[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H7567-H7569]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 6476. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 and the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to 
     restrict the lobbying activities of former political 
     appointees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 6477. A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign 
     immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title; 
     considered and passed. considered and passed.
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 6478. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide criminal and civil remedies for publication of 
     personally identifiable information with the intent to do 
     harm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 6479. A bill to survey the gradient boundary along the 
     Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 6480. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2017 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select). considered and passed. considered and passed.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Moore, Ms. Pingree, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 6481. A bill to promote and enhance urban agricultural 
     production and agricultural research in urban areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 6482. A bill to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to improve the ability of the United 
     States to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced 
     diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance 
     efforts, and through stronger and more flexible political 
     responses to religious freedom violations and violent 
     extremism worldwide, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 6483. A bill to encourage the development, 
     certification, and adoption of environmentally sustainable 
     swine waste disposal technologies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, 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. RUSH:
       H.R. 6484. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice 
     and the subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic 
     discrimination against those African-Americans impacted by 
     the ``War on Drugs`` and the subsequent disparate and 
     discriminatory mass incarceration, to determine the role that 
     private corporations played in the prison industrial complex, 
     to determine the impact of these forces on their families, to 
     make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Edwards, and Ms. Jackson 
             Lee):
       H.R. 6485. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct 
     care workers who provide long-term services and supports to 
     older individuals in efforts to coordinate care and improve 
     the efficiency of service delivery; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 6486. A bill to require, as a condition on the receipt 
     of Federal funds, that States require law enforcement 
     agencies to have in effect a policy regarding the use of 
     body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 6487. A bill to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to 
     engage in credit risk transfer transactions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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. MOORE:
       H.R. 6488. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to remove the exemption 
     from registration for certain private activity bonds, to 
     authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to require 
     the preparation of periodic reports by issuers of municipal 
     securities, to authorize the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to establish baseline mandatory disclosure in 
     primary offerings of such securities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 6489. A bill to preserve Social Security for 
     generations to come, reward work, and improve retirement 
     security; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 6490. A bill to invest in innovation through research 
     and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, 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. GOSAR:
       H.R. 6491. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 6492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the mortgage interest deduction relating to 
     acquisition indebtedness for certain taxpayers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 6493. A bill to ensure that members of the uniformed 
     services will have access to information to make informed 
     choices regarding the retirement options to be made available 
     to members; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H.R. 6494. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that any absentee ballot may be mailed free of 
     postage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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           By Mr. VEASEY (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas):
       H.R. 6495. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, with respect to individuals who have timely filed a 
     DACA renewal request, to provide a short-term, interim grant 
     of deferred action and employment authorization when there is 
     a delay in processing the renewal request because of a 
     service disruption or other technical problem that causes 
     adjudications to stop or stall; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 6496. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     establish a small claims system within the Copyright Office, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 6497. A bill to require screening transparency and 
     accountability of the TSA, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Beyer, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Titus, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 6498. A bill to require the disclosure of the Federal 
     income tax returns of the President; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 6499. A bill to permit the expungement of records of 
     certain nonviolent criminal offenses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Carney, and Mr. 
             Himes):
       H.R. 6500. A bill to establish a Mortgage Credit Risk 
     Sharing Pilot Program at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Honda, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 6501. A bill to establish within the Food and Drug 
     Administration the Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price 
     Review Board to regulate the prices of certain prescription 
     drugs and medical devices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 6502. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to require new schoolbuses to be equipped with three-point 
     safety belts at each designated seating position; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 6503. A bill to facilitate services and support to 
     prevent the abandonment of women and children by alleviating 
     the physical, financial, social, emotional, and other 
     difficulties that may be encountered during pregnancy and 
     childrearing; 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. Welch, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Massie):
       H.R. 6504. A bill to prohibit the use of United States 
     Government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat 
     Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
     (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 6505. A bill to require that jurisdictions receiving 
     Byrne JAG funds have in place an independent civilian review 
     board for the purpose of reviewing allegations of brutality 
     and civil rights violations made against law enforcement 
     officers of the law enforcement agency of that jurisdiction; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 6506. A bill to provide that the President shall be 
     financially responsible for any additional security measures 
     imposed on property in which the President holds an ownership 
     interest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAYSON:
       H.R. 6507. A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information 
     Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax 
     returns of the President upon request, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 6508. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require that underground injection control programs prevent 
     seismicity induced by underground injection activities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HECK of Washington:
       H.R. 6509. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to improve the submission of proof of military service 
     for purposes of interest rate limitations under such Act; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 6510. A bill to provide for the temporary resettlement 
     of Syrian children in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 6511. A bill to amend section 953 of title 18, United 
     States Code (commonly called the Logan Act) to clarify the 
     application of that section to Presidents-elect; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. Herrera Beutler, and 
             Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6512. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for 
     constructing or renovating, or planning construction or 
     renovation of, qualified psychiatric and substance abuse 
     treatment facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 6513. 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. LANCE:
       H.R. 6514. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to redirect user fees assessed of health 
     insurance issuers on Federal Exchanges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mr. Messer, and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 6515. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to clarify the application of the rule 
     for counting resident time in nonprovider settings; 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. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 6516. A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
     Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the 
     Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, to establish a minimum period of care or services 
     under such program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 6517. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post at certain 
     locations the average national wait times for veterans to 
     receive an appointment for health care at medical facilities 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Brooks of 
             Indiana, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Mullin):
       H.R. 6518. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access 
     Commission (MACPAC); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 6519. A bill to protect any State or local authority 
     that limits or restricts compliance with an immigration 
     detainer request remains eligible for grants and appropriated 
     funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 6520. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize services to be provided to individuals with 
     Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder with neurological 
     and organic brain dysfunction who have not attained 60 years 
     of age; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Miss RICE of New York:
       H.R. 6521. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction

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     allowed for student loan interest and to exclude from gross 
     income discharges of income contingent or income-based 
     student loan indebtedness; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 6522. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress a certain study by the Defense Business 
     Board regarding potential cost savings in the Department of 
     Defense and to provide for expedited consideration of 
     legislation to implement such cost savings; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, 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 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 6523. A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights 
     and Privacy Act of 1974 to require the notification of 
     institutions of postsecondary education of public safety 
     concerns; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 6524. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a nonregulatory program to support restoration 
     and protection efforts in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin 
     region, 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 6525. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require students to undergo lead 
     screenings; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
     enrollment of the bill S. 612; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Res. 951. A resolution denouncing the wrongful and 
     unjust seizure and confiscation of private property of 
     Iranians both inside and outside of Iran, including United 
     States citizens of Iranian descent, by the Government of 
     Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Meng, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H. Res. 952. A resolution recognizing the immense 
     contributions of Congressman Michael M. Honda throughout his 
     tenure in Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Keating, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Speier):
       H. Res. 953. A resolution recognizing the 68th anniversary 
     of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 
     celebration of ``Human Rights Day''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Dold, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Bost):
       H. Res. 954. A resolution congratulating the Chicago Cubs 
     on winning the 2016 Major League Baseball World Series; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 955. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the progress of peace and 
     justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka 
     after 26 years of a debilitating armed conflict, and support 
     for inclusive development and a strong and enduring 
     relationship between the United States and Sri Lanka; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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