[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2678-H2680]
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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Lujan, Ms. 
             Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Ms. Torres Small of 
             New Mexico, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, 
             Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crist, Mr. Crow, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. 
             Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. 
             Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Harder of 
             California, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Heck, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. 
             Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, 
             Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kind, 
             Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of 
             New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. 
             Lee of Nevada, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Luria, 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. Moulton, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New 
             York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schrier, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Stanton, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, 
             Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 6. A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and 
     adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Cook, and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 1678. A bill to create a task force within the 
     Department of Education to address the threat of foreign 
     government influence and threats to academic research 
     integrity on college campuses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on

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     Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1679. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, 
     fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. LaHood, and 
             Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 1680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 1681. A bill to require States to impose the same 
     ballot access rules on all candidates in a general 
     congressional election held in the State without regard to 
     whether or not the candidates are nominees of a political 
     party, and to require States to use a ballot for a general 
     congressional election that requires a specific vote for a 
     candidate for the office involved; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1682. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient 
     observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-
     day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of 
     skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, 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. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. Rutherford, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Hastings, 
             Ms. Frankel, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Shalala):
       H.R. 1683. A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition 
     by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain 
     marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H.R. 1684. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1685. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve education opportunities for physician assistants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 1686. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide loan repayment incentives for physician assistants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CRIST (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     remove limitations on Federal employment for an individual 
     legally using marijuana under the law of the State in which 
     the individual resides, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Tipton, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Moore, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Young, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Kind, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 1688. A bill to help provide relief to State education 
     budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the 
     Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities 
     for Native American Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 1689. A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory 
     Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and 
     guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate 
     change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which 
     shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to 
     climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Ms. Moore, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Rose of New York):
       H.R. 1690. A bill to require carbon monoxide detectors in 
     certain Federally assisted housing, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Ms. Moore, and Ms. Wild):
       H.R. 1691. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     provide assistance to the immediate family of elementary or 
     secondary school staff members killed in an act of violence 
     while performing school duties; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, 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. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Bera, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Crist, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Veasey, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Delgado, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Aguilar, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Heck, Ms. Matsui, Miss Rice 
             of New York, and Mrs. Torres of California):
       H.R. 1692. A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage 
     and care for every woman, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and 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. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 1693. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school 
     buses eligible for E-rate support; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Davids of 
             Kansas, Mr. Gallego, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Bass, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Omar, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Torres Small of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Allred, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Heck, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Wild, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Casten 
             of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Crist, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Courtney, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Himes, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Hill of 
             California, and Mr. Neal):
       H.R. 1694. A bill to protect the voting rights of Native 
     American and Alaska Native voters; 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.

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           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Stefanik, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1695. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. MURPHY (for herself and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 1696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and make fully refundable the Child and 
     Dependent Care Tax Credit, to increase the maximum amount 
     excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent 
     care assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Gianforte):
       H.R. 1697. A bill to exempt motor carriers that own or 
     operate 10 or fewer commercial vehicles from the electronic 
     logging device mandates, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Gianforte):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to exempt certain motor carriers engaged 
     in agricultural business from the electronic logging device 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PLASKETT:
       H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Virgin Islands of the United 
     States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration 
     date of the Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself and Mr. Green of Tennessee):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     submit to Congress a report on the designation of the 
     Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco 
     New Generation Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of 
     Los Zetas as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other 
     purpoes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN:
       H.R. 1701. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such 
     agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make 
     recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McClintock, 
             and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to waive the application fee for any 
     special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special 
     events at war memorials on Federal land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each 
     agency and department's funding is justified; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Wild, Mr. Conaway, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hice of Georgia, 
             Mr. Mast, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. David P. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Wright, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Graves of Georgia, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. 
             McBath, and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington):
       H. Res. 217. A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts of the 
     United States of America on its 107th birthday and the 
     importance of the all-girl space offered by Girl Scouts; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             McCaul, and Mr. Connolly):
       H. Res. 218. A resolution calling on the Government of Iran 
     to fulfill repeated promises of assistance in the case of 
     Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in 
     our Nation's history; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mr. Bacon):
       H. Res. 219. A resolution recognizing the contributions 
     made by the men and women of the Air Force who are 
     responsible for operating and maintaining the Global 
     Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance 
     of continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and 
     resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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