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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. MEEKS (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
H.R. 1151. A bill to hold the People's Republic of China accountable for the violation of United States airspace and sovereignty with its high-altitude surveillance balloon; 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. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. Graves of
Louisiana):
H.R. 1152. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McCAUL:
H.R. 1153. A bill to provide a clarification of non- applicability for regulation and prohibition relating to sensitive personal data under International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Keating):
H.R. 1154. A bill to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, 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. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carter of
Georgia, and Mr. Duncan):
H.R. 1155. A bill to prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. Williams of
Texas):
H.R. 1156. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study and report on the exposure of the United States to the financial sector of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BARR:
H.R. 1157. A bill to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the Countering the People's Republic of China Malign Influence Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CURTIS:
H.R. 1158. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect to new critical energy resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. Connolly, and Mr.
Lawler):
H.R. 1159. A bill to amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Ms. Schrier):
H.R. 1160. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 1161. A bill to accord securities issued by the International Development Association the same exemption from the securities laws that applies to the securities of other multilateral development banks in which the United States is a member; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. PERRY:
H.R. 1162. A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on actions taken by Executive branch employees to censor lawful speech, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Buchanan,
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Steube, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Feenstra,
Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Smucker, Mrs. Miller of West
Virginia, Mr. Estes, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Steel, Ms.
Tenney, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Carey, Mr. Kustoff, Mr.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. LaHood,
Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Comer, and Mr.
Hern):
H.R. 1163. A bill to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 1164. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study with respect to outreach activities performed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. McHENRY:
H.R. 1165. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to modernize the protection of the nonpublic personal information of individuals with whom financial institutions have customer or consumer relationship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. VARGAS:
H.R. 1166. A bill to enhance authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the public health emergencies, to provide additional oversight of such authorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms.
Bush, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Stansbury, and Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi):
H.R. 1167. A bill to address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. ALFORD (for himself and Ms. Schrier):
H.R. 1168. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30th of the year preceding the previous school year shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. Levin):
H.R. 1169. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certificates of eligibility and award letters to certain individuals using electronic means; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. Panetta, and Mr.
Hern):
H.R. 1170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mrs. Luna, Mrs. Kiggans of
Virginia, and Mr. Dunn of Florida):
H.R. 1171. A bill to provide for the imposition of sanctions on the Government of the People's Republic of China, 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. CARBAJAL (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Takano,
Mr. Panetta, Ms. Chu, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Swalwell, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Huffman, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Vargas,
Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Porter, Ms.
Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Mullin):
H.R. 1172. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Golden of
Maine, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
H.R. 1173. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the patient medication information required to be included in the labeling of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself, Mrs. Beatty,
Ms. Strickland, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Jackson
Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Ivey, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms.
Crockett, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Adams, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms.
Pressley, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mrs. McBath,
Ms. Sewell, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Brown, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Waters, Ms. Clarke of
New York, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Bowman, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr.
Soto, and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
H.R. 1174. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman Christopher Francis, in recognition of his contributions to the United States through his lifelong dedication to education, justice, and public service; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Carson, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Pressley, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr.
Veasey, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms.
Tlaib, and Ms. Tokuda):
H.R. 1175. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, Ms. Titus, Mr. Barr, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. McClain):
H.R. 1176. A bill to amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide that the United States, as a member of any international organizations, should oppose any attempts by the People's Republic of China to resolve Taiwan's status by distorting the decisions, language, policies, or procedures of the organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Cloud,
Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Emmer, and Mrs. Kim of
California):
H.R. 1177. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over the assets in such accounts; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. FERGUSON:
H.R. 1178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of the entire interest in a wholly-owned rural incumbent local exchange carrier, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. Scanlon):
H.R. 1179. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Ms. Porter):
H.R. 1180. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. Calvert):
H.R. 1181. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. GONZALEZ-COLON (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen,
Mr. Kim of New Jersey, and Mr. Gallagher):
H.R. 1182. A bill to amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
H.R. 1183. A bill to modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Ms.
Kuster, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 1184. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Mrs. Miller of
Illinois):
H.R. 1185. A bill to allow a State to submit a State management decision to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 1186. 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. LYNCH:
H.R. 1187. A bill to modify the requirements for the registration of certain aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 1188. A bill to establish a task force to protect members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families, from financial fraud; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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. MAST (for himself and Mr. Kim of New Jersey):
H.R. 1189. A bill to require the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi,
Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and
Ms. Slotkin):
H.R. 1190. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOYLAN:
H.R. 1191. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. Stanton, and Mr.
Williams of New York):
H.R. 1192. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. NEHLS (for himself and Mr. Garamendi):
H.R. 1193. A bill to prioritize United States contractors with respect to federally funded infrastructure projects, 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 Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Carey, Mr. Case, Ms.
Craig, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Fallon, Mrs. Hinson, Mr.
Molinaro, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Salazar,
Ms. Schrier, and Mr. Webster of Florida):
H.R. 1194. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office's annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President's annual budget submission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Williams of New York, and Mr. Lawler):
H.R. 1195. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Ms. Salazar, Mrs.
Peltola, and Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon):
H.R. 1196. A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a grant program to benefit coastal habitats, resiliency, and the economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. WALBERG:
H.R. 1197. 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Leger
Fernandez, and Ms. Kaptur):
H. Res. 152. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``move over'' laws; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BOST (for himself and Mr. Takano):
H. Res. 153. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Keating, Mr. Carson, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Salazar, Mr.
Cleaver, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
H. Res. 154. A resolution recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. COMER:
H. Res. 155. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. CRAIG:
H. Res. 156. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks; to the Committee on Ethics.
By Mr. ESPAILLAT:
H. Res. 157. A resolution recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Washington Heights and Inwood; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 Ms. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Rosendale,
Mr. Massie, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Gaetz, Mr.
Roy, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Gosar, and Mrs. Miller of
Illinois):
H. Res. 158. A resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to congressionally appropriated funds to the nation of Ukraine from January 20, 2021 to February 24, 2023; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. JORDAN:
H. Res. 159. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Torres of
New York, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bonamici, Ms.
Bush, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr.
Case, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jacobs, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Lynch, Ms. Meng, Mr. Payne, Ms. Porter, Ms.
Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, Ms.
Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
H. Res. 160. A resolution recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQI+ Black Americans in United States history; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Ms. Lofgren):
H. Res. 161. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
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