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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 77 public bills, H.R. 4785-
4861; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 43-45; and H. Res. 571-574 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Clark (MA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:47 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022: The House passed H.R. 4502, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 247. Subsequently, Representative Pallone moved to reconsider the vote, and Representative DeLauro moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 248.
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Rejected the Cole motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 246.
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Agreed to:
DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-109 that was debated on July 27th, 2021: Beatty (No. 110) that increases and decreases $20 from the Department of Treasury with the intent to instruct the printing of
$20 Federal Notes which prominently feature the abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, and a public release of its draft; Cawthorn (No. 111) that increases FCC funding by $1 million for mapping; Crow (No. 112) that increases SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs (specifically for SCORE) by $8.2 million, decreases GSA rental of space by the same amount; Dean (No. 113) that increases CDFI Program Integration for Individuals with Disabilities dedicated funding by $2,000,000, to increase financial and technical assistance; Gomez (No. 116) that increases by $5,000,000 funding for Small Business Development Centers to provide robust support for small businesses during their recovery from the pandemic; decreases GSA building operations by the same amount; Graves (LA) (No. 120) that increases and decreases the funds made available to ODA under this act by $1 million to urge the SBA Administrator to consider a disaster loan recipient's eligibility for duplication of benefits relief under section 312(b)(4) of the Stafford Act before pursuing enforcement actions; Huizenga (No. 125) that prohibits funds to nominate or approve PCAOB board members until the Commission issues rules for the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; Jackson (No. 126) that prohibits the IRS from targeting people or groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their political beliefs; Keller (No. 128) that increases and decreases by $5 million the operating expenses for the NPRC; Langevin (No. 129), as modified, that increases funding for the Office of the National Cyber Director by $6.25 million in line with the recommendation of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission offset by a reduction to GSA--rental of space; Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 131) that increases and decreases the Financial Services and General Government Division by $1,000,000 to highlight the need to improve information technology systems to provide real-time status updates for SBA loan applicants and recipients; Velazquez (No. 140) that increases the program level for SBA's 504/CDC loan program by $750 million; Barragan (No. 142) that transfers $1,000,000 from the Department of Interior Departmental Operations to the Environmental Protection Agency's Targeted Airshed Grant Program; also reflected in the topline for State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program, which increases by
$1,000,000; Buchanan (No. 144) that transfers $2,000,000 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study and submit to Congress a report on the current causes of and measures to prevent future deaths of the West Indian manatee in Florida, offset with a reduction to DOI Office of the Secretary; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 151) that increases and decreases by $650,000 funding for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Surveys, Investigations, and Research account to highlight the need to accelerate updating the seismic hazard model for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in an effort to save lives; Hudson (No. 155) that increases and decreases funding by $153,302,000 to highlight public safety concerns of roads within the Uwharrie National Forest and the need to pave the roads; Johnson (No. 158) that increases U.S. Forest Service hazardous fuels management funding by $2,000,000; reduces funding to capital improvements and maintenance by $3,000,000; McCarthy
(No. 160) that increases and decreases funding by $13.05 million in the National Forest System account to support recovery and mitigation work following the SQF Complex Fire in the Sequoia National Forest; McKinley
(No. 162) that increases and decreases funding for capitalization grants under Drinking Water State Revolving Funds by $8,804,000 to emphasize an amount to be used; Nadler (No. 164) that decreases and increases funds by $3,000,000 with the intent to support the 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program; Napolitano (No. 165) that increases and decreases funds by $2 million for EPA Environmental Programs and Management to support water quality protection integrated planning activities under Section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; Neguse (No. 166) that increases funding for Wildland Fire Management accounts at DOI and USDA by $2 million and decreases funding for the DOI Office of the Secretary Departmental Operations by the same amount, to support fire preparedness and suppression, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance; O'Halleran (No. 169) that increases and decreases funding for the Bureau of Indian Education--Education Construction account by $5,000,000 to highlight the importance of funding to build and improve schools on tribal lands; Raskin (No. 174) that increases funding for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by $2,000,000 and decreases the Working Capital Fund by the same amount; Salazar (No. 176) that increases and decreases funds by $5 million to highlight the U.S. Geological Survey's National Land Level Change (NLLC) Map to allow USGS to move forward with a ground subsidence program which will leverage satellite imagery and the related data, services, and expertise from surveying, mapping, and geospatial professions; Schrier (No. 177) that increases funding by
$2,000,000 for the Office of Wildland Fire for the specific purpose of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council providing recommendations on addressing interjurisdictional fire reimbursement challenges, including the barriers small municipalities face in receiving funds; decreases funding for the Secretary of the Interior, Departmental Operations, by the same amount; Schweikert (No. 178) that increases and decreases funding by $1 million to highlight advances in sensor technology for mobile air quality monitoring and to encourage EPA to focus on continuing to integrate this technology into their data quality information; Sherrill (No. 179) that provides an additional $2,000,000 for the United States Geological Survey to be used to perform surveys, investigations, and research for harmful algal blooms, offset with a reduction to DOI Office of the Secretary; Slotkin (No. 180) that increases and decreases funding for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by $1,000,000 to ensure that the Museum can continue to support Holocaust education and understanding in state and local communities by developing and disseminating curricula, lesson plans, workshops, and other educational resources to other Holocaust organizations, teachers, and other educational centers; Swalwell (No. 183) that increases funding for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by
$2,000,000 and decreases funding for the Secretary of the Interior, Departmental Operations, by the same amount; Walberg (No. 184) that increases funding for EPA's Science and Technology program by $2 million for research on Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and toxins resulting from harmful algal blooms and decreases funding for the Office of the Secretary by $2 million; Barr (No. 186) that transfers
$5,000,000 from the VHA's Medical Community of Care Account to the VHA's Medical Services account for the explicit use of equine assisted therapy within the VA's Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) Program; Buchanan
(No. 187) that transfers $2,000,000 to Medical and Prosthetic Research for the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and report to Congress on the deaths of veterans who died by suicide during the last five years; offset by a reduction to Veterans Benefits Administration General Operating Expenses; Carbajal (No. 188) that increases and decreases funding by $5,000,000 with the intent to direct the Secretary to change the phone system to have local Community Based Outpatient Centers answer calls rather than routing calls to the major VA Medical Centers in an effort to reduce wait times for veterans on the phone and to provide more timely health services; Escobar (No. 189) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Green (TN) (No. 190) that increases and decreases funding for Army barracks by $90,200,000 to stress that improving housing for our military servicemembers must be a top priority for the Department of Defense; Hartzler (No. 192) that increases and decreases by $5 million the Veterans Health Administration Medical Services account with the intent to support non-profit post traumatic growth organizations as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Hill (No. 193) that increases the VA's Office of General Counsel by $1 million to support training for state-level Veteran Service Officers, offset by a decrease to Information Technology Systems pay and associated costs; Horsford (No. 194) that increases and decreases funding by $2,000,000 for Military Construction, Air Force with the intent to support the study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services for the construction of Child Development Centers at Air Force installations without an existing dedicated, on-installation facility; Horsford (No. 195) that increases and decreases funding by
$5,000,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the intent to support the construction of automated multipurpose machine gun ranges for Army National Guard use on Active-Duty Air Force installations; Latta (No. 196) that increases and decreases funding by
$1,000,000 with the intent to urge the Department of Veterans Affairs to consult with the Department of Defense to identify, and refer for recruitment, separating Members of the Armed Forces who occupy a health care position; McCarthy (No. 197) that increases and decreases funding by $45 million in the Readjustment Benefits account (Division F) to support full funding at the current authorized level for the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program; Panetta (No. 198) that increases and decreases funding by $4,000,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the intent to support barrack improvement construction projects on Training Installation and Contingency Mobilization Force Generation Installations; Panetta (No. 199) that increases and decreases funding by $1,000,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the intent to support projects on military installations to improve and modernize wastewater treatment facilities; Pfluger (No. 200) that decreases and increases funding for Air Force MILCON account by
$45,000,000 to support for dormitory projects at Air Force training installations; Sherrill (No. 201) that increases and decreases funding for Medical Services within the Department of Veterans Affairs by
$10,000,000 to support the construction of nine additional Vet Centers, which provide much-needed mental health care for veterans; Sherrill
(No. 202) that increases funding for the Burn Pits Center of Excellence, which does critical research into toxic exposure, by
$1,000,000, offset by a decrease to VA General Administration; Speier
(No. 203) that increases and decreases funding in Army Military Construction by $15 billion with the intent to express great displeasure with the Defense Department's failure to prioritize fixing poor and failing military child development center facilities projects in its budget request and its failure to request sufficient funds to be on track to modernize all substandard barracks within 10 years; Steil
(No. 204) that decreases and increases the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General account by $1 million to express Congressional intent that at least $1 million be provided for the oversight of veteran long term care facilities; Adams (No. 205), as modified, that decreases by
$2 million the HUD Administrative Support Offices (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration) and increase by $2 million Self-Sufficiency Programs ($1 million to JobsPlus and Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency [ROSS] respectively); Allred (No. 206) that increases and decreases funds by $1,000,000 to express the intent that the Secretary of Transportation shall waive repayment of any Federal-aid highway funds expended on the construction of high occupancy vehicle lanes constructed on US 75 in Dallas County and Collin County; Cicilline (No. 209) that increases and decreases by $55 million the Highway Infrastructure Programs account for the purpose of encouraging the Secretary of Transportation to issue a request for nominations under the National Scenic Byways Program; Kahele (No. 223) that prohibits funding for the new foreign air carrier permits that are not in compliance with public interest standards; Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 224) that increases and decreases funds by
$2,000,000 with the intent of reserving funds in the HUD SHOP account specifically for providing grants to facilitate the abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes being rehabilitated to national and regional organizations and consortia that have experience in providing for or facilitating the abatement of environmental hazards from homes; Norton (No. 225) that increases and decreases by $1 the FAA Operations budget with the intent to urge the FAA to prioritize efforts to combat airplane and helicopter noise; Schrier (No. 227) that increases and decreases by $1 the Salaries and Expenses budget of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) with the intent to urge FMC to enhance assistance provided to U.S. exporters and importers and other domestic supply chain participants; and Sherrill (No. 228) that increases and decreases funding for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor by $5 million, in order to highlight the critical need for rail project financing (by a yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 55 nays, Roll No. 244); and
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DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 6 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-109 that was debated on July 27, 2021: Escobar (No. 114) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Gomez
(No. 115) that increases and decreases by $1,000,000 funding for the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program with the intent to ensure greater support is available to help people in underserved communities claim the enhanced Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and other tax relief provided by the American Rescue Plan Act; Hoyer (No. 124) that increases and decreases the Election Security Grants account by $4,000,000 with the intent to support the Help America Vote College Poll Worker Program; Jayapal (No. 127) that increases and decreases funding for the IRS by $1,000,000,000 with the intent to ensure the agency reviews that flagged suspicious activity for credit mailings like economic impact payments or the child tax credit are not flagged due to the volume of mailings being sent to a homeless service providers, like shelters, receiving mail for unhoused individuals; Levin (MI) (No. 130) that increases and decreases by $1 million funding for the United States Postal Service to highlight that a mailbox should not be installed within the premises of or in close proximity to a facility, factory, warehouse, or other work location during, or within 30 days, of a union representation election conducted under section 9 of the National Labor Relation Act; McGovern (No. 132) that transfers $2,500,000 to OMB for the purpose of convening a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health, and for the purpose of conducting a government-wide review and report in preparation for the Conference; Norton (No. 133) that prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from using funds to enter directly into leases for a headquarters; Omar (No. 134) that increases and decreases funds at the Office of Macroeconomic Analysis (under the Office of Economic Policy) by $1 million with the intent of studying the Genuine Progress Indicator and other alternative economic measures that could help supplement GDP calculations on the federal level; Omar
(No. 135) that increases and decreases funds at FinCEN by $1,000,000 to support studying access to remittances to fragile countries and how shifts in remittance flows to non-banking channels is affecting Treasury's ability to monitor financial crimes and money transmitters' and charities' abilities to remit or transfer funds from the United States to such countries; Blumenauer (No. 143) that increase Bureau of Indian Affairs' Operation of Indian Programs account by $1,200,000 to fully fund the operations and maintenance needs of the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites offset with a decrease to DOI Office of the Secretary--Departmental Operations; Escobar (No. 149) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Jackson Lee (No. 157) that increases and decreases funding for Environmental Programs and Management by $5 million to highlight the need to support culturally competent federal, state, and local public health and environmental protection efforts to address cancer clusters impacting overburdened communities in the gulf coast region; McNerney (No. 163) that increases and decreases by
$15,000,000 the Department of Interior's United States Geological Survey (USGS) budget for the purposes of emphasizing the role of USGS in providing technical assistance in the development and implementation of science-based, sustainable groundwater management plans, especially in drought-afflicted areas; Omar (No. 170) that increases and decreases funds by $1,000,000 to ensure the NEA reserves grant funding for the preservation of public art related to civil rights protests; Ross (No. 175) that prohibits the use of funds to implement the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leasing activities off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina; Speier (No. 181) that increases funding for EPA Geographic Programs by $5 million with the intent of increasing funding for the San Francisco Bay estuary from $25 million to $30 million; Strickland (No. 182) that decreases and increases funding in the Environmental Protection Agency Science and Technology Account by $1 million to fund research into 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical in tires and recycled rubber causing ongoing harm to coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest, and to study its effects on other fish species; Bush (No. 207) that transfers $2.4 million from the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Transportation to the Zero Emissions Bus program; Bush (No. 208) that provides an additional $5 million in funding for the HUD incremental voucher program to support survivors of domestic violence and unhoused individuals and families; reduces administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administrating section 8 by $5 million; Escobar (No. 210) that increases and decreases the grants-in-aid for airports program to emphasize the need for funding to projects addressing climate change and airports across the country; Escobar (No. 211) that increases funding for the Low-No Emission Bus Grant account to ensure economically disadvantaged communities benefit from this program; Escobar (No. 212) that increases funding for the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Competitive Grants account to ensure economically disadvantaged communities will benefit from this program; Escobar (No. 213) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Gottheimer (No. 214) that increases and decreases by $1,000,000 the Federal Highway Administration obligation limitation account to emphasize the importance of federal money not being used for the construction of an artificial wall between mile posts 1.04 and 1.45 along Interstate 80 in Knowlton and Hardwick Townships, New Jersey; Jackson Lee (No. 216) that prohibits the Department of Transportation from using funds for Section 106 Transportation construction projects in urban areas that have not been determined to meet the statutory obligations of the National Historic Preservation Act; Jackson Lee (No. 217) that increases by
$1,000,000 the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to address the fairness in the use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster funding to repair or replace single family homes damaged during Hurricane Harvey to ensure that multigenerational homes can house the family at documented pre-disaster capacity, offset by a decrease to the Office of Community Planning and Development; Jackson Lee (No. 218) that provides $1,000,000 in assistance to address challenges faced by communities impacted by persistent poverty and are not included in decision making when major highway construction threatens their homes, businesses, and culturally significant structures; Jackson Lee (No. 219) that increases and decreases by $1 million the Federal Rail Administration Safety and Operation's account to emphasize the need to provide dedicated funding to address community engagement on safety issues related railroad crossings in urban areas; Jackson Lee (No. 220) that increases and decreases the National Infrastructure Investments account by $1,000,000 to emphasize support for urban bicycle and pedestrian safety programs; Jayapal (No. 221) that increases and decreases Homeless Assistance Grants account by $3,420,000,000 with the intent to clarify that funds provided under the division can be used to safeguard or protect the life-sustaining activities of sleeping, resting, and eating among persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness; Jones (No. 222) that increases and decreases funding by
$1,000,000 for the Thriving Communities program to emphasize the need to eliminate persistent transportation barriers in historically underserved and under-resourced communities and support prioritizing projects that enhance connections to places of employment and economic activity; and Omar (No. 226) that increases and decreases funds at the Office of Manufactured Housing Programs for the purposes of studying the COVID-related economic barriers faced by manufactured homeowners and how federal housing assistance could better serve this population
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 245).
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H. Res. 555, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4502) was agreed to Tuesday, July 27th.
Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-
references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.
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Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Roy motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 173 yeas to 242 nays, Roll No. 249.
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Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021: Senate amendment to H.R. 3237, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 250.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, July 26th.
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail: H.R. 2278, amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 251. Subsequently, Representative Stanton moved to reconsider the vote, and Representative DeLauro moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 252;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.'';
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Amache National Historic Site Act: H.R. 2497, amended, to establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 253;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.'';
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Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act: H.R. 4300, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 254; and
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.''.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H4264.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4260-61, H4261-62, H4262-63, H4263, H4264, H4268, H4269-70, H4270, H4271, H4271-72, and H4272-73.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
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