[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9601-9603]
[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 Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Evans, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Norcross, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Sires, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.

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             Soto, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Peterson, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Ms. Rosen, Mr. Lynch, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2972. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for training and support services for 
     Alzheimer's patients and their families; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Evans, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Norcross, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Sires, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Soto, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Peterson, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Brown of Maryland, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
             Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Blum, Mr. Barletta, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Schneider, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr. Costello of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2973. A bill to provide for the issuance of an 
     Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. POCAN (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 2974. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs 
     which have been subject to a price spike, 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. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mrs. Comstock):
       H.R. 2975. A bill to make certain improvements in the laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security relating 
     to public transportation security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and 
             Mr. Duncan of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2976. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to allow for the deferment of certain student loans during a 
     period in which a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GIANFORTE:
       H.R. 2977. A bill to reduce a portion of the annual pay of 
     Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget which does not provide for a 
     balanced budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Crist, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New 
             York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, 
             Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Norcross, Mr. O'Halleran, 
             Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, 
             Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
             Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, 
             Mrs. Torres, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Himes, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Correa, and Mr. 
             Ruiz):
       H.R. 2978. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     revise the criteria for determining which States and 
     political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San 
     Bernardino, California, as the ``Jack H. Brown Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself and Mr. Latta):
       H.R. 2980. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable 
     under the alternative provision for exempting property from 
     the estate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Kilmer, 
             and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2981. A bill to require all candidates for election 
     for the office of Senator or Member of the House of 
     Representatives to run in an open primary regardless of 
     political party preference or lack thereof, to limit the 
     ensuing general election for such office to the two 
     candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in such 
     open primary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ms. HANABUSA (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, 
             Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely 
     Associated States lawfully residing in the United States 
     under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government 
     of the United States and the Governments of the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
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     Palau; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nolan, 
             Mr. Trott, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Walberg, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Bishop of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Moore, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
             Collins of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Mitchell, 
             Mr. Duffy, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Levin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Amash, and Ms. 
             Stefanik):
       H.R. 2983. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, to release an interim 
     report related to aquatic nuisance species control, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2984. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to restrict Members of Congress who 
     represent a State with a waiver approved under the amendments 
     made by the American Health Care Act of 2017 to the same 
     health insurance coverage as is available under such waiver 
     to their constituents; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2985. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to restrict Members of Congress who 
     represent a State with an essential health benefits (EHB) 
     waiver, approved under the amendments made by the American 
     Health Care Act of 2017, to the lowest actuarial value health 
     insurance coverage that is available under the waiver; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2986. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to restrict Members of Congress who 
     represent a State with a premium age band waiver, approved 
     under the amendments made by the American Health Care Act of 
     2017, to the highest age band premium for health insurance 
     coverage that is available under the waiver; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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 Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Tipton, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 
     1993 to establish the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps 
     to place youth and veterans in national service positions to 
     conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2988. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     remove the requirement that residents of residential reentry 
     facilities pay 25 percent of any gross income earned during 
     work release to offset the cost of being housed, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to establish the Frederick Douglass 
     Bicentennial Commission; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RICHMOND:
       H.R. 2990. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit inclusion of Social Security account numbers 
     on Medicare cards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
             Perry):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to establish the Susquehanna National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, and Mr. Cardenas):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand eligibility for public service student loan 
     forgiveness to certain contractor employees of national 
     laboratories; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 2993. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     make available to Congress certain information relating to 
     individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Byrne, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Banks of 
             Indiana, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Hanabusa, and Ms. Shea-
             Porter):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to state the policy of the United States 
     on the minimum number of available battle force ships; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Royce of California, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H. Res. 397. A resolution solemnly reaffirming the 
     commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization's principle of collective defense as enumerated 
     in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H. Res. 398. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of June 21 as International Yoga Day; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Stivers, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Babin, 
             Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana):
       H. Res. 399. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that welfare programs discourage marriage 
     and hurt the institution of the family in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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