Volume 165, No. 77 covering the 1st Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3678-H3680 on May 9, 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 Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 2608. A bill to require the testing of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CRENSHAW:
H.R. 2609. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Acquisition Review Board in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 2610. A bill to establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council to collect and disseminate model educational materials useful in identifying and preventing scams that affect seniors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi):
H.R. 2611. A bill to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, 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. HICE of Georgia:
H.R. 2612. A bill to require the disclosure of pension records under the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.amend title 5, United States Code, to require the disclosure, public documentation, and reporting of Federal employee bonuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Emmer):
H.R. 2613. A bill to require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to carry out a study on the use of emerging technologies within the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BURGESS:
H.R. 2614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Sires, Mr.
Rooney of Florida, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs.
Wagner, and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 2615. A bill to support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; 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. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Ms. Porter, and Mr.
Rouda):
H.R. 2616. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along the National Highway System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia):
H.R. 2617. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance recordkeeping with respect to exposure by members of the Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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. BANKS (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Chabot):
H.R. 2618. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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. RYAN:
H.R. 2619. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pension as administrative expenses in bankruptcy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of
Washington, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cohen, Mr. O'Halleran,
Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 2620. A bill to advance treatment and cures for blindness and other retinal conditions and to promote competitiveness in the United States through a pilot program to increase funding for translational research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROSE of New York:
H.R. 2621. A bill to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding terrorist use of ghost guns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. GIANFORTE (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 2622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Meadows, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Norcross, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Panetta, and Mr.
Waltz):
H.R. 2623. A bill to require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs in the event of a federally declared disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Cisneros, and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 2624. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for State and local taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 2625. A bill to amend section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to include eating disorders prevention within the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program and the local wellness program; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. UPTON (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Kildee):
H.R. 2626. A bill to encourage Federal agencies to expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking, surface, and ground water and land surface and subsurface strata, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 Mrs. BEATTY:
H.R. 2627. A bill to assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Van
Drew, Mr. Mast, Mr. Hastings, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico):
H.R. 2628. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide administrative support to providers of dental care who provide such care to veterans that is not furnished under such title, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr.
Katko, and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 2629. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Veasey, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
H.R. 2630. A bill to make it unlawful for any physical retail establishment to refuse to accept cash as payment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ryan, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mr. Schrader, and Mrs.
Bustos):
H.R. 2631. A bill to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by designating and supporting manufacturing communities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. Young, and Ms. Schrier):
H.R. 2632. A bill to reauthorize the child care access means parents in school program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Ms. Finkenauer, and Mrs. Radewagen):
H.R. 2633. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on the Office of Rural Affairs; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Perlmutter,
Mr. Hastings, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Deutch, and Ms.
Norton):
H.R. 2634. A bill to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in
(or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee's place of business is located; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Dean):
H.R. 2635. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Correctional Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Ms. DelBENE (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
H.R. 2636. A bill to promote the use of smart technologies and systems in communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, and 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. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Miss Rice of New York):
H.R. 2637. A bill to prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security from closing certain international field offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 Mrs. FLETCHER:
H.R. 2638. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and
Mr. Sablan):
H.R. 2639. A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. HAALAND (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
H.R. 2640. A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HIMES:
H.R. 2641. A bill to require the President, or a designee of the President, to provide frequent press briefings covering the official business of the President to the White House press corps; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. KILMER:
H.R. 2642. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. Welch):
H.R. 2643. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Long, and
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington):
H.R. 2644. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices industry in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mrs. Walorski, and Ms. Houlahan):
H.R. 2645. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Foster, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Moulton,
Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Schiff, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Raskin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Aguilar, and Mr.
Khanna):
H.R. 2646. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rush, and
Mr. Cardenas):
H.R. 2647. A bill to adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against the risk of upholstered furniture flammability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Cicilline,
Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Neguse,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Correa):
H.R. 2648. A bill to provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Soto, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Lee of California, and
Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico):
H.R. 2649. A bill to provide for a Federal match for earned income credit expansion for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. PAYNE:
H.R. 2650. A bill to prohibit retail businesses from refusing cash payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, and Ms. Stefanik):
H.R. 2651. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. POCAN:
H.R. 2652. A bill to require the use of voting machines manufactured in the United States; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Young, Ms. Porter, and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Lynch, Mr.
Cartwright, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Wild, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi):
H.R. 2654. A bill to improve the retirement security of American families by strengthening Social Security; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr.
Crawford):
H.R. 2655. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr.
Garamendi, Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. Crawford):
H.R. 2656. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to disregard certain contributions to ABLE accounts when determining an individual's ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TURNER:
H.R. 2657. A bill to provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assist youths who are aging out of foster care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. WITTMAN:
H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Loebsack,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bost,
Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Emmer, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Luetkemeyer,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mrs.
Hartzler):
H. Res. 363. A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California,
Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. Panetta, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Cisneros, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rouda, Mrs. Lowey,
Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Quigley, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Hill of
California, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Engel, Ms. DelBene, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Bacon,
Ms. Omar, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Brownley of
California, Ms. Bass, Ms. Meng, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr.
Deutch, and Mr. Kilmer):
H. Res. 364. A resolution condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, and Ms. Scanlon):
H. Res. 365. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 10, 2019, as ``World Lupus Day''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mrs. BEATTY:
H. Res. 366. A resolution expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. Moore, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Omar):
H. Res. 367. A resolution recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice and climate justice; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Joyce of
Ohio, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Wild, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Norton,
Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Pappas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Horsford, Mrs.
Axne, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr. Suozzi):
H. Res. 368. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 6 through May 12, 2019, as National Nurses Week; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, and
Ms. Moore):
H. Res. 369. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Timmons, and Ms.
Velazquez):
H. Res. 370. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms. Lee of California):
H. Res. 371. A resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary of Outdoor Afro; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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