[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9809-9811]
[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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 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. 
             Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crist, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Demings, 
             Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael 
             F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, 
             Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, 
             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, Mr. Himes, 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, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 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, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham 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, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Nolan, Mr. 
             Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. O'Rourke, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, 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, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 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, Mr. Tonko, Mr.

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             Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 12. A bill to modernize voter registration, promote 
     access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect 
     the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, 
     Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
       H.R. 3031. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for flexibility in making withdrawals from a Thrift 
     Savings Plan account, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 3032. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and 
     family therapist services and mental health counselor 
     services under part B of the Medicare program, 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. KNIGHT (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 3033. A bill to secure the technological edge of the 
     United States in civil and military aviation; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Norcross, 
             Mr. Delaney, Mr. Rush, Mr. Turner, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Walz, Mr. Posey, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Jody B. 
             Hice of Georgia, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Royce 
             of California, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bost, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 3034. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional 
     gold medal to Justin Smith Morrill, United States Senator of 
     the State of Vermont, in recognition of his lasting 
     contributions to higher education opportunity for all 
     Americans; 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. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Holding, 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Esty of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
     business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
     enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gallagher, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Comstock, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, 
             Mr. Panetta, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Veasey, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
             Taylor, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Hanabusa, and Mr. Norcross):
       H.R. 3036. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
     Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly 
     identified as the location in which a member of the Armed 
     Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the 
     member may be contacted; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided 
     group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross 
     income of the employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNerney, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Vargas, and Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 3038. A bill to provide employees with 2 hours of paid 
     leave in order to vote in Federal elections; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Schiff):
       H.R. 3039. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     State of California as wilderness areas and as components of 
     the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate 
     portions of the San Gabriel River and Little Rock Creek in 
     that State as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Meeks, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Norton, Ms. Speier, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Himes, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rush, 
             and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to take certain actions 
     related to pesticides that may affect pollinators, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Abraham, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 3041. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to provide an exception for a de minimus amount of fish or 
     wildlife included in interstate commercial shipments, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DUFFY:
       H.R. 3042. A bill to provide greater whistleblower 
     protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of 
     Federal whistleblower protections, and increased 
     accountability and required discipline for Federal 
     supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 3043. A bill to modernize hydropower policy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Lance, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 3044. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the 
     needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under 
     the Medicare program, 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. MESSER:
       H.R. 3045. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3046. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude employer contributions to 529 plans from 
     gross income and employment taxes and to allow a deduction 
     for individual contributions to such plans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 3047. A bill to correct the boundaries of John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 
     in Florida; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr. Kind, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Slaughter,

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             Ms. Bordallo, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Gallego, Ms. Meng, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
             Vargas):
       H.R. 3048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan 
     interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 3049. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the windows in military family housing units to be 
     equipped with fall prevention devices that protect against 
     unintentional falls by young children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3050. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to provide Federal financial assistance to 
     States to implement, review, and revise State energy security 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require contractors to provide certain annual disclosures 
     during a period of loan repayment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Gowdy):
       H.R. 3052. A bill to establish the Higher Education 
     Regulatory Reform Task Force, to expand the experimental 
     sites initiative under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     reduce college costs for students, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Welch, and Ms. Clark of Massachusetts):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution honoring David 
     Americo Ortiz Arias, the three-time World Series Champion 
     Major League Baseball player who played for the Minnesota 
     Twins and the Boston Red Sox for a combined 20 seasons; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H. Res. 404. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the need to create a small donor 
     and public finance system for Congressional elections; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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