[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H461-H463]
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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama):
       H.R. 424. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to improve the management and administration of the security 
     clearance processes throughout the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. DUNN (for himself and Mr. Lamb):
       H.R. 425. A bill to promote veteran involvement in STEM 
     education, computer science, and scientific research, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. GIANFORTE:
       H.R. 426. A bill to withdraw certain National Forest System 
     land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer 
     Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the 
     mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Loudermilk):
       H.R. 427. A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to provide reporting requirements for recipients 
     of funds that provide access in rural and high cost areas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H.R. 428. A bill to direct the Under Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for Intelligence and Analysis to develop and 
     disseminate a threat assessment regarding terrorist use of 
     virtual currency; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER:
       H.R. 429. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the 
     Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of receiving 
     cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any 
     contributor during a calendar year; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself and Mr. Brady):
       H.R. 430. A bill to extend the program of block grants to 
     States for temporary assistance for needy families and 
     related programs through June 30, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 431. A bill to repeal the corporate average fuel 
     economy standards; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. 
             Thompson of California):
       H.R. 432. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land and facilities of the Central Valley 
     Project; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUDD:
       H.R. 433. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs 
     using certain educational assistance provided by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Bass, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Demings, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Butterfield, and 
             Mr. Higgins of New York):
       H.R. 434. A bill to designate the Emancipation National 
     Historic Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 435. A bill to provide for a coordinated national 
     research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, 
     and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death 
     relating to gun ownership, use, and trafficking, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     and 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. SOTO (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quigley, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 436. A bill to re-establish certain hydraulic 
     fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well 
     construction, and waste management rules, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Banks, Mr. Duffy, and Mrs. 
             Roby):
       H.R. 437. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit research with human fetal tissue obtained pursuant 
     to an abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama):
       H.R. 438. A bill to deny Federal funding to any State or 
     political subdivision of a State that has in effect any law, 
     policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes a State or 
     local law enforcement official from maintaining custody of an 
     alien pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 439. A bill to amend the charter of the Future Farmers 
     of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 440. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to take property using eminent domain, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. BABIN (for himself and Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 441. A bill to require FERC to examine certain 
     hydropower licences; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 442. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing 
     compliance with the Military Lending Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 443. 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 Labor, 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. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 444. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the period of eligibility for the Vocational 
     Rehabilitation and Employment program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 445. A bill to amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 
     2011 to make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):

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       H.R. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax credits to veterans for the establishment of 
     franchises; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pingree, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Omar, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Ocasio-
             Cortez, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 447. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and 
     safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and 
     individuals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 448. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered 
     part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and 
     the establishment and application of a formulary by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, 
     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 Mrs. DEMINGS:
       H.R. 449. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, to direct the Assistant Secretary for State and Local 
     Law Enforcement to produce and disseminate an annual catalog 
     on Department of Homeland Security training, publications, 
     programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law 
     enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 450. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 451. A bill to repeal the section of the Middle Class 
     Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that requires the 
     Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction 
     the T-Band spectrum; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 452. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to use the testimonials of former violent extremists 
     or their associates in order to counter terrorist 
     recruitment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself, Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 453. A bill to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee 
     into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee 
     Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 454. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay 
     cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 455. A bill to ensure the functionality and security 
     of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 456. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic 
     coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum contribution limit for health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 458. A bill to prohibit implementation of the revised 
     definition of short-term, limited duration insurance in order 
     to permit such insurance to provide up to 12 months of 
     coverage; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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. GOLDEN (for himself and Ms. Pingree):
       H.R. 459. A bill to clarify the boundary of Acadia National 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 460. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2020, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. Walden, and Mr. 
             Carter of Georgia):
       H.R. 461. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for 
     victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, 
             Mrs. Murphy, and Mr. Crist):
       H.R. 462. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation 
     relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 463. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
     pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 464. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors 
     of certain totally disabled veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Omar, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Ms. Jayapal):
       H.R. 465. A bill to significantly lower prescription drug 
     prices for patients in the United States by ending 
     government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge 
     drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which 
     the drugs are available in other countries; 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. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Walden):
       H.R. 466. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to amend its rules so as to prohibit the 
     application to amateur stations of certain private land use 
     restrictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself and Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 467. A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a victim-centered 
     approach to combating human trafficking, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. 
             Pappas):
       H.R. 468. A bill to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National 
     Historic Site as the ``Saint-Gaudens National Historical 
     Park'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 469. A bill to require the use of replacement cost 
     value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance 
     coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 470. A bill to repeal the mandatory flood insurance 
     coverage requirement for commercial properties located in 
     flood hazard areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 471. A bill to provide for greater transfer of risk 
     under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital 
     and reinsurance markets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 472. A bill to allow communities to develop 
     alternative flood insurance rate maps, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Crow, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Tipton, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Perlmutter, and Mr. Buck):
       H.R. 473. A bill to authorize the Every Word We Utter 
     Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
     Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. 
             Tipton):
       H.R. 474. A bill to insure adequate use and access to the 
     existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the 
     Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. 
             Tipton):
       H.R. 475. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho 
     National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 476. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase for 2 years the

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     residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with 
     respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less 
     than 20 kilowatts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend section 7 of Public Law 100-515 
     (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) to promote continued use of the James 
     J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National 
     Recreation Area by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. PINGREE (for herself and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe 
     and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi):
       H.R. 480. A bill to require an annual homeland threat 
     assessment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 481. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to alter the deadlines by which an application for asylum 
     must be made, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Fulcher):
       H.R. 482. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for 
     commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 483. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake 
     Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an 
     unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 
     1983; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SOTO:
       H.R. 484. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to regulate hydraulic 
     fracturing operations on Federal lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. TIPTON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Wittman):
       H.R. 485. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency 
     ambulance services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 486. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park, located 
     in San Diego, California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. LaMalfa, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Comer, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Gianforte, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Rouzer):
       H.R. 487. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to modify provisions relating to hours of service 
     requirements with respect to transportation of certain live 
     animals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BYRNE (for himself and Mr. Barr):
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     terms a Representative or Senator may serve; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Marino):
       H. Res. 35. A resolution recognizing January 2019 as 
     ``National Mentoring Month'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 36. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be 
     reformed to remove political gerrymandering; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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