October 1, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 171 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 171
(House of Representatives - October 01, 2020)
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[Pages H5637-H5639] 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 Ms. BARRAGAN: H.R. 8470. A bill to establish procedures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in correctional facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico (for herself, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Young, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Mucarsel- Powell, and Mr. Rutherford): H.R. 8471. A bill to establish a Federal Maritime Task Force and a private sector advisory committee to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of maritime travel and the resumption of cruise operations in United States waters during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. COURTNEY: H.R. 8472. A bill to provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2021 application; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Westerman): H.R. 8473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate health accounts into Medisave Accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BASS: H.R. 8474. A bill to provide for a Community-Based Emergency and Non-Emergency Response Grant Program; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. BERA: H.R. 8475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Burgess): H.R. 8476. A bill to provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Gooden): H.R. 8477. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and [[Page H5638]] 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. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Correa): H.R. 8478. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to include consumer facing websites and mobile applications owned or operated by a private entity, to establish web accessibility compliance standards for such websites and mobile applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Blunt Rochester): H.R. 8479. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have access to generic drugs at risk of shortage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, Mr. Young, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Peters): H.R. 8480. A bill to authorize the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, to statutorily establish the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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. COHEN: H.R. 8481. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. LaMalfa): H.R. 8482. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of essential critical food and agriculture workers with respect to COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Takano, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rose of New York, and Ms. Brownley of California): H.R. 8483. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Walker): H.R. 8484. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service- connected disabilities who die from COVID-19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory cases of death, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Quigley): H.R. 8485. A bill to establish a $30,000,000,000 Health Club Recovery Fund to provide structured relief to health and fitness service establishments through December 31, 2020, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. GALLAGHER: H.R. 8486. A bill to establish a competitive grant program to increase financial literacy instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Ms. Cheney): H.R. 8487. A bill to prevent energy poverty in at-risk communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, and 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. HOYER: H.R. 8488. A bill to establish the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Emmer, and Mr. Smith of Missouri): H.R. 8489. A bill to make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and 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. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Brindisi): H.R. 8490. A bill to provide that for taxable years beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of flight training expenses shall be determined without regard to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. DesJarlais): H.R. 8491. A bill to designate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a transnational organized crime group; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina: H.R. 8492. A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the President and Vice President in the States and the date provided for the joint session of Congress held for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. Reschenthaler): H.R. 8493. A bill to amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Katko, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Trone, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Suozzi): H.R. 8494. A bill to reaffirm the critical role of congressional consultation and to require appropriate deliberation to assess the effects of the sale or export of major defense equipment to countries in the Middle East on the qualitative military edge of Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. San Nicolas): H.R. 8495. A bill to prohibit United States persons from engaging in transactions relating to Russian sovereign debt; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois): H.R. 8496. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment amounts for results of COVID- 19 PCR diagnostic panels, to require laboratories to furnish the results such panels within 28 days as a condition of participation under such title, 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. SMITH of Missouri: H.R. 8497. A bill to prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, and Ms. Foxx of North Carolina): H.R. 8498. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Cohen): H.R. 8499. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the use of benefits to purchase diapering supplies for small children; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. TAKANO: H.R. 8500. A bill to establish an electronic system by which members of the press may file a complaint with the Department of Justice alleging misconduct by Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. [[Page H5639]] By Mr. VELA: H.R. 8501. A bill to establish minimum competency standards for tax return preparers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Spano, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Shalala, and Ms. Frankel): H.R. 8502. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site formerly known as ``Rosewood'', located in Levy County, Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Omar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Sires, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Gottheimer, and Ms. Pressley): H. Res. 1165. A resolution condemning Azerbaijan's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh and denouncing Turkish interference in the conflict; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Case, and Mr. Scott of Virginia): H. Res. 1166. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of October 2020, as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Wild, Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. Dean): H. Res. 1167. A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Frank Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps (VMSC) ambulance corps; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Olson, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sires, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Welch, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Titus, Mr. O'Halleran, and Mr. Grijalva): H. Res. 1168. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of October as ``National Domestic Violence Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Foster, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Crist, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Baird, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Case, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Young): H. Res. 1169. A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Holding, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Pallone): H. Res. 1170. A resolution commemorating the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey): H. Res. 1171. A resolution recognizing the instrumental role United States global food security programs, particularly the Feed the Future program, have played in reducing global poverty, building resilience and tackling hunger and malnutrition around the world, and calling for continued investment in global food security in the face of the economic impact of COVID-19; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Crist, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Mast, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Kind, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Wilson of Florida): H. Res. 1172. A resolution calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Engel): H. Res. 1173. A resolution honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his death; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Case, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Welch): H. Res. 1174. A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2020 as ``National Co-Op Month'' and commending the cooperative business model and the member- owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners that use the cooperative business model to positively impact the economy and society; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ____________________
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