Volume 163, No. 51 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 H2369-H2370 on March 23, 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 Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr.
Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to add reporting requirements for certain small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. DeSantis, Mr.
Russell, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Massie, Mr.
Farenthold, Mr. Comer, Mr. Blum, and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 1694. A bill to require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Bass,
Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Buck, Mr. Chabot, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Farenthold,
Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Gowdy, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Jordan, Mr. King of Iowa,
Mr. Labrador, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Marino,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mrs.
Roby, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 1695. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 1696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Zeldin, and
Mr. Sherman):
H.R. 1697. A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to include in the prohibitions on boycotts against allies of the United States boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and to direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States to oppose boycotts against Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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. ROYCE of California (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr.
McCarthy, and Mr. Hoyer):
H.R. 1698. A bill to expand sanctions against Iran with respect to the ballistic missile program of Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 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. BARR (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Sewell of
Alabama, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, and
Miss Rice of New York):
H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage, to amend the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to modify the definition of a loan originator, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. Bacon):
H.R. 1700. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs.
Bustos, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Olson, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina):
H.R. 1701. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. EVANS (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen):
H.R. 1702. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the small business development centers program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. GRIFFITH:
H.R. 1703. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to determining the intended use of drugs and devices; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HUDSON:
H.R. 1704. A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; 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. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Collins of Georgia):
H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the provisions governing employment of nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of that Act to prevent the transfer of knowledge from United States workers for the purpose of facilitating their jobs being moved abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 1706. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 1707. A bill to apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Quigley):
H.R. 1708. A bill to prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PLASKETT:
H.R. 1709. A bill to amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term ``State'' and to include territories therein, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. POLIS (for himself and Mr. Reed):
H.R. 1710. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make education affordable and accessible; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Speier, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 1711. A bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mrs. ROBY (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Walz, and Mr.
Zeldin):
H.R. 1712. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to improve the monitoring of mental health and substance abuse treatment programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RUSSELL (for himself, Mr. Palmer, and Mr.
McClintock):
H.R. 1713. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to terminate the essential air service program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 1714. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
H.R. 1715. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Soto, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Cohen):
H.R. 1716. A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
H.R. 1717. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. PLASKETT:
H.J. Res. 91. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PLASKETT:
H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands of the United States becoming a part of the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr.
Mitchell, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of
Florida, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Cramer, and Mr. Gibbs):
H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
O'Halleran, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Pearce):
H. Res. 222. A resolution expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as ``National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Marino, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Bera):
H. Res. 223. A resolution calling on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease its retaliatory measures against the Republic of Korea in response to the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 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. CUMMINGS:
H. Res. 224. A resolution recognizing the 150th Anniversary of Howard University and its contributions to the United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KILDEE:
H. Res. 225. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Trumpcare, also known as the American Health Care Act of 2017; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LEE (for herself and Mr. Conyers):
H. Res. 226. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. PLASKETT:
H. Res. 227. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; to the Committee on Rules.
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