[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H105-H107]
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. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Smucker, Mrs. McClain, Mrs. Steel, and Mr. 
             Williams of New York):
       H.R. 6951. A bill to lower the cost of postsecondary 
     education for students and families; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Barr, and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 6952. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for a joint meeting of the Congress to receive a 
     presentation from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States regarding the audited financial statement of the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, and the Budget, 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. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Ms. Perez):
       H.R. 6953. A bill to establish comprehensive, annual 
     congressional budgeting; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             Salazar):
       H.R. 6954. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan 
     Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing 
     Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act 
     of 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, 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. RUTHERFORD (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 6955. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the positions of the Chief and Assistant Chief 
     of the Uniformed Division of the United States Secret Service 
     are within the Senior Executive Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mrs. Hinson):
       H.R. 6956. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one 
     or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with 
     respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment under such 
     title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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           By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine):
       H.R. 6957. A bill to require that the President's annual 
     budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution 
     on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the 
     estimated gross domestic product of the United States, 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 Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales 
             of Texas, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mrs. Luna, 
             Mr. Ogles, and Mrs. Harshbarger):
       H.R. 6958. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require cabinet officials to notify Congress in the event 
     such an official is temporarily unable to perform the 
     functions and duties of their position, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 6959. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that dependent children under the age of 26 are 
     eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Dental and 
     Vision Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Schrier):
       H.R. 6960. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 6961. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy 
     services for individuals with eating disorders 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. EMMER (for himself, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Kim of 
             California, Mr. Posey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Donalds, Mr. 
             Barr, and Mr. Rose):
       H.R. 6962. A bill to place the Financial Stability 
     Oversight Council and the Office of Financial Research under 
     the regular appropriations process, to provide for certain 
     quarterly reporting and public notice and comment 
     requirements for the Office of Financial Research, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. 
             Schrier):
       H.R. 6963. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to enter into agreements with drug 
     manufacturers to establish reserve supplies of covered 
     pediatric cancer drugs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. FISCHBACH (for herself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Rogers 
             of Alabama, and Ms. Craig):
       H.R. 6964. A bill to establish limitations on advanced 
     payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FROST (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 6965. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
     requirements with respect to cost sharing for epinephrine 
     injectors under group health plans and group and individual 
     health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mr. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 6966. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access 
     to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and 
     satellite subscribers in certain counties; 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. ROBERT GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Mace, Mr. Ogles, and 
             Mrs. Luna):
       H.R. 6967. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to establish procedures and 
     reporting requirements for incidents relating to unidentified 
     anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HARDER of California:
       H.R. 6968. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to give marriage and family therapists 
     participating in the National Health Service Corps Loan 
     Repayment Program the option of completing a postgraduate 
     degree clinical training program that is accredited by the 
     State in which the program is located in lieu of such a 
     program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation 
     for Marriage and Family Therapy Education; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wild, 
             Mr. Evans, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Titus, Mrs. McClain, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Mace, Mr. Pappas, Ms. 
             Escobar, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Lawler, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. 
             Bice):
       H.R. 6969. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for 
     placement in the Capitol; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Carbajal):
       H.R. 6970. A bill to provide rental vouchers for the 
     homeless, 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 Mr. HUNT:
       H.R. 6971. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for 
     aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related 
     grounds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Davis of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Van 
             Orden, Ms. Mace, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 6972. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require an Executive agency whose head is a member of the 
     National Security Council to notify the Executive Office of 
     the President, the Comptroller General of the United States, 
     and congressional leadership of such head becoming medically 
     incapacitated within 24 hours, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. LaLOTA (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mrs. Kim of 
             California, and Ms. Perez):
       H.R. 6973. A bill to permit COPS grants to be used for the 
     purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MALOY:
       H.R. 6974. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Western Area Power Administration to reduce rates for firm 
     electric service customers due to shortfalls in generation 
     from certain Bureau of Reclamation hydroelectric facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MOONEY (for himself and Mrs. Miller of West 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 6975. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 500 West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, 
     as the ``Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORE of Alabama:
       H.R. 6976. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who 
     have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or 
     impaired are inadmissible and deportable; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Ms. Porter):
       H.R. 6977. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a demonstration project for the development and 
     publication of independent value assessments for drugs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Ms. Lee of Florida):
       H.R. 6978. A bill to establish incentive pay for positions 
     requiring specialized skills to combat fentanyl trafficking, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Bacon, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Ciscomani):
       H.R. 6979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit to small businesses for research 
     activities related to the mitigation of certain drug threats; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Stefanik, 
             Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Higgins 
             of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Salinas, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bera, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Vicente 
             Gonzalez of Texas):
       H.R. 6980. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the reallocation of unused waivers of the 
     foreign residency requirement for certain J-visa holders; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casten, Mr. 
             Goldman of

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             New York, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 6981. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit unauthorized private paramilitary activity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SALINAS:
       H.R. 6982. A bill to authorize the Assistant Secretary for 
     Mental Health and Substance Use to award formula grants to 
     the States to address gambling addiction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Carter 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. 
             McCormick, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Loudermilk, Mr. Allen, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             and Ms. Greene of Georgia):
       H.R. 6983. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in 
     Lakeland, Georgia, as the ``Nell Patten Roquemore Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and 
             Mr. Flood):
       H.R. 6984. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as the 
     ``Virginia Smith Federal Building'', and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Armstrong, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Rutherford, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 6985. A bill to require the Bureau of Prisons to issue 
     identification documents to prisoners being released from 
     Federal custody, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H. Res. 957. A resolution denouncing the Biden 
     administration's open-borders policies, condemning the 
     national security and public safety crisis along the 
     southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his 
     administration's open-borders policies; 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 Mr. ALFORD:
       H. Res. 958. A resolution recognizing the 202d anniversary 
     of the adoption of the Great Seal of the State of Missouri; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. ALFORD:
       H. Res. 959. A resolution recognizing the Kansas City 
     Chiefs on the 54th anniversary of their first Super Bowl 
     victory; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Adams, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H. Res. 960. A resolution urging action to increase equity 
     within cannabis policy and the legal cannabis marketplace; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 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. Res. 961. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 5863) to provide tax relief with respect to 
     certain Federal disasters; to the Committee on Rules.

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