[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4406-H4408]
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. SEWELL (for herself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Horsford, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Chu, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Morelle, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cartwright, 
             Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
             Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Mr. Allred, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bera, 
             Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
             Bowman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. 
             Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bush, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. 
             Crow, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, 
             Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Fletcher, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Robert Garcia of 
             California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New 
             York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
             Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger 
             Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Magaziner, Ms. Manning, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, 
             Mr. Mfume, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
             Neguse, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Peltola, Ms. Perez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. 
             Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Porter, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Sherrill, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
             Spanberger, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, 
             Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
             Tokuda, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. 
             Vasquez, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Mr. Himes, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. Moulton, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. Ocasio-
             Cortez):
       H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     revise the criteria for determin ing which States and 
     political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. Tonko, and Mrs. 
             Hinson):
       H.R. 5555. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare 
     payment for items of durable medical equipment that were 
     formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive 
     bidding program; 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. CURTIS:
       H.R. 5556. A bill to make exclusive the authority of the 
     Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made 
     in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HIMES:
       H.R. 5557. A bill to impose sanctions against certain 
     persons engaged in the proliferation or use of foreign 
     commercial spyware, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. BOST:
       H.R. 5558. A bill to establish the Prairie du Rocher French 
     Colonial National Historical Park in the State of Illinois, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 5559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish certain rules of evidence in certain claims under 
     laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Crockett, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Meng, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Tokuda, 
             Mr. Gomez, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Balint, Mrs. Ramirez, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Casar, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Espaillat):
       H.R. 5560. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Davidson, 
             Mr. Crawford, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Womack, Mr. Walberg, 
             Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Norman, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Ogles, Mrs. Boebert, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lesko, 
             Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. 
             Yakym, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Fitzgerald, 
             Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Grothman, 
             Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harris, Mr. Mooney, 
             and Mr. Steil):
       H.R. 5561. A bill to prohibit the President and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain 
     emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun 
     control; 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. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi):
       H.R. 5562. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide formula grants to States to improve higher 
     education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 5563. A bill to permit employees to request changes to 
     their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to 
     ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require 
     employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules 
     for employees in certain occupations with evidence of 
     unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that 
     negatively affect employees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and 
     Accountability, and 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gomez, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pingree, Mr.

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             Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 5564. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish an excise tax on plastics; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, 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. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Hern, and Mr. Nunn 
             of Iowa):
       H.R. 5565. A bill to require a report regarding the scope 
     of efforts by the People's Republic of China and Chinese 
     Communist Party to utilize the Belt and Road Initiative to 
     undermine the United States-led international world order and 
     a detailed strategy regarding how the United States 
     Government intends to counter such Initiative, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
             Nadler, and Mr. Goldman of New York):
       H.R. 5566. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the duration of active service of justices of the 
     Supreme Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Armstrong, Mr. Balderson, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. 
             Gimenez, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Hinson, and 
             Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon):
       H.R. 5567. A bill to prohibit elementary and secondary 
     schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts 
     with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the 
     Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Trone, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Crockett, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Meng, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 5568. A bill to improve Federal efforts with respect 
     to the prevention of maternal mortality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. LANDSMAN (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. Neguse):
       H.R. 5569. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act with respect to reimbursements under the 
     child and adult care food program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MILLS (for himself and Ms. Kamlager-Dove):
       H.R. 5570. A bill to establish and implement a multi-year 
     Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the 
     negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold 
     mining in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. NORMAN (for himself and Mr. Grothman):
       H.R. 5571. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for fair-value 
     credit estimates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, 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.
           By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Mr. Casar, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Robert Garcia of 
             California, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bowman, 
             Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Trone, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Omar, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Bush, 
             Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 5572. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to 
     help communities respond to climate change and transition to 
     a clean economy, 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. OMAR (for herself, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. 
             Pressley, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Vargas, Ms. Adams, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. 
             Carson, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick, Ms. Bush, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Ms. Craig, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Brown, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Escobar, Mr. David Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Foushee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Veasey, 
             Mr. Mullin, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 5573. A bill to establish within the Department of 
     Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and 
     Girls; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PETTERSEN (for herself and Mr. LaMalfa):
       H.R. 5574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to 
     information reporting with respect to payments for qualified 
     natural disaster expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 5575. A bill to direct the Secretaries of Health and 
     Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to end American 
     over-dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging the 
     growth of a robust domestic medicine supply chain for generic 
     drugs, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to issue 
     boxed warnings in the case of critical contamination, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and 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. ROSS:
       H.R. 5576. A bill to empower independent music creator 
     owners to collectively negotiate with dominant online 
     platforms regarding the terms on which their music may be 
     distributed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. 
             Harshbarger, Mr. Banks, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Lesko, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Babin, Mr. Biggs, 
             Mr. Moylan, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
             Clyde, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Moore of Alabama, 
             Mr. Self, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Green of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. Timmons):
       H.R. 5577. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic 
     entrances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Porter, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Ms. 
             Chu):
       H.R. 5578. A bill to extend protections to part-time 
     workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to 
     ensure equitable treatment in the workplace; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Oversight and 
     Accountability, and 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. STEUBE:
       H.R. 5579. A bill to provide that certain changes to the 
     Manual of Military Decorations and Awards shall have no force 
     or effect; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. Higgins of New York, 
             Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Ryan):
       H.R. 5580. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain discharges of indebtedness secured by 
     real property from income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Adams, 
             Ms. Crockett, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Davis 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Clarke of New

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             York, Mr. Carson, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Dunn 
             of Florida, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Valadao, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Caraveo, and Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia):
       H. Res. 700. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 2023 as ``National Prostate Cancer 
     Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. 
             Rodgers of Washington, and Mr. Trone):
       H. Res. 701. A resolution encouraging further deepening and 
     broadening of the Abraham Accords on occasion of the third 
     anniversary of their signing to continue building bridges 
     towards a lasting peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Bush, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Casar, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Omar, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
       H. Res. 702. A resolution recognizing the duty of the 
     Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant 
     workers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 
     Agriculture, Oversight and Accountability, Armed Services, 
     Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, and 
     House Administration, 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. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Meng, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Costa, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
             Sewell, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Takano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kim 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Adams, Mr. Carson, Ms. Brown, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 703. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     September 2023 as ``National Voting Rights Month''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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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