Volume 167, No. 175 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on pages H5599-H5600 on Oct. 5.
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.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Mr.
Phillips):
H.R. 5476. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on tech startups, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Connolly, and Mr. Raskin):
H.R. 5477. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to maintain plans for responding to, mitigating, and adapting to climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 5478. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require disclosure of participation in foreign talent programs as a condition of receipt of Federal extramural biomedical research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. BOURDEAUX (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr. Kinzinger):
H.R. 5479. A bill to establish the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ESTES:
H.R. 5480. A bill to clarify the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to rules issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and to amend such Act to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Hudson, Mr.
McHenry, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Bishop of
North Carolina):
H.R. 5481. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Corporal Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GARAMENDI:
H.R. 5482. A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act to provide special immigrant visas to certain Fullbright Scholars, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Allred):
H.R. 5483. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote programs under chapter 31 of such title; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 5484. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 5485. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand the definition of whistleblower and increase anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GUTHRIE:
H.R. 5486. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for a standardized framework to facilitate the sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between non-Federal users and incumbent Federal entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Mullin):
H.R. 5487. A bill to improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Tonko, and
Mr. Crenshaw):
H.R. 5488. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall lead all Federal public health and medical response to emergencies and disasters declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 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. HUIZENGA:
H.R. 5489. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. JACKSON (for himself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Baird, Ms. Salazar, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr.
Womack, Mr. Budd, Mr. Guest, Mr. Tony Gonzales of
Texas, and Mrs. Cammack):
H.R. 5490. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prevent harm and disruption to the United States agriculture industry by protecting against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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. KATKO (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, and Mr.
Garbarino):
H.R. 5491. A bill to authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to designate certain elements of critical infrastructure as systemically important, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. Malinowski, and Ms.
Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 5492. A bill to establish an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself, Ms. Stansbury, Ms.
Lee of California, and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 5493. A bill to provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LIEU (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 5494. A bill to limit the extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted to conduct law enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the approval of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger, and Ms.
Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 5495. A bill to establish the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Davidson, and Mr.
Budd):
H.R. 5496. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to provide a safe harbor for transactions in certain tokens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McCaul, Mr.
Bera, Ms. Bass, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Omar, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs.
Kim of California, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna,
Mr. Vargas, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lois
Frankel of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr.
Meijer, Ms. Manning, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr.
Espaillat):
H.R. 5497. A bill to authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in Burma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and 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:
H.R. 5498. A bill to authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process employment-based immigrant visa applications after September 30, 2021, and to award such visas to eligible applicants from the pool of unused employment-based immigrant visas during fiscal years 2020 and 2021; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana,
Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. Lieu):
H.R. 5499. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expedite the processing of claims for disability compensation by veterans affected by major disasters; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PHILLIPS:
H.R. 5500. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to support State and local governments making a transition to ranked choice voting; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. ROSS:
H.R. 5501. A bill to require certain entities to disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security ransom payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 5502. A bill to require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products on such online marketplaces and to disclose to consumers certain contact and other information regarding such high-volume third party sellers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Newman, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
H.R. 5503. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. STANTON (for himself and Mr. Meijer):
H.R. 5504. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain the Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. WILD (for herself, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mrs.
Dingell):
H.R. 5505. A bill to establish a National Resilience Center of Excellence in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mrs.
Wagner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Salazar, Mr.
Meijer, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Miller of
Illinois, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr.
Cawthorn, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Spartz, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Issa, Mr. Barr, Mr.
LaTurner, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Mann, Mrs. McClain,
Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Moore of
Alabama, Mr. Garbarino, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Jackson, Mr.
Mast, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Steube, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Good of
Virginia, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Perry, Mr. Meuser, Mr.
Zeldin, Ms. Letlow, and Mr. Green of Tennessee):
H. Res. 701. A resolution requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 702. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Justices of the Supreme Court should make themselves subject to the existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, or should promulgate their own code of conduct; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Newhouse, and Mrs. Walorski):
H. Res. 703. A resolution supporting the designation of October 16, 2021, and October 16, 2022, as ``World Food Day''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. SOTO:
H. Res. 704. A resolution recognizing the importance of the National Park Service in preserving the legacy of LGBTQ+ people and honoring their contributions to American history through the preservation of historic places and landmarks; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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