[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4334-H4336]
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. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Hurd of 
             Texas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Ms. Bass, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 8196. A bill to establish an Interagency Task Force to 
     examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and 
     girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor 
     and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote 
     community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm 
     and ensuring accountability, and to study societal effects on 
     Black women and girls, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 8197. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to assess whether certain information related to 
     support from the Government of China is necessary or 
     appropriate for the purposes of certain reports under the 
     securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 8198. A bill to amend the FAST Act to add activities 
     relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of 
     certain materials to the definition of a critical project, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Craig):
       H.R. 8199. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to

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     issue rules relating to environmental obligations of 
     certified development companies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Soto, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Pressley, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Brendan 
             F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Clay, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
             Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. 
             Demings, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. 
             Lynch):
       H.R. 8200. A bill to improve the health of minority 
     individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, 
     Agriculture, Natural Resources, House Administration, 
     Oversight and Reform, the Budget, and 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. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Steube, Mr. Flores, Mr. Kustoff of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Kevin Hern 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Arrington, Mrs. 
             Miller, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Estes, Mr. Smucker, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 8201. A bill to provide a temporary employee payroll 
     tax holiday; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Adams, Mr. Murphy of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Walker, Mr. Holding, and Mr. Rouzer):
       H.R. 8202. A bill to designate the airport traffic control 
     tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in 
     Greensboro, North Carolina, as the ``Senator Kay Hagan 
     Airport Traffic Control Tower``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
       H.R. 8203. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to develop an action plan, make targeted 
     grants, and develop public awareness campaigns with respect 
     to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 
     pandemic on racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable 
     populations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 8204. A bill to amend the Social Security Act, the 
     Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require that the value of 
     children's savings accounts be disregarded for the purpose of 
     determining eligibility to receive benefits under such Acts; 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Ms. Underwood, 
             and Ms. Haaland):
       H.R. 8205. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand, enhance, and improve applicable public health data 
     systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources, 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 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska):
       H.R. 8206. A bill to clarify the eligibility for 
     participation of peer support specialists in the furnishing 
     of behavioral health integration services under the Medicare 
     program; 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. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Reschenthaler, Mr. Golden, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 8207. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the 
     uniformed services with respect to their employment and 
     reemployment rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 8208. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Mono 
     Lake Kutzadika Tribe, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 8209. A bill to amend the Bridgeport Indian Colony 
     Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 to 
     remove the restriction on class II gaming on certain land in 
     California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 
             Trone, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 8210. A bill to designate methamphetamine as an 
     emerging threat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 8211. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the 
     ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Banks):
       H.R. 8212. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct studies on alternative work schedules for 
     employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
     other matters; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Pocan):
       H.R. 8213. A bill to provide for temporary financing of 
     short-time compensation programs; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Ms. Wexton):
       H.R. 8214. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, to direct the Institute to 
     establish a robust program focusing on driving improvements 
     in America's cybersecurity posture by creating more robust 
     digital identity management standards and guidelines; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Langevin, 
             and Mr. Loudermilk):
       H.R. 8215. A bill to establish a governmentwide approach to 
     improving digital identity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Haaland, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 8216. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges 
     and Universities Pilot Program; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Harder of California, and 
             Mr. Newhouse):
       H.R. 8217. A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance 
     and Innovation Act of 2014 with respect to the final maturity 
     date of certain loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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:
       H.R. 8218. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for increased Medicare payment for 
     certain rural providers of ambulance services; 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. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Miss Rice of 
             New York):
       H.R. 8219. A bill to direct the Under Secretary for Health 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain 
     information to Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
     staff and homelessness service providers regarding the 
     Coordinated Entry program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
             Quigley):
       H.R. 8220. A bill to direct the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development to submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
     global basic education programs; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 8221. A bill to establish the Blackwell School 
     National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 8222. A bill to preclude absolute liability in any 
     action against a property owner or contractor for projects 
     receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and 
     transportation development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Miss Rice of New York, and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 8223. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 promote evidence-based

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     controls for defending against common cybersecurity threats 
     and cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. LaHood:
       H.R. 8224. A bill to establish the New Philadelphia 
     National Historical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit 
     of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself and Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 8225. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain types of fraud in the provision of 
     immigration services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cicilline, 
             and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 8226. A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections 
     for antitrust whistleblowers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Raskin):
       H.R. 8227. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to remove the bronze plaque and concrete block bearing the 
     name of Francis Newlands from the grounds of the memorial 
     fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Levin 
             of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. 
             Escobar, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Neguse, and 
             Mr. Swalwell of California):
       H.R. 8228. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the use of Federal property for political 
     conventions or fundraising, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mrs. RADEWAGEN (for herself and Ms. Houlahan):
       H.R. 8229. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the 
     Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to 
     the status of HUBZone business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Taylor, 
             and Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico):
       H.R. 8230. A bill to require the Department of Homeland 
     Security to develop a comprehensive plan to identify, deploy, 
     and integrate emerging technologies to achieve greater 
     situational awareness along the northern and southern borders 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 8231. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFOS or 
     PFOA contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding 
     certain standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. TONKO (for himself and Mr. Curtis):
       H.R. 8232. A bill to amend the United States Energy Storage 
     Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, 
     development, and demonstration program for the recycling and 
     reuse of energy critical materials used in energy storage 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 8233. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to reinstitute subsidies under the Essential Air Service 
     program for certain airports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       H.R. 8234. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium 
     located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Case, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Steube, Ms. 
             Gabbard, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Waltz, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Wexton, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     September 11, 2020, as ``National Day of Service and 
     Remembrance``; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. 
             Mitchell, Mr. Langevin, and Mrs. Lesko):
       H. Res. 1101. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 2020 as ``National Kinship Care 
     Month''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Khanna, 
             Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Omar, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McEachin, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Norton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Ms. Escobar, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
             Pocan, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Gomez, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
             Higgins of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Bass, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Cohen, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Crist, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
             California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
             Trahan, Mr. Soto, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Morelle, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Jeffries, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Horsford, and Mr. 
             Takano):
       H. Res. 1102. A resolution recognizing the duty of the 
     Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, 
     and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (``THRIVE''); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Natural Resources, 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 Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 1103. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the third week of September as National 
     Student Sleep Health Week; 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 1104. A resolution recognizing the historic 
     abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its 
     legacy in American history; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. VELA:
       H. Res. 1105. A resolution honoring the Buffalo Soldiers 
     who were dishonorably discharged and ultimately had their 
     honorable service restored following events which occurred in 
     1906 in Brownsville, Texas; to the Committee on Armed 
     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 Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H. Res. 1106. A resolution expressing support to designate 
     the week of September 21 through September 27, 2020, Rail 
     Safety Week in the United States, and to support the goals 
     and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related 
     accidents, fatalities, and injuries; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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