[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5672-H5673]
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. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5607. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid 
     to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had 
     such disease prior to death; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5608. A bill to support research and state management 
     efforts on chronic wasting disease; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Mann, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Hinson, 
             Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Fischbach, Mrs. Miller-
             Meeks, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Ms. Spanberger, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 5609. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946, to establish a cattle contract library, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BERA:
       H.R. 5610. A bill to streamline enrollment in health 
     insurance affordability programs and minimum essential 
     coverage, 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 Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Cardenas, and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 5611. A bill to empower communities to establish a 
     continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or 
     behavioral health crisis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, 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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5612. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget 
     neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee 
     schedule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Appropriations, 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. CAWTHORN (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Biggs, 
             Ms. Tenney, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. Perry):
       H.R. 5613. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for interstate travel; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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 Mr. CLOUD:
       H.R. 5614. A bill to amend the Better Utilization of 
     Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to establish 
     restrictions relating to the People's Republic of China with 
     respect to the provision of support under title II of that 
     Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 5615. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to submit a plan to make Federal assistance 
     available to certain urban areas that previously received 
     Urban Area Security Initiative funding to preserve homeland 
     security capabilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mrs. DEMINGS:
       H.R. 5616. A bill to require reporting regarding 
     accreditation of basic training programs of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security, 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. EMMER:
       H.R. 5617. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to clarify that an individual may receive 
     certain benefits for more than 4 terms of service for 
     compelling reasons; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ESCOBAR:
       H.R. 5618. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish humanitarian processing centers for asylum 
     seekers along the southern border of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ESTES (for himself, Mr. Arrington, and Mr. 
             Hern):
       H.R. 5619. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from imposing a fee on 
     certain facilities for methane emissions; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FEENSTRA:
       H.R. 5620. A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform 
     Act of 2012 to establish a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working 
     Group, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. FEENSTRA:
       H.R. 5621. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct an analysis of the costs of 
     converting light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet to 
     electric vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform, 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. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 5622. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to allow for premium rates in the group and 
     individual health insurance markets to vary during the COVID-
     19 emergency period based on COVID-19 vaccination status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. GROTHMAN:
       H.R. 5623. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to 
     insulin drugs and exceptions under part D of Medicare, 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 Ms. JACOBS of California (for herself and Ms. Mace):
       H.R. 5624. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the shallow subsidy 
     program under the supportive services for veteran families 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 5625. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to revise the requirement that a recipient of 
     a grant under the High Obesity Program be located in a county 
     with an adult obesity rate of more than 40 percent, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5626. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health, to consult with certain heads of 
     Federal agencies with respect to biomedical research that may 
     affect national security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 5627. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit certain vaccine mandates as 
     conditions of participation under the Medicare and Medicaid 
     programs; 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. LEGER FERNANDEZ:
       H.R. 5628. A bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the 
     Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral 
     entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, and Ms. 
             Wild):
       H.R. 5629. A bill to enhance the consideration of human 
     rights in arms exports; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Good of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Babin, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. 
             Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Steube, Mr. Budd, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Roy, 
             Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Norman, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Donalds):
       H.R. 5630. A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy 
     Protection Act of 1998 to provide that a school may not act 
     as the agent of a parent of a child for purposes of providing 
     verifiable parental consent to the collection, use, or 
     disclosure of personal information of the child, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Porter, and 
             Mr. Carbajal):
       H.R. 5631. A bill to reform and enhance the pay and 
     benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 
     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. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Mullin):
       H.R. 5632. A bill to codify a statutory definition for 
     long-term care pharmacies; 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 5633. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to enhance transparency regarding reports conducted by 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       H.R. 5634. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act with respect to contracts for oil spill response, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself, Mr. Trone, and Mrs. 
             Spartz):
       H. Res. 723. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 2021 as ``National Youth Justice 
     Action Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. 
             Kahele, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Luria, Mr. San 
             Nicolas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Ms. Chu, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Titus, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Gomez, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Takano, Ms. Wild, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mrs. Steel, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Connolly):
       H. Res. 724. A resolution recognizing the month of October 
     2021 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the 
     history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense 
     contributions to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Res. 725. A resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of 
     The Links, Incorporated; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 726. A resolution honoring the lives, work, and 
     sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 
     2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result 
     of their contact with anthrax while working at the United 
     States Postal Facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, 
     Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 
     2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have 
     continued to work diligently in service to the people of the 
     United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as 
     the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in 
     the attack; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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