[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 183 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1253-D1255]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5114-
5132; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 706-707 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8909-10
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1472, to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near 
Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park (H. Rept. 
116-292);
  H.R. 1487, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of portions of the Los Angeles coastal area in 
the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the 
resources of the coastal area, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-293);
  H.R. 3541, to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 
require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change 
adaptation preparedness and response program, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 116-294); and
  H.R. 3596, to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 
establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts 
grant program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-
295).                                                        
Page H8908
United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019: The House passed H.R. 
4863, to promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform 
and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency, by a recorded 
vote of 235 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 624. Consideration began 
yesterday, November 14th.                             
  Pages H8885-H8902
  Rejected the Riggleman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 
218 noes, Roll No. 623.                               
Pages H8899-H8901
Agreed to:
  Meng amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that includes 
Asian American-and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
Institutions in recruitment efforts to diversify the United States 
Export Finance Agency workforce;                         
Pages H8885-86
  Meng amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that includes 
paid internships in recruitment efforts;                     
Page H8886
  Meng amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that includes 
community colleges in recruitment efforts to diversify the United 
States Export Finance Agency;                            
Pages H8886-87
  Meng amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that amends 12 
USC 635a(d) to add 2 additional advisory committee members--one who 
represent higher education of 4-year institutions and one who represent 
community colleges;                                          
Page H8887
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that 
requires Agency employees to make available appropriate inclusion and 
diversity training and retraining to ensure employees understand the 
specific challenges facing minority- and women-owned businesses; 
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  Lamb amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that requires the 
Agency to detail the effects of exports and projects financed by the 
Agency on American jobs in the energy, and related technologies, 
industries;                                              
                                                         Pages H8888-90
  Rouda amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that requires 
the Director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to develop 
standards to ensure diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, and gender identity;                            
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  Rouda amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that adds 
businesses owned by LGBTQ individuals to the Agency's small business 
outreach plan;                                           
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  Kendra S. Horn (OK) amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) 
that requires the GAO to submit to Congress within one year of the 
bill's enactment a report on the effect that closure of the U.S. Export 
Finance Agency would have on businesses that utilize the Agency's 
services;                                                
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  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that 
clarifies that the Agency's duty to consult with potentially impacted 
communities includes affected workers and that any Agency 
accountability mechanism should include consideration of effects on 
workers, and requires the Agency's annual report to include the steps 
taken to consult with impacted communities (including affected 
workers);                                                    
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  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that was 
debated on November 14th that ensures that the Bank will not provide 
credit to any individual who is subject to sanctions related to serious 
violations of human rights or free speech, including in China and Burma 
(by a recorded vote of 419 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 617);    
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  McAdams amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that was 
debated on November 14th that expands the prohibition of the Board of 
Directors from approving a transaction unless the person receiving the 
Agencys support certifies that the person does not engage in any 
activity in contravention of any U.S. law, regulation, or order 
concerning sanctions relating to the illegal trafficking of synthetic 
opioids, including any sanctions imposed pursuant to the Foreign 
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (by a recorded vote of 414 ayes to 1 
no, Roll No. 619);                                       
                                                         Pages H8896-97
  Stevens amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that requires 
the United States Export Finance Agency to emphasize outreach to small 
businesses in sectors that have been impacted by retaliatory tariffs 
(by a recorded vote of 396 ayes to 27 noes, Roll No. 621); and 
                                               Pages H8891-92, H8897-98
  Torres Small (NM) amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that 
prohibits the Bank from providing financing to a person involved in 
sanctionable activity relating to human rights abuses, specifically 
human trafficking including sex trafficking (by a recorded vote of 417 
ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 622).                 
                                               Pages H8893-95, H8898-99
                                                              Rejected:
  Flores amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that was debated 
on November 14th that sought to strike Section 13 and create the office 
of energy efficiency and clean energy exports which advises the EXIM 
board on ways to improve the export of goods and services that increase 
energy efficiency and clean energy abroad; requires the EXIM bank to 
consider energy affordability as well as environmental impacts before 
approving transactions, and requires the EXIM bank to include in its 
annual report the impacts of any transaction backed by the Bank on the 
cost of energy in the importing country and the estimated emissions 
reductions caused by exports financed by the Bank (by a recorded vote 
of 188 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 618); and              
                                                         Pages H8895-96
  Davidson (OH) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that was 
debated on November 14th that sought to prohibit Agency assistance for 
the governments of certain countries (including China and Mexico) 
unless the President certifies that the government is cooperating with 
the U.S. to prevent illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids (by a 
recorded vote of 210 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 620).        
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  H. Res. 695, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4863) was agreed to yesterday, November 14th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, November 18th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                         
  Page H8904
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8895, H8895-96, H8896-97, 
H8897, H8897-98, H8898-99, H8900-01, and H8901-02. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:52 p.m.

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