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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. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Larsen of
Washington):
H.R. 1108. A bill to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr.
Lowenthal, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Doggett, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Welch, Mr. Heck, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms.
Kelly of Illinois, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Ryan,
Mr. Khanna, Mr. Reed, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Pingree,
Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Speier, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Soto, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Gomez,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Omar,
Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Suozzi, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Sanchez, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Carbajal, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. McNerney):
H.R. 1109. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Chabot, and Mr. Stauber):
H.R. 1110. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 1111. A bill to establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. King of New York, and
Mr. Cunningham):
H.R. 1112. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMPSON:
H.R. 1113. A bill to appropriately limit the impact of the presence of large Federal installations in the delineation of core based statistical areas; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. DelBene,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Speier,
Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Danny
K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Welch, Ms. Plaskett, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski,
Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms.
Underwood, Mr. Moulton, and Ms. DeGette):
H.R. 1114. A bill to require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Langevin,
Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Norton, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms.
Plaskett, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Cicilline, and Mr. Moulton):
H.R. 1115. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Ryan, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cicilline, and Ms. Jackson
Lee):
H.R. 1116. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HILL of California:
H.R. 1117. A bill to clarify that individuals excepted from furlough and paid unemployment compensation on the basis of Federal service during any lapse in appropriations occurring in fiscal year 2019 are deemed eligible for such compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
H.R. 1118. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
H.R. 1119. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the gap between Federal and State marijuana policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, Veterans' Affairs, 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. BLUMENAUER:
H.R. 1120. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation and regulation of marijuana products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Allen, Mr. Cole, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Wright, Mr.
DesJarlais, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
H.R. 1121. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security Act to permit States to conduct substance abuse risk assessments and targeted drug testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Duffy):
H.R. 1122. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
Womack, and Mr. Hill of Arkansas):
H.R. 1123. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DesJARLAIS:
H.R. 1124. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr.
Rutherford, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire):
H.R. 1125. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on physical security at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to direct the Secretary to make certain improvements relating to inspections of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and improving care for women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Allen, Mr. Posey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Norman, Mr. Banks, and Mr.
Cunningham):
H.R. 1126. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Holding, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Khanna):
H.R. 1127. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promotion of nonviolence; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cole, Ms.
Haaland, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Mullin, Mrs.
Watson Coleman, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Titus):
H.R. 1128. A bill to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. ROONEY of Florida:
H.R. 1129. A bill to ensure labor organization transparency and accountability; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. RUSH:
H.R. 1130. A bill to conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Khanna, and Mr. Schiff):
H.R. 1131. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Khanna, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Swalwell of California,
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Thompson of California, and Ms. Lee of California):
H.R. 1132. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Tonko, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Higgins of New
York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Wilson of Florida,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, Miss Rice of
New York, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Hill of
California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Gomez, Mr.
Raskin, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Jayapal, and Mr. Carbajal):
H.R. 1133. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Mr. Engel,
Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Lowenthal, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 1134. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Ms.
Haaland, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Ruiz):
H.R. 1135. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Wild, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Moore,
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas,
Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Hill of California, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. McBath, and Ms.
Stevens):
H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution disapproving the final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration titled ``Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carbajal,
Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cleaver,
Mr. Connolly, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DelBene,
Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Hill of California,
Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Keating, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Levin of
California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Peters, Ms. Porter, Mr.
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rouda, Miss
Rice of New York, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tonko, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
Mr. Welch, Ms. Wild, and Ms. Matsui):
H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Meadows):
H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. CHENEY:
H. Res. 113. A resolution electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Vela, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms.
Gabbard, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Langevin, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Cardenas):
H. Res. 114. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the 17th day in May as ``DIPG Awareness Day'' to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CONAWAY:
H. Res. 115. A resolution calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CONAWAY:
H. Res. 116. A resolution calling for a prompt multinational freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea and urging the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, and 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. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Raskin, Ms.
Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas,
Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Doggett, and Mr.
Guthrie):
H. Res. 117. A resolution expressing support for health and wellness coaches; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mrs.
Dingell, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cisneros, Mr.
Hagedorn, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Watkins, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Meng, and Mr.
Hastings):
H. Res. 118. A resolution supporting the designation of March 2019 as Endometriosis Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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