[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H7821-H7824]
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. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 6256. A bill to ensure that goods made with forced 
     labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
     People's Republic of China do not enter the United States 
     market, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. WEBSTER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Norman, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Posey, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Budd, 
             and Mr. Gaetz):
       H.R. 6257. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     imposing a vaccine mandate on individuals traveling on public 
     or private transportation for hire within the

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     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALAZZO (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 6258. A bill to establish a regulatory system for 
     sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States 
     exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, 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 Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Van 
             Duyne, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Williams of 
             Texas, Mr. Cawthorn, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, 
             Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Budd, 
             Mr. Balderson, Mr. Roy, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Bice 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Crenshaw, and 
             Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 6259. A bill to revise the authority provided to the 
     President to impose export licensing requirements or other 
     restrictions on the export of crude oil from the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 6260. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a working group for the reform of the casualty 
     assistance officer program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BOWMAN (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Ms. Bush, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Connolly, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kahele, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. McCollum, Ms. Adams, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Auchincloss, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Ms. Bass, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Pressley, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 6261. A bill to authorize the Director of the National 
     Museum of African American History and Culture to support 
     African American history education programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. 
             Babin):
       H.R. 6262. A bill to ban the teaching of critical race 
     theory in public education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 6263. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, 
     and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit 
     medical discrimination relating to applications for 
     commercial use authorizations and special recreation permits, 
     and to clarify the status of the holders of commercial use 
     authorizations and special recreation permits, 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. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mrs. Miller-
             Meeks, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
             Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. 
             Bishop of North Carolina, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Guest, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 6264. A bill to make the assault of a law enforcement 
     officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6265. A bill to require a strategy by the United 
     States Government to disrupt and dismantle the Captagon trade 
     and narcotics networks of Bashar al-Assad in Syria; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed 
     Services, and 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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez):
       H.R. 6266. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     require certain disclosures related to amicus activities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Delgado, and Mr. Jacobs of 
             New York):
       H.R. 6267. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in 
     Suffern, New York, as the ``Sergeant Gerald T. `Jerry' 
     Donnellan Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 6268. A bill to establish an Interagency Task Force to 
     examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and 
     girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor 
     and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote 
     community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm 
     and ensuring accountability, and to study societal effects on 
     Black women and girls, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, 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. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 6269. A bill to require a report on cooperation 
     between China and the United Arab Emirates regarding defense, 
     security, technology, and other strategically sensitive 
     matters that implicate the national security interests of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Graves of 
             Louisiana, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 6270. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a pilot program to provide grants related to 
     advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTURNER:
       H.R. 6271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and 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. LAWSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. 
             Meng, Ms. Bass, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Demings, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
             Bowman, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, Ms. Dean, Mr. 
             Swalwell, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Bush, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Evans, Mr. Welch, Mr. Crist, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cuellar, and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 6272. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Tony Gonzales 
             of Texas, Mr. Allred, and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
       H.R. 6273. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot 
     program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Williams of Texas, 
             Mr. Budd, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Timmons, Mr. 
             Mooney, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Rose, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Steil, Mr. 
             Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Davidson, 
             Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 6274. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to revise the membership requirements for the Board of 
     Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MACE:
       H.R. 6275. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of 
     the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers 
     and employees or require that such officers and employees 
     receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.

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           By Mr. McCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Steel, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Garcia of 
             California, Mr. Obernolte, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Valadao, 
             Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. 
             Kim of California, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 6276. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3045 Sacramento Street in 
     Placerville, California, as the ``Deputy Sheriff Brian 
     Ishmael Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mr. Meuser):
       H.R. 6277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude ethylene from taxation under the Superfund 
     excise tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mrs. Trahan):
       H.R. 6278. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to make a violation of such Act, relating to the 
     enforcement of a storage lien, a felony; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 6279. A bill to authorize a study on certain 
     exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through 
     opioid treatment programs during the COVID-19 public health 
     emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. 
             Moore of Utah):
       H.R. 6280. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor 
     recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum 
     hours requirements; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 6281. A bill to require the search and retention of 
     certain records with respect to conducting criminal 
     background checks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PERRY (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 6282. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to eliminate immunity for manufacturers of COVID-
     19 vaccines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cooper, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Trone, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 6283. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and 
     expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-
     controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic 
     business entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Newhouse, and Mr. Fulcher):
       H.R. 6284. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater 
     Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the 
     Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife and to 
     issue a new rule removing the Northern Continental Divide 
     Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from such list; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Spartz, and Mr. 
             Barr):
       H.R. 6285. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
     to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that 
     retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to 
     inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and 
             Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 6286. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to vest regulatory authority with respect to 
     tobacco products containing nicotine not made or derived from 
     tobacco, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. Dean, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 6287. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, 
     and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of 
     local communities; to the Committee on Financial 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.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 6288. A bill to establish certain protections for 
     members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive 
     vaccinations against COVID-19; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. STANSBURY (for herself and Ms. Leger Fernandez):
       H.R. 6289. A bill to provide the consent of Congress to an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the State of New Mexico; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 6290. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     section of the website of the Department of Commerce that 
     shall serve as the primary hub for information relating to 
     Federal manufacturing programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. Ellzey):
       H.R. 6291. A bill to provide for a comprehensive and 
     integrative program to accelerate microelectronics research 
     and development at the Department of Energy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 6292. A bill to direct the Department of Defense to 
     report to Congress on the potential integration of advanced 
     propulsion systems into F-35 aircraft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Moulton):
       H.R. 6293. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high 
     schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such 
     schools to conduct voter registration drives for students 
     attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to reimburse such schools for the costs of 
     conducting such voter registration drives, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       H.R. 6294. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for demonstration grants and create a Federal Work 
     Group to reduce and prevent the incidence of teen dating 
     violence; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Banks, 
             Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Obernolte, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Good of Virginia, Ms. 
             Malliotakis, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rouzer, 
             Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Garcia of 
             California, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Jacobs of New York, 
             Mr. Carl, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Babin, 
             Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
             Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Hern, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Norman, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Stauber):
       H. Res. 850. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of 
     Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate 
     Christmas; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H. Res. 851. A resolution recommending that the House of 
     Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of 
     Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by 
     the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on 
     the United States Capitol; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. JACOBS of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 853. A resolution calling on the United States and 
     international donors to prioritize children, including the 
     efforts of UNICEF, in COVID-19 rebuilding efforts; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 854. A resolution calling on Congress to condemn 
     voter suppression laws enacted by States and political 
     subdivisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Pfluger, 
             Mr. Young, Mr. Amodei, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Bost, Mr. Keller, Mr. Meuser, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Mooney, Mr. 
             Tiffany, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Boebert, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Emmer, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Norman, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Bucshon):
       H. Res. 855. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the first week of December 2022 as National 
     United States Miners Week; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 856. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of ``National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain 
     Syndrome Awareness Day''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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