[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3473-H3475]
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. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 2528. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and 
     activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and 
     institutions of higher education receiving Federal research 
     and development funding are fully engaging their entire 
     talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 2529. A bill to require certain reports and briefings 
     to Congress relating to the expiration of the New START 
     Treaty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2530. A bill to provide temporary authority to the 
     general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to 
     grant stays of personnel actions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Young, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Hice of Georgia, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Tipton, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Mooney of West 
             Virginia, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McClintock, 
             Mr. Hagedorn, and Mr. Gianforte):
       H.R. 2531. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop 
     domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of 
     strategic and critical importance to the economic and 
     national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman, 
             Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Khanna):
       H.R. 2532. A bill to protect grizzly bear populations, 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 Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2533. A bill to assist community water systems 
     affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 2534. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related 
     communications by those who possess material, nonpublic 
     information; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 2535. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services 
     systems do not permit the separation of children from parents 
     on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 2536. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the 
     Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways 
     and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House 
     Administration, Appropriations, and 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. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Harder of 
             California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Moolenaar, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walberg, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. 
             Stevens, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Amash):
       H.R. 2537. A bill to defer removal of certain nationals of 
     Iraq for a 24-month period, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 2538. A bill to create child safety accounts in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to prioritize the assignment of certain officers and 
     intelligence analysts from the Transportation Security 
     Administration and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
     the Department of Homeland Security to locations with 
     participating State, local, and regional fusion centers in 
     jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset 
     in order to enhance the security of such assets, including by 
     improving timely sharing of classified information regarding 
     terrorist and other threats, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FLORES (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Womack, and 
             Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to alleviate the ethanol blend wall under 
     the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified 
     highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. 
             Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2542. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants for the operation of a clearinghouse to 
     collect, conduct, and fund research on the influences of 
     highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, 
     transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, 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 Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Meadows, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Gallagher, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cisneros, and 
             Mr. Krishnamoorthi):
       H.R. 2543. A bill to amend the Improper Payments 
     Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including 
     making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved 
     detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to 
     deceased individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. CASE:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on 
     or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing 
     services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for 
     official travel are excepted services under the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi):

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       H.R. 2545. A bill to create an Office of Cybersecurity at 
     the Federal Trade Commission for supervision of data security 
     at consumer reporting agencies, to require the promulgation 
     of regulations establishing standards for effective 
     cybersecurity at consumer reporting agencies, to impose 
     penalties on credit reporting agencies for cybersecurity 
     breaches that put sensitive consumer data at risk, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Neguse):
       H.R. 2546. A bill to designate certain lands in the State 
     of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. Hastings):
       H.R. 2547. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require States to allow an individual to cure a 
     mismatched signature on a mail-in or provisional ballot, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Butterfield, and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 2548. A bill to modify eligibility requirements for 
     certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 2549. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of 
     assistance include equitable distribution to Indian tribes 
     and tribal organizations and to increase amounts reserved for 
     allotment to Indian tribes and tribal organizations under 
     certain circumstances, and to provide for a Government 
     Accountability Office report on child abuse and neglect in 
     American Indian tribal communities; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Wenstrup, and Ms. 
             Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 2550. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program 
     funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Huizenga):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to require the Under Secretary for Oceans 
     and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental 
     sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great 
     Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to prevent certain payment reductions for 
     clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus 
     outpatient departments of a provider under 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. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain index fund investments from the Postal 
     Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 2554. A bill to improve the ability of separating or 
     retiring members of the Armed Forces to seek services 
     provided by county veterans service officers; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Crawford, and Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 
     to require that former members of the uniformed services who 
     were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during 
     the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in 
     Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured 
     or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four 
     months; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to provide for an extension of the 
     authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for 
     the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract 
     physicians; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, 
             Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Titus, Mr. Young, Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire, and Mrs. Lee of Nevada):
       H.R. 2557. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
       H.R. 2558. A bill to define the dollar as a fixed weight of 
     gold; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
       H.R. 2559. A bill to provide for the first true audit of 
     gold owned by the United States in more than 65 years, and 
     subsequent audits every 5 years; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Gianforte):
       H.R. 2560. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain disability-related first responder 
     retirement payments from gross income; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2561. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions 
     on officials of Brunei responsible for implementing the newly 
     revised penal code, and for other purposes; 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.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, and Mr. Levin of Michigan):
       H.R. 2562. A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and 
     recommendations for institutions of higher education on 
     removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their 
     application for admissions process; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, and Mr. Buchanan):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under 
     Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation 
     coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and 
     Reform, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed 
     Services, 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:
       H.R. 2566. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice 
     Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, 
     and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Dean, 
             Ms. Fudge, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to require mandatory reporting of incidents of 
     child abuse or neglect, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Suozzi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. King of New 
             York, Miss Rice of New York, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of 
     cholangiocarcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H. Res. 355. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to direct the Chief Administrative Officer 
     to carry out an annual information security training program 
     for Members, officers, and employees of the House; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H. Res. 356. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as ``National Asthma and Allergy Awareness 
     Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Meadows, 
             Ms. Omar, and Mr. Wright):

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       H. Res. 358. A resolution calling on the Government of 
     Cameroon and armed groups to respect the human rights of all 
     Cameroonian citizens, to end all violence, and to pursue a 
     broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve the 
     conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H. Res. 359. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Healthy Schools Day; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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