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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7376-H7377 on July 24, 2019.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
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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. McKINLEY (for himself and Ms. Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 3927. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to test the feasibility and outcomes of integrating a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment locator tool into the prescription drug monitoring programs of 5 eligible States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. RIGGLEMAN:
H.R. 3928. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to satisfy certain requirements before providing any new payment service, or substantially changing or expanding any existing payment service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Ms.
Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 3929. A bill to direct the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to develop a minimum nonvisual access standard for home use medical devices, exercise equipment, and home appliances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Davidson of
Ohio, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Schweikert,
Mr. Williams, and Mr. Wright):
H.R. 3930. A bill to cap noninterest Federal Spending as a percentage of potential GDP to right-size the government, grow the economy, and balance the budget; to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, and Mr. Zeldin):
H.R. 3932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan:
H.R. 3933. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish State and Indian tribe grants for community colleges and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Babin,
Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter of
Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Flores, Mr. Gonzalez of
Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr.
Guthrie, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Hurd of
Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Latta, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
McCaul, Mr. Olson, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Taylor, Mr. Vela, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Wright, Mr.
Rice of South Carolina, and Mr. Crenshaw):
H.R. 3934. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cardenas,
Mr. Graves of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
H.R. 3935. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for the continuing requirement of Medicaid coverage of nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Timmons, Mr.
Norman, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina):
H.R. 3936. A bill to establish in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. NEWHOUSE:
H.R. 3937. A bill to redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at Highway-155, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, as the ``Nathaniel `Nat' Washington Power Plant''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Cisneros, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Luria, Mr.
Steube, Mr. Baird, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Panetta, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 3938. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. BUDD:
H.R. 3939. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to carry out a quantitative impact study of any proposed real-time payment system under the Faster Payments Initiative before implementing such system; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
H.R. 3940. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 3941. A bill to enhance the innovation, security, and availability of cloud computing services used in the Federal Government by establishing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program within the General Services Administration and by establishing a risk management, authorization, and continuous monitoring process to enable the Federal Government to leverage cloud computing services using a risk-based approach consistent with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 and cloud-based operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Correa, Mr. Womack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Duffy, Mr.
Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Gallagher, and Mrs. Beatty):
H.R. 3942. A bill to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
H.R. 3943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr.
Mullin):
H.R. 3944. A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LAWSON of Florida:
H.R. 3945. A bill making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. MARCHANT (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr.
Arrington):
H.R. 3946. A bill to provide further means of accountability with respect to the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MEADOWS:
H.R. 3947. A bill to lower the cost of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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. MEEKS:
H.R. 3948. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. MENG:
H.R. 3949. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for drinking water fountain replacement in playgrounds and parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kim, Mr.
Cox of California, and Ms. Craig):
H.R. 3950. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for the improvement of remedial education programs at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself and Mr. Garcia of
Illinois):
H.R. 3951. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to require that funds deposited be available for withdrawal in real time and to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to create a real time payment system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. Cox of California):
H.R. 3952. A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
H.R. 3953. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Correa):
H.R. 3954. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TIPTON:
H.R. 3955. A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Silver Cliff, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms.
Frankel):
H.R. 3956. A bill to protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online booking of hotel reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. STEIL:
H. Con. Res. 54. Concurrent resolution establishing the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Mutiemployer Pension Plans; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BURGESS:
H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements; 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. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Moulton):
H. Res. 515. A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2019, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. CHENEY:
H. Res. 516. A resolution electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
H. Res. 517. A resolution supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and its Sixth Replenishment; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Connolly):
H. Res. 518. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CORREA:
H. Res. 520. A resolution remembering kindness in the United States and affirming our commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Engel):
H. Res. 521. A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., executive; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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