[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 165 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8257-H8259]
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. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, and Mr. Babin):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     provide for a low-dose radiation basic research program; to 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. BUCSHON (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Mr. Banks, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Brooks of 
             Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Hollingsworth):
       H.R. 4734. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple Street in 
     Dana, Indiana, as the ``Ernest `Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 4735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for certain facilities that remediate 
     and reclaim coal refuse sites in the United States by 
     producing electricity from coal refuse; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. 
             Bacon, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Posey, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Walker, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stauber, and 
             Mr. Steube):
       H.R. 4736. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration 
     Act of 1938 to clarify the coverage of political activities 
     directed within the United States by agents of foreign 
     principals outside of the Unites States, to amend the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the application of 
     disclaimer rules for political advertisements which are 
     disseminated online and to reduce the incidence of illicit 
     foreign money in elections, to amend the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 to prohibit the collection and transmission of 
     ballots by third parties in elections for Federal office and 
     to prohibit the availability of funds under such Act to 
     States which permit non-citizens to vote in elections for 
     public office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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 Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4737. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Under Secretary for Science and 
     Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to research 
     and evaluate existing Federal research regarding approaches 
     to mitigate climate change on homeland security to identify 
     areas for further research within the Department, research 
     and develop approaches to mitigate the consequences of 
     climate change on homeland security, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Stefanik, 
             and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4738. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the 
     workplace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Rose of New 
             York, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Katko, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama):
       H.R. 4739. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
     agents, other personnel, and canines against potential 
     synthetic opioid exposure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. RUSH:
       H.R. 4740. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Director of 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 
     Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a 
     study on the safety and efficacy of tasers and firearms, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 4741. A bill to provide that the Federal 
     Communications Commission and communications service 
     providers regulated by the Commission under the 
     Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain 
     provisions of the National Environmental Policy

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     Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with 
     respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of 
     communications facilities following a major disaster or an 
     emergency declared by the President, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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. SUOZZI (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 4742. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on nicotine used in vaping, etc; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen):
       H.R. 4743. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American 
     Samoa, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4744. A bill to prohibit the obligation or expenditure 
     of Federal funds for certain agreements relating to the 46th 
     G7 Summit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform, 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. 
             Costa):
       H.R. 4745. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on 
     fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Escobar, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California):
       H.R. 4746. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress a report on service waivers for 
     transgender individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H.R. 4747. A bill to carry out an income-contingent 
     repayment program for Federal Interest Free Education Loans 
     for undergraduate students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 4748. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid 
     to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had 
     such disease prior to death; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4749. A bill to provide temporary authority to the 
     Secretary of Education to reissue certain student loans to 
     reduce interest rates paid by borrowers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4750. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to make student loans dischargeable; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 4751. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return 
     preparers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. Hagedorn, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 4752. A bill to accept land into trust for the benefit 
     of the Prairie Island Indian Community as compensation to the 
     Tribe for Tribal lands that have been rendered dangerous by 
     the use and storage of highly toxic nuclear materials, some 
     of which also have been inundated by flood waters, to release 
     the United States from related claims, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Ms. Torres Small of New 
             Mexico, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama):
       H.R. 4753. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from operating or procuring foreign-made unmanned 
     aircraft systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Gonzalez of Texas):
       H.R. 4754. A bill to express United States support for 
     Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 4755. A bill to establish the Food Safety 
     Administration to protect the public health by preventing 
     foodborne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving 
     research on contaminants leading to foodborne illness and the 
     chronic health outcomes associated with foodborne illnesses, 
     improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens (including 
     foodborne pathogens identified as antibiotic resistant), and 
     improving security of food from intentional contamination, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 4756. A bill to establish an Office of Housing 
     Innovation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     to assist in exploring and developing new approaches for 
     increasing and diversifying the supply of housing and for 
     meeting the challenges of housing shortages, housing 
     affordability, and traffic congestion, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Underwood, and Mr. Swalwell of 
             California):
       H.R. 4757. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and 
     sustained national investment in basic science research; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed 
     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. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 4758. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a national sexual assault care 
     and treatment task force; and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4759. A bill to increase emergency and disaster relief 
     response, build safer communities, strengthen Second 
     Amendment rights, streamline administrative reviews, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4760. A bill to bolster the domestic workforce by 
     encouraging communication between career and technical 
     education institutions and emphasizing potential employment 
     opportunities, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     treat certain costs relating to career and technical 
     education as qualified higher education expenses for purposes 
     of section 529 programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Armed Services, and 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 Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Katko, Mr. Rose 
             of New York, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Joyce of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 4761. A bill to ensure U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have 
     adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the 
     Department of Homeland Security has a process to update 
     synthetic opioid detection capability, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. HILL of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. 
             Schweikert):
       H.R. 4762. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited 
     investors for purposes of the securities laws; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Joyce of Ohio):
       H.R. 4763. A bill to extend the limited wraparound coverage 
     pilot program for an additional 5 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. 
             Pingree):
       H.R. 4764. A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 4765. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     provide for certain payment limitations with respect to 
     commodity programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       H.R. 4766. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     exclude certain aquaculture workers from treatment as seamen 
     for the purpose of liability in the event of injury or death, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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.

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           By Mr. SCALISE (for himself and Mr. Cole):
       H. Res. 639. A resolution requiring that all Members have 
     non-participatory access to committee proceedings related to 
     matters referred to by the Speaker in her announcement of 
     September 24, 2019; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West 
             Virginia, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Buck, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. 
             Gaetz, Mr. Wright, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Byrne, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Roy, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Gianforte, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Spano, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Ratcliffe, 
             Mr. Walker, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Westerman, and Ms. 
             Foxx of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 640. A resolution condemning the global persecution 
     of Christians; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of 
             Puerto Rico, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sablan, and Ms. 
             Plaskett):
       H. Res. 641. A resolution acknowledging that the decisions 
     rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called 
     Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric 
     assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous 
     ``separate but equal'' doctrine, that the legal doctrine 
     emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United 
     States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be 
     rejected in their entirety; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Zeldin):
       H. Res. 642. A resolution recognizing the contributions of 
     American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H. Res. 643. A resolution recognizing women's 
     cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority that 
     affects every State and contributes to increased health care 
     costs, and promoting the necessity of increased awareness of 
     and education on the symptoms for heart disease among women, 
     gender-specific cardiovascular disease research, and policy 
     action to alleviate the risks of heart disease among women; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       H. Res. 644. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 28 as ``Oxi Day'' to commemorate the 
     anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas' answer 
     of ``Oxi!'' or ``No!'' to surrender to the Axis forces, 
     inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the 
     world; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Payne, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, and Ms. Houlahan):
       H. Res. 645. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 11, 2019, as the Day of the Girl Child 
     in the United States, and celebrating the International Day 
     of the Girl Child in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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