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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.....” published by Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Nov. 4, 2021

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Brian Higgins was mentioned in PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS..... on pages H6205-H6207 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Nov. 4, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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. RASKIN (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Gomez,

Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Mfume,

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. Watson Coleman,

Ms. Bass, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Auchincloss):

H.R. 5853. A bill to require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. McCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Jordan, Mr.

McCarthy, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Mast, Mr.

Rouzer, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Smith of New

Jersey, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr.

Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Duncan, Mr.

Tiffany, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Ms. Herrell, Mr.

Gosar, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Perry, Mr. Bost, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Latta, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Rosendale,

Mr. Issa, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Grothman, Mr.

Weber of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Graves of

Louisiana, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Bice of

Oklahoma, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Murphy of North

Carolina, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr.

Obernolte, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Boebert, Mrs.

Harshbarger, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mrs. Wagner,

Mr. Nehls, Mr. Allen, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr.

Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Norman, Mr. McCaul, Mrs.

Miller-Meeks, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Barr, Ms. Letlow, Mr.

Sessions, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.

Gibbs, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Lucas, Mr.

Upton, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Massie, Mr. Meuser, Mr.

Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Emmer, Mr.

Hudson, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Cole,

Mr. Wittman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Calvert,

Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Good of

Virginia, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Brady, Mr.

Roy, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Mullin, Mr.

Hagedorn, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Ms. Malliotakis,

Mr. Jackson, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Brooks, Mr.

Fleischmann, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Pence, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Baird,

Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Joyce of

Ohio, Mr. Reed, Mr. Guest, Mr. Budd, Mr. Balderson,

Mr. Womack, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Owens, Mr. Mann, Mr.

Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Schweikert,

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Rodney

Davis of Illinois, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Hern,

Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Posey, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Guthrie,

Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Wenstrup,

Mr. LaHood, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rutherford,

Mr. Young, Ms. Van Duyne, Ms. Granger, Ms. Herrera

Beutler, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Katko, Mr.

Newhouse, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Davidson,

Mr. Arrington, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Comer, Mr.

Fortenberry, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Hill, Mr. Fallon,

Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Huizenga,

Mr. Waltz, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr.

Stewart):

H.R. 5854. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit payments of compromise settlements arising out of certain violations of the immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ARMSTRONG:

H.R. 5855. A bill to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, to conserve the Little Missouri National Grasslands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. BASS:

H.R. 5856. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand nondiscrimination protections for children and families and offer greater flexibility to States before petitioning to terminate parental rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. Young):

H.R. 5857. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Ms. Speier):

H.R. 5858. A bill to make transitional compensation available to dependents of members of the Armed Forces convicted of dependent abuse in Federal or State court and dependents of members accused of dependent abuse who have forfeited all pay and allowances for an unrelated offense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BUCK (for himself and Mr. Khanna):

H.R. 5859. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to require registration statements filed under such Act to be filed in a structured data format which enables the statements to be digitized for purposes of the publicly available electronic database maintained under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana,

Mr. Mast, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mrs.

Hinson, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs.

Miller-Meeks, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Guest, Mr. Weber of

Texas, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Cline):

H.R. 5860. A bill to exempt essential workers from Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):

H.R. 5861. A bill to streamline the process for granting certain waivers for requirements on contracts awarded under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. GARAMENDI:

H.R. 5862. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify and expand the authority for joint task forces of the Department of Defense to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism, counter-illicit trafficking, or counter-transnational organized crime activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. GARAMENDI:

H.R. 5863. A bill to strengthen enforcement actions against unlawfully sourced palm oil and deforestation in developing countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, 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. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Roy, Mrs.

Miller of Illinois, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr.

Cloud):

H.R. 5864. A bill to prohibit the withholding of Federal education funds on the basis of vaccination requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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

Jackson Lee, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Taylor, Mr.

Veasey, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Van Duyne,

Mr. Vela, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Carter of Texas,

Mr. Nehls, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Babin, Mr. Allred, Mrs.

Fletcher, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr.

Pfluger, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Roy, Ms. Granger,

Mr. Jackson, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Tony Gonzales of

Texas, Mr. Brady, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.

Gohmert, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr. Fallon):

H.R. 5865. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the ``Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Raskin, Mr.

DeFazio, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Roybal-

Allard, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. San

Nicolas, and Ms. Bonamici):

H.R. 5866. A bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HARTZLER (for herself and Mr. Lamborn):

H.R. 5867. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr.

DesJarlais):

H.R. 5868. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act and reestablish the Office of Selective Service Records, and to prescribe the procedure for the reenactment of such Act or reestablishment of the Selective Service System; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 and Mr. Delgado):

H.R. 5869. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a mesothelioma patient registry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. KHANNA (for himself and Mr. Waltz):

H.R. 5870. A bill to establish a joint United States-Taiwan Infectious Disease Monitoring Center to serve as an early warning center in the case of an of infectious disease outbreak in the Indo-Pacific region; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. Womack):

H.R. 5871. A bill to prohibit the use of funds made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain communications equipment or services that pose a national security risk; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself,

Mr. Phillips, and Ms. Meng):

H.R. 5872. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat as misbranded cosmetics with packaging or labeling using the term ``natural'' unless the cosmetic meets certain standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. MANNING:

H.R. 5873. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve part-time coverage for part-time workers, 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. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gosar, and

Mr. McClintock):

H.R. 5874. A bill to promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself and Mr. O'Halleran):

H.R. 5875. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase retention of the rural health care workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Crenshaw):

H.R. 5876. A bill to prohibit the implementation of climate finance plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. MRVAN:

H.R. 5877. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to review certain provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to fiduciary standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Correa, Mr. Raskin, Mr.

Deutch, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Crow):

H.R. 5878. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. NEWMAN (for herself and Ms. Salazar):

H.R. 5879. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to clarify the application of the price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. O'HALLERAN:

H.R. 5880. A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself and Ms. Van Duyne):

H.R. 5881. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the effects on small businesses of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs.

Miller-Meeks):

H.R. 5882. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the process for awarding grants under section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 with respect to opening or funding shelter facilities for unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska):

H.R. 5883. A bill to establish a value-based care program to exempt eligible rural health clinics from certain payment limitations, 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. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Cline, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Owens):

H.R. 5884. A bill to direct the Attorney General to convene a national working group to study proactive strategies and needed resources for the identification and rescue of children from sexual exploitation and abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. Harder of California, and Mrs. Kim of California):

H.R. 5885. A bill to establish an interagency task force to address the backlog of cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and in the coastal waters of Orange County, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mrs. STEEL (for herself and Mr. Grothman):

H.R. 5886. A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act to apply the provisions of such Act to maritime employers and employees in the maritime industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Posey, Mr.

Upton, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Murphy of North

Carolina, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Cammack, Mr.

Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of North

Carolina, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Allen):

H.R. 5887. A bill to maintain 2021 H-2A adverse effect wage rates for calendar year 2022 to stabilize United States food prices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. David Scott of

Georgia):

H.R. 5888. A bill to improve the provision of financial literacy training and information relating to the Blended Retirement System to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. WELCH (for himself and Ms. Clarke of New York):

H.R. 5889. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity suppliers and retail natural gas suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. MEEKS (for himself and Mr. McCaul):

H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Rice of South Carolina,

Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Miller of

Illinois, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Norman, Mr.

Carter of Georgia, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Garcia of

California, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Miller of

West Virginia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Cole, Mr. Bishop of

North Carolina, Mr. Allen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nunes,

Mrs. Steel, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Valadao, Mr.

McCarthy, Mrs. Kim of California, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.

Burchett, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Steube, and Mr.

Budd):

H. Res. 772. A resolution recognizing the contributions of gig workers and independent contractors to the American economy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.

Costa, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Kind, Ms. Titus, Ms. Wild, and

Mr. Vargas):

H. Res. 773. A resolution reaffirming German-American friendship and cooperation initiative; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 194

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