September 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 155 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H7988-H7989]
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. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 4484. A bill to require short-term limited duration 
     insurance issuers to renew or continue in force such 
     insurance coverage at the option of the enrollees, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. PENCE (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 4485. A bill to establish a public buildings public-
     private partnership pilot program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Clarke 
             of New York):
       H.R. 4486. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a 
     State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Long, and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 4487. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Walker):
       H.R. 4488. A bill to develop and implement national 
     standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 4489. A bill to prohibit unfair and deceptive 
     advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of 
     short-term lodging; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4490. A bill to require the Inspector General, 
     Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on 
     the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the 
     National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are 
     referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions 
     resulting from such investigations, and the number of 
     firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a 
     denial was issued after the firearm was transferred; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 4491. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public 
     company may make certain political expenditures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hastings, 
             Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Mooney of West 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 4492. A bill to protect the investment choices of 
     investors in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4493. A bill to provide a short-term disability 
     insurance program for Federal employees for disabilities that 
     are not work-related, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Moolenaar, and Mr. Huizenga):
       H.R. 4494. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to reissue a final rule relating to listing of the gray wolf 
     in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aguilar, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 4495. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian 
     Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access 
     to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dunn, 
             Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Young, Mrs. Roby, and Mr. Harder of California):
       H.R. 4496. A bill to extend indemnity for wildfires and 
     hurricanes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. SHALALA (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 4497. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to make improvements to the Federal Student Aid Office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 4498. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to encourage Canadian tourism to the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Keating, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Shalala, 
             Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Takano, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
             Neguse, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Morelle):
       H. Res. 589. A resolution expressing the need for immediate 
     climate action in response to the United Nations 
     Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on 
     the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. McCARTHY:
       H. Res. 590. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Schrier):
       H. Res. 592. A resolution recognizing the anniversary of 
     the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination 
     in the United States and worldwide; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. McKinley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. 
             Stivers):
       H. Res. 593. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the whistleblower complaint received 
     on August 12, 2019, by the Inspector General of the 
     Intelligence Community should be transmitted immediately to 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select).
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Haaland, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Wild, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Huffman):
       H. Res. 594. A resolution expressing profound concern about 
     threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the 
     environment in Brazil; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial 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. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Holding, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bera, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mrs. Lawrence):
       H. Res. 595. A resolution commemorating the 150th 
     anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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