[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1372-H1374]
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. HICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. 
             Foxx, and Mr. Mfume):
       H.R. 6967. A bill to implement merit-based reforms to the 
     civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring 
     with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Higgins of New 
             York, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Mr. Beyer, 
             Mr. Schneider, Mr. Kind, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Veasey, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Ms. Speier, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Ross, 
             Mr. Casten, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crow, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gomez, and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 6968. A bill to prohibit the importation of energy 
     products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and 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.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Waltz, Mrs. 
             Boebert, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Rutherford):
       H.R. 6969. A bill to prohibit the importation of petroleum 
     products from Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Norman, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Feenstra, Ms. Herrell, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Tiffany, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Davidson, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. Harris, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Cloud, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Bost, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. 
             Wagner, Mr. Cline, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. LaTurner, Mrs. Boebert, Mrs. Bice of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. 
             Walberg):
       H.R. 6970. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts 
     with an entity that discriminates against firearm or 
     ammunition industries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 6971. A bill to establish a commission to promote 
     information and media literacy, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 6972. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish additional authorities of the Food 
     and Drug Administration regarding the conduct of pediatric 
     investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 6973. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the conditions under which the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services can approve generic 
     drug applications with labeling temporarily different than 
     the brand name drug, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 6974. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     exempt certain vessels transporting crude oil, petroleum, 
     petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between a port 
     in Hawaii and another port in the United States from Jones 
     Act vessel requirements for the duration of any ban on the 
     transportation of crude oil or petroleum products from the 
     Russian Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             O'Halleran, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Schrier, and Mr. 
             Crawford):
       H.R. 6975. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish a rural manufacturing forgivable loan program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 6976. A bill to improve technology and address human 
     factors in aviation safety, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. FLETCHER:
       H.R. 6977. A bill to provide that, for a 3-year period, 
     applications for the exportation of natural gas to member 
     countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization be 
     granted without modification or delay, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mrs. Murphy of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 6978. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for certain freedom of association protections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself and Ms. 
             Jayapal):
       H.R. 6979. A bill to support a review of surcharge policy 
     at the International Monetary Fund; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 6980. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary increases the conduct of unannounced inspections of 
     foreign human drug establishments and evaluates the 
     differences between inspections of domestic and foreign human 
     drug establishments, including the impact of announcing 
     inspections to persons who own or operate foreign human drug 
     establishments in advance of an inspection; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Good of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mr. McKinley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Higgins of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Babin, Mr. Balderson, Mr. LaTurner, 
             Mr. Budd, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Mast, Mr. Kinzinger, 
             Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Feenstra, 
             Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Gibbs, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Newhouse, Mr. Guest, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. 
             Dunn, and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 6981. A bill to authorize the President to waive 
     export criteria and transportation and related costs for 
     transportation of certain ammunition and ordnance to supply 
     entities providing ammunition to Ukraine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mr. Khanna):
       H.R. 6982. A bill to support the establishment and 
     improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal 
     lands through the retention and use of rental fees associated 
     with such sites, 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. JOYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 6983. A bill to require the President to transmit to 
     Congress a report on existing and needed authority to respond 
     to a severe energy supply interruption; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KEATING (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Costa, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Levin of Michigan, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Casten, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
             Morelle, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 6984. A bill to authorize humanitarian assistance to 
     the people of Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 6985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the private business use requirements for 
     bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KUSTER (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Katko, 
             Mr. Pappas, Ms. Pingree, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 6986. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     modify certain requirements for Regional Commissions, to 
     reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Strickland, and Ms. 
             DelBene):
       H.R. 6987. A bill to establish programs to reduce the 
     impacts of vessel traffic and underwater noise on marine 
     mammals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself and Mr. Joyce 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6988. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize a program to support the adoption 
     of, and improve the development of, innovative approaches to 
     pharmaceutical product design and manufacturing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             Barragan, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Bass, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 6989. A bill to address the homelessness and housing 
     crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for 
     all Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, 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. MFUME:
       H.R. 6990. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Doris Miller, in recognition of his acts of 
     valor while a member of the United States Navy during World 
     War II; 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 Mr. MOULTON:
       H.R. 6991. A bill to establish the policy of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6992. A bill to designate Russia as a state sponsor of 
     terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6993. A bill to provide for the designation of the 
     Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6994. A bill to prohibit United States Government 
     recognition of the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty 
     over any part of Ukraine (to include Crimea), its airspace, 
     or its territorial waters, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6995. A bill to prohibit trade with the Russian 
     Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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 Mrs. RODGERS of Washington:
       H.R. 6996. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the accelerated approval of a 
     product for a serious or life-threatening disease or 
     condition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Dean, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 6997. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Allred, Mrs. 
             Axne, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
             Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Dean, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, 
             Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kuster, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Ms. Porter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Raskin, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Gimenez, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick, Mr. Moulton, Ms. McCollum, Mr. O'Halleran, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Foster, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Escobar, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
             Soto, and Ms. Barragan):
       H.R. 6998. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private 
     intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the 
     individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 6999. A bill to ensure a complete analysis of the 
     potential impacts of rules on small entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Small Business, 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. STEVENS (for herself, Ms. Ross, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 7000. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require the removal of the record of default from credit 
     history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
     that discharges the defaulted loan; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 7001. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain 
     employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' 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.
           By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Ms. Bush, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Graves of Missouri, 
             Mr. Long, and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 7002. A bill to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. 
     Louis, Missouri, to be illuminated by blue and yellow lights 
     in support of Ukraine; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 7003. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Bush, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Pressley):
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the recognition of March 10, 2022, as ``Abortion Provider 
     Appreciation Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Good of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Biggs):
       H. Res. 968. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit remote voting and voting by 
     voice and to require a recorded vote on any question put 
     before the House, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Phillips):
       H. Res. 969. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that United States policy should encourage 
     Russian soldiers to abandon Putin's war with Ukraine, and 
     that Russian soldiers who defect should be granted expedited 
     admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all 
     applicable vetting and security procedures; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H. Res. 970. A resolution directing the Fine Arts Board to 
     obtain a bust of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr 
     Zelensky, for display in the House of Representatives wing of 
     the United States Capitol; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York):
       H. Res. 971. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that corporations should commit to 
     utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of 
     directors and other senior management positions; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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