[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 211 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H7006-H7007]
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. BEYER (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 6881. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     establish standards for making publicly available information 
     about the training data and algorithms used in artificial 
     intelligence foundation models, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. 
             Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Moylan, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Peters, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Wild):
       H.R. 6882. A bill to enhance the Federal Government's 
     planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal 
     Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to 
     extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving 
     regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to 
     the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Accountability, and Science, Space, and 
     Technology, 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. ESPAILLAT (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 6883. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to track and 
     record additional information on hate crimes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Espaillat, 
             and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 6884. A bill to increase the minimum levels of 
     financial responsibility for transporting property, and to 
     index future increases to changes in inflation relating to 
     medical care; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Harris, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Nehls, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mrs. Luna, 
             and Mr. Ogles):
       H.R. 6885. A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to 
     include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote 
     of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with 
     respect to the election for President, the State did not 
     include on the ballot in the State a candidate for President 
     who was nominated by a major political party, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Weber of 
             Texas, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Davis of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 6886. A bill to direct agencies to be transparent when 
     using automated and augmented systems to interact with the 
     public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. LAWLER:
       H.R. 6887. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in 
     Haverstraw, New York, as the ``Paul Piperato Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Ms. Adams, 
             Mr. Amo, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, 
             Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
             Titus, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Trone):
       H.R. 6888. A bill to develop career and technical education 
     programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable 
     energy; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. MALOY:
       H.R. 6889. A bill to amend section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions 
     of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost 
     per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. MALOY:
       H.R. 6890. A bill to improve the process for awarding 
     grants under certain programs of the Department of 
     Transportation to certain counties in which the majority of 
     land is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to 
     other units of local government and Tribal governments in 
     those counties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MALOY:
       H.R. 6891. A bill to improve the process for awarding 
     grants under certain programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture to certain counties in which the majority of land 
     is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to other 
     units of local government and Tribal governments in those 
     counties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Rutherford):
       H.R. 6892. A bill to provide for the coverage of medically 
     necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for 
     digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal 
     health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State 
     and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and 
     Accountability, and 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 Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 6893. A bill to prohibit the disbursement of funds to 
     entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or 
     managerial authority over the operations of political 
     committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 6894. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on 
     behalf of candidates, political parties, and political 
     committees and organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6895. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to extend Federal 
     support for bioindustrial manufacturing processes to include 
     support for the manufacturing of certain pharmaceutical 
     ingredients; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6896. A bill to require a briefing on the national 
     security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground 
     vehicles operating in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 6897. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical 
     manufacturing technologies to reduce the reliance of the 
     Department on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical 
     ingredients and

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     key starting materials; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6898. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct an operational assessment of the installation defense 
     capabilities of the Department of Defense to defeat unmanned 
     aircraft system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6899. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology submit to 
     Congress a report on light tactical wheeled vehicles of the 
     Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6900. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the scope of the SkillBridge program of the 
     Department of Defense, to require annual circulation of 
     information about such program to certain members of the 
     Armed Forces serving on active duty, and to require an annual 
     public awareness campaign to inform potential employers of 
     the program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 6901. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense 
     restrictions on the employment of former Department employees 
     by certain countries; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6902. A bill to direct the Department of Defense to 
     report to Congress on the efforts of the Department to 
     coordinate with the defense industrial base for purposes of 
     countering certain capabilities of the People's Liberation of 
     Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 6903. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop a plan to ensure an adequate supply of medications 
     for the military health system; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Waltz):
       H.R. 6904. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     further surge capacity to better support special immigrant 
     visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TORRES of New York:
       H.R. 6905. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish a program to require the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to inspect 
     buildings containing covered Federally assisted rental 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. 
             Womack):
       H.R. 6906. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for 
     provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees 
     at recreation facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H. Res. 944. A resolution directing the Secretary of 
     Defense to provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives on plans to 
     implement certain STEM education and outreach efforts; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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