[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H7109-H7110]
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. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 8906. A bill to amend title XXIX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title 
     relating to lifespan respite care; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Johnson of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 8907. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     establish a unit within the Office of the Inspector General 
     to audit United States contributions to multilateral and 
     international organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 8908. A bill to require Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies to report information related to 
     allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 8909. A bill to require the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service to review the national conservation 
     practice standards, taking into consideration climate 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:
       H.R. 8910. A bill to require a study of the barriers to 
     conservation practice adoption on

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     leased agricultural land, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. Womack, Mr. San Nicolas, 
             Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H.R. 8911. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide public 
     benefits to citizens of the freely associated states, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Ms. 
             Judy Chu of California, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 8912. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to establish in the Department of 
     State a Chief Diversity Officer and the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 to promote increased diversity in the Foreign 
     Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Vargas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Vela, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 8913. A bill to report data on COVID-19 immigration 
     detention facilities and local correctional facilities that 
     contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 8914. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to permit certain non-
     designated clearinghouses access to a deposit account at a 
     Federal reserve bank, to apply certain risk management 
     standards to non-designated clearinghouses receiving certain 
     services from a Federal reserve bank, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Ms. Bass):
       H.R. 8915. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the consideration of climate change, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 8916. A bill to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural 
     Heritage Act to extend the authorization of the Gullah/
     Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 8917. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization of 
     the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rush, and Ms. Blunt Rochester):
       H.R. 8918. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote healthy eating and physical activity among children; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 8919. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to consolidate and upgrade the mail management 
     systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 8920. A bill to establish a program to develop 
     antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging 
     pathogens and most threatening infections; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, the 
     Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Natural Resources, 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. ESPAILLAT:
       H.R. 8921. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to reimburse qualified health care providers 
     for the costs of purchasing, leasing, installing, and 
     operating qualified equipment for cold storage of COVID-19 
     vaccines; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 8922. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to limit interactive computer service immunity; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GABBARD:
       H.R. 8923. A bill To amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ensure a health care practitioner exercises the proper degree 
     of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or 
     attempted abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Scanlon, 
             Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Foster, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Meng, 
             Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Torres of 
             California, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 8924. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to treat the lease for a dwelling unit under 
     certain federally assisted housing programs as a simultaneous 
     application for voter registration in elections for Federal 
     office, to designate owners of dwelling units under certain 
     federally assisted housing programs as voter registration 
     agencies for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HALL:
       H.R. 8925. A bill to amend the Help America Vote of 2002 to 
     require States to complete prior to the date of an election 
     for Federal office the tabulation of ballots for the election 
     which were cast or received prior to the date of the 
     election, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. 
             Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 8926. A bill to amend chapter 261 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to provide for high-speed rail corridor 
     development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 8927. A bill to permit a State to impose a sales tax 
     on qualifying purchases at any gift shop on Federal property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 8928. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to require portable generators to meet certain 
     standards relating to carbon monoxide, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Panetta, and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 8929. A bill to improve the procedures of the national 
     instant criminal background check system in the case of 
     firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, 
     manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the 
     related criminal background check, and to provide for annual 
     reports on default firearm transfers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. Rice of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 8930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow 10-year straight line depreciation for energy 
     efficient qualified improvement property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. 
             Walden):
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should direct the 
     Secretary of State to immediately issue a notice of intent to 
     terminate the commercial and power coordination provisions of 
     the Columbia River Treaty between the United States and 
     Canada; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McCarthy, 
             Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Adams, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 1253. A resolution designating room H-150 of the 
     United States Capitol as ``The Joseph H. Rainey Room'' to 
     honor the historic life, career, and legacy of Representative 
     Joseph Rainey of South Carolina on the 150th anniversary of 
     his seating as a member of the House of Representatives; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCARTHY:
       H. Res. 1254. A resolution establishing a task force to 
     recommend an appropriate recognition of the historic life and 
     career of Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina on 
     the 150th anniversary of his becoming a Member of the House 
     of Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. HAYES:
       H. Res. 1255. A resolution commemorating the 150th 
     anniversary of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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