[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5444-H5446]
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. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Crist, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lois 
             Frankel of Florida, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Takano, Mr. Swalwell, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Carson, Ms. Titus, Mr. Soto, Mr.

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             O'Halleran, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cicilline, Miss 
             Rice of New York, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
             Ms. Craig, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 7993. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to provide equal treatment of LGBTQ older individuals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 7994. A bill to expand and improve the advisory panel 
     on community support for military families with special 
     needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of 
             Texas, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 7995. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior 
     authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, 
     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. FALLON:
       H.R. 7996. A bill to require congressional authorization 
     for the drawdown and sale of petroleum products in the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Crist, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Bacon, Mr. Espaillat, and Mrs. Radewagen):
       H.R. 7997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a floor in Medicare Advantage 
     benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service 
     penetration and to make the Medicare Savings Program 
     available in all jurisdictions; 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. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Hern, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Buck, Mr. Steube, Mr. 
             Reschenthaler, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Herrell, Mr. 
             Babin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Waltz, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. 
             Moore of Alabama, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Cawthorn, Mr. Burchett, Mr. LaTurner, and Mr. 
             Meuser):
       H.R. 7998. A bill to amend the Uyghur Human Rights Policy 
     Act of 2020 to impose additional sanctions relating to human 
     rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; 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 Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
             Posey, and Mr. Moolenaar):
       H.R. 7999. A bill to prohibit the transfer or release of 
     individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the construction or modification of 
     facilities in the United States to house detainees 
     transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of 
             Missouri, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Schweikert, 
             Mrs. Walorski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. 
             Arrington, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Estes, Mr. Smucker, Mr. 
             Hern, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Murphy of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Comer, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Scalise):
       H.R. 8000. A bill to provide incentives for States to 
     recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment 
     compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. 
             Banks, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Hern, Mr. Long, Mr. Steube, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. 
             Burchett, and Mr. Torres of New York):
       H.R. 8001. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     ensure the United States currency market does not support 
     egregious human rights violations; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Foreign 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 Mr. CAWTHORN:
       H.R. 8002. A bill to establish the Inter-Agency Task Force 
     on Energy Independence to examine whether the Russian 
     Federation funded activities of nongovernmental organizations 
     in Western countries which limited the ability of those 
     countries to achieve energy independence and made them more 
     reliant on energy exported from Russia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK (for herself and Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 8003. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permanently authorize the use of certain funds to improve 
     flexibility in the provision of assistance to homeless 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             LaTurner, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
             Guest, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. 
             Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 8004. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to restore and standardize work requirements for able-
     bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Adams, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Pingree, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. San 
             Nicolas):
       H.R. 8005. A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and 
     ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, 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. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 8006. A bill to prohibit the mass cancellation of 
     student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 8007. A bill to prevent price gouging at the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. GARCIA of California:
       H.R. 8008. A bill to allow States and local educational 
     agencies to use any remaining COVID-19 elementary and 
     secondary school emergency relief funds for school security 
     measures; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Mace, and Mr. 
             Griffith):
       H.R. 8009. A bill to improve school safety; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 8010. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs, to act upon pending submissions for new infant 
     formula, to increase regulatory flexibility in the event of 
     an infant formula shortage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Levin 
             of Michigan):
       H.R. 8011. A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to revise the terminology used to prohibit discrimination 
     against people with disabilities serving in the Foreign 
     Service; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KIM of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Castro of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 8012. A bill to address the importance of foreign 
     affairs training to national security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
       H.R. 8013. A bill to establish the Committee on Large-Scale 
     Carbon Management in the Department of Energy and a Federal 
     Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. LaTURNER (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
             Guest, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Ellzey, and 
             Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 8014. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied 
     adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Allred, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Carson, Mrs.

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             Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Dean, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Morelle, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Newman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Gallego):
       H.R. 8015. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to 
     provide enhanced pay for election workers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, 
             Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Fulcher, 
             Mr. Bentz, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Westerman):
       H.R. 8016. A bill to provide for operations of the Federal 
     Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation 
     plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Cline):
       H.R. 8017. A bill to make certain improvements to the 
     workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. PINGREE (for herself and Mr. Rouzer):
       H.R. 8018. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to establish a grant program to assist with 
     the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry 
     and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 8019. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled 
     internationally educated health professionals; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 8020. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of 
     certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of 
     miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H.R. 8021. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants to reduce barriers to 
     immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H.R. 8022. A bill to address barriers immigrants and 
     refuges face to entering the health care workforce, 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. SPEIER:
       H.R. 8023. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States 
     Code, to establish special pay and allowances for members of 
     the Armed Forces assigned to cold weather operations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. 
             Pfluger, and Mr. Phillips):
       H.R. 8024. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the distribution of Federal funds to certain 
     entities related to the People's Republic of China for 
     certain public works projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Carter of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Ms. Castor of 
             Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historic significance of the 70th anniversary of the founding 
     of the United States Army Special Forces and honoring the 
     ``Father of the Special Forces'', Colonel Aaron Bank (United 
     States Army, retired) of Mission Viejo, California, for his 
     role in establishing the Army Special Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 1162. A resolution expressing support for a whole 
     child approach to education and recognizing the role of 
     parents, educators, and community members in providing a 
     whole child approach to education for each student; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BEYER:
       H. Res. 1163. A resolution expressing the need for 
     protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands 
     and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic 
     efforts to achieve this goal worldwide; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Foreign 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 Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. 
             Clyde, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. 
             Miller of Illinois, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Carey, and Mr. Hice of Georgia):
       H. Res. 1164. A resolution condemning Charles ``Chuck'' 
     Schumer, Senator of New York; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Dean, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Swalwell, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Lee of California):
       H. Res. 1165. A resolution declaring gun violence a public 
     health crisis; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, 
             Mr. Brady, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Babin, Mr. Williams of 
             Texas, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Pfluger, 
             and Mr. Fallon):
       H. Res. 1166. A resolution condemning the horrific attack 
     in Uvalde, Texas, and expressing support and prayers for all 
     those impacted by that tragedy; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mrs. 
             Miller of Illinois, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Norman, Mrs. 
             McClain, Mr. Mann, Mr. Massie, Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. 
             Cammack, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Fleischmann, 
             Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Cline, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Budd, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cloud, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. 
             Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. 
             Burchett, Mr. Allen, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Roy, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Perry, 
             Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Harris, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Banks, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Guest, Mr. 
             Cawthorn, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. LaTurner, and Ms. Foxx):
       H. Res. 1167. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 1011) to implement equal protection under 
     the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the 
     right to life of each born and preborn human person; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Mr. Wenstrup, Ms. Sewell, 
             and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 1168. A resolution reaffirming the economic 
     partnership between the United States and the Caribbean 
     nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and 
     investment between the United States and the Caribbean 
     nations, our ``Third Border''; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:
       H. Res. 1169. A resolution requesting the President to 
     transmit certain information to the House of Representatives 
     relating to the proposed waiver of intellectual property 
     commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on 
     Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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