[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8782-H8784]
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. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Case, and Mr. 
             Grothman):
       H.R. 5032. A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     establish a rural recruitment office within the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to recruit health care professionals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BYRNE:
       H.R. 5033. A bill to expand the eligibility of veterans for 
     hospital care and medical services provided by non-Department 
     of Veterans Affairs medical providers under the Veterans 
     Choice Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 5034. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or 
     attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect 
     to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5035. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission 
     of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Mr. Welch, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Shalala, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Speier, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Khanna, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Soto, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Trone, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gomez, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Foster, Ms. Schrier, Ms. 
             Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Frankel, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Bass, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Takano, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             Mrs. Lowey,

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             Ms. Wexton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Keating, 
             Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Kelly 
             of Illinois, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Higgins of New York, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Crist, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 5036. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from taking any action to implement, enforce, 
     or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled 
     ``Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; 
     Delegations of Authority''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Holding, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Foxx of North Carolina, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Rouzer, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Budd):
       H.R. 5037. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in 
     Farmville, North Carolina, as the ``Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Amodei, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. Costa, Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Fudge, 
             Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Correa, 
             Mr. Nunes, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr. Reed, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Young, Ms. Craig, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Vela, 
             Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Smucker, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. Crow):
       H.R. 5038. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant 
     workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     Labor, and 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 5039. A bill to lower the prices of excessively costly 
     life-sustaining prescription drugs under part D of the 
     Medicare program by requiring the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to negotiate their prices, 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. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 5040. A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on 
     wildfire suppression, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Mrs. McBATH (for herself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cole, and 
             Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 5041. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act to make improvements; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 5042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform rules related to qualified opportunity zones; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5043. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a surtax on high income individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Brindisi, 
             Mr. Banks, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 5044. A bill to grant a Congressional Gold Medal, 
     collectively, to the men and women of the United States Armed 
     Forces and Merchant Marine, as well as citizen and non-
     citizen civilians who served honorably with the U.S. 
     military, who were surrendered, captured, or abandoned to 
     become prisoners of war (POWs) of Imperial Japan throughout 
     the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War II 
     from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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. CORREA (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5045. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child 
     care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or 
     vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Waltz, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Golden, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Mr. Baird, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Reschenthaler, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Steube, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Mr. Loudermilk, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kinzinger, Mrs. Luria, Mr. 
             Riggleman, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Young, Ms. Sherrill, 
             Mr. Stewart, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 5046. A bill to authorize the location of a memorial 
     on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of 
     the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the 
     Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 5047. A bill to require the Administrator of General 
     Services to conduct an annual audit of properties leased to 
     private parties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Young, 
             and Mr. Mast):
       H.R. 5048. A bill to amend title 38, Unites States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide aid to 
     counties for establishment, expansion, and improvement of 
     veterans' cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Takano, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Quigley, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 5049. A bill to secure Federal access to scientific 
     literature and other subscription services by requiring 
     Federal agencies and legislative branch research arms to make 
     recommendations on increasing agency library access to 
     serials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Grothman, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5050. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United 
     States Code, to all consumers; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio:
       H.R. 5051. A bill to increase transparency and 
     accountability with respect to World Bank lending for China, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Young, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5052. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     include local government minimum wage requirements in 
     determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes 
     of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance 
     programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. 
             Reschenthaler, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 5053. A bill to exempt juveniles from the requirements 
     for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Walden, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5054. A bill to ensure that United States Government 
     personnel, including members of the Armed Forces and 
     contractors, assigned to United States diplomatic missions 
     are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for 
     certain purposes in the event of the death of the personnel; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 5055. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of 
     guarantee fees as offsets; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Rose of New York, and 
             Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 5056. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow individuals who are entitled to Post-9/11 educational 
     assistance to use such assistance to repay Federal student 
     loans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 5057. A bill to clarify the treatment of pass-through 
     status under the Medicare outpatient payment system for 
     certain drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Ways

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     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. FRANKEL (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
             Pappas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Titus, Ms. Speier, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Torres of 
             California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Peters, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Keating, and 
             Mr. Brown of Maryland):
       H. Res. 688. A resolution recognizing 25 years since the 
     1994 International Conference on Population and Development 
     (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt and reaffirming the goals and ideals 
     of the ICPD Programme of Action, including comprehensive 
     sexual and reproductive health and rights; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Costa, Ms. Stevens, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Spanberger, and Mr. Cook):
       H. Res. 689. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of 
     Sikhism, to Sikh Americans and Sikhs worldwide; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 690. A resolution commending Alice Allison Dunnigan 
     for her barrier-breaking career in journalism; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Suozzi):
       H. Res. 691. A resolution honoring the accomplishments and 
     charitable contributions of Peter Morgan Alonso of the New 
     York Mets upon his being named the National League Jackie 
     Robinson Rookie of the Year; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. 
             Soto):
       H. Res. 692. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2019, as 
     ``National School Psychology Week''; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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