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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. CRIST (for himself and Mr. Reschenthaler):
H.R. 5715. A bill to improve honesty in pet sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
LaMalfa, and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia):
H.R. 5716. A bill to reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Morelle, Ms.
DeLauro, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Keating, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pressley, Mrs.
Trahan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Neal, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr.
Pascrell):
H.R. 5717. A bill to end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. Long):
H.R. 5718. A bill to establish a refund effective date for rates and charges under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Smith of
Nebraska):
H.R. 5719. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the standards to determine eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CLAY:
H.R. 5720. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mrs. BUSTOS:
H.R. 5721. A bill to apply user fees with respect to tobacco products deemed subject to the requirements of chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of
California, and Mr. Takano):
H.R. 5722. A bill to require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. DeLAURO:
H.R. 5723. A bill to make a supplemental appropriation for the Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. EMMER:
H.R. 5724. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop objectives and performance measures for provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of same-day services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GALLAGHER:
H.R. 5725. A bill to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to combat the suppression of the freedoms of speech, association, assembly, procession, and demonstration of the people of Hong Kong, and for other purposes; 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. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. Katko):
H.R. 5726. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow, in certain cases, an increase in the limitation on the exclusion for gains from a sale or exchange of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Barragan):
H.R. 5727. A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Medicine on ambulance diversions, 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. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr.
Soto):
H.R. 5728. A bill to provide for the regulation, inspection, and labeling of food produced using animal cell culture technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
H.R. 5729. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for increasing seasonal influenza vaccination rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
H.R. 5730. A bill to direct the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies responsible for biodefense, to update the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Sires, and Mr.
Payne):
H.R. 5731. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a program dashboard for the fixed guideway capital investment grants program; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MAST (for himself, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Allred, and
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana):
H.R. 5732. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of establishing a pilot program to assign certain officers of the Armed Forces to serve as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Mr. MOULTON:
H.R. 5733. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to waive the application of the Act to agents representing foreign enterprises which are not under the control or direction of foreign governments or foreign political parties, to exclude agents who represent foreign governments which engage in a pattern of gross violations of human rights from the exemption provided under the Act for agents engaged in scholastic and certain other pursuits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. OMAR:
H.R. 5734. A bill to repeal the Alien Enemies Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mrs. Roby):
H.R. 5735. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain senior employees in the judicial branch of Government to carry over up to 90 days of annual leave each year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ROSE of New York:
H.R. 5736. A bill to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. Heck, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Schiff,
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Kilmer, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 5737. A bill to expand the authorization of voluntary Federal grazing permit retirement, provide increased flexibility for Federal grazing permittees, promote the equitable resolution or avoidance of conflicts on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Cisneros, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Cuellar, and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 5738. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Quigley, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, and Ms.
Jayapal):
H.R. 5739. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection of disabilities relating to blast exposures with respect to disability compensation payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
H.R. 5740. A bill to combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, 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. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Moore,
Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Price of
North Carolina, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wexton, and
Mrs. Davis of California):
H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution expressing support for designation of the week of February 3, 2020, through February 7, 2020, as ``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.
Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Bishop of North
Carolina, and Mr. Hudson):
H. Res. 818. A resolution expressing support for a balanced budget; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CURTIS:
H. Res. 819. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Authorization for Use of Military Force and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 do not provide legal justification for war with Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Velazquez, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Mucarsel-
Powell, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Correa, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Soto, Mr. Khanna,
Ms. Escobar, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Takano, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Barragan,
Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Vela, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms.
Castor of Florida):
H. Res. 820. A resolution expressing support for designation of February 2020 as National Citizenship Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CICILLINE:
H. Res. 821. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Vargas, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr.
Cardenas):
H. Res. 822. A resolution urging Tom Flores be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Engel, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Meeks, and Mrs. Wagner):
H. Res. 823. A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young,
Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Haaland,
Mr. Gallego, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota):
H. Res. 824. A resolution expressing support for designation of the week beginning February 2, 2020, as
``National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Foster, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr.
Bera, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Yoho, and Ms.
Spanberger):
H. Res. 825. A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), recognizing the importance of the NPT's continued contributions to United States and international security, and commemorating United States leadership in strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime since the dawn of the nuclear era; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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