[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1233-H1234]
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. JACOBS (for herself and Mr. Mills):
       H.R. 7710. A bill to authorize and encourage the United 
     States Agency for International Development to pursue a model 
     of locally led development and humanitarian response and 
     expand engagement with local partners and increase its local 
     partner base; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Bergman):
       H.R. 7711. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth 
     flexibilities 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. BANKS (for himself and Mr. Good of Virginia):
       H.R. 7712. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs 
     unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student 
     assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require 
     institutions of higher education to participate in the E-
     Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any 
     program authorized under title IV of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. BERGMAN:
       H.R. 7713. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
     Congress the annual performance plans for Department of 
     Veterans Affairs political appointees; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CARAVEO (for herself, Mr. Payne, Ms. Stevens, 
             and Ms. Sewell):
       H.R. 7714. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States 
     to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and 
     improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 7715. A bill to authorize additional funding for Food 
     and Drug Administration monitoring and prevention of illicit 
     nicotine products at ports of entry, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 7716. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for enforcement of standards for 
     reasonable and relevant contract terms and conditions and 
     essential retail pharmacy protections 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. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 7717. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to enhance pharmacy benefit manager transparency 
     requirements; 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. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 7718. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for 
     medicare beneficiaries; 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. GARAMENDI:
       H.R. 7719. A bill to provide for the removal of abandoned 
     vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, 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. KEAN of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Van 
             Drew):
       H.R. 7720. A bill to permit the Byrne JAG grant to be used 
     for the purchase of fentanyl testing kits and opioid reversal 
     agents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. Bowman, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 7721. A bill to direct the heads of certain Federal 
     agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, and 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. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Newhouse):
       H.R. 7722. A bill to establish the Integrated Blue Economy 
     and Blue Energy Technologies Program, and a Blue Economy 
     Center of Excellence, to support research and development of 
     blue energy technologies; to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Neguse, and 
             Mr. Obernolte):
       H.R. 7723. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a 
     recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election 
     for Federal office by any method which does not require the 
     contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making 
     the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 7724. A bill to establish, under article I of the 
     Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be 
     known as the United States Immigration Courts; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Wenstrup, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Harris, Mr. Babin, 
             Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Brecheen, 
             Mr. Self, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. Tenney, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. 
             Van Drew, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Arrington, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Bentz, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Van Orden, Mrs. 
             Miller-Meeks, Mr. Hern, and Mr. Scott Franklin of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 7725. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal 
     financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies 
     and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and 
     inclusion; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 7726. A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal 
     employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mrs. PELTOLA (for herself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Amodei, 
             and Mr. Larsen of Washington):
       H.R. 7727. A bill to establish an Ambassador-at-Large for 
     the Arctic Region; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
             Good of Virginia, and Mr. Ogles):
       H.R. 7728. A bill to repeal section 115 of the Clean Air 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. 
             Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 7729. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for headstones, markers, and burial 
     receptacles under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who died before 
     November 11, 1998; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 7730. A bill to require a GAO study on the sale of 
     illicit drugs online, and for other purposes; 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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Alford, and 
             Ms. Porter):
       H.R. 7731. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants for new agricultural education programs in 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself and Mr. Bost):
       H.R. 7732. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to make improvements to certain programs for a member 
     nearing separation, or for a veteran who recently separated, 
     from the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; 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. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Biggs, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
       H.R. 7733. A bill to amend section 236A of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement to cross 
     reference the terrorist screening database; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALFORD (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Mann, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Budzinski, 
             Mr. Crawford, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Cammack, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Soto, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Scott Franklin 
             of Florida, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Flood, Mr. 
             Van Orden, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. 
             Kelly of Mississippi, Ms. Perez, Mr. Duarte, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Smith 
             of Missouri, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Webster 
             of Florida, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Bost, Mrs. 
             Miller-Meeks, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kean 
             of New Jersey, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Baird, Ms. Craig, Mrs. 
             Fischbach, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Miller of 
             Ohio, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Steil, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. 
             Armstrong, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. 
             Rose, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Kustoff, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. 
             Steube, Ms. Tokuda, and Mrs. Harshbarger):
       H. Res. 1086. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of March 19, 2024, as ``National Agriculture 
     Day'' and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of 
     the most impactful industries in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H. Res. 1087. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that any attempt by the President of 
     the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to remain in office 
     beyond May 7, 2024, shall warrant nonrecognition on the part 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CORREA:
       H. Res. 1088. A resolution designating ``National 
     Zoroastrian Day'' on the day of the vernal equinox of each 
     year; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Ms. Wild, and Mrs. 
             Kiggans of Virginia):
       H. Res. 1089. A resolution recognizing the seriousness of 
     widespread health care worker burnout in the United States 
     and the need to strengthen health workforce well-being, and 
     expressing support for the designation of March 18, 2024, as 
     the inaugural ``Health Workforce Well-Being Day of 
     Awareness''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. 
             Norton, and Ms. Barragan):
       H. Res. 1090. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     the first week of April as ``Adolescent Immunization Action 
     Week'' and recognizing the importance of encouraging 
     vaccination for adolescents and young adults to protect 
     against serious illness; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. 
             Balint):
       H. Res. 1091. A resolution recognizing and thanking the 
     Nation's women's colleges and universities and recognizing 
     March 5 as ``National Women's Colleges and Universities 
     Day''; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HERN (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Steube, 
             Mr. Murphy, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Kustoff, Mrs. Miller of West 
             Virginia, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wenstrup, 
             and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Res. 1092. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     the economic relationship between the United States and 
     Israel and affirming that trade facilitated by the United 
     States-Israel Free Trade Agreement is a tool to support the 
     economy of Israel during the conflict with Hamas; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             and Ms. Garcia of Texas):
       H. Res. 1093. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORELLE:
       H. Res. 1094. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Sjogren's as a serious and systemic autoimmune disease and 
     designating April as ``Sjogren's Awareness Month''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and 
             Mr. Kim of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 1095. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of March 2024 as Music in Our Schools Month; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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