[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 186 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5714-H5715]
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. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Walden, 
             Mr. Brady, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 14. A bill to increase the Federal commitment to 
     defeating the virus that causes COVID-19 and prepare for 
     future pandemics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, 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. DUNN (for himself and Mr. Soto):
       H.R. 8701. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the 
     authority to reimburse local governments or electric 
     cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holding, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. 
             David P. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Finkenauer, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       H.R. 8702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an increase in payment under part 
     B of the Medicare program for certain services in response to 
     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 such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUDD:
       H.R. 8703. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management to revise job classification and 
     qualification standards for positions within the competitive 
     service regarding educational requirements for such 
     positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 8704. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible 
     fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DEAN:
       H.R. 8705. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to institutions of higher education to 
     develop programs and materials to educate students who have a 
     substance use disorder on treatment options for such 
     disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself and Mr. Walberg):
       H.R. 8706. A bill to amend the Act of March 4, 1913 to 
     establish the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within 
     the Department of Labor, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Spanberger, 
             Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Schneider, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Trone, 
             Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Connolly):
       H.R. 8707. A bill to require certifications for transfers 
     of certain United States defense articles and defense 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. Woodall, and Mr. 
             Soto):
       H.R. 8708. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Adams):
       H.R. 8709. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a 
     comprehensive study on the health care impacts of the use of 
     kinetic impact projectiles in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York (for himself, Mr. Rose of 
             New York, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Wild, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Case, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Morelle):
       H.R. 8710. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authorization period for emergency treatment in 
     non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities under 
     the Veterans Community Care Program; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 8711. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     codify Executive Order 13957 entitled ``Executive Order on 
     Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Beyer):
       H.R. 8712. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for 
     communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself and Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 8713. A bill to amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning 
     Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for 
     families with children under the age of 6, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Mr. Vela):
       H.R. 8714. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to establish ``Family Friendly School'' policies at 
     500 elementary schools that align the school day with the 
     work day to better support working families and to 
     disseminate the learnings from these model schools so that 
     other local educational agencies may adopt these practices, 
     and to establish a supplemental 21st century community 
     learning centers grant program to support programs and 
     activities during summer recess when school is not in 
     session; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Mfume, 
             Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 8715. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make public 
     a plan for the continuation of education during a public 
     health emergency; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 8716. A bill to strengthen the United States' ties 
     with Latin American and Caribbean countries through 
     diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation, to counter 
     efforts by the People's Republic of China to

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     undermine United States' interests and values in the 
     Americas, and to promote economic development and 
     competitiveness in the Latin America and Caribbean region; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. Long, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
             Hagedorn, and Mr. Crawford):
       H.R. 8717. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for livestock processing 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Norton, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 8718. A bill to extend the statute of limitations for 
     offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 8719. A bill to amend section 230 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to limit the immunity of providers 
     and users of interactive computer services under such 
     section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEUBE:
       H.R. 8720. A bill to provide greater flexibility to 
     agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is 
     a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
             Pressley, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Omar, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee 
             of California, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 8721. A bill to provide for the Federal charter of 
     certain public banks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. WATERS:
       H.R. 8722. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make grants for repair and remodeling of community 
     centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Hagedorn):
       H.R. 8723. A bill to condition receipt of State funding 
     from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State 
     of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gallego, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Correa, and 
             Mrs. Trahan):
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to 
     Latina women in comparison to men; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Bacon, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Riggleman, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Houlahan, 
             Mrs. Demings, Mr. Vela, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Trone, Ms. 
             Meng, Mr. Crow, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Case, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Castro of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 1207. A resolution commemorating 20 years since the 
     passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 
     (2000) and reaffirming the United States commitment to the 
     women, peace, and security agenda; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
       H. Res. 1208. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that all Americans, including public 
     officials and candidates for public office, have a 
     responsibility to abstain from participating in 
     ``superspreader'' events during the COVID-19 pandemic; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
             Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. 
             Titus, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Trone, Ms. Clark of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Meng, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Trahan, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Rouda, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. 
             Shalala, Mr. Welch, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Levin of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kuster of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. 
             Pressley, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Wexton, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wild, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Lee of 
             Nevada, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
             Horsford, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Castro of Texas, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lawson of Florida, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Adams, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Pingree, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
             Foster, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Correa, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Langevin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Underwood, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bera, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Stanton, Mr. Case, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
             Moulton, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California):
       H. Res. 1209. A resolution expressing support for Supreme 
     Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected 
     right of same-sex couples to marry; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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