PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 150
(House of Representatives - September 18, 2019)

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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. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Armstrong, 
             and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 4370. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain 
     injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Kendra S. 
             Horn of Oklahoma, and Ms. Finkenauer):
       H.R. 4371. A bill to authorize funding to strengthen 
     investments in the Nation's postsecondary career and 
     technical education (CTE) programs and build connections 
     across the entire education and workforce development system; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. Waltz):
       H.R. 4372. A bill to direct Federal science agencies and 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy to undertake 
     activities to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM 
     education and enhance the research capacity at the Nation's 
     HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 4373. A bill to provide for a coordinated Federal 
     research initiative to ensure continued United States 
     leadership in engineering biology; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. 
             Cisneros):
       H.R. 4374. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft 
     maintenance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 4375. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. DUNN:
       H.R. 4376. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require Federal 
     agencies impacted by a major disaster to submit to Congress a 
     report on the estimated cost of the impact, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     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. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 4377. A bill to extend the authorization for the 
     Wheeling National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4378. A bill making continuing appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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 Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Mucarsel-
             Powell, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Wild, Ms. Finkenauer, 
             Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 4379. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to require qualified health plans to have 
     in place a process to remove from publicly accessible 
     provider directories of such plans providers that are no 
     longer within the network of such plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 4380. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of credit 
     policies; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4381. A bill to effectively staff the public 
     elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States 
     with school-based mental health services providers; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
             Meadows):
       H.R. 4382. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to require the Council of Inspectors General on 
     Integrity and Efficiency to include additional information in 
     requests and reports to Congress, to make information 
     available to Congress regarding allegations closed without 
     referral, to expand the membership of the Council, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD:
       H.R. 4383. A bill to ensure that unclaimed money recovered 
     at airport security checkpoints is transferred to a fund for 
     certain border security activities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CRIST (for himself and Mr. Hill of Arkansas):
       H.R. 4384. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to ensure that certain custodial deposits of a well 
     capitalized insured depository institution are not considered 
     to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Bost, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. 
             Casten of Illinois, Mr. Comer, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Bacon, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and 
             Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 4385. A bill to amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air 
     Act to adjust the renewable fuel obligation to account for 
     the full volume of gasoline and diesel produced by small 
     refineries that are exempt under paragraph (9), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Gomez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 4386. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the Medicare and disability insurance 
     benefits waiting periods for disabled individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 and Mr. Balderson):
       H.R. 4387. A bill to establish Growth Accelerator Fund 
     Competition within the Small Business Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Steube):
       H.R. 4388. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the implementation of curricula for training 
     students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, 
     recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking 
     and exploitation in children and youth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 4389. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers 
     of English learners, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Titus, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Engel, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 4390. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act by striking marijuana use, possession, and distribution 
     as grounds of inadmissibility and removal; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. McBath, and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 4391. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to modernize and improve the public service loan forgiveness 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 4392. A bill to direct the President to withdraw the 
     application of the duty-free treatment with respect to Burma 
     under the Generalized System of Preferences program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Rouda, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4393. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a State option under the State Medicaid 
     plan to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain 
     children, provide for a study by the National Academy of 
     Medicine on the use of genetic and genomic testing to improve 
     health care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Mucarsel-
             Powell, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Correa, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 4394. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being used 
     to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
     should take action to ensure that home infusion therapy 
     services are accessible to all Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cole, and Ms. 
             Torres Small of New Mexico):
       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of AmeriCorps; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Bass, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Ms. Dean, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Demings, 
             Mr. Deutch, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Engel, 
             Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Frankel, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Himes, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Peters, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Lujan, Miss Rice of New 
             York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             San Nicolas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mrs. 
             Torres of California, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Houlahan, and Mr. Hastings):
       H. Res. 561. A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage 
     Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in 
     the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to 
     the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Pressley, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Engel, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Tlaib, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Soto, Ms. Plaskett, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H. Res. 562. A resolution expressing condolences and long-
     term support to the people of

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     the Bahamas in the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane 
     Dorian; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 563. A resolution recognizing the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives on the 
     occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Office; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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