[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H7258-H7259]
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. AMASH:
       H.R. 8996. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     repeal provisions relating to transportation by water that 
     are popularly known as the Jones Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. AMASH:
       H.R. 8997. A bill to eliminate civil asset forfeiture, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Mr. BEYER:
       H.R. 8999. A bill to require the speeches and schedules of 
     the heads of executive agencies to be made publicly 
     available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself and Mrs. Trahan):
       H.R. 9000. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand and codify matters covered by diversity training in 
     the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CROW (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, and Ms. 
             Speier):
       H.R. 9001. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that a Member of Congress convicted of certain felony 
     offenses relating to sexual abuse shall not be eligible for 
     retirement benefits based on that individual's Member 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 9002. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide States an option to cover a children's program 
     of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) under Medicaid 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Peters, 
             and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 9003. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit to Congress a strategy of the Department of State and 
     the United States Agency for International Development to 
     address the global climate change crisis, improve the energy 
     and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:
       H.R. 9004. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal 
     provisions relating to the denial of benefits under the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:
       H.R. 9005. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award 
     grants to Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, Asian American and Native American 
     Pacific Islander-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges or 
     Universities, regional community-based organizations, and 
     national minority medical associations, for counseling, 
     mentoring and providing information on financial assistance 
     to prepare underrepresented minority individuals to enroll in 
     and graduate from health professional schools and to increase 
     services for underrepresented minority students, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:
       H.R. 9006. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid program under 
     such title of routine patient costs associated with 
     participation in certain clinical trials, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:
       H.R. 9007. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
     through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, to conduct and support research and public health 
     activities with respect to diabetes in minority populations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:
       H.R. 9008. A bill to remove barriers to health care and 
     nutrition assistance for children, pregnant persons, and 
     lawfully present individuals, under the Medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act, the Children's 
     Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act, and 
     under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the 
     Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 9009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the transparency of the process of the National 
     Library of Medicine in listing and delisting journals in 
     MEDLINE (or any other current or successor databases or 
     indices), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL:
       H.R. 9010. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a study on the feasibility of certain transit 
     options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in 
     Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:
       H.R. 9011. A bill to provide funds to the Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide grants to entities to 
     establish lung cancer screening registries approved by the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for submission of 
     certain data required for reimbursement under the Medicare 
     program for certain screening services, 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. HUIZENGA (for himself and Mr. Brooks of 
             Alabama):
       H.R. 9012. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate Federal Prison Industries advantages over the 
     private sector and small business in the procurement of 
     commercially available goods and services; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 9013. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to dispense with the requirement of providing assurance 
     of payment for utility services under certain circumstances; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KHANNA:
       H.R. 9014. A bill to amend the United States 
     Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify certain 
     membership and other requirements of the United States 
     Semiquincentennial Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself and Mr. Michael F. Doyle 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 9015. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish an emissions 
     avoidance program for certain nuclear reactors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker,

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     in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Dean, 
             and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico):
       H.R. 9016. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula 
     services to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORELLE:
       H.R. 9017. A bill to temporarily allow a deduction for the 
     trade or business expenses of employees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Ms. Scanlon):
       H.R. 9018. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEGUSE:
       H.R. 9019. A bill to amend the Helium Act to ensure 
     continued access to helium for holders of Federal research 
     grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
             Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Steube, and Ms. 
             Sherrill):
       H.R. 9020. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to expedite the processing of claims for disability 
     compensation by veterans affected by major disasters; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Kelly of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. McKinley):
       H.R. 9021. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to modernize Federal nursing home 
     protections and to enhance care quality and transparency for 
     nursing home residents and their families; 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. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 9022. A bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to ensure Presidential records are preserved, 
     duly created when non-official electronic messaging accounts 
     are used, and made available to the public and the next 
     administration in a timely fashion to advance national 
     security and accountability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 9023. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the automatic extension of certain deadlines 
     in the case of taxpayers affected by Federally declared 
     disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 9024. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to provide for an option under which a person to 
     whom a document is sent may elect to use the United States 
     Postal Service's Signature Confirmation service or Priority 
     Mail Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to 
     send secure identity documents, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GABBARD:
       H. Res. 1267. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that Congress must pass a pandemic 
     excess profits tax on large corporations who have achieved 
     windfall profits due to the COVID-19 public health crisis; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. RESCHENTHALER (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H. Res. 1268. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the United States should 
     initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement 
     with Taiwan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. Omar, Ms. Adams, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Dean, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jayapal, 
             and Mrs. Hayes):
       H. Res. 1269. A resolution calling on the President of the 
     United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel 
     Federal student loan debt; 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.

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