October 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 161 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H8110-H8112]
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. ROSE of New York (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Wild, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 4631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     impose an excise tax on opioid manufacturers, to make the 
     funds collected through such tax available for opioid 
     (including heroin) abuse prevention and treatment programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. KIND (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Butterfield):
       H.R. 4632. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to disseminate to part D subsidy eligible 
     individuals information comparing the premiums under LIS 
     benchmark plans for such individuals; 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. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 4633. A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to 
     reauthorize funding for FDA innovation projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Foster, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Vargas, 
             Mr. McAdams, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Gonzalez of 
             Texas, Mr. Gooden, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Himes, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Wexton, 
             Ms. Dean, Mr. Phillips, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk 
     Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAN NICOLAS:
       H.R. 4635. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     include Guam for the purposes of statutes prohibiting 
     trafficking in contraband cigarettes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4636. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State and 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development to prioritize and advance efforts 
     to improve waste management systems and prevent and reduce 
     plastic waste and marine debris, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 4637. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to provide notice 
     to students receiving work-study assistance about potential 
     eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CARBAJAL:
       H.R. 4638. A bill to give middle-class families access to 
     the maximum Federal Pell Grant, to increase college 
     transparency, and State maintenance of efforts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada):
       H.R. 4639. A bill to index the maximum value of Federal 
     Pell Grants to inflation; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4640. A bill to require persons who undertake 
     Federally funded research and development of drugs to enter 
     into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DELGADO:
       H.R. 4641. A bill to improve the Federal Communication 
     Commission's collection of broadband speed data in order to 
     support the effective deployment of broadband services to all 
     areas in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DELGADO:
       H.R. 4642. A bill to allow Rural Utilities Service 
     telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of 
     broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic 
     development or other community organizations, electric or 
     telephone cooperatives, and small internet providers; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Harder of California, and 
             Ms. Pressley):
       H.R. 4643. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary 
     education for students, including students with disabilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Mr. 
             Malinowski):
       H.R. 4644. A bill to clarify United States policy toward 
     Libya, advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in 
     Libya, and support the people of Libya; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and 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. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4645. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to allow certain payments made by public service employees to 
     qualify for public service repayment, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and update the new energy efficient home 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. HAYES (for herself and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 4647. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness 
     for teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida):

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       H.R. 4648. A bill to improve estimates of off-campus room 
     and board for students at institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4649. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a cap on beneficiary liability 
     under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; 
     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. KELLY of Illinois (for herself and Mr. 
             Horsford):
       H.R. 4650. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage for certain dental items and 
     services under part B of the Medicare program; 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 Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 4651. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand health savings accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 4652. A bill to establish an Individual Market 
     Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual 
     market stabilization reinsurance programs; 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 Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 4653. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent conflicts of interest on accreditation boards; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 4654. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the treatment of certain overpayments made by 
     educational institutions to persons entitled to educational 
     assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Delgado, and 
             Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 4655. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for certain rules regarding the 
     treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining the 
     eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing 
     subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mr. McADAMS (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida):
       H.R. 4656. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to seek to enter an agreement 
     with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
     Medicine to conduct a study on the science of background 
     ozone in the United States and to provide research 
     recommendations to better understand background ozone 
     contributions to ground-level ozone, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 4657. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to 
     natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 4658. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     develop and implement a process that enables certain 
     borrowers to elect to repay certain loans through written, 
     electronic, or verbal notice to the Secretary of Education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Amodei, and Ms. 
             Schrier):
       H.R. 4659. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 to establish an Aging Infrastructure 
     Account, to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 
     to provide additional funds under that Act, to establish a 
     review of flood control rule curves pilot project within the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4660. A bill to create a national commission to combat 
     workplace sexual harassment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 4661. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the automatic qualification of 
     certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing 
     subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; 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. PORTER (for herself and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 4662. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require that institutions of higher education maintain 
     certain adjusted cohort default rates to participate in 
     programs under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Crow, 
             and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4663. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require drug manufacturers to pay a Medicare 
     part B rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs 
     increases faster than inflation; 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. PRESSLEY:
       H.R. 4664. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection to issue a quarterly report 
     on debt collection complaints and enforcement actions, and to 
     prohibit rules that would allow a debt collector to send 
     unlimited email and text messages to a consumer; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. 
             Slotkin, and Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 4665. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage for certain vision items and 
     services under part B of the Medicare program; 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. SHALALA (for herself and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 4666. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain low-income territorial 
     residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-
     sharing subsidies under the Medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; 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. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. Levin of California, 
             and Ms. Spanberger):
       H.R. 4667. A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to 
     reauthorize funding for NIH innovation projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Houlahan, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. 
             Sherrill, and Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4668. A bill to promote digital citizenship and media 
     literacy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Kuster of 
             New Hampshire, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama):
       H.R. 4669. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for intelligent assignment of certain 
     subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under Medicare 
     prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans; 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. WILD (for herself and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 4670. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish an income-based repayment for new loans on and 
     after July 1, 2021, and for borrowers who enter income-based 
     repayment after June 30, 2021, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H. Res. 625. A resolution opposing the decision to end 
     certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military 
     operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Heck, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
             Jayapal, and Mr. Newhouse):
       H. Res. 626. A resolution recognizing the 160th anniversary 
     of the peaceful resolution of the Pig War crisis; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. Haaland, 
             Mr. Young, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Ms. McCollum):
       H. Res. 627. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the second Monday in October as ``Indigenous 
     Peoples' Day'' to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and

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     their shared history and culture; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.

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