December 19, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 206 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H12289-H12290]
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. STEWART:
       H.R. 5490. A bill to amend section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions 
     of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost 
     per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Sherrill, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Stivers, Ms. 
             Stefanik, and Mrs. Luria):
       H.R. 5491. A bill to improve the fielding of newest 
     generations of personal protective equipment to the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 5492. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service 
     Act, and thereby terminate the registration requirements of 
     such Act and eliminate civilian local boards, civilian appeal 
     boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service 
     System; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 5493. A bill to prohibit the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to 
     entities that fund or support gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Calvert, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Rice of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Gomez, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Bera, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Aguilar):
       H.R. 5494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from 
     State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 5495. A bill to direct Federal agencies to transfer 
     excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, 
     computer components, printers, and fax machines, to 
     educational recipients, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 5496. A bill to include Iceland in the list of foreign 
     states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the 
     United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States 
     nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Iceland, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, and Mr. 
             Burchett):
       H.R. 5497. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited conditional approval 
     pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 5498. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on 
     foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CASE:
       H.R. 5499. A bill to provide a definition of reasonable 
     rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 5500. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 5501. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Higgins of 
             New York, and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 5502. A bill to remove Federal barriers regarding the 
     offering of mobile sports wagers on Indian lands when the 
     applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 5503. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     direct the Director of the National Park Service to 
     prioritize certain funds for high-commuter corridors, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 5504. A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program 
     Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard 
     potential dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Takano, Mr. McNerney, and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 5505. A bill to provide for the establishment of clean 
     technology consortia to enhance the economic, environmental, 
     and energy security of the United States by promoting 
     domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean 
     technologies, and for other purposes; 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. CASE (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 5506. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 by requiring preclearance quarantine 
     inspections for all movement to or from the State of Hawaii 
     by either domestic or international travel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CRIST (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, and Mrs. 
             Demings):
       H.R. 5507. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under 
     a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney 
     General before receiving a firearm; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 5508. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish additional requirements for certain transportation 
     projects with estimated costs of $2,500,000,000 or more, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Brindisi):
       H.R. 5509. A bill to deem certain cartel organizations to 
     be foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Haaland, and Mr. 
             Stanton):
       H.R. 5510. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to 
     the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the 
     system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

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           By Ms. HAALAND:
       H.R. 5511. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the 
     interregional transmission planning process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLDING (for himself and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moulton, 
             Mr. Lynch, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Trahan, 
             Mr. Neal, Ms. Pressley, and Mr. Keating):
       H.R. 5513. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify the 
     payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under 
     those Acts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mr. Huffman, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 5514. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to establish a program to provide loans to 
     implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. 
             Schrader, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to regulate certain State impositions on 
     interstate commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN of California:
       H.R. 5516. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     contracts with States or to award grants to States to promote 
     health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Khanna, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Bera):
       H.R. 5517. A bill to affirm the friendship of the 
     governments of the United States of America and the Republic 
     of India, and to establish a bilateral partnership for 
     collaboration to advance development and shared values, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McEACHIN:
       H.R. 5518. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a Clean Cities Coalition Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5519. A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to 
     improve measurement and assessment capabilities for 
     understanding proposed atmospheric interventions in Earth's 
     climate, including, as a priority, the effects of proposed 
     interventions in the stratosphere and in cloud-aerosol 
     processes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 5520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand refundability and increase simplification of 
     the research credit for certain small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5521. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United 
     States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Cisneros, 
             Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr. Crow):
       H.R. 5522. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused 
     entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Suozzi, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Schweikert):
       H.R. 5523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide investment and production tax credits for 
     emerging energy technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5524. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences 
     with medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5525. A bill to amend title 38 and title 5, United 
     States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     other officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     receive health care from the Department, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H.R. 5526. A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to 
     the Senate to represent American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 5527. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program to provide financial assistance for 
     projects relating to the modernization of the electric grid, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. SHALALA (for herself and Mr. Spano):
       H.R. 5528. A bill to establish a Congressional Advisory 
     Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to investigate the 
     relationship between institutions of higher education and 
     intercollegiate athletic programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 5529. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the exception to the windfall elimination 
     provision based on years of coverage; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 5530. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a rebate program to promote the purchase and 
     installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle supply 
     equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. 
             Jayapal, and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 5531. A bill to provide protection for survivors of 
     domestic violence or sexual assault under the Fair Housing 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WEXTON:
       H.R. 5532. A bill to authorize the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation to establish prize competitions related to 
     deep fake detection technology; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H. Res. 773. A resolution electing certain Members to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Sires, Mr. McCaul, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Rooney of Florida, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 774. A resolution calling for the immediate release 
     of Cuban democracy activist Jose Daniel Ferrer and commending 
     the efforts of Jose Daniel Ferrer to promote human rights and 
     fundamental freedoms in Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Young, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H. Res. 775. A resolution recognizing and honoring Smokey 
     Bear's 75 years of service to the United States and 
     commitment to preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires and 
     promoting forest health; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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.

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