Volume 166, No. 26 covering the 2nd Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H976-H977 on Feb. 7, 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.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr.
Peterson):
H.R. 5799. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to normal farming activities and to require the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to apply certain decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture when enforcing such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Foxx of
North Carolina):
H.R. 5800. A bill to end surprise medical billing and increase transparency in health coverage; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and 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 Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Ms.
Dean, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, and Mr. Espaillat):
H.R. 5801. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a procedure for remand of a civil action that has been removed before service on a forum defendant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. Katko):
H.R. 5802. A bill to require an assessment of the policies, procedures, and practices of the Transportation Security Administration regarding Administration personnel who are parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child care needs or who are expectant parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child care needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 5803. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and 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. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama):
H.R. 5804. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Blue Campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.
Moulton, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Soto, Mr.
Crist, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Correa, and Mr.
Garamendi):
H.R. 5805. A bill to reauthorize the high-speed rail corridor development program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, and
Ms. Wilson of Florida):
H.R. 5806. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a loan repayment program for the HIV clinical and dental workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr.
Wenstrup):
H.R. 5807. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the availability and accuracy of provider directory information made available by group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individuals health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
H.R. 5808. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of rural emergency medical access services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; 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. BEYER (for himself and Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5809. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to include certain information on any health insurance membership card issued by such plan or issuer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Schrier,
Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Himes, and Ms. Stefanik):
H.R. 5810. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the American History for Freedom grant program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. Correa):
H.R. 5811. A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to provide nursing facilities and paid parental leave for Administration personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. DelBene,
Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Schrier):
H.R. 5812. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to set aside certain amounts provided under the BUILD program for rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Hastings,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Cardenas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of
California, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr.
Lowenthal):
H.R. 5813. A bill to provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr.
Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-
Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cox of California, Ms.
Omar, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms.
DelBene, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 5814. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the public charge ground of deportability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MENG:
H.R. 5815. A bill to adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality-based comparability payment rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Mr. Schweikert):
H.R. 5816. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and title XI of the Social Security Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide for certain coverage in the case of a change in a provider's network status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. NUNES (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 5817. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require health plans to provide to participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees an advanced explanation of benefits with respect to items and services scheduled to be received from providers and facilities and to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require health care providers and health care facilities to provide good faith estimates of the expected charges for furnishing such items and services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Long):
H.R. 5818. A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Schiff, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Ruppersberger,
Mr. Welch, and Mr. McNerney):
H.R. 5819. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself and Mr. Sablan):
H.R. 5820. A bill to permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues for placement in the national statuary hall; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Himes, and Mrs. Hayes):
H. Res. 838. A resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Kleen Energy Systems natural gas explosion; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Mr. Marshall):
H. Res. 839. A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hudson, Mrs.
Axne, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Brooks of
Indiana, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Malinowski,
Ms. Matsui, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, and Mr.
Visclosky):
H. Res. 840. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year as ``Rare Disease Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Cisneros,
Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Jayapal,
Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. McGovern,
Mr. Meadows, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Swalwell of
California):
H. Res. 841. A resolution supporting the recognition and observation of April as ``International Parental Child Abduction Month'' to raise awareness of, and opposition to, international parental child abduction''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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