Volume 167, No. 8 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 H192-H194 on Jan. 13.
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 Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Waltz,
Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Cammack):
H.R. 287. A bill to prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BANKS (for himself and Mr. Steube):
H.R. 288. A bill to amend the Revised Statute to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Hagedorn,
Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, and Mr.
Bishop of North Carolina):
H.R. 289. A bill to hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BOST:
H.R. 290. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such educational assistance; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOST:
H.R. 291. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOST:
H.R. 292. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a plan to hire directors of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOST:
H.R. 293. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BUDD:
H.R. 294. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Roy, Mr. Taylor, Mr.
Posey, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mr. Cline, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Keller,
Mr. Curtis, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr.
Mooney, Mr. Harris, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gooden of Texas,
Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Babin):
H.R. 295. A bill to waive high deductible health plan requirements for health savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Lynch, Mr.
Donalds, and Mr. Soto):
H.R. 296. A bill to establish an Independent Financial Technology Task Force to Combat Terrorism and Illicit Financing, to provide rewards for information leading to convictions related to terrorist use of digital currencies, to establish a Fintech Leadership in Innovation and Financial Intelligence Program to encourage the development of tools and programs to combat terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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. CASE (for himself and Mr. Kahele):
H.R. 297. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CASE:
H.R. 298. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CASE:
H.R. 299. A bill to provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CASE:
H.R. 300. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr.
Aguilar, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Ms.
Bass, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Torres of New
York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Jacobs of California, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Luria, Ms.
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Veasey, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee of California,
Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Khanna, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Mr. Carson, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Cohen,
Ms. Ross, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Soto, Mr. Norcross, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Meng, and Ms.
Slotkin):
H.R. 301. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as ``Lift Every Voice and Sing'' as the national hymn of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H.R. 302. A bill to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 303. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation; 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. CONNOLLY:
H.R. 304. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. CRIST (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Mace):
H.R. 305. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Eugene Goodman; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. EMMER:
H.R. 306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily increase the educator expense deduction to facilitate the purchase of personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
H.R. 307. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick,
Mrs. Axne, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley, Mr.
Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Courtney, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch,
Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lynch, Mr.
Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Newman, Mr. Norcross, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Ryan, Ms.
Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Soto, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Stevens, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
H.R. 308. A bill to direct the National Labor Relations Board to implement a system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an electronic voting system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 309. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act as such certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Mast):
H.R. 310. A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. POSEY:
H.R. 311. A bill to provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. POSEY:
H.R. 312. A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for State income taxes paid by individuals temporarily providing certain health or emergency services in the State, and to provide a corresponding reduction in Federal highway funds to the State; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. RICHMOND:
H.R. 313. A bill to provide increased funding for States and communities in need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. RICHMOND:
H.R. 314. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 315. A bill to amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to extend the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 316. A bill to direct the President to appoint a Medical Supplies Response Coordinator to coordinate the efforts of the Federal Government regarding the supply and distribution of certain supplies and equipment relating to COVID-19; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
H.R. 317. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a health insurance Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 318. A bill to amend title XVIII to provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 emergency period, 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. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Fulcher):
H.R. 319. A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Fulcher):
H.R. 320. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two judicial circuits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Khanna,
Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Bera, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Carbajal,
Mr. Rush, Ms. Meng, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Cardenas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Hayes, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Kuster, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Ryan, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Foster, Mr. Lamb, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Welch, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. Luria):
H.R. 321. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia:
H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution directing the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the United States Capitol Police to prohibit President Donald John Trump from entering the United States Capitol at any time after the expiration of his term as President; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
H. Res. 44. A resolution directing the Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into President Donald J. Trump for his involvement in and incitement of the violent attacks at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mrs. Kim of California, Ms.
Chu, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms.
Meng, Mr. Peters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lieu,
Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee of California,
Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Takano, Ms. Porter, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr.
Case, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Payne, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Strickland, Ms.
Bass, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Soto, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Panetta, Mr.
Deutch, and Mr. Suozzi):
H. Res. 45. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr.
Auchincloss, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline,
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman,
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Jones, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Payne, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Torres of New
York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Escobar, Ms.
Bush, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Hastings):
H. Res. 46. A resolution removing Representative Mo Brooks from the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Ethics.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois):
H. Res. 47. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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