[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 203 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1382-D1384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 5434-
5443; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 81, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H10306-07
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2474, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 116-347);
  H.R. 2647, to adopt a certain California flammability standard as a 
Federal flammability standard to protect against the risk of 
upholstered furniture flammability, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
116-348);
  H.R. 4227, to prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications 
Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or 
data for the purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map 
(H. Rept. 116-349);
  H.R. 4229, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue 
rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the 
availability of broadband services, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-350);
  H.R. 4779, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud 
Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 116-351);
  H.R. 4998, to prohibit certain Federal loans, grants, and subsidies 
from being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing 
national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a 
reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment 
or services posing such risks, and for other purposes, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 116-352); and
  H. Res. 765, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 1158) to authorize cyber incident response teams at the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1865) to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration 
of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District 
of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of 
the resolution (H. Res. 761) permitting individuals to be admitted to 
the Hall of the House in order to obtain footage of the House in 
session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown to visitors 
at the Capitol Visitor Center (H. Rept. 116-353).           
Page H10305
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative McCollum to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12 noon and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Order of Business--Consideration of H.R. 5430: Agreed by unanimous 
consent that it be in order at any time without intervention of any 
point of order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5430), to 
implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the 
United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol 
Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement, that the bill be 
considered as read, that the bill be debatable for two hours equally 
divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 
or their respective designees, and that, pursuant to section 151 of the 
Trade Act of 1974, the previous question

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be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without 
intervening motion.                                         
  Page H10269
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 2:45 p.m. 
                                                        Pages H10269-70
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency 
Act: H.R. 4920, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
an exception to certain small business contracting requirements 
applicable to the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain 
goods and services covered under the Ability One program; 
                                                        Pages H10270-71
  Small Airport Mothers' Rooms Act of 2019: H.R. 3362, to amend title 
49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas 
for nursing mothers;                                    
  Pages H10280-82
  Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019: H.R. 4998, 
amended, to prohibit certain Federal loans, grants, and subsidies from 
being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing 
national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a 
reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment 
or services posing such risks;                          
  Pages H10282-86
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To prohibit certain 
Federal subsidies from being used to purchase communications equipment 
or services posing national security risks, to provide for the 
establishment of a reimbursement program for the replacement of 
communications equipment or services posing such risks, and for other 
purposes.''                                                 
Page H10286
  Extending the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With 
Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006: H.R. 4779, amended, to extend the 
Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond 
Borders Act of 2006;                                    
  Pages H10286-87
  Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act: 
H.R. 4229, amended, to require the Federal Communications Commission to 
issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the 
availability of broadband services;                     
  Pages H10287-91
  Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act: H.R. 4227, to prohibit the 
submission to the Federal Communications Commission of broadband 
internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes 
of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map;      
  Pages H10291-92
  Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act: H.R. 2647, amended, to 
adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal 
flammability standard to protect against the risk of upholstered 
furniture flammability;                                 
  Pages H10292-94
  Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019: H.R. 3172, amended, to prohibit 
the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or 
importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper for infants;
                                                        Pages H10294-95
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide that inclined 
sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned 
hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 
and for other purposes.'';                                  
Page H10295
  Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019: 
Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 150, to modernize Federal 
grant reporting;                                        
  Pages H10295-98
  Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable 
Compensation Act: S. 216, to provide for equitable compensation to the 
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of 
tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam; 
                                                    Pages H10298-H10300
  Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement 
Act: S. 50, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess 
sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities 
that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes 
access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction 
of facilities and structures to improve those conditions; and 
                                                        Pages H10301-02
  Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act: H.R. 453, 
amended, to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the 
benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.        
  Pages H10302-04
Recess: The House recessed at 5:46 p.m. and reconvened at 12:46 a.m. 
                                                        Pages H10304-05
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act: H.R. 4183, 
amended, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members 
of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed 
Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs;           
  Pages H10271-72
  Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act: H.R. 3530, amended, to 
amend title 38, United

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States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the 
licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs;                                       
  Pages H10272-75
  Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019: H.R. 2726, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to prohibit smoking on Amtrak trains; 
                                                        Pages H10275-76
  Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act: H.R. 2548, amended, to 
modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation 
assistance programs;                                    
  Pages H10276-80
  Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing 
Emergencies Act: H.R. 4719, amended, to amend the Federal share of the 
fishing safety standards grants; and                    
  Pages H10278-80
  Miracle Mountain Designation Act: H.R. 722, to designate a mountain 
in the State of Utah as ``Miracle Mountain''.           
  Pages H10300-01
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 12:48 a.m.