[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5666-H5668]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 8504. A bill to extend the Payroll Support Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 8505. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget 
     neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee 
     schedule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Appropriations, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. David P. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Mast):
       H.R. 8506. A bill to improve the provision of health care 
     and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):

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       H.R. 8507. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     officials of the Government of the Russian Federation 
     complicit in the poisoning of its citizens for political 
     motives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, 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. CRIST (for himself, Mr. Pocan, and Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester):
       H.R. 8508. A bill to require the President to use 
     authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to 
     require emergency production of the supplies necessary for 
     distributing and administering the COVID-19 vaccine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms. 
             Moore):
       H.R. 8509. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish a new employment, training, and supportive services 
     program for unemployed and underemployed individuals and 
     individuals with barriers to employment, to provide 
     employment services to individuals who are unemployed or 
     underemployed as a result of COVID-19, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 8510. A bill to modify the Federal share for Federal-
     aid highway projects for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Lujan, 
             Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Torres Small of 
             New Mexico, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 8511. A bill to provide grants for local care corps 
     programs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. Moulton):
       H.R. 8512. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to promulgate regulations relating to the 
     disclosure of certain commercial data, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GIBBS:
       H.R. 8513. A bill to establish a standard for the 
     reasonableness of motor carriers for the shipment of goods or 
     household goods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:
       H.R. 8514. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     cancel or repay up to $25,000 in Federal student loans for 
     each borrower; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. GOSAR (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
       H.R. 8515. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to narrow the scope of the limitation on liability provided 
     under section 230 of that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H.R. 8516. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Reform, 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 Mr. JORDAN (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Buck, Mr. Biggs, 
             Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. 
             Cline, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Tiffany):
       H.R. 8517. A bill to amend section 230 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that the immunity under 
     such section incentivizes online platforms to responsibly 
     address illegal content while not immunizing the disparate 
     treatment of ideological viewpoints and continuing to 
     encourage a vibrant, open, and competitive internet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK (for himself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 8518. A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National 
     Recreational Pass for law enforcement officers; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MENG (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
             Mr. Takano, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Suozzi, 
             Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Raskin, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. 
             Rush, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Trone, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Correa, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Cardenas, and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 8519. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational 
     programs that include the history of peoples of Asian and 
     Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of 
     America, the social, economic, and political environments 
     that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting 
     Asians and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current 
     events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans 
     to the development and enhancement of American life, United 
     States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of 
     laws, and culture, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself and Mrs. 
             Walorski):
       H.R. 8520. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue or revise regulations or guidance to clarify that 
     the educator expense tax deduction includes expenses for 
     personal protective equipment and other supplies related to 
     the prevention of the spread of COVID-19; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Armstrong):
       H.R. 8521. A bill to provide that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements 
     with a term of more than 50 years, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POCAN (for himself and Mr. San Nicolas):
       H.R. 8522. A bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign 
     Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to increase oversight and 
     enforcement with respect to foreign investment in 
     agricultural lands within the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 8523. A bill to support children with disabilities 
     during the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 8524. A bill to amend the Electronic Signatures in 
     Global and National Commerce Act to clarify the applicability 
     of such Act to electronic records, electronic signatures, and 
     smart contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a 
     blockchain, to provide uniform national standards regarding 
     the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of such 
     records, signatures, and contracts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 8525. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid program of 
     non-invasive prenatal genetic screening; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VAN DREW:
       H.R. 8526. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a health smart air travel pilot program to 
     improve the application of public health risk mitigation 
     measures related to the public health risks presented by 
     COVID-19 in airports and on passenger aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     Homeland Security, 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. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Burchett, Mr. 
             Smucker, and Mr. Riggleman):
       H.R. 8527. A bill to address the high costs of health care 
     services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the 
     Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, 
     the Budget, 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 Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 8528. A bill to extend certain provisions relating to 
     telehealth services, 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 Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Ms. Moore, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Grothman, 
             Mr. Steil, and Mr. Tiffany):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name 
     the next Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy 
     the ``USS Wisconsin''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Massie):
       H. Res. 1175. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are 
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     the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop 
     all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H. Res. 1176. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     October 3, 2020, as National Ostomy Awareness Day; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mrs. Trahan, and Ms. Jayapal):
       H. Res. 1177. A resolution honoring the life and 
     achievement of John Robert Thompson Jr., the legendary 
     Georgetown University men's basketball coach; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Espaillat, and Ms. Bass):
       H. Res. 1178. A resolution opposing any inclusion of 
     apparel, textile, and footwear products in the Generalized 
     System of Preferences; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Vela, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mrs. 
             Dingell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mrs. Luria, and Mr. Soto):
       H. Res. 1179. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week beginning on October 11, 2020, as 
     National Wildlife Refuge Week; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Taylor, and Ms. 
             Titus):
       H. Res. 1180. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 
     2020, as ``National Family Service Learning Week''; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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