[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H149-H151]
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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 230. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United 
     States whose visionary leadership secured passage of the 
     landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security 
     Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and 
     Naturalization Act of 1965; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BABIN (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Waltz, Mr. Jackson of Texas, and Mr. Santos):
       H.R. 231. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being 
     provided to an institution of higher education unless the 
     institution has banned use of TikTok on electronic devices, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 232. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prioritize veterans court 
     treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and 
     ethnic minorities and women, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 233. A bill to amend the Revised Statute to codify the 
     defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under 
     section 1979, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Miller-
             Meeks, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Bacon, and Mr. Mast):
       H.R. 234. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a burial allowance for certain veterans who die at 
     home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 235. A bill to provide for research and education with 
     respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 236. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to designate a week as ``Battle Buddy Check Week'' 
     for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer 
     wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H.R. 237. A bill to repeal the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 238. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the residential 
     substance use disorder treatment program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Garamendi):
       H.R. 239. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require States to provide for same day registration; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 240. A bill to preserve knowledge and promote 
     education about jazz in the United States and abroad; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Waltz, and Mr. 
             Grothman):
       H.R. 241. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to 
     clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a 
     notice and cure period before the commencement of a private 
     civil action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 242. A bill to require that activities carried out by 
     the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, 
     reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and 
     assistance support the basic human rights of

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     women and women's participation and leadership in these 
     areas; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carson, 
             Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 243. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require 
     producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be 
     eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 244. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the exclusion of Medicare coverage for 
     hearing aids and examinations therefor, 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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 245. A bill to establish a grant program for 
     nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. ESTES:
       H.R. 246. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act 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. ESTES:
       H.R. 247. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Chisholm National Historic Trail and the 
     Western National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ESTES:
       H.R. 248. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to exclude certain populations of the lesser prairie 
     chicken from the authority of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 249. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay 
     cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Bost):
       H.R. 250. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to make certain projects and activities eligible 
     for financial assistance under a State water pollution 
     control revolving fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 251. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     outpatient clinic in Vallejo, California, as the ``Delphine 
     Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. LaTurner, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. 
             Moore of Alabama, Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Grothman):
       H.R. 252. A bill to create a point of order against 
     spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not 
     greater than 4.5 percent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, 
             Ms. Houlahan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. 
             Soto):
       H.R. 253. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to transition the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON:
       H.R. 254. 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Ms. Plaskett, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 255. A bill to amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act 
     of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and 
     consolidating information collection and preliminary damage 
     assessments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Soto, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H.R. 256. A bill to extend the supplemental security income 
     program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
     Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned 
     income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 258. A bill to improve the collection and publication 
     of statistics relating to Puerto Rico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Oversight 
     and Accountability, 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Ms. Plaskett, and 
             Ms. Malliotakis):
       H.R. 259. A bill to provide for an online repository for 
     certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal 
     disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Small Business, 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. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Perry, and 
             Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 260. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting 
     legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions 
     of discretionary and mandatory spending, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mrs. 
             Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 261. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a Federal regulatory budget and to impose 
     cost controls on that budget, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and 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.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. McClintock, 
             Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 262. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability, 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. HUIZENGA (for himself and Mr. Mooney):
       H.R. 263. A bill to prohibit any rule or guidance that bans 
     gas stoves in the United States; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             LaTurner, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Latta, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 264. A bill to amend section 530D of title 28, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 265. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability, 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. MALLIOTAKIS:
       H.R. 266. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the National Lighthouse Museum; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. 
             Miller-Meeks, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Guest, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. 
             Steube, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Hageman, Mr. 
             Valadao, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Womack, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. Finstad):
       H.R. 267. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide that the transportation of goods from a port of entry 
     and another place within the same State as such port does not 
     constitute interstate transportation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 268. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability, 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.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Fulcher):

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       H.R. 269. A bill to authorize an additional district 
     judgeship for the district of Idaho; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Fulcher):
       H.R. 270. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit 
     judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United 
     States into two judicial circuits, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Crow, Mr. Goldman of 
             New York, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Peters, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Titus, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lieu, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Torres of California, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Panetta, 
             Mr. Levin, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Costa, Mr. Neguse, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
       H.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution amending title 36, United 
     States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual 
     proclamation establishing Democracy Day; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H. Res. 14. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H. Res. 15. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clyde, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Allen, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. McCormick, 
             and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H. Res. 16. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Georgia Bulldogs football team for winning the 2023 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association College Football National 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GAETZ:
       H. Res. 17. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require the Speaker to allow the Cable-
     Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) to broadcast and 
     record the floor proceedings of the House, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore 
             of Alabama, and Mr. Cloud):
       H. Res. 18. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit the introduction or consideration 
     of certain legislation that authorizes or makes 
     appropriations of funds for a Federal program not previously 
     authorized or funded, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ethics, 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. KHANNA:
       H. Res. 19. A resolution acknowledging the role of the 
     United States in El Salvador's civil war and urging increased 
     United States support for strengthening civil society, human 
     rights protections, and for humanitarian and development 
     assistance for El Salvador; 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 Ms. JACKSON LEE:
       H. Res. 20. A resolution expressing support for designation 
     of September 2023 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and 
     honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding 
     contributions to the culture of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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