[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5445-H5446]
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 Mrs. CHAVEZ-DeREMER (for herself, Mr. Robert Garcia 
             of California, Ms. Pettersen, and Mrs. Kim of 
             California):
       H.R. 9644. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to update to the definition of chronically 
     homeless, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Grothman):
       H.R. 9645. A bill to require the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services to submit a report on 
     Medicare and Medicaid fraud; 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. STEUBE:
       H.R. 9646. A bill to prohibit the availability of Federal 
     funds to support the armed forces of Lebanon, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Norcross, 
             Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Georgia, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. McBath, 
             Mr. Loudermilk, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, and Mr. McCormick):
       H.R. 9647. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Guest):
       H.R. 9648. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
     branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
     resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. CARSON (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Adams, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Beyer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Bush, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Casar, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Chu, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, 
             Mr. Evans, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lynch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Mfume, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. 
             Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Waters, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 9649. A bill to restore funding for the United Nations 
     Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near 
     East (UNRWA); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Connolly, 
             Mr. Gallego, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Peters, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 9650. A bill to provide incentives for the purchase of 
     water-efficient products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 9651. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a renewable energy transition grant program and to 
     establish a National Employment Corps, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 9652. A bill to incentivize innovative transportation 
     corridors to reduce carbon and GHG emissions, to provide a 
     tax structure that allows for certain investments in public 
     transportation systems, and to enable the fossil fuel 
     workforce to transition to sustainable work sectors; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. GUEST (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Ezell, and Mr. D'Esposito):
       H.R. 9653. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security the 
     Early Migration Alert Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 9654. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require effective sharing of court information 
     regarding unaccompanied alien children released from custody, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACOBS (for herself and Mr. James):
       H.R. 9655. A bill to reauthorize the Global Fragility Act 
     of 2019, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Bost, 
             Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. 
             Bacon):
       H.R. 9656. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure area career and technical education schools are 
     eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service 
     grants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LOPEZ (for himself and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 9657. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the detention and removal of certain 
     aliens belonging to international criminal gangs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MAGAZINER:
       H.R. 9658. A bill to establish ``Silver Sea Bream'' as an 
     acceptable market name for

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     Stenotomus chrysops; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Ms. Strickland):
       H.R. 9659. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for rental housing for members 
     of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Dean of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. 
             Levin, and Ms. Tenney):
       H.R. 9660. A bill to provide protections from prosecution 
     for drug possession to individuals who seek medical 
     assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 9661. A bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment 
     Corporation eligible to receive certain grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Balint, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Bush, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
             Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mrs. 
             Peltola, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Vargas, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Ms. 
             Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Tokuda):
       H.R. 9662. A bill to establish an independent entity within 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire 
     and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities 
     and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 9663. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to disclose standards for 
     implementation of the modular open system approaches for 
     contracts of the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 9664. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     include maximum production rates for procurement of goods in 
     budget materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Cardenas):
       H.R. 9665. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade 
     Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable 
     relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the 
     Commission; 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Amo, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Costa, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Titus, and Mrs. Trahan):
       H.R. 9666. A bill to require the President to seize 
     Azerbaijani assets and create a process for Armenians 
     displaced from Artsakh to claim such assets as compensation 
     for lost revenue, 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 Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 9667. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at 
     the southern land border, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. STRONG (for himself and Mr. Suozzi):
       H.R. 9668. A bill to establish in the Department of 
     Homeland Security a working group relating to countering 
     terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and 
     transportation security threats posed to the United States by 
     the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
             Vargas, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Torres of New 
             York, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Lee of 
             California, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 9669. A bill to provide for the basic needs of 
     students at institutions of higher education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TORRES of New York:
       H.R. 9670. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, to, upon request, 
     provide temporary assistance to States to help stabilize the 
     electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS of New York (for himself and Ms. 
             Bonamici):
       H.R. 9671. A bill to provide guidance for and investment in 
     the research and development activities of artificial 
     intelligence at the Department of Energy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Lawler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Carson, and Ms. Tokuda):
       H. Res. 1462. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     the week of September 16 through September 20, 2024, as 
     ``Malnutrition Awareness Week''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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 Ms. GREENE of Georgia:
       H. Res. 1463. A resolution censuring Representative Bennie 
     Thompson for inciting violence, including two assassination 
     attempts, against President Donald Trump; to the Committee on 
     Ethics.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Vargas, Mr. Levin, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Gallego, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Cardenas, and Mrs. 
             Ramirez):
       H. Res. 1464. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     engagement with the Latino community to get into outdoor 
     recreation and participate in activities to protect United 
     States natural resources, and expressing support for the 
     designation of the third week of September as ``Latino 
     Conservation Week''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:
       H. Res. 1465. A resolution Honoring the life and legacy of 
     Diaz Bonville; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mrs. McBATH (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. 
             Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Mrvan, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Swalwell, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Goldman of New York):
       H. Res. 1466. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of September 15 through 21, 2024, as 
     ``National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week''; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. 
             Brownley, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Hill, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and 
             Mrs. Houchin):
       H. Res. 1467. A resolution expressing support for the 
     recognition of October 2024 as ``National Dyslexia Awareness 
     Month''; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jacobs, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. 
             Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Kuster, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Brown, Ms. 
             McClellan, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Escobar, 
             Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Carson, Ms. Bush, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Torres of California, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Budzinski, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Sewell, 
             and Mr. DeSaulnier):
       H. Res. 1468. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and 
     both disabled and nondisabled men; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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