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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. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Blum, Mrs. 
             Handel, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Mast, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Love, 
             Mr. Hurd, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Bishop of Michigan, and Mr. Curbelo of Florida):
       H.R. 5903. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent certain changes made by Public Law 
     115-97 to the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Marino, and Mrs. Handel):
       H.R. 5904. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Knight, Mr. Hultgren, 
             Mr. Dunn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Higgins of Louisiana, and Mrs. Lesko):
       H.R. 5905. A bill to authorize basic research programs in 
     the Department of Energy Office of Science for fiscal years 
     2018 and 2019; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Knight, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Higgins 
             of Louisiana, and Mrs. Lesko):
       H.R. 5906. A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to 
     establish Department of Energy policy for Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency-Energy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Knight, 
             Mr. Dunn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Mrs. Lesko, and Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 5907. A bill to provide directors of the National 
     Laboratories signature authority for certain agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms.

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             Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Cicilline, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 5908. A bill to protect victims of crime or serious 
     labor violations from removal during Department of Homeland 
     Security enforcement actions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5909. A bill to enhance reciprocal market access for 
     United States domestic producers in the negotiating process 
     of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 5910. A bill to strengthen the United States response 
     to Russian interference, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gallego, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. McEachin):
       H.R. 5911. A bill to amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly 
     known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic 
     National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 5912. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home 
     health services furnished without an electronic visit 
     verification system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MacARTHUR (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5913. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limitation on the state and local tax 
     deduction for married individuals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEADOWS:
       H.R. 5914. A bill to require a study and report on policy 
     and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the 
     opioid epidemic; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MITCHELL:
       H.R. 5915. A bill to amend the TRIO programs to require 
     priority to be given to homeless children and youth, and 
     students in foster care; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 5916. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on institutions of higher education that 
     fail to use 33 percent of the growth in endowment value for 
     grants for working-family students each year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 5917. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants for career support for 
     skilled, internationally educated health professionals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Norcross, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 5918. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out a program on service dog training for members of 
     the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other 
     post-deployment mental health conditions; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5919. A bill to establish the position of Senior 
     Anticorruption Officer at the Department of State, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and the 
     Department of Defense, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5920. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an 
     annual report on open burn pits, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5921. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a registry to ensure that members of the 
     Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances on military installations receive 
     information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 5922. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase access to 
     hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WESTERMAN:
       H.R. 5923. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     exchange certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Jody B. Hice 
             of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Brat, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Williams, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Black, and Mr. Issa):
       H. Res. 907. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     that the Attorney General of the United States should appoint 
     a Special Counsel to investigate misconduct at the Department 
     of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, including an 
     investigation of abuse of the FISA warrant process, how and 
     why the Hillary Clinton probe ended, and how and why the 
     Donald Trump-Russia probe began; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Donovan, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. Mimi 
             Walters of California, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H. Res. 909. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures 
     to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2020; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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