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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7988-H7989 on Sept. 25, 2019.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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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. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Harris):
H.R. 4484. A bill to require short-term limited duration insurance issuers to renew or continue in force such insurance coverage at the option of the enrollees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 4485. A bill to establish a public buildings public-private partnership pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
H.R. 4486. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Long, and Mr. Schrader):
H.R. 4487. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Walker):
H.R. 4488. A bill to develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Fortenberry, and Ms. Bass):
H.R. 4489. A bill to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BURGESS:
H.R. 4490. A bill to require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
H.R. 4491. 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 Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hastings,
Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Mooney of West
Virginia):
H.R. 4492. A bill to protect the investment choices of investors in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 4493. A bill to provide a short-term disability insurance program for Federal employees for disabilities that are not work-related, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Moolenaar, and Mr. Huizenga):
H.R. 4494. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aguilar, and
Mr. Cook):
H.R. 4495. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dunn,
Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Young, Mrs. Roby, and Mr. Harder of California):
H.R. 4496. A bill to extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. SHALALA (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib,
Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, and Ms. Haaland):
H.R. 4497. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make improvements to the Federal Student Aid Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
Pallone, and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 4498. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to encourage Canadian tourism to the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Pingree, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. McNerney, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Castor of Florida,
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Keating, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Shalala,
Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Case, Mr.
Takano, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Courtney, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Porter, Mr.
Neguse, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Morelle):
H. Res. 589. A resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. McCARTHY:
H. Res. 590. A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.
By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Johnson of
Texas, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Burgess,
Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Schrier):
H. Res. 592. A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Tipton, and Mr.
Stivers):
H. Res. 593. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the whistleblower complaint received on August 12, 2019, by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community should be transmitted immediately to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Haaland, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Khanna, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Wild, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Huffman):
H. Res. 594. A resolution expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Holding, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Connolly,
Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bera, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Pallone, and Mrs. Lawrence):
H. Res. 595. A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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