Volume 167, No. 85 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 H2419-H2421 on May 17.
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 Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. Van Drew, and
Mr. Gimenez):
H.R. 3263. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a medical countermeasures program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi):
H.R. 3264. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Norman, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Meuser):
H.R. 3265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Arrington, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.
Williams of Texas, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Hice of Georgia,
Mr. Steube, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Roy, Mr. Good of
Virginia, and Mr. Mann):
H.R. 3266. A bill to amend subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act to require confirmation of employment status for long-term unemployed individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Casten,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moulton,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Pallone):
H.R. 3267. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Walorski, Mr.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina,
Mr. Smucker, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr.
Wenstrup, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ferguson,
Mrs. Steel, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Hern, Mr. Estes, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. McCarthy):
H.R. 3268. A bill to prevent fraud in COVID unemployment programs, recover fraudulently paid benefits, provide relief for taxpayers and victims of unemployment fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. Pappas):
H.R. 3269. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes; 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. BURCHETT:
H.R. 3270. A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mr.
Carbajal, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pingree, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Tonko, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Meng, Mr. Casten, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Strickland, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
H.R. 3271. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals and systems in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. Valadao):
H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend biodiesel and renewable diesel incentives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. Soto):
H.R. 3273. A bill to provide for the tax treatment of forked convertible virtual currency; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Young):
H.R. 3274. A bill to establish the National Fab Lab Network, a nonprofit organization consisting of a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for workforce development, STEM education, developing inventions, creating businesses, producing personalized products, mitigating risks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. Steube, Mrs.
Harshbarger, Mr. Gosar, Mr. LaTurner, and Mr. Owens):
H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the tax on gasoline other than aviation gasoline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HUIZENGA:
H.R. 3276. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Lieu, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Barragan, Ms.
Brownley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Hayes,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Morelle, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms.
DelBene, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Takano, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Raskin,
Ms. Stevens, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez,
Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Sires, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Connolly,
Mr. Correa, Mr. Yarmuth, and Ms. Jacobs of
California):
H.R. 3277. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase protections for animals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Ms. DelBene):
H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAWSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Adams, and
Mrs. Demings):
H.R. 3279. A bill to provide physical standards and reform the inspection process for housing assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LIEU:
H.R. 3280. A bill to prohibit entities from requiring individuals to submit to arbitration for disputes arising from a security breach, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Hudson, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Jordan,
Mr. McClintock, Mr. Duncan, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moore of
Utah, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Rogers of Alabama,
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Torres of
California, Mr. Massie, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Posey, Mr.
Mullin, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Carbajal, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Young, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cawthorn, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr.
Schrader, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Lesko, Mrs. Greene of
Georgia, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Peters,
Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Panetta, Mrs.
Boebert, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Keller, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 3281. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide an exemption from certain antitampering provisions for certain actions for modifying a motor vehicle that is not legal for operation on a street or highway and is to be used solely for competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of
Washington):
H.R. 3282. A bill to reauthorize funding for drinking water programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act and America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. MEIJER (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mr.
Gallagher, Mr. Golden, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Upton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cole, Ms. Jacobs of
California, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Malinowski,
Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Kim of New
Jersey, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
H.R. 3283. A bill to repeal the joint resolution entitled
``A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. OBERNOLTE (for himself and Mr. Lucas):
H.R. 3284. A bill to provide for fundamental research programs in advanced scientific computing at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Welch):
H.R. 3285. A bill to amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President's spouse; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUIZ:
H.R. 3286. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require drinking water distribution systems to be flushed under certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pressley, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Porter, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr.
Grijalva):
H.R. 3287. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and title 39, United States Code, to provide the United States Postal Service the authority to mail alcoholic beverages, 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Suozzi, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Lee of
California):
H.R. 3288. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat certain tax return preparers as voter registration agencies under such Act for purposes of distributing voter registration application forms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Bourdeaux, Ms. Brownley, Mr.
Cardenas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Barragan, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Huffman, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pressley, Ms.
Ross, Mr. Takano, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
H.R. 3289. A bill to re-establish an advisory committee to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation regarding comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to transportation from a variety of stakeholders in transportation planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCALISE (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Speier, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Cohen, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Ms. Dean, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
LaMalfa, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Vela, Mr.
Rutherford, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Long, and Mr. Waltz):
H. Res. 404. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the 17th day in May as ``DIPG Awareness Day'' to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Dean, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Ms. DelBene, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Panetta, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. McEachin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Kilmer,
Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Lowenthal, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano, Mr. Cicilline,
Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Jacobs of California,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Lois
Frankel of Florida, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Tonko, Ms. Craig, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Pappas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr.
Auchincloss, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Williams of Georgia,
Mr. Trone, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Sean
Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms.
Davids of Kansas):
H. Res. 405. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. LIEU (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Swalwell,
Mr. Connolly, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Neguse, Ms. Dean, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Demings, and
Mr. Raskin):
H. Res. 406. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the enforcement of committee subpoenas to executive branch officials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Raskin):
H. Res. 407. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as ``National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Green of Tennessee, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Vargas, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms.
Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Trone, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Espaillat):
H. Res. 408. A resolution urging the Government of El Salvador to respect the country's democratic institutions; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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