[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H766-H769]
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. EZELL (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana):
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H.R. 1514. A bill to establish the Mississippi River Basin
Fishery Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Natural Resources.
By Mr. COMER (for himself and Mr. Khanna):
H.R. 1515. A bill to increase access to agency guidance
documents; to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform.
By Mr. BAIRD:
H.R. 1516. A bill to require the Secretary of State to
report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization
Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be
maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis
of the Bureau; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tonko):
H.R. 1517. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of
providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under
Medicare; 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Miller
of West Virginia, Mr. Peters, Mr. Balderson, Mr.
Tonko, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 1518. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act
with respect to preventing end-stage kidney disease, 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 Mrs. CAMMACK:
H.R. 1519. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Organization Act to establish
the Office of Public Safety Communications, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Issa,
Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 1520. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis
of mental or physical disability in cases of organ
transplants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Clarke of
New York):
H.R. 1521. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health
Service Act to improve health care coverage under vision and
dental plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Valadao, Ms.
Budzinski, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Sherrill,
Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs.
Kim, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Amo,
Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Casar, Ms. Brownley,
Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Strickland, Mr.
Tonko, and Mr. Neguse):
H.R. 1522. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide that civilian service in a temporary position after
December 31, 1988, may be creditable service under the
Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Crow,
and Ms. Schrier):
H.R. 1523. A bill to provide for the inclusion of virtual
diabetes prevention program suppliers in the Medicare
Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model, 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. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr.
Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Tony Gonzales of
Texas):
H.R. 1524. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to require silent alarms in elementary
schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Education and Workforce.
By Mr. HERN of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr.
Feenstra, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Baird, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr.
Newhouse, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Ms. Boebert, Mr.
Rutherford, Mr. Bost, Mr. Guest, Mr. Self, Mr.
Downing, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Davidson, Mr.
Rose, Mr. Harrigan, and Mr. LaMalfa):
H.R. 1525. A bill to prohibit the use or declaration of a
public health emergency with respect to abortion, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. Weber
of Texas):
H.R. 1526. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to
limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive
relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. JAMES:
H.R. 1527. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
make certain improvements to the laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to educational
assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr.
Feenstra, Mr. Davidson, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.
Finstad):
H.R. 1528. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 to standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults
enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr.
Thompson of California):
H.R. 1529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for
the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms.
Malliotakis, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Langworthy,
Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Torres
of New York, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Norton, Mr. LaLota,
Ms. Titus, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Johnson
of Georgia, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Moskowitz, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Gillen):
H.R. 1530. A bill to amend the Justice for United States
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and
supplement the funding sources for United States victims of
state-sponsored terrorism to ensure consistent and meaningful
distributions from the United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of
Texas):
H.R. 1531. A bill to direct certain financial regulators to
exclude representatives of the People's Republic of China
from certain banking organizations upon notice of certain
threats or danger, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to establish a process for externally led,
science-focused drug development meetings, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MEUSER:
H.R. 1533. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to
establish an Overpayment Czar, strengthen oversight and
accountability for improper payments, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. MILLER of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Foushee):
H.R. 1534. A bill to strengthen and enhance the
competitiveness of American industry through the research and
development of advanced technologies to improve the
efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology.
By Mr. MIN (for himself, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Ansari, Ms.
Pressley, and Ms. Crockett):
H.R. 1535. A bill to repeal President Donald Trump's
January 20, 2025, Executive Order titled ``Establishing and
Implementing the President's `Department of Government
Efficiency' '', and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MOYLAN (for himself and Ms. King-Hinds):
H.R. 1536. A bill to allow certain foreign air carriers to
stop in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands in the course of
transportation of passengers or cargo in either direction
between a place in the United States and a place outside the
United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 1537. A bill to permit individuals 70 years of age or
older to opt out of jury service in the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Crockett):
H.R. 1538. A bill to amend the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973 to establish a pilot grant program to
award grants to facilitate home delivery of commodities under
the commodity supplemental food program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. OBERNOLTE (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr.
Crenshaw, and Ms. Craig):
H.R. 1539. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to expand the types of devices for which
required labeling may be made available solely by electronic
means, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
By Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Fallon, Mr.
Tiffany, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ogles,
Mr. Gooden, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
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H.R. 1540. A bill to provide for the imposition of
sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the
People's Republic of China, 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. RULLI:
H.R. 1541. A bill to provide that a project for the
collocation of a personal wireless service facility is not
subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or
historical preservation reviews; 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. SCHOLTEN (for herself and Mr. Barrett):
H.R. 1542. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to
make appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an
appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new
appropriations Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself, Ms. Escobar, Ms.
Sewell, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. McClellan, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Veasey):
H.R. 1543. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Fields, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms.
Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms.
Lois Frankel of Florida, and Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 1544. A bill to direct the head of the Department of
Government Efficiency to submit a report to Congress on the
personnel of the Department and present information to
Congress on the activities carried out by the Department, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Cleaver, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, and
Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 1545. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the
United States to submit a report to Congress on actions taken
by the Department of Government Efficiency; to the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. TENNEY:
H.R. 1546. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury
to mint coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie
Canal; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. VAN DREW:
H.R. 1547. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security to notify the Commissioner of Social Security when
there is a change to the citizenship status, status under the
immigration laws, or work authorization status of an
individual to whom a social security account number has been
issued, and to require that an individual be a citizen or
national of the United States to receive benefits under the
Social Security Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Miller
of West Virginia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Krishnamoorthi,
Mr. Bost, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr.
Balderson, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Carson, Mr. Ciscomani,
Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Deluzio, Mrs. Dingell, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Houlahan, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Moore of North Carolina,
Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Rulli, Ms. Scholten, Mrs.
Sykes, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Veasey):
H.R. 1548. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to
improve the administration of antidumping and countervailing
duty laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself and Mr.
Gottheimer):
H.R. 1549. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury
to conduct a study and report on the exposure of the United
States to the financial sector of the People's Republic of
China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial
Services.
By Mr. ARRINGTON:
H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution calling an Article V
Convention for proposing a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to
the United States Constitution and stipulating ratification
by a vote of We the People, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AMODEI of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher,
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Langworthy,
Ms. Ross, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Titus, and Mr.
Costa):
H. Res. 152. A resolution reaffirming the deep and
steadfast United States-Canada partnership and the ties that
bind the two countries in support of economic and national
security; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ESTES (for himself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Mann, Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Davids of
Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Vindman, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Wittman,
Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Edwards, Ms. Ross, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Knott, Mr. Moore
of North Carolina, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Adams, Mr.
McDowell, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia,
Mr. McCormick, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Carter
of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Jack, Mr. Clyde, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. Baird, Ms.
McBride, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Miller
of Ohio, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Buchanan, Mr.
Rutherford, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Finstad,
Mr. Begich, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moore of
Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Womack, Mr.
Ciscomani, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Garcia of California,
Mr. Garamendi, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr.
Feenstra, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Barrett,
Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Guest, Mr. Smith of
Nebraska, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Van Drew, Ms.
Titus, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr.
Nehls, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Arrington, Mr.
Ellzey, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Miller of
West Virginia, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Babin, Mr. Amo, and
Mr. Lawler):
H. Res. 153. A resolution expressing condolences to the
families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash
of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
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. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Quigley, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
H. Res. 154. A resolution commemorating the heroic
sacrifices of the people of Ukraine 3 years after Russian
President Vladimir Putin's illegal and unprovoked war against
Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and recognizing the terrible
cost of Russia's committing crimes against Humanity
aggression; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Keating, Mr.
Hoyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Dean of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Crow):
H. Res. 155. A resolution reaffirming the United States
unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence,
and territorial integrity as Russia's illegal full-scale
invasion of Ukraine hits its third year; to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. MOYLAN:
H. Res. 156. A resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of
the partnership between Guam and the Republic of the
Philippines under the State Partnership Program; to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the
Committee on Armed 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 Mr. OGLES:
H. Res. 157. A resolution impeaching John Deacon Bates, a
judge of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Bacon):
H. Res. 158. A resolution recognizing three years of
Ukraine defending its sovereign territory against the Russian
Federation's second unprovoked assault and full-scale
invasion; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Schakowsky,
Ms. DelBene, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Swalwell, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Boyle of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Barragan,
Ms. DeGette, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms.
Budzinski, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Tlaib, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Fields, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. McIver, Ms.
Titus, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Brownley, Ms.
Williams of Georgia, Ms. Sherrill,
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Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frost,
Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Garcia
of Illinois, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Costa, Ms. Craig, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Adams, Mr. Himes, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms.
Stansbury, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Turner of Texas, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
Carson, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr.
Panetta, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Stanton, Mr.
Mannion, Mr. Figures, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mr.
Huffman):
H. Res. 159. A resolution expressing support for the
designation of the week of February 24 through February 28,
2025, as ``Public Schools Week''; to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Lois
Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms.
Williams of Georgia, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Titus, Ms.
Tokuda, Mr. Carson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms.
Tlaib, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Crow, Mr.
Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Nunn of
Iowa, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ross,
Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mrs. McIver, Mrs. Hayes,
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Schakowsky,
Ms. Ansari, Mr. Landsman, and Mr. DeSaulnier):
H. Res. 160. A resolution recognizing January 2025 as
``National Mentoring Month''; to the Committee on Education
and Workforce.
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