[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H2268-H2270]
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. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Porter, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of 
             California, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Mr. Heck, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin of Michigan, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, 
             Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Ms.

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             Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pingree, 
             Ms. Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
             Ryan, Mr. Gallego, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick):
       H.R. 6918. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to establish a grant program for employers adversely affected 
     by COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 6919. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on quantum computing, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. SPANO:
       H.R. 6920. A bill to temporarily suspend payroll taxes 
     during the emergency relating to COVID-19; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. 
             Schrader):
       H.R. 6921. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BACON (for himself and Mr. Garamendi):
       H.R. 6922. A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to 
     expedite review of applications for certain flood control 
     projects near military installations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and Mr. Neguse):
       H.R. 6923. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the health care 
     professionals, first responders, scientists, researchers, all 
     essential workers, and individuals who provided care and 
     services during the coronavirus pandemic; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio):
       H.R. 6924. A bill to authorize the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health to establish prize competitions to 
     incentivize research by institutions of higher education on 
     at-home testing for the detection of current infection with 
     the virus that causes COVID-19, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BIGGS:
       H.R. 6925. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to exempt from regulation as devices non-
     invasive diagnostic devices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 6926. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage and payment under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act for services furnished to individuals who 
     are patients in institutions for mental diseases during the 
     COVID-19 emergency period and 180-days thereafter, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 6927. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on new and advanced materials, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 6928. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to conduct a study on three-dimensional printing, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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. CARTER of Georgia:
       H.R. 6929. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on facial 
     recognition technology, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Griffith, 
             Mr. McKinley, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 6930. A bill to mitigate drug shortages and provide 
     incentives for maintaining, expanding, and relocating the 
     manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, 
     excipients, medical diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals, and 
     personal protective equipment in the United States, 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. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 6931. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996 to provide additional safety standards for 
     professional boxing; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
     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. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. Rooney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 6932. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     phase-in zero-emission non-tactical vehicles and reduce the 
     petroleum consumption of the Department of Defense Federal 
     fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Cisneros, 
             Mr. Yoho, Mr. Van Drew, and Mrs. Hayes):
       H.R. 6933. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and 
     indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. DEAN (for herself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 6934. A bill to amend the CARES Act to require the 
     uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating 
     organizations under certain programs carried out in response 
     to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Dingell, and Ms. Shalala):
       H.R. 6935. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     National COVID-19 Resource Center for Older Adults, to 
     authorize a Healthy Aging Program, 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. GIANFORTE:
       H.R. 6936. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on the gig economy and the impact the gig 
     economy has on the United States overall economy, including 
     the impact that State laws have had on the gig economy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 6937. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission 
     to conduct a study on artificial intelligence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 6938. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on blockchain 
     technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. HUDSON:
       H.R. 6939. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on manufacturing in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 6940. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on tech startups, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Small Business, 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. KINZINGER:
       H.R. 6941. A bill to require online retailers to 
     prominently disclose product country-of-origin information, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KINZINGER:
       H.R. 6942. A bill to require any person that maintains an 
     Internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile 
     application that is owned, wholly or partially, by the 
     Chinese Communist Party or by a non-state owned entity 
     located in China, to disclose that fact to any individual who 
     downloads or otherwise uses such application; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 6943. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     conduct a study on unmanned

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     delivery service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Shalala, Mr. 
             Correa, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Vargas, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H.R. 6944. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the 
     Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership 
     advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in 
     athletics, education, and our society; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6945. A bill to prohibit all United States assessed 
     and voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization 
     until such time as the membership in the World Health 
     Organization of the People's Republic of China is terminated 
     and the Republic of China (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, 
     privileges, and responsibilities as a Member State in the 
     World Health Organization, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6946. A bill to prohibit all United States assessed 
     and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until such 
     time as the membership in the United Nations of the People's 
     Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of China 
     (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and 
     responsibilities as a Member State in the United Nations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6947. A bill to authorize the President to recognize 
     the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's 
     Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 6948. A bill to authorize the President to recognize 
     the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China 
     as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Omar, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Ted 
             Lieu of California, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
             Lawson of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Adams, 
             Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 6949. A bill to permit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to provide direct funding to certain entities; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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 Mrs. RODGERS of Washington:
       H.R. 6950. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on artificial 
     intelligence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Lamb, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Pressley, and 
             Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 6951. A bill to assist older Americans and people with 
     disabilities affected by COVID-19; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Education and Labor, and 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. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 6952. A bill to direct the President to appoint a 
     Medical Supplies Response Coordinator to coordinate the 
     efforts of the Federal Government regarding the supply and 
     distribution of certain supplies and equipment relating to 
     COVID-19; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Financial 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 Ms. SHALALA (for herself and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 6953. A bill to establish the Pandemic Responder 
     Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line 
     health care workers; 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 Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             O'Halleran, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
             Stefanik, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 6954. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Coronavirus Local Community Stabilization 
     Fund; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Rose of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Engel, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Hayes, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-
             Cortez, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. San 
             Nicolas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Vela, and Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California):
       H.R. 6955. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for 
     essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related 
     complications, 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 Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. 
             Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Kelly of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Craig, and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 6956. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Marshall, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Vela, Miss 
             Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brown of 
             Maryland, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Ms. Finkenauer, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
             McKinley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Huffman, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. Meng, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 972. A resolution recognizing the seriousness of 
     polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for 
     the designation of the month of September 2020 as ``PCOS 
     Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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