[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4499-H4501]
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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 Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Steil, Mr. Budd, Mr. Babin, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Stauber, 
             Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mrs. 
             Wagner, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska):
       H.R. 5127. A bill to provide transparency regarding 
     critical aspects of the United States withdrawal from 
     Afghanistan, to prevent United States support to the Taliban, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 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 Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Mooney, and Mr. Lawson of Florida):
       H.R. 5128. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, and Mr. Comer):
       H.R. 5129. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       H.R. 5130. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a research consortium of institutions of higher 
     education to study irregular warfare and the responses to 
     irregular threats; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Chu, 
             Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 5131. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to 
     eligible entities to carry out construction or modernization 
     projects designed to strengthen and increase capacity within 
     the specialized pediatric health care infrastructure, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
             Wenstrup):
       H.R. 5132. A bill to establish a cross-functional team in 
     the Department of Defense for the emerging threat relating to 
     anomalous health incidents; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. C. Scott Franklin of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5133. A bill to require an annual report on missing, 
     lost, and stolen weapons, large amounts of ammunition, 
     destructive devices, and explosive material, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. Meijer):
       H.R. 5134. A bill to make 10,000 visas available for the 
     Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 5135. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out a pilot program on the implementation of mitigating 
     actions to address vulnerabilities to critical defense 
     facilities and associated defense critical electric 
     infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Banks, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Norman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Williams of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Budd, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Johnson of 
             Louisiana, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Roy, 
             Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Wittman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Cloud, 
             Mr. Harris, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Palazzo, 
             Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Biggs, Mr. LaTurner, 
             Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Steube, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Ms. Herrell):
       H.R. 5136. A bill to prohibit chemical abortions performed 
     without the presence of a healthcare provider, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 5137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to create senior health

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     planning accounts funded by the proceeds of the sale or 
     assignment of life insurance contracts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
       H.R. 5138. A bill to authorize the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish 
     an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot program on 
     cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed 
     Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. JONES (for himself and Ms. Escobar):
       H.R. 5139. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out activities to detect and address racial, ethnic, 
     and gender disparities in the military justice system, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Lee of 
             California, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 5140. A bill to establish a process by which the 
     appointment of Supreme Court Justices can occur at regular 
     time intervals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             Ruiz, and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand the allowable use criteria for new access points 
     grants for community health centers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCLAIN (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Banks, 
             Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Cline, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
             Gimenez, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Good of Virginia, 
             Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Harshbarger, Ms. Herrell, 
             Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly 
             of Mississippi, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Latta, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, 
             Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Mooney, Mr. 
             Moore of Utah, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. 
             Reschenthaler, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Smucker, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Steil, Mr. Steube, Ms. 
             Tenney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
             Wagner, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Young, Mr. Harris, Ms. Cheney, Mr. 
             Burchett, Mr. Allen, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Herrera Beutler, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. 
             Cammack, Mr. Carl, Mr. Cole, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Zeldin, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Guest, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Johnson of 
             South Dakota, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. 
             Kustoff, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Mann, Mr. Mast, Mr. McCaul, 
             Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. 
             Palmer, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Soto, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. 
             Vela, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Hollingsworth, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Smith of Missouri, 
             Mr. Norman, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Vicente 
             Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Rodney 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. 
             Emmer, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Fallon, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Balderson, Miss 
             Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Horsford, Mr. Pence, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Budd, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. 
             Loudermilk, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Bost, Mr. 
             Costa, Ms. Salazar, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Grothman, Ms. 
             Letlow, Mr. Golden, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Bishop of North Carolina, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. 
             Johnson of Ohio, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. Bentz):
       H.R. 5142. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional 
     Gold Medal, in commemoration to the service members who 
     perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the 
     evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies 
     at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. NORTON:
       H.R. 5143. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
     1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 
     2008 to require that individuals who perform work for 
     employers as independent contractors be treated as employees; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5144. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     remove the authority of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission with respect to property owned by the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. O'HALLERAN:
       H.R. 5145. A bill to authorize new grants for research into 
     riparian forest genetics and climate adaptation; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PFLUGER (for himself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 5146. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct a threat assessment of terrorist threats 
     to the United States posed by the prisoners released by the 
     Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention 
     Facility in Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 5147. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     procuring personal protective equipment from certain non-
     allied foreign nations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MAST:
       H. Res. 609. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1232) To require a five-year staffing plan for 
     the Department of State, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. 
             Good of Virginia, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Moore of 
             Alabama, Mr. Posey, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Clyde, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Carl, 
             Mr. Brooks, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
             Perry, Ms. Herrell, and Mr. Babin):
       H. Res. 610. A resolution calling for the immediate 
     resignation of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark 
     Alexander Milley; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. 
             Boebert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. 
             Moore of Alabama, Mr. Posey, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Miller 
             of Illinois, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Clyde, Ms. Tenney, Mr. 
             Carl, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Palazzo, 
             Mr. Perry, Ms. Herrell, and Mr. Babin):
       H. Res. 611. A resolution calling for the immediate 
     resignation of Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Biggs, Mr. Mast, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Boebert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. 
             Moore of Alabama, Mr. Posey, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Harris, 
             Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Clyde, Ms. 
             Tenney, Mr. Carl, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Perry, Ms. Herrell, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana):
       H. Res. 612. A resolution calling for the immediate 
     resignation of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. Langevin):
       H. Res. 613. A resolution expressing support for 
     approximately doubling funding for Federal career and 
     technical education programs; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. 
             Herrell, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Long, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Griffith, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Palmer, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Mann, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, and Mr. Weber 
             of Texas):
       H. Res. 614. A resolution condemning the Biden 
     administration's Executive actions imposing a moratorium on 
     oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters, given the 
     administration has also called for increased importation of 
     crude oil from OPEC+ countries and refused to implement 
     congressionally mandated sanctions on the builders of the 
     Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign 
     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.

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           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Bass, Mr. Rush, 
             and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H. Res. 615. A resolution celebrating the goals and ideals 
     of the first International Day for People of African Descent, 
     particularly the principle that ``all human beings are born 
     free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential 
     to contribute constructively to the development and well-
     being of their societies''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Res. 616. A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary 
     of the closing of the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons test site 
     in Kazakhstan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Kuster, 
             Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
             Dean, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. 
             Bass, and Ms. Spanberger):
       H. Res. 617. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     September 2021 as ``National Recovery Month''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Levin of 
             California, Mrs. McBath, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bourdeaux, and Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia):
       H. Res. 618. A resolution honoring the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention on the 75th anniversary of its 
     establishment and expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the 
     people of the United States to the scientists, disease 
     detectives, career civil servants, and support staff at the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their 
     dedication to protecting the health, safety, and security of 
     the United States and to strengthening public health in the 
     United States and abroad; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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