Volume 165, No. 18 covering the 1st Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1281-H1283 on Jan. 29, 2019.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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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. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa):
H.R. 830. 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. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Graves of
Louisiana):
H.R. 831. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Collins of New York, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 832. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Grothman, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Kelly of
Mississippi, Mr. Banks, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Bost, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Estes, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. David
P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. LaMalfa,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Jones, Mr. Conaway,
Mr. Harris, Mr. Flores, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Lesko, Mr.
Scalise, Mr. Spano, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Mooney of
West Virginia, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Johnson of
Louisiana, Mr. Wright, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Joyce of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Cole, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr.
Allen, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Waltz, and Mr.
Cloud):
H.R. 833. A bill to prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr.
Phillips, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs.
Craig, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Harder of California, Ms.
Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Kim, Mrs. Lee of
Nevada, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. McAdams, Ms. Mucarsel-
Powell, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms.
Sherrill, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Torres Small of New
Mexico, and Mrs. Trahan):
H.R. 834. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress and executive branch employees and other activities during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Rules, 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. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Hudson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. King of New York,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Long, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rush, and Mr.
Tonko):
H.R. 835. A bill to impose criminal sanctions on certain persons involved in international doping fraud conspiracies, to provide restitution for victims of such conspiracies, and to require sharing of information with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to assist its fight against doping, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 836. A bill to establish the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train law enforcement officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Veasey, Mr.
Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr.
Gianforte, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. King of
Iowa, and Mr. Duffy):
H.R. 837. A bill to authorize a special resource study on the spread vectors of chronic wasting disease in Cervidae, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. BABIN (for himself and Mrs. Demings):
H.R. 838. A bill to develop a national strategy to prevent targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
H.R. 839. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to include a revenue metric in the port network components to better achieve the policy goals of the National Multimodal Freight Network; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Mr.
Higgins of New York):
H.R. 840. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio:
H.R. 841. A bill to establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address the underlying causes of poverty; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, 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. DELGADO:
H.R. 842. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain reports filed under such Act to include the disclosure of persons who are registered lobbyists under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Rouzer):
H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GIBBS:
H.R. 844. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow for modified permits for industrial minerals remining operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Pingree, and Mr. Cox of
California):
H.R. 845. A bill to prohibit the payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico (for herself,
Mrs. Demings, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr.
Cisneros):
H.R. 846. A bill to amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. Gabbard,
Mr. Byrne, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Delgado,
Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Dunn, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sherrill, Mr.
Timmons, Mr. Young, and Mr. Zeldin):
H.R. 847. A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr.
Duncan, and Mr. Posey):
H.R. 848. A bill to restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Omar, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Soto, Mr. Harder of California, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Hayes, and Ms.
Clarke of New York):
H.R. 849. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Brady,
Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Buck, Mr. Budd, Mr. Byrne,
Mr. Cloud, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Fleischmann, Ms. Foxx of North Carolina, Mr. Gaetz,
Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King of Iowa,
Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Meadows, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia,
Mr. Norman, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Schweikert, Mr.
Walker, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Zeldin, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Posey, Mr. Griffith, Mr.
Smith of Missouri, Mr. Babin, Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Womack, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rice of
South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr. Roy, Mr. Walberg, Mr. McHenry, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. John W. Rose of
Tennessee, and Mr. Steube):
H.R. 850. A bill to require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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. HERRERA BEUTLER:
H.R. 851. A bill to reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Moulton, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Bustos, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Clay, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rush, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Wexton, Ms.
Meng, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Omar, Mr.
Richmond, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms.
Hill of California, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Soto,
Mr. Pocan, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr.
Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Johnson of
Georgia):
H.R. 852. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Latta):
H.R. 853. A bill to expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Ms. Shalala, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Soto, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Frankel):
H.R. 854. A bill to provide humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people, including Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the Americas and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Connolly,
Mr. Tonko, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Quigley):
H.R. 855. A bill to minimize the economic and social costs resulting from losses of life, property, well-being, business activity, and economic growth associated with extreme weather events by ensuring that the United States is more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather events in the short- and long-term, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WEBSTER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Peterson,
Mr. Meadows, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr.
Mooney of West Virginia, and Mr. Westerman):
H.R. 856. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for certain charity care furnished by physicians, 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. WITTMAN:
H.R. 857. A bill to hold the salaries of Members of a House of Congress in escrow if the House of Congress does not pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis during a Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. YOUNG:
H.R. 858. A bill to make continuing appropriations for salaries and expenses of air traffic controllers for fiscal year 2019; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Reed, Ms. Speier, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.
Sarbanes, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Omar, Mrs.
Hayes, Mr. Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Bonamici, Ms.
Titus, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Heck, Ms. Wexton, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Loebsack, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mrs. Beatty,
Mr. Suozzi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Haaland, Mr.
McNerney, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Frankel, Ms.
Moore, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Fudge,
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson
Lee, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Lee of Nevada):
H.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr.
Ruiz, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Bera):
H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HOYER:
H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. JEFFRIES:
H. Res. 85. A resolution electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Ms. LOFGREN:
H. Res. 86. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
H. Res. 88. A resolution expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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