[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4063-H4064]
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. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Meuser, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Johnson of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Budd, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
             Meadows, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Banks, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Wright, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Harris, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Joyce of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2856. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for the 
     administrative costs of providing health benefits to 
     individuals who are unauthorized immigrants; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 2857. A bill to grant a Federal charter to the 
     National Academy of Inventors; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCARTHY (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Bass, 
             and Mr. Stanton):
       H.R. 2858. A bill to support endemic fungal disease 
     research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, discover 
     new antifungal therapies and diagnostics, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Amash, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Perry, and Ms. 
             Stefanik):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the 
     preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter 
     facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 2860. A bill to direct the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of 
     studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, 
     public discourse, and elections; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to improve transparency regarding the 
     activities of the American Red Cross, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2862. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national system for surveillance of vaccine 
     rates, to authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, to 
     increase public understanding of the benefits of 
     immunizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Norton, 
             Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. 
             Speier):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling 
     performances; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2864. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and 
     kerosene fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mrs. Demings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 2865. A bill to establish a grant program to 
     incentivize States to reduce prison populations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2866. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     grants or other agreements to assist State and local 
     governments with community infrastructure projects that 
     support medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Rush, Ms. Meng, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Dean, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
             Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sires, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Crow, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 2867. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 2868. A bill to incentivize States and localities to 
     improve access to justice, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUFFY (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 2869. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand and rename the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 2870. A bill to repeal the debt ceiling, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FULCHER:
       H.R. 2871. A bill to provide flexibility to allow greater 
     aquifer recharge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. GARCIA of Texas:
       H.R. 2872. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of 
     occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2873. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or 
     live transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit 
     conduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Michael F. 
             Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Crow, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 2874. A bill to strengthen parity in mental health and 
     substance use disorder benefits; 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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2875. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs 
     during student participation in programs of study abroad, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2876. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to make 
     available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention copies of consular reports of death of United 
     States citizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. NEAL:
       H.R. 2877. A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant 
     visa program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 2878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow qualified distributions from health savings 
     account for certain home care expenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide further tax incentives for dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 2880. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide degree granting authority for the United States Army 
     Armament Graduate School, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. 
             Slotkin, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. O'Halleran, and 
             Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 2881. A bill to require the President to develop a 
     strategy to ensure the security of next generation mobile 
     telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the United 
     States and to assist allies and strategic partners in 
     maximizing the security of next generation mobile 
     telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and

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     Commerce, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Small Business Act to reduce costs for certain 
     businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to allow chiropractors to provide items and 
     services through private contracts with Medicare 
     beneficiaries; 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. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to improve the provision of health care 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2885. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to promote and encourage 
     collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning 
     that provide administrative assistance to veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 2886. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     include a single comprehensive disability examination as part 
     of the required Department of Defense physical examination 
     for separating members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. Suozzi):
       H.R. 2887. A bill to include nonprofit and volunteer ground 
     and air ambulance crew members and first responders for 
     certain benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Judy Chu 
             of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Torres of 
             California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Speier, Miss Rice of New 
             York, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Porter, Mrs. 
             Demings, Ms. Adams, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Fletcher, 
             Ms. Frankel, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Ms. Norton, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Himes, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tlaib, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Takano, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. 
             Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Crow, 
             Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sires, 
             Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Raskin, 
             Mr. Hastings, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Higgins of New York, 
             Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
             Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Stevens, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Richmond, 
             Mr. Gallego, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Soto, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Wexton, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Bass, Ms. Jackson Lee, and 
             Mr. Lawson of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution supporting 
     reproductive health care in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H. Res. 391. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend and National Gun 
     Violence Awareness Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CRAIG (for herself, Ms. Titus, and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 392. A resolution recognizing ``National Public 
     Works Week''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Wild, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Bera, Mr. Allred, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. 
             Torres of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
             Wagner, and Mr. Mast):
       H. Res. 393. A resolution remembering the victims of the 
     violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square 
     and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect 
     the universally recognized human rights of all people living 
     in China and around the world; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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