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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5714-H5715 on Oct. 30, 2020.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
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. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Walden,
Mr. Brady, and Ms. Granger):
H.R. 14. A bill to increase the Federal commitment to defeating the virus that causes COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, 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. DUNN (for himself and Mr. Soto):
H.R. 8701. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holding, Mr. Ruiz, Mr.
David P. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Finkenauer, and Mr.
Marshall):
H.R. 8702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in payment under part B of the Medicare program for certain services in response to 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. BUDD:
H.R. 8703. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to revise job classification and qualification standards for positions within the competitive service regarding educational requirements for such positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
H.R. 8704. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DEAN:
H.R. 8705. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to develop programs and materials to educate students who have a substance use disorder on treatment options for such disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DeSAULNIER (for himself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 8706. A bill to amend the Act of March 4, 1913 to establish the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within the Department of Labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Spanberger,
Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Schneider, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Trone,
Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 8707. A bill to require certifications for transfers of certain United States defense articles and defense services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. Woodall, and Mr.
Soto):
H.R. 8708. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts,
Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Bass, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Adams):
H.R. 8709. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study on the health care impacts of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HIGGINS of New York (for himself, Mr. Rose of
New York, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Wild, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Case, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Morelle):
H.R. 8710. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization period for emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KELLER:
H.R. 8711. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to codify Executive Order 13957 entitled ``Executive Order on Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr.
Beyer):
H.R. 8712. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself and Mr. Garcia of
Illinois):
H.R. 8713. A bill to amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Mr. Vela):
H.R. 8714. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish ``Family Friendly School'' policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day to better support working families and to disseminate the learnings from these model schools so that other local educational agencies may adopt these practices, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess when school is not in session; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Mfume,
Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Carson of Indiana):
H.R. 8715. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make public a plan for the continuation of education during a public health emergency; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SIRES:
H.R. 8716. A bill to strengthen the United States' ties with Latin American and Caribbean countries through diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation, to counter efforts by the People's Republic of China to undermine United States' interests and values in the Americas, and to promote economic development and competitiveness in the Latin America and Caribbean region; 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. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mrs. Wagner,
Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Graves of
Missouri, Mr. Long, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Hagedorn, and Mr. Crawford):
H.R. 8717. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for livestock processing facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Norton, and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 8718. A bill to extend the statute of limitations for offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 8719. A bill to amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the immunity of providers and users of interactive computer services under such section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 8720. A bill to provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms.
Pressley, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Omar, Mr. Green of Texas,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 8721. A bill to provide for the Federal charter of certain public banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 8722. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for repair and remodeling of community centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Hagedorn):
H.R. 8723. A bill to condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Mr. Castro of
Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva,
Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gallego, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Correa, and
Mrs. Trahan):
H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
Riggleman, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Houlahan,
Mrs. Demings, Mr. Vela, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Trone, Ms.
Meng, Mr. Crow, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Cisneros, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of
New York, Mr. Case, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Castro of
Texas):
H. Res. 1207. A resolution commemorating 20 years since the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
(2000) and reaffirming the United States commitment to the women, peace, and security agenda; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:
H. Res. 1208. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans, including public officials and candidates for public office, have a responsibility to abstain from participating in
``superspreader'' events during the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Takano, Mr.
Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Garcia of Texas,
Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Deutch,
Mr. Beyer, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Trone, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Ms. Meng, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Trahan,
Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Rouda, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms.
Shalala, Mr. Welch, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Cardenas, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms.
Pressley, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr.
Kim, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Wexton, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wild, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Lee of
Nevada, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jayapal, Mr.
Horsford, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
Castro of Texas, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lawson of Florida,
Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Adams, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Peters, Ms.
Pingree, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr.
Foster, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Correa, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Langevin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia,
Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Underwood, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bera, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. Case, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Suozzi, Mr.
Moulton, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California):
H. Res. 1209. A resolution expressing support for Supreme Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected right of same-sex couples to marry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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