[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4436-H4438]
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. McCLELLAN (for herself and Ms. Mace):
       H.R. 5581. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     authorize grants for demonstration projects to support 
     mothers and families during pregnancy, childbirth, and the 
     postpartum period by increasing access to short-term child 
     care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Bera, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. McGarvey):
       H.R. 5582. A bill to provide for white oak restoration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 
     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 Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 5583. A bill to establish an advisory panel to study 
     the development of a climate-friendly certification for 
     agricultural products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5584. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide clarification with respect to the liability of 
     third party payers for medical assistance paid under the 
     Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Tony 
             Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. 
             Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Langworthy):
       H.R. 5585. A bill to impose criminal and immigration 
     penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal 
     officer while operating a motor vehicle; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr. Ivey):
       H.R. 5586. A bill to protect national security against the 
     threats posed by deepfake technology and to provide legal 
     recourse to victims of harmful deepfakes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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. CRAIG:
       H.R. 5587. A bill to reduce the annual rate of pay of 
     Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a 
     year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Accountability, 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. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Hayes, 
             Mrs. Peltola, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick, Ms. Escobar, and Mr. Mullin):
       H.R. 5588. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for deferment on the repayment of loans for 
     borrowers who are victims of sex-based harassment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Adams, 
             and Mr. Neguse):
       H.R. 5589. A bill to provide fresh produce to individuals 
     facing food and nutrition insecurity, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. Norman, Ms. Hageman, 
             Mr. Moylan, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. Ogles):
       H.R. 5590. A bill to require an officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government who is required by law to appear on a 
     regular basis to give oral testimony at a hearing of a 
     committee of Congress to remain at the hearing until each 
     member of the committee has been provided with the 
     opportunity to question the officer or employee; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. FOXX:
       H.R. 5591. A bill to establish a direct spending safeguard 
     limitation on any direct spending program without a specific 
     level of authorized spending, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 5592. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds from 
     preventing a State from implementing their own laws with 
     respect to psilocybin; 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. HIGGINS of New York (for himself and Mr. 
             Westerman):
       H.R. 5593. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to exempt 
     from the Generalized System of Preferences certain tire 
     articles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. Feenstra):
       H.R. 5594. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish a 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying by former 
     senior executive branch personnel and to prohibit such 
     personnel from lobbying at any time on behalf of foreign 
     governments or entities controlled by foreign governments, 
     and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 5595. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability, 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. KIM of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Norcross, 
             Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Pfluger):
       H.R. 5596. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve congressional oversight and public transparency of 
     military construction contract awards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 5597. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, 
     Illinois, as the ``Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic``; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mrs. Kiggans of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 5598. A bill to amend the SUPPORT for Patients and 
     Communities Act to reauthorize a youth prevention and 
     recovery initiative; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. MOSKOWITZ (for himself and Mr. Graves of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 5599. A bill to establish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. MOYLAN:
       H.R. 5600. A bill to establish certain grants; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Porter, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Trone, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Mr. Huffman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Bush, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. 
             Brown, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Balint, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Lieu, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Pressley, Ms. 
             Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. McGarvey, and Ms. Pingree):
       H.R. 5601. A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, 
     to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely 
     impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of 
     certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and the 
     Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, 
     Oversight and Accountability, 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. OGLES:
       H.R. 5602. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     require the Chairman of the Board to address interest rate 
     risk when appearing at semi-annual hearings before the 
     Congress; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PANETTA:
       H.R. 5603. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants to local educational agencies to establish or 
     improve world language or dual language programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. PEREZ:
       H.R. 5604. A bill to require original equipment 
     manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, 
     software, and tools with respect to electronics-enabled 
     implements of agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 5605. A bill to require U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection to perform an initial health screening on 
     detainees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Bowman, Ms. Bush, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. 
             Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Pressley):
       H.R. 5606. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from any 
     new electric utility steam generating unit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. STEUBE:
       H.R. 5607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow both spouses to make catch-up contribution to 
     the same health savings account; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mrs. Cammack):
       H.R. 5608. A bill to allow individuals to elect to receive 
     contributions to a health savings account in lieu of reduced 
     cost-sharing under health insurance obtained through a health 
     insurance Exchange; 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. STRONG (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 5609. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     security protection for the former Director of the National 
     Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who served 
     between January 1984 and December 2022; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             McGarvey, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Williams of 
             Georgia, Mr. Doggett, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5610. A bill to establish the Commission on Equity and 
     Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. 
             Kuster):
       H.R. 5611. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for permanent payments for telehealth 
     services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and 
     rural health clinics under the Medicare 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. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 5612. A bill to change the calendar period of the 
     Federal fiscal year; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
     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. WALTZ:
       H.R. 5613. A bill to require a review of whether 
     individuals or entities subject to the imposition of certain 
     sanctions through inclusion on certain sanctions lists should 
     also be subject to the imposition of other sanctions and 
     included on other sanctions lists; 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. WENSTRUP (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Lawler, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick):
       H.R. 5614. A bill to extend duty-free treatment provided 
     with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOSKOWITZ (for himself and Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Congressional Sneaker Caucus 
     Shoe Drive for the Homeless Community; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress in support of a coordinated and effective 
     international response to the crisis in Ukraine and in 
     support of the use of reparations paid by Russia for 
     Ukrainian recovery and reconstruction efforts while ensuring 
     that, to the extent possible, the burden of funding Ukraine's 
     reconstruction does not fall on United States taxpayers; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H. Res. 704. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the

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     House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. STEFANIK:
       H. Res. 705. A resolution electing the Sergeant-at-Arms of 
     the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CLINE:
       H. Res. 706. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit the appropriation of funds for 
     the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government who is convicted of contempt of Congress; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, and Mr. Vargas):
       H. Res. 707. A resolution commemorating the lifetime legacy 
     of Alejandro ``El Potrillo'' Fernandez for his continued 
     contributions to Mexican music and Latin culture 
     internationally; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Carson, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and 
             Ms. Lee of Nevada):
       H. Res. 708. A resolution supporting the designation of the 
     week of September 18 through September 23, 2023, as 
     ``Malnutrition Awareness Week''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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 Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK (for herself, Mrs. Cammack, 
             Ms. Adams, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Kuster, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):
       H. Res. 709. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     September 2023, as ``National Cholesterol Education Month``, 
     and September 30, 2023, as LDL-C Awareness Day; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Meng, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ms. 
             Barragan):
       H. Res. 710. A resolution honoring the Thai-American 
     garment workers who opened the country's eyes to sweatshop 
     conditions in the United States and, against all odds, 
     expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human 
     trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the 
     conditions in which their clothes are made; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Ms. De La Cruz, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois):
       H. Res. 711. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of an ``American Patriotism Month``; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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