[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H934-H935]
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 Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Ms. Dean, and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 5768. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to protect students and taxpayers by modernizing evaluation 
     and increasing transparency in the accreditation system, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. Gooden, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Baird, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Cline, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hice of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Dunn, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Banks, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Spano, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Johnson of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Meadows, Mr. David 
             P. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Brooks of Alabama):
       H.R. 5769. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct an audit relating to the impeachment 
     inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Ocasio-
             Cortez):
       H.R. 5770. A bill to establish a national network of 
     electric vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Latta):
       H.R. 5771. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled 
     substances; 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. BARR:
       H.R. 5772. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WOODALL (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 5773. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain 
     vehicles hauling perishable commodities or products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Peterson):
       H.R. 5774. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a review on opioid overdose deaths among 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Beyer, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Mr. Connolly, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Foster, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Malinowski, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. 
             Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Welch, and 
             Mr. Case):
       H.R. 5775. A bill to designate as wilderness certain 
     Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 
     Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
     the benefit of present and future generations of people in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kustoff of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. McAdams):
       H.R. 5776. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas 
     repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Rush, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 5777. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by 
     certain State or local law enforcement officers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Ms. Omar, Ms. Tlaib, and 
             Mr. Hastings):
       H.R. 5778. A bill to provide that any State or local law 
     enforcement agency that has in effect a cooling-off period is 
     ineligible to receive Federal funds pursuant to a Department 
     of Justice law enforcement grant program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Hastings, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms.

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             Omar, Mr. Rush, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 5779. A bill to provide that in the case of a law 
     enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person, 
     and thereby causes the death of that person, a hearing shall 
     be conducted before a judge to determine whether there is 
     probable cause for the State to bring criminal charges 
     against the law enforcement officer relating to the death of 
     the person, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 5780. A bill to enhance stakeholder outreach to and 
     operational engagement with owners and operators of critical 
     infrastructure and other relevant stakeholders by the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster 
     security against acts of terrorism and other homeland 
     security threats, including by maintaining a clearinghouse of 
     security guidance, best practices, and other voluntary 
     content developed by the Agency or aggregated from trusted 
     sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. BOST (for himself and Ms. Slotkin):
       H.R. 5781. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance 
     under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational 
     assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service 
     agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such 
     educational assistance; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 5782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a credit against tax for qualified 
     special law enforcement officers; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 5783. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     modify the transportation finance infrastructure and 
     innovation program with respect to community development 
     financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 5784. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve programs for minority students in STEM fields, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Spano):
       H.R. 5785. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the application of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs net worth limitation to veterans otherwise eligible 
     for pension payments who are over the age of 99; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Lamb, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gonzalez of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Timmons):
       H.R. 5786. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one 
     internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 5787. A bill to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 
     1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Moore, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 5788. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to require 
     a complaint of sexual harassment be annually reported to 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Stauber, Ms. 
             Finkenauer, Mr. Hagedorn, Ms. Porter, Mr. Balderson, 
             Mrs. Axne, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 5789. A bill to allow nonprofit child care providers 
     to participate in the loan programs of the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Phillips, Ms. Omar, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 5790. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 
     Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 5791. A bill to establish the position of Special 
     Envoy for Refugees in the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. POSEY:
       H.R. 5792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the restrictions on which designated 
     beneficiaries may receive over the life of the beneficiary 
     the required distributions from a defined contribution plan; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 5793. A bill to ensure operational control of the 
     southwest border, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bass, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Plaskett, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 5794. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand research and education with respect to endometrial 
     cancer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 5795. A bill to transfer the administration of the H-
     2A program from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 5796. A bill to enhance consumer access to electric 
     energy and natural gas information, to allow for the adoption 
     of innovative products and services to help consumers manage 
     their energy usage, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 
             Simpson, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Mr. 
             Stewart):
       H.R. 5797. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     with respect to funding the recreational trails program, to 
     require a study to determine the best available estimate of 
     the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes 
     received by the Secretary of the Treasury, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     Farmers Bill of Rights; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RIGGLEMAN:
       H. Res. 834. A resolution supporting policies that are a 
     part of the ``Best is Yet to Come'' blueprint, outlined by 
     President Trump during his historic, optimistic State of the 
     Union Address; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Ted Lieu 
             of California, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Case):
       H. Res. 835. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Government should 
     establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent 
     of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. 
             Gaetz, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Wright, 
             Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Tipton, 
             Mr. Massie, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Harris):
       H. Res. 836. A resolution condemning and censuring Nancy 
     Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on Ethics.
           By Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Deutch, and Mr. Sires):
       H. Res. 837. A resolution reaffirming the need for 
     transatlantic cooperation to combat anti-Semitism in Europe; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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