[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 161 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4540-H4542]
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 Mr. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
       H.R. 8280. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as 
     part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for 
     sale, labor, or services for remuneration, to preempt certain 
     provisions of State law with respect to wage rates and 
     benefits, 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Riggleman):
       H.R. 8281. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of 
     Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and 
     for other purposes`` to provide for inclusion of additional 
     related sites in the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
             Riggleman, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 8282. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being made 
     available to teach the 1619 Project curriculum in elementary 
     schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mrs. Dingell):
       H.R. 8283. A bill to provide temporary licensing 
     reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care 
     treatment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Buck, Mrs. 
             Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Bost, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. 
             Steube, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Kevin Hern of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 8284. A bill to require recipients of Pandemic 
     Unemployment Assistance to provide employment documentation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 8285. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which 
     permit ballot harvesting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, 
             and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 8286. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     foreign persons that knowingly spread malign disinformation 
     as part of or on behalf of a foreign government or political 
     party for purposes of political warfare and to require a 
     determination regarding the United Front Work Department of 
     the Chinese Communist Party; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be

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     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 (for himself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 8287. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 8288. A bill to correct shortfalls in the Great 
     American Outdoors Act by providing fairness and parity to 
     Eastern States, strengthening commitments to urban 
     recreation, establishing logic in funding priorities, and 
     ensuring appropriate consequences for shifts in funding 
     sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Young):
       H.R. 8289. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary 
     annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Frankel, 
             Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms. Meng):
       H.R. 8290. A bill to implement title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 with respect to elementary and secondary 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 8291. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a grant program for tree planting to reduce 
     residential energy consumption; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself and Mr. Newhouse):
       H.R. 8292. A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and 
     Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of 
     the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to 
     certain farms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Rodney Davis 
             of Illinois, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. Tipton):
       H.R. 8293. A bill to ensure that Federal work-study funding 
     is available for students enrolled in residency programs for 
     teachers, principals, or school leaders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Wild, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, and Ms. Underwood):
       H.R. 8294. A bill to amend the National Apprenticeship Act 
     and expand the national apprenticeship system to include 
     apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-
     apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the 
     furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the 
     welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 8295. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to support educational programs in American 
     civics and history, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 8296. A bill to establish and support advanced nuclear 
     energy research and development programs at the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and 
             Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 8297. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish and support advanced recycling research and 
     development programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. Cole, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 8298. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement 
     office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil 
     monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes 
     established by that Act, to protect confidential information, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 8299. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of 
     South Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, and Mr. Cicilline):
       H.R. 8300. A bill to provide for a temporary increase to 
     the Federal share for certain highway projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Tiffany, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Hice of Georgia, 
             Mr. Steube, Mr. Budd, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
             Yoho, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Keller):
       H.R. 8301. A bill to withhold a percentage of Federal 
     funding from State and local prosecutors who fail to 
     faithfully prosecute crimes related to protests and riots; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself and Ms. 
             Bonamici):
       H.R. 8302. A bill to promote the furtherance of standards 
     necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 8303. A bill to establish and support the Quantum User 
     Expansion for Science and Technology Program at the 
     Department of Energy and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
       H.R. 8304. A bill to prohibit the disbursement of funds to 
     entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or 
     managerial authority over the operations of political 
     committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr. 
             McAdams, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rose of 
             New York, and Mr. Brindisi):
       H.R. 8305. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall 
     not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and passed the regular 
     appropriations bills on a timely basis, to eliminate 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to 
     prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel 
     expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and 
     employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline 
     accommodations, to establish a lifetime ban on lobbying by 
     former Members of Congress, to prohibit the consideration in 
     the House of Representatives of measures lacking demonstrable 
     bipartisan support, to prohibit the consideration in the 
     House of Representatives of any legislation containing an 
     earmark, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. MURPHY of North Carolina:
       H.R. 8306. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric 
     oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury 
     or post-traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Malinowski):
       H.R. 8307. A bill to require the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to continue to provide certain supplies to 
     schools that provide in-person learning; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Morelle):
       H.R. 8308. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require group health plans and health insurance issuers 
     offering group or individual health insurance coverage to 
     provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if 
     such services would be covered if furnished in-person, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Walker, Mr. Higgins 
             of Louisiana, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Guest, Mr. 
             Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. 
             Garcia of California):
       H.R. 8309. A bill to authorize certain authorities of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Energy and 
     Commerce, Foreign Affairs, and House Administration, 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. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler, 
             Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. 
             Joyce of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 8310. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for enhanced visa security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. ROSE of New York:
       H.R. 8311. A bill to require a report regarding the 
     potential impacts of any changes to the risk-rating 
     methodology for the National Flood Insurance Program of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency before implementation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
             Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, and 
             Mr. Hastings):
       H.R. 8312. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from any 
     new electric utility steam generating unit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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. WILD (for herself, Mr. Costa, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Haaland, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Omar, Ms. 
             Jayapal, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Danny K. 
             Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Bonamici):
       H.R. 8313. A bill to suspend the provision of security 
     assistance to the Philippines until the Government of the 
     Philippines has made certain reforms to the military and 
     police forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fulcher, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. 
             Banks, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Roy, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Perry, 
             Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bishop of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Rice of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Waltz, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Steube, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
             Grothman, Mr. Cline, Mr. Mast, Mr. Graves of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Buck, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       H. Res. 1119. A resolution expressing support for the 
     recognition of Constitution Week; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. BASS (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 1120. A resolution urging the Government of 
     Tanzania and all parties to respect human rights and 
     constitutional rights and ensure free and fair elections in 
     October 2020, and recognizing the importance of multi-party 
     democracy in Tanzania; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 1121. A resolution urging the Government of Burma 
     to hold free, fair, inclusive, transparent, participatory, 
     and credible elections on November 8, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 1122. A resolution expressing support for dance as 
     a form of valuable exercise and of artistic expression, and 
     for the designation of September 19, 2020, as ``National 
     Dance Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. Luria, 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Res. 1123. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of September 29, 2020, as National Urban Wildlife 
     Refuge Day; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee):
       H. Res. 1124. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of September 21 through 26, 2020, as 
     National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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