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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. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Mr.
Huizenga, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Barr, Mrs.
Wagner, and Mr. Pearce):
H.R. 10. A bill to create hope and opportunity for investors, consumers, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that make America less prosperous, less stable, and less free, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Budget, 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann,
Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mrs. Black):
H.R. 2146. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COFFMAN:
H.R. 2147. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PITTENGER (for himself and Mr. David Scott of
Georgia):
H.R. 2148. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify capital requirements for certain acquisition, development, or construction loans; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 2149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Ferguson):
H.R. 2150. A bill to ensure that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Miss Rice of
New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms.
Brownley of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Jeffries,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Deutch, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 2151. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 2152. A bill to require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Loebsack):
H.R. 2153. A bill to hold the salaries of Members of a House of Congress in escrow if the House of Congress does not agree to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis during a Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. CRAMER:
H.R. 2154. A bill to rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 2155. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licensure; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Ms. Brownley of
California):
H.R. 2156. A bill to provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BRAT (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. McClintock, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Palmer, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Labrador, Mr.
Burgess, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Guthrie, Mr.
Wittman, and Mr. Babin):
H.R. 2157. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Keating, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Blunt
Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Langevin,
Mr. Sanford, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Raskin,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Price of North
Carolina):
H.R. 2158. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Lee,
Mr. Langevin, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Slaughter, and Ms. Clark of Massachusetts):
H.R. 2159. A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRIST:
H.R. 2160. A bill to improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. CURBELO of Florida (for himself, Mr. Soto, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 2161. A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
H.R. 2162. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms.
DeLauro):
H.R. 2163. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require physicians and physician's offices to be treated as covered device users required to report on certain adverse events involving medical devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms.
DeLauro):
H.R. 2164. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
H.R. 2165. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain improvements in managing TSA employee conduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Cole, and
Mr. Wittman):
H.R. 2166. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.
Gosar):
H.R. 2167. A bill to provide for no net increase in the total acreage of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service, 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. ISSA (for himself, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of
Ohio, Mr. Beyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Donovan, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Royce of
California, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Duncan of
South Carolina):
H.R. 2168. A bill to waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr.
Keating):
H.R. 2169. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Comer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costa, Mr. Denham,
Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Knight, Ms. Matsui, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Valadao, and
Mrs. Mimi Walters of California):
H.R. 2170. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the repair, expansion, and construction, without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr.
Blumenauer, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 2171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOVE:
H.R. 2172. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr.
Himes):
H.R. 2173. A bill to improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Barton, Mr.
Bishop of Utah, Mr. Buck, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Emmer, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Flores, Mr. Jordan,
Mr. McClintock, Mr. Messer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palmer,
Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Wagner, Mr.
Yoho, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Walker, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Blum,
Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Smith of
Missouri, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Loudermilk, and Mr. Hudson):
H.R. 2174. A bill to provide for a reauthorizing schedule for unauthorized Federal programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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 Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself, Mr. Gallego,
Mr. Moulton, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Bordallo,
Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. Kilmer):
H.R. 2175. A bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to establish an integration cell to monitor and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions with respect to North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself, Ms. DelBene,
Mr. Gallego, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr.
Castro of Texas):
H.R. 2176. A bill to authorize the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Defense Commission to enhance defense cooperation between the United States and allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2177. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2178. A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. ROUZER:
H.R. 2179. A bill to require certain welfare programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. DelBene,
Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Foster, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Takano, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal,
Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Meng, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Heck, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brownley of
California, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Moore, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Bera, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Himes, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms.
Lee, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Espaillat, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Swalwell of
California):
H.R. 2180. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that women members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. Reed):
H.R. 2181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Engel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Mr.
Langevin, and Mr. Courtney):
H.R. 2182. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the alternatives for the final disposition of Plum Island, including preservation of the island for conservation, education, and research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Ms. Meng):
H. Res. 279. A resolution recognizing Israeli-American heritage and the contributions of the Israeli-American community to the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr.
Conyers, Mrs. Love, Mr. Walker, Mr. Russell, Ms.
Bass, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
H. Res. 281. A resolution expressing support for designation of April 2017 as ``Second Chance Month``; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DENT (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Joyce of
Ohio, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, and Mr. Cooper):
H. Res. 282. A resolution supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. LOWENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H. Res. 283. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Pallone, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Huffman, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Beyer, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of
Maryland, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Clay,
Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans,
Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings,
Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Thompson of
California, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms.
Wilson of Florida):
H. Res. 284. A resolution expressing support for honoring Earth Day, 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. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr.
Reichert, and Mr. Pascrell):
H. Res. 285. A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcement community and the public they serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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