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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 H234-H235 on Jan. 9, 2017.
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.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Carter of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Austin
Scott of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hudson,
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Harris, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Olson,
Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Carter of Georgia,
Mr. Labrador, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Brat, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Palmer, Mrs. Love, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Buck, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Messer,
Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. DeSantis, Mr.
Newhouse, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Graves of
Georgia, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Rogers of
Alabama, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Massie, Mr. King of
Iowa, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Yoder):
H.R. 367. A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Harper,
Mr. Westerman, Mr. Hill, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr.
Palazzo, and Mr. Womack):
H.R. 368. A bill to provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at aquaculture facilities and protect public resources; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
H.R. 369. A bill to eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FLORES:
H.R. 370. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, Appropriations, 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 Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. Neal,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cummings,
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman,
Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Langevin, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Gallego, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Kind, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Moulton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Connolly, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Soto, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Brownley of California,
Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Kennedy, Ms. Titus, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Keating, Mr. Polis, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Loebsack, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Takano, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Plaskett, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Himes, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Foster, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Sherman):
H.R. 371. A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Brat, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr.
Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Ferguson, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Smith of
Texas):
H.R. 372. A bill to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOHMERT:
H.R. 373. A bill to withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 374. A bill to remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr.
DesJarlais, Mrs. Black, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mr.
Cohen, and Mr. Cooper):
H.R. 375. A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ``Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms.
Moore, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tsongas,
Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Keating, Ms. Castor of
Florida, and Ms. Eshoo):
H.R. 376. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Ms.
Granger, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Grothman, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Black, Mr. McCaul, Mr.
Trott, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barletta, Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Posey, Mr. Ross, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.
Rouzer, and Mr. Yoder):
H.R. 377. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
H.R. 378. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HASTINGS:
H.R. 379. A bill to assist members of the Yazidi and Christian communities residing in Iraq and Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Appropriations, 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. McCAUL:
H.R. 380. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Mimi
Walters of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Matsui,
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Royce of
California, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Garamendi,
Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Ruiz, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Costa, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Takano, Mr. Denham, Mr.
Nunes, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Issa, Mr.
Knight, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California):
H.R. 381. A bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. Zinke):
H.R. 382. A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture program for research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to redesignate the program as the ``Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. POSEY:
H.R. 383. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees of the legislative branch; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. POSEY:
H.R. 384. A bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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 Mrs. RADEWAGEN (for herself and Mr. Sablan):
H.R. 385. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
H.R. 386. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in dependent care flexible spending arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. YODER (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Goodlatte,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Hurd,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Judy Chu of California):
H.R. 387. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy interests while meeting law enforcement needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH:
H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to four in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARINO:
H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARINO:
H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CROWLEY:
H. Res. 34. A resolution electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Roe of
Tennessee):
H. Res. 35. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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