[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4305]
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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 Ms. ADAMS:
       H.R. 8096. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make payments to direct marketing farmers affected by COVID-
     19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mr. Bost):
       H.R. 8097. A bill to expand eligibility for certain housing 
     programs for qualified volunteer first responders; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BANKS:
       H.R. 8098. A bill to address hospital consolidation and 
     promote hospital price transparency, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on 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. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Kim):
       H.R. 8099. A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States 
     Code, to include certain diversity-related requirements for 
     the Armed Forces and the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Oversight and Reform, 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. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Walker):
       H.R. 8100. A bill to provide for emergency education 
     freedom grants, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate 
     taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for students through 
     eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. DEMINGS:
       H.R. 8101. A bill to prohibit States from denying or 
     abridging the right to vote in elections for Federal office 
     of individuals on the grounds of conviction of a criminal 
     offense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 8102. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability 
     Act to require funds deposited by check from the Federal 
     Government to be made available immediately; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Katko, and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 8103. A bill to amend section 3553 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to strengthen Federal networks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Hayes, 
             and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 8104. A bill to provide for the issuance of the Voting 
     By Mail Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. LAMB (for himself, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Trone, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico):
       H.R. 8105. A bill to improve the ability of veterans with 
     medical training to assist the United States in response to 
     national emergencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Gosar, 
             and Mr. Biggs):
       H.R. 8106. A bill to authorize 4 additional judgeships and 
     to convert a temporary judgeship for the district of Arizona; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 8107. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a report on efforts by 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to implement safety planning 
     in emergency departments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Dunn):
       H.R. 8108. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to develop clinical practice guidelines for the 
     treatment of serious mental illnesses; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 8109. A bill to clarify and increase the restrictions 
     on political activities that are applicable to the members of 
     the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the 
     Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Banks):
       H.R. 8110. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to ensure that public institutions of higher education eschew 
     policies that improperly constrain the expressive rights of 
     students, and to ensure that private institutions of higher 
     education are transparent about, and responsible for, their 
     chosen speech policies; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 8111. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the penalties for violating the Hatch Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Bera, 
             Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman, 
             Mr. Khanna, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Rouda, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 8112. A bill to increase the Federal share provided 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act for a certain time frame during fiscal year 
     2020; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez):
       H.R. 8113. A bill to recognize the right of the People of 
     Puerto Rico to call a Status Convention through which the 
     people would exercise their natural right to self-
     determination, and to establish a mechanism for congressional 
     consideration of such decision, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. Hill of Arkansas):
       H.R. 8114. A bill to provide nursing homes with resources 
     for responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency to 
     protect the health and safety of residents and workers, to 
     reauthorize funding for programs under the Elder Justice Act 
     of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, 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. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 8115. A bill to ensure appropriate prioritization, 
     spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support 
     the Internet of Things; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Riggleman):
       H. Res. 1094. A resolution condemning QAnon and rejecting 
     the conspiracy theories it promotes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 1095. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 2020 as National Campus Sexual 
     Assault Awareness Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.

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