Volume 166, No. 77 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 H1956-H1957 on April 23, 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. GREEN of Tennessee:
H.R. 6598. A bill to preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for investments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Babin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Posey, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Rooney of Florida, and Mr.
Murphy of North Carolina):
H.R. 6599. A bill to provide for coordination of research and development for pandemic disease prediction, forecasting and computing 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. 6600. A bill to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish prize competitions to incentivize research by institutions of higher education on point-of-care testing for the detection of current or past infection with COVID-19, 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. BIGGS:
H.R. 6601. A bill to require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr.
Crow, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Young, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Neguse, Ms. Haaland, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Huffman, Ms.
DelBene, Ms. Porter, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Gabbard):
H.R. 6602. A bill to provide assistance under programs relating to COVID-19 of the Small Business Administration to cannabis businesses and their service providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. CASE (for himself and Ms. Gabbard):
H.R. 6603. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Kaena Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRIFFITH:
H.R. 6604. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. HAYES:
H.R. 6605. A bill to provide additional amounts to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LEVIN of California:
H.R. 6606. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations establishing emission standards for emissions of greenhouse gases from aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Soto):
H.R. 6607. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, in coordination with the Director of the strategic national stockpile, the National Emergency Biodefense Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. MENG (for herself and Mrs. Beatty):
H.R. 6608. A bill to provide for the availability of menstrual hygiene products for homeless individuals under the Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency food and shelter grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Loebsack, Mr.
Malinowski, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms.
Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Phillips, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Sewell of
Alabama, Mr. Sires, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Suozzi, and
Mr. Vela):
H.R. 6609. A bill to provide for the immediate procurement of COVID-19 medical testing components, materials, and supplies under the Defense Production Act of 1950; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ROSE of New York (for himself, Ms. Scanlon, Ms.
Norton, and Ms. Jackson Lee):
H.R. 6610. A bill to establish the Cabinet-level position of Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the Executive Branch with the responsibility of developing a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy, to prepare for and coordinate the response to future pandemics, biological attacks, and other major health crises, including coordinating the work of multiple government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Allen,
Mr. Baird, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Crawford, Mr.
Hagedorn, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Bost,
Mr. Abraham, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Rice of South Carolina,
Mr. Bacon, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yoho, Ms. Spanberger, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Rodney
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Soto, Mr. Dunn, and Ms.
Schrier):
H.R. 6611. A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; 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. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee):
H.R. 6612. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 6613. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to strengthen the United States commitment to the security of the Indo-Pacific region and to increase military readiness to defend the homeland and underwrite United States national interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Cheney,
Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Wright, Mr. Banks, Mr. Comer, Mr.
Arrington, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Spano, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Smith of
Missouri, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington,
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, and Mr. Baird):
H.R. 6614. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:
H. Res. 939. A resolution supporting the World Bank Group to lead a worldwide COVID-19 economic recovery effort; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Ms. Omar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Stevens, Mr. McNerney, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Porter):
H. Res. 940. A resolution recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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