[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[House]
[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

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     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):

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       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

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             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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