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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record on Nov. 22, 2019

Volume 165, No. 188 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 H9174-H9175 on Nov. 22, 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.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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. CORREA (for himself, Mr. Harder of California, and Mr. Carbajal):

H.R. 5251. A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish a task force to study the causes of violence against and involving law enforcement and make recommendations on improving community safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. TLAIB (for herself and Ms. Jayapal):

H.R. 5252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal opportunity zones; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of

New York, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs.

Beatty, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wild, Mr.

Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Velazquez):

H.R. 5253. A bill to provide entrepreneurship as a well-rounded educational opportunity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Reed, and

Ms. DeGette):

H.R. 5254. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation; 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. BROWN of Maryland (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):

H.R. 5255. A bill to amend MAP-21 to provide that certain station projects are eligible for funds under the program for transit-oriented development planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. Huffman,

Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):

H.R. 5256. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program to award grants for the electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles, 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. COX of California:

H.R. 5257. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to be known as the

``Expanding Telehealth Program''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. Huffman,

Mr. Aguilar, and Mr. Garamendi):

H.R. 5258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose the alternative minimum tax on certain State regulated electric utilities that have not fully adopted climate-resilient infrastructure; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PANETTA (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):

H.R. 5259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, and Ms. Johnson of Texas):

H.R. 5260. A bill to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Mr. RUIZ:

H.R. 5261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an employer credit for increasing wages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr.

Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr.

Butterfield):

H.R. 5262. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics, 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. TONKO:

H.R. 5263. A bill to prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. TURNER:

H.R. 5264. A bill to change the calendar period of the Federal fiscal year; to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. Zeldin):

H.R. 5265. A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies; 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE:

H. Res. 731. A resolution condemning the inflammatory and racially offensive statement of the President of the United States suggesting falsely a moral equivalence between the domestic terrorist act of lynching and the constitutionally provided congressional impeachment power; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rose of New

York):

H. Res. 732. A resolution condemning and recognizing transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat; 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. ESPAILLAT:

H. Res. 733. A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States relationship with the Dominican Republic; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 188