    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Pages H835-H836]
    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. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Tonko):
           H.R. 1550. A bill to redesignate Saratoga National
         Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park; to the
         Committee on Natural Resources.
               By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr.
                 Stauber, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma,
                 and Mr. Fitzgerald):
           H.R. 1551. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
         punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers,
         and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Mr. BAUMGARTNER:
           H.R. 1552. A bill to prohibit proposition bets made with
         respect to the performance of a student athlete, and for
         other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Tlaib,
                 Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Norton, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms.
                 Crockett, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Titus, Ms.
                 Matsui, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. Ansari):
           H.R. 1553. A bill to establish an Office of Environmental
         Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other
         purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cline, and Mr.
                 Stutzman):
           H.R. 1554. A bill to require that the Federal Government
         procure from the private sector the goods and services
         necessary for the operations and management of certain
         Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee
         on Oversight and Government Reform.
               By Mrs. BICE:
           H.R. 1555. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to
         streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to
         recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or
         spacing units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Natural Resources.
               By Mr. BRESNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
                 Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reschenthaler):
           H.R. 1556. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
         require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to
         recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a
         crime punishable by death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Ms. Lois Frankel of
                 Florida, Mrs. Hayes, and Ms. Titus):
           H.R. 1557. A bill to implement title IX of the Education
         Amendments of 1972 with respect to elementary and secondary
         schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Education and Workforce.
               By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch,
                 Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Brown,
                 Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Frost,
                 Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Randall,
                 Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Bell, Ms. Simon, Mr.
                 Min, and Ms. Tlaib):
           H.R. 1558. A bill to modify the governmentwide financial
         management plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Oversight and Government Reform.
               By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Garbarino):
           H.R. 1559. A bill to extend the right of appeal to the
         Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the
         United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Oversight
         and Government Reform.
               By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Bost):
           H.R. 1560. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to
         modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of
         supervisory and other managerial personnel of the United
         States Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the
         Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
               By Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Mr. Gooden):
           H.R. 1561. A bill to require research with respect to
         fentanyl and xylazine test strips, to authorize the use of
         grant funds for such test strips, and for other purposes; to
         the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Mr. Gooden):
           H.R. 1562. A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to
         expressly authorize the use of certain grants to implement
         substance use disorder and overdose prevention activities
         with respect to fentanyl and xylazine test strips; to the
         Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Mr. Gooden):
           H.R. 1563. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to
         clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation,
         exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that
         tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not
         unlawful; 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
                 Mr. Courtney, Mr. Himes, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr.
                 Cleaver, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
                 Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Lynch,
                 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Casten, Ms. Tlaib, Ms.
                 Schakowsky, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Jackson of
                 Illinois, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Auchincloss,
                 Mr. Pocan, Mr. Neal, Mr. Frost, Ms. Garcia of Texas,
                 Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr.
                 Mullin, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Beyer, Mr.
                 Gomez, Mr. Costa, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Magaziner, Mr.
                 Ruiz, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Sewell, Mr.
                 Fields, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Clarke of New
                 York, Ms. McBride, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. McCollum, Ms.
                 Velazquez, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Crow, Mr. Landsman, Mr.
                 Min, Ms. Titus, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Olszewski, Ms.
                 Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Peters, Mr. Deluzio, Mr.
                 Davis of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Williams of
                 Georgia, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Tran, Mr.
                 Moulton, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foster, Ms.
                 Salinas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Omar, Mr.
                 Doggett, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Keating, Mr. Pallone, Ms.
                 McClellan, Mr. Ivey, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Sykes, Ms.
                 Leger Fernandez, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
                 Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Houlahan, Mr.
                 Vargas, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Amo, Mr.
                 Torres of New York, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
                 Panetta, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Takano):
           H.R. 1564. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United
         States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for
         other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Johnson of South
                 Dakota):
           H.R. 1565. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
         reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive
         program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
               By Mr. DUNN of Florida (for himself, Ms. Perez, Mr.
                 Davidson, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
                 Harshbarger, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Mullin,
                 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Landsman, Mr.
                 Amodei of Nevada, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Bost, Ms.
                 Norton, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Khanna):
           H.R. 1566. A bill to ensure consumers have access to data
         relating to motor vehicles of the consumers and critical
         repair information and tools for such motor vehicles, to
         provide such consumers with choices for the maintenance,
         service, and repair of such vehicles, and for other purposes;
         to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. Espaillat,
                 Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms.
                 Clarke of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Raskin):
           H.R. 1567. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior
         to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility
         of establishing the African Burial Ground International
         Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial
         Ground National Monument, and for other purposes; to the
         Committee on Natural Resources.
               By Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. Espaillat,
                 Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms.
                 Clarke of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Raskin):
           H.R. 1568. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground
         International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New
         York, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Natural Resources.
               By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr.
                 Magaziner, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr.
                 Green of Tennessee, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Davis of
                 North Carolina, Mr. Fields, Mr. Evans of Colorado,
                 Mr. Riley of New York, and Ms. Craig):
           H.R. 1569. A bill to establish a pilot program to assess
         the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo
         inspection process at land ports of entry along the border;
         to the Committee on Homeland Security.
               By Mrs. HOUCHIN (for herself and Mr. Gottheimer):
           H.R. 1570. A bill to amend the Individuals with
         Disabilities Education Act to require notification with
         respect to individualized

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         education program teams, and for other purposes; to the
         Committee on Education and Workforce.
               By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
           H.R. 1571. A bill to eliminate nonessential civil service
         positions in the executive branch of the Federal Government,
         and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and
         Government Reform.
               By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself and Mr.
                 Panetta):
           H.R. 1572. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to
         award grants to local educational agencies to establish or
         improve world language or dual language programs, and for
         other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
               By Ms. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Schmidt, Mr.
                 Bergman, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, Mr.
                 McCormick, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr.
                 Fields, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. Sorensen):
           H.R. 1573. A bill to establish a process to furnish to
         State educational agencies certain demographic data regarding
         members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed
         Services.
               By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania,
                 Mr. Roy, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
           H.R. 1574. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to
         establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent
         injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and
         for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Guest,
                 Mr. Bentz, Mr. Latta, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
                 Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida,
                 Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Zinke, Mr.
                 Weber of Texas, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Bean of Florida,
                 Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Onder, Mr. Gooden, Mr.
                 Bacon, Mr. Bost, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Evans of
                 Colorado, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Flood, Mr. Collins, Ms. De
                 La Cruz, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Van Orden, Mr.
                 Valadao, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Rose, Mr. Moore of
                 West Virginia, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Joyce of
                 Pennsylvania, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Miller of Illinois,
                 Mr. Alford, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa):
           H.R. 1575. A bill to prohibit certain businesses and
         persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered
         Federal lands in the United States, and for other purposes;
         to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
               By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Guest,
                 Mr. Latta, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Hamadeh of
                 Arizona, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Webster
                 of Florida, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Weber of
                 Texas, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr.
                 Ellzey, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Onder, Mr.
                 Gooden, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bost, Mr. Evans of Colorado,
                 Mr. Messmer, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Flood,
                 Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs.
                 Miller-Meeks, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Rose, Mr. Moore of
                 West Virginia, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Joyce of
                 Pennsylvania, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Miller of Illinois,
                 Mr. Alford, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Boebert, and
                 Mr. Nunn of Iowa):
           H.R. 1576. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of
         1950 with respect to foreign investments in United States
         agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on
         Foreign Affairs, 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. OGLES (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Meuser,
                 Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Sessions, and Mr.
                 Fields):
           H.R. 1577. A bill to provide authority to the Secretary of
         the Treasury to take special measures against certain
         entities outside of the United States of primary money
         laundering concern in connection with illicit fentanyl and
         narcotics financing, and for other purposes; to the Committee
         on Financial Services.
               By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Obernolte,
                 and Mr. Deluzio):
           H.R. 1578. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
         promote assistance from persons recognized by the Secretary
         of Veterans Affairs for individuals who file certain claims
         under laws administered by the Secretary; to the Committee on
         Veterans' Affairs.
               By Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr.
                 Dunn of Florida, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Weber of Texas,
                 and Mr. Fulcher):
           H.R. 1579. A bill to apply the Freedom of Information Act
         to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of
         Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out
         the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; to the
         Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
           H.R. 1580. A bill to amend section 3001 of title 39, United
         States Code, to require solicitations sent in the mail to be
         clearly identified as solicitations, and for other purposes;
         to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
               By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Ms.
                 McClellan, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia):
           H.R. 1581. A bill to establish the Fort Monroe National
         Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for
         other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
               By Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Ms. Craig):
           H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
         1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the
         business travel rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
               By Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. Panetta, and Mr.
                 Hudson):
           H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
         1986 to remove private or commercial golf courses and country
         clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot
         be used; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
               By Ms. TITUS:
           H.R. 1584. A bill to direct the Administrator of General
         Services to ensure that the design of public buildings in the
         United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal
         architecture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Transportation and Infrastructure.
               By Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Schneider,
                 and Ms. Garcia of Texas):
           H.R. 1585. A bill to provide incentives to physicians to
         practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and
         for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
               By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. LaLota):
           H.R. 1586. A bill to establish requirements relating to
         certification of small business concerns owned and controlled
         by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes; to the
         Committee on Small Business.
               By Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. Tiffany):
           H.R. 1587. A bill to prohibit the President from revoking
         Presidential permits relating to cross-border energy
         facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and
         Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy
         and Commerce, and 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 Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Weber
                 of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Latta, Mr. Carter of
                 Georgia, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Bost, Ms.
                 Tenney, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Joyce
                 of Pennsylvania):
           H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution providing for
         congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United
         States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental
         Protection Agency relating to ``National Emission Standards
         for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing''; to
         the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
               By Mr. AGUILAR:
           H. Res. 162. A resolution electing Members to certain
         standing committees of the House of Representatives;
         considered and agreed to.
               By Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
                 Thanedar, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Ms.
                 Scholten, and Mr. James):
           H. Res. 163. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
         of Representatives that the goal of education in schools
         across America shall be that virtually every student in the
         United States achieves grade-level reading proficiency,
         providing them with the foundation to develop the skills and
         knowledge needed for success in school, work, and life; to
         the Committee on Education and Workforce.
               By Mrs. LUNA (for herself, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Lawler,
                 and Ms. Jacobs):
           H. Res. 164. A resolution providing for the consideration
         of the resolution (H. Res. 23) permitting parental remote
         voting by proxy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
         Rules.
               By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. Jackson of
                 Illinois):
           H. Res. 165. A resolution expressing support for the
         designation of February 28, 2025, as Community Arts Education
         Day; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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