[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3208-H3209]
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. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 2. A bill to provide for the reform and continuation 
     of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself, Ms. Frankel of 
             Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Wagner, and 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois):
       H.R. 5480. A bill to improve programs and activities 
     relating to women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment 
     that are carried out by the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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           By Mr. HURD (for himself and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H.R. 5481. A bill to reform the GEAR UP program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5482. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Health Affairs to develop a plan for countering 
     emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mrs. Handel, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 5483. A bill to impose a deadline for the promulgation 
     of interim final regulations in accordance with section 
     311(h) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 831(h)) 
     specifying the circumstances in which a special registration 
     may be issued to a practitioner to engage in the practice of 
     telemedicine, and for other purposes; 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 5484. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of 
     costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was 
     brought in bad faith; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     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. COMER (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 5485. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to provide for State and Tribal regulation of hemp 
     production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Mr. CORREA:
       H.R. 5486. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child 
     care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or 
     vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5487. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     modify the regional conservation partnership program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. DesJarlais):
       H.R. 5488. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     provide for a Federal charter for Remote Area Medical, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ESTES of Kansas:
       H.R. 5489. A bill to institute reforms to the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families and the supplemental nutrition assistance program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 5490. A bill to provide for a grant program for 
     handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 5491. A bill to provide loans and grants to qualified 
     agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of 
     agricultural association health plans; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 5492. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     address the use of opioids and substance use disorders with 
     respect to pregnant women and babies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 5493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income discharge of medical 
     indebtedness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hollingsworth):
       H.R. 5494. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     include contracts awarded under section 8127 of title 38, 
     United States Code, in the limitations relating to 
     subcontracting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California):
       H.R. 5495. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require employees of the Executive Office of the 
     President or the White House to notify the Office of 
     Government Ethics and Congress in each instance the 
     individual is recused from a particular matter pursuant to 
     section 208 of title 18, United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PERRY (for himself and Mr. Biggs):
       H.R. 5496. A bill to amend Immigration and Nationality Act 
     regarding the extension of a foreign state's designation for 
     purposes of temporary protected status, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 5497. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish the Office of Rural 
     Telecommunications, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Tipton):
       H.R. 5498. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the floor on the area wage index under 
     the inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole 
     community hospitals and to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to provide eligibility for certain sole community 
     hospitals to discounted drug prices under the 340B drug 
     pricing program; 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. RICHMOND (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             and Mr. Scalise):
       H.R. 5499. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Stephen Michael Gleason; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ROUZER:
       H.R. 5500. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect 
     of delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care 
     furnished by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     providers by the Office of Community Care and to direct the 
     Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding 
     such delayed payments; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. TORRES:
       H.R. 5501. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to take 
     certain actions to end corruption in the Northern Triangle 
     region of Central America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:
       H.R. 5502. A bill to prohibit private passenger automobile 
     insurers from using certain income proxies to determine 
     insurance rates and eligibility; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H. Res. 822. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of April 12, 2018, as ``Reman Day''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H. Res. 823. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of April 16, 2018, through April 20, 
     2018, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel 
     Appreciation Week; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Trott, Mr. 
             Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Bergman, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Res. 824. A resolution opposing the detention and 
     deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christians; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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