[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 42 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H2051-H2052]
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. LaMALFA:
       H.R. 1491. A bill to reaffirm the action of the Secretary 
     of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of 
     the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     direct the Attorney General to register practitioners to 
     transport controlled substances to States in which the 
     practitioner is not registered under the Act for the purpose 
     of administering the substances (under applicable State law) 
     at locations other than principal places of business or 
     professional practice; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to 
     be provided before commencement of a private civil action; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Marino, 
             Mr. Raskin, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Swalwell of California):
       H.R. 1494. A bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Yoder, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Rouzer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. King of 
             New York, and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     adjust the effective date of certain reductions and 
     discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation 
     under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Takano, and Mrs. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington 
     Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marvin Gaye 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Ms. Michelle 
             Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Soto, and Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois):
       H.R. 1497. A bill to require all deportation officers of 
     U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to wear body 
     cameras when engaged in field operations and removal 
     proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 1498. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. Woodall):
       H.R. 1499. A bill to provide penalties for countries that 
     systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation 
     of certain 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. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Neal, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Miss Rice of New York, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1500. A bill to redesignate the small triangular 
     property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the 
     National Park Service as reservation 302 as ``Robert Emmet 
     Park'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Esty, 
             Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 1501. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to apportionments to small transit intensive 
     cities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 1502. A bill to terminate the EB-5 program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar, 
             Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown 
             of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Correa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crist, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. 
             Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Esty, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New 
             York, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. 
             Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Miss 
             Rice of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms.

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             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1503. A bill to provide that the Executive Order 
     entitled ``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry 
     into the United States`` (March 6, 2017), shall have no force 
     or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce 
     the Executive Order, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and 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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself 
             and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1504. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the 
     establishment of certain anchorage grounds within five miles 
     of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register 
     of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of 
     an endangered species, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Abraham):
       H.R. 1505. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the 
     maximum market pay of physicians and dentists in the Veterans 
     Health Administration who work in health professional 
     shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Bost, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire):
       H.R. 1506. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction 
     available for health care professionals employed by the 
     Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Kuster of 
             New Hampshire, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Sinema, Ms. Titus, Mr. Walz, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Walorski, 
             Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 1507. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences 
     obtaining hospital care and medical services from medical 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kuster 
             of New Hampshire, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Titus, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1508. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             Knight):
       H.R. 1509. 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. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Stewart, and Mrs. Love):
       H.J. Res. 87. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to ``Approval, Disapproval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial 
     Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; 
     Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal 
     Implementation Plan for Regional Haze''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Keating, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to clarify the 
     authority of Congress and the States to regulate 
     corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate 
     entities established by the laws of any State, the United 
     States, or any foreign state; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, and Mr. Valadao):
       H. Res. 189. A resolution recognizing the historic, 
     cultural, and religious significance of the festival of 
     Vaisakhi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRAT:
       H. Res. 190. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of Lake of the Woods Association of Orange County, Virginia; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H. Res. 191. A resolution opposing fake news and 
     alternative facts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Carbajal, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costa, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Foster, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             Mr. Heck, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H. Res. 192. A resolution expressing the deepest sympathy 
     and condolences to the family of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as 
     well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims of 
     hate crime throughout the United States, and calling on the 
     Department of Justice and the President to take appropriate 
     actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Suozzi, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Soto, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Khanna):
       H. Res. 193. A resolution protecting health coverage for 
     all Americans; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H. Res. 194. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our 
     national energy policy must promote American energy security 
     and develop the abundant resources of the United States; 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.

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