[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D671-D675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 46 public bills, H.R. 3245-
3290; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 65 and H. Res. 440-443 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4693-95
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4697-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1649, to amend the Small Business Act to require cyber 
certification for small business development center counselors, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 116-112);
  H.R. 2142, to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a 
centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 116-113);
  H.R. 2331, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the 
Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-
114);
  H.R. 277, to adjust collateral requirements under the Small Business 
Act for disaster loans, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-115); and
  H.R. 2345, to amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention 
of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size 
standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-116).                                
Page H4693
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020: The House considered H.R. 
2740, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020. Consideration is expected to resume the week 
of June 17th.                                  
  Pages H4632-69, H4673-87
Agreed to:
  Jeffries amendment (No. 48 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that was debated on June 12th that prohibits funds from being used to 
limit the functions of the Department of Education Office for Civil 
Rights (by a recorded vote of 275 ayes to 148 noes, Roll No. 295); 
                                                         Pages H4650-51
  Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 49 printed in part B of H. 
Rept. 116-109) that was debated on June 12th that increases and 
decreases by $5,000,000 for fund to be used specifically study the 
impact of firearm violence in elementary and secondary schools and 
higher education institutions (by a recorded vote of 266 ayes to 150 
noes, Roll No. 296);                                         
Page H4651
  Adams amendment (No. 50 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases the Higher Education account by 
$500,000 (by a recorded vote of 358 ayes to 65 noes, Roll No. 297); 
                                                         Pages H4651-52
  Adams amendment (No. 51 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases funding for the Children and 
Families Services Programs account by $3 million; decreases the 
Departmental Management account by $3 million (by a recorded vote of 
307 ayes to 115 noes, Roll No. 298);                     
Pages H4652-53
  Beyer amendment (No. 52 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases and decreases funds by $500,000 
to support the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
feasibility study on allowing geolocation services with respect to the 
location of callers to the suicide prevention lifeline referred to in 
section 520E-3 of the Public Health Service Act (by a recorded vote of 
359 ayes to 64 noes, Roll No. 299);                          
Page H4653
  Beyer amendment (No. 53 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that requires the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to 
disclose to committees of jurisdiction and legal orientation providers 
a monthly census per facility, broken down by gender and age group, of 
unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, including locations operated through a contract 
with any other entity (including a Federal, State, or local agency) (by 
a recorded vote of 285 ayes to 138 noes, Roll No. 300); 
                                                         Pages H4653-54
  Blunt Rochester amendment (No. 54 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-
109) that was debated on June 12th that increases and decreases $1 from 
the Health Resources and Services Administration with respect to the 
health workforce and health professional staffing shortages (by a 
recorded vote of 376 ayes to 47 noes, Roll No. 301);     
Pages H4654-55
  Murphy amendment (No. 56 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, Mental Health by $2,000,000, with the 
additional funding intended for the Garrett Lee Smith-Youth Suicide 
Prevention State and Campus grants budget activities within the Mental 
Health Programs of Regional and National Significance; reduces 
Substance Abuse and

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Mental Health Services Administration, Health Surveillance and Program 
Support by $2,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 366 ayes to 55 noes, Roll 
No. 302);                                                    
Page H4655
  Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 57 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-
109) that was debated on June 12th that increases and decreases the 
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and 
Tuberculosis Prevention account by $15 million in order to support 
Opioid Related Infectious Disease under the Center for Disease Control 
(by a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 158 noes, Roll No. 303); 
                                                         Pages H4655-56
  McAdams amendment (No. 59 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases CDC Injury Prevention and 
Control suicide program funding to enhance youth suicide awareness, 
research, and prevention efforts, with a corresponding reduction in HHS 
General Departmental Management account (by a recorded vote of 388 ayes 
to 30 noes, Roll No. 305);                                   
Page H4657
  Schrier amendment (No. 60 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that clarifies that early childhood 
developmental screenings can be considered an allowable medical service 
for donation to children in the care of the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (by a recorded vote of 371 ayes to 49 noes, Roll No. 306);
                                                         Pages H4657-58
  Lee (NV) amendment (No. 61 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that was debated on June 12th that increases funding for Graduate 
Medical Education slots and cut funding from the Office of the 
Secretary of Education's departmental fund (by a recorded vote of 365 
ayes to 54 noes, Roll No. 307);                          
Pages H4658-59
  Craig amendment (No. 62 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases by $1 million the Health 
Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA) Rural Health Programs to 
prioritize ongoing coordination with the U.S. Department of 
Agricultures establishment of a Rural Health Liaison as directed by 
Public Law 115-334 (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) (by a recorded 
vote of 383 ayes to 36 noes, Roll No. 308);                  
Page H4659
  Craig amendment (No. 63 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases and decreases by 
$14,523,544,000 the Department of Education's grants to states under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to support 
funding for special education (by a recorded vote of 376 ayes to 41 
noes, Roll No. 309);                                     
Pages H4659-60
  Craig amendment (No. 64 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases and decreases funding for 
Career, Technical, and Adult Education in order to support the 
Department of Education in carrying out the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins Act) and the Adult Education 
and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) (by a recorded vote of 390 ayes to 29 
noes, Roll No. 310);                                     
Pages H4660-61
  Porter amendment (No. 65 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that increases funding for the Senior Medicare 
Patrols within the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account by 
$2,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 316 ayes to 103 noes, Roll No. 311); 
                                                             Page H4661
  Porter amendment (No. 66 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that provides funding to support the Intimate 
Partner Violence Strategy at the Health Resources and Services 
Administration across the relevant bureaus at the agency (by a recorded 
vote of 311 ayes to 110 noes, Roll No. 312);             
Pages H4661-62
  Porter amendment (No. 67 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
was debated on June 12th that ensures that ACA open enrollment data is 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age and sex to 
support better understanding of enrollment information (by a recorded 
vote of 235 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 313);             
Pages H4662-63
  Mucarsel-Powell amendment (No. 68 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-
109) that was debated on June 12th that allocates an additional $5 
million to the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF), which 
would improve prevention, care, and treatment for racial and ethnic 
minorities impacted by HIV/AIDS (by a recorded vote of 281 ayes to 138 
noes, Roll No. 314);                                         
Page H4663
  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 70 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that was debated on June 12th that increases funding for the Office of 
Inspector General at the Department of Education by $4 million (by a 
recorded vote of 233 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 315);    
Pages H4663-64
  Pressley amendment (No. 71 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that was debated on June 12th that provides an additional $5,000,000 to 
fund School-Based Health Centers to support preventative and mental 
health services for children and adolescents in school (by a recorded 
vote of 342 ayes to 77 noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 
316);                                                    
Pages H4664-65
  Spanberger amendment (No. 74 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that increases funding for the chronic disease prevention and health 
promotion program by $3 million to be directed towards colorectal 
cancer and reduces funding by $3 million for the HHS General 
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(by a recorded vote of 364 ayes to 54 noes, Roll No. 317); 
                                                  Pages H4633-34, H4665
  Delgado amendment (No. 75 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
provides additional funding for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment 
of Lyme Disease due to the increased threat of vector borne pathogens 
(by a recorded vote of 374 ayes to 44 noes, Roll No. 318); 
                                               Pages H4634-35, H4665-66
  Crow amendment (No. 76 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
increases and decreases funding by $5,000,000 to support the Project 
SERV program which provides funding for grants to LEAs for the purposes 
of mental health, counseling, and technical assistance in the wake of 
traumatic events at schools that are disruptive to learning (by a 
recorded vote of 345 ayes to 73 noes, Roll No. 319);    
Pages H4635-36, H4666-67
  Houlahan amendment (No. 77 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that increases and decreases funding for the Department of Education's 
Education for the Disadvantaged account by $1 million with the intent 
to support Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants with an 
appropriate offset (by a recorded vote of 333 ayes to 86 noes, Roll No. 
320);                                             
Pages H4636-37, H4667
  Pocan amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-111) that 
prohibits the implementation of a new HHS policy announced on June 5, 
2019, that would restrict fetal tissue research (by a recorded vote of 
225 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 321);              
Pages H4637-39, H4668
  Pascrell amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-111) that 
provides $10 million to the Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency 
Department which is authorized in Section 7091 of the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act, Public Law 115-271 (by a recorded vote of 
382 ayes to 32 noes, Roll No. 322);            
Pages H4639-40, H4668-69
  Allen amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-111) that 
ensures that when the State Department is expanding opportunities for 
grants and contracts to small businesses owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged and faith-based organizations, 
it also does so for veteran and service-disabled veteran owned small 
businesses; and                                              
Page H4686
  Rouda amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-111) that 
prohibits the use of funds to negotiate or enter into an agreement with 
Vietnam for the repatriation of Vietnamese immigrants who arrived in 
the United States before July 12, 1995.                  
Pages H4686-87
Rejected:
  Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 58 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-
109) that was debated on June 12th that sought to strike a rider that 
prevents the use of any funds for ``any activity that promotes the 
legalization of any drug or other substance in Schedule I'' of the CSA 
(by a recorded vote of 91 ayes to 331 noes, Roll No. 304). 
                                                         Pages H4656-57
Proceedings Postponed:
  Lesko amendment (No. 78 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to strike the requirement that not less than $750,000,000 of 
Global Health Programs shall be made available for family planning/
reproductive health;                                     
Pages H4640-41
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 79 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that seeks to increase by $1,000,000 and decrease by $1,000,000 to 
combat the practice of Female Genital Mutilation;        
Pages H4641-44
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 80 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that seeks to increase by $1,000,000 and decrease by $1,000,000 to 
combat the trafficking of endangered species;            
Pages H4644-45
  Gosar amendment (No. 81 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to prohibit the use of funds appropriated or other-wise made 
available to any Federal department or agency by this Act may be used 
to make assessed or voluntary contributions on behalf of the United 
States to or for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or the Green 
Climate Fund;                                            
Pages H4645-46
  Grijalva amendment (No. 82 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that seeks to decrease then increase funding within the International 
Border and Water Commission for the use of taking responsibility for 
the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI);             
Pages H4646-47
  Gosar amendment (No. 83 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to prohibit funds from being used for the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change;                  
Pages H4647-48
  Speier amendment (No. 84 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to increase by $40 million and decrease by $40 million from 
Assistance for Europe and Eurasia to fund Armenian democracy 
assistance;                                              
Pages H4648-49
  Meadows amendment (No. 85 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to increase assistance withheld from Pakistan over the 
imprisonment of Dr. Shakil Afridi from $33,000,000 to $66,000,000; 
                                                         Pages H4649-50
  Lowey en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109: Cohen (No. 86) that seeks to 
prohibit the use of funds to enter into any new contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement with any Trump related business listed in the 
President Trump's Annual Financial Disclosure Report submitted to the 
Office of Government Ethics as well as certain Trump related

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properties listed on the Trump Organization's website; Foster (No. 88) 
that seeks to reduce the NADR account by $10,000,000 and increases the 
account by the same amount, to be used for the Syn-chrotron-Light for 
Experimental Science and Applications project in order to promote 
scientific diplomacy and peace in the Middle East; Connolly (No. 90) 
that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for International Military 
Education and Training for Saudi Arabia; Cicilline (No. 95) that seeks 
to prohibits funds from being used to establish the proposed Department 
of State Commission on Unalienable Rights; Brendan F. Boyle (PA) (No. 
97) that seeks to increase by and decrease by $1.5 million for the 
International Fund for Ireland; Panetta (No. 99) that seeks to prohibit 
any funds from being used to withdraw the United States from NATO; 
Krisnamoorthi (No. 100) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds in 
violation of the Export Control Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII 
of Public Law 115-232); Murphy (No. 101) that seeks to provide that, of 
the $2,153,763,000 in funds provided under Title IV, International 
Security Assistance, Department of State, Economic Support Fund, 
funding made available for programs to promote democracy and the rule 
of law in Venezuela shall be increased by $3,000,000, from $17,500,000 
to $20,500,000; Espaillat (No. 102) that seeks to increase the 
appropriated amount to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative by 
$2,000,000; Cox (No. 103) that seeks to ensure continued funding for 
de-mining projects in Nagorno-Karabakh, and support for regional 
rehabilitation services for infants, children, and adults with physical 
and cognitive disabilities; Cunningham (No. 104) that seeks to increase 
and then decrease the Development Assistance account by $5 million to 
combat illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing in foreign waters; 
Spanberger (No. 105) that seeks to increase and decrease $1 in the 
Administration of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Programs account for the 
purpose of encouraging the Department of State to implement 
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office study GAO-19-
220, which found that the Foreign Service vacancies at the Department 
of State may undermine U.S. foreign policy objectives and increase 
national security risks; and Levin (MI) (No. 106) that prohibit the use 
of funds in this Act for assistance to Forces Armees d'Haiti (FAdH)--in 
English, the Armed Forces of Haiti;                      
Pages H4673-79
  Grothman amendment (No. 87 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that seeks to reduce the amount of funding provided by Division D by 
2.1 percent across-the-board;                            
Pages H4679-80
  Lowey en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-111: Sherman (No. 1) that seeks to 
increase funding for the United States Agency for Global Media 
International Broadcasting Operations account by $1.5 million, to 
broadcast Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in the Sindhi language in 
Pakistan, and decreases funding by $2.1 million in the Capital 
Investment Fund account; and Kildee (No. 3) that seeks to increase 
funding by $500,000 for the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission to address 
grass carp;                                              
Pages H4680-81
  Walker amendment (No. 89 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to eliminate $19.1 billion in funding for the bi-lateral economic 
assistance and independent agency programs within the Department of 
State;                                                   
Pages H4681-82
  Palmer amendment (No. 91 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to strike the paragraph that prevents the U.S.' withdraw from the 
Paris Climate Agreement and strikes the paragraph that allows for 
payments for the agreement;                              
Pages H4682-83
  Arrington amendment (No. 94 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) 
that seeks to prevent funds from being used to contribute to the United 
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;          
Pages H4683-84
  Banks amendment (No. 98 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-109) that 
seeks to reduce spending for each amount in Division D, except those 
amounts made available to the Department of Defense, by 14 percent; and
                                                         Pages H4684-85
  Allen amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-111) that 
seeks to reduce spending in Division D, State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Agencies, by 1 percent.                          
Pages H4685-86
  H. Res. 431, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2740) and the resolution (H. Res. 430) was agreed to Tuesday, June 
11th. H. Res. 436, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2740) was agreed to yesterday, June 12th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, June 14th, and further 
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on 
Tuesday, June 18th for Morning Hour debate.                  
  Page H4673
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 
Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus's democratic processes 
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effect beyond June 16, 2019--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-39).        
  Pages H4649, H4669-70
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4669.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-eight recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4650-51, H4651, H4651-52, H4652-
53, H4653, H4653-54, H4654-55, H4655, H4655-56, H4656-57, H4657, H4657-58, 
H4658-59, H4659, H4659-60, H4660-61, H4661, H4661-62, H4662-63, H4663, 
H4663-64, H4664-65, H4665, H4665-66, H4666-67, H4667, H4668, H4668-69. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:49 p.m.