[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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