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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the in the House section section on pages H7740-H7741 on Sept. 9.
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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. LYNCH:
H.R. 8779. A bill to amend the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the biannual report on overseas capital construction projects; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. Barr):
H.R. 8780. A bill to improve hiring authorities available to the Secretary of State with respect to expertise on China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri,
Mr. LaTurner, and Mr. Cleaver):
H.R. 8781. A bill to direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and modify market-dominant ratemaking system rules as a result of the enactment of the USPS Fairness Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mrs. HARSHBARGER (for herself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mrs.
Miller-Meeks):
H.R. 8782. A bill to require disclosure by Department of Homeland Security contractors of contracts with Chinese entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. JACKSON (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr.
Ellzey, and Mr. Taylor):
H.R. 8783. A bill to provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Brown of
Ohio):
H.R. 8784. A bill to establish the American Workforce Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:
H.R. 8785. A bill to provide for the implementation of dredged material management plans at certain federally authorized harbors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Ferguson):
H.R. 8786. A bill to require the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to establish a national land bank network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. LOFGREN:
H.R. 8787. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. MEEKS:
H.R. 8788. A bill to provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. MOORE of Utah:
H.R. 8789. A bill to temporarily increase funding to the Court Improvement Program, to improve the ability of courts to conduct remote child welfare proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RUIZ:
H.R. 8790. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help build a stronger health care workforce; 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. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Walberg, and
Ms. Sherrill):
H.R. 8791. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. SCHRIER (for herself and Ms. Underwood):
H.R. 8792. A bill to prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, State plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act, State child health plans under title XXI of such Act, and the TRICARE program from applying a deductible to outpatient pediatric services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Brendan
F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. Veasey):
H.R. 8793. A bill to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. TORRES of New York:
H.R. 8794. A bill to provide a right of action for a violation of certain procedural safeguards effective to secure the privilege against self-incrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRES of New York:
H.R. 8795. A bill to establish a process for the creation of minority impact assessments to determine whether pending bills, if enacted, are likely to create or exacerbate disparate outcomes among racial or ethnic minority groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. VAN DUYNE:
H.R. 8796. A bill to improve agency rulemaking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 8797. A bill to amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with affected financial institutions and governments of the Caribbean region when developing the strategy on financial services de-risking required under that law; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 8798. A bill to require the reporting of certain improvements in the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. Connolly, and Mr.
Barr):
H.R. 8799. A bill to promote freedom of information and counter censorship and surveillance in North Korea, 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. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Owens,
Mrs. Steel, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High- Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Ms. Norton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. DelBene, Mr.
Case, and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2022, as a ``National Day of Service and Remembrance''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. CRAIG:
H. Res. 1333. A resolution requiring Members of the House of Representatives to serve one shift in a passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle observing the work day of a local law enforcement officer once during the first term of a Member in the House, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. GARBARINO:
H. Res. 1334. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that the American people may never forget that fateful day; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. JACOBS of California (for herself, Ms. Wild, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H. Res. 1335. A resolution urging the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner that enables all citizens of Brazil to exercise the right to vote; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr.
Dunn, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York,
Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Bishop of Georgia):
H. Res. 1336. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. PLASKETT:
H. Res. 1337. A resolution lauding Virgin Islanders for their perseverance, grit, and tenacity through major disasters attributable to Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Members of Congress for their support in accruing funding to support the Virgin Islands of the United States through these disasters; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Mr. Neal, Mr. McGovern,
Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Lynch, and Mr.
Keating):
H. Res. 1338. A resolution honoring Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, 11-time National Basketball Association champion, first Black head coach of the National Basketball Association, and civil rights activist; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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