May 20, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 84 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H4009-H4010]
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. KUSTOFF of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2837. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     relating to sentencing of armed career criminals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Keating):
       H.R. 2838. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and 
     protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass 
     evacuations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 2840. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain first responder survivors benefits as 
     earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2841. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to actions for patent infringement, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. CROW (for himself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2842. A bill to prohibit any limitation on the entry 
     of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of 
     aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. JEFFRIES (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Cohen, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Haaland, 
             Mr. Raskin, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Crist, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Soto, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to decriminalize marijuana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural 
     Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and Small Business, 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. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2844. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, 
     for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth 
     ages 14 through 24; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 2845. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth 
     employees, and to extend empowerment zones; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Marshall, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Stivers, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Lawson of 
             Florida, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2846. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of 
     meeting with constituents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 2847. A bill to waive the fee for the issuance of a 
     passport for a family member of a member of the Armed Forces 
     who is in a hospital or medical facility abroad, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Ms. 
             Kuster of New Hampshire):
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to strengthen parity in mental health 
     and substance use disorder benefits, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. King of New York):

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       H.R. 2849. A bill to permit law enforcement officers of the 
     Department of the Treasury to carry service weapons to their 
     place of residence while off duty, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into 
     suitable homes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Trone, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Cardenas, and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 2851. A bill to provide safeguards with respect to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks 
     prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in 
     connection with mortgages insured by the FHA and to require 
     compliance with the existing appraiser education requirement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California:
       H.R. 2853. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require corporations to report disbursements 
     made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating 
     campaign-related public communications and to inquire whether 
     persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Haaland, and Mrs. Radewagen):
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of 
     neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. 
             Gaetz):
       H. Res. 390. A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions 
     imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's 
     nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for 
     terrorism, and other destabilizing activities; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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