[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7685-H7687]
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. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 6501. A bill to secure Federal access to scientific 
     literature and other subscription services by requiring 
     Federal agencies and legislative branch research arms to make 
     recommendations on increasing agency library access to 
     serials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 6502. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a program to allow qualified group 
     practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified 
     skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to 
     benefits under part A and enrolled under part B of the 
     Medicare program to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 6503. A bill to authorize the President to provide 
     assistance to the Governments of Haiti and Armenia to reverse 
     the effects of deforestation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Veasey, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Payne, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 6504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the increase in unrelated business taxable 
     income by amount of certain fringe benefit expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Khanna, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Crist, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Evans, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Higgins of 
             New York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Raskin, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Maxine Waters 
             of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Peterson, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jeffries, and 
             Ms. Frankel of Florida):
       H.R. 6505. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished 
     under part D of the Medicare 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Holding, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Bera):
       H.R. 6506. A bill to provide for United States actions to 
     advance the United States-India strategic relationship; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6507. A bill to amend the Oil Region National Heritage 
     Area Act to reauthorize the Oil Region National Heritage 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 6508. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain 
     hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 6509. A bill to require all newly constructed, 
     federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to 
     meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Simpson, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Stivers, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Cook, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Webster 
             of Florida, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hurd, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Costa, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Kind, Mrs. Love, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, 
             Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Handel, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gonzalez of 
             Texas, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. 
             Nolan):
       H.R. 6510. A bill to establish, fund, and provide for the 
     use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands 
     Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of 
     the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and

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     the Workforce, and 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 Mr. BARTON (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 6511. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 6512. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     establish a five-year pilot program to make grants to local 
     educational agencies for the hiring of school resource 
     officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, and Mrs. Roby):
       H.R. 6513. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in 
     Athens, Alabama, as the ``Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. Donovan, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto 
             Rico):
       H.R. 6514. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish a pilot program for 
     certifying the status of a small business concern as a small 
     business concern owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 6515. A bill to limit private antitrust damages 
     against occupational licensing boards, to promote beneficial 
     reforms of State occupational licensing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 6516. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide summer 
     electronic benefits transfer for children program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Valadao):
       H.R. 6517. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to 
     establish and implement reforms to the criteria for liver 
     allocation so that such allocation is not based on the donor 
     candidate's place of residence or listing, except to the 
     extent necessary to avoid wasting organs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. Faso, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Love, Mr. Sires, and Mr. 
             Suozzi):
       H.R. 6518. A bill to require the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration to implement a national employer 
     notification service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 6519. A bill to withdraw certain Federal lands and 
     interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, 
     from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 6520. A bill to designate certain public lands in the 
     Sonoran Desert of the State of Arizona as national 
     conservation areas and wilderness areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 6521. A bill to establish the Great Bend of the Gila 
     National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 6522. A bill to establish the Santa Cruz Valley 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. Gallego):
       H.R. 6523. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the United States Postal Service may not close 
     or consolidate any postal facility located in a ZIP code with 
     a high rate of population growth, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Herrera Beutler, and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 6524. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers 
     and suppliers across State lines, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 6525. A bill to prohibit discrimination in higher 
     education against certain undocumented students on the basis 
     of immigration status, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 6526. A bill to establish an Office of Rural Education 
     Policy in the Department of Education, make other 
     modifications to Federal law to improve rural schools, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. McEACHIN (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Soto, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. Welch, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Vela, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Richmond, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 6527. A bill to provide access to counsel for children 
     and other vulnerable populations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. Keating, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 6528. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster 
     relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to 
     certain tariffs imposed by other countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NORMAN:
       H.R. 6529. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds by 
     the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant 
     to study cigar flavors; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, and 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. PANETTA (for himself and Mr. Knight):
       H.R. 6530. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to withdraw 
     the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, 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.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 6531. A bill to strengthen the disclosure requirements 
     for creditors under the Truth in Lending Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROKITA (for himself and Mr. Webster of Florida):
       H.R. 6532. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social 
     Security Disability Program, 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. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 6533. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to require an individual to register as a lobbyist under 
     such Act if the individual is employed or retained by a 
     client for making more than one lobbying contact over a 2-
     year period and to treat legislative, political, and 
     strategic counseling in support of lobbying contacts as 
     lobbying activity under such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Polis, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 6534. A bill to phase out the use of private military 
     contractors; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 6535. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent certain alcohol

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     and substance misuse; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mr. Francis Rooney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 6536. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Brown of Maryland, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 6537. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     annually report on the Federal civil rights violations of 
     educational institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Norman):
       H.R. 6538. A bill to authorize certain long-term contracts 
     for Federal purchases of energy; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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 Mrs. LESKO:
       H. Res. 1026. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security 
     provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should 
     be strengthened for future generations; 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. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Jody B. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Perry):
       H. Res. 1028. A resolution impeaching Rod Rosenstein, the 
     Deputy Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes 
     and misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Kilmer, 
             Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Castro 
             of Texas, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Res. 1029. A resolution reaffirming the United States-
     Australia diplomatic, security, and economic relationship; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Connolly, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H. Res. 1030. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the territories of Abkhazia and 
     South Ossetia are a part of the sovereign state of Georgia 
     and condemning the decision by the Syrian Arab Republic to 
     recognize these territories as independent of Georgia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H. Res. 1031. A resolution authorizing certain Committees 
     of the House of Representatives to intervene in the case of 
     Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) and 
     authorizing the Office of General Counsel of the House to 
     represent such Committees in such intervention; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 1032. A resolution supporting infant nutrition 
     through improved breastfeeding practices; 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.

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