[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 137 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4191-H4192]
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. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5223. A bill to mandate certain hours for in person 
     branch offices of depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 5224. A bill to reauthorize the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 5225. A bill to amend section 199A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction under that 
     section to apply to qualified BDC interest dividends in the 
     same manner as qualified REIT dividends; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5226. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     enter into an agreement with a university affiliated research 
     center to conduct research and analysis on multipolar 
     deterrence and escalation dynamics; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5227. A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense 
     from acquiring computers or printers manufactured by or from 
     entities controlled by the government of the People's 
     Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5228. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to develop a plan for the recapitalization of fighter 
     squadrons of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve 
     and to limit modifications to the flying missions of such 
     squadrons until such plan is complete; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5229. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the 
     defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in the 
     European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air 
     attack; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5230. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary enters 
     into a contract for the calculation, using industry standard 
     machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, the 
     monthly rates of basic allowance for housing for certain 
     military housing areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5231. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to develop a force design for the Air Force and Space Force; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACON:
       H.R. 5232. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop a plan to equip and train Iraqi security forces and 
     Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Chavez-
             DeRemer, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. 
             Mills, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. Salazar, 
             Mr. Schiff, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Webster of Florida):
       H.R. 5233. A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 
     1920, to make certain improvements with respect to 
     expenditure and other authorities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 5234. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to permit certain non-
     designated clearinghouses access to a deposit account at a 
     Federal reserve bank, to apply certain risk management 
     standards to non-designated clearinghouses receiving certain 
     services from a Federal reserve bank, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Mr. Miller of Ohio):
       H.R. 5235. A bill to expressly include sustainable aviation 
     fuels in the Farm Bill, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Adams):
       H.R. 5236. A bill to extend the full measure of the Federal 
     government-to-government relationship between the United 
     States and the Haliwa Saponi Tribe of North Carolina; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRY (for himself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Lamborn, and 
             Mr. Santos):
       H.R. 5237. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to submit a report on the effects of the 
     fentanyl crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. Lawler):
       H.R. 5238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for youth sports, to establish a grant 
     program for recreational youth sports, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Dunn of 
             Florida, Mrs. Luna, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, 
             and Mr. Webster of Florida):
       H.R. 5239. A bill to prohibit the issuance of an interim or 
     final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the 
     Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a 
     study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would 
     have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, 
             and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 5240. A bill to limit the extent to which certain 
     Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted to conduct 
     law enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the 
     approval of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce, 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. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Hudson, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, and 
             Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that governmental pension plans may include 
     certain firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and 
     paramedics, and for other purposes; 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.
           By Ms. PETTERSEN (for herself and Mr. Ciscomani):
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to reform broadband permitting, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, 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. SANTOS:
       H.R. 5243. A bill to rescind certain amounts appropriated 
     for Internal Revenue Service enforcement and COVID-19 relief 
     and authorize such amounts to be redirected to water-related 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, and Mr. Obernolte):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     include fusion energy machines, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that Congress, as well as people throughout the 
     Nation, should hold an annual commemorative event on or near 
     August 20th to revere, honor, and remember the victims of 
     slavery in the United States as well as to prevent slavery 
     from ever happening again; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 654. A resolution calling on the Senate to remove 
     the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office 
     Building; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 655. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     contributions and value of Houston's 7 major Black 
     publications; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.

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           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 656. A resolution honoring John Brown's relentless 
     endeavors in his pursuit of liberty for all human beings, his 
     unyielding opposition to the institution of slavery, and his 
     significant role in the abolition of this monstrous crime 
     against humanity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 657. A resolution declaring unconditional war on 
     racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the 
     establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation 
     charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GAETZ:
       H. Res. 658. A resolution censuring and condemning United 
     States District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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.

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