Volume 167, No. 52 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1610-H1612 on March 19.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Kim of
California, Mr. Phillips, and Ms. Spanberger):
H.R. 2075. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require information on the status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology to violate privacy and other fundamental human rights be included in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Bishop of
North Carolina, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gimenez, Mr.
Garbarino, Mr. Guest, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr.
Van Drew, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Cammack, Mrs. Miller of
Illinois, Ms. Van Duyne, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Mooney, Mr. Rose, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Carter of
Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Meijer):
H.R. 2076. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a strategy to ensure no individual in custody is released into the community during a public health emergency related to coronavirus if the individual may have a communicable disease relating to any public health emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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. MEEKS (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Velazquez, Miss Rice of New
York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.
Meng, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Bowman):
H.R. 2077. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on taxi medallions from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MEEKS:
H.R. 2078. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish the Division of Social and Economic Equity in the Congressional Budget Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
By Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr.
Dunn):
H.R. 2079. A bill to provide that CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments are not includible in gross income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Carter of
Georgia, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Grijalva,
Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Levin of California, Mr.
Carbajal, and Ms. Sewell):
H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary coverage of certain transportation services for certain individuals under the Medicare 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 Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Biggs, Mr.
Gosar, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gohmert,
Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.
Young):
H.R. 2081. A bill to provide for improved management of Federal lands and increased efficiencies within public land agencies while strengthening tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, and other multiple uses; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Mann):
H.R. 2082. A bill to make certain improvements relating to the supply chain of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Van
Drew, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Wagner, Mr.
Gaetz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Obernolte, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Issa, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr.
Harris, Mr. Owens, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Perry, Mr. Grothman, Mr.
Valadao, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Mann,
Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Roy, Mr. Crawford, Mr.
Clyde, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi):
H.R. 2083. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CAWTHORN (for himself and Mr. Grothman):
H.R. 2084. A bill to collect and consolidate citizenship status information for the population of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Ms. CHU (for herself and Mr. Katko):
H.R. 2085. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to civil forfeitures relating to certain seized animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi):
H.R. 2086. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify and rename the H-2C worker program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Boebert,
Mr. Babin, and Mr. Good of Virginia):
H.R. 2087. A bill to rescind amounts appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, and 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. FLEISCHMANN:
H.R. 2088. A bill to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, and Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 2089. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Ms. Spanberger,
Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Brownley, Mr.
Waltz, Ms. Craig, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Stanton,
Ms. Schrier, and Mr. Rutherford):
H.R. 2090. A bill to improve Federal student loan disclosures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Womack, and Mr. Crawford):
H.R. 2091. A bill to redesignate the Tyler Bend Visitor Center located on Tyler Bend Road in St. Joe, Arkansas, as the Dr. Neil Compton Visitor Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 2092. A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to implement a pilot program to reduce the amount of contraband that enters correctional facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mrs. Kim of
California):
H.R. 2093. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog, and other commonly spoken languages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 2094. A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LONG:
H.R. 2095. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study to determine the costs for the Corps of Engineers to ensure that certain project activities authorized under Nationwide Permit 14 comply with public safety conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and
Mr. DeSaulnier):
H.R. 2096. A bill to prohibit the non-consensual release of claims by States, municipalities, federally recognized Tribes, or the United States against non-debtors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Levin of California,
Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, and
Mr. Carbajal):
H.R. 2097. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the interim storage of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mrs. Trahan):
H.R. 2098. A bill to repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of
Washington):
H.R. 2099. A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mr. Perry, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Balderson):
H.R. 2100. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. OMAR:
H.R. 2101. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. OMAR:
H.R. 2102. A bill to eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, 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. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Chabot):
H.R. 2103. A bill to improve defense cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Crist):
H.R. 2104. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Joyce of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Weber of Texas):
H.R. 2105. A bill to provide that certain regulations shall have the force and effect of enacted law; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. Steube):
H.R. 2106. A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. Waltz, and Mr.
Lawson of Florida):
H.R. 2107. A bill to establish the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Khanna, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Brown, Mr. Welch,
Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cicilline,
Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jacobs of
California, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat,
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Grijalva,
Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kahele, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Wild, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms.
Bass):
H.R. 2108. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 2109. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a person participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan to change the beneficiary to a supplemental or special needs trust for the benefit of a dependent child, to authorize a person who establishes such a trust to begin participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mr. Arrington):
H.R. 2110. A bill to provide further means of accountability with respect to the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Lamb,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Katko, Mr. Beyer,
Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Meijer):
H.R. 2111. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with firefighting; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Crow):
H.R. 2112. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to award funds to States to promote the skill acquisition, employment, and retention of individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, and Mr. Banks):
H.R. 2113. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada; 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 Ms. TENNEY:
H.R. 2114. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Malinowski,
Ms. Norton, and Mr. Cohen):
H.R. 2115. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to apply certain procedures before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Omar, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Brown, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Williams of Georgia,
Mr. Horsford, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Castro of
Texas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Khanna,
Ms. Bush, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Strickland, and
Mr. Hastings):
H.R. 2116. A bill to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Steube, and Mr. Banks):
H.R. 2117. A bill to require the President to make a determination with respect to the application of sanctions with respect to certain officials of the Government of Iran, 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. OBERNOLTE:
H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois):
H. Res. 257. A resolution requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
H. Res. 258. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing support for designation of the third Friday of every March, as ``National FIRST Robotics Day''; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mrs.
Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson, Mr.
Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of
Texas, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Correa, Mr. Crow, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Escobar, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foster, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Huffman, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Khanna, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McEachin, Mr.
McNerney, Ms. Meng, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Newman, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pressley, Miss Rice of New
York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell,
Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs.
Trahan, Mr. Trone, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
Ms. Wild, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of
Florida):
H. Res. 260. A resolution in the Matter of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene; to the Committee on Ethics.
By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.
Peters, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Guthrie, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, and Ms. Meng):
H. Res. 261. A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 21, 2021, as ``National Rosie the Riveter Day''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. KILMER:
H. Res. 262. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. OBERNOLTE (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Cawthorn, Mrs. Rodgers of
Washington, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Moore of
Alabama, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Jacobs of New
York, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mrs. Miller-
Meeks, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Cammack, and Mrs. Boebert):
H. Res. 263. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Nunes):
H. Res. 264. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
H. Res. 265. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
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