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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4540-H4542 on Sept. 17, 2020.
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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 Mr. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Stivers):
H.R. 8280. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for sale, labor, or services for remuneration, to preempt certain provisions of State law with respect to wage rates and benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. Riggleman):
H.R. 8281. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes`` to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Biggs, Mr.
Riggleman, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Gosar):
H.R. 8282. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619 Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mrs. Dingell):
H.R. 8283. A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Buck, Mrs.
Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Bost, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr.
Steube, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Kevin Hern of
Oklahoma):
H.R. 8284. A bill to require recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to provide employment documentation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois):
H.R. 8285. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
H.R. 8286. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly spread malign disinformation as part of or on behalf of a foreign government or political party for purposes of political warfare and to require a determination regarding the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party; 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. BIGGS (for himself and Mr. Gosar):
H.R. 8287. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
H.R. 8288. A bill to correct shortfalls in the Great American Outdoors Act by providing fairness and parity to Eastern States, strengthening commitments to urban recreation, establishing logic in funding priorities, and ensuring appropriate consequences for shifts in funding sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Young):
H.R. 8289. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Frankel,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms. Meng):
H.R. 8290. A bill to implement title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 with respect to elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. McKinley):
H.R. 8291. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself and Mr. Newhouse):
H.R. 8292. A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CROW (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. Tipton):
H.R. 8293. A bill to ensure that Federal work-study funding is available for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Wild, Mr. Sablan, Ms.
Fudge, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Mr.
DeSaulnier, and Ms. Underwood):
H.R. 8294. A bill to amend the National Apprenticeship Act and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
H.R. 8295. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support educational programs in American civics and history, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. GALLAGHER:
H.R. 8296. A bill to establish and support advanced nuclear energy research and development programs at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and
Mr. Marshall):
H.R. 8297. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and support advanced recycling research and development programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. Cole, and Ms.
McCollum):
H.R. 8298. A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
H.R. 8299. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, and Mr. Cicilline):
H.R. 8300. A bill to provide for a temporary increase to the Federal share for certain highway projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Tiffany,
Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Hice of Georgia,
Mr. Steube, Mr. Budd, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Yoho, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Keller):
H.R. 8301. A bill to withhold a percentage of Federal funding from State and local prosecutors who fail to faithfully prosecute crimes related to protests and riots; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself and Ms.
Bonamici):
H.R. 8302. A bill to promote the furtherance of standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. McNerney):
H.R. 8303. A bill to establish and support the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology Program at the Department of Energy and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Gallagher):
H.R. 8304. A bill to prohibit the disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over the operations of political committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr.
McAdams, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rose of
New York, and Mr. Brindisi):
H.R. 8305. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills on a timely basis, to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline accommodations, to establish a lifetime ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress, to prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of measures lacking demonstrable bipartisan support, to prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any legislation containing an earmark, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, and 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. MURPHY of North Carolina:
H.R. 8306. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Malinowski):
H.R. 8307. A bill to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to provide certain supplies to schools that provide in-person learning; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr.
Morelle):
H.R. 8308. A bill to amend 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 services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Walker, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr.
Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Guest, Mr.
Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr.
Garcia of California):
H.R. 8309. A bill to authorize certain authorities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, and 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. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler,
Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr.
Joyce of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 8310. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for enhanced visa security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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. ROSE of New York:
H.R. 8311. A bill to require a report regarding the potential impacts of any changes to the risk-rating methodology for the National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency before implementation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr.
Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, and
Mr. Hastings):
H.R. 8312. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the emission of any greenhouse gas in any quantity from any new electric utility steam generating unit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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 Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. Costa, Ms. Lofgren, Ms.
Haaland, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McGovern,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Omar, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Bonamici):
H.R. 8313. A bill to suspend the provision of security assistance to the Philippines until the Government of the Philippines has made certain reforms to the military and police forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Yoho, Mr.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fulcher, Mrs. Lesko, Mr.
Banks, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Roy, Mr. Griffith, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Perry,
Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bishop of North
Carolina, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Massie, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Rice of
South Carolina, Mr. Waltz, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Steube, Mr. Tipton, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. Cline, Mr. Mast, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, Mr. Buck, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr.
Marshall):
H. Res. 1119. A resolution expressing support for the recognition of Constitution Week; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. BASS (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
H. Res. 1120. A resolution urging the Government of Tanzania and all parties to respect human rights and constitutional rights and ensure free and fair elections in October 2020, and recognizing the importance of multi-party democracy in Tanzania; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and
Mr. Engel):
H. Res. 1121. A resolution urging the Government of Burma to hold free, fair, inclusive, transparent, participatory, and credible elections on November 8, 2020; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. NORTON:
H. Res. 1122. A resolution expressing support for dance as a form of valuable exercise and of artistic expression, and for the designation of September 19, 2020, as ``National Dance Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. Luria,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, and Ms. Velazquez):
H. Res. 1123. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2020, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee):
H. Res. 1124. A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of September 21 through 26, 2020, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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