[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 177 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5692-H5694]
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 Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Speier, Ms. Adams, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Wild, Mr. Foster, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. 
             Blunt Rochester):
       H.R. 8595. A bill to nullify the effect of Executive Order 
     13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, 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. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Biggs, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, and 
             Mr. Waltz):
       H.R. 8596. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good 
     Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
       H.R. 8597. A bill to improve the collection and retention 
     of disciplinary records of law enforcement officers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Vela, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hastings, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal, 
             Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Welch, Ms. Brownley of California, 
             Ms. Wild, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree, 
             Mrs. Demings, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Escobar, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sean 
             Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Meng, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cox of California, and 
             Mr. Allred):
       H.R. 8598. A bill to provide for a 3 percent cost-of-living 
     adjustment for social security and supplemental security 
     income beneficiaries in calendar year 2021, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 8599. A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Border 
     Health Commission Act, with respect to preparedness for 
     COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the border region, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Van 
             Drew):
       H.R. 8600. A bill to provide an emergency cost-of-living 
     increase for social security beneficiaries, 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 Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Bustos, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, and Mr. Allred):
       H.R. 8601. A bill to assess the State by State impact of 
     Federal taxation and spending; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
           By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Mullin, 
             Mr. Cole, Mr. Lucas, and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 8602. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in 
     Owasso, Oklahoma, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH (for himself and Mr. McAdams):
       H.R. 8603. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying 
     investment to include

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     an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company, 
     whether acquired directly from the company or in a secondary 
     acquisition, for purposes of the exemption from registration 
     for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Schneider):
       H.R. 8604. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to maintain an internet clearinghouse of 
     information on suppliers of personal protective equipment 
     needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or any other 
     pathogen triggering a public health emergency declaration, 
     including information on the quality and availability of such 
     equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 8605. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to certain 
     entities to conduct research on, or to establish, wastewater 
     surveillance and other early warning systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
       H.R. 8606. A bill to defer the tax of certain sales of 
     employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise 
     taxes, 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 Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Courtney):
       H.R. 8607. A bill to protect and promote the ability of 
     members of the Armed Forces and citizens to vote by mail, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 
     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. LESKO (for herself and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 8608. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit the enforcement of predispute arbitration 
     agreements with respect to sexual assault claims; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Escobar, Mrs. Hayes, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 8609. A bill to limit the extent to which certain 
     Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted conduct law 
     enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the approval 
     of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 8610. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations 
     treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic 
     of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for 
     products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal 
     trade relations treatment in the future, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. MAST (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Dunn, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Webster of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Shalala, Mr. 
             Waltz, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Spano, 
             Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Steube, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
             Frankel, Mr. Crist, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. 
             Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Deutch, 
             and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H.R. 8611. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway 
     in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ``Joseph Bullock Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 8612. A bill to direct the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish 
     a School Cybersecurity Clearinghouse, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. 
             Crow, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 8613. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, in coordination with the National Academy of 
     Sciences, to study alternatives for a nonpartisan 
     congressional office or agency to project the net greenhouse 
     gas emissions likely to be caused by Federal legislation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. NORMAN:
       H.R. 8614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include home-schooling supplies in the educator 
     expense deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and 
             Ms. Blunt Rochester):
       H.R. 8615. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for coverage of peripheral 
     artery disease screening tests furnished to at-risk 
     beneficiaries under the Medicare and Medicaid programs 
     without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, to amend 
     title XXVII of 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 
     such screening tests furnished to at-risk enrollees of group 
     health plans and group or individual health insurance 
     coverage without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, 
     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. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 8616. A bill to eliminate any subsidies for flood 
     insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program 
     for new construction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida):
       H.R. 8617. A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant category 
     for alien family members of United States citizens and 
     permanent residents seeking to enter the United States 
     temporarily to visit their relatives, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
             and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 8618. A bill to enable local governments to treat the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a private 
     landowner for the purposes of property taxation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 8619. A bill to award posthumously the Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 8620. A bill to permit payments for certain business 
     software or cloud computing services as allowable uses of a 
     loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small 
     Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. David P. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Perry, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Schweikert):
       H.R. 8621. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with 
     respect to their unborn children; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 8622. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish national hazard preparation and 
     response exercises, 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 Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. 
             Slotkin):
       H.R. 8623. A bill to amend the CARES Act to clarify the 
     inclusion of certain COVID-19 vaccines covered under the 
     Medicare program without any cost sharing; 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. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 8624. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the extension of pass-through 
     status under the Medicare program for certain drugs and 
     devices impacted by COVID-19; 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

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     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Duncan, 
             Ms. Fudge, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, 
             Mr. Trone, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. 
             Pingree, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Crawford, and 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H. Res. 1191. A resolution honoring the World Food Program 
     on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Rutherford):
       H. Res. 1192. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     of November National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and for the 
     early detection of lung cancer; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself and Mr. Trone):
       H. Res. 1193. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 2020 as ``National Youth Justice 
     Action Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Budd, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H. Res. 1194. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that Nancy Pelosi should be removed 
     from her position as Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
     to the Committee on Ethics.
           By Ms. GABBARD:
       H. Res. 1195. A resolution condemning Turkey's attacks on 
     United States forces and allies and Turkey's continued 
     support for terrorist organizations; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KEATING:
       H. Res. 1196. A resolution calling for an end to escalating 
     violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, for each side to 
     return to the peace process, and for external parties to 
     cease their support for and interference in the conflict; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Cisneros, 
             and Mr. Carbajal):
       H. Res. 1197. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of October 23, 2020, as a national day of 
     remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the 
     United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' 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.

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