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June 24, 2020 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 166, No. 116 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 H2418-H2419 on June 24, 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 Ms. WATERS:

H.R. 7301. A bill to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Michael

F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Bishop of

Georgia, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cox of

California, Ms. Craig, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Delgado,

Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Golden, Ms. Kendra S.

Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kuster of

New Hampshire, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lujan, Mr.

Malinowski, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng, Mr.

Morelle, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sewell of

Alabama, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, and Mr.

Welch):

H.R. 7302. A bill to make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:

H.R. 7303. 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 Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:

H.R. 7304. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to eligible entities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Raskin, and Ms.

Schakowsky):

H.R. 7305. A bill to toll statutes of limitations during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRIST (for himself and Mr. Cohen):

H.R. 7306. A bill to improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Malinowski, Mr.

Phillips, and Mr. Yoho):

H.R. 7307. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require information on the status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology to violate privacy and other fundamental human rights be included in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Upton, Ms. Johnson of

Texas, Mr. Lucas, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Gonzalez of

Ohio):

H.R. 7308. A bill to authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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. DOGGETT:

H.R. 7309. A bill to prohibit certain assistance for inverted domestic corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself,

Mr. Latta, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr.

Walberg):

H.R. 7310. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the modernization of the information technology systems of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. GAETZ:

H.R. 7311. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to purchase drones manufactured in the People's Republic of China or by Chinese state-controlled entities; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Hayes,

Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Evans,

Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.

Pascrell, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Foster, Mr. Bera, Mr.

Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Welch, and Mr.

Carson of Indiana):

H.R. 7312. A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:

H.R. 7313. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. NORCROSS:

H.R. 7314. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Workers' Memorial Day as a Federal holiday; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.

Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Carolyn B.

Maloney of New York, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez):

H.R. 7315. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ROSE of New York:

H.R. 7316. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment or operation of a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance Center; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Roybal-

Allard, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Casten of

Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Carson of

Indiana, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Sires, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

Gallego, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Sewell of

Alabama, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Mr.

Scott of Virginia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr.

Moulton, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Soto, Mr.

Price of North Carolina, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Vela, Ms.

Haaland, Mr. Payne, Ms. Wild, and Ms. Scanlon):

H.R. 7317. A bill to authorize a public service announcement campaign on the efficacy of cloth face coverings in reducing the spread of COVID-19, to authorize a program to provide cloth face coverings to any American who requests one free of charge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. Beyer):

H.R. 7318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. SHALALA:

H.R. 7319. A bill to improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. Golden):

H.R. 7320. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Moulton):

H.R. 7321. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish grants to support the establishment of personal reemployment accounts to assist Americans in gaining skills and returning to work following the economic disruption caused by COVID-19; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. STEFANIK:

H.R. 7322. A bill to prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. Huizenga):

H.R. 7323. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Pappas):

H.R. 7324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow above-the-line deductions for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tonko, Mr.

Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and Mrs. Hayes):

H.R. 7325. A bill to make grants to support online training of residential contractors and rebates for the energy efficiency upgrades of homes, 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. YOHO (for himself and Mr. Bera):

H. Res. 1018. A resolution recognizing that in the 25 years since normalizing diplomatic relations, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the United States of America have worked toward increased stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Southeast Asian region; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. Bacon, Mr.

Bera, Mr. Young, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Sablan, Mr.

Gonzalez of Texas, and Mrs. Radewagen):

H. Res. 1019. A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. Bacon, Mr.

Bera, Mr. Young, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Sablan, Mr.

Gonzalez of Texas, and Mrs. Radewagen):

H. Res. 1020. A resolution recognizing that for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the United States have shared a close friendship based on shared goals of stability, prosperity, and peace in the region, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. Bacon, Mr.

Bera, Mr. Young, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Sablan, Mr.

Gonzalez of Texas, and Mrs. Radewagen):

H. Res. 1021. A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. YOUNG:

H. Res. 1022. A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the commencement of continuous operations of the Stars and Stripes newspaper in the Pacific and the invaluable service of the Stars and Stripes as the ``hometown newspaper'' for members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and family members stationed across the globe; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 116