[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3499-H3501]
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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Golden, 
             Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ryan, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. 
             Trone, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. Napolitano, and 
             Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 2569. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected 
     by the opioid epidemic and to make financial assistance 
     available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local 
     areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide 
     for the development, organization, coordination, and 
     operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for 
     the delivery of essential services to individuals with 
     substance use disorder and their families; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources, and 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. ROUDA:
       H.R. 2570. A bill to ensure that polluters pay ongoing 
     water treatment costs associated with contamination from 
     perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida, Mr. Babin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Banks, 
             Mr. Harris, Mr. Perry, Mr. Cole, Mr. Webster of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Buck, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Budd, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Timmons, Ms. 
             Cheney, Mr. Long, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Williams, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ratcliffe, and Mr. Dunn):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice 
     of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Stivers):

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       H.R. 2572. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mr. Abraham, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Graves of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Panetta, and Mr. DesJarlais):
       H.R. 2573. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the 
     Medicare program; 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Sablan, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in 
     cases involving disparate impact, 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. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 2575. A bill to authorize an AI Center of Excellence 
     within the General Services Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2576. A bill to require a report on expenditures for 
     contracts for advertising services, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kildee, 
             and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and 
     Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to include per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 2578. A bill to reauthorize the National Flood 
     Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Levin of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 2579. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. 
             Suozzi):
       H.R. 2580. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     deem drugs or other substances that act as mu opioid receptor 
     agonists to be in schedule I, subject to exceptions for 
     substances intended for legitimate medical or research use, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Moore, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2581. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, 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. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for 
     opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes; 
     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. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri):
       H.R. 2583. A bill to designate Union Station in Washington, 
     DC, as ``Harry S. Truman Union Station''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Dean, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Scanlon, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Espaillat):
       H.R. 2585. A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council 
     to Support Victims of Gun Violence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 2586. A bill to require the collection of voluntary 
     feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Ryan):
       H.R. 2587. A bill to require the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs to develop standards for a ``Reef Safe'' label for 
     sunscreen; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Ryan):
       H.R. 2588. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the 
     effects of oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and 
     public health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish a homeland intelligence doctrine for the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 2590. A bill to require a Department of Homeland 
     Security overseas personnel enhancement plan, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 2591. A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of 
     per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. 
             Gallagher, Mr. Crist, Mr. Katko, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. 
             Herrera Beutler, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Duffy, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Costa, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Phillips, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Peters, Miss 
             Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Stauber, Mr. 
             Lujan, and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to enhance transparency and 
     accountability for online political advertisements by 
     requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose 
     information about the advertisements to the public, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2593. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to collect data and issue a report on the opportunity zone 
     tax incentives enacted by the 2017 tax reform legislation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 2594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health 
     clinic and Federally qualified health center services 
     furnished to hospice patients 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. KINZINGER (for himself and Mrs. Beatty):
       H.R. 2595. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the income limit of the simplified needs test; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. 
             Pappas):
       H.R. 2596. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     with respect to manufacturing and processing notices for per- 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Mr. Gallego):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a market-oriented standard 
     for clean electric energy generation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2598. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     allow members of the Armed

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     Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance to pay 
     for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Deutch, 
             and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2599. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require State educational agencies and tribal educational 
     agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to 
     establish and implement a school-based student suicide 
     awareness and prevention training policy and school threat 
     assessment team policy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cisneros, 
             and Mr. Khanna):
       H.R. 2600. A bill to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish the Office of Rural 
     Telecommunications, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Adams, and Ms. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 2602. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health 
     Insurance Program for low-income mothers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is 
     eligible for certain Small Business Administration programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 2604. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate 
     brackets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Casten 
             of Illinois, and Mr. Khanna):
       H.R. 2605. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding 
     as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
     with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list 
     of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 2606. A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible 
     local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local 
     educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the 
     numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
     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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. 
             Cheney, Mr. Cook, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gianforte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Johnson of 
             South Dakota, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. 
             Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Young, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. 
             Curtis):
       H.R. 2607. A bill to expedite under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest 
     management activities on National Forest System lands, on 
     public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to 
     overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carbajal, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.J. Res. 57. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     authority of Congress and the States to regulate 
     contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to 
     enact public financing systems for such campaigns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wexton, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Titus, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Crow, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Vela, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Rouda, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Spanberger, Ms. Wild, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Moulton):
       H. Res. 360. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, 
     as ``National Small Business Week'' to honor the vital role 
     of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Ms. 
             Stefanik):
       H. Res. 361. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     paying tribute to those individuals who have faithfully 
     served and retired from the Armed Forces of the United 
     States, supporting the goals and ideals of Military Retiree 
     Appreciation Day, and encouraging the people of the United 
     States to honor the past and continued service of military 
     retirees to their local communities and the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VEASEY:
       H. Res. 362. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 2019 as ``Health and Fitness Month''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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