[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 141 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4223-H4225]
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                      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 Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 7947. A bill to provide additional temporary supports 
     and flexibilities for older foster youth, grandparents, and 
     other kinship families, home visiting for pregnant and 
     parenting families, and other child welfare services, during 
     the COVID-19 pandemic; 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 Mr. GIANFORTE (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Rodgers 
             of Washington, Mr. Mullin, Mr. O'Halleran, and Mr. 
             Ruiz):
       H.R. 7948. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the collection and availability of health 
     data with respect to Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CLINE (for himself and Mr. Phillips):
       H.R. 7949. A bill to direct the chief information officer 
     of each agency to increase efforts to manage data centers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Young):
       H.R. 7950. A bill to provide emergency relief to youth, 
     children, and families experiencing homelessness, in light of 
     the health and economic consequences of COVID-19; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 7951. A bill to amend the Revised Statute to codify 
     the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action 
     under section 1979, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. David P. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Barr, Mr.

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             Banks, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Kinzinger):
       H.R. 7952. A bill to make certain improvements in the laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to 
     education, burial benefits, and other matters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 7953. A bill to establish a grant program in the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the 
     establishment of centers of excellence to support research, 
     development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of 
     effective programs in financial literacy education for young 
     people and families ages 8 through 24 years old, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 7954. A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and 
     Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CICILLINE:
       H.R. 7955. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) 
     and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under 
     those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding 
     exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             McNerney):
       H.R. 7956. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     address circumvention of copyright protection systems with 
     respect to the maintenance or repair of critical medical 
     infrastructure, 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 Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Ms. Omar, Mr. Phillips, and 
             Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 7957. A bill to clarify the eligibility of high school 
     students to receive Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself and Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 7958. A bill to grant the authority for States to 
     enter into interstate compacts or agreements for the purpose 
     of procuring COVID-19 tests; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     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. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. Joyce of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 7959. A bill to prohibit payment of Pandemic 
     Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment 
     Compensation to millionaires; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DEAN (for herself and Mr. Cartwright):
       H.R. 7960. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide direct payments to individuals in response to 
     the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Hastings, 
             Ms. Norton, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 7961. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage State Medicaid programs to provide 
     community-based mobile crisis intervention services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 7962. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to improve public understanding of how transportation 
     investments are made by public agencies through establishing 
     greater transparency and accountability processes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 7963. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     modernize certain processes regarding expulsion of credit 
     union members for cause, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. FINKENAUER (for herself, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. 
             McKinley):
       H.R. 7964. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out education programs and peer support 
     programs for family members and caregivers of veterans with 
     mental health disorders; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 7965. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue 
     in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Schweikert, 
             and Mr. Biggs):
       H.R. 7966. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, 
     Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Torres 
             Small of New Mexico):
       H.R. 7967. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest 
     in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Jose Hernandez Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 7968. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States 
     Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the 
     compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters and other 
     multi-State workers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 7969. A bill to authorize funding for the purchase of 
     electric or zero-emission vehicles for United States Postal 
     Service fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 7970. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 183 San Geronimo Valley 
     Drive in Woodacre, California, as the ``Marylu Giddings Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Porter, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. 
             DeSaulnier):
       H.R. 7971. A bill to direct the Food and Drug 
     Administration to solicit and consider the recommendations of 
     the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory 
     Committee before taking certain actions with respect to 
     COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. O'Halleran):
       H.R. 7972. A bill to provide funds to assess the 
     availability, accelerate the deployment, and improve the 
     sustainability of advanced communications services and 
     communications infrastructure in rural America, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Mullin):
       H.R. 7973. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve access by Indian Tribes to support from the 
     Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-
     rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Mr. Gomez, Ms. Dean, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Haaland, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 7974. A bill to modify the deadline for completing the 
     2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform, 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. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 7975. A bill to provide support to develop career and 
     technical education programs of study and facilities in the 
     areas of renewable energy; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. MOORE:
       H.R. 7976. A bill to modify certain rules and procedures 
     under the Federal foster care and adoption assistance program 
     during a public health crisis; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Ms. Kelly of 
             Illinois, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Crow):
       H.R. 7977. A bill to require federally licensed firearms 
     manufacturers, importers, and dealers and their employees to 
     undergo annual training to be eligible to sell a firearm, to 
     require a notice to be posted at retail firearms locations 
     that describes the signs of unlawful firearms purchases, to 
     require such licensees to maintain a minimum level of 
     business liability insurance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Gianforte):
       H.R. 7978. A bill to increase wildfire preparedness and 
     response throughout the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture,

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     Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, 
     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. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 7979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for owning certain disaster 
     resilient property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kaptur, and 
             Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 7980. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to establish an Inspector General of the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, 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. PERRY:
       H.R. 7981. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     refer to the head of state of the People's Republic of China 
     as ``President'' on United States Government documents and 
     communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERRY:
       H.R. 7982. A bill to reject the People's Republic of 
     China's claims concerning certain islands and territories in 
     the East and South China Seas; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Trone, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 7983. A bill to report data on COVID-19 in Federal, 
     State, and local correctional facilities, 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. ROSE of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. 
             Vela):
       H.R. 7984. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's 
     oversight of certain intelligence matters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 7985. A bill to provide for assistance to rural water 
     and waste disposal systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SAN NICOLAS:
       H.R. 7986. A bill to provide for contracting with Native 
     Chamorro Organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H.R. 7987. A bill to require the Transportation Security 
     Administration to standardize the enrollment process for 
     individuals applying for multiple TSA Security Threat 
     Assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorsement, 
     and TSA PreCheck programs of the Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mr. Gaetz):
       H.R. 7988. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude major professional sports leagues from 
     qualifying as tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 7989. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to ensure that countermeasures or products 
     procured for the national strategic stockpile are grown, 
     reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 7990. A bill to prioritize efforts of the Department 
     of State to combat international trafficking in covered 
     synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Levin of California, and Mr. Ruiz):
       H.R. 7991. A bill to provide for the water quality 
     restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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. WAGNER:
       H.R. 7992. A bill to expand access to telehealth services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, and 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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Adams, Mr. Phillips, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Garcia 
             of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gottheimer, and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 7993. A bill to support the efforts of Community 
     Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), minority CDFIs, 
     and minority depository institutions to serve consumers, 
     small businesses, and minority-owned businesses, especially 
     in low-income and underserved communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. POCAN (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Garcia of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Khanna, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
             Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. 
             Yarmuth):
       H.J. Res. 93. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to 
     vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Trone, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Judy Chu of 
             California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Titus, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Young, Mrs. Lawrence, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Foster, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Payne, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Barragan, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Vela, Mr. Crow, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Woodall, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Harder of California, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. 
             Brownley of California, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. 
             Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Evans, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Emmer, and Mr. Comer):
       H. Res. 1079. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of August 9 through 15, 2020, as National Health 
     Center Week and encourages all Americans to take part in this 
     week by visiting their local health center and celebrating 
     the important partnership between America's community health 
     centers and the communities they serve; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.

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