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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2981-H2982 on June 30, 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. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr.
Gallagher, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Suozzi,
Mr. Rouda, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McAdams, Ms.
Stefanik, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr.
Malinowski):
H.R. 7415. A bill to designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BOST (for himself, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Reschenthaler, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Loebsack, and Mrs.
Miller):
H.R. 7416. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to allow the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to provide assistance to the owners and operators of certain ports and terminals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CASTEN of Illinois:
H.R. 7417. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to set sustainability goals for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr.
Panetta, and Ms. Sewell of Alabama):
H.R. 7418. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms.
Roybal-Allard):
H.R. 7419. A bill to reduce child poverty in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Ms. DelBENE (for herself, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Sewell of
Alabama, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Moore, Ms.
Eshoo, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Speier, Mr. Engel, Mrs.
Lowey, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Himes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Heck, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Porter, and
Mr. Quigley):
H.R. 7420. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or queer; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 7421. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to increase prioritization by the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture by senior management of the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture, or an organizational unit of reviews for communications use authorizations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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. GABBARD:
H.R. 7422. A bill to require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance to encourage depository institutions to establish programs to educate customers at risk of unwittingly becoming money mules; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GALLAGHER:
H.R. 7423. A bill to maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by the People's Republic of China against Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr.
Palazzo):
H.R. 7424. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount which may be paid to members of the Selected Reserve under the education loan repayment program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr.
Cuellar):
H.R. 7425. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ryan):
H.R. 7426. A bill to require development and implementation of an interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
H.R. 7427. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish election contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in elections for Federal office during an emergency, to require States to make early voting and absentee voting available to all individuals eligible to vote in such elections, to encourage voter registration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 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. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr.
Phillips, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr.
McGovern):
H.R. 7428. A bill to reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. MULLIN:
H.R. 7429. A bill to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. Cicilline,
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Peters, Ms.
Schakowsky, and Mrs. Watson Coleman):
H.R. 7430. A bill to protect the dignity and privacy of transgender and other minority travelers at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. Mast):
H.R. 7431. A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for personal protective equipment for use by employees and customers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Swalwell of California, and
Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 7432. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit schools and libraries that receive universal service support from blocking internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. Norcross):
H.R. 7433. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SUOZZI (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Miss
Rice of New York, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Zeldin):
H.R. 7434. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the interest rate for economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. UPTON:
H.R. 7435. A bill to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, 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 Mrs. WALORSKI:
H.R. 7436. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax benefits related to dependent care assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KINZINGER:
H. Res. 1031. A resolution condemning the cyber attacks on American persons and organizations conducting research related to COVID 19 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those responsible for perpetrating such belligerent acts should face consequences; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Takano, Mr. Cooper, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs.
Beatty, Ms. Omar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kennedy, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr. Rush, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Neal, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs.
Lawrence, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Ms. Tlaib):
H. Res. 1032. A resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to further its inquiry into the misconduct of William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McGovern,
Mr. Bera, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Malinowski):
H. Res. 1033. A resolution condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr.
Cunningham):
H. Res. 1034. A resolution recognizing the need for a Senior Security Promise; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Mucarsel-
Powell, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms.
Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cardenas, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr.
Correa, Ms. Bass, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Vela, Mr.
Cuellar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Costa, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.
Cisneros, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Takano):
H. Res. 1035. A resolution recognizing the month of June as
``Immigrant Heritage Month'', a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions immigrants and their children have made in making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, prosperous country, and acknowledging their importance to the future successes of America; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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