[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1045-H1046]
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. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bost, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Bacon, Mr. 
             Bergman, Mr. Walker, Mr. Pence, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Mast, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Kinzinger, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wenstrup, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Cheney, Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Loudermilk, and Mr. Hudson):
       H.R. 5840. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to ensure that absent uniformed 
     services voters serving at diplomatic and consular posts of 
     the United States are able to receive and transmit balloting 
     materials in the same manner and with the same rights and 
     protections as other absent uniformed services voters under 
     such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. PINGREE:
       H.R. 5841. A bill to decrease the incidence of food waste, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and 
     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. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Barragan, and Mr. 
             Ruiz):
       H.R. 5842. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to entities 
     to enable such entities to participate in decisions impacting 
     the health and safety of their communities in connection with 
     the release of certain hazardous air pollutants and the 
     permitting of solid waste disposal facilities and hazardous 
     waste facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mrs. 
             Radewagen):
       H.R. 5843. A bill to provide the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena 
     authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RIGGLEMAN:
       H.R. 5844. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to revise the shareholder threshold for registration 
     under that Act for issuers that receive support through 
     certain Federal universal service support mechanisms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Engel, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moulton, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Rouda, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 5845. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic 
     products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of 
     producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and 
     disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent 
     pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering 
     into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. ZELDIN:
       H.R. 5846. A bill to provide for working with allies to 
     seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export 
     credit standards; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Murphy 
             of North Carolina, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 5847. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Ms. Schrier, and 
             Mr. Gomez):
       H.R. 5848. A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by 
     certain Federally-funded means-tested public assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period

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     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. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 5849. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task 
     Force unit to investigate transnational criminal organization 
     arms smuggling across the international border between the 
     United States and Mexico, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. 
             Case):
       H.R. 5850. A bill to expedite and streamline the deployment 
     of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. HIGGINS of New York (for himself and Mr. Kelly 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities 
     to be treated as readily traded on an established securities 
     market for the purpose of diversification requirements for 
     employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 5852. A bill to redesignate the Weir Farm National 
     Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the ``Weir Farm 
     National Historical Park``; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and 
             Mrs. Luria):
       H.R. 5853. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
     feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal 
     Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 5854. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to 
     discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or 
     depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger):
       H.R. 5855. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a grant program supporting trauma center violence 
     intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
       H.R. 5856. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a decentralized wastewater grant 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             McEachin, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     Trump Administration to maintain protections under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act and reverse ongoing 
     administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and its 
     protections for American communities; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Peters, Mr. Keating, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H. Res. 845. A resolution recognizing that international 
     education and exchange programs further national security and 
     foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, 
     and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among 
     nations; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Res. 846. A resolution urging the people of the United 
     States to observe the month of April of each year as Hazel M. 
     Johnson Environmental Justice Month; 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. HIMES:
       H. Res. 847. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of February 12, 2020, as ``Darwin Day'' and 
     recognizing the importance of science to the betterment of 
     humanity; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Swalwell 
             of California, Mr. Upton, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Young, Ms. Dean, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             Cole, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H. Res. 848. A resolution expressing the support of the 
     House of Representatives for the designation of ``Public 
     Radio Music Day'' and its deep appreciation for the role of 
     public radio music stations in serving listeners, musicians, 
     and hundreds of communities in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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