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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.....” published by Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on April 30, 2021

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. was mentioned in PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS..... on pages H2132-H2134 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on April 30, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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 Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Ms. Bass):

H.R. 2906. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit the enforcement of predispute arbitration agreements with respect to sexual assault claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. Rush):

H.R. 2907. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. BASS (for herself and Mr. Cardenas):

H.R. 2908. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to account for the age of certain juvenile offenders and to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BEYER (for himself and Mr. Kelly of

Pennsylvania):

H.R. 2909. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a one-time election for a qualified charitable distribution to a split-interest entity and to inflation adjust the limits for qualified charitable distributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gaetz, Ms.

Herrell, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr.

Williams of Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, and Mrs.

McClain):

H.R. 2910. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing the veterans the ability to choose health care providers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. BOST (for himself, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pappas, and

Mr. Mann):

H.R. 2911. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of

Illinois, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.

Vargas, Mr. Peters, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Connolly, and

Ms. Schakowsky):

H.R. 2912. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Sewell):

H.R. 2913. 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. CORREA (for himself and Mr. Stewart):

H.R. 2914. A bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. McGovern, Mr.

Pappas, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):

H.R. 2915. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the procurement of certain items related to national security interests for Department of Homeland Security frontline operational components, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

By Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. Meijer):

H.R. 2916. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr.

LaHood, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Estes, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr.

Zeldin):

H.R. 2917. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for retirement matching contributions by employers on account of student loan payments made by employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of

Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Pingree, and

Mr. Panetta):

H.R. 2918. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate and complete notice and comment rulemaking to implement recommendations approved by the National Organic Standards Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Barragan,

Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Omar, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Clarke of

New York, Mr. Crow, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Raskin, Mr. Jones, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Newman, Ms.

Pingree, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Tlaib, Mr.

Nadler, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Espaillat, Ms.

Schakowsky, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.

Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson

Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Trahan, Mr.

Welch, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Meng, Mr. Thompson of

Mississippi, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms.

Kaptur, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Takano, Mr. Torres of New

York, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.

Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr.

Gomez, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Titus):

H.R. 2919. A bill to establish a Federal agenda to transform, heal, and renew the United States by investing in a vibrant economy, to provide funds to certain Federal investment programs that meet related labor, equity, and environmental standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ESCOBAR (for herself and Mr. Valadao):

H.R. 2920. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Buck, Mr.

Perry, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Massie, Mr.

Steube, Mr. Gosar, and Mrs. Greene of Georgia):

H.R. 2921. A bill to prohibit funds from being used to implement the Internet Covert Operations Program under the United States Postal Inspection Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself and Mrs. Spartz):

H.R. 2922. A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to authorize the Elder Justice Initiative, to require that online resources of such initiative are made available in Spanish, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr.

Weber of Texas, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr.

Cloud, and Mr. Palazzo):

H.R. 2923. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sires,

Mr. Soto, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.

Huffman, Ms. Chu, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Barragan, Ms.

Velazquez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Cardenas):

H.R. 2924. A bill to establish a program to award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban communities and rural communities to green spaces; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer,

Mr. Connolly, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jones,

Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano,

Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Ms.

Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Tlaib, Mr.

Torres of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr.

Welch):

H.R. 2925. A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the operation or construction of family detention centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Jordan, and Mr. Steube):

H.R. 2926. A bill to transfer antitrust enforcement functions from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smith of Missouri):

H.R. 2927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve rules relating to retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. LATTA (for himself and Mr. McNerney):

H.R. 2928. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Upton, Ms.

Manning, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Dean, Mr. Amodei, Ms.

Jayapal, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Clark of

Massachusetts, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Stevens, and Mr.

Trone):

H.R. 2929. A bill to provide funding for the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to award grants for the purpose of supporting virtual peer behavioral health support services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself, Mr. Young, Ms.

Davids of Kansas, Mr. Cole, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Mast,

Mrs. Radewagen, and Ms. Bass):

H.R. 2930. A bill to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Latta):

H.R. 2931. A bill to provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Ms. Mace):

H.R. 2932. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida (for herself and Mr. Estes):

H.R. 2933. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age for the beginning date for required minimum distributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.

Butterfield, and Mr. Mullin):

H.R. 2934. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic kidney disease; 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. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Nehls):

H.R. 2935. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Departments of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by individuals to the United States, to improve due process accorded individuals with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr.

O'Halleran, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Rutherford, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Mullin, and Mr.

Garbarino):

H.R. 2936. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAYNE:

H.R. 2937. A bill to permit Amtrak to bring civil actions in Federal district court to enforce the right set forth in section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, which gives intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PERRY (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Burchett,

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Steube, Mr. Buck,

Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Tenney, and Mr.

Chabot):

H.R. 2938. A bill to prohibit the termination of United States sanctions against Iran unless and until all United States citizens imprisoned in Iran have been released to the custody of the United States Government; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. POSEY:

H.R. 2939. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the knowing disclosure of false information to the public to the detriment of the United States or for the purpose of influencing an election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Levin of Michigan):

H.R. 2940. A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. SCANLON (for herself and Mr. Raskin):

H.R. 2941. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:

H.R. 2942. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the catch-up contribution limit for retirement plans of participants age 62 through 64; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:

H.R. 2943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow retroactive elective deferrals for owners of unincorporated businesses in the case of a plan adopted after the close of the taxable year and before the time for filing the return of tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. SEWELL:

H.R. 2944. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Mrs. Miller-Meeks):

H.R. 2945. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Green of

Tennessee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Murphy of

Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Soto, Mr. Vargas, and

Mr. Deutch):

H.R. 2946. A bill to advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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 Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Upton, and Mrs. McClain):

H.R. 2947. A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than 1 additional member of the institution's board of trustees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. TONKO:

H.R. 2948. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a rebate program to promote the purchase and installation of electric vehicle supply equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. Donalds):

H.R. 2949. A bill to amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself and Mr. Lucas):

H.R. 2950. A bill to provide for a fundamental research program for the application of advanced computing practices to materials science challenges at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. Suozzi):

H.R. 2951. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia:

H.R. 2952. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Stewart, Mr.

Crow, Ms. Titus, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, and Mr.

Bacon):

H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Provide Comfort; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mr.

Balderson, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,

Mr. Curtis, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Gosar, and Ms. Craig):

H. Res. 359. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2021 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):

H. Res. 360. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during ``Public Service Recognition Week'', the week of May 2 through 8, 2021; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Larsen of

Washington, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Langevin, and Mrs.

Luria):

H. Res. 361. A resolution calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr.

Cleaver):

H. Res. 362. A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.

Norton, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Takano, Mrs.

Beatty, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cohen,

Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Beyer, Mrs.

Dingell, Ms. Bass, Ms. Dean, Mr. Torres of New York,

Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Velazquez,

Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Adams, Ms.

Clarke of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and

Mr. Bowman):

H. Res. 363. A resolution promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2021 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Tonko,

Mr. Trone, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio):

H. Res. 364. A resolution acknowledging the contributions of America's addiction professionals and their commitment to delivering evidence-based practice to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Katko, Ms. Matsui,

Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Price of

North Carolina, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Chu, Mr.

Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Craig, Mr. Veasey,

Mr. Sires, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Johnson of

Texas, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs.

Watson Coleman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr.

Beyer, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Trone, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, and Mr. Grijalva):

H. Res. 365. A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2021 as ``Mental Health Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pocan, and Mrs. Bustos):

H. Res. 366. A resolution promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 75

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