[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 135 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5020-H5021]
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. McCLELLAN:
       H.R. 9425. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize tobacco user fee assessments for 
     all regulated tobacco products, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 9426. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary may fill vacant shifts at medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs with non-Department health 
     care providers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOST:
       H.R. 9427. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to 
     outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of 
     culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ARRINGTON:
       H.R. 9428. A bill to increase the penalties for breach of a 
     military base; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARRINGTON:
       H.R. 9429. A bill to prohibit the implementation of a Land 
     Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ARRINGTON:
       H.R. 9430. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in 
     land or water from a private landowner using amounts made 
     available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BACON (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer):
       H.R. 9431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of 
     indebtedness of certain individuals who are unlawfully or 
     wrongfully detained abroad; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Aderholt, and Ms. Salazar):
       H.R. 9432. A bill to amend the United States 
     Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify the 
     requirements for the time capsule required by such Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 9433. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a threat analysis of any potential threats the 
     illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense interests of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 9434. A bill to direct the heads of certain agencies 
     to review and submit to Congress a report on public-private 
     partnerships for combating the illicit fentanyl trade, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGO:
       H.R. 9435. A bill to establish a National Security Council 
     Fentanyl Disruption Steering Group, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), the Judiciary, and 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. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 9436. A bill to establish a National Science 
     Foundation grant program to provide and strengthen 
     opportunities for peer-led research regarding autism spectrum 
     disorder and its characteristics in women, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 9437. A bill to authorize co-location abroad with 
     United States strategic partner countries; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. Bergman, and 
             Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia):
       H.R. 9438. A bill to amend and reauthorize the Staff 
     Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MOLINARO (for himself and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 9439. A bill to authorize proceeds from any sale or 
     any moneys forfeited under the Controlled Substances Act to 
     be used for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and 
     Recovery Services Block Grant, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Amo):
       H.R. 9440. A bill to require a strategy to increase United 
     States interagency cooperation with partner African countries 
     to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MOSKOWITZ (for himself and Mrs. Luna):
       H.R. 9441. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to reduce the maximum interest rates for Federal Direct 
     student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE:
       H.R. 9442. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 and the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act 
     of 1978 with

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     respect to foreign investments in United States agriculture; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. ROSS:
       H.R. 9443. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to share food safety information with State, local, 
     Tribal, and Territorial authorities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUIZ:
       H.R. 9444. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize 
     appropriations for the Salton Sea Research Project; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SHERRILL:
       H.R. 9445. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     replace certain syringes of the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OGLES:
       H.J. Res. 201. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection relating to ``Registry of Nonbank 
     Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders''; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MENG:
       H. Res. 1417. A resolution honoring the BAPS Hindu-American 
     community and the 50th Anniversary of its Mandir in Flushing, 
     New York; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. 
             Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H. Res. 1418. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     March 2024 as Endometriosis Awareness Month; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Ms. Wild, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. 
             Leger Fernandez, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Craig, Ms. 
             Pettersen, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pappas, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Trone, Mr. Keating, Ms. McClellan, 
             Ms. Salinas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 1419. A resolution supporting the goals of Overdose 
     Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid 
     crisis in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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