Volume 165, No. 34 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 H2099-H2101 on Feb. 25, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rose of New
York, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Miss
Rice of New York, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Zeldin, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Kelly of Illinois,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Garamendi, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Mr. Katko, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Himes, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Cisneros, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Collins of New
York, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Pascrell,
Mrs. Demings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Meng, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Tonko, Mr.
Delgado, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone,
Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Michael
F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Cook, Ms.
Sherrill, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Wild, Mr. Norcross, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mr. Kim, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Mrs.
Hayes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.
Carbajal, Mr. Young, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Van Drew,
Mr. Reed, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lynch, Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, Mr. Costa, Ms. Dean, Mr. Neguse, Mr.
Brown of Maryland, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Beyer, Ms.
Spanberger, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hurd of Texas, and Mr. McHenry):
H.R. 1327. A bill to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana):
H.R. 1328. A bill to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. Turner):
H.R. 1329. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BUCK:
H.R. 1330. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as ``Amache'' in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. CRAIG (for herself and Mr. Mast):
H.R. 1331. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WESTERMAN:
H.R. 1332. A bill to address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and 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. BARRAGAN:
H.R. 1333. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself and Mr. Turner):
H.R. 1334. A bill to provide grants for projects to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, and Mr. Crist):
H.R. 1335. A bill to provide that the production safety systems rule and the well control rule in section 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. BARRAGAN:
H.R. 1336. A bill to require the Federal Government to provide mental health services to each child who has been separated from one or more parent as a result of implementation of the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy at the United States border, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Ms.
DeLauro, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Ryan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Pingree,
Mr. Tonko, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Haaland,
Mr. Keating, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Kaptur, Ms.
Velazquez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Raskin,
Ms. Omar, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 1337. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take certain actions related to pesticides that may affect pollinators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Meadows, and
Mr. Harris):
H.R. 1338. A bill to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, 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. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Steube, Mr. Cline, Mr. Armstrong,
Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Barr,
Mr. Mitchell, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Gibbs, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Stauber, Mr.
Estes, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Smucker, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Steil, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Joyce of Ohio,
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Budd, and Mrs.
Wagner):
H.R. 1339. A bill to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee, to establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, and
Mr. Watkins):
H.R. 1340. A bill to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. DesJARLAIS (for himself, Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee,
Mr. Burchett, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and Mr. John W.
Rose of Tennessee):
H.R. 1341. A bill to designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the ``Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Guthrie):
H.R. 1342. A bill to reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 1343. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove an institutional bias by making permanent the protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Cartwright, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cummings,
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Moore,
Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Waters, Mr. Welch, and Mr.
Langevin):
H.R. 1344. A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Crist, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms.
Wild):
H.R. 1345. A bill to amend titles XVI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and CHIP benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. HIGGINS of New York (for himself, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Welch, Mr. Aguilar,
Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Heck, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Perlmutter,
Mr. Peterson, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wild, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 1346. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Wittman):
H.R. 1347. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Crist, Ms. Speier, Mr. Garamendi,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Ms. DelBene,
Mr. Welch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Moulton,
Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Espaillat, and Mr. Hastings):
H.R. 1348. A bill to require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Ms. DelBene):
H.R. 1349. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Kilmer, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Kind, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
Norton, and Mrs. Dingell):
H.R. 1350. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Young):
H.R. 1351. A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Mr. San Nicolas):
H.R. 1352. A bill to provide for parity for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. San
Nicolas):
H.R. 1353. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to apply the same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States with respect to amounts made available for State purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr.
Serrano, and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 1354. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Meeks, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Schakowsky,
Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Rush):
H.R. 1355. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including his reporting during the Civil Rights movement and his social and political commentary; 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 Mr. KING of Iowa:
H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOYER:
H. Res. 143. A resolution electing the Clerk of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr.
Connolly, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Engel, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, Miss Gonzalez-
Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Peterson, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Pocan,
Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Lewis, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Speier, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pingree,
Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms.
Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
Cisneros, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Moulton,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ryan, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New
York, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Beatty):
H. Res. 146. A resolution recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2019 as ``PCOS Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr.
McKinley):
H. Res. 147. A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 3, 2019, as World Hearing Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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