[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D32-D33]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5574-
5584; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 788-789, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 560, to amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A 
Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States 
of America, and for other purposes'', with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-
373, Part 1);
  H.R. 1492, to update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage 
available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National Monument, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-374); and
  H.R. 4737, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of 
Homeland Security to research and evaluate existing Federal research 
regarding approaches to mitigate climate change on homeland security to 
identify areas for further research within the Department, research and 
develop approaches to mitigate the consequences of climate change on 
homeland security, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-375).                                                     
Page H179
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cicilline to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Barry H. Block, Congregation Bnai Israel, Little Rock, Arkansas. 
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PFAS Action Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 159 nays, Roll No. 13. 
Consideration began yesterday, January 9th.               
  Pages H153-64
  Rejected the Rodgers (WA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
187 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 12.                        
Pages H162-63
Agreed to:
  Tlaib amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
adds the term ``disproportionately exposed communities'' to 
``disadvantaged communities'';                            
Pages H153-55
  Malinowksi amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366), 
as modified, that adds stain resistant, water resistant, and grease 
resistant coatings that are not subject to requirements under section 
409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to the list of products 
eligible for a voluntary label indicating an absence of PFAS; 
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  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that requires within 5 years a study of EPA actions under CERCLA to 
clean up PFAS contamination sites;                        
Pages H156-58
  Slotkin amendment (No. 22 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
requires the Administrator

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of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with 
other relevant government agencies, to report to Congress on efforts to 
identify viable alternatives to firefighting foam and other related 
equipment containing PFAS; and                            
Pages H158-60
  Pappas amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
was debated on January 9th that requires 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 (by a recorded vote of 
242 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 11).                       
Pages H161-62
Rejected:
  Burgess amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) that 
was debated on January 9th that sought to strike Section 2, which 
directs the EPA to designate PFAS as hazardous substances under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 9); and 
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  Balderson amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-366) 
that was debated on January 9th that sought to prevent implementation 
of the underlying bill until after the EPA Administrator certifies that 
its own PFAS Action Plan is completed (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes 
to 239 noes, Roll No. 10).                                
Pages H160-61
  H. Res. 779, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
535) was agreed to Wednesday, January 8th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, January 13th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                          
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that he had issued an Executive Order with respect to 
Iran that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-94).                   
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Quorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H160, 
H160-61, H161-62, H163. and H164. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:28 p.m.