Volume 165, No. 75 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 H3473-H3475 on May 7, 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 Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. Lucas):
H.R. 2528. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
H.R. 2529. A bill to require certain reports and briefings to Congress relating to the expiration of the New START Treaty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
H.R. 2530. A bill to provide temporary authority to the general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to grant stays of personnel actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Johnson of
Ohio, Mr. Young, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Hice of Georgia,
Mr. Cook, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Tipton, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Mooney of West
Virginia, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McClintock,
Mr. Hagedorn, and Mr. Gianforte):
H.R. 2531. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Khanna):
H.R. 2532. A bill to protect grizzly bear populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. PALLONE:
H.R. 2533. A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HIMES:
H.R. 2534. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Ms. Fudge):
H.R. 2535. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services systems do not permit the separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. FLORES:
H.R. 2536. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, Appropriations, and 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. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Harder of
California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Davis of
California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Moolenaar,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walberg, Ms. Slotkin, Ms.
Stevens, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.
Fortenberry, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Amash):
H.R. 2537. A bill to defer removal of certain nationals of Iraq for a 24-month period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BANKS:
H.R. 2538. A bill to create child safety accounts in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. BARRAGAN:
H.R. 2539. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the assignment of certain officers and intelligence analysts from the Transportation Security Administration and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to locations with participating State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset in order to enhance the security of such assets, including by improving timely sharing of classified information regarding terrorist and other threats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. FLORES (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Womack, and
Mr. Costa):
H.R. 2540. A bill to alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. Rodney
Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 2541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr.
Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 2542. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the operation of a clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on the influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Cooper,
Mr. Meadows, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr.
Gallagher, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cisneros, and
Mr. Krishnamoorthi):
H.R. 2543. A bill to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CASE:
H.R. 2544. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi):
H.R. 2545. A bill to create an Office of Cybersecurity at the Federal Trade Commission for supervision of data security at consumer reporting agencies, to require the promulgation of regulations establishing standards for effective cybersecurity at consumer reporting agencies, to impose penalties on credit reporting agencies for cybersecurity breaches that put sensitive consumer data at risk, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Neguse):
H.R. 2546. A bill to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. Hastings):
H.R. 2547. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow an individual to cure a mismatched signature on a mail-in or provisional ballot, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Butterfield, and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 2548. A bill to modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Haaland):
H.R. 2549. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to Indian tribes and tribal organizations and to increase amounts reserved for allotment to Indian tribes and tribal organizations under certain circumstances, and to provide for a Government Accountability Office report on child abuse and neglect in American Indian tribal communities; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. Wenstrup, and Ms.
Jackson Lee):
H.R. 2550. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs.
Dingell, and Mr. Huizenga):
H.R. 2551. A bill to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. Stefanik):
H.R. 2552. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider under the Medicare program; 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. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 2553. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain index fund investments from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Gallagher):
H.R. 2554. A bill to improve the ability of separating or retiring members of the Armed Forces to seek services provided by county veterans service officers; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Crawford, and Mrs. Lee of
Nevada):
H.R. 2555. A bill to amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four months; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 2556. A bill to provide for an extension of the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself,
Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Titus, Mr. Young, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, and Mrs. Lee of Nevada):
H.R. 2557. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
H.R. 2558. A bill to define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
H.R. 2559. A bill to provide for the first true audit of gold owned by the United States in more than 65 years, and subsequent audits every 5 years; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Sherrill, Ms.
Stefanik, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Gianforte):
H.R. 2560. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 2561. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions on officials of Brunei responsible for implementing the newly revised penal code, 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. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Levin of Michigan):
H.R. 2562. A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Thompson of California, and Mr. Buchanan):
H.R. 2564. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
H.R. 2565. A bill to implement the recommendations of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and 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. SOTO:
H.R. 2566. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Dean,
Ms. Fudge, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire):
H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. King of New
York, Miss Rice of New York, and Ms. Lofgren):
H.R. 2568. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. Katko):
H. Res. 355. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to direct the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out an annual information security training program for Members, officers, and employees of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. King of
New York):
H. Res. 356. A resolution expressing support for designation of May as ``National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Kind, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Meadows,
Ms. Omar, and Mr. Wright):
H. Res. 358. A resolution calling on the Government of Cameroon and armed groups to respect the human rights of all Cameroonian citizens, to end all violence, and to pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve the conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
H. Res. 359. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Healthy Schools Day; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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