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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7227-H7228 on Dec. 16, 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. AGUILAR:
H.R. 8974. A bill to increase the principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:
H.R. 8975. A bill to prohibit the usage of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and to promote consumer welfare in the use of behavioral research by such providers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:
H.R. 8976. A bill to clarify access to courts of the United States for persons seeking redress for a violation of a constitutional right by the United States or any agent, person, or entity acting in the name of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. DeSaulnier):
H.R. 8977. A bill to require employers to provide training to employees whose jobs are in danger of being changed or replaced due to technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. GARCIA of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 8978. A bill to establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HALL:
H.R. 8979. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate qualified immunity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HALL:
H.R. 8980. A bill to provide for the resentencing and expungement of nonviolent offenses for individuals adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Ms. Porter):
H.R. 8981. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HILL of Arkansas:
H.R. 8982. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee to establish interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by depository institutions; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HILL of Arkansas:
H.R. 8983. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exclude the audits of privately held, non-custody brokers and dealers that are in good standing from certain requirements under title I of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HILL of Arkansas:
H.R. 8984. A bill to ensure that the operations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System remain independent from the credit policy of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HILL of Arkansas (for himself and Mr.
Schweikert):
H.R. 8985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to the 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowd-funding or small public offerings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Thompson of
California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Bera, Mr. McNerney, Mr.
Harder of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Pelosi, Ms.
Lee of California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Eshoo, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.
Nunes, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Garcia of
California, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Mr. Gomez, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr.
Ruiz, Ms. Bass, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Cisneros, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Takano, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Waters,
Ms. Barragan, Ms. Porter, Mr. Correa, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. Rouda, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Vargas, Mr.
Peters, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 8986. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the ``Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 8987. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to incentivize the manufacture of certain medicines in the United States and to enhance the security of the United States pharmaceutical supply chain, 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. KIM (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. King of
New York):
H.R. 8988. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the base erosion minimum tax rate for taxable years ending in 2020; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Emmer):
H.R. 8989. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 8990. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. POSEY:
H.R. 8991. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of voting systems in elections for Federal office whose hardware and software components are not manufactured and maintained in the United States or which are produced by foreign entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Miss RICE of New York:
H.R. 8992. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr.
Schiff):
H.R. 8993. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kildee, and Ms.
Jayapal):
H.R. 8994. A bill to amend the Department of Education Organization Act to permit appeals of certain determinations made by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education made with respect to complaints filed between March 5, 2018, and November 18, 2018; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. Stauber):
H.R. 8995. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 Mr. HALL:
H.J. Res. 106. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Ms. Sherrill):
H. Res. 1266. A resolution expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities during the current pandemic, and beyond; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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