Volume 165, No. 76 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 H3499-H3501 on May 8, 2019.
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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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cardenas,
Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier,
Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Golden,
Mr. Gomez, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr.
Hastings, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Hoyer, Ms.
Jayapal, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs.
Lawrence, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Lynch, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez,
Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Ryan, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of
California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, Mr.
Trone, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. Napolitano, and
Ms. Fudge):
H.R. 2569. A bill to provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by the opioid epidemic and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. ROUDA:
H.R. 2570. A bill to ensure that polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Gosar, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Mullin, Mr.
Hice of Georgia, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Rooney of
Florida, Mr. Babin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Banks,
Mr. Harris, Mr. Perry, Mr. Cole, Mr. Webster of
Florida, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Hudson, Mrs.
Lesko, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Buck, Mr. Massie, Mr.
Tipton, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Budd, Mr. Graves of
Georgia, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Timmons, Ms.
Cheney, Mr. Long, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ratcliffe, and Mr. Dunn):
H.R. 2571. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
H.R. 2572. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Buchanan,
Mr. Abraham, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Panetta, and Mr. DesJarlais):
H.R. 2573. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program; 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Sablan, and Ms. Adams):
H.R. 2574. A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 2575. A bill to authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2576. A bill to require a report on expenditures for contracts for advertising services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. McHenry):
H.R. 2578. A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette,
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Levin of
California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Soto):
H.R. 2579. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr.
Suozzi):
H.R. 2580. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to deem drugs or other substances that act as mu opioid receptor agonists to be in schedule I, subject to exceptions for substances intended for legitimate medical or research use, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Sherman, Ms.
Norton, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms.
Lee of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
DeFazio, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Moore, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Kelly of
Illinois, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jayapal, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Nadler):
H.R. 2581. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, 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. CICILLINE:
H.R. 2582. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available, 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. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Graves of
Missouri):
H.R. 2583. A bill to designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as ``Harry S. Truman Union Station''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Deutch, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Morelle, Mr.
Payne, Ms. Dean, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Scanlon,
Ms. Meng, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Espaillat):
H.R. 2585. A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 2586. A bill to require the collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Ryan):
H.R. 2587. A bill to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to develop standards for a ``Reef Safe'' label for sunscreen; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Ryan):
H.R. 2588. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the effects of oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GREEN of Tennessee:
H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a homeland intelligence doctrine for the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
H.R. 2590. A bill to require a Department of Homeland Security overseas personnel enhancement plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr.
Kildee):
H.R. 2591. A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Gallagher, Mr. Crist, Mr. Katko, Mr. Suozzi, Ms.
Herrera Beutler, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Duffy, Mr.
Schneider, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Costa, Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Phillips, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Peters, Miss
Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Stauber, Mr.
Lujan, and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
H.R. 2592. A bill to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 2593. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect data and issue a report on the opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the 2017 tax reform legislation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
H.R. 2594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients 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. KINZINGER (for himself and Mrs. Beatty):
H.R. 2595. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income limit of the simplified needs test; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr.
Pappas):
H.R. 2596. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect to manufacturing and processing notices for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Casten of
Illinois, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Mr. Gallego):
H.R. 2597. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, and for other purposes; 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.
By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 2598. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Deutch, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 2599. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require State educational agencies and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy and school threat assessment team policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Khanna):
H.R. 2600. A bill to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Carter of
Georgia):
H.R. 2601. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Adams, and Ms.
Underwood):
H.R. 2602. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SABLAN:
H.R. 2603. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible for certain Small Business Administration programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 2604. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Casten of Illinois, and Mr. Khanna):
H.R. 2605. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. TITUS:
H.R. 2606. A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms.
Cheney, Mr. Cook, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Gianforte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McClintock, Mrs.
Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Tipton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Young, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr.
Curtis):
H.R. 2607. A bill to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carbajal,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Welch, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Serrano):
H.J. Res. 57. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wexton, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Titus, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Kilmer, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Crow, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Sablan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Vela, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New
York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr.
Case, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cisneros, Mr.
Takano, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cox of
California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Rouda, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms.
Spanberger, Ms. Wild, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Moulton):
H. Res. 360. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, as ``National Small Business Week'' to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Ms.
Stefanik):
H. Res. 361. A resolution recognizing the importance of paying tribute to those individuals who have faithfully served and retired from the Armed Forces of the United States, supporting the goals and ideals of Military Retiree Appreciation Day, and encouraging the people of the United States to honor the past and continued service of military retirees to their local communities and the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. VEASEY:
H. Res. 362. A resolution expressing support for designation of May 2019 as ``Health and Fitness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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