[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H133-H135]
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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. HILL of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Huizenga, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Wagner, Mr.
Williams of Texas, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr.
Davidson, Mr.
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Rose, Mr. Steil, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Stutzman, Mr.
Norman, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Donalds, Mr.
Garbarino, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Flood, Mr. Lawler, Ms.
De La Cruz, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mrs.
McClain, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Downing, Mr. Haridopolos,
and Mr. Moore of North Carolina):
H.R. 6955. A bill to make improvements to the Federal
banking laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Financial Services.
By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. Yakym):
H.R. 6956. A bill to require electronically prepared tax
returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper,
and to require the use of optical character recognition
technology for paper documents received by the Internal
Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself and Mr. Obernolte):
H.R. 6957. A bill to provide technical assistance and
grants for faith-based organizations, institutions of higher
education, and local governments to increase the supply of
affordable rental housing, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. Carbajal):
H.R. 6958. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole
into the United States certain relatives of current and
former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRANE:
H.R. 6959. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Nick Shirley, in recognition of exemplary investigative
journalism that uncovered waste, fraud, and abuse perpetrated
against American taxpayers; to the Committee on Financial
Services.
By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Mr. LaLota):
H.R. 6960. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor, in
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to
develop a notice detailing benefits available to veterans,
and to require employers to display such notice, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Workforce,
and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, House
Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GARBARINO:
H.R. 6961. A bill to support the athletic programs of the
United States Merchant Marine Academy; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. HARRIGAN (for himself and Mr. Riley of New
York):
H.R. 6962. A bill to strengthen and standardize ``first
look'' protections for covered properties to ensure families
and communities have priority access to foreclosed homes, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Johnson
of Louisiana, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Fields,
and Mr. Carter of Louisiana):
H.R. 6963. A bill to designate the community-based
outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in
Lafayette, Louisiana, as the ``Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA
Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. JAMES (for himself and Mr. Ryan):
H.R. 6964. A bill to amend the National Security Act of
1947 to include school security as an element of the National
Security Strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Education and Workforce, 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. JAMES (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
H.R. 6965. A bill to encourage local educational agencies
to inform parents about gun safety, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the
Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and 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. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Ms. Stansbury):
H.R. 6966. A bill to provide additional funds to States for
administration of certain nutrition programs; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Ms. Pettersen):
H.R. 6967. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange
Commission the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MANNION (for himself and Mr. Evans of Colorado):
H.R. 6968. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry
out a competitive grant program to support community colleges
and area career and technical education centers in developing
immersive technology education and training services programs
for workforce development, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Education and Workforce.
By Mr. RILEY of New York (for himself and Mr. Lawler):
H.R. 6969. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
establish a program that provides payments to producers for
carrying out conservation practices in selected eligible
watersheds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
H.R. 6970. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to exclude from gross income the earnings from certain
overseas deployments of members of the Armed Forces; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
H.R. 6971. A bill to require congressional approval of
major Executive Orders and major rules, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and Oversight and
Government Reform, 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. SMUCKER (for himself, Mrs. Biggs of South
Carolina, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Higgins of
Louisiana, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Joyce of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bost, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr.
Rose):
H.R. 6972. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health
Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all
applicable State and local laws requiring notification or
reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse,
rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human
trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr.
Walkinshaw, and Mr. Hernandez):
H.R. 6973. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to
collect and report information on the treatment of Advanced
Placement and International Baccalaureate course credits at
institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Education and Workforce.
By Ms. MALLIOTAKIS:
H.J. Res. 137. A joint resolution commending Sail250 for
its advancement of goodwill among nations, its dedication to
continuing the legacy of commemorating the history of the
United States, and its effort to educate the next generation
of Americans about the Nation's maritime heritage; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Massie):
H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution to direct the
removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within
or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by
Congress; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CALVERT:
H. Res. 978. A resolution expressing the profound sorrow of
the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable
Doug LaMalfa; considered and agreed to.
By Mrs. HOUCHIN:
H. Res. 979. A resolution electing a Member to a certain
standing committee of the House of Representatives;
considered and agreed to.
By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Aguilar, Ms.
Barragan, Mr. Bera, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Mr.
Cisneros, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms.
Friedman, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California,
Mr. Gomez, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Ms.
Jacobs, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Liccardo, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Min,
Mr. Mullin, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peters, Ms.
Rivas, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Simon, Mr.
Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California,
Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Tran, Mr. Vargas, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Whitesides, and Mr. Gray):
H. Res. 980. A resolution a resolution observing the 1-year
anniversary of the 2025 Southern California wildfires; to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Smucker,
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Case, Mr. Womack, Mr.
Panetta, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Perez, Mr. Moore of Utah,
Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Golden
of Maine, and Mr. Estes):
H. Res. 981. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives that the United States should reduce and
maintain the Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3
percent of gross domestic product; to the Committee on the
Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means,
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.
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