[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5637-H5639]
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. BARRAGAN:
       H.R. 8470. A bill to establish procedures related to the 
     coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in correctional 
     facilities; 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 Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico (for herself, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Young, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Mucarsel-
             Powell, and Mr. Rutherford):
       H.R. 8471. A bill to establish a Federal Maritime Task 
     Force and a private sector advisory committee to address the 
     health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to 
     the continuation of maritime travel and the resumption of 
     cruise operations in United States waters during the COVID-19 
     public health emergency; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 8472. A bill to provide that, due to the disruptions 
     caused by COVID-19, applications for impact aid funding for 
     fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal 
     year 2021 application; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself and Mr. 
             Westerman):
       H.R. 8473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to consolidate health accounts into Medisave Accounts, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Ms. BASS:
       H.R. 8474. A bill to provide for a Community-Based 
     Emergency and Non-Emergency Response Grant Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. BERA:
       H.R. 8475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to temporarily increase the deduction for certain 
     expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 8476. A bill to provide for strategies to increase 
     access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and 
     Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Gosar, and Mr. Gooden):
       H.R. 8477. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity 
     visa lottery program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and

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     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. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Correa):
       H.R. 8478. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 to include consumer facing websites and mobile 
     applications owned or operated by a private entity, to 
     establish web accessibility compliance standards for such 
     websites and mobile applications, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester):
       H.R. 8479. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have 
     access to generic drugs at risk of shortage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
             Young, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
             Cardenas, and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 8480. A bill to authorize the position of Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, to statutorily 
     establish the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. COHEN:
       H.R. 8481. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to the Federal Vacancies Reform 
     Act of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
             and Mr. LaMalfa):
       H.R. 8482. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to support the efforts of State and local governments to 
     provide for priority testing of essential critical food and 
     agriculture workers with respect to COVID-19, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Takano, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rose 
             of New York, and Ms. Brownley of California):
       H.R. 8483. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain modifications to the educational assistance 
     programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of 
     the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, 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. DAVIDSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, 
             Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. 
             Walker):
       H.R. 8484. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities who die from COVID-19 to determine 
     whether their service-connected disabilities were the 
     principal or contributory cases of death, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 8485. A bill to establish a $30,000,000,000 Health 
     Club Recovery Fund to provide structured relief to health and 
     fitness service establishments through December 31, 2020, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. GALLAGHER:
       H.R. 8486. A bill to establish a competitive grant program 
     to increase financial literacy instruction in elementary 
     schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Mullin, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Balderson, 
             Mr. Stauber, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr. David 
             P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Ms. 
             Cheney):
       H.R. 8487. A bill to prevent energy poverty in at-risk 
     communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, 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. HOYER:
       H.R. 8488. A bill to establish the Southern Maryland 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Soto, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Emmer, and 
             Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 8489. A bill to make improvements with respect to the 
     pricing of cattle in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Financial Services, 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. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Brindisi):
       H.R. 8490. A bill to provide that for taxable years 
     beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of 
     flight training expenses shall be determined without regard 
     to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain 
     veterans educational assistance allowances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. PERRY (for himself, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. 
             DesJarlais):
       H.R. 8491. A bill to designate the Chinese Communist Party 
     (CCP) as a transnational organized crime group; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 8492. A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to 
     extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the 
     President and Vice President in the States and the date 
     provided for the joint session of Congress held for the 
     counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. Reschenthaler):
       H.R. 8493. A bill to amend the Passport Act of 1920 to 
     exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an 
     individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Katko, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bera, Mrs. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. 
             Trone, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Rose of New York, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and 
             Mr. Suozzi):
       H.R. 8494. A bill to reaffirm the critical role of 
     congressional consultation and to require appropriate 
     deliberation to assess the effects of the sale or export of 
     major defense equipment to countries in the Middle East on 
     the qualitative military edge of Israel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Carolyn 
             B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             San Nicolas):
       H.R. 8495. A bill to prohibit United States persons from 
     engaging in transactions relating to Russian sovereign debt; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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 Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Sewell 
             of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 8496. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise payment amounts for results of COVID-
     19 PCR diagnostic panels, to require laboratories to furnish 
     the results such panels within 28 days as a condition of 
     participation under such title, 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. SMITH of Missouri:
       H.R. 8497. A bill to prohibit certain business concerns 
     from receiving assistance from the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, 
             and Ms. Foxx of North Carolina):
       H.R. 8498. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed 
     without the informed consent of the person on whom such 
     procedure is performed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sires, 
             and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 8499. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to permit the use of benefits to purchase diapering 
     supplies for small children; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TAKANO:
       H.R. 8500. A bill to establish an electronic system by 
     which members of the press may file a complaint with the 
     Department of Justice alleging misconduct by Federal, State, 
     and local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. VELA:
       H.R. 8501. A bill to establish minimum competency standards 
     for tax return preparers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Spano, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Shalala, and Ms. 
             Frankel):
       H.R. 8502. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site 
     formerly known as ``Rosewood'', located in Levy County, 
     Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cicilline, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Cooper, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Ted Lieu 
             of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Meng, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. 
             Omar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Gottheimer, and Ms. Pressley):
       H. Res. 1165. A resolution condemning Azerbaijan's military 
     operation in Nagorno-Karabakh and denouncing Turkish 
     interference in the conflict; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Case, and 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 1166. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the month of October 2020, as Filipino 
     American History Month and celebrating the history and 
     culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions 
     to the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Wild, 
             Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. Dean):
       H. Res. 1167. A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Frank 
     Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, 
     community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington 
     Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps 
     (VMSC) ambulance corps; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Olson, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sires, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Ms. Garcia of 
             Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Casten of Illinois, 
             Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Welch, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Titus, Mr. O'Halleran, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H. Res. 1168. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of October as ``National Domestic Violence Awareness Month''; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Stevens, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Crist, Mr. 
             Casten of Illinois, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Weber of Texas, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Posey, 
             Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Baird, Mr. Murphy of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Case, Mrs. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Young):
       H. Res. 1169. A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Holding, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. San 
             Nicolas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Jayapal, 
             and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Res. 1170. A resolution commemorating the life of 
     Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H. Res. 1171. A resolution recognizing the instrumental 
     role United States global food security programs, 
     particularly the Feed the Future program, have played in 
     reducing global poverty, building resilience and tackling 
     hunger and malnutrition around the world, and calling for 
     continued investment in global food security in the face of 
     the economic impact of COVID-19; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Ms. Shalala, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Crist, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Schneider, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Payne, and Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida):
       H. Res. 1172. A resolution calling for the release of Cuban 
     political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Deutch, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 1173. A resolution honoring the life, legacy, and 
     example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 
     25th anniversary of his death; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Welch):
       H. Res. 1174. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 2020 as ``National Co-Op Month'' and 
     commending the cooperative business model and the member-
     owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and 
     practitioners that use the cooperative business model to 
     positively impact the economy and society; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.

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