May 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 77 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H3678-H3680]
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 titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2608. A bill to require the testing of perfluoroalkyl 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Toxic Substances 
     Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 2609. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the Acquisition Review Board in the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Walberg):
       H.R. 2610. A bill to establish a Senior Scams Prevention 
     Advisory Council to collect and disseminate model educational 
     materials useful in identifying and preventing scams that 
     affect seniors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2611. A bill to support the establishment and 
     improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal 
     lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior 
     or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use 
     of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 2612. A bill to require the disclosure of pension 
     records under the Freedom of Information Act, and for other 
     purposes.amend title 5, United States Code, to require the 
     disclosure, public documentation, and reporting of Federal 
     employee bonuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Emmer):
       H.R. 2613. A bill to require the Director of the Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network to carry out a study on the use of 
     emerging technologies within the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided 
     group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross 
     income of the employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. 
             Wagner, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2615. A bill to support the people of Central America 
     and strengthen United States national security by addressing 
     the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and 
     Honduras; 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. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Ms. Porter, and Mr. 
             Rouda):
       H.R. 2616. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish a grant program for the installation of electric 
     vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling 
     infrastructure along the National Highway System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2617. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance recordkeeping with respect to exposure by members of 
     the Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental 
     hazards while deployed overseas, and for other purposes; 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.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2618. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of 
     businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, 
     to improve occupational license portability for military 
     spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes; 
     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.
           By Mr. RYAN:
       H.R. 2619. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     include certain pension as administrative expenses in 
     bankruptcy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cohen, Mr. O'Halleran, 
             Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2620. A bill to advance treatment and cures for 
     blindness and other retinal conditions and to promote 
     competitiveness in the United States through a pilot program 
     to increase funding for translational research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSE of New York:
       H.R. 2621. A bill to direct the Under Secretary for 
     Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
     Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment 
     regarding terrorist use of ghost guns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. GIANFORTE (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 2622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Norcross, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. 
             Waltz):
       H.R. 2623. A bill to require search and rescue dogs to be 
     treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs in the event of 
     a federally declared disaster, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             Cisneros, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 2624. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for State 
     and local taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2625. A bill to amend section 28 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 to include eating disorders prevention 
     within the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant 
     program and the local wellness program; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Walberg, 
             and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to encourage Federal agencies to 
     expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with 
     States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS 
     contamination in drinking, surface, and ground water and land 
     surface and subsurface strata, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 2627. A bill to assist survivors of stroke and other 
     debilitating health occurrences in returning to work; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Mr. Mast, Mr. Hastings, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon 
             of Puerto Rico):
       H.R. 2628. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     administrative support to providers of dental care who 
     provide such care to veterans that is not furnished under 
     such title, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to 
     certain veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. 
             Katko, and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 2629. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for mental health services from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Veasey, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 2630. A bill to make it unlawful for any physical 
     retail establishment to refuse to accept cash as payment, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ryan, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mr. Schrader, and Mrs. 
             Bustos):
       H.R. 2631. A bill to improve the competitiveness of United 
     States manufacturing by designating and supporting 
     manufacturing communities; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. Young, 
             and Ms. Schrier):
       H.R. 2632. A bill to reauthorize the child care access 
     means parents in school program; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Ms. Finkenauer, 
             and Mrs. Radewagen):

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       H.R. 2633. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to submit a report on the Office of 
     Rural Affairs; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Hastings, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2634. A bill to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee 
     from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee 
     knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in 
     (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, 
     does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which 
     the licensee's place of business is located; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Dean):
       H.R. 2635. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish an Office of Correctional Education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 2636. A bill to promote the use of smart technologies 
     and systems in communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and 
     Labor, and Foreign 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.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, 
             and Miss Rice of New York):
       H.R. 2637. A bill to prevent the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from closing certain international field offices, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. FLETCHER:
       H.R. 2638. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on 
     minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and 
             Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2639. A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 2640. A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land from mineral development; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 2641. A bill to require the President, or a designee 
     of the President, to provide frequent press briefings 
     covering the official business of the President to the White 
     House press corps; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KILMER:
       H.R. 2642. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas 
     in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to 
     designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 
     Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 2643. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish a challenge process to verify fixed 
     and mobile broadband service coverage data; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hudson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Long, and 
             Mrs. Rodgers of Washington):
       H.R. 2644. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state 
     of the internet-connected devices industry in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Walorski, and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 2645. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to newborn children; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Foster, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Moulton, 
             Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Raskin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Aguilar, and Mr. 
             Khanna):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rush, and 
             Mr. Cardenas):
       H.R. 2647. A bill to adopt a certain California 
     flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to 
     protect against the risk of upholstered furniture 
     flammability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Neguse, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Correa):
       H.R. 2648. A bill to provide bankruptcy relief for student 
     borrowers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Soto, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Lee of California, and 
             Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico):
       H.R. 2649. A bill to provide for a Federal match for earned 
     income credit expansion for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to prohibit retail businesses from 
     refusing cash payments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training 
     for local food service personnel, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. POCAN:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to require the use of voting machines 
     manufactured in the United States; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Young, Ms. Porter, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
     bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Wild, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to improve the retirement security of 
     American families by strengthening Social Security; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. 
             Crawford):
       H.R. 2655. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a disability benefit offset for Purple Heart 
     recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 2656. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to disregard certain contributions to ABLE accounts when 
     determining an individual's ability to engage in substantial 
     gainful activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 2657. A bill to provide priority under certain 
     federally assisted housing programs to assist youths who are 
     aging out of foster care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of 
     certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations 
     on H-2B workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bost, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Emmer, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mrs. 
             Hartzler):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution recognizing the roles and 
     contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing 
     the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rouda, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Hill of 
             California, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. DelBene, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Bacon, 
             Ms. Omar, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Ms. Bass, Ms. Meng, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
             Deutch, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H. Res. 364. A resolution condemning the horrific anti-
     Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San 
     Diego, California, on April 27, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.

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           By Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Scanlon):
       H. Res. 365. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of May 10, 2019, as ``World Lupus Day''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H. Res. 366. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. Moore, Ms. Jayapal, 
             and Ms. Omar):
       H. Res. 367. A resolution recognizing that climate change 
     most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged 
     communities in the United States and around the world, and 
     that it is the responsibility of the United States Government 
     to work with its global partners to promote environmental 
     justice and climate justice; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Joyce of 
             Ohio, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Pappas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. 
             Axne, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr. Suozzi):
       H. Res. 368. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of May 6 through May 12, 2019, as 
     National Nurses Week; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, and 
             Ms. Moore):
       H. Res. 369. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Timmons, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H. Res. 370. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that small business owners seeking 
     financing have fundamental rights, including transparent 
     pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible 
     underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, 
     brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and 
     fair collection practices; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms. Lee 
             of California):
       H. Res. 371. A resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary 
     of Outdoor Afro; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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