Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Speier , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Walz , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Quigley , and Mr. Larsen of Washington ) introduced the following bill