[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 62 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1724-H1726]
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. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Phillips):
       H.R. 2575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a partially refundable credit against payroll 
     taxes for certain restaurants affected by the COVID-19 
     pandemic; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:
       H.R. 2576. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     expand the research report exception to include reports about 
     any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public 
     securities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. 
             Garbarino):
       H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 
     Wellness Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2578. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to increase the exemption from registration threshold 
     for certain investment advisers of private funds to reflect 
     the change in inflation; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 2579. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying 
     investment, for purposes of the exemption from registration 
     for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940, to include an equity security issued by 
     a qualifying portfolio company and to include an investment 
     in another venture capital fund, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
             Fry, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Roy, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Nehls, and Mrs. Boebert):
       H.R. 2580. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     clarify the standards for family detention, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Good of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2581. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being 
     awarded or otherwise made available to the Manhattan District 
     Attorney's Office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to prohibit the use of forfeited funds 
     made available to certain State or local law enforcement 
     agencies pursuant to equitable sharing for certain purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska):
       H.R. 2583. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand and expedite access to cardiac 
     rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs 
     under the Medicare program, 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. BUCSHON (for himself and Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to protect hospital personnel from 
     violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 2585. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to establish an air tour 
     management plan for certain areas of Hawaii, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 2586. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 2587. A bill to provide a definition of reasonable 
     rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 2588. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on 
     foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. CRAIG:
       H.R. 2589. A bill to prohibit the use of funds made 
     available for the official travel expenses of a Member of 
     Congress or other officer or employee of any office in the 
     legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not 
     coach-class accommodations; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GARBARINO:
       H.R. 2590. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private 
     placement brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:
       H.R. 2591. A bill to adjust the minimum rate of basic pay 
     for members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:
       H.R. 2592. 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 the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 2593. A bill to create an interdivisional taskforce at 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2594. A bill to control the export to the People's 
     Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual 
     property important to the national interest of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. HAGEMAN:
       H.R. 2595. A bill to require State and local law 
     enforcement agencies receiving forfeited funds and property 
     to report how such funds and property are used, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HARDER of California:
       H.R. 2596. A bill to prohibit natural gas price gouging 
     after a disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Nunn of Iowa):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to authorize members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces to take parental leave for the 
     adoption or placement for long-term foster care of a child; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Jeffries):
       H.R. 2598. A bill to establish a Commission on the Federal 
     Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible 
     pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, 
     Agriculture, 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. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 2599. A bill to enhance transparency and 
     accountability for online political advertisements by 
     requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose 
     information about the advertisements to the public, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. 
             Williams of New York):
       H.R. 2600. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the equitable treatment of political 
     subdivisions contributing to State expenditures under the 
     Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LEE of Florida (for herself and Ms. Castor of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to require entities that contract with 
     the National Human Trafficking Hotline to cooperate with 
     State and local law enforcement agencies when receiving tips 
     via the Hotline; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Stauber):
       H.R. 2602. A bill to allow nonprofit child care providers 
     to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise certain thresholds related to smaller 
     reporting companies, accelerated filers, and large 
     accelerated filers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McBATH (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Kim of California):
       H.R. 2604. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act to make

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     improvements; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2605. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to exclude qualified institutional buyers and 
     institutional accredited investors when calculating holders 
     of a security for purposes of the mandatory registration 
     threshold under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2606. A bill to require auditor independence standards 
     of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits 
     of a company occurring before it was a public company to 
     treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets 
     established professional standards, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2607. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     preempt State securities law requiring registration for 
     secondary transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2608. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     specify the periods for which financial statements are 
     required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2609. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     provide small issuers with a micro-offering exemption free of 
     mandated disclosures or offering filings, but subject to the 
     antifraud provisions of the Federal securities laws, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2610. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for 
     emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft 
     registration statements with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Ms. DelBene):
       H.R. 2611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to permit an 
     election relating to property transferred in connection with 
     services to be made in electronic form; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2612. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as 
     part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for 
     sale, labor, or services for remuneration, to preempt certain 
     provisions of State law with respect to wage rates and 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 2613. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require that a voluntary agreement with respect to commercial 
     air tour operations over a national park considers the well 
     being of communities overflown by aircraft involved in such 
     operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to establish a national task force to 
     expand opportunities and improve the standard of living for 
     working families in America; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, 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. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 2615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude PFAS remediation reimbursements from gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PETTERSEN (for herself and Mrs. Beatty):
       H.R. 2616. A bill to establish a National Center to Stop 
     the Import of Illicit Synthetic Drugs; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 2617. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to provide passengers experiencing a 
     delay or cancellation with alternative transportation on 
     another air carrier; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 2618. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study on the response time of the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     requests from Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Harder of 
             California, and Mr. Lieu):
       H.R. 2619. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain 
     Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned 
     income for purposes of determining certain tax credits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2620. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from 
     a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHOLTEN (for herself, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. 
             Moskowitz, and Ms. Crockett):
       H.R. 2621. A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to 
     add a new educational attainment category to the Current 
     Population Survey; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mrs. Wagner):
       H.R. 2622. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-
     action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated 
     for certain research services from the definition of 
     investment adviser, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Waltz, 
             Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 2623. A bill to require that certain actions taken by 
     the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible 
     transportation project, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STEIL:
       H.R. 2624. A bill to update the definition of an emerging 
     growth company, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. STEIL:
       H.R. 2625. A bill to lower the aggregate market value of 
     voting and non-voting common equity necessary for an issuer 
     to qualify as a well-known seasoned issuer; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. TOKUDA (for herself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to reform Federal Aviation Administration 
     safety requirements for commercial air tour operators, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 2627. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies 
     investing in private funds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, and Ms. Omar):
       H.R. 2628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny the deduction for executive compensation unless 
     the employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for 
     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Brown, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2629. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to treat certain tax return preparers as voter 
     registration agencies under such Act for purposes of 
     distributing voter registration application forms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Miller-
             Meeks, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2630. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to 
     provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy 
     protocol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Ms. Crockett, and Ms. 
             Craig):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for access to medication abortion in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. TENNEY (for herself, Ms. Porter, Mr. Kean of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Norman, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Nunn of 
             Iowa, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. 
             Mace, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Manning, Mr. 
             Lawler, Ms. Titus, Mr. Mast, Mr. Trone, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada, and Mr. Ryan):
       H. Res. 288. A resolution urging the European Union to 
     expeditiously designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
     as a terrorist organization under Common Position 931, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Kelly 
             of Illinois, Mr. Trone, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Stansbury,

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             Ms. Brown, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Carson, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Bush, Ms. Omar, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Ross, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. 
             Davids of Kansas, Ms. Chu, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. 
             McClellan, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Morelle, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Allred, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Crockett, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Slotkin, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Crow, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Scholten, Ms. 
             Kuster, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bowman, Mr. 
             Goldman of New York, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. 
             Thanedar, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. McCollum, 
             and Ms. Strickland):
       H. Res. 289. A resolution recognizing the designation of 
     the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth 
     annual ``Black Maternal Health Week`` to bring national 
     attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States 
     and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and 
     morbidity among Black women and birthing persons; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, 
     Natural Resources, Agriculture, and 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. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Bacon, 
             Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 290. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Deaf History Month; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mrs. Kim of 
             California):
       H. Res. 291. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Financial Literacy Month``; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Pressley, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bowman, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 292. A resolution condemning the expulsion of two 
     Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant 
     act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United 
     States and observing that the Tennessee House of 
     Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion 
     rather than to act on gun control measures to protect 
     children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Case, and Mr. 
             Joyce of Ohio):
       H. Res. 293. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     April 2023 as ``National Native Plant Month``; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 294. A resolution recognizing the historic 
     abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its 
     legacy in American history; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 295. A resolution recognizing the enduring cultural 
     and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's 
     capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's 
     signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation 
     Act, which established the ``first freed'' on April 16, 1862, 
     and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood 
     bill in the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. STEVENS:
       H. Res. 296. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of April 13, 2023, as ``Remanufacturing Day''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. TLAIB (for herself and Mrs. Dingell):
       H. Res. 297. A resolution expressing support for the 
     recognition of April as National Arab American Heritage Month 
     (NAAHM) and celebrating the heritage and culture of Arab 
     Americans in the United States; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Accountability.

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