August 11, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 143 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages H4229-H4231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. AMODEI (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer):
       H.R. 7995. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition 
     of circulating coins, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Balderson, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and 
             Mr. Golden):
       H.R. 7996. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to subsidize payments on loans made under certain rural 
     development loan programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mr. Balderson):
       H.R. 7997. A bill to allow individuals to mitigate the 
     financial impact of COVID-19 by taking a one-time 
     distribution of flexible spending arrangement funds in 
     certain plan years, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself and Mr. Lucas):

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       H.R. 7998. A bill to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate guidance 
     to institutions of higher education and non-profit research 
     institutions to help mitigate cybersecurity risks to COVID-19 
     related research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 7999. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to receive and respond to notifications of 
     issues relating to the lack of personal protective equipment 
     and COVID-19 testing; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger):
       H.R. 8000. A bill to amend the Secure and Trusted 
     Communications Network Reimbursement Program to include 
     eligible telecommunications carriers and providers of 
     educational broadband service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDENAS:
       H.R. 8001. A bill to require research facilities that use 
     companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and 
     receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to 
     offer such animals for adoption after completion of such 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ESTES (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Davids of 
             Kansas, Ms. Schrier, and Mr. Carbajal):
       H.R. 8002. A bill to establish a program to preserve jobs 
     in the aviation manufacturing industry, 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. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 8003. A bill to require the provision of notice to 
     homeowners regarding available housing relief to respond to 
     the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 8004. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to extend the 
     duration of grants under such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 8005. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
     access to computerized cognitive behavioral therapy; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 8006. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to issue regulatory scorecards to agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 
     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. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. Gabbard, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Hice of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 8007. A bill to eliminate the authority of the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to hold closed 
     meetings in planning economic stabilization under the 
     Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Welch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Vargas):
       H.R. 8008. A bill to prohibit the use of for-profit 
     facilities and detention centers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and 
     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. HUDSON:
       H.R. 8009. A bill to ensure that individuals receive 
     recovery rebates before the end of 2020; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Brooks of 
             Indiana, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 8010. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     lead all Federal public health and medical response to 
     emergencies and disasters declared by the President pursuant 
     to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. KATKO (for himself and Miss Rice of New York):
       H.R. 8011. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make 
     payments under such Act to States for the services of cyber 
     navigators to provide election officials with access to risk 
     management, resiliency, and technical support services in the 
     administration of elections for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Spano, Mr. Allen, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Steube, 
             Mr. Flores, and Mr. Hice of Georgia):
       H.R. 8012. A bill to amend chapter 110 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit gender reassignment medical 
     interventions on minors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Allen, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Steube, 
             Mr. Babin, Mr. Flores, and Mr. Hice of Georgia):
       H.R. 8013. A bill to prohibit taxpayer-funded gender 
     reassignment medical interventions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Michael F. 
             Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Khanna, and Mr. San Nicolas):
       H.R. 8014. A bill to authorize the issuance of United 
     States Victory Bonds to aid in the funding of public health 
     operations and small business assistance during the 
     coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Small Business, 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:
       H.R. 8015. A bill to maintain prompt and reliable postal 
     services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. Trone, 
             Ms. Sherrill, and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H.R. 8016. A bill to establish a centralized network of 
     peer support warmlines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Vargas, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Clyburn, 
             and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 8017. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to 
     establish, improve, and maintain mobile testing programs for 
     SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 8018. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to establish the 
     timing of special elections for local office in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:
       H.R. 8019. A bill to ensure climate and environmental 
     justice accountability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, Rules, the Judiciary, Energy and 
     Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H.R. 8020. A bill to impose an emergency tax on the 
     increase in wealth of billionaires during the COVID-19 
     pandemic in order to pay for all of the out of pocket 
     healthcare expenses of the uninsured and under-insured, 
     including prescription drugs, for one year; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, 
     Armed 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. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Casten of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 8021. A bill to encourage energy efficiency, 
     conservation, and development of renewable energy sources for 
     housing, and to create sustainable communities; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and

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     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. PHILLIPS (for himself and Mr. Cline):
       H.R. 8022. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to assign unique identification numbers to each lobbyist 
     who registers under such Act and to each client of the 
     lobbyist and each person who provides strategic lobbying 
     services in support of the lobbyist, to require the 
     disclosure of information on any persons who provide 
     strategic lobbying services in support of registered 
     lobbyists under such Act, to require the Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to assign 
     a unique identification number to each individual who 
     registers as a lobbyist under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 8023. A bill to provide for additional space and 
     resources for the protection and preservation of national 
     collections held by the Smithsonian Institution and the 
     National Gallery of Art; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. SCHRIER (for herself and Ms. Herrera Beutler):
       H.R. 8024. A bill to extend certain waivers under the WIC 
     program during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Delgado):
       H.R. 8025. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify the application of the 15 mile 
     secondary road distance requirement with respect to 
     previously designated critical access hospitals under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRONE:
       H.R. 8026. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for social isolation services under the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965; 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 Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Ms. Wild, Mr. Khanna, 
             Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Foster, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lawson of 
             Florida, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Omar, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 8027. A bill to improve the public health response to 
     addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-
     19 public health emergency; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     Labor, 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. VELA:
       H.R. 8028. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     to prohibit discrimination based on an applicant's 
     institution of higher education, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAWSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Shalala, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Raskin, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Soto, Ms. Moore, Mr. Crist, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Vela, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bass, 
             and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H. Res. 1080. A resolution urging the Secretary of the 
     Interior to approve the designation of Hemming Park in 
     Jacksonville, Florida as part of the National Park Service's 
     African American Civil Rights Network; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LOUDERMILK:
       H. Res. 1081. A resolution recognizing the role of 
     democracies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     democracy's resiliency, the dangers of authoritarianism, and 
     reaffirming the commitment of the United States to democratic 
     principles; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. 
             Schrier, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crow, Ms. 
             Davids of Kansas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
             Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Ms. Finkenauer, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Golden, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Heck, Ms. 
             Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Mucarsel-
             Powell, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shalala, Ms. 
             Slotkin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Stevens, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Trone, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Miss Rice of New York):
       H. Res. 1082. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House that the Department of Justice should defend the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-
     148; 124 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, 
     or undermine health care protections for millions of people 
     in the United States in the midst of the public health 
     emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
     19); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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