Volume 167, No. 120 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 H3615-H3617 on July 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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia:
H.R. 4374. A bill to bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. KUSTER (for herself, Mr. Young, Ms. Schrier, Mr.
Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cleaver,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Barragan, and Mr. Peters):
H.R. 4375. A bill to provide funding to rehabilitate, retrofit, and remove the Nation's dams to improve the health of the Nation's rivers, improve public safety, and increase clean energy production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, 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. ARRINGTON:
H.R. 4376. A bill to identify and take action against international trade practices of high income countries that unfairly exploit innovation by deviating from market-based policies and unfairly exploit United States innovation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mr. Bost, Mr. Lucas, and Ms.
Slotkin):
H.R. 4377. A bill to expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BACON (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Langevin, and
Mrs. Lawrence):
H.R. 4378. A bill to encourage the development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with a wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself and Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 4379. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, 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. ESCOBAR:
H.R. 4380. A bill to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. FLETCHER:
H.R. 4381. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas (for himself, Mr.
Young, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kilmer, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Vela, Ms. Garcia of
Texas, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Correa, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Foster, Mr.
Levin of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lamb, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Reed):
H.R. 4382. A bill to prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Ms. Herrell, and Mr.
Rosendale):
H.R. 4383. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide requirements on the use of assistance for broadband deployment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. GOSAR:
H.R. 4384. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified paper ballot of each vote cast on the system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. HIGGINS of New York (for himself, Mr. Guthrie,
Ms. Matsui, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Morelle, and Mr.
Grothman):
H.R. 4385. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. Young, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of
Washington, and Ms. Strickland):
H.R. 4386. A bill to amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that federally recognized Indian Tribes are consulted before the sale or transfer of certain Federal civilian real properties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Bucshon, Ms.
Adams, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Latta):
H.R. 4387. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health, to improve obstetric care in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Peters):
H.R. 4388. A bill to limit the amount of expenditure on Presidential travel, 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 Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Torres of California, and Ms. Kuster):
H.R. 4389. A bill to increase cybersecurity education and job growth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and 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 Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Ms. Spanberger):
H.R. 4390. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount 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. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. Cuellar, Ms.
Tenney, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Meijer, and Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota):
H.R. 4391. A bill to clarify responsibilities related to unaccompanied alien children, to provide additional protections and tracking mechanisms for such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:
H.R. 4392. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to limit the flags that may be flown on Federal property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 4393. A bill to require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency to reside in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Valadao,
Mr. Obernolte, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Steel, and Mrs. Kim of California):
H.R. 4394. A bill to ensure the continued operation of the Diablo Canyon power plant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs.
Beatty, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs.
Axne, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Meeks,
Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Davidson,
Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rose, Mrs.
Hayes, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas,
Mr. Posey, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Van
Drew, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Suozzi, Ms.
Strickland, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr.
Carson):
H.R. 4395. A bill to prohibit retail businesses from refusing cash payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Jackson, Mr. Norman, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, Mr. Posey, Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr.
Perry):
H.R. 4396. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit credit for service for purposes of a Federal annuity to employees of the Social Security Administration for certain violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Welch, and Mr. Gallego):
H.R. 4397. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide medical providers of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of burn pits; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Welch, and Mr. Gallego):
H.R. 4398. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. RUIZ:
H.R. 4399. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Wenstrup,
Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Welch):
H.R. 4400. A bill to expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RUIZ:
H.R. 4401. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to distribute additional information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, 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 Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms.
Stevens, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Bass, Ms. Waters, Ms.
Pressley, Ms. Wild, Mr. Welch, Mr. Keating, Mr.
Suozzi, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kilmer, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Soto, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Carson,
Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Ross, Ms.
Newman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Trone, Ms.
Craig, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Swalwell, Ms.
Strickland, Mr. Bera, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Evans, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Sires):
H.R. 4402. A bill to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois):
H.R. 4403. A bill to provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and to assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SOTO (for himself and Mr. Buchanan):
H.R. 4404. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 4405. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to waive or reduce the amount of over-the-counter monograph fees applicable to small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KAHELE (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Case, Ms.
Davids of Kansas, Mr. Cole, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mrs.
Radewagen, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. San Nicolas):
H.J. Res. 55. A joint resolution to consent to the amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, made by Act 080 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 2017; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. EMMER:
H. Res. 523. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GOSAR:
H. Res. 524. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Slovenia and the enduring friendship between the American and Slovenian peoples is critical to United States interests; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Norcross, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Vargas,
Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Costa, Mr. Horsford, Ms.
Barragan, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Kim of New
Jersey, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gallego,
Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
Huffman, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Larsen of Washington, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Lee of
California, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Sewell, Mr.
Pappas, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mr. Brown, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bass, Mr. Case, Ms. Stevens, Ms.
Spanberger, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Mr. Trone, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Schrader, Mr.
Ruiz, Mr. Carl, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Valadao, Mrs.
Beatty, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Correa, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Butterfield,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Peters, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Escobar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Titus,
Mr. O'Halleran, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Wild,
Ms. Brownley, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Crist, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Casten, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Craig, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Palmer, Mr. David
Scott of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Leger
Fernandez, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs.
Lee of Nevada, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Lawson of
Florida, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Adams, Mr. Stanton,
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Delgado, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi,
Ms. Newman, Mr. Vela, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Bonamici, Ms.
Cheney, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Himes, Ms. Jacobs of
California, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois,
Mr. McNerney, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Slotkin, Mr.
Curtis, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Cooper):
H. Res. 525. A resolution expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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