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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7149-H7151 on July 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 Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and Ms. Shalala):
H.R. 3819. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROUDA (for himself, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Trone, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. McAdams, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Mrs. Trahan, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Joyce of
Ohio):
H.R. 3820. A bill to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy to publish a list of drug control grant programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 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. McHENRY:
H.R. 3821. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make improvements to the regulation of consumer reporting agencies and protect consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr.
Tonko):
H.R. 3822. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DOGGETT:
H.R. 3823. A bill to ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Shimkus, and
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 3824. A bill to establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County, Missouri, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cook, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cardenas,
Mr. Takano, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Khanna,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cisneros, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Peters, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Correa, Mr. Cox of California, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Hill of
California, Mr. Costa, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 3825. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the ``Helen Fabela Chavez Memorial Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Bost, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Banks, and Mr.
Bilirakis):
H.R. 3826. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Payne, Ms. Haaland, Mr.
Soto, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Porter,
Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois,
Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Sires, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Meng, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Engel, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hurd of Texas,
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Miss Gonzalez-
Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. Hill of California, and Mr.
Cardenas):
H.R. 3827. A bill to promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving school districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lucas,
Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Lamb, and Mr.
Walberg):
H.R. 3828. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Van Drew, Mr.
Wittman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
King of New York, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. Golden, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Norcross, and Mrs. Luria):
H.R. 3829. A bill to require a certain percentage of natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
H.R. 3830. A bill to provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of Government programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. ARMSTRONG:
H.R. 3831. A bill to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama):
H.R. 3832. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Mitchell, Mr.
Moulton, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 3833. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 3834. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide political advertising vouchers and payments to defray the costs of postage for candidates in general elections to the Senate or House of Representatives who agree to restrictions on the types of contributions such candidates raise and the types of expenditures such candidates make, and for other purposes; 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. DeSAULNIER (for himself and Mr. Carter of
Georgia):
H.R. 3835. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination under the Medicare program; 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California,
Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Khanna,
Ms. Speier, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Panetta, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Cisneros,
Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. McNerney):
H.R. 3836. A bill to amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to include public safety requirements in terms and conditions States may require of mobile services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FOSTER:
H.R. 3837. A bill to establish the National Fab Lab Network, a Federally chartered organization consisting of a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for workforce development, STEM education, developing inventions, creating businesses, producing personalized products, mitigating risks, and other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Payne, Ms. Barragan, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Rush, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr.
Carbajal):
H.R. 3838. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to recognize employers with a commitment to helping employees balance workplace responsibilities and family obligations; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself and Mr. Balderson):
H.R. 3839. A bill to improve commercialization activities in the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
H.R. 3840. A bill to establish a consortia of universities to advise the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Quigley, and Mr. Harris):
H.R. 3841. A bill to provide for the imposition of sanctions against 24 senior officials of the Border Service and Federal Security Service of Russia until the release of certain seized Ukrainian ships and crewmembers, 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. KATKO (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cicilline,
Mr. Morelle, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Moore, and Mr.
Balderson):
H.R. 3842. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage and to codify such requirement under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Moore,
Mr. Curtis, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Malinowski):
H.R. 3843. A bill to promote international efforts in combating corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance by foreign officials and other foreign persons, including through a new anti-corruption action fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. KHANNA (for himself and Mr. Pocan):
H.R. 3844. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require all persons exercising substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a permit for certain discharges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. McAdams,
Mr. Stivers, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Porter, Mr.
Himes, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Perlmutter, and
Mrs. Murphy):
H.R. 3845. A bill to authorize a grant program that strengthens the capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cole, Ms.
Haaland, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr.
O'Halleran, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Cook, Ms. McCollum,
Mr. Case, and Mr. LaMalfa):
H.R. 3846. A bill to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. McEACHIN (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Luria,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Cline, Ms.
Spanberger, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Griffith, Ms. Wexton, and
Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 3847. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Poythress Street in Hopewell, Virginia, as the ``Reverend Curtis West Harris Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms.
Tlaib):
H.R. 3848. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Herrera Beutler,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. Raskin, Ms.
Moore, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Ms. Haaland):
H.R. 3849. A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SARBANES:
H.R. 3850. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exempt assistance provided by political parties to the campaigns of candidates who are affiliated with such parties for secure information communications technology or cybersecurity products or services from the limitations on the amount of coordinated expenditures parties may make in connection with the campaigns of such candidates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Long):
H.R. 3851. A bill to extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. WELCH (for himself, Ms. Pingree, Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire):
H.R. 3852. A bill to provide oversight of the border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant, and to make technical corrections; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. WEXTON (for herself and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 3853. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
H.J. Res. 73. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Speier, Ms.
Frankel, and Mrs. Lawrence):
H. Res. 502. A resolution congratulating the United States Women's National Team for its win on July 7, 2019, of the 2019 Federation Internationale de Football Association Women's World Cup, and for becoming the most successful team in international women's soccer; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. MATSUI:
H. Res. 503. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sacramento, California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cox of
California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
H. Res. 504. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H. Res. 505. A resolution recognizing July 28, 2019, as
``World Hepatitis Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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