. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to citizen petitions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. LEE of California: H.R. 2456. A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. MOORE: H.R. 2457. A bill to help train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure that individuals at diverse levels of society have and retain greater skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without the use of physical or other force, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL: H.R. 2458. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Stanton, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Schweikert, and Mrs. Lesko): H.R. 2459. A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. Peterson): H.R. 2460. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself and Mr. Wittman): H.R. 2461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit with respect to any stillborn child of a taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida): H.R. 2462. A bill to establish a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of such mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. Norton): H.R. 2463. A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire): H.R. 2464. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen): H.R. 2465. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Sherrill, and Mr. Riggleman): H.R. 2466. A bill to extend the State Opioid Response Grants program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. YOUNG: H.R. 2467. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. DeLauro): H. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution expressing support for designation of October 28 as ``Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. GALLAGHER: H. Res. 336. A resolution condemning the terrorist attacks on Christian worshipers in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, and standing with the Government of Sri Lanka to encourage the protection and preservation of religious liberties; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Porter, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Rush, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Titus, Mr. Ryan, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Brownley of California): H. Res. 337. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as ``Mental Health Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BURGESS: H. Res. 338. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Matsui): H. Res. 339. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 15, 2019, as ``National Senior Fraud Awareness Day'' to raise awareness about the barrage of fraud attempts that seniors face, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent these scams from happening, and to improve protections from these scams for seniors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Adams, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Moore, Ms. Titus, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr. Rush): H. Res. 340. A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Ms. Norton): H. Res. 341. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May as ``National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Ms. Dean): H. Res. 342. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Healthy Schools [[Page H3405]] Day; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Omar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Payne, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Brown of Maryland): H. Res. 343. A resolution recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. Norton): H. Res. 344. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2, 2019, as a ``National Day of Reason'' and recognizing the central importance of reason in the betterment of humanity; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Chabot): H. Res. 345. A resolution recognizing widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Omar, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Chabot): H. Res. 346. A resolution recognizing the devastating April 21, 2019, terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka and observing 10 years since the end of Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war, which ended on May 18, 2009; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Golden, Mr. Kim, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Crow, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Hagedorn, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Horsford): H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'' to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States; to the Committee on Small Business. ____________________
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