[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4196-H4197]
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. BARR (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Mr. 
             Wittman):
       H.R. 5245. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional 
     notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a 
     science and technology agreement with the People's Republic 
     of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. CARAVEO (for herself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of 
             Texas, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina):
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress 
     Assistance Network and establish a national agricultural 
     crisis hotline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     hire psychiatrists; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to halt removal of certain nationals of 
     Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Carbajal, and Ms. 
             Barragan):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to 
     include the Coast Guard Academy in the safe-to-report minor 
     collateral misconduct policy of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Molinaro, Ms. Spanberger, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1978 with respect to the emergency watershed program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 5251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of 
     certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of 
     miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. HAYES:
       H.R. 5252. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     make adjustments to the environmental quality incentives 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. LEE of Nevada:
       H.R. 5253. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to conduct certain studies relating to members of the Air 
     Force assigned to Creech Air Force Base, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. 
             Barragan, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to address the homelessness and housing 
     crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for 
     all Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Ms. MACE:
       H.R. 5255. A bill to require covered contractors implement 
     a vulnerability disclosure policy consistent with NIST 
     guidelines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability, 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. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 5256. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare 
     Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services 
     furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals 
     in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia 
     services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and 
     certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Davis of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 5257. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. ROSS (for herself and Ms. Scanlon):
       H.R. 5258. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to protection and advocacy systems to address the 
     needs of individuals with disabilities involved in the local, 
     State, and Federal criminal justice system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Posey, and Mr. 
             Turner):
       H.R. 5259. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     include in periodic health assessments of members of the 
     Armed Forces an evaluation of whether the member has been 
     exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, to modify the 
     prohibition on the acquisition by the Department of Defense 
     of certain items containing a perfluoroalkyl substance or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Posey, Mr. Turner, and 
             Mr. Bergman):
       H.R. 5261. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide to each health care provider of the Department of 
     Defense training regarding the potential health effects of

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     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Posey, Ms. Houlahan, 
             and Mr. Bergman):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     publish information regarding the status of certain cleanup 
     efforts of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Posey, and Mr. 
             Khanna):
       H.R. 5263. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFAS 
     contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. Garbarino):
       H.R. 5264. A bill to incentivize States to provide robust 
     qualified immunity to law enforcement officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 659. A resolution recognizing the 25th Army Corps 
     of the Union Army and thanking them for their role in 
     capturing Galveston, Texas on June 5th, 1865, and liberating 
     thousands of enslaved people; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 660. A resolution recognizing the courageous 
     actions of Reverend Nat Turner in his fight to abolish 
     slavery and make the majestic words of the Jeffersonian 
     Declaration of Independence, ``We hold these truths to be 
     self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are 
     endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, 
     that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
     happiness``, apply to the enslaved, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Brown, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Case, Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DelBene, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. McBath, 
             Ms. McClellan, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Neguse, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Doggett, and Mr. McGarvey):
       H. Res. 661. A resolution honoring the 60th anniversary of 
     the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and calling on 
     Congress to fulfill the demands of the March participants, 
     including decent housing, the right to vote, and a fair wage; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 662. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of August 22, 2023, as national ``Chuck Brown 
     Day'', and honoring his contributions to music and to the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.

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