[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 153 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4504-H4506]
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. AUCHINCLOSS (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, 
             Mr. Phillips, Mr. Waltz, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 5148. A bill to establish the United States-Israel 
     Artificial Intelligence Center to improve artificial 
     intelligence research and development cooperation; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Peters, and 
             Mr. Mullin):
       H.R. 5149. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 5150. A bill to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and 
     Reform, Education and Labor, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and 
     Financial 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Crist):
       H.R. 5151. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to 
     provide for the transfer of entitlement to educational 
     assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs when an eligible individual 
     dies after approval of transfer and before transferring all 
     of the individual's entitlement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5152. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a phaseout of the investment income 
     excise tax for certain private colleges and universities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       H.R. 5153. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish cadre of software development and acquisition 
     experts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BURCHETT:
       H.R. 5154. A bill to prohibit commercial DNA testing 
     services from disclosing the genetic information of United 
     States nationals to foreign entities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CHU:
       H.R. 5155. A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor 
     for certain failures by individuals to pay estimated income 
     tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 5156. A bill to promote the use of smart technologies 
     and systems in communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 5157. A bill to facilitate direct primary care 
     arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. CROW (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 5158. A bill to require maintenance of analytical 
     tools for evaluation of energy resilience measures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Sherrill, and 
             Mr. Moulton):
       H.R. 5159. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct annual reports and briefings regarding oversight of 
     Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Neguse):
       H.R. 5160. A bill to establish an Office of Native American 
     Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 5161. A bill to expand small employer pooling options 
     to provide paid family and medical leave; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. FITZGERALD (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Mast, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Tiffany, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Posey, Ms. 
             Herrell, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Steube, 
             and Mr. Steil):
       H.R. 5162. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational 
     agencies applying for certain Federal education funds post 
     the curriculum for elementary and secondary schools online, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mrs. 
             Wagner, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. 
             Kim of California, Mr. Moore of Utah, Ms. 
             Malliotakis, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon):
       H.R. 5163. A bill to facilitate support and services to 
     women who find themselves with an unexpected pregnancy, to 
     meet the emotional, physical, social, financial, and other 
     needs women encounter during pregnancy, childbirth, and 
     child-rearing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the 
     Judiciary, and Financial 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. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. Cawthorn, Miss 
             Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Budd, Mr. Biggs, 
             Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Guest, Mr. Carter of 
             Georgia, and Ms. Tenney):
       H.R. 5164. A bill to prohibit Federal assistance from being 
     made available to the Taliban, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
             Wild, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
             Aguilar, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Brownley, Ms. Bush, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
             Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Dean, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Horsford, 
             Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jacobs of 
             California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kahele, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kim of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin 
             of Michigan, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Manning, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Newman, Mr. Norcross, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Strickland, Mr. 
             Suozzi, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams 
             of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Crow, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Escobar):
       H.R. 5165. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 
     60, 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. LAMB (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5166. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a demonstration program for on-site treatment of 
     produced water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Bacon, and Mrs. Lawrence):
       H.R. 5167. A bill to provide additional emergency support 
     for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care 
     Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend 
     through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for 
     the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Bacon, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Keating, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Jacobs of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Beyer, Mr. Case, Ms. Ross, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Meijer, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Crow, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Chu, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Bera, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Higgins of New York, 
             Ms. Wild, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lois 
             Frankel of Florida, Mr. Levin of California, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 5168. A bill to authorize resettlement benefits for 
     certain nationals of Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 5169. A bill to improve care furnished and to support 
     the workforce in skilled nursing facilities under the 
     Medicare program and in nursing facilities under the Medicaid 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Levin of California, 
             Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Brown, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Dean, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jacobs of 
             California, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Hayes, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Porter, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 
             Ms. Brownley, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Auchincloss, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. Demings, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Trone, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Soto, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Kuster, and Ms. Wexton):
       H.R. 5170. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend to former members of the Armed Forces, discharged on 
     the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, certain 
     benefits furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Budd, and Mr. 
             Gohmert):
       H.R. 5171. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RESCHENTHALER:
       H.R. 5172. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     list certain individuals who are awarded the Purple Heart on 
     the internet website of the Department of Defense that lists 
     individuals who have been awarded certain military awards; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):

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       H.R. 5173. A bill to provide for the enhancement of urban 
     agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 5174. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     United States Involvement in Afghanistan, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Horsford, and Ms. Barragan):
       H.R. 5175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the production tax credit for electricity 
     produced from solar energy; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 5176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to adjust the applicable percentage of the new markets 
     tax credit, the application of such credit to certain 
     agricultural trades or businesses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Scanlon):
       H.R. 5177. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to provide categorical eligibility for free 
     lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Sewell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Strickland, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Crist, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             McEachin, and Ms. Ross):
       H. Res. 619. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
     Conference Week; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Rouzer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
             Timmons, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Budd, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Norman, Ms. Letlow, 
             Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Mann, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Carl, Ms. Herrell, Ms. Cheney, Mr. 
             Guest, Mr. Baird, Mr. Banks, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Steube, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Roy):
       H. Res. 620. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding legislative provisions in the 
     Protecting the Right to Organize Act and American Jobs Act to 
     void the State right-to-work laws that protect workers from 
     being required to join and pay forced dues to a union to get 
     or keep a job; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H. Res. 621. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of State should deny a 
     visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security should deny 
     admission or parole into the United States for, former 
     President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Wenstrup, and Mr. Panetta):
       H. Res. 622. A resolution commemorating the 70th 
     anniversary of the signing of the Security Treaty among 
     Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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