[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2502-H2504]
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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. Titus, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H.R. 1549. A bill to protect the rights of passengers with 
     disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to support State and tribal efforts to 
     develop and implement management strategies to address 
     chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose 
     populations, to support applied research regarding the causes 
     of chronic wasting disease and

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     methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of 
     maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by 
     developing maternity care quality measures and supporting 
     maternity care quality collaboratives; 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. TIPTON:
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of 
     certain veterans without next of kin; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Michael F. Doyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Speier, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Ms. Pingree, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Deutch, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Sablan, Mr. McNerney, and Ms. Wild):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to provide for cost-of-living increases 
     for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in 
     the Consumer Price Index for the elderly; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and 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. BABIN (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Gosar, and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 1554. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for 
     borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or 
     residency program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BRINDISI:
       H.R. 1555. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require cable operators and internet service providers who 
     are subject to State fines to submit a report, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. Steube):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Slotkin, 
             and Mrs. Axne):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit the payment of bonuses to highly compensated 
     individuals employed by the debtor and insiders of the debtor 
     to perform services during the bankruptcy case; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Underwood, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Van Drew, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 1558. A bill to delay by 5 weeks the time for 
     individuals to file certain calendar year 2018 income tax 
     returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York:
       H.R. 1559. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     strengthen program integrity and enhance low-income patient 
     benefits for safety net providers; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Adams, 
             Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley 
             of California, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clark 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Escobar, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, 
             Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. 
             Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pingree, 
             Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Schrier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Mr. Welch, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Hill 
             of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Allred, Ms. Gabbard, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, 
             Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Crist, and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 1560. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the child tax credit fully refundable, establish 
     an increased child tax credit for young children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 1561. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain acts of nepotism, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1562. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide certain authority to the National Transportation 
     Safety Board to investigative commercial space transportation 
     accidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1563. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     release certain reversionary interests of the United States 
     in and to a parcel of land located in Henderson, Tennessee; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mrs. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 1564. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of 
     partial hospitalization services under the Medicare Program, 
     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 Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
             Peters):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to establish a new higher education data 
     system to allow for more accurate, complete, and secure data 
     on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes, at 
     all levels of postsecondary enrollment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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 Ms. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration 
     Act of 1938 to ensure online access to the registration 
     statements filed under such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Haaland, and Ms. Torres 
             Small of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1567. A bill to authorize the Department of Defense to 
     temporarily provide water uncontaminated with 
     perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate 
     (PFOS) for agricultural purposes to areas affected by 
     contamination from military installations, and to authorize 
     the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property to 
     extend the contiguous geographic footprint of any Air Force 
     base that has shown signs of contamination from PFOA and PFOS 
     due to activities on the base, and for other purposes; to

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     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Keating):
       H.R. 1568. A bill to assist in the conservation of the 
     North Atlantic right whale by supporting and providing 
     financial resources for North Atlantic right whale 
     conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise 
     required for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
     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. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Gallego, and Mrs. Lesko):
       H.R. 1569. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which 
     court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of 
     Arizona; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Courtney, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New 
             York, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Quigley, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Ms. Speier, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Babin, Mr. Collins of New 
             York, Mr. Cook, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gianforte, Ms. 
             Herrera Beutler, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, 
             Mr. Mullin, Mr. Perry, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Gibbs, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of 
             Puerto Rico, Mr. Bera, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Brindisi, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Sires, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Takano, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Axne, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Keating, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Kustoff 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Morelle, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Richmond, Ms. Bass, Mr. Brown of Maryland, and Mr. 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1570. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for 
     colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether 
     therapeutic intervention is required during the screening; 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. POCAN (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Ms. Dean, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Gomez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Haaland, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1571. A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships 
     to provide students the opportunity to attain higher 
     education at in-State public institutions of higher education 
     without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to 
     DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. 
             Schneider, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and 
             Mr. Case):
       H.R. 1572. A bill to promote botanical research and 
     botanical sciences capacity, 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 Ms. SCANLON (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 1573. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to promote access to voter registration and voting for 
     individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Hill of 
             California, Ms. Meng, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Ms. Wexton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 1574. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make it a criminal offense for individuals to engage in 
     sexual acts while acting under color of law or with 
     individuals in their custody, to encourage States to adopt 
     similar laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN DREW:
       H.R. 1575. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall 
     violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Moore, 
             Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of 
             California, and Mr. Morelle):
       H.R. 1576. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to provide for the participation of Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. 
             Bergman):
       H.R. 1577. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the procurement practices of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Suozzi, Ms. Meng, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Langevin, 
             and Mr. Delgado):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to repeal the requirement directing the 
     Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property in 
     Plum Island, New York, and to establish certain requirements 
     for its final disposition including preservation of the 
     island for conservation, education, and research, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Soto, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McEachin, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Hastings):
       H. Res. 180. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     March 2019 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. RYAN:
       H. Res. 181. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 30 as ``National Bartter Syndrome Day''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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