[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D26-D28]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5563-
5573; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 782-787, were introduced.    
  Page H148
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H149-50
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1230, to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
and other laws to clarify

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appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and 
retaliation claims, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-372).                                                     
Page H148
Recess: The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                               Page H73
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                           
  Pages H73-74, H92
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage 
in hostilities in or against Iran: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 83, 
directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage 
in hostilities in or against Iran, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 
194 nays, Roll No. 7.                                    
  Pages H92-H116
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 116-371 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                      
Page H92
  H. Res. 781, the rule providing for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 6, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 5. 
                                                           Pages H78-92
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, January 
8th.
  Prison to Proprietorship Act: H.R. 5078, amended, to amend the Small 
Business Act to provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and 
training services for incarcerated individuals, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 370 yeas to 41 nays, Roll No. 8.                      
  Page H116
PFAS Action Act: The House considered H.R. 535, to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, January 10th. 
                                                          Pages H116-42
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-45, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-366, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill.                  
Page H125
Agreed to:
  Woodall amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
amends Section 18 to ensure the FAA and State and local building code 
inspectors and fire marshals are at the guidance-making table; 
                                                          Pages H127-28
  Hudson amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
directs the EPA to investigate methods to prevent contamination by GenX 
of surface waters, including source waters used for drinking water 
purposes;                                                 
Pages H129-30
  Hudson amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
clarifies that communities impacted by contamination of the chemical 
GenX are eligible for grants under this section;          
Pages H130-31
  Delgado amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
makes it illegal for an industrial facility to introduce PFAS into a 
sewage treatment system without first disclosing information about that 
substance;                                                
Pages H132-33
  Pingree amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
expands EPA's Safer Choice Program to include carpets, rugs, clothing, 
and upholstered furniture that do not contain PFAS;       
Pages H133-34
  Kildee amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
creates a tool on EPA's website to help people understand testing 
results for their well water and connect them to local health and 
government resources and authorizes $1 million to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021 to carry this out;                       
Pages H134-35
  Tonko amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
requires the EPA to make publicly available on its website, the results 
of a determination under subsection 2(b) no later than 60 days after 
such determination is made;                               
Pages H135-36
  Rice (NY) amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that increases authorization of appropriations for the PFAS 
Infrastructure Grant Program by 25 percent and designates the increase 
for reimbursing affected community water systems that have previously 
implemented eligible treatment technologies;                  
Page H136
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to develop a national risk-communication strategy to inform the public 
about the hazards of PFAS substances;                     
Pages H136-37
  Plaskett amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that makes U.S. territories eligible for additional Safe Drinking Water 
Act funding to address emerging contaminants including PFAS; 
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  Brindisi amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that requires the EPA, within 180 days, to issue a final rule listing 
PFOS and PFOA as hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act, 
while ensuring that EPA has access to the needed science before making 
regulatory decisions on other PFAS chemicals, to harmonize with other 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
provisions in the bill;                                   
                                                          Pages H139-40
  Brindisi amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that requires the EPA Administrator to offer for public comment those 
technologies deemed as effective at removing detectable amounts of PFAS 
from drinking water;                                      
                                                          Pages H140-41
  Golden amendment (No. 17 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
directs the EPA Administrator, in consultation with the U.S. Fire 
Administration, to submit an annual report to Congress on the 
effectiveness of the guidance required under Section 18 of the bill; 
and                                                           
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  Axne amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366), as 
modified, that authorizes the PFAS Infrastructure Grant Program for an 
additional three years.                                   
                                                          Pages H141-42
                                                 Proceedings Postponed:
  Burgess amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
seeks to strike Section 2, which directs the EPA to designate PFAS as 
hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act;                          
                                                          Pages H128-29
  Balderson amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that seeks to prevent implementation of the underlying bill until after 
the EPA Administrator certifies that its own PFAS Action Plan is 
completed; and                                            
                                                          Pages H131-32
  Pappas amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
seeks to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment 
standards, and water quality criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act.                                    
                                                          Pages H137-39
  H. Res. 779, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
535) was agreed to yesterday, January 8th.
Consensus Calendar: Representative Stivers presented to the clerk a 
motion to place on the Consensus Calendar the bill H.R. 4305, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog 
training therapy, it having accumulated 290 cosponsors.       
  Page H148
Senate Referrals: S. 1228 was held at the desk. S. 1611 was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce.                         
  Page H146
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H78.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H91, H91-92, H115-16, and 
H116. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.