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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2754-H2755 on March 18, 2019.
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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. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. San Nicolas):
H.R. 1809. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Texas):
H.R. 1810. A bill to provide the legal framework and income tax treatment necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Armed Services, and 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 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Cuellar,
Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr.
Meadows, and Mr. Perry):
H.R. 1811. A bill to require an unclassified interagency report on the political influence operations of the Government of China and the Communist Party of China with respect to the United States, 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. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr.
Levin of California):
H.R. 1812. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. AMODEI:
H.R. 1813. A bill to facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve potential liability of the United States, and promote economic development in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of
Washington, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Rose of New York, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 1814. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois:
H.R. 1815. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that children's cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. EMMER (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr.
Newhouse):
H.R. 1817. A bill to enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ESTES (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas):
H.R. 1818. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. FOXX of North Carolina (for herself and Mr.
Engel):
H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself and Mr. Weber of Texas):
H.R. 1820. A bill to authorize appropriations for certain cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. GIBBS:
H.R. 1821. A bill to make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GIBBS:
H.R. 1822. A bill to provide acquisition requirements for Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Guest, Mr. Budd, Mr.
Wright, and Mr. Grothman):
H.R. 1823. A bill to provide opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, to first responders for personal use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
H.R. 1824. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a mesothelioma patient registry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mr. Suozzi):
H.R. 1825. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAMB (for himself and Mr. Mast):
H.R. 1826. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide payment of Medal of Honor special pension under such title to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. LESKO:
H.R. 1827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase funding for certain educational activities by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 1828. A bill to require annual reporting by employers of the number of settlements with employees regarding claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 1829. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself,
Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Cook, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.
Pingree, Ms. Norton, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cicilline, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Sires, Mrs.
Lowey, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cole, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Brownley of California,
Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Himes, Ms.
Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Takano, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Loebsack, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Thompson of California,
Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Pallone,
Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Neal, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Correa, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Butterfield,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rush, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
O'Halleran, Mr. Peters, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fortenberry,
Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Rutherford,
Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. King of Iowa,
Mr. Wittman, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Gonzalez of
Texas, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Beyer,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mrs. Demings, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York,
Ms. Meng, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ruppersberger,
Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Kind, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Bera, Mrs.
Dingell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Heck, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Ms. Adams, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gaetz, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tipton, Mr.
Bergman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Sewell of
Alabama, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Posey, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hunter, Ms.
Barragan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Katko, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Norman, Ms. Fudge, Mr.
Soto, Ms. Moore, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hastings, Mr.
Crist, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Morelle, Mr.
Rouda, Mr. Delgado, Ms. Wild, Mr. Kelly of
Mississippi, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Vela, Mr. Baird, Mr.
Mast, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Brindisi,
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Lamborn, and Mr. Smucker):
H.R. 1830. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. MENG:
H.R. 1831. A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Glendale, New York; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Trone, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Dean, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Cox of California):
H.R. 1832. A bill to establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates, and for other purpose; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. Brindisi,
Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr.
Delgado, Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Higgins of New
York, Mr. Katko, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Lowey,
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Morelle, Mr.
Nadler, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Tonko, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Meng, and Mr.
Jeffries):
H.R. 1833. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as the ``Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for himself and Ms. Mucarsel-
Powell):
H.R. 1834. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations prohibiting the use of sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in a National Marine Sanctuary in which coral is present, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 1835. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and human body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. YOHO (for himself and Mr. Waltz):
H.R. 1836. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H. Res. 242. A resolution affirming the importance of the Orphan Drug Act, celebrating the over 750 new orphan therapies approved since its creation, and recognizing the need to continue supporting research and development for rare diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:
H. Res. 243. A resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Director Andrew McCabe; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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