[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1249-H1251]
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:


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           By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Clay, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
             Ms. Haaland, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
             Levin of Michigan, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Porter, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. 
             Stevens, Mr. Vela, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wild, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 5984. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve oversight of private charter 
     management organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 5985. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish an interagency taskforce on unlawful 
     robocalls; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. McEachin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
             Haaland, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
             Gomez, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H.R. 5986. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile 
     environmental justice and civil rights, provide for the 
     establishment of the Interagency Working Group on 
     Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, the 
     Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, 
     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. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Weber 
             of Texas, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Vela, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Veasey, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Allred, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Brady, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wright, Ms. 
             Granger, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Roy, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cloud, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Doggett, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5987. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in 
     Fate, Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Weber 
             of Texas, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Vela, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Veasey, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Allred, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Brady, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wright, Ms. 
             Granger, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Roy, Ms. Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cloud, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Doggett, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5988. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in 
     Greenville, Texas, as the ``Audie Murphy Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, and Mrs. Roby):
       H.R. 5989. A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 5990. A bill to establish the Bronzeville-Black 
     Metropolis National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Porter, and Ms. Pressley):
       H.R. 5991. A bill to extend protections to part-time 
     workers in the areas of family and medical leave and pension 
     plans, and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, 
     Ways and Means, 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. STANTON (for himself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 5992. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to include certain communities and to extend 
     the fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BALDERSON (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Norman, and Mr. 
             Kinzinger):
       H.R. 5993. A bill to provide paid parental leave to certain 
     employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the 
     Transportation Security Administration, and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Homeland Security, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Bacon, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Soto, Ms. DelBene, 
             Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 5994. A bill to require the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to identify a consistent, 
     Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological 
     information and to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to convene an effort to 
     make such set available, with advice and technical 
     assistance, to standards-developing organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 5995. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility to certain military retirees for 
     concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and 
     retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 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 Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Deutch, and Mr. 
             Vargas):
       H.R. 5996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that return information from tax-exempt 
     organizations be made available in a searchable format and to 
     provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to 
     certain tax-exempt organizations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 5997. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to designate an official within the Department 
     of Health and Human Services to coordinate the efforts of 
     Federal departments and agencies with respect to COVID-19; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 5998. A bill to make the National Parks and Federal 
     Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of 
     Gold Star Families; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 5999. A bill to preserve the Arctic coastal plain of 
     the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in 
     recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for 
     the permanent good of present and future generations of 
     Americans; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
       H.R. 6000. A bill to reauthorize a pilot program to 
     evaluate the effectiveness of certain water-related 
     feasibility studies carried out by non-Federal interests; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:
       H.R. 6001. A bill to reauthorize a pilot program to 
     evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of certain 
     water-related projects carried out by non-Federal interests; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 6002. A bill to require certain acting national 
     security officials to appear before Congress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), 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. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 6003. A bill to exempt certain Federal first responder 
     grants from matching fund requirements to address the 
     Nation's rising rate of first responder suicides and other 
     mental health issues, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 6004. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to establish a grant program for purposes of 
     facilitating State efforts to establish or maintain all-payer 
     claims databases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, for a period

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     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. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Bucshon):
       H.R. 6005. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to increase transparency of group health plans 
     and health insurance issuers offering group or individual 
     health insurance coverage by removing gag clauses on price 
     and quality information, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 6006. A bill to amend section 923 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require an electronic, searchable database of 
     the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or 
     other disposition of firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
             and Mrs. Beatty):
       H.R. 6007. A bill to promote youth athletic safety and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Demings, 
             Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 6008. A bill to direct the Attorney General to develop 
     crisis intervention training tools for use by first 
     responders related to interacting with persons who have a 
     traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain 
     injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 6009. A bill to amend the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
     extend the sunset for the Office of the Ombudsman; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PHILLIPS:
       H.R. 6010. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to support State and local governments making a 
     transition to ranked choice voting; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 6011. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for nonrecognition of gain on real property 
     sold for use as affordable housing; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Ms. Dean, 
             and Mr. Loudermilk):
       H.R. 6012. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection to establish a grant program to 
     facilitate financial literacy programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Scalise, 
             Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. Shalala, and 
             Ms. Mucarsel-Powell):
       H. Res. 868. A resolution condemning the comments of 
     Senator and Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate, 
     Bernie Sanders (I-VT), disregarding the history of systemic 
     human rights abuses, forced indoctrination, and authoritarian 
     actions of the literacy and education policies of the 
     Communist Castro dictatorship in Cuba; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Wild, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Danny K. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Costa, Ms. Moore, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Brown 
             of Maryland, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. Bass, Ms. Waters, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H. Res. 869. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     significance of Black History Month; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H. Res. 870. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives and 
     ranking a Member on certain standing committees of the House 
     of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Lamb, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Clay, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Vela, 
             Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Wild, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Moore, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Pingree, 
             Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. 
             Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Bustos, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. 
             Porter, Mr. Payne, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brownley 
             of California, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Meng, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. 
             Panetta, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wexton, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Trone, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Luria, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
             Vargas, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Ryan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Welch, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Takano, 
             Mr. Gomez, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Craig, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Foster, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Mr. Golden, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Sewell of 
             Alabama, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Morelle, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Kim, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida, Mr. Crist, Mr. Sean Patrick 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Malinowski, 
             Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Keating, Ms. Adams, Ms. Slotkin, 
             and Mr. Cox of California):
       H. Res. 871. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older 
     Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans 
     should have the right to live with dignity and with 
     independence; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma (for herself, Mr. 
             Cole, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Davids of Kansas, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California):
       H. Res. 872. A resolution recognizing the vital importance 
     of Native American participation in the 2020 decennial census 
     of population; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H. Res. 873. A resolution recognizing the impact and 
     importance of improving prevention, detection, and treatment 
     modalities for African-American women with cardiovascular 
     disease and diabetes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. BEATTY:
       H. Res. 874. A resolution expressing support for the annual 
     Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day on February 22, 2020, 
     coinciding with American Heart Month; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H. Res. 875. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that domain name registration information, 
     referred to as ``WHOIS'' information, is critical to the 
     protection of the United States national and economic 
     security, intellectual property rights enforcement, 
     cybersecurity, as well as the health, safety, and privacy of 
     its citizens, and should remain readily accessible; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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