[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4337-H4338]
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                      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. SEWELL (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
             Bass, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. 
             Lieu, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Demings, Mr. 
             Correa, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Neguse, 
             Mrs. McBath, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Dean, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Ross, Ms. Bush, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar, 
             Mr. Allred, Mr. Auchincloss, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
             Bourdeaux, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, 
             Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Craig, Mr. Crist, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             Delgado, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin of 
             California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Manning, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, 
             Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters, Mr. Phillips, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Miss Rice of 
             New York, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schrier, Mr. 
             David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Stansbury, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Suozzi, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of 
             New York, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Case, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Jacobs of 
             California, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Norcross, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Newman, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Mr. Gomez, and Mr. Beyer):
       H.R. 4. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     revise the criteria for determining which States and 
     political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Mr. Kim of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 5040. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing, align income and 
     resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide 
     for other program improvements for low-income Medicare 
     beneficiaries; 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 Ms. BOURDEAUX (for herself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 5041. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to authorize grants to assist in 
     redeveloping abandoned shopping centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CHENEY:
       H.R. 5042. A bill to provide that section 216 of Executive 
     Order 14008 shall have no force or effect, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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 Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself and Mr. Lawson of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5043. A bill to provide for a moratorium on evictions 
     from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster 
     or emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. DINGELL:
       H.R. 5044. A bill to extend the authorization for the 
     MotorCities National Heritage Area in the State of Michigan, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 5045. A bill to provide a safe harbor from licensing 
     and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain 
     developers and providers of blockchain services; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FEENSTRA:
       H.R. 5046. A bill to amend the Chemical and Biological 
     Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 to impose 
     sanctions against governments of foreign states that engage 
     in an act or acts of gross negligence with respect to state 
     owned, operated, or directed chemical or biological programs; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, and 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. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Owens, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr.

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             Perry, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Cawthorn):
       H.R. 5047. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts 
     requires the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of 
     any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds that 
     the United States is a Nation founded on white supremacy and 
     oppression, or that these forces are at the root of American 
     society; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KUSTER (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Panetta, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. 
             Newman, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Strickland, and Mrs. Trahan):
       H.R. 5048. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to permit States to record in writing that applicants 
     for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits have signed an 
     application through a recorded verbal assent over the 
     telephone; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5049. A bill to provide incentives for States to 
     eliminate statutes of limitation related to child sexual 
     abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5050. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to make various reforms to Social Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:
       H.R. 5051. A bill to designate the Little Wekiva River as a 
     scenic river, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5052. A bill to create a national commission to combat 
     workplace sexual harassment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself and Mrs. Kim of 
             California):
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     designation of August 18, 2021, as ``Congressional Startup 
     Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H. Res. 588. A resolution honoring the bravery and legacy 
     of the Clinton 12; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier, 
             Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Welch, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. 
             Strickland, Ms. Chu, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Manning, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Titus, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Brown, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Lois 
             Frankel of Florida, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Brownley, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Lieu, Ms. 
             Dean, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Omar, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Ms. Schrier, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Huffman, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Bowman, Ms. Bass, Ms. Meng, and Ms. Bush):
       H. Res. 589. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that policies governing access to 
     medication abortion care in the United States should be 
     equitable and based on science; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Adams, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Carson, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Torres 
             of New York, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Evans, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H. Res. 590. A resolution recognizing that many Americans 
     are not aware of the ways in which health care policy can 
     affect every part of their lives and expressing support for 
     the designation of the month of August as ``National Health 
     Care Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Mr. Aguilar, 
             Mr. Takano, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Costa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Bass, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Brownley, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Lieu, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Porter, Ms. 
             Speier, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Levin of California):
       H. Res. 591. A resolution expressing support for the 
     recognition of August 22 through 28, 2021, as Wildfire 
     Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on 
     fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a 
     Wildfire Preparedness Week; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. VELA:
       H. Res. 592. A resolution honoring the Buffalo Soldiers who 
     were dishonorably discharged and ultimately had their 
     honorable service restored following events which occurred in 
     1906 in Brownsville, Texas; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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.

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