Thursday, April 18, 2024

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Nov. 5

Volume 167, No. 195 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 H6234-H6235 on Nov. 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 Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Wild,

Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr.

Lowenthal):

H.R. 5890. A bill to protect borrowers of Federal student loans during the transition period following the end of the COVID-19 student loan repayment pause, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr.

DeSaulnier, and Mr. Allen):

H.R. 5891. A bill to improve and enhance retirement savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BABIN (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. McKinley, Mr.

Sessions, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs.

McClain, and Mr. Jackson):

H.R. 5892. A bill to prohibit the denial of any Federal benefit, to which an individual is entitled by reason of service as a member of the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a vaccination against COVID-19; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Foster,

Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Raskin, and Mr.

Swalwell):

H.R. 5893. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in STEM fields; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Miller of

Illinois, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Greene of

Georgia, Mr. Roy, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cloud,

Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Weber of Texas):

H.R. 5894. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Duncan,

Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Perry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Brooks,

Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Gohmert):

H.R. 5895. A bill to prohibit payments from the Judgment Fund to aliens who are not lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DeSAULNIER:

H.R. 5896. A bill to incentivize innovative transportation corridors to reduce carbon and GHG emissions, to provide a tax structure that allows for certain investments in public transportation systems, and to enable the fossil fuel workforce to transition to sustainable work sectors; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms.

Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Norton, Ms.

Clarke of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of

Washington, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Himes, Mr.

Morelle, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Takano, Mr. Lieu, and Mr.

DeFazio):

H.R. 5897. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be made available in a format that is machine-readable; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Crist, Mr.

Deutch, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kirkpatrick,

Mr. Soto, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms.

Wilson of Florida):

H.R. 5898. A bill to protect covered entities that take measures to comply with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent or mitigate the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GARAMENDI:

H.R. 5899. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program for electricity from renewable biomass, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Calvert,

Mrs. Steel, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Thompson of

California, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.

Costa, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Schiff, Mr.

Sherman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Takano, Mr.

Levin of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Vargas, Mr.

Obernolte, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Carbajal,

Mr. Peters, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Ruiz):

H.R. 5900. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Newhouse,

Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Murphy of

North Carolina):

H.R. 5901. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the elimination of delimiting dates under the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. ISSA:

H.R. 5902. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify the relation of Inter Partes Review proceedings and Post-Grant Review proceedings to other administrative proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JACOBS of New York (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr.

Babin, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Burchett, Mr.

Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Miller-

Meeks, and Mr. Issa):

H.R. 5903. A bill to address Federal employees who comply with Executive Order 14043, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,

Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Jayapal, Mr.

Bera, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Espaillat,

Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.

Rush, Ms. Ross, Mr. Costa, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Castro of

Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Lieu,

Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Omar, Ms.

Eshoo, Mr. Payne, and Ms. DelBene):

H.R. 5904. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Deepavali, also known as ``Diwali'', as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):

H.R. 5905. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. NORMAN (for himself and Mr. Rice of South

Carolina):

H.R. 5906. A bill to allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. VELA:

H.R. 5907. A bill to authorize the provision of water and waste facility direct loans and grants to communities with greater populations under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr.

Mast, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Miller-Meeks,

Mr. Bost, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Brady, Mr.

Babin, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Van

Duyne, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Norman, Mr. Weber of Texas,

Mr. Cawthorn, Mrs. Cammack, Mrs. Miller of West

Virginia, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New

Jersey, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Crawford, Mr.

Perry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huizenga, Mr.

Schweikert, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Arrington, Mrs. Lesko,

Mr. Smucker, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Rice of South

Carolina, and Mr. Ferguson):

H.R. 5908. A bill to provide that Executive Orders 14042 and 14043 shall have no force or effect; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. GOSAR:

H.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr.

Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Lawson of

Florida, Ms. Craig, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Mann, Mr.

Crawford, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.

LaTurner, Mr. Estes, Mr. Kind, Ms. Letlow, Mr.

Feenstra, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Costa, Mr. Baird, Mr.

Correa, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Grothman,

Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Austin Scott of

Georgia, and Mr. Rosendale):

H. Res. 775. A resolution recognizing the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed Association and celebrating the history and longstanding efforts of the Association and its members in transforming the American farmer's bounty into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable human and animal food; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Costa, Ms. DelBene,

Mr. Foster, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York):

H. Res. 776. A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for continued efforts to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, especially for girls and minority students, in order to diversify and expand the opportunities available to all Americans in the global market and to bolster the vitality of the United States economy; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.

Schneider, Mrs. Kim of California, Mrs. Axne, Ms.

Dean, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms.

Salazar, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Craig, Mr.

Evans, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Newman, Mr. Phillips, Ms.

Titus, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Vargas, and

Mrs. Lee of Nevada):

H. Res. 777. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Veterans Small Business Week''; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Ms. DEAN (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):

H. Res. 778. A resolution expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 7 through November 14, 2021, as ``Drowsy Driving Prevention Week''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr.

Smucker, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Norman, Mr. Smith of

Missouri, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, and Mr.

McKinley):

H. Res. 779. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Vaccine Mandate; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mrs.

Watson Coleman, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Gimenez):

H. Res. 780. A resolution recognizing the service and sacrifices of the Transportation Security Administration's employees and officers on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of TSA and the role TSA's employees and officers play in keeping our Nation secure; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

____________________

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 195