Volume 163, No. 4 covering the 1st Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 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 H193-H195 on Jan. 6, 2017.
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. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bost, Mr.
Bucshon, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr.
Cramer, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Griffith, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Jones, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Mullin,
Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr.
Walberg, Mrs. Walorski, Mrs. Mimi Walters of
California, Mr. Westerman, Mr. McClintock, Mr.
Zeldin, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Holding, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mr. Cook, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Renacci, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Long, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Brat, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 350. A bill to exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Amash,
Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Massie, Mr. Emmer, and Ms.
Lee):
H.R. 351. A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Messer, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
DesJarlais, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. Black,
Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cole, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Brat, Mr.
Stewart, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Trott, Mr. Banks of Indiana,
Mr. Barr, and Mr. Allen):
H.R. 352. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, and Appropriations, 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. LUCAS:
H.R. 353. A bill to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, to expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Kelly of
Mississippi, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Olson,
Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Blum, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Abraham, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Pearce,
Mr. Hudson, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,
Mr. Mullin, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Massie, Mr. Gibbs,
Mr. Labrador, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Conaway,
Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Love, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Gosar, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Harris, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Hultgren, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Aderholt,
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mrs.
Walorski, Mr. Brat, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Woodall, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Messer, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Wagner, Mr.
Bridenstine, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
Westerman, Mr. Meadows, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Crawford,
Mr. Hill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Russell, Mr. Flores, Mr. Long, Mr. Harper, Mr.
Palazzo, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Michigan,
Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Barr, Mr. Perry,
Mr. Davidson, Mr. Holding, Mr. Latta, Mr. Smith of
Nebraska, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Huizenga, Mr.
Banks of Indiana, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Shuster,
Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Poe of Texas,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mrs.
Roby, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.
Graves of Georgia, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Walberg,
Mr. Stewart, Mr. Walker, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee,
Mr. Griffith, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Valadao, Mr.
Scalise, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Posey, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Cole,
Mr. Yoder, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Biggs, Mr.
Comer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. LaHood):
H.R. 354. A bill to provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
H.R. 355. A bill to provide for a 2-year delay in the effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to the ``Definition of the Term 'Fiduciary'; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice``; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr.
Cummings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan,
Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brendan
F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of California,
Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas,
Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois,
Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette,
Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch,
Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge,
Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas,
Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr.
Himes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr.
Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms.
Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Kihuen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Michelle
Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn
B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms.
Meng, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Plaskett,
Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina,
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Richmond, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms.
Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs.
Torres, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr.
Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Maxine Waters of California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Adams, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Gabbard, Mr.
Higgins of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, and Ms.
Wilson of Florida):
H.R. 356. A bill to establish the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Pocan,
Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Lynch, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Schneider, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nolan, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Foster, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Carson of
Indiana):
H.R. 357. A bill to require the President to develop and release a comprehensive national strategy to prevent United States employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the United States workforce; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Babin,
Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Brooks of Alabama,
Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Messer, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Duffy, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Long, Mr.
Olson, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Jody B.
Hice of Georgia, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
H.R. 358. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRIFFITH:
H.R. 359. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 360. A bill to designate the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KING of Iowa:
H.R. 361. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Schweikert, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Biggs, Mr. O'Halleran,
Mr. Gallego, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Washington,
Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Price of North Carolina,
Mr. Costa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 362. A bill National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. MESSER:
H.R. 363. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Russell,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Olson, Mr. Culberson,
Mr. Bridenstine, and Mr. Cole):
H.R. 364. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for certain commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr.
Dent):
H.R. 365. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. Watson
Coleman):
H.R. 366. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department's vehicle fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. PALAZZO (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, and Mr. Gohmert):
H.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PERRY:
H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources``; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. O'Rourke,
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Barton, Mr. Davidson, Ms. Stefanik,
Mr. Lipinski, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Huizenga,
Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Costello of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Bucshon,
Mr. Westerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Amodei, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
Mr. Peters, Mr. Moulton, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Barletta,
Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Marino):
H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the Executive branch; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:
H. Res. 29. A resolution electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Ms.
DelBene, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Buchanan, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Stivers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Sablan, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Moore, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Deutch, Mr. Lance, Ms. Titus, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
Tsongas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Welch, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Upton):
H. Res. 30. A resolution condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Nolan,
Mr. Tonko, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
LaMalfa, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H. Res. 31. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. MENG:
H. Res. 32. A resolution recognizing July 28, 2017, as
``World Hepatitis Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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