Volume 163, No. 42 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 H2051-H2052 on March 10, 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. LaMALFA:
H.R. 1491. A bill to reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SESSIONS:
H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General to register practitioners to transport controlled substances to States in which the practitioner is not registered under the Act for the purpose of administering the substances (under applicable State law) at locations other than principal places of business or professional practice; 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. DENHAM:
H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Marino,
Mr. Raskin, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cohen, and Mr.
Swalwell of California):
H.R. 1494. A bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Hill, Mr.
Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr.
Yoder, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. King of
New York, and Mr. Zeldin):
H.R. 1495. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lee,
Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Costa,
Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Takano, and Mrs.
Dingell):
H.R. 1496. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marvin Gaye Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Ms. Michelle
Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Lee, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Richmond, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Soto, and Ms.
Kelly of Illinois):
H.R. 1497. A bill to require all deportation officers of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to wear body cameras when engaged in field operations and removal proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts,
Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of
Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks,
Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Maxine Waters of
California, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
H.R. 1498. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. Woodall):
H.R. 1499. A bill to provide penalties for countries that systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation of certain nationals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of
Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Neal, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania,
Miss Rice of New York, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 1500. A bill to redesignate the small triangular property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302 as ``Robert Emmet Park'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Esty,
Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Panetta):
H.R. 1501. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments to small transit intensive cities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
H.R. 1502. A bill to terminate the EB-5 program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar,
Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms.
Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, 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. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Correa, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Crist, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California,
Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro,
Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr.
Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F.
Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Esty, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms.
Gabbard, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr.
Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms.
Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New
York, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson
Lee, 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, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, 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. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of
Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nolan, Mr.
Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Panetta, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms.
Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Miss
Rice of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sablan, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schrader,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, 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, Mr.
Visclosky, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch,
Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Yarmuth):
H.R. 1503. A bill to provide that the Executive Order entitled ``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States`` (March 6, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and 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. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself and Mr. Engel):
H.R. 1504. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of certain anchorage grounds within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself and Mr. Abraham):
H.R. 1505. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum market pay of physicians and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration who work in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Bost, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire):
H.R. 1506. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Kuster of
New Hampshire, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Ms.
Sinema, Ms. Titus, Mr. Walz, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Walorski,
Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Yoho):
H.R. 1507. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Titus, and Mr.
Young of Alaska):
H.R. 1508. 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. O'ROURKE (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr.
Knight):
H.R. 1509. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post at certain locations the average national wait times for veterans to receive an appointment for health care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 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. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
H.R. 1510. A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr.
Stewart, and Mrs. Love):
H.J. Res. 87. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Keating, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Takano, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Grijalva, and Mr. Loebsack):
H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Valadao):
H. Res. 189. A resolution recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. BRAT:
H. Res. 190. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Lake of the Woods Association of Orange County, Virginia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
H. Res. 191. A resolution opposing fake news and alternative facts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Barragan,
Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Carbajal,
Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Costa, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hanabusa,
Mr. Heck, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Lawrence,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yarmuth):
H. Res. 192. A resolution expressing the deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims of hate crime throughout the United States, and calling on the Department of Justice and the President to take appropriate actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Raskin, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Espaillat, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Perlmutter,
Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Suozzi,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Soto, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Yarmuth, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Khanna):
H. Res. 193. A resolution protecting health coverage for all Americans; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LATTA:
H. Res. 194. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote American energy security and develop the abundant resources of the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
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