PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 92
(House of Representatives - May 15, 2020)

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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. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Cook, Mr. Walker, and 
             Mr. Loudermilk):
       H.R. 6882. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which 
     permit ballot harvesting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Yoho, Mr. Emmer, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 6883. A bill to provide liability protection for meat 
     processing facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE:
       H.R. 6884. A bill to clarify for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance 
     does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 6885. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of a drug or device 
     that was manufactured at a banned foreign facility, to create 
     incentives for pharmaceutical or device companies to increase 
     manufacturing capacity in the United States, 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. ROY (for himself, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Emmer, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 6886. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the 
     forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, 
     to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck 
     protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Emmer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
             Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Wright):
       H.R. 6887. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a disaster 
     and emergency spending financial offset program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 6888. A bill to modify requirements relating to the 
     participation of community development financial institutions 
     in the paycheck protection program of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. AMODEI:
       H.R. 6889. A bill to modernize the Fallon Range Training 
     Complex in Churchill County, Nevada, through the withdrawal 
     and reservation of additional public lands for military use, 
     to allow for transfer of ownership of certain Federal parcels 
     in Nevada, to allow for disposal of Federal lands in Nevada 
     for economic development, to make technical corrections to 
     existing law, for conservation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Agriculture, and Armed 
     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 Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 6890. A bill to authorize the use of certain homeless 
     assistance amounts to rent hotel and motel rooms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 6891. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     to establish goals for the use of diverse investment 
     advisers, brokers, and dealers in investment management 
     agreements related to the Board of Governor's unusual and 
     exigent circumstances authority, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H.R. 6892. A bill to amend the CARES Act to add 
     requirements for the Main Street Lending Program related to 
     non-profit organizations, small businesses, minority 
     depository institutions, and community development financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 6893. A bill to amend the CARES Act and the Small 
     Business Act to make certain adjustments to the paycheck 
     protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Trone, and Ms. 
             Haaland):
       H.R. 6894. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     that applicants with a criminal record are eligible for 
     certain loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. BIGGS:
       H.R. 6895. A bill to prevent agencies from using unmanned 
     aerial vehicles to conduct surveillance of United States 
     citizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Banks, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Budd, Ms. Cheney, 
             Mr. Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
             Gaetz, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Norman, Mr. Perry, Mr. Reschenthaler, 
             Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Spano, Mr. Steube, 
             Mr. Tipton, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Wright, Mr. Yoho, 
             Mr. Dunn, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Stewart):
       H.R. 6896. A bill to prohibit certain individuals from 
     downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the 
     United States or a government corporation; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform, 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 Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 6897. A bill to expand the waiver of affiliation rules 
     for certain business concerns with more than 1 physical 
     location, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Young, and 
             Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 6898. A bill to encourage the research and use of 
     innovative materials and associated techniques in the 
     construction and preservation of the domestic transportation 
     and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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. DEAN (for herself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 6899. A bill to require Federal agencies to develop 
     and provide notice to tenants of housing relief provided by 
     Federal actions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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 Ms. DEAN:
       H.R. 6900. A bill to expand compassionate release authority 
     and elderly home confinement access for offenders with 
     heightened coronavirus risk; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and the Budget, 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. 6901. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide updated information about COVID-19 
     testing to the public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Plaskett, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Bass, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Soto, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Quigley, Ms. Moore, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Barragan, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Murphy 
             of Florida, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Rush, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Gonzalez 
             of Texas, Mr. Vela, Mr. Payne, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Torres of 
             California, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Brown of Maryland):
       H.R. 6902. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational 
     programs that include the history of peoples of African 
     descent in the settling and founding of America, the economic 
     and political environments that led to the development, 
     institutionalization, and abolition of slavery and its impact 
     on all Americans, the exploration and expansion of America, 
     impact on and contributions to the development and 
     enhancement of American life, United States history, 
     literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:
       H.R. 6903. A bill to allow expensing of amounts paid to 
     move business property from China to the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 6904. A bill to increase access to food delivery under 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program to address the 
     Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Budget, 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. JACKSON LEE:
       H.R. 6905. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a program for granting lawful permanent 
     resident status to alien health care professionals providing 
     medical services during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. Bass, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pocan, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 6906. A bill to provide reimbursements for certain 
     costs of health care items and services, including 
     prescription drugs, furnished during the public health 
     emergency declared with respect to COVID-19; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Oversight 
     and Reform, 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Evans, 
             and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 6907. A bill to establish a program in the Department 
     of the Treasury to allocate funds to States, units of general 
     local government, and Indian Tribes to provide assistance to 
     certain small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Welch, Mrs. 
             Lawrence, Ms. Speier, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois):
       H.R. 6908. A bill to provide for public availability of 
     data pertaining to measures of performance of the Afghan 
     National Defense and Security Forces, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Nadler, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 6909. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 6910. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights 
     for physicians furnishing emergency medical services; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POSEY:
       H.R. 6911. A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit 
     for State income taxes paid by individuals temporarily 
     providing certain health or emergency services in the State, 
     and to provide a corresponding reduction in Federal highway 
     funds to the State; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. ROSE of New York (for himself and Mr. 
             Gottheimer):
       H.R. 6912. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for youth sports, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. RYAN (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
             Barragan, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mrs. 
             Luria, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Crist, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Levin of California, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Kilmer):
       H.R. 6913. A bill to protect local media, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Small Business, 
     Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H.R. 6914. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Cuellar):
       H.R. 6915. A bill to facilitate greater effectiveness, 
     coordination, transparency, and accountability of 
     international global health organizations, such as the World 
     Health Organization, in responding to global pandemics and 
     transnational health emergencies; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. WALKER:
       H.R. 6916. A bill to prohibit the listing of certain firms 
     on national securities exchanges, to provide for expensing of 
     costs directly connected with moving manufacturing from China 
     to the United States, to establish a counterintelligence 
     vetting task force, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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. WRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Gooden, Mr. 
             Waltz, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Spano):
       H.R. 6917. A bill to prohibit funds made available under 
     the airport improvement program from being provided to 
     entities that have violated the intellectual property rights 
     of United States entities and therefore pose a threat to 
     national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. 
             Titus):
       H. Res. 969. A resolution recognizing ``National Public 
     Works Week''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Clay, Mr. Neguse, 
             Mr. Holding, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Van Drew, 
             Mr. Raskin, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. 
             Axne, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Schiff, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. 
             Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Bost, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr.

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             Biggs, Mr. Trone, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Welch, Mr. Mast, 
             Mr. Vargas, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Adams, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Craig, Mr. Timmons, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Curtis, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York):
       H. Res. 970. A resolution supporting the designation of May 
     2020 as ``ALS Awareness Month``; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H. Res. 971. A resolution commemorating the 35th 
     anniversary of broadcasting to Cuba; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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