[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6859-H6860]
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. LETLOW:
       H.R. 6717. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in 
     accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the 
     emergency conservation program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McCARTHY (for himself, Mr. Kiley, and Mr. 
             Obernolte):
       H.R. 6718. A bill to authorize, direct, expedite, and 
     facilitate a land exchange in California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 6719. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land, Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, Indiana, to the State of 
     Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. 
             Crockett, Ms. Norton, Ms. Craig, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Pocan, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 6720. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization 
     grant program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
             Mullin, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Lieu, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 6721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the 
     personal residence of the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. Perez):
       H.R. 6722. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for a Federal, cost-of-living based minimum 
     wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 6723. A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Act 
     of June 18, 1934, to the Samish Indian Nation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 6724. A bill to require a certain percentage of 
     natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United 
     States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Arrington, and Ms. 
             Houlahan):
       H.R. 6725. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish additional factors that determine pathways in the 
     Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 6726. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to 
     require the accounting principles standard setting body to 
     comply with the Administrative Procedure Act and the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act, to require the head of such 
     body to testify annually before Congress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
             Joyce of Ohio, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Wild, Mr. Kean 
             of New Jersey, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove):
       H.R. 6727. A bill to establish the United States Foundation 
     for International Conservation to promote long-term 
     management of protected and conserved areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. McCLAIN (for herself, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Timmons, 
             Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Grothman, 
             Mr. Gosar, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Fry, Ms. 
             Mace, and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas):
       H.R. 6728. A bill to require public school, and public 
     institution of higher education, athletic teams and clubs to 
     be designated for membership based on biological sex, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MOYLAN:
       H.R. 6729. A bill to permit the use of NATO and major non-
     NATO ally dredge ships in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Perry, Mr. Norman, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Ogles, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Emmer, and Mr. 
             Reschenthaler):
       H.R. 6730. A bill to rescind amounts made available for the 
     Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund by the 
     Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, Financial Services, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural 
     Resources, Oversight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs, 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. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Valadao, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. 
             Ciscomani):
       H.R. 6731. A bill to support endemic fungal disease 
     research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, discover 
     new antifungal therapies and diagnostics, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, 
             and Mr. Wenstrup):
       H.R. 6732. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify parameters for model testing and add 
     accountability to model expansion under the Center for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Hinson, 
             and Mr. Donalds):
       H.R. 6733. A bill to monitor United States investments in 
     entities that are controlled by foreign adversaries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ALFORD:
       H. Res. 924. A resolution recognizing December 17, 2023, as 
     the 30th anniversary of when the first B-2 stealth bomber 
     touched down at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself and Mr. Carson):
       H. Res. 925. A resolution recognizing Interscholastic 
     Athletic Administrators' Day on December 14, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio):
       H. Res. 926. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of the peaceful, democratic, 
     and economic aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. 
             Scalise, and Mr. Gottheimer):
       H. Res. 927. A resolution condemning antisemitism on 
     University campuses and the testimony of University 
     Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. Lee of Nevada, and Mr. 
             Horsford):
       H. Res. 928. A resolution honoring the victims of the mass 
     shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on December 
     6, 2023; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Brown, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, and Ms. McClellan):
       H. Res. 929. A resolution condemning all forms of hate; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Allen):
       H. Res. 930. A resolution condemning the Cable News Network 
     (CNN) for utilizing images from an imbedded photojournalist 
     with prior knowledge of the October 7th attack on Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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