[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H72-H73]
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. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
             Mullin, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Biggs, 
             Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Banks, Mr. 
             Gosar, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Joyce of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Budd, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
             Gallagher, Mr. Steube, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Fulcher, Mr. Baird, Mr. Latta, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Kustoff, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mrs. 
             Hinson, and Mr. Wright):
       H.R. 188. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to 
     excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, 
             and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 189. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide that the authority of the Director of the National 
     Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make 
     certain research endowments applies with respect to both 
     current and former centers of excellence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 190. A bill to repeal certain amendments to the Clean 
     Air Act relating to the expansion of the renewable fuel 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 191. A bill to repeal Federal energy conservation 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 192. A bill to provide that certain bad faith 
     communications in connection with the assertion of a United 
     States patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 193. A bill to reduce the amount of foreign assistance 
     to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras based on the number 
     of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens 
     of such countries and who in the preceding fiscal year are 
     placed in Federal custody by reason of their immigration 
     status; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 194. A bill to require the Inspector General, 
     Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on 
     the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the 
     National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are 
     referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions 
     resulting from such investigations, and the number of 
     firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a 
     denial was issued after the firearm was transferred; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 195. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group 
     term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross 
     income of the employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 196. A bill to prohibit the Central Intelligence 
     Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a 
     weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to 
     transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal 
     action to the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 197. A bill to amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 
     2000 to improve reporting about animal testing and 
     alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 198. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect 
     to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play 
     organized professional baseball; 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. DELGADO (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. 
             Katko):
       H.R. 199. A bill to provide funding for cities, counties, 
     and other units of general local government to prevent, 
     prepare for, and respond to coronavirus; 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. EMMER:
       H.R. 200. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a national intersection and interchange safety 
     construction program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EMMER:
       H.R. 201. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a national bridge replacement and improvement 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARCIA of California:
       H.R. 202. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the limitation on deduction for State and local 
     taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Mr. Castro of 
             Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Vela, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee, Mr. Roy, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Williams of Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 203. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in 
     Houston, Texas, as the ``Benny C. Martinez Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 204. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and 
     activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and 
     institutions of higher education receiving Federal research 
     and development funding are fully engaging their entire 
     talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H.R. 205. A bill to accelerate rural broadband deployment; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H.R. 206. A bill to streamline the application process for 
     H-2A employers and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H.R. 207. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. 
     `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:
       H.R. 208. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 
     102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the ``Colonel Carlyle `Smitty' 
     Harris Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Guest, 
             and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 209. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 305 Highway 15 North in 
     Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance Corporal Marc Lucas 
     Tucker Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Ms. Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 210. A bill to coordinate Federal research and 
     development efforts focused on STEM education and workforce 
     development in rural areas, including the development and 
     application of new technologies to support and improve rural 
     STEM education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 211. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety 
     Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. Katko):
       H.R. 212. A bill to require Federal agencies to submit 
     plans for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. SIRES:
       H.R. 213. A bill to modify the minimum allocation 
     requirement for the emergency solutions grants program; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 214. A bill to allow States to elect to observe 
     daylight savings time for the duration of the year, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 215. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure 
     agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or 
     settlement in connection with a violation of such Act; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 216. A bill to designate a peak in the State of Nevada 
     as Maude Frazier Mountain, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

              [Omitted from the Record of January 4, 2021]

           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H. Con. Res. 1. A concurrent resolution regarding consent 
     to assemble outside the seat of government; considered and 
     agreed to.

              [Omitted from the Record of January 4, 2021]

           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 8. A resolution adopting the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and 
     for other purposes; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. JEFFRIES:
       H. Res. 9. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. CHENEY:
       H. Res. 10. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H. Res. 11. A resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting 
     of the First Session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
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           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 17. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should redirect and 
     target foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, 
     and Honduras in a manner that addresses the driving causes of 
     illegal immigration into the United States from such 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Wild, 
             Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. Dean):
       H. Res. 18. A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Frank 
     Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, 
     community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington 
     Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps 
     (VMSC) ambulance corps; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:
       H. Res. 19. A resolution condemning and censuring 
     Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas; to the Committee on 
     Ethics.

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