[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 217 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H7831-H7832]
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. BASS (for herself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Bacon, Mr. Trone, Ms. Norton, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Bowman, Mr. 
             Lieu, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rush, and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 6296. A bill to establish Federal policies and 
     procedures to notify the next-of-kin or other emergency 
     contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, 
     of an individual in Federal custody, to provide model 
     policies for States, units of local government, and Indian 
     Tribes to implement and enforce similar policies and 
     procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 6297. A bill to prohibit a drawdown and sale of 
     petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if 
     the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas 
     leasing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, 
             Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Van Drew, Mrs. Miller-
             Meeks, Mr. Budd, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Hinson, 
             Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio):
       H.R. 6298. A bill to direct the President to transmit to 
     Congress a plan to address rising energy prices in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Balderson, 
             Mr. Biggs, Mr. Budd, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cawthorn, Mr. Cline, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Feenstra, 
             Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Harshbarger, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Jacobs of New York, 
             Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Miller 
             of Illinois, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
             Pfluger, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. 
             Tenney, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, and Mr. Zeldin):
       H.R. 6299. A bill to prohibit the disbursement of Federal 
     funds to State and local governments that allow individuals 
     who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any 
     Federal, State, or local election; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself and Mr. Malinowski):
       H.R. 6300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax of 100 percent on amounts received as 
     statutory damages under certain lawsuits filed under State 
     law and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 
     grants for amounts paid under such State laws and reasonable 
     attorney's fees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Good of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 6301. A bill to establish a direct spending safeguard 
     limitation on any direct spending program without a specific 
     level of authorized spending, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mrs. Dingell):
       H.R. 6302. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     with respect to healthy aging and to authorize grants to 
     health departments to carry out healthy aging programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself and Mrs. Murphy of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 6303. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the administration of the TRICARE program in Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Mast, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. McKinley, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Wagner, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Palmer, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. 
             Hinson, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Norman, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Cline, Mr. Long, and 
             Mrs. Miller of Illinois):
       H.R. 6304. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to prohibit any emergency temporary 
     standard that includes a vaccine or drug mandate; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 6305. A bill to ensure the security of biomedical 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. JACKSON (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Pfluger, 
             Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
             Fallon, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 6306. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for a definition of ``disaster-related emergency'' 
     for purposes of the Department of Defense excess personal 
     property program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. KILMER (for himself and Ms. Mace):
       H.R. 6307. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a pilot program to build tiny homes for homeless 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Gallagher, and Miss Rice of New York):
       H.R. 6308. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned 
     under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such 
     assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse 
     practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse 
     specialists; 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. KINZINGER:
       H.R. 6309. A bill to establish a United States strategy to 
     counter threats to supply chains for critical goods, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and 
             Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 6310. A bill to designate the building utilized as a 
     United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue 
     in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``James D. Todd United States 
     Courthouse'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Kuster, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Dean, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Ross, Mr. Moulton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Keating, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. McBath, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Titus, Ms. Underwood, 
             Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. 
             Ryan, Ms. Manning, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Brownley, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Welch, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Takano, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             O'Halleran, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Bush, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Carson, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Chu, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Bowman, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. DeGette, 
             and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 6311. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected 
     by substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and 
     stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to 
     States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or 
     private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to 
     provide for the development, organization, coordination, and 
     operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for 
     the delivery of essential services to individuals with 
     substance use disorder and their families; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources, the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. McCLAIN (for herself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Gooden 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 6312. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services relating to COVID-19 vaccine and mask 
     requirements for Head Start programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Harder of 
             California):
       H.R. 6313. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, 
     California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mrs. Cammack, Mrs. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Bergman, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Craig):
       H.R. 6314. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal 
     Service Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 6315. A bill to improve the Safe Routes to School 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 6316. A bill to help increase the development, 
     distribution, and use of clean cookstoves and fuels to 
     improve health, protect the climate and environment, empower 
     women, create jobs, and help consumers save time and money; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 6317. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     address the participation of cooperatives in the program 
     carried out under section 7(a) of that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 6318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment 
     zones to the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6319. A bill to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the 
     People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Lamb):
       H.R. 6320. A bill to double the existing penalties for the 
     provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification 
     information; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Taylor, 
             and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 6321. A bill to require the head of each Federal 
     agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending 
     Freedom of Information Act requests related to a drug or 
     medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat 
     COVID-19, gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen 
     research, or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 
     vaccination of individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. 
             Gaetz):
       H.R. 6322. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct outreach to veterans regarding identity 
     theft resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STEIL (for himself and Mr. Lamb):
       H.R. 6323. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     adjust the effective date of certain reductions and 
     discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity 
     compensation, and pension under the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VELA:
       H.R. 6324. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 on the dangers of vaping and 
     misusing opioids, synthetic drugs, and related substances; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Mr. Steil, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Katko, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Wenstrup, 
             Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Stauber, 
             Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Estes, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Mr. 
             Hollingsworth):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies 
     have historically provided and continue to provide critical 
     benefits to the people and communities of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOTO (for himself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Res. 857. A resolution urging the Secretary of the 
     Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto 
     Clemente's place of death near Pinones in Loiza, Puerto Rico, 
     by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.

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