[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 136 (Tuesday, August 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4186-H4187]
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. ESCOBAR:
       H.R. 5204. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program 
     to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by 
     certain entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon):
       H.R. 5205. A bill to establish the Coastal Management 
     Fellowship and the Digital Coast Fellowship, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5206. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for 
     certain small businesses engaging in specified medical 
     research; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit 
     for increasing research activities; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Dunn of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5208. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment of locum tenens physicians and 
     advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to 
     help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNN of Florida:
       H.R. 5209. A bill to impose export controls and sanctions 
     to address the security threat posed by the genetic mapping 
     efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     and other countries, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 5210. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating 
     to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of 
     national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GAETZ:
       H.R. 5211. A bill to prohibit funds from being used to 
     implement the Internet Covert Operations Program under the 
     United States Postal Inspection Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. D'Esposito):
       H.R. 5212. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to 
     firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer 
     prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 5213. A bill to ensure that prior authorization 
     medical decisions under Medicare are determined by 
     physicians; 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. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5214. A bill to mandate certain hours for in person 
     branch offices of depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 5215. A bill to require the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, to determine a means of reinstating mandatory 
     country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance 
     with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Hayes, 
             Ms. Balint, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 5216. A bill to direct restoration and protection 
     efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, 
     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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Barragan, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Casten, Ms. 
             Chu, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
             Huffman, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Meng, Mr. Moskowitz, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. 
             Schiff, and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 5217. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the possession 
     or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mr. LaLota):
       H.R. 5218. A bill to amend the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
     ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2015 to modify requirements relating to data centers of 
     certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5219. A bill to revise the composition of the Board of 
     Zoning Adjustment for the District of Columbia so that the 
     Board will consist solely of members appointed by the 
     government of the District of Columbia, except when the Board 
     is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign 
     mission with respect to a chancery; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Torres of New York):
       H.R. 5220. A bill to direct the Postmaster General to issue 
     a forever stamp depicting Bayard Rustin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bacon, 
             Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Dean 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Ms. Scanlon, and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 5221. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, 
     and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of 
     local communities; 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. VASQUEZ:
       H.R. 5222. A bill to establish the Energy Workers 
     Compensation Fund to compensate energy workers for certain 
     medical expenses; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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.

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