[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7834-H7835]
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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3. A bill to establish a fair price negotiation 
     program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price 
     increases, and establish out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare 
     part D enrollees, 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 Ms. STEVENS (for herself and Ms. Mucarsel-Powell):
       H.R. 4395. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require the removal of the record of default from credit 
     history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
     that discharges the defaulted loan; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself and Ms. Stevens):
       H.R. 4396. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to remove the record of default on a loan made, insured or 
     guaranteed under title IV from a borrower's credit history 
     upon repayment of the full amount due on such loan; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada):
       H.R. 4397. A bill to award grants for the recruitment, 
     retention, and advancement of direct care workers; 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. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 4398. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to prohibit anticompetitive behaviors by drug product 
     manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Rutherford, 
             Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Flores, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Abraham, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Estes, 
             Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Foxx of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 4399. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, 
     to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion 
     drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with 
     respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4400. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for an internet website to provide educational 
     materials for health care providers, patients, and 
     caregivers, regarding the meaning of the terms, and the 
     standards for review and licensing of, biological products, 
     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. GABBARD:
       H.R. 4401. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reinstate the obligation of broadcast licensees to afford 
     reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting 
     views on issues of public importance (commonly known as the 
     ``Fairness Doctrine''); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Correa, 
             and Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 4402. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct an inland waters threat analysis, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Hill of Arkansas):
       H.R. 4403. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of 
     certain debt collectors; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4404. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require that the label of drugs with an 
     increased risk of suicide or depression present such 
     increased risk prominently, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Hagedorn):
       H.R. 4405. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the women's business center program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen):
       H.R. 4406. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the small business development centers program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself and Ms. 
             Craig):
       H.R. 4407. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Bass, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Moore, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Omar, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. 
             Richmond, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cicilline, and 
             Ms. Pressley):
       H.R. 4408. A bill to amend section 242 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons 
     subject to that provision's prohibitions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAN NICOLAS:
       H.R. 4409. A bill to require approval through referendum 
     for any increases to any locally enacted and administered 
     taxes or issuances of any municipal bond in an amount greater 
     than $25,000,000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Yoho):
       H.R. 4410. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. BUDD:
       H.R. 4411. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 4412. A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from 
     including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting 
     data prepared by the Bureau; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
           By Mr. CRIST:
       H.R. 4413. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish 
     a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program 
     in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Harder of California, 
             and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 4414. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to lower the cost of college education by establishing pilot 
     programs to expand student access to digital course 
     materials; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Shalala, and Mr. 
             Spano):

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       H.R. 4415. A bill to provide a temporary increase in the 
     limitation on deductible contributions made for relief 
     efforts related to Hurricane Dorian; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Khanna, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Pingree):
       H.R. 4416. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to 
     evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in 
     drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in pre-1978 
     residential real properties; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             Ms. Moore, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4417. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain dependent income when calculating 
     modified adjusted gross income for the purposes of 
     eligibility for premium tax credits; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 4418. A bill to prohibit a court from awarding damages 
     based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 4419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to ensure that workers and communities that are 
     responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the 
     wealth that those workers and communities help to create, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Soto, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
             Mitchell, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 4420. A bill to amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act to ensure that mental health 
     screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth 
     upon entry into foster care; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Crist, and Mr. Steube):
       H.R. 4421. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Ms. Escobar, and Mr. 
             Stanton):
       H.R. 4422. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants for graduate fellowship awards; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ROUDA (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Sablan, Mr. Trone, and Mr. Schneider):
       H.R. 4423. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership 
     grants; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4424. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     so that every student has a path to a quality, debt-free 
     degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Mr. 
             Cicilline):
       H.R. 4425. A bill to increase the taxes on certain tobacco 
     products, to prohibit the flavoring of certain tobacco 
     products, 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. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. Foster):
       H.R. 4426. A bill to rename the Office of Technology 
     Assessment as the Congressional Office of Technology, to 
     revise the functions and duties of the Office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. TIPTON (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4427. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     identify and convey to the State of Colorado land for use as 
     a storage site for residual radioactive material, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. Trone, and Mr. Moulton):
       H.R. 4428. A bill to establish a special enrollment period 
     for family members of an individual who has died by suicide, 
     to establish a competitive grant program to provide services 
     and support to friends and family members impacted by an 
     individual's suicide, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. CASTRO of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution relating to a national 
     emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Torres of California, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rush, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Ryan, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Sires, Mr. Engel, Ms. Hill of 
             California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Rouda, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Case, Mr. Levin of 
             California, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Costa, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Bass, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Bera, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Foster, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Himes, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution supporting the clean 
     vehicle emissions standards of the United States and 
     defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to 
     protect the people of those States from harmful air 
     pollution; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H. Res. 565. A resolution supporting the designation of the 
     week of September 23 through September 27, 2019, as 
     ``National Clean Energy Week''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 566. A resolution expressing support for dance as a 
     form of valuable exercise and of artistic expression, and for 
     the designation of September 21, 2019, as National Dance Day; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Gottheimer, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H. Res. 567. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     September 20, 2019, as ``National Concussion Awareness Day''; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee):
       H. Res. 568. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of September 22 through 28, 2019, as 
     National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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