[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 136 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H5254-H5255]
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. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5977. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance 
     notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Rouzer):
       H.R. 5978. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     clarify the funtions of the Chief Acquisition Officer of the 
     Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 5979. A bill to ensure consideration of water 
     intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, 
     development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
     efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
     clean water resources; to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Poliquin, 
             Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Gallego, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. 
             Ashford, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Takano, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Honda, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5980. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the 
     cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for 
     purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain 
     disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 5981. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the provision of medical services to aliens present 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Marino, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 5982. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in 
     resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight rules'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 5983. A bill to create hope and opportunity for 
     consumers, investors, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts 
     and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street 
     accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to 
     capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-
     Frank Act that make America less prosperous, less stable, and 
     less free, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, 
     the Budget, and Education and the Workforce, 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. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5984. A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
     Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5985. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, 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. CURBELO of Florida:
       H.R. 5986. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     small businesses affected by the onset of transmissible 
     diseases are eligible for disaster relief; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5987. A bill to provide for recreational access for 
     floating cabins on the Tennessee River System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Woodall, and Ms. 
             Esty):
       H.R. 5988. A bill to provide penalties for countries that 
     systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation 
     of certain

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     nationals 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. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, and Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 5989. A bill to provide for continuing cooperation 
     between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     the Israel Space Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 5990. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to 
     the troops who defended Bataan during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. Foster):
       H.R. 5991. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally 
     Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 150. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of 
     custody and visitation adjudications, and that state courts 
     should improve adjudications of custody where family violence 
     is alleged; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, and Mr. Harris):
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that every effort should be made to assist 
     in the reconstruction and development of communities against 
     whom the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has committed 
     acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity as 
     determined by the United States Government; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Wittman, 
             Mr. Donovan, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Comstock, and Mr. 
             Pitts):
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States and the 
     international community should support the Republic of Iraq 
     and its people to recognize a province in the Nineveh Plain 
     region, consistent with lawful expressions of self-
     determination by its indigenous peoples; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. Joyce, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, 
             Mr. Cooper, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Res. 854. A resolution supporting State, local, and 
     community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp 
     counselors, and child-care professionals to take measures to 
     prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing 
     the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, 
     and community entities should continue to support efforts to 
     curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood 
     skin-protection; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois):
       H. Res. 855. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives to remember and honor the members of the 
     United States Armed Forces, veterans, and military families 
     who served in the aftermath of September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Res. 856. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of September 12, 2016, through 
     September 18, 2016, as ``Balance Awareness Week''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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