[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4466-H4467]
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. LANGWORTHY (for himself and Ms. Schrier):
       H.R. 9661. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     codify that the default expectation for licensure of 
     biological products as biosimilar does not include clinical 
     studies assessing pharmacodynamics or comparative clinical 
     efficacy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Norman, and 
             Mr. Burchett):
       H.R. 9662. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to impose limits on birthright citizenship for aliens and 
     illegal migrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 9663. A bill to amend the Environmental Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to 
     establish in the Environmental Protection Agency the State 
     Standing Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. VAN ORDEN:
       H.R. 9664. A bill to require the establishment of a grant 
     program to assist with certain veterinary expenses of retired 
     Federal working dogs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. VAN ORDEN:
       H.R. 9665. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the jurisdiction of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     police officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 9666. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to use four-dimensional 
     functional lung imaging software product to identify 
     respiratory disorders and lung disease in veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FULLER (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and 
             Mr. McCormick):
       H.R. 9667. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict 
     eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, 
     and Agriculture, 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. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Nunn of Iowa):
       H.R. 9668. A bill to authorize financial institutions to 
     delay or refuse transactions that may involve the financial 
     exploitation of older adults and vulnerable persons, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, and 
             Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 9669. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
     Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a 5-year pilot 
     program under which the Secretary will award grants to 
     eligible entities for purposes of expanding forensic 
     assertive community treatment team programs; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 9670. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed 
     debtors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     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 Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Ms. Tlaib):
       H.R. 9671. A bill to expand access for workers experiencing 
     symptoms related to menopause and the menopause transition to 
     reasonable accommodations that enable them to perform the 
     essential functions of their job without risking their health 
     or economic security; to the Committee on Education and 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Smucker):
       H.R. 9672. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     make updates to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 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. EZELL (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Tokuda, and 
             Ms. Pingree):
       H.R. 9673. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish 
     an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore 
     aquaculture through demonstration projects, to establish 
     Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to support aquaculture 
     workforce development and working waterfronts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. EZELL:
       H.R. 9674. A bill to direct the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard to establish a pilot program to provide corrosion 
     prevention and control assistance to Coast Guard field units, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 9675. A bill to authorize the Assistant Secretary for 
     Mental Health and Substance Use, acting through the Director 
     of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award grants 
     to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services 
     for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 9676. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and 
     outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the 
     United States with respect to opioid-use disorders, and for 
     other purposes; 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 Mrs. FOUSHEE:
       H.R. 9677. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish a program to provide housing 
     assistance to graduate students; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 9678. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     require employers of airport service workers at small, 
     medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service 
     workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. JAYAPAL:
       H.R. 9679. A bill to provide a private cause of action for 
     exposure of personally identifiable information of victims or 
     victims' personal or medical files or similar files the 
     disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
     invasion of personal privacy in releasing documents under the 
     Epstein Files Transparency Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. McCaul, 
             Ms. Tenney, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Fine, Mr. Stauber, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. LaLota, Mr. 
             Pfluger, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, 
             Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. 
             Langworthy, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Hill of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Goldman of Texas):
       H.R. 9680. A bill to require the Secretary State to submit 
     to Congress a strategy to dismantle United Nations Relief and 
     Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 
     operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Casar):
       H.R. 9681. A bill to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents 
     Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 9682. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out activities to eliminate hepatitis 
     C virus in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Natural Resources, 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. MOORE of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs. 
             Foushee):
       H.R. 9683. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to submit a report to Congress on case 
     management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 9684. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the 
     building and

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     construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, 
     including individuals from low income and rural census 
     tracts; to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 9685. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal, State, 
     foreign, or private funds to install permanent fencing around 
     the White House complex; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Davis of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 9686. A bill to increase access to artificial 
     intelligence through programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 9687. A bill to require a review of the national 
     security risk posed by communications equipment and services 
     produced or provided by certain entities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. RASKIN (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
             Balint, Mr. Carson, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Correa, Ms. Crockett, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Garcia of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, 
             Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ross, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Torres of New York, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Casar):
       H.R. 9688. A bill to prohibit Federal judges from receiving 
     gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate 
     in a year from a source unless excepted, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 9689. A bill to protect publicly commissioned art, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. TRAHAN:
       H.R. 9690. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reauthorize emergency technical assistance, to amend the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize emergency 
     technical assistance and grants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 9691. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify 
     the annual report of the Office of Credit Risk Management, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WHITESIDES (for himself, Mr. Harrigan, Mrs. 
             McClain Delaney, and Mr. Haridopolos):
       H.R. 9692. A bill to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to support the 
     development of a voluntary technical standard for setting a 
     screentime limit across certain devices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Fine, Mrs. 
             Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Grothman, 
             and Mr. Van Orden):
       H. Res. 1429. A resolution expressing support for continued 
     efforts to safeguard the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from fraud, 
     waste, and abuse for the Nation's most vulnerable; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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