May 5, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 84 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 84
(House of Representatives - May 05, 2020)
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[Pages H1976-H1979] 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. DAVIDS of Kansas: H.R. 6696. A bill to establish a program providing grants to certain small business concerns to modify or reallocate their productive facilities to begin or increase production [[Page H1977]] of certain medical supplies critical to addressing the COVID- 19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Steube): H.R. 6697. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand the Paycheck Protection Program for certain organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Roybal- Allard, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Pressley, and Mr. Deutch): H.R. 6698. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period, 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. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Dean, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Welch, Ms. Meng, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Jackson Lee): H.R. 6699. A bill to establish a commission to determine essential employment during the COVID-19 crisis period and provide loan repayment and education credit to workers employed in such essential employment during such crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bass, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Bera, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Rush, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Castro of Texas): H.R. 6700. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Guthrie): H.R. 6701. A bill to require a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID-19; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schrier, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire): H.R. 6702. A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, 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 Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Vela, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Deutch, and Mr. Katko): H.R. 6703. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include eating disorder prevention within local school wellness policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Ms. Waters): H.R. 6704. A bill to authorize additional funding for housing counseling services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mr. King of New York): H.R. 6705. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a State and Local Government Coronavirus Relief Program to make grants to States to make up for lost revenue due to COVID-19 and social distancing steps taken by the State and political subdivisions of the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. BANKS: H.R. 6706. A bill to place temporary restrictions on acquisitions by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 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 Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Ms. Omar, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Ocasio- Cortez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Norton, Ms. Speier, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Soto, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Gomez, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz): H.R. 6707. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce certain royalties, to amend the CARES Act to limit the provision of assistance to certain businesses, to impose a moratorium on certain oil and natural gas lease sales, the issuance of coal leases, and modifications to certain regulations, to extend certain public comment periods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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. BUCHANAN: H.R. 6708. A bill to support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Tonko): H.R. 6709. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a coronavirus fund to provide hazard payments to high-risk health care workers and essential 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. CRIST (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis): H.R. 6710. A bill to modify certain requirements of the Corps of Engineers relating to periodic nourishment of private beaches, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. CROW (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Porter, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Craig, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Clay, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Soto, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Trone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Luria, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Ms. Fudge): H.R. 6711. A bill to provide for the expedited and transparent procurement and distribution of equipment and supplies needed to combat COVID-19; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Arrington, and Mr. Hice of Georgia): H.R. 6712. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow health share pools to be deemed an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of offering a group health plan or group health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Ms. DelBENE (for herself and Mrs. Walorski): H.R. 6713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the credit for increasing research activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself and Mr. Garcia of Illinois): [[Page H1978]] H.R. 6714. A bill to provide assistance to pay off rental arrearages of low- and moderate-income households accruing during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. GAETZ: H.R. 6715. A bill to require the removal of aliens in detention during a national emergency related to a communicable disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GOLDEN: H.R. 6716. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Costa): H.R. 6717. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend the period of authorized stay for certain alien health care workers during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Ms. Norton): H.R. 6718. A bill to place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. KHANNA: H.R. 6719. A bill to require the Federal Government to provide critical health care resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York: H.R. 6720. A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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 Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Engel, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. Cisneros): H.R. 6721. A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. NEGUSE: H.R. 6722. A bill to strengthen Federal nutrition assistance programs as automatic stabilizers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas, Ms. Craig, Mr. Case, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. Correa): H.R. 6723. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the eligibility of broadband internet access services for Federal universal service support, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Ocasio- Cortez, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Waters, Ms. Omar, and Ms. Norton): H.R. 6724. A bill to authorize emergency homeless assistance grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for response to the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. DelBene): H.R. 6725. A bill to provide Federal funding for targeted purchases to buy food from producers who rely on local agricultural food markets affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. Wright): H.R. 6726. A bill to provide a State option for certain cash-value voucher increases during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. McEachin): H.R. 6727. A bill to hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Marshall): H.R. 6728. A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Waters): H.R. 6729. A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund to provide funds to State housing finance agencies for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. SHIMKUS: H.R. 6730. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to convey certain property to the Massac-Metropolis Port District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. Garamendi): H.R. 6731. A bill to require executive agencies to purchase pharmaceuticals from the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. WENSTRUP: H.R. 6732. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Raskin): H.R. 6733. A bill to amend section 6304 of title 5, United States Code, to restore annual leave lost by certain Federal employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Shimkus): H.J. Res. 87. A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Administration. By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Shimkus): H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Administration. By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. King of New York): H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2020, as ``Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cole, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Bass, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Kind, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr. Pocan, Ms. DelBene, and Ms. McCollum): H. Res. 950. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2020, as the ``National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls''; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Trone, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Sires, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Takano, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Adams, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Engel, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Cohen): H. Res. 951. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2020; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Bera, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Correa, Ms. Speier, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cox of [[Page H1979]] California, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Watson Coleman): H. Res. 952. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees, commemorate the contributions of Southeast Asian Americans to the United States, urge the President to halt the deportation of Southeast Asian refugees, and advance equitable policies for Southeast-Asian-American communities; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. VEASEY: H. Res. 953. A resolution expressing support for designation of May 2020 as ``Health and Fitness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ____________________
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