[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3667-H3668]
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. TENNEY (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. 
             Malliotakis, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Steube, and Mr. 
             Posey):
       H.R. 4500. A bill to incentivize States to provide robust 
     qualified immunity to law enforcement officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Upton, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Scanlon, and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 4501. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Mr. Smucker, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Harder of California, 
             Mrs. Axne, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Bacon, 
             Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Brownley, Mr. Case, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Gallego, Ms. 
             Chu, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Keating, Mr. Carson, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Newman, Mr. Golden, Mr. C. Scott 
             Franklin of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ryan, Ms. 
             Strickland, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Crow):
       H.R. 4503. A bill to exclude from consideration as income 
     under the housing assistance programs of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development amounts received by a family 
     from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related 
     disabilities of a member of the family, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Newhouse, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Obernolte, and Mr. 
             Rosendale):
       H.R. 4504. A bill to establish a biochar demonstration 
     project for federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska 
     Native corporations to support the development and 
     commercialization of biochar; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. AMODEI (for himself and Mr. Lamb):
       H.R. 4506. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to furnish tests and vaccinations to veterans during 
     public health emergencies; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4507. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 4508. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide compensation for direct 
     victims of civil rights era violence, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Rice of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Estes, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Smucker, 
             Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Arrington, Mrs. Miller 
             of West Virginia, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Hern, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 4509. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. 
             Kuster, and Ms. Sewell):
       H.R. 4510. A bill to provide for the designation of areas 
     as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and 
     improve health outcomes in such areas, and for other 
     purposes; 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. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. Craig):
       H.R. 4511. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize the use of emergency use 
     authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an 
     emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, 
     biological products, and devices, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4512. A bill to amend section 416 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to remove the authority of the United States 
     Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by 
     an Act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Chabot, 
             and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 4513. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity 
     assistance and protections for small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to fund 
     projects to restore and modernize National Laboratories, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Chabot, 
             and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 4515. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     require cyber certification for small business development 
     center counselors, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Westerman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. 
             Newhouse, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Nunes, and 
             Mr. Rosendale):
       H.R. 4516. A bill to establish a categorical exclusion to 
     expedite certain critical response actions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 4517. A bill to prohibit international travel by the 
     Secretary of State until all passport agencies are fully 
     reopened, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Gosar, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. 
             Bentz, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Obernolte, 
             Mr. Rosendale, and Mrs. Boebert):
       H.R. 4518. A bill to establish a categorical exclusion for 
     certain forest management activities related to wildfire 
     prevention and drought mitigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Khanna):
       H.R. 4519. A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, 
     commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with 
     respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Foster, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Grijalva, 
             and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
       H.R. 4520. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require transportation planners to consider projects and 
     strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 4521. A bill to provide for a coordinated Federal 
     research initiative to ensure continued United States 
     leadership in engineering biology; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 4522. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the admission of certain sons and 
     daughters of citizens of the United States, which citizens 
     served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Mr. Rutherford):

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       H.R. 4523. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4524. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4525. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 4526. A bill to establish an Office of City and State 
     Diplomacy within the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MAST:
       H.R. 4527. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces 
     who are separating from military service; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. MAST:
       H.R. 4528. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of 
     establishing a pilot program to assign certain officers of 
     the Armed Forces to serve as directors of medical centers of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 4529. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 4530. A bill to establish the Office of Technologists 
     within the Federal Trade Commission; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. Phillips):
       H.R. 4531. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     require a report on 7(a) agents, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself, Mrs. 
             Walorski, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4532. A bill to provide for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of 
     subsidized employment for TANF recipients; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Castro of Texas, and 
             Mr. Curtis):
       H.R. 4533. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate 
     the award of a recognized postsecondary credential; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 4534. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a border carbon adjustment for the 
     importation of certain goods; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Hern, and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4535. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 4536. A bill to prohibit assistance provided under the 
     program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
     for needy families from being accessed through the use of an 
     electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers 
     marijuana for sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4537. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 4538. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 4539. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to target funds to truly needy families; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4540. A bill to amend title IV-A of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIFFANY (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Bentz):
       H.R. 4541. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to provide clarification with respect to certain 
     categorical exclusion authority relating to insect and 
     disease infestation and wildfire resilience projects, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide grants for energy improvements to certain public 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WALORSKI:
       H.R. 4543. A bill to provide for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management 
     services for TANF recipients; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 4544. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Adams, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Mfume, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Manning, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Ms. Spanberger, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Lawson of Florida, Mr. Trone, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Brownley, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Carson, Ms. 
             Strickland, and Mr. Bowman):
       H. Res. 536. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2021, as 
     ``Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week'', and 
     supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and 
     understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they 
     affect Black individuals; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 537. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to limit the eligibility for nomination to 
     serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives to Members 
     and Members-elect of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Keating):
       H. Res. 538. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Bebe Moore Campbell Black, indigenous, and people of color 
     (``BIPOC'') Mental Health Awareness Month in July 2021; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Kelly 
             of Illinois, Ms. Spanberger, and Ms. Wexton):
       H. Res. 539. A resolution recognizing the maternal health 
     crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing 
     mortality and morbidity among all women, and honoring 
     mothers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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