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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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On 2024-12-10, Representative Roger Williams (R-TX-25) delivered a floor speech titled "EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC." in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment, defense. It referenced legislation including HR7673, HR5009, HR6229, among other bills.

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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)] [House] [Pages H6798-H6799] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, EC-6304. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting notification of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1384(b)(3); Public Law 104-1, Sec. 304(b)(3); (109 Stat. 29), was taken from the Speaker's table, referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and the Workforce. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1612. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-825). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 6229. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a program to assess the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorism or other security threats, as appropriate, to certain events, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-826, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 5874. A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program; with an amendment (Rept. 118-827). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6235. A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-828, Pt. 1). Ordered printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7072. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land in the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest to Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix, LLC, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-829, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7375. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-830). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6482. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118- 831). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1437. A bill to authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-832). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8450. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate certain minerals for designation as critical minerals; with an amendment (Rept. 118-833). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7776. A bill to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act ot authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-834). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1647. A bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical Park'', and for the purposes (Rept. 118-835). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3119. A bill to provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp (Rept. 118-836, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8704. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; with an amendment (Rept. 118-837 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6085. A bill to prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming, and for other purposes; with [[Page H6799]] an amendment (Rept. 118-838). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6547. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management Plans; with an amendment (Rept. 118-839). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee On Natural Resources. H.R. 1395. A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-840, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee On Natural Resources. H.R. 5401. A bill to provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-841). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6127. A bill to provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-842, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8931 A bill to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park (Rept. 118-843). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8946. A bill to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California (Rept. 118-844). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 9516. A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country; with an amendment (Rept. 118-845, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 7365. A bill to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-846, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7938. A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-847). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8012. A bill to establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-848). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8308. A bill to reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Rept. 118-849). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 9668. A bill to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-850, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 8033. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the information required to be included in a certification by an agency that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (Rept. 118- 851, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small B

Referenced legislation: HR190, HR1395, HR1437, HRES1612, HR1647, HR3119, S4199, HR5009, HR5401, HR5874, HR6085, HR6127, HR6229, HR6235, HR6482, HR6547, HR7072, HR7365, HR7375, HR7673, HR7776, HR7938, HR8012, HR8033, HR8308, HR8450, HR8704, HR8931, HR8946, HR9030, HR9031, HR9032, HR9033, HR9085, HR9516, HR9668, HR9689, HR9769

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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)] [House] [Pages H6798-H6799] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, EC-6304. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting notification of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1384(b)(3); Public Law 104-1, Sec. 304(b)(3); (109 Stat. 29), was taken from the Speaker's table, referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and the Workforce. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1612. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-825). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 6229. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a program to assess the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorism or other security threats, as appropriate, to certain events, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-826, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 5874. A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program; with an amendment (Rept. 118-827). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6235. A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-828, Pt. 1). Ordered printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7072. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land in the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest to Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix, LLC, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-829, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7375. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-830). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6482. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118- 831). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1437. A bill to authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-832). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8450. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate certain minerals for designation as critical minerals; with an amendment (Rept. 118-833). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7776. A bill to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act ot authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-834). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1647. A bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical Park'', and for the purposes (Rept. 118-835). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3119. A bill to provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp (Rept. 118-836, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8704. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; with an amendment (Rept. 118-837 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6085. A bill to prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming, and for other purposes; with [[Page H6799]] an amendment (Rept. 118-838). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6547. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management Plans; with an amendment (Rept. 118-839). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee On Natural Resources. H.R. 1395. A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-840, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee On Natural Resources. H.R. 5401. A bill to provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-841). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6127. A bill to provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-842, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8931 A bill to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park (Rept. 118-843). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8946. A bill to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California (Rept. 118-844). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 9516. A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country; with an amendment (Rept. 118-845, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 7365. A bill to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-846, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7938. A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-847). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8012. A bill to establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-848). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8308. A bill to reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Rept. 118-849). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 9668. A bill to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-850, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 8033. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the information required to be included in a certification by an agency that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (Rept. 118- 851, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small B Referenced legislation: HR190, HR1395, HR1437, HRES1612, HR1647, HR3119, S4199, HR5009, HR5401, HR5874, HR6085, HR6127, HR6229, HR6235, HR6482, HR6547, HR7072, HR7365, HR7375, HR7673, HR7776, HR7938, HR8012, HR8033, HR8308, HR8450, HR8704, HR8931, HR8946, HR9030, HR9031, HR9032, HR9033, HR9085, HR9516, HR9668, HR9689, HR9769