[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1012-H1014]
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 Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Trone, 
             Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
             Swalwell, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
             Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Carson, 
             Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, and 
             Mr. Schneider):
       H.R. 1477. A bill to modernize the Undetectable Firearms 
     Act of 1988; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and 
             Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 1478. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academy of Medicine under which the National Academy agrees 
     to conduct a one-year study assessing the effectiveness of 
     current vital statistics reporting and data sharing between 
     State, local, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 1479. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds 
     relating to rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
     with Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Carbajal, Ms. Titus, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Foster, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Blunt Rochester, 
             Mr. Carson, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Kim of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Dean, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Van 
             Drew, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Vela, 
             Mr. Trone, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. Beatty, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, and Mrs. Walorski):
       H.R. 1480. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to improve the detection, prevention, and 
     treatment of mental health issues among public safety 
     officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BEYER:
       H.R. 1481. 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 Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Craig, Mrs. Kim of California, and Ms. Davids of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue 
     rules relating to environmental obligations of certified 
     development companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1483. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the energy tax credit to apply to qualified 
     distributed wind energy property; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:
       H.R. 1485. A bill to provide additional funds for Federal 
     and State facility energy resiliency programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUDD:
       H.R. 1486. A bill to repeal the Office of Financial 
     Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Fitzgerald, and Ms. Newman):
       H.R. 1487. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase transparency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. 
             Titus, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 1488. A bill to promote international exchanges on 
     best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic 
     institutions around the world, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 1489. A bill to permit vicarious liability claims 
     against an employer of a person who, under color of law, 
     subjects another to the deprivation of rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mrs. Kim of California, Ms. 
             Davids of Kansas, and Mr. Chabot):

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       H.R. 1490. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the 
     ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. DEAN:
       H.R. 1491. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt 
     collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Lowenthal, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Espaillat):
       H.R. 1492. A bill to prevent methane waste and pollution 
     from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of 
     beach fill; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 1494. A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EMMER:
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for 
     services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use 
     disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution 
     for mental diseases, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Brooks, Mr. Babin, Mr. Cawthorn, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. 
             Hudson, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Buck, Mr. Hice of Georgia, 
             Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hagedorn, and Mrs. 
             Miller-Meeks):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been 
     charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in 
     the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOSTER:
       H.R. 1497. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability 
     Act to require funds deposited by check from the Federal 
     Government to be made available immediately; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Harshbarger, 
             Ms. Herrell, and Mr. Norman):
       H.R. 1498. A bill to require that local educational 
     agencies disclose negotiations with teacher unions as a 
     condition for eligibility to receive funds under the 
     Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund of the 
     Education Stabilization Fund of the Coronavirus Response and 
     Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Schweikert, 
             and Mrs. Lesko):
       H.R. 1499. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, 
     Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. 
             Quigley):
       H.R. 1500. A bill to direct the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development to submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
     global basic education programs; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1501. A bill to reauthorize the Neighborhood 
     Stabilization Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIM of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Garbarino, 
             Ms. Newman, and Mr. Burchett):
       H.R. 1502. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     optimize the operations of the microloan program, lower costs 
     for small business concerns and intermediary participants in 
     the program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bonamici, 
             Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Porter, and Ms. Brownley):
       H.R. 1503. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make 
     certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and 
     gas drilling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Pressley, 
             and Ms. Omar):
       H.R. 1504. A bill to expedite the provision of humanitarian 
     assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people 
     of North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Financial 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. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin 
             of California, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Barragan, and Mr. Huffman):
       H.R. 1505. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make 
     certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing 
     activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the 
     reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin 
             of California, Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. 
             Porter):
       H.R. 1506. A bill to provide for the accurate reporting of 
     fossil fuel extraction and emissions by entities with leases 
     on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mr. Golden):
       H.R. 1507. A bill to require each agency, in providing 
     notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word 
     plain language summary of the proposed rule; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mr. Golden):
       H.R. 1508. A bill to require a guidance clarity statement 
     on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
           By Ms. MACE:
       H.R. 1509. A bill to repeal portions of a regulation issued 
     by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of 
     Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a 
     certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an 
     institution of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
           By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Trone, Mr. Mooney, 
             Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Reschenthaler, and 
             Mr. Bost):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras 
     in medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. OMAR:
       H.R. 1511. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the 
     Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin 
     Abdulaziz Al Saud; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 1512. A bill to build a clean and prosperous future by 
     addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health and 
     welfare of all Americans, and putting the Nation on the path 
     to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, 
     Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Foreign 
     Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and Financial 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. PERRY:
       H.R. 1513. A bill to require that all Special Drawing 
     Rights allocations be authorized by Congress in law; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 1514. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to 
     increase transmission capacity for clean energy, reduce 
     congestion, and increase grid resilience; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 1515. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for 
     child care and other personal use services as an authorized 
     campaign expenditure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. PORTER:
       H.R. 1516. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by 
     foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot 
     initiatives or referenda; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Lowenthal):
       H.R. 1517. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make 
     certain adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel 
     development and to make other reforms to improve returns to 
     taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. Mace, 
             Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1518. A bill to improve the national instant criminal 
     background check system in order to search the National Data 
     Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to phaseout the Mass Transit Account; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Curtis, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1520. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to provide veteran 
     health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary 
     care furnished under non-Department direct primary care 
     service arrangements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Sires, and 
             Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 1521. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve 
     the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education 
     for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to 
     provide additional evaluation authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SOTO (for himself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mrs. 
             Murphy of Florida, Mr. Young, Mr. Torres of New York, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brendan F. 
             Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Correa, Mr. Crist, Mrs. 
             Demings, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foster, Ms. Lois 
             Frankel of Florida, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. 
             Gimenez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Katko, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Salazar, Mr. 
             San Nicolas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sires, Ms. Stefanik, 
             Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Trone, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Waltz, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Mr. Gomez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Barragan):
       H.R. 1522. A bill to provide for the admission of the State 
     of Puerto Rico into the Union; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Norman, 
             Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, 
             Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, and Mr. Hern):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common 
     law; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Horsford, and Mrs. Lee 
             of Nevada):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     obtain the consent of affected State and local governments 
     before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for 
     a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 1525. A bill to require the Department of Interior and 
     the Department of Agriculture to establish an online portal 
     to accept, process, and dispose of an application for the 
     placement of communications facilities on certain Federal 
     lands; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. VAN DREW:
       H.R. 1526. A bill to require flags of the United States of 
     America to be domestically made, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Mr. 
             Cuellar):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to establish the Homeland Security 
     Investigations victim assistance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1528. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to carry out a study of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
             Ms. Foxx, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Mast, and Mr. 
             Crawford):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require States to conduct post-election audits for 
     elections for Federal office and to provide attestations of 
     the integrity and security of voter identification and voter 
     registration list maintenance procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. WILD (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to expand the scope of individuals and activities which 
     are subject to the requirements of such Act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 1531. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to require assurances that certain family planning 
     service projects and programs will provide pamphlets 
     containing the contact information of adoption centers; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Carson, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. San Nicolas, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
       H. Res. 182. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the designation of January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2024, 
     as the ``International Decade for People of African 
     Descent''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Young, 
             and Ms. Porter):
       H. Res. 183. A resolution recommitting the United States to 
     the promotion of disability rights and to the values 
     enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano 
     Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and 
     recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with 
     disabilities have made throughout the history of the United 
     States and the role of the disability community in the 
     ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H. Res. 184. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of March 28, 2021, through April 3, 
     2021, as National Small Business Workplace Solutions Week; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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