[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H501-H503]
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. CURTIS:
       H.R. 7243. A bill to reimburse States for expenses incurred 
     relating to securing the border; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Gomez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Balint, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. 
             Williams of Georgia):
       H.R. 7244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain 
     tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated 
     property to political organizations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. Landsman, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Auchincloss, and Mr. Espaillat):
       H.R. 7245. A bill to provide supplemental appropriations 
     for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations, 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. ALFORD (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 7246. A bill to prohibit certain persons from 
     purchasing real estate in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, 
             and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
       H.R. 7247. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     require Federal Reserve banks

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     to interview at least one individual reflective of gender 
     diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic 
     diversity when appointing Federal Reserve bank presidents, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Waltz, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nehls, Mr. 
             Gooden of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 7248. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a process for the qualification of 
     nonclinical testing methods to reduce and replace the use of 
     animals in nonclinical research, improve the predictivity of 
     nonclinical testing methods, and reduce development time for 
     a biological product or other drug, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 7249. A bill to require submission of the National 
     Security Strategy and the budget of the President before the 
     President may deliver the State of the Union address; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, 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 Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
             Trone, and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 7250. A bill to strengthen Federal data collection 
     regarding the teacher and principal workforce; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CHAVEZ-DeREMER (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mrs. Cherfilus-
             McCormick):
       H.R. 7251. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize certain poison control programs; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
             Carson, Mr. Gomez, and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 7252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and 
     make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 7253. A bill to amend section 3706 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to eliminate the submission of cost and pricing 
     data after agreeing on the contract price as a defense to 
     contract price adjustments for defective cost and pricing 
     data, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. FISCHBACH (for herself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Emmer, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. 
             Stauber):
       H.R. 7254. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to clarify that fully 
     implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics 
     and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion 
     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 Ms. HAGEMAN (for herself, Mr. Fry, Ms. Mace, and 
             Mrs. Peltola):
       H.R. 7255. A bill to require a page on each website of an 
     agency related to discretionary or competitive grants, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. JAMES (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz):
       H.R. 7256. A bill to require a full review of the bilateral 
     relationship between the United States and South Africa; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Bergman, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Steil, Ms. 
             Stevens, Mr. James, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mrs. McClain, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. 
             Walberg):
       H.R. 7257. A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. 
             Kuster):
       H.R. 7258. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide community-based training opportunities for medical 
     students in rural areas and medically underserved 
     communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Duncan, and 
             Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 7259. A bill to provide for expedited removal of 
     certain illegal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen):
       H.R. 7260. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a program that enables college-bound residents 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to have 
     greater choices among institutions of higher education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mrs. McBath, Ms. Balint, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. 
             Ross, Ms. Adams, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Scanlon, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 7261. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants to eligible entities to carry out 
     professional development for arts educators and creative arts 
     therapists to learn how to best accommodate children with 
     disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Bergman):
       H.R. 7262. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to base the numerical limitations for H-2B nonimmigrants 
     on economic need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 7263. A bill to authorize amounts collected in certain 
     visa fees to be made available to reduce visa wait times, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 
     Appropriations, 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. TLAIB (for herself and Ms. Bush):
       H.R. 7264. A bill to prohibit certain defense industry 
     stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and 
     spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Agriculture, 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. BURCHETT:
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Secretary of State in coordination with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury should investigate the use of 
     cryptocurrencies by Hamas (also known as Harakat al-Muqawama 
     al-Islamiya), and whether any cryptocurrencies were exchanged 
     between Hamas and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency; 
     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 case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
             D'Esposito, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Phillips, Mr. 
             Landsman, and Mr. Bacon):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
     remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS of New York (for himself, Mr. Donalds, 
             Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Granger, Mr. Scott Franklin 
             of Florida, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Van Orden, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Ms. De La Cruz):
       H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution condemning the Biden 
     administration for its ban on the issuance of liquefied 
     natural gas export permits; 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. AGUILAR:
       H. Res. 999. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. James):
       H. Res. 1000. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of February 4, 2024, as ``National Cancer 
     Prevention Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ogles, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Posey, 
             Ms. Hageman, Mr. Steube, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Burlison, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Fry, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Mooney, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. 
             Palmer, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Gooden of 
             Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Armstrong, Mr. Bost, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Carter of

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             Texas, Mr. Banks, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
             Waltz, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Rose, Mr. Mann, Mrs. 
             Houchin, Mr. Mills, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Alford, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Self, Mr. 
             Mast, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Fallon, Mr. 
             Jackson of Texas, Mr. Clyde, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Webster 
             of Florida, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Timmons, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
             Davidson, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Moolenaar, 
             Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Strong):
       H. Res. 1001. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that former President Donald J. 
     Trump did not engage in insurrection or rebellion against the 
     United States, or give aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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