[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1840-H1843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Dean, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. 
             Pressley, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 2547. A bill to expand and enhance consumer, student, 
     servicemember, and small business protections with respect to 
     debt collection practices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 2548. A bill to enact as law certain regulations 
     relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Brownley, and Mrs. 
             Axne):
       H.R. 2549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union 
     dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized 
     deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred 
     in the trade or business of being an employee; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Miss Rice of New York):
       H.R. 2550. A bill to require GAO review of certain TSA 
     screening protocols, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Moore of Utah):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to designate and adjust certain lands in 
     the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. 
             Harder of California):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to provide financial assistance for 
     projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State 
     of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Torres of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to establish an interagency Task Force to 
     analyze Federal collateral underwriting standards and 
     guidance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Ms. Mace, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Steube, Mr. Carl, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. Mast, Ms. Malliotakis, Mrs. Lesko, and 
             Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida):
       H.R. 2554. A bill to provide COVID-19 mitigation 
     instructions for cruise ships, and other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to establish a grant program to provide grants to local 
     agencies and clinics to improve the health of mothers and 
     infants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to support States in their work to end 
     preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by 
     using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the 
     health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the 
     postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant 
     mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health 
     outcomes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require the disclosure of tax returns of candidates 
     for the office of President or Vice President, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Rice of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Estes, Mr. 
             Smucker, Mr. Hern, and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an 
     investment in qualified property is made, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALDERSON:
       H.R. 2559. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue regulations relating to the 
     authorization of foreign manufacturers of cylinders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 2560. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize 
     block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2561. A bill to require the appropriate Federal 
     banking agencies to establish a 3-year phase-in period for de 
     novo financial institutions to comply with Federal capital 
     standards, to provide relief for de novo rural community 
     banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BENTZ (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Newhouse, 
             and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 2562. A bill to address the nationwide shortage of 
     tree seedlings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hinson):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to exclude from gross income $10,200 in 
     wages or net earnings of certain taxpayers for taxable year 
     2020; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BOEBERT:
       H.R. 2564. A bill to direct the United States Postal 
     Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Silver 
     Cliff, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Mace, Ms. 
             Sherrill, and Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to 
     use alternative testing methods to animal testing to 
     investigate the safety and effectiveness of a drug, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Roy, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Perry, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, and Mrs. 
             McClain):
       H.R. 2566. A bill to prohibit certain individuals from 
     downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the 
     United States or a government corporation; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rose, 
             Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Kustoff, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Master Sergeant Rodrick ``Roddie'' Edmonds in recognition of 
     his heroic actions during World War II; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.

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           By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Balderson, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moulton, Ms. 
             Underwood, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Lois 
             Frankel of Florida, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Joyce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Neal, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
             Mr. Morelle):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in 
     the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, 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 Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Morelle, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Sires, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Lawson of Florida, Mr. Carson, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 2569. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a presumption of service connection for diseases 
     associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for 
     veterans who served in close proximity to the Republic of 
     Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Foster, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. 
             Levin of California):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate 
     change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Keating, 
             Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Valadao):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to include Portugal in the list of 
     foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission 
     into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United 
     States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of 
     Portugal and to otherwise modify the eligibility criteria for 
     E visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 2572. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of 
     certain debt collectors; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Walorski, 
             and Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 2573. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. Cawthorn):
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion 
     of United States Route 74 in North Carolina as a future 
     interstate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Case, 
             Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Arrington, and Mr. Johnson of 
             South Dakota):
       H.R. 2575. A bill to save and strengthen critical social 
     contract programs of the Federal Government; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, and the Budget, 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. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bush, 
             Mr. Carson, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Khanna, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lieu, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Meng, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Newman, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, and 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 2576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Mace, and Mr. 
             Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a Federal regulatory budget and to impose 
     cost controls on that budget, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Small 
     Business, 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. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers 
             of Washington, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Westerman, Ms. Foxx, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mrs. Miller of West 
             Virginia, and Mr. Armstrong):
       H.R. 2578. A bill to seek the renegotiation of the Paris 
     Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new 
     agreement, including the requirement for the Senate to 
     provide its advice and consent to ratification of any such 
     agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     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 Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Babin, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Hinson, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Brooks):
       H.R. 2579. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to clarify that the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     waive certain environmental requirements to permit U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement to search for unlawful border crossing 
     tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of 
     aliens into the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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 Mrs. HAYES:
       H.R. 2580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a presumption of service connected disability for 
     certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Newhouse, and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 2581. A bill to establish a biochar demonstration 
     project and biochar grant program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. HILL (for himself and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 2582. A bill to amend the definition of eligible 
     entity in the second draw loan program of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Ms. Spanberger):
       H.R. 2583. A bill to modify the calculation of the maximum 
     loan amount under the paycheck protection program for 
     farmers, ranchers, and sole proprietors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 2585. A bill to conduct fire salvage on certain 
     National Forest System lands burned by wildfire, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Leger 
             Fernandez, Ms. Manning, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 2586. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel 
     employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LAMB (for himself and Miss Gonzalez-Colon):
       H.R. 2587. A bill to improve the ability of veterans with 
     medical training to assist the United States in response to 
     national emergencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Joyce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Young, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Crist, Ms. Mace, Mr. 
             Garbarino, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2588. A bill to allow veterans to use, possess, or 
     transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical 
     marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Meng, Ms. Speier, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Carson, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to 
     care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child,

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     or another related individual, who has a serious health 
     condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional 
     leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to 
     participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's 
     educational and extracurricular activities or meet family 
     care needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Reform, and 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 Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carson, Ms. Newman, Ms. Omar, 
             Mr. Pocan, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pressley, Ms. 
             Bush, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, and Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois):
       H.R. 2590. A bill to promote and protect the human rights 
     of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and 
     to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by 
     the Government of Israel to support the military detention of 
     Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, 
     and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer 
     of civilians in the West Bank, or further annexation of 
     Palestinian land in violation of international law; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 2591. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for 
     the disposal of controlled substances medications; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have 
     relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered 
     for purposes of State allotments under the English Language 
     Acquisition grants; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Perry):
       H.R. 2593. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative 
     line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and 
     cancellations of items of new direct spending and limited tax 
     benefits; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, 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. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Casten, Mr. 
             Malinowski, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Mrs. Axne, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Guest, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Porter, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. McBath, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
             Trone, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Evans, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Carson, Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 2594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for 
     certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the 
     Medicare program; 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. PENCE (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2595. A bill to establish a Rural Opportunities to Use 
     Transportation for Economic Success Initiative, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Long):
       H.R. 2596. A bill to provide clarification regarding the 
     common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 
     403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Ms. Wild, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Reschenthaler):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
     as the ``Judge Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse'', 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PRESSLEY:
       H.R. 2598. A bill to amend title XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the 
     Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to expand access to maternal health care, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     Education and Labor, 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 Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Zeldin, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Garbarino):
       H.R. 2599. A bill to provide a duplication of benefits fix 
     for Sandy CDBG-DR recipients, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Cloud, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Williams of Texas, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Arrington, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Perry, Mr. Murphy of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Ms. 
             Herrell, Mr. Norman, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Donalds, and Mr. 
             Davidson):
       H.R. 2600. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     submit to Congress a report on the designation of the 
     Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, and the Cartel 
     Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas as foreign terrorist 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Hayes, 
             and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to notify Congress regularly of reported cases of 
     burn pit exposure by veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 2602. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for wage and economic stabilization in the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to establish the policy of the United 
     States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. 
             Westerman, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Tenney, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Emmer, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Baird, and 
             Mr. Tiffany):
       H.R. 2604. A bill to improve the permitting process for 
     critical mineral projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 2605. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the 
     use of contributions or donations by candidates for election 
     for Federal office, to prohibit candidates from using 
     campaign funds to make contributions to charitable 
     organizations which are owned or controlled by the candidate 
     or immediate family members of the candidate, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Feenstra, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Baird, and 
             Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 2606. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 
     with respect to the acceptance and use of contributions for 
     public-private partnerships, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TRONE:
       H.R. 2607. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs procedures to 
     determine presumptions of service connection based on toxic 
     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 Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Vicente 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ruppersberger, and 
             Mr. Westerman):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network 
     pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Ways and

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     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. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 2609. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the requirement for an annual report on the 
     material readiness of Navy ships, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Gooden of 
             Texas, Mr. Buck, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Good of 
             Virginia, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. 
             Hice of Georgia):
       H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require that the 
     Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine 
     justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Huffman, 
             and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H. Res. 320. A resolution recognizing the critical 
     importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for 
     Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirming the 
     responsibility of the Federal Government to ensure such water 
     access; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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