I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1319 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2017 Mr. Marchant (for himself, Mr. Thornberry , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to permit cooperative governing of public entity health benefits through local governments in secondary States.