[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1761-1763]
[From the U.S. 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Royce of California, 
             Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Marino, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 816. A bill to amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 
     2000 to improve reporting about animal testing and 
     alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Cartwright, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Welch, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 817. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent surprise billing practices, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 818. A bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, 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. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jody B. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Gaetz):
       H.R. 819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit aliens in an unlawful immigration status from 
     claiming the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Butterfield, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 820. A bill to maximize discovery, and accelerate 
     development and availability, of promising childhood cancer 
     treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Soto, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Esty, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the child credit for children under the age of 6, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Keating, Ms. Norton, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Doggett, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 822. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make improvements in the earned income tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Esty, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly 
             of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
             Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Heck, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 824. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     prohibit expenditure of certain transportation and 
     infrastructure funds for a project located in a sanctuary 
     jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Amodei, Mr.

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             Biggs, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Labrador, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. 
             Sinema, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 825. A bill to promote the development of renewable 
     energy on public land, 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 Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself and Mr. Budd):
       H.R. 826. A bill to require the head of each executive 
     agency to relocate such agency outside of the Washington, 
     D.C., metropolitan area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. VARGAS:
       H.R. 827. A bill to establish certain conservation and 
     recreation areas in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Neal, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Jenkins of 
             Kansas, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Lance, Mr. Polis, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Yoder, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Soto, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Upton, Mr. Himes, Mr. Collins of New 
             York, Mr. O'Halleran, and Mr. Perry):
       H.R. 828. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for 
     capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 829. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other 
     lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the 
     Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Harris, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 830. A bill to contain, reverse, and deter Russian 
     aggression in Ukraine, to assist Ukraine's democratic 
     transition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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 Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Marshall, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Comer, Mr. 
             Soto, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 831. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1961 to 
     modify the limitations applicable to qualified conservation 
     loan guarantees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 832. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code 
     to require that arbitration proceedings in certain disputes 
     involving consumer financial products and services be open to 
     the public; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. Curbelo of 
             Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Mast, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Crist, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 833. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 with respect to the acquisition of beach fill, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 834. A bill to authorize the President to award the 
     Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor 
     during World War II while a member of the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Polis, and Mr. 
             Tipton):
       H.R. 835. A bill to update the map of, and modify the 
     maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant 
     Fossil Beds National Monument; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:
       H.R. 836. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a standard home office deduction; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
  

           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for 
             herself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Gallego, Ms. Meng, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Takano, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Vela, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Foster, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 837. A bill to prohibit construction of a continuous 
     wall or fence between the United States and Mexico, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 838. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal 
     office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's 
     campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by 
     the candidate or by an immediate family member of the 
     candidate; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 839. A bill to prevent the enrichment of certain 
     Government officers and employees or their families through 
     Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. RUIZ:
       H.R. 840. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require the President, Vice President, and Cabinet-
     level officers to release their tax returns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Pingree, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 841. A bill to prohibit the appropriation of funds to 
     the Executive Office of the President until the restoration 
     of the White House phone-in comment line; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. Messer, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Young of Iowa):
       H.R. 842. A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
     ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is 
     made available for viewing on the Congress.gov website is 
     presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and 
     track online, within the same document, any changes made from 
     previous versions of the bill or resolution; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Biggs):
       H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory 
     mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Cook, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio):
       H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power 
     to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of

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     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of 
     awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for 
     acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally 
     awarded the Navy Cross; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HARPER:
       H. Res. 82. A resolution electing Members to the Joint 
     Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee 
     on Printing; to the Committee on House Administration; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself and Mr. Deutch):
       H. Res. 83. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ethics in the One Hundred Fifteenth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Murphy of 
             Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Esty, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Kennedy):
       H. Res. 84. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of February 4, 2017, as National Cancer Prevention Day; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Polis, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Mr. Kind, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Cardenas, 
             Ms. McCollum, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Welch, Mr. Quigley, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Cohen):
       H. Res. 85. A resolution expressing the commitment of the 
     House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made 
     by the United States in the Paris Agreement; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.

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