[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8052-H8054]
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. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, 
             and Mr. Lewis):
       H.R. 4499. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide that the authority of the Director of the National 
     Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make 
     certain research endowments applies with respect to both 
     current and former centers of excellence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, and Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana):
       H.R. 4500. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information to take certain actions to 
     enhance the representation of the United States and promote 
     United States leadership in communications standards-setting 
     bodies, 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. WILLIAMS (for himself and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 4501. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to provide that the consumer transaction account deposits 
     of an insured depository institution are not considered to be 
     funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Haaland, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi):
       H.R. 4502. A bill to eliminate the time limitations on 
     federally subsidized student loans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DUNN (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4503. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs from entering into a collective bargaining agreement 
     with a labor union that offers financial incentives to 
     prospective members; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SMUCKER:
       H.R. 4504. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all 
     applicable State and local laws requiring notification or 
     reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, 
     rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human 
     trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMUCKER:
       H.R. 4505. A bill to direct the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration to provide information on best practices and 
     strategies for responding in the event of a robbery of a 
     pharmacy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself and Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania):

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       H.R. 4506. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY:
       H.R. 4507. A bill to protect Saudi dissidents in the United 
     States, 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. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 4508. A bill to expand the number of scholarships 
     available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based 
     Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Schneider, 
             Mr. Estes, Mr. Holding, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 4509. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the limitation on downward attribution of 
     stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules 
     to controlled foreign corporations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee (for himself and Ms. 
             Spanberger):
       H.R. 4510. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with 
     intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit 
     substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other 
     form intended for distribution, for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ARRINGTON:
       H.R. 4511. A bill to extend authorization for the September 
     11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 
     2025, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, 
     Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Education 
     and Labor, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
             Bacon):
       H.R. 4512. A bill to provide grants for projects to acquire 
     land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation 
     purposes and to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 
     recreation facilities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and 
             Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 4513. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to designate the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air 
     Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base as a Center of 
     Excellence for KC-135R maintenance operations; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRADY:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for 
     child welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 4515. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 4516. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions for the Social 
     Security Administration; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 4517. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Wenstrup, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 4518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to strike the provision of the American Opportunity Tax 
     Credit that denies the credit to students with felony drug 
     convictions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 4519. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
     to make awards to outstanding scientists, including 
     physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on 
     pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, 
     or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
             Rooney of Florida, and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 4520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax 
     on greenhouse gas emissions to provide revenue for 
     maintaining and building American infrastructure, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural 
     Resources, Education and Labor, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and 
     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 Ms. FOXX of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. Danny 
             K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Perry, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Speier, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Kind, Mr. David P. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Latta, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Banks, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Smucker, and 
             Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4521. A bill to reform the Federal sugar program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
       H.R. 4522. A bill to authorize an additional district judge 
     for the district of Puerto Rico and to convert to permanent 
     status the temporary office of bankruptcy judge for the 
     district of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Lawson of 
             Florida, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 4523. A bill to amend the Liability Risk Retention Act 
     of 1986 to expand the types of commercial insurance 
     authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 4524. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
     rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ryan, and Ms. Wexton):
       H.R. 4525. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional 
     school-based mental health and student service providers; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Meadows):
       H.R. 4526. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to provide certain notice to a person filing a claim 
     against the Department of Veterans Affairs for damage, 
     injury, or death on Standard Form 95; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Rouda, Mr. 
             Carbajal, and Mr. Kim):
       H.R. 4527. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 
     to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or 
     disability to buy into Medicare; 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4528. A bill to increase the participation of 
     historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics education and 
     industry; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4529. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to 
     inform Medicaid enrollees and SNAP participants of potential 
     eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 4530. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service 
     assistance to qualify for health savings accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 4531. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     modify the permitted uses of grant funds for certain grants, 
     to allow States to reallocate certain funds provided for 
     national priority safety programs, to direct the Secretary of 
     Transportation to award grants to improve interoperability 
     among State and national traffic data systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Mr. 
             Gallego):

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       H.R. 4532. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain 
     grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal 
     lands; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 4533. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve behavioral health outcomes for American Indians and 
     Alaskan Natives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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. RUIZ (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4534. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the public health system in tribal communities and 
     increase the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives 
     pursuing health careers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Crawford, 
             and Mr. Bost):
       H.R. 4535. A bill to modernize the authority of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission to conduct research, 
     development, demonstration, and information programs; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. 
             Sherrill, and Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4536. A bill to protect the right of the American 
     public under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States to receive news and information from disparate 
     sources by regulating the use of automated software programs 
     intended to impersonate or replicate human activity on social 
     media; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4537. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the provision of mobile medical health care services 
     to certain underserved areas and populations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 4538. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug 
     discount program under section 340B of such title; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
             Adams, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Wild, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Omar, 
             Mr. Trone, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Case, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Moulton, 
             Mr. Schrader, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Pressley, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Gallego, Ms. Finkenauer, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
             Richmond, Ms. Porter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sires, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       H.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
     Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
     Accountability''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself and Mr. Buchanan):
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution urging all nations 
     to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing 
     laws against such trade; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     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. LEWIS:
       H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     International Day of Peace; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Brindisi, Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Buck, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Case, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Ms. Craig, Mr. Crist, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Flores, Mr. Gallagher, 
             Mr. Graves of Georgia, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Hice 
             of Georgia, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Holding, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Houlahan, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Katko, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Long, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Mast, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, 
             Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Richmond, Mr. David P. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smucker, 
             Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Stivers, 
             Mr. Tipton, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Torres Small of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Turner, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Webster of 
             Florida, Mr. Welch, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Mr. Costa, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Correa, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Panetta):
       H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint hearing of the Committees on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate to receive a presentation from 
     the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the 
     audited financial statement of the executive branch; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
       H. Res. 596. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Wright):
       H. Res. 597. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     that the United States should support, and not limit access 
     to, all domestic energy sources in an effort to achieve full 
     energy security; 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Ms. Lee of California):
       H. Res. 598. A resolution expressing support for addressing 
     diaper need by donating generously to diaper banks, diaper 
     drives, and organizations that distribute diapers to families 
     in need; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas):
       H. Res. 599. A resolution expressing support of 
     independence and further development of the strategic 
     partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 600. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 2019 as National Campus Sexual 
     Assault Awareness Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Soto):
       H. Res. 601. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     October 5, 2019, as National Ostomy Awareness Day; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H. Res. 602. A resolution commending the cooperative 
     business model and the businesses, employees, and 
     practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for 
     their contributions to the economy and social impacts they 
     make on their communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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