[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 157 (Friday, September 27, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8079-H8081]
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. NEAL:
       H.R. 4540. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for 
     individuals with non-covered employment and to provide relief 
     for individuals currently affected by the Windfall 
     Elimination Provision; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4541. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     certain eligible entities engaged in food recovery with 
     grants to support certain costs; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. Waltz, and Mr. 
             Lawson of Florida):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to establish the Nation's Oldest Port 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
             Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Soto, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Ruiz, and 
             Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 4543. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and 
     education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental 
     health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DEAN:
       H.R. 4544. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force 
     arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. DEAN:
       H.R. 4545. A bill to provide for the discharge of a private 
     education loan in the case of death or total and permanent 
     disability of a student obligor, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jeffries, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Suozzi):
       H.R. 4546. A bill to authorize additional monies to the 
     Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 4547. A bill to impose safety requirements on 
     commercial air tour flights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 4548. A bill to authorize the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to 
     eligible counties for the use of mobile clinics and distance 
     learning and telemedicine to diagnose and treat children with 
     asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Estes):
       H.R. 4549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for

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     research and experimental expenditures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Wild, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Vela, Mr. Morelle, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
             Bass, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Soto, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Lewis, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
             Mucarsel-Powell, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 4550. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in 
     minority communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. Mast):
       H.R. 4551. A bill to amend the United States-Hong Kong 
     Policy Act of 1992 to require a report on how the People's 
     Republic of China exploits Hong Kong to circumvent the laws 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BABIN:
       H.R. 4552. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     provide for the issuance of provisional transportation 
     security cards to veterans who have been honorably discharged 
     from the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to expand the tropical disease product 
     priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for 
     the Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah, and Rift Valley 
     fever; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 4554. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and 
     implement a comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual 
     assault policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 4555. A bill to ensure that significantly more 
     students graduate college with the international knowledge 
     and experience essential for success in today's global 
     economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon 
     Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4556. A bill to provide for the publication of OLC 
     opinions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Tonko, and 
             Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 4557. A bill to prohibit the termination of advisory 
     committees before the end of their charter unless authorized 
     by law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Crist, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, and 
             Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 4558. A bill to modify certain disclosure requirements 
     relating to the transfer of articles on the United States 
     munitions list to Cyprus, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 4559. A bill to provide requirements for Executive 
     agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Nadler, and Mrs. Dingell):
       H.R. 4560. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize Johanna's Law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself and Mr. Young):
       H.R. 4561. A bill to promote the provision of exercise or 
     fitness equipment, and exercise or fitness classes and 
     instruction, that are accessible to individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT:
       H.R. 4562. A bill to amend the exemption of certain legal 
     requirements applied to Amtrak in making improvements to 
     exclude the construction of advertisements; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire):
       H.R. 4563. A bill to repeal Public Law 114-145 to ensure 
     that the Drug Enforcement Administration has the authority to 
     carry out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion 
     control investigations and operations to combat the opioid 
     epidemic, 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. KATKO (for himself, Mr. Beyer, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 4564. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure the provision of high-quality service through the 
     Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a 
     rule to apply the Administrative Procedure Act to the 
     adoption of accounting principles by the standard setting 
     body, and to require the standard setting body to consider, 
     in adopting accounting principles, the impact such principles 
     will have on the broader U.S. economy, market stability, and 
     availability of credit; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. LURIA (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. McEachin, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Wexton, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 4566. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families 
     of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia 
     on May 31, 2019; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 4567. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require the Secretary of Education to translate the FAFSA 
     into foreign languages, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Hastings, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 4568. A bill to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or 
     possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with 
     exceptions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. 
             Radewagen, and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 4569. A bill to reauthorize the Interagency Committee 
     on Women's Business Enterprise, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 4570. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 
     1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years 
     totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula 
     under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the 
     changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MILLER (for herself, Mrs. Walorski, and Mr. 
             Estes):
       H.R. 4571. A bill to provide for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of 
     subsidized employment for TANF recipients; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 4572. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal 
     funds to State and local governments for payment of 
     obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve Banks, the 
     Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies from 
     financially assisting State and local governments that have 
     defaulted on their obligations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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:
       H.R. 4573. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving 
     institutions; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4574. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a presumption of service connection for certain 
     diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4575. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, the Employee

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     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health 
     insurance issuers offering group or individual health 
     insurance coverage to establish a process to address 
     inaccurate information listed in publicly accessible provider 
     directories of such plans and issuers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow contributions to health savings accounts in the 
     case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible 
     spending accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Dean, Mr. Trone, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. 
             Foster, and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 4577. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to promote the matriculation, and increase in the graduation 
     rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher 
     education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, and 
             Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 4578. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to make improvements to the TEACH Grant program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 4579. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     initiate a negotiated rule-making process with respect to 
     when an institution of higher education fails to meet 
     accreditation standards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia):
       H.R. 4580. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of Education to carry out programs 
     to combat human trafficking in schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself and Mr. Van Drew):
       H.R. 4581. A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 to provide for a comprehensive 
     domestic human trafficking estimate, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       H.R. 4582. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is 
     and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under 
     that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McCARTHY:
       H. Res. 603. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H. Res. 604. A resolution condemning and censuring Adam 
     Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional 
     District; to the Committee on Ethics.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Doggett):
       H. Res. 605. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     and ideals of ``National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, and Ms. Fudge):
       H. Res. 606. A resolution calling for sickle cell trait 
     research, surveillance, and public education and awareness, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mrs. Dingell):
       H. Res. 607. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the International Day of Non-Violence; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Bera):
       H. Res. 608. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Republic of India should be a 
     permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Kind, Ms. Norton, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Hastings):
       H. Res. 609. A resolution expressing support to designate 
     the week of September 22 through September 28, 2019, Rail 
     Safety Week in the United States, and to support the goals 
     and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related 
     accidents, fatalities, and injuries; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Jeffries):
       H. Res. 610. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 29, 2019, as National Urban Wildlife 
     Refuge Day; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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