[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H5500-H5501]
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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Ashford, Mrs. Love, Ms. Graham, and 
             Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 6020. A bill to amend the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to 
     direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant 
     program under which the Secretary will award $19,000,000 of 
     grant funding to the 19 1890-institutions ($1,000,000 to each 
     institution), such as Tuskegee University in Alabama, Prairie 
     View A&M University of Texas, Fort Valley State University of 
     Georgia, North Carolina A&T State University, and Florida A&M 
     University, and allocate the $1,000,000 to each such 
     institution for purposes of awarding scholarships to students 
     attending such institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Ashford, Mrs. Love, Ms. Graham, and 
             Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 6021. A bill to rebuild the Nation's crumbling 
     infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and 
     computer networks, and energy distribution systems, by 
     strongly and urgently requesting the immediate recruitment, 
     employment, and on-the-job ``earn as you learn'' training of 
     African-American young men ages 18 to 39, who are the hardest 
     hit in terms of unemployment, with an unemployment rate of 41 
     percent nationally, and in some States and cities, especially 
     inner cities, higher than 50 percent, which is a national 
     crisis; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 6022. A bill to authorize a pilot project for an 
     innovative water project financing program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Pierluisi):
       H.R. 6023. A bill to exempt health insurance of residents 
     of United States territories from the annual fee on health 
     insurance providers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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:
       H.R. 6024. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     improve safety and security for service weapons used by 
     Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Dold, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Emmer of Minnesota):
       H.R. 6025. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition of American innovation and 
     significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals 
     or groups from each of the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the United States territories, to promote the 
     importance of innovation in the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, and the United States territories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Polis, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Walz, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Heck of 
             Washington, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Esty, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Aguilar, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Clay, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Frankel 
             of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 6026. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to 
     the office of President or Vice President to include in the 
     financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to 
     file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any 
     of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Pierluisi):
       H.R. 6027. A bill to amend section 9010 of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide health 
     insurance fairness for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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 Mrs. NOEM:
       H.R. 6028. A bill to repeal certain obsolete laws relating 
     to Indians; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 6029. A bill to require State and local government 
     approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during 
     conditions of drought or fire danger; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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 (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. DeLauro, 
             and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 6030. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to 
     restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective 
     employees' salary and benefit history, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 6031. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal 
     funding under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 6032. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for purchase of data breach 
     insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Rothfus, and Mr. 
             Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6033. A bill to expand the tropical disease product 
     priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for 
     the Middle East respiratory syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Gowdy, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Hurd of Texas, and Mr. Poe 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 6034. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     clarify certain required mens rea elements for offenses 
     pertaining to the

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     handling of sensitive information by government officials, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Black, and Mr. Marino):
       H. Res. 867. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of September 2016 as ``National Kinship Care 
     Month''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Kline, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Peterson, and Mr. Walz):
       H. Res. 868. A resolution honoring the life of Jacob 
     Wetterling and the efforts of Patty Wetterling and the 
     Wetterling family to find abducted children and support their 
     families; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Hahn, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Meng, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Delaney, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Ashford, Mr. Takano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Bera, and Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia):
       H. Res. 869. A resolution relating to the death of the 
     Honorable Mark Takai, a Representative from the State of 
     Hawaii; to the Committee on House Administration.

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