Volume 166, No. 177 covering the 2nd Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5692-H5694 on Oct. 16, 2020.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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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 Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Rush, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Speier, Ms. Adams, Ms. Kaptur,
Ms. Wild, Mr. Foster, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Green of Texas, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms.
Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 8595. A bill to nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Biggs, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, and
Mr. Waltz):
H.R. 8596. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARTER of Texas:
H.R. 8597. A bill to improve the collection and retention of disciplinary records of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr.
Deutch, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Vela, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Hastings, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal,
Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Welch, Ms. Brownley of California,
Ms. Wild, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Ryan, Mrs.
Watson Coleman, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree,
Mrs. Demings, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Escobar, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sean
Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Meng,
Mr. Pappas, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cox of California, and
Mr. Allred):
H.R. 8598. A bill to provide for a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for social security and supplemental security income beneficiaries in calendar year 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. Vela, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Grijalva, and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 8599. A bill to amend the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, with respect to preparedness for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the border region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Van
Drew):
H.R. 8600. A bill to provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for social security beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Bustos,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Allred):
H.R. 8601. A bill to assess the State by State impact of Federal taxation and spending; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Mullin,
Mr. Cole, Mr. Lucas, and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of
Oklahoma):
H.R. 8602. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH (for himself and Mr. McAdams):
H.R. 8603. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying investment to include an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company, whether acquired directly from the company or in a secondary acquisition, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Schneider):
H.R. 8604. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain an internet clearinghouse of information on suppliers of personal protective equipment needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or any other pathogen triggering a public health emergency declaration, including information on the quality and availability of such equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 8605. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to certain entities to conduct research on, or to establish, wastewater surveillance and other early warning systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
H.R. 8606. A bill to defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr.
Courtney):
H.R. 8607. A bill to protect and promote the ability of members of the Armed Forces and citizens to vote by mail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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 Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Ms. Bass):
H.R. 8608. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit the enforcement of predispute arbitration agreements with respect to sexual assault claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Escobar, Mrs. Hayes, and
Ms. Norton):
H.R. 8609. A bill to limit the extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted conduct law enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the approval of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
H.R. 8610. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. MAST (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Soto, Mr. Dunn, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Webster of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Shalala, Mr.
Waltz, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Spano,
Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Gaetz, Mr.
Steube, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings, Ms.
Frankel, Mr. Crist, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms.
Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Deutch, and Ms. Wilson of Florida):
H.R. 8611. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ``Joseph Bullock Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Langevin):
H.R. 8612. A bill to direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a School Cybersecurity Clearinghouse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Levin of California, Mr.
Crow, and Ms. DeGette):
H.R. 8613. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States, in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences, to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to project the net greenhouse gas emissions likely to be caused by Federal legislation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. NORMAN:
H.R. 8614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include home-schooling supplies in the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and
Ms. Blunt Rochester):
H.R. 8615. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests furnished to at-risk beneficiaries under the Medicare and Medicaid programs without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for such screening tests furnished to at-risk enrollees of group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, 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. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Barr):
H.R. 8616. A bill to eliminate any subsidies for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for new construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida):
H.R. 8617. A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien family members of United States citizens and permanent residents seeking to enter the United States temporarily to visit their relatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Gosar):
H.R. 8618. A bill to enable local governments to treat the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a private landowner for the purposes of property taxation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Bacon):
H.R. 8619. A bill to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia:
H.R. 8620. A bill to permit payments for certain business software or cloud computing services as allowable uses of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, and Mr.
Schweikert):
H.R. 8621. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with respect to their unborn children; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. Katko):
H.R. 8622. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national hazard preparation and response exercises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, and Ms.
Slotkin):
H.R. 8623. A bill to amend the CARES Act to clarify the inclusion of certain COVID-19 vaccines covered under the Medicare program without any cost sharing; 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. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. Bishop of
Georgia):
H.R. 8624. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the extension of pass-through status under the Medicare program for certain drugs and devices impacted by 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. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Duncan,
Ms. Fudge, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas,
Mr. Trone, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Crawford, and
Mr. Fitzpatrick):
H. Res. 1191. A resolution honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Rutherford):
H. Res. 1192. A resolution expressing support for the goals of November National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and for the early detection of lung cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself and Mr. Trone):
H. Res. 1193. A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2020 as ``National Youth Justice Action Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr.
Gosar, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Budd, and Mr.
Duncan):
H. Res. 1194. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Nancy Pelosi should be removed from her position as Speaker of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Ethics.
By Ms. GABBARD:
H. Res. 1195. A resolution condemning Turkey's attacks on United States forces and allies and Turkey's continued support for terrorist organizations; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. KEATING:
H. Res. 1196. A resolution calling for an end to escalating violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, for each side to return to the peace process, and for external parties to cease their support for and interference in the conflict; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Carbajal):
H. Res. 1197. A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2020, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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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