Volume 163, No. 86 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 H4355-H4358 on May 18, 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mrs. Napolitano):
H.R. 2510. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 2511. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to streamline the acquisition system, invest early in acquisition programs, improve the acquisition workforce, and improve transparency in the acquisition system; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mrs.
Dingell, and Ms. Moore):
H.R. 2512. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and provides new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. HARTZLER:
H.R. 2513. A bill to allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
H.R. 2514. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida:
H.R. 2515. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for the purposes of certain exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. YOUNG of Iowa (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Blum):
H.R. 2516. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the individual mandate in areas with no Exchange plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mr. Takano):
H.R. 2517. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 2518. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Bacon, Mr.
Banks of Indiana, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bergman,
Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blum, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Bost, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Brooks of
Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Buchanan,
Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson of Indiana,
Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr.
Coffman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Correa, Mr. Crist, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Denham, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Duncan of
Tennessee, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Esty of
Connecticut, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Franks of Arizona,
Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Gallego, Miss
Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Higgins of
Louisiana, Mr. Jones, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Knight, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lawson of Florida,
Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mast, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris
Rodgers, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Noem, Ms.
Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Mr. Peterson,
Ms. Pingree, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Polis, Mrs. Radewagen,
Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Richmond, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr.
Sablan, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus, Mr. Vargas, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Wenstrup, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr.
Zeldin):
H.R. 2519. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and
Mr. Flores):
H.R. 2520. A bill to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Sanford):
H.R. 2521. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include South Carolina as a part of the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for purposes of appointment to the Peanut Standards Board; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BANKS of Indiana:
H.R. 2522. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit reports to Congress on paper and property inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Takano,
Mr. Courtney, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
H.R. 2523. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
H.R. 2524. A bill to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County, California; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms.
Kaptur, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Moore, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Takano, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Himes, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Ruiz, and Mr. Castro of Texas):
H.R. 2525. A bill to improve the financial literacy of students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. Peters,
Ms. DelBene, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms.
Kelly of Illinois):
H.R. 2526. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Moulton, Mr.
Yarmuth, Ms. Titus, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Moore, Mr.
McNerney, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Courtney):
H.R. 2527. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Coffman):
H.R. 2528. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. EMMER:
H.R. 2529. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
H.R. 2530. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:
H.R. 2531. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mrs. Lawrence):
H.R. 2532. A bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Ms.
Stefanik):
H.R. 2533. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for parent savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms.
DelBene):
H.R. 2534. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing income to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Harper):
H.R. 2535. A bill to amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title relating to lifespan respite care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LOEBSACK:
H.R. 2536. A bill to provide for grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New
Jersey):
H.R. 2537. A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. MENG:
H.R. 2538. A bill to provide certain workplace protections to interns relating to discriminatory practices; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Capuano, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. Eshoo):
H.R. 2539. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, 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 Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2540. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr.
Swalwell of California):
H.R. 2541. A bill to provide for a report on the role of incubators and accelerators in the commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Zeldin,
Mr. Capuano, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Speier,
Mr. Cartwright, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Beyer, Ms.
DelBene, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Langevin):
H.R. 2542. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 2543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Davis of
California):
H.R. 2544. A bill to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to carry out a study to add to the scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Cole, Mr. LaMalfa, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 2545. A bill to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California:
H.R. 2546. A bill to ensure the Chief Information Office of the Federal Communications Commission has a significant role in decisions related to information technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. WOODALL (for himself and Ms. Brownley of
California):
H.R. 2547. A bill to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals who may qualify to perform physical examinations on eligible veterans and issue medical certificates required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. Khanna):
H.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Neal, and Mr.
Reichert):
H. Con. Res. 54. Concurrent resolution expressing support for strengthening engagement between the United States and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Jenkins of West
Virginia, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Ms. Cheney,
Mr. Yoho, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.
Griffith, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Perry, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Renacci):
H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Capuano, and Mr.
Cummings):
H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing support for designation of October 28 as ``Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ROSS:
H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Sires, Mr.
Cuellar, Mr. Polis, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Valadao,
Ms. McSally, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
H. Res. 336. A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Cleaver,
Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Ms. Wilson of Florida,
Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
H. Res. 337. A resolution expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Ms. Meng,
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Takano, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Gabbard, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Speier, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Lee,
Ms. Matsui, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Hanabusa, and
Mrs. Davis of California):
H. Res. 338. A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms.
Bordallo, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Garamendi, and Mr. Langevin):
H. Res. 339. A resolution calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ESPAILLAT:
H. Res. 340. A resolution in support of baseball as the pastime of the United States and condemning racial slurs; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Tsongas,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of
New Mexico, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Gaetz, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mr. Shuster, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Courtney,
Mr. Gallego, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Stefanik, Ms.
Hanabusa, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. Rosen):
H. Res. 341. A resolution recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the ``Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
H. Res. 342. A resolution recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. NOLAN:
H. Res. 343. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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.
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