[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D244-D245]
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: 36 public bills, H.R. 6092-
6127; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 86; and H. Res. 886-887, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1534-36
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1537-38
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5581, to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or 
detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-412, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2214, to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to 
suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 116-413, Part 1).                                  
Page H1534
 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Kim to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Kevin F. O'Brien, S.J., Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, 
California.                                                  
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:57 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m. 
                                                         Pages H1514-15
 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020: The House 
passed H.R. 1140, to enhance the security operations of the 
Transportation Security Administration and stability of the 
transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system 
under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation 
Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and 
property, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 90. 
Consideration began yesterday, March 4th.      
  Pages H1508-14, H1515-19
  Agreed to the Lesko motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 
175 nays, Roll No. 89. Subsequently, Representative Thompson (MS) 
reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.                                 
Pages H1517-18
 Agreed to:
  Rogers (AL) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that 
requires GAO to study rates of pay for Transportation Security 
Administration employees with duty stations in the territories, Alaska, 
and Hawaii with those in the contiguous 48 states based on pay systems;
                                                         Pages H1509-10
  Rose (NY) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that states 
that nothing in this Act shall be construed as to contradict existing 
law regarding terrorism transcending national boundaries, harboring or 
concealing terrorists, or providing material support to terrorists; 
                                                             Page H1510
  Peters amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that requires a 
GAO report to Congress within one year of enactment, studying TSA's 
recruitment efforts in general, and specifically efforts to recruit 
veterans and military families; the report will include recommendations 
to improve such recruitment efforts;                     
Pages H1510-11
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that 
reaffirms that the Transportation Security Administration's workforce 
should be provided protections and benefits under Title 5 because of 
the critical role they play in securing the nation's transportation 
systems;                                                 
Pages H1511-12
  Kim amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that directs the 
TSA Administrator to engage and consult with entities associated with 
the Federal Air Marshal Service to address concerns related to (but not 
limited to) mental health, suicide, morale, and recruitment; 
                                                         Pages H1512-13
   Spanberger amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that 
codifies the Administration's ban on TSA employees using or installing 
the Chinese-owned video app TikTok (or any successor application) on 
U.S. Government-issued mobile devices;                   
Pages H1513-14
  Cisneros amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that requires 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the hiring of veterans 
and related preference eligible individuals, including disabled 
veterans and widows or widowers of veterans, for positions within the 
Transportation Security Administration (by a recorded vote of 399 ayes 
to 1 no, Roll No. 87); and                        
Pages H1513, H1515-16
  Mucarsel-Powell amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 116-411) that 
would ensure the Administrator of TSA in coordination with the Director 
of CDC and NIAID shall ensure that TSA employees are provided the 
proper guidance regarding prevention and protections against 
coronavirus, including guidance and resources (by a recorded vote of 
403 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 88).   
Pages H1514, H1516-17
  H. Res. 877, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1140) was agreed to yesterday, March 4th.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, March 9th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to Venezuela 
that was declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015 is to 
continue in effect beyond March 8, 2020--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-105). 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1515-16, 
H1516-17, H1518, and H1518-19. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:58 p.m.