[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 59 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1698]
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                      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. CARTER of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2457. A bill to establish a National Science 
     Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and 
     strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher 
     education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing 
     research and development at such institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2458. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish an emergency 
     preparedness grant program for higher education institutions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 2459. A bill to establish a competitive grant program 
     to support the conservation and recovery of native plant and 
     animal species in the State of Hawaii, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 2460. A bill to provide for automatic renewal 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2461. A bill to ratify a Treaty between the San Juan 
     Southern Paiute Tribe and the Navajo Nation, to provide for 
     the creation of a reservation for the San Juan Southern 
     Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. Posey, Mr. LaMalfa, 
             Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Williams of New York, 
             Mr. Nehls, Mr. Tiffany, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and 
             Ms. Greene of Georgia):
       H.R. 2462. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     implementing or administering any provision of the memorandum 
     of understanding reached between the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Chinese Academy of Sciences; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. Jackson of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2463. A bill to limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, 
     and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2464. A bill to direct the Commander of United States 
     Army Special Operations Command to seek to carry out a 
     training program with special operations forces of the Polish 
     Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2465. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to provide for whistleblower 
     incentives and protection; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. MEUSER:
       H.R. 2466. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to consider the cost 
     of providing basic essential air service when selecting 
     applicants for the essential air service program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 2467. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     modify the eligibility requirements for the essential air 
     service program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself and Mr. Curtis):
       H.R. 2468. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the State of Utah certain Federal land under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management 
     within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2469. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish an outreach program to inform members of the Armed 
     Forces, assigned to work near burn pits, of the risks of 
     toxic exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2470. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving 
     institutions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2471. A bill to prohibit the unauthorized possession 
     of a firearm at a Federal election site; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2472. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain 
     individuals may update the burn pit registry with a 
     registered individual's cause of death, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 2473. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to distribute additional information to Medicare 
     beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, 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 Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Bera, and 
             Mrs. Miller-Meeks):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion 
     factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is 
     based on the Medicare economic index; 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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 2475. A bill to direct the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation to award grants for, and support research 
     on, the development of makerspaces, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 2476. A bill to keep schools safe using unobligated 
     Federal funds available to the Secretary of Education to 
     respond to the coronavirus; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 2477. A bill to amend the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 
     1990 to permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified 
     retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited 
     by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a 
     firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or 
     others, in a school zone; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 2478. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an exclusion from gross income for 
     compensation of certain school resource officers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEBER of Texas:
       H.R. 2479. A bill to provide for safe schools and safe 
     communities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the 
     Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and 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 Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and 
             Mr. Barr):
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection relating to ``Small Business Lending 
     Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)''; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Quigley):
       H. Res. 274. A resolution calling on major United States 
     companies still operating in the Russian Federation to 
     reconsider their continued presence given Russia's full-scale 
     invasion of Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mr. Valadao):
       H. Res. 275. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     Vaisakhi, April 14 of each year, as ``National Sikh Day''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. Norman, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H. Res. 276. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of April 5, 2023, as ``Barth Syndrome Awareness 
     Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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