[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H7118-H7119]
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 Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6415. A bill to provide for the appointment of members 
     of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to 
     replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bost, Mrs. Radewagen, and 
             Mr. Abraham):
       H.R. 6416. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, and 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. KENNEDY (for himself and Mrs. Love):
       H.R. 6417. A bill to prohibit a court from awarding damages 
     based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 6418. A bill to amend certain provisions of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS:
       H.R. 6419. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may 
     be used to hire and train new, additional career law 
     enforcement officers who are residents of the communities 
     they serve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 6420. A bill to improve the screening of transgender 
     persons at airport security checkpoints, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 6421. A bill to provide for the consideration of a 
     definition of anti-Semitism for the enforcement of Federal 
     antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or

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     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 6422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat qualified alternative commuter programs as an 
     excludable qualified transportation fringe benefit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Norton, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6423. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to victims of 
     fraud; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.J. Res. 104. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     electoral college and to provide for the direct election of 
     the President and Vice President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Sires, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Speier, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of World AIDS Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. WELCH:
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution clarifying any 
     potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by 
     President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the 
     Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to 
     divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the 
     Trump Organization; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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