[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4295-H4297]
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. SCHOLTEN (for herself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Ms. Tenney):
       H.R. 5424. A bill to amend the Small Business Economic 
     Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of 
     small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal 
     antitrust laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. GOLDEN of Maine (for himself, Mr. Mann, Mr. 
             Pappas, and Ms. Tenney):
       H.R. 5425. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself and Mr. Landsman):
       H.R. 5426. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to provide a link to resources for 
     submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain 
     COVID-19 loans; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and 
             Mr. Bean of Florida):
       H.R. 5427. A bill to prohibit individuals convicted of 
     defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from 
     the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Bowman, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Mr. 
             Casten, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Mr. Crow, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Espaillat, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Foster, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Golden 
             of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Khanna, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Magaziner, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Nickel, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, 
             Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sorensen, 
             Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, 
             Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, Mrs.

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             Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5428. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence 
     their workers' exercise of their rights around labor 
     organizations and engaging in collective action; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mrs. Harshbarger):
       H.R. 5429. A bill to require sponsors of drug applications 
     and holders of approved applications to provide certain 
     submissions and communications to the Food and Drug 
     Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office; 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 Mr. ARMSTRONG (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 5430. A bill to amend section 3661 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted 
     conduct at sentencing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Norcross, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 5431. A bill to promote space safety and provide for 
     policy, planning, and agency roles and responsibilities for 
     the transition to a civil space situational awareness 
     capability of certain space situational awareness activities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, 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. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Trone, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 5432. A bill to create a short form tax return to 
     simplify the return process for certain taxpayers living 
     abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Bowman, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
             Adams, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. 
             Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bush, Ms. 
             Caraveo, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Connolly, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Gottheimer, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Landsman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Manning, Mrs. McBath, Ms. 
             McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mullin, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Ross, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Casten, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Allred, Mr. Ruiz, 
             Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Keating, and Ms. Stansbury):
       H.R. 5433. A bill to increase child care options for 
     working families and support child care providers; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 5434. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of 
     individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health 
     Insurance Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Garamendi, and Ms. Porter):
       H.R. 5435. A bill to prevent a person who has been 
     convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an 
     enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias 
     in its commission, from obtaining a firearm; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
             Bush, and Mr. Bowman):
       H.R. 5436. A bill to waive certain requirements for 
     Community Development Block Grant amounts used for public 
     services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FINSTAD (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Golden of 
             Maine, and Mr. Van Orden):
       H.R. 5437. A bill to ensure the rural surface 
     transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 5438. A bill to realign the nuclear forensics and 
     attribution activities of the Federal Government from the 
     Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland 
     Security, Armed Services, and Foreign 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 Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Ms. Spanberger):
       H.R. 5439. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     establish a national risk management process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 5440. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to prohibit assistance to foreign governments that 
     engage in the use of foreign commercial spyware to target 
     United States persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LaLOTA (for himself and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 5441. A bill to reauthorize Long Island Sound 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. LEE of California (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 5442. A bill to consolidate within the Department of 
     Defense all executive authority regarding the use of armed 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Joyce of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 5443. A bill to establish a policy regarding appraisal 
     and valuation services for real property for a transaction 
     over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mr. Pence, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 5444. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOYLAN:
       H.R. 5445. A bill to provide for the designation of the 
     Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development office as the 
     representative of USDA Rural Development in Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     and the Freely Associated States; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Cammack, and 
             Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 5446. A bill to authorize grants for crime victims to 
     be distributed to angel families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. 
             Tiffany):
       H.R. 5447. A bill to prohibit any transactions using Alipay 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. Cloud, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
             Mooney, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 5448. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions 
     with respect to Chinese officials determined to be involved 
     in the Mexican fentanyl trade, 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 Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 5449. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHOLTEN (for herself and Ms. Salazar):
       H.R. 5450. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify 
     the application of price evaluation preference for qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

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           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. 
             McClellan):
       H.R. 5451. A bill to designate a month as African Diaspora 
     Heritage Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Kuster, 
             and Mrs. McClain):
       H.R. 5452. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Landsman):
       H.R. 5453. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton 
     Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 5454. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     add the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, to require the 
     Administrator to submit certain reports, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. WEBSTER of Florida (for himself and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 5455. A bill to clarify certain regulations to allow 
     for the installation of pulsating light systems for high-
     mounted stop lamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Gonzalez-
             Colon, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ciscomani, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Donalds, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Brownley, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Panetta, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Soto, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Gomez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. 
             Correa, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Steel, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Porter, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Chu, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. 
             Ramirez, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Leger 
             Fernandez, Mr. Ruiz, and Ms. Stansbury):
       H. Res. 682. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as 
     ``National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Tony 
             Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Carter of Texas, 
             Mr. Duarte, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Fry, Mr. 
             Alford, Mr. Van Orden, Mrs. Luna, Mr. McCormick, Mr. 
             Nehls, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Bice, Mr. 
             Huizenga, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Rutherford, 
             Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Babin):
       H. Res. 683. A resolution expressing support for the 
     diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of 
     Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to 
     the United States under the treaty between the United States 
     and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and 
     Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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