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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H600-H602 on Jan. 15, 2019.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
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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. OLSON (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Perlmutter,
Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Trone, Ms.
Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Allred, Mr. Brown of
Maryland, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Gaetz):
H.R. 545. A bill to allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. PALAZZO (for himself and Mr. Harris):
H.R. 546. A bill to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund construction of a physical border barrier and related technology, roads, and lighting along the United States border with Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee:
H.R. 547. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Simpson,
Mr. Costa, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, and Mr.
McClintock):
H.R. 548. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SOTO (for himself and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
H.R. 549. A bill to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mrs.
Brooks of Indiana):
H.R. 550. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Merchant Mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CALVERT:
H.R. 551. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty for mail theft; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CALVERT:
H.R. 552. A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr.
Yarmuth):
H.R. 553. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr.
Keating):
H.R. 554. A bill to require annual reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Welch, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Connolly, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Espaillat, Ms.
Dean, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Katko, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms.
DeLauro, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Barragan, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Schakowsky, Miss Rice of
New York, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Stefanik, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Crow, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tipton, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.
Neguse, and Mr. Brindisi):
H.R. 555. A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms.
Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 556. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for the long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Torres of
California, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Espaillat):
H.R. 557. A bill to render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
H.R. 558. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SABLAN:
H.R. 559. A bill to amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SABLAN:
H.R. 560. A bill to amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. BERGMAN (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, and Mr. Dunn):
H.R. 561. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOST (for himself and Mr. Lawson of Florida):
H.R. 562. A bill to establish a Department of Agriculture loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans of the Armed Forces to become farmers or ranchers; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. Mast, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Suozzi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Carbajal, Mr.
Gallagher, Mr. Takano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Langevin, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Cook, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Hastings, and Mr. O'Halleran):
H.R. 563. 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 Ms. CHENEY:
H.R. 564. A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr.
Nunes):
H.R. 565. A bill to include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
H.R. 566. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CRIST:
H.R. 567. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the portion of wages and self-employment income subject to payroll taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H.R. 568. A bill to require the Governor of a State to submit to the Attorney General an annual report on the number of individuals who represented themselves in court in criminal matters or juvenile delinquency matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Takano, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. DeSaulnier, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Adams, Mrs.
Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms.
Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Crist, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene,
Mrs. Demings, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean
Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Mast, Ms. Matsui,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. O'Halleran,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms.
Speier, and Mr. Suozzi):
H.R. 569. A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mrs. Murphy):
H.R. 570. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with regard to stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
H.R. 571. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; 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. LaMALFA (for himself and Mr. McClintock):
H.R. 572. A bill to release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. David
P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Harris, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Olson, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hudson, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Banks, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr. Walker, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
Arrington, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Posey, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Lesko, Mr.
Ratcliffe, Mr. Long, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mr. Norman, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr.
Stewart, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Watkins, and Mr. Palazzo):
H.R. 573. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MEADOWS:
H.R. 574. A bill to clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Hice of
Georgia, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Budd, Mr. Mooney of West
Virginia, Mr. Norman, Mr. Jordan, and Mr. Duncan):
H.R. 575. A bill to provide for a method by which the economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs.
Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline,
Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Correa, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. Foster, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New
York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of
New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Ms.
Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Pocan, Miss Rice of New
York, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr.
Veasey, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Ted Lieu of
California):
H.R. 576. A bill to expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care; 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. SCHNEIDER:
H.R. 577. A bill to provide that a former Member of Congress receiving compensation as a lobbyist shall be ineligible to receive certain Federal retirement benefits or to use certain congressional benefits and services, to require each Member of Congress to post on the Member's official public website a hyperlink to the most recent annual financial disclosure report filed by the Member under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay for the costs of travel by the spouse of a Member of Congress who accompanies the Member on official travel, to restrict the use of travel promotional awards by Members of Congress who receive such awards in connection with official air travel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Peters, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr.
Garamendi, Ms. Speier, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Lofgren, Miss Rice of New
York, Mr. Costa, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McNerney, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Keating,
Mr. Moulton, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire,
Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 578. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Amodei, Mr. Westerman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Gosar):
H.R. 579. A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr.
Young):
H.R. 580. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving disposal or acquisition of National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management public lands, to provide protections and certainty for private landowners related to resurveying such public lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. HOLDING:
H.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOYER:
H.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation; 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. JEFFRIES:
H. Res. 42. A resolution electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Webster of
Florida, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Marino):
H. Res. 44. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019, as ``National School Choice Week''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Conaway):
H. Res. 45. A resolution congratulating the American Farm Bureau Federation for a long tradition of advocacy on behalf of agriculture and rural America and for holding its 100th annual convention; to the Committee on Agriculture.
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