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Brian Higgins was mentioned in PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS..... on pages H4318-H4320 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Aug. 6, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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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. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Miss

Gonzalez-Colon):

H.R. 4937. A bill to provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, 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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,

Mr. Panetta, Mr. Sires, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Bowman):

H.R. 4938. A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 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 Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. Weber of Texas):

H.R. 4939. A bill to provide for a comprehensive interdisciplinary research, development, and demonstration initiative to strengthen the capacity of the energy sector to prepare for and withstand cyber and physical attacks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BEYER:

H.R. 4940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on real profits of certain corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, and Mrs.

Dingell):

H.R. 4941. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicare-only PACE program enrollees have a choice of prescription drug plans under Medicare part D; 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr.

Butterfield):

H.R. 4942. A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, 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. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr.

Fitzpatrick):

H.R. 4943. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to children's hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr.

Fitzpatrick):

H.R. 4944. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr.

Fitzpatrick):

H.R. 4945. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish a growth accelerator fund competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. Soto):

H.R. 4946. A bill to designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Golden):

H.R. 4947. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Mfume, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Evans):

H.R. 4948. A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, educational opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Axne,

Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

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

H.R. 4949. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the ``Hello Girls''; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. DEAN (for herself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Carter of

Louisiana):

H.R. 4950. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. DeFAZIO:

H.R. 4951. A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as ``cyanide bombs'', on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. McCaul):

H.R. 4952. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States an option to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) under Medicaid program.amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States an option to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) under Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cooper, Mr.

DeSaulnier, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Raskin, Ms.

Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Williams of Georgia):

H.R. 4953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):

H.R. 4954. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with other agencies, to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect such personnel from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Ms. ESHOO:

H.R. 4955. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit covered online platforms from disseminating political advertisements which are targeted to an individual, a connected device, or to a group of individuals or connected devices on any basis other than the recognized place in which the individual resides or the device is located, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida (for himself, Mr.

McNerney, Mr. Obernolte, and Mr. Crow):

H.R. 4956. A bill to establish a program to support the participation of small businesses in meetings and proceedings of global standards organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Ms.

Barragan, Mr. Carson, Mr. Case, Ms. Castor of

Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms.

DelBene, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,

Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Lawson of

Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Mrs.

Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr.

Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Ross, Mr. Rush, Mr. San

Nicolas, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell, Mr.

Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mr.

Van Drew, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano,

Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr.

Costa, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.

Auchincloss, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Levin of

Michigan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Suozzi):

H.R. 4957. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):

H.R. 4958. A bill to require a declassification review of certain investigation documents concerning foreign support for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. JONES:

H.R. 4959. A bill to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania):

H.R. 4960. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a civil nuclear credit program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mrs.

Rodgers of Washington):

H.R. 4961. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve assistance for veterans with travel necessary for counseling, mental health services, health care, and others services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr.

Pascrell, and Mr. Suozzi):

H.R. 4962. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the stock of certain corporations is eligible for capital gains rates only if such corporation maintains a plan for distributing equity to employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LIEU (for himself and Ms. Porter):

H.R. 4963. A bill to ban the use of ortho-phthalate chemicals as food contact substances; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. McKinley):

H.R. 4964. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the provisions relating to treatment courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Mr. Nadler, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Sean

Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Meng, Ms. Velazquez,

Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Torres of New

York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Sires, Mr.

Payne, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Jacobs of New York,

Mr. Zeldin, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Watson

Coleman, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Himes, Mr. Smith of New

Jersey, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Jeffries, Mr.

Katko, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Miss Rice of

New York, Mr. Delgado, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Reed, Mr.

Bowman, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez):

H.R. 4965. A bill to amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Smith of

Washington, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Bowman):

H.R. 4966. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mrs. McCLAIN (for herself, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs.

Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Trone):

H.R. 4967. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. MOOLENAAR:

H.R. 4968. A bill to prohibit certain elected officials from receiving premium pay as eligible workers through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. NEAL (for himself and Ms. Bonamici):

H.R. 4969. A bill to reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, and 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. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr.

Wenstrup, and Mr. Kind):

H.R. 4970. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to encourage the development and expansion of approved medical residency training programs in rural areas; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr.

Casten):

H.R. 4971. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a procedure for the siting of certain interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. QUIGLEY:

H.R. 4972. A bill to require the establishment of an advanced energy technology research initiative and an advanced energy technology and modeling grant program, 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 Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Herrell,

Mr. Case, Mr. Massie, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Higgins of

Louisiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr.

Huffman, and Mr. Griffith):

H.R. 4973. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to modify requirements for a meat food product of cattle to bear a ``Product of U.S.A.'' label, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gallego,

Ms. McCollum, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cohen, Mr.

Tonko, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms.

Norton, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Omar, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Aguilar):

H.R. 4974. A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan; 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. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Posey):

H.R. 4975. A bill to prohibit the procurement, purchase, and sale by the Department of Defense of certain items containing a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. Khanna):

H.R. 4976. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFAS contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SPANBERGER (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

Moore of Utah, and Mr. Garbarino):

H.R. 4977. A bill to establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):

H.R. 4978. A bill to direct the Attorney General to make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bowman,

Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Khanna):

H.R. 4979. A bill to provide emergency loans to maintain access to essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. TORRES of New York:

H.R. 4980. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

By Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. Upton):

H.R. 4981. A bill to amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. VAN DREW:

H.R. 4982. A bill to establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. VAN DUYNE:

H.R. 4983. A bill to prohibit elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education that receive Federal funding from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and

Mr. Gohmert):

H.R. 4984. A bill to prohibit a Federal official from establishing, extending, maintaining, implementing, or enforcing a moratorium on evictions unless explicitly authorized by Federal statute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. VELA:

H.R. 4985. A bill to implement certain recommendations of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Hill, and Mr.

Thompson of Mississippi):

H.R. 4986. A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WITTMAN:

H.R. 4987. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide annual reports and briefings on the Global Force Management Allocation Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BOWMAN (for himself and Ms. Waters):

H. Res. 579. A resolution supporting the designation of August 11, 2021, as ``Hip Hop Celebration Day'', supporting the designation of August 2021 as ``Hip Hop Recognition Month'', and supporting the designation of November 2021 as

``Hip Hop History Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mrs. DINGELL:

H. Res. 580. A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission from July 26, 1971, to August 7, 1971; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 141

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