[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4324-H4325]
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 Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 4988. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish that reconciliation directives in a budget 
     resolution may not cause a net increase in the deficit for 
     the period of fiscal years covered by that resolution; to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. BUCHANAN (for himself and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H.R. 4989. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the implementation of curricula for training 
     students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, 
     recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking 
     and exploitation in children and youth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 4990. A bill to codify the Institute for 
     Telecommunication Sciences and to direct the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to 
     establish an initiative to support the development of 
     emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Khanna, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4991. A bill to require persons who undertake 
     federally funded research and development of a biomedical 
     product or service to enter into reasonable pricing 
     agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 4992. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase the age at which a rifle or shotgun may be acquired 
     from a federally licensed firearms dealer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4993. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency 
     treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the 
     veteran is responsible under a health-plan contract; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Brown, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Jacobs of California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Costa, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Tlaib, 
             Ms. Escobar, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 4994. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     Confederate symbols, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 4995. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors, 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. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota):
       H.R. 4996. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or 
     marine terminal operators, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself and Mr. Waltz):
       H.R. 4997. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to exempt immediate relatives of deceased or injured 
     firefighters and law enforcement officers, and injured 
     firefighters and law enforcement officers, from certain fees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 4998. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and heads of related agencies to construct and staff 
     passenger rail preclearance facilities in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HINSON (for herself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. 
             Feenstra):
       H.R. 4999. A bill to prevent States and local jurisdictions 
     from interfering with the production and distribution of 
     agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mr. LAMB (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 5000. A bill to appropriate funds to carry out certain 
     Appalachian Regional Commission grant programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 5001. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to continue to implement endangered fish recovery 
     programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5002. A bill to revise the composition of the Zoning 
     Commission for the District of Columbia so that the 
     Commission will consist solely of members appointed by the 
     government of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Ryan):
       H.R. 5003. A bill to direct the Secretaries of Health and 
     Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to end American 
     over-dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging the 
     growth of a robust domestic medicine supply chain for generic 
     drugs, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to issue 
     boxed warnings in the case of critical contamination, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and 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. ROSE (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Harshbarger, 
             Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. DesJarlais):
       H.R. 5004. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards regarding the 
     identification of credible information regarding the origins 
     of COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 5005. A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants and training to support area agencies 
     on aging or other community-based organizations to address 
     social isolation among vulnerable alder adults and people 
     with disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. STEVENS:
       H.R. 5006. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     minority business enterprises access to entrepreneurship 
     opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Fallon, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Brady, Mr. Nehls, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Van 
             Duyne, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Jackson):
       H. Res. 581. A resolution honoring Mr. Steve Verett for 
     more than 24 years of dedicated service to the cotton 
     industry and to Plains Cotton Growers, Inc; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Boebert, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Good of 
             Virginia, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gosar, and 
             Mr. Gaetz):
       H. Res. 582. A resolution impeaching Alejandro Nicholas 
     Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. 
             Matsui):
       H. Res. 583. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee 
     on Aging; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
             Ms. Herrell, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. 
             Van Drew):
       H. Res. 584. A resolution highlighting the importance of 
     Title 42 Public Health Authorities; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Lieu, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Costa, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, and 
             Mr. Pocan):
       H. Res. 585. A resolution condemning the atrocities and 
     crimes against humanity being perpetrated against religious 
     and ethnic minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
     Region by the Government of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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