[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3066-H3068]
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. WELCH (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 2043. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, 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 Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger):
       H.R. 2044. A bill to accelerate smart building development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. Levin of California, 
             Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2045. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 
     Administration and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic 
     Opportunity and Transition of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WRIGHT (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas):
       H.R. 2046. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 regarding energy diplomacy and 
     security within the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2047. A bill to require annual reports on allied 
     contributions to the common defense, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Meng,

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             Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Titus, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Beyer, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Haaland, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Frankel, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 2048. A bill to prohibit the pricing of consumer 
     products and services that are substantially similar if such 
     products or services are priced differently based on the 
     gender of the individuals for whose use the products are 
     intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed 
     or offered; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2049. A bill to reduce the amount of foreign 
     assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras based on 
     the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals 
     or citizens of such countries and who in the preceding fiscal 
     year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their 
     immigration status; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2050. A bill to place a moratorium on permitting for 
     mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
     conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Moolenaar):
       H.R. 2051. A bill to provide for Federal coordination of 
     activities supporting sustainable chemistry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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. COMER:
       H.R. 2052. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to a 
     portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 2053. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from 
     State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, 
             and Mr. DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for 
     the publishers of online content to collectively negotiate 
     with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which 
     their content may be distributed; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Michael 
             F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Horsford, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. 
             McBath, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ryan, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 2055. A bill to provide an increased allocation of 
     funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent 
     poverty counties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Education 
     and Labor, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, 
     Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, 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 Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Gianforte, Mrs. Axne, 
             Mr. Balderson, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Keating, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2056. A bill to recognize and honor the service of 
     individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' 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. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 2057. A bill to direct the Attorney General to enter 
     into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a 
     study to develop guidelines, best practices, and examples for 
     congressional redistricting; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AGUILAR (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 2058. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to remove certain restrictions on advertising 
     and public relations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Ms. Finkenauer):
       H.R. 2059. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the second generation biofuel producer 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Stefanik, 
             and Mr. Waltz):
       H.R. 2060. A bill to provide oversight over talks between 
     the United States and the Taliban, limit the use of funds to 
     reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces 
     serving on active duty who are deployed to Afghanistan until 
     certain conditions on the ground are fulfilled, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2061. A bill to facilitate the efforts of States to 
     establish auto-enrollment systems to enroll certain 
     individuals in health insurance coverage, 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 Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Walden, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rouda, Mr. 
             Wright, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Holding, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama):
       H.R. 2062. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient 
     records; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, 
             Mr. Vela, and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 2063. A bill to prohibit the President or a Federal 
     agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or 
     retail services on broadband networks without authorization 
     from Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Nunes):
       H.R. 2064. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, 
     biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product 
     samples provided to certain health care providers, 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2065. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     in order to increase usage of the Federal student loan 
     income-based repayment plan and improve repayment options for 
     borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Financial 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. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 2066. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the Intelligence Rotational Assignment 
     Program in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. GUEST:
       H.R. 2067. A bill to improve the coordination of programs 
     to provide trade capacity building assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GUEST:
       H.R. 2068. A bill to modify the authorization to provide 
     assistance to certain foreign

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     police and law enforcement forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 2069. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for drug manufacturer price transparency; 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. LAMB (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Trone):
       H.R. 2070. A bill to provide grants to State, local, 
     territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to purchase 
     chemical screening devices and train personnel to use 
     chemical screening devices in order to enhance law 
     enforcement efficiency and protect law enforcement officers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
       H.R. 2071. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, receipt, or 
     possession of a firearm or ammunition by a user of medical 
     marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Stauber):
       H.R. 2072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the 
     business travel rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 2073. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross 
     income floor for the medical expense deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 2074. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug that is intended 
     for human use and contains an ingredient that is derived 
     directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to 
     identify each such ingredient, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Stefanik, 
             and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2075. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize school-based health centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 2076. A bill to establish a demonstration program to 
     explore effective practices to improve early detection and 
     management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in 
     infants under the age of 7 months, in order to prevent future 
     cases of child abuse and related fatalities; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 2077. A bill to galvanize United States Government 
     programs in support of brain health for global victims of 
     autism, hydrocephalus and Alzheimer's and other forms of 
     dementia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. WOMACK:
       H.R. 2078. A bill to prohibit the sale of food that is, or 
     contains, unsafe poppy seeds; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Kustoff of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. Lewis):
       H. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Meng):
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United 
     States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the 
     Republic of Serbia in July 1999; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Duffy):
       H. Res. 285. A resolution recognizing over 85 years of 
     successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation 
     of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits 
     distribution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Turner):
       H. Res. 286. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States remains committed 
     to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Gonzalez 
             of Texas, Mr. Vela, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 287. A resolution condemning the President's threat 
     to shut down the United States-Mexico border to the detriment 
     of the United States economy; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
     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 Mr. GAETZ (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida):
       H. Res. 288. A resolution recognizing the duty of the 
     Federal Government to create a Green Real Deal; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, 
     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. POCAN:
       H. Res. 289. A resolution condemning the Nation of Brunei's 
     criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
     individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate 
     forms of punishment; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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