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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the House section section on page H9178 on Dec. 31, 2020.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
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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. CARTWRIGHT:
H.R. 9057. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct- care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
H.R. 9058. A bill to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study addiction to and dependence on social media applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
H.R. 9059. A bill to require Federal financial supervisory agencies to evaluate a financial institution's record of meeting community environmentally sustainable investment needs as part of examinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Cicilline):
H.R. 9060. A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that States are persons for purposes of liability under that section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
H.R. 9061. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a credit to any bid for a lease that includes a commitment to use a project labor agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KING of Iowa:
H.R. 9062. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify provisions relating to assistance by States, and political subdivision of States, in the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KING of Iowa:
H.R. 9063. A bill to require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. KING of Iowa:
H.R. 9064. A bill to Amend and Improve Federal law regarding in the areas of immigration, health care, the Constitution, education, trade, veterans affairs, welfare, tax, and other matters; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, 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. NADLER:
H.R. 9065. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to amend provisions relating to the release or detention of a defendant pending trial, sentence, or appeal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. Budd):
H.R. 9066. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a pilot program to provide innovation grants to established State broadband offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SOTO:
H.R. 9067. A bill to establish an office within the Department of Commerce to coordinate all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KING of Iowa:
H. Res. 1273. A resolution nullifying the impeachment of Donald John Trump; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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