[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3840-H3842]
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. ROUDA (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Perry, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
             and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 2739. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     limit certain rolling stock procurements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
             Veasey, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Ms. Barragan, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Mr. Soto, and Mr. O'Halleran):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to rebuild and modernize the Nation's 
     infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next 
     Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, 
     modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, 
     redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, 
     create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Steube, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Brooks 
             of Alabama, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Green of Tennessee, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
             Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Abraham):
       H.R. 2742. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not 
     taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, 
             and Mr. Davidson of Ohio):
       H.R. 2743. A bill to repeal the Office of Financial 
     Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2744. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development to 
     prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are 
     identified overseas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Schrader, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 2746. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to 
     participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or 
     forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Crist, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Panetta, 
             Mr. Peters, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Ryan, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Schiff, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Jayapal, 
             Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Soto, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Craig, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Morelle, 
             and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2747. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Meng, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to establish an integrated national 
     approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of 
     extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, 
     and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United 
     States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce 
     costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal 
     Governments and other entities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cisneros, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Golden, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. McBath, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, 
             Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. 
             Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work 
     disputes, 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.

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           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, and 
             Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force 
     arbitration of certain disputes arising from claims of 
     servicemembers and veterans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     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 Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. Haaland, and Mrs. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 2751. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for 
     services provided by doulas and midwives, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLRED:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for 
     newborn children of certain women veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     require certain consumer reporting agencies to include a 
     credit score when providing consumers with a free annual 
     consumer report; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Lewis, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Heck, and Mr. 
             Cooper):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require paper ballots and risk limiting audits in all 
     Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Gallego, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Lamb, Mr. Soto, Ms. Finkenauer, Ms. Sanchez, and 
             Mr. Veasey):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to standardize and extend certain Buy 
     America provisions; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. BROWN of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 2756. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop workforce development investment incentives and to 
     consider a qualified training program of an offeror as part 
     of the past performance rating of such offeror, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Evans):
       H.R. 2757. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for adjustments to the Medicare part 
     D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals; 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 (for herself and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 2758. A bill to provide disaster relief assistance to 
     individuals for the purpose of clearing fallen debris, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Ms. Hill of California, 
             Ms. Haaland, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Cisneros):
       H.R. 2759. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to 
     challenges relating to climate change and to improve the 
     energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2760. A bill to further deployment of Next Generation 
     9-1-1 to enhance and upgrade the 9-1-1 systems of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Brady, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mr. Flores, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon 
             of Puerto Rico, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rice of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. 
             Cunningham, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 2761. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to immediately release certain grant 
     funds awarded for mitigation activities under the Community 
     Development Block Grant program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Trahan, and Ms. Torres Small 
             of New Mexico):
       H.R. 2762. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the modification and clarification of 
     construction authority in the event of a declaration of war 
     or national emergency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Escobar, and Mr. 
             Correa):
       H.R. 2763. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development from implementing certain rules; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Neguse):
       H.R. 2764. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a 
     national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2765. A bill to allow qualified current or former law 
     enforcement officers to purchase their service weapons, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR:
       H.R. 2766. A bill to nullify certain memorandum of the 
     Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service 
     regarding the application of the excise tax on heavy trucks 
     and trailers to certain chassis renovations; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mr. Mast):
       H.R. 2767. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for eating disorders treatment for members and 
     certain former members of the uninformed services, and 
     dependents of such members, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, and Ms. 
             Fudge):
       H.R. 2768. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate 
     the award of a recognized postsecondary credential; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2769. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to 
     enact laws with respect to the organization and jurisdiction 
     of the District of Columbia courts; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Mr. Massie, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Moulton, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mr. Foster, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Young, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Golden, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pingree, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cooper, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Herrera Beutler, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 2770. A bill to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
     Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's 
     disease; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself and Mr. 
             Loebsack):
       H.R. 2771. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to revise regulations with respect to payment 
     rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare 
     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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Mr. Stivers, Ms. 
             Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Cuellar, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 2772. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mrs. 
             Radewagen):
       H.R. 2773. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade 
     census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 2774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require coverage without a deductible of certain 
     primary care services by high deductible health plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SHALALA (for herself, Ms. Hill of California, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Morelle, Mrs. 
             Craig, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Cisneros, Ms.

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             Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 2775. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to ensure protections for lesbian, gay, 
     bisexual, and transgender youth and their families; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moulton, 
             Mr. Rouda, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Trone, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Ryan, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 2776. A bill to make certain municipalities eligible 
     for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mrs. Brooks 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 2777. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to protect coverage for screening mammography, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Veterans' 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Barragan, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Foster, 
             Ms. Frankel, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, 
             Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Meng, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ryan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Ms. Bass, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Richmond):
       H.R. 2778. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for 
     pregnant women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, 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. MOULTON:
       H.J. Res. 58. A joint resolution requiring congressional 
     approval prior to engaging in hostilities within the 
     sovereign country of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Fleischmann):
       H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable 
     contribution to United States and international security, and 
     noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable 
     contributions to international security and reducing nuclear 
     weapons-related risks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H. Res. 383. A resolution expressing support for 
     recognizing the week of May 13 through May 19, 2019 as 
     ``National Police Week''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. 
             Beyer):
       H. Res. 384. A resolution recognizing the September 11th 
     National Memorial Trail as an important trail and greenway to 
     be enjoyed by all in honor of the heroes of September 11th; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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