[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H551-H553]
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. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Royce of 
             California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 4819. A bill to promote inclusive economic growth 
     through conservation and biodiversity programs that 
     facilitate transboundary cooperation, improve natural 
     resource management, and build local capacity to protect and 
     preserve threatened wildlife species in the greater Okavango 
     River Basin of southern Africa; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Huffman, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Adams, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Ms. DelBene, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Barragan, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Soto, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Keating, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Loebsack, Ms.

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             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Takano, 
             Ms. Pingree, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Khanna, 
             Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Kihuen):
       H.R. 4820. A bill to extend funding for certain public 
     health programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. ROSKAM (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Gallagher, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Handel, Mr. 
             Pittenger, Mr. Cramer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Rokita, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Lance, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H.R. 4821. A bill to impose sanctions against entities 
     owned or controlled by the Armed Forces of Iran, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the 
     Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Comstock, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Walker, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Byrne, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Deutch, and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 4822. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to reform the procedures provided under such Act 
     for the initiation, investigation, and resolution of claims 
     alleging that employing offices of the legislative branch 
     have violated the rights and protections provided to their 
     employees under such Act, including protections against 
     sexual harassment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ethics, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 4823. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include certain 
     areas in the Central Texas Corridor; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Buck, Mrs. 
             Noem, and Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 4824. A bill to allow certain State permitting 
     authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to 
     rural communities, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 
             Stewart, Mrs. Love, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Polis, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4825. A bill to improve medical research on marijuana; 
     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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
             Mr. Raskin, Mr. Welch, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Mr. 
             Gomez):
       H.R. 4826. A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act 
     of 1963 to require the development of ethics plans for 
     certain transition teams, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Kilmer, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Takano, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Veasey, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ben Ray 
             Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Clarke of New 
             York):
       H.R. 4827. A bill to provide for the compensation of 
     Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
             Grothman, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 4828. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Norman, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Gallagher, Mrs. 
             Comstock, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 4829. A bill to promote a 21st Century artificial 
     intelligence workforce; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Posey, Mr. Mast, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             O'Rourke):
       H.R. 4830. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the disapproval of any course of education for 
     purposes of the educational assistance programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs unless the educational 
     institution providing the course permits individuals to 
     attend or participate in courses pending payment by 
     Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. 
             Bucshon):
       H.R. 4831. A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual 
     fee on health insurance providers; 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. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4832. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify that an eligible telecommunications carrier may 
     use high cost universal service support to aid in the 
     restoration of telecommunications capabilities in an area in 
     which the President has declared a major disaster or 
     emergency and may elect to receive an advance payment of such 
     support; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Moore, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama):
       H.R. 4833. A bill to require that States release persons 
     charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only 
     prior to court adjudication; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4834. A bill to enable State and local promotion of 
     alternative fuel and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Poe of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4835. A bill to extend the pilot program on off-base 
     transition training for veterans and spouses; 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 Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Ms. Hanabusa):
       H.R. 4836. A bill to provide an exemption to noncontiguous 
     States for certain essential air service requirements; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Beyer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Ms. Barragan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Huffman, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. O'Rourke, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 4837. A bill to prohibit the introduction of the Armed 
     Forces into hostilities in North Korea without a declaration 
     of war or explicit statutory authorization, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 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.

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           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Espaillat, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4838. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to direct the Secretary of Education to award institutions of 
     higher education grants for teaching English learners; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4839. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     inventory of Federal assets to provide information to 
     entities that construct or operate communications facilities 
     or provide communications service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 4840. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in 
     Oviedo, Florida, as the ``Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall 
     Cashe Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 4841. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization 
     under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 4842. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide that the Federal Communications Commission is not 
     required to perform any review under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle 
     III of title 54, United States Code, as a condition of 
     permitting the placement and installation of a communications 
     facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. 
             Poliquin):
       H.R. 4843. A bill to modify the presumption of service 
     connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents 
     while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the 
     Vietnam era, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foster, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Pocan, and Mr. Schiff):
       H. Res. 699. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of February 12, 2018, as ``Darwin Day'' and 
     recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of 
     humanity; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Bass, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Maxine 
             Waters of California, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny 
             K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lee, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Adams, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Lawson of 
             Florida, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Swalwell of California, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Jayapal, 
             Mr. Schneider, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Higgins of New 
             York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Sires, 
             Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Ben Ray 
             Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Foster, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Titus, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             Mr. Bera, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
             Moulton, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Crist, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Soto, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Frankel of Florida, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Doggett, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Beyer, 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Aguilar, Mr. Takano, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Polis, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Heck, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr. Neal, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H. Res. 700. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding President Donald J. Trump's 
     remarks about Haiti, El Salvador, and African Nations; 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. FLORES:
       H. Res. 701. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that with respect to any study required to 
     be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any 
     entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal 
     Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, 
     United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic 
     Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband 
     infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to 
     the area of impact; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, 
             and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 702. A resolution recognizing the roles and the 
     contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse 
     Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality 
     healthcare for the public; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H. Res. 703. A resolution designating the week of January 
     21 through January 27, 2018, as ``National School Choice 
     Week''; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 704. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the courageous work and life of 
     Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, and calling for a swift 
     and transparent investigation into his tragic death in Buenos 
     Aires on January 18, 2015; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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