[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5228-H5230]
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. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Chavez-DeRemer, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 9549. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 125 South 1st Avenue in 
     Hillsboro, Oregon, as the ``Elizabeth Furse Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself, Ms. Sherrill, and Ms. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 9550. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to require the provision of training and information to 
     certain personnel relating to food allergy identification and 
     response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 9551. A bill to protect intellectual property rights 
     in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. Titus, and Mr. 
             Alford):
       H.R. 9552. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     exempt ticket agents that are small businesses from the 
     requirement to provide refunds for cancelled or significantly 
     delayed or changed flights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. 
             Trone):
       H.R. 9553. A bill to authorize funding of enriched resident 
     services in federally assisted affordable housing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ARMSTRONG:
       H.R. 9554. A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to modify the 
     authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, 
     municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAMMACK:
       H.R. 9555. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     certain senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. CAREY (for himself and Mrs. Beatty):
       H.R. 9556. A bill to establish a National STEM Week to 
     promote American innovation and enhance STEM education 
     pathways for all students, including those in rural, urban, 
     and underserved communities; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASAR (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. 
             Barragan, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Takano, and Ms. Escobar):
       H.R. 9557. A bill to provide additional benefits to 
     American workers whose employment has been impacted as a 
     result of the transition to a clean energy economy; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. CASTEN:
       H.R. 9558. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to collect, calculate, and 
     publish information regarding emissions of carbon dioxide and 
     methane outside the boundaries of the United States that are 
     associated with exports of fossil fuels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Gomez, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Pettersen, 
             and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 9559. A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means 
     Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 9560. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide for administrative costs with 
     respect to the Heirs' Property Relending Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Gooden of Texas, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mrs. 
             Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. Bacon, 
             and Mr. Luttrell):
       H.R. 9561. A bill making appropriations for the salaries 
     and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 
     2025, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Mr. Lieu):
       H.R. 9562. A bill to require the inclusion of an 
     authorization of appropriations for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in any authorization for use of military 
     force or declaration of war; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HUNT (for himself, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and 
             Ms. Lee of Florida):
       H.R. 9563. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit the availability of civil actions affected by United 
     States sanctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Phillips):
       H.R. 9564. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions 
     with respect to the Houthis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Moolenaar, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 9565. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from entering into, extending, or renewing a 
     contract with or awarding a grant to an entity that uses or 
     procures light detection and ranging technology from certain 
     foreign entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself and Mr. Timmons):

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       H.R. 9566. A bill to require governmentwide source code 
     sharing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Norton, 
             and Mr. Beyer):
       H.R. 9567. A bill to ensure the digital contents of 
     electronic equipment and online accounts belonging to or in 
     the possession of United States persons entering or exiting 
     the United States are adequately protected at the border, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana):
       H.R. 9568. A bill to prohibit any person from using a motor 
     vehicle to intentionally run over or kill a wild animal on 
     public lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 9569. A bill to reauthorize the national service laws, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. McBATH (for herself and Ms. Brown):
       H.R. 9570. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the 
     early elementary grades, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 9571. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Joyce of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Schrier, and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 9572. 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 increase 
     penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers 
     for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and 
     for other purposes; 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. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Chu, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
             Huffman, Ms. Balint, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Goldman of 
             New York, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, and Ms. 
             Bush):
       H.R. 9573. A bill to impose an assessment related to fossil 
     fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Donalds, Mr. 
             Burlison, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Babin, and Mr. 
             Weber of Texas):
       H.R. 9574. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a 
     waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for 
     States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor 
     vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards 
     adopted in California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Weber of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 9575. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the fees payable on home loans made or guaranteed 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Craig, 
             Mr. Valadao, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Panetta):
       H.R. 9576. A bill to authorize a grant to encourage 
     recruitment of law enforcement officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 9577. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a grant program to support models for providing 
     stabilization services to individuals with serious thoughts 
     of suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Goldman of 
             New York, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Moulton, and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 9578. A bill to establish the use of ranked choice 
     voting in elections for the offices of Senator and 
     Representative in Congress, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 9579. A bill to establish the Joint Advisory Committee 
     on Digital Assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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 (for herself, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
             McHenry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Jackson of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Manning, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Davis of 
             North Carolina, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 9580. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2777 Brentwood Road in 
     Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Millie Dunn Veasey Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. SALINAS (for herself, Mr. Molinaro, Ms. Tokuda, 
             Mr. Tonko, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 9581. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral 
     and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program, and for 
     other purposes; 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. SELF (for himself and Mr. Nehls):
       H.R. 9582. A bill to amend chapter 211 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to modify venue for certain offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 9583. A bill to improve cybersecurity practices and 
     improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 9584. A bill to promote digital citizenship and media 
     literacy; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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 Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Moylan, 
             Mrs. Bice, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Hudson, 
             and Mr. Rutherford):
       H.R. 9585. A bill to amended title 46, United States Code, 
     to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and 
     management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Tiffany, 
             and Mr. Rosendale):
       H.R. 9586. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being used 
     to provide certain gender transition procedures to 
     individuals in the custody of the Department of Homeland 
     Security and the Department of Health and Human Services; 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 Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. Williams of New 
             York):
       H.R. 9587. A bill to establish the Fort Ontario National 
     Monument in the State of New York as a unit of the National 
     Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 9588. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue certain regulations with respect to the safe 
     transportation of lithium-ion batteries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Jayapal, and 
             Mr. Case):
       H.R. 9589. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to treat expenditures as coordinated with a 
     candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a 
     committee of a national, State, or local political party if 
     the making of the expenditures is materially consistent with 
     instructions, directions, guidance, and suggestions from such 
     candidate or committee, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 9590. A bill to establish minimum Federal standards 
     for sports betting, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Adams, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Porter, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
             Moulton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Titus, and Ms. 
             Norton):

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       H. Res. 1443. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that all young children and families 
     should have access to high-quality, affordable child care and 
     early education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. KIM of California (for herself and Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 1444. A resolution acknowledging and thanking 
     America's birth centers for their high quality and high value 
     model of health care, and expressing support for the 
     recognition of the week of September 14 through 20, 2024, as 
     ``National Birth Center Week''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Trone, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Meng):
       H. Res. 1445. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of September 15 through September 21, 
     2024, as ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week''; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. Salazar, 
             Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Moskowitz):
       H. Res. 1446. A resolution denouncing the human trafficking 
     and forced labor of and profiteering from Cuban medical 
     personnel serving in third-world countries; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, 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. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Mace, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Williams of New York, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
             Keating, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Manning, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Webster of Florida, 
             Mr. Nickel, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Mann, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             Feenstra, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Lopez, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Guthrie, and Mr. Balderson):
       H. Res. 1447. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of September 22 through September 28, 
     2024, as ``Gold Star Families Remembrance Week``; 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 Mrs. SYKES (for herself, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Crockett, 
             Ms. McCollum, Ms. Wild, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Pressley, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
             Moulton, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Bush, Ms. Craig, Mr. 
             Magaziner, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Evans, Ms. Brown, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Mr. Carson, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Balint, Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Strickland, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Pocan, 
             Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             Pettersen, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Amo, Mr. McGarvey, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Torres of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
             Scanlon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Allred, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Omar, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. 
             Slotkin, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Landsman, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Tokuda, Mr. Crow, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Kuster, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Foster, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Stansbury, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Adams, and 
             Mr. Beyer):
       H. Res. 1448. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that every person has the basic 
     right to emergency health care, including abortion care; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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