[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D804-D805]
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: 16 public bills, H.R. 8264-
8279; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 116-117; and H. Res. 1115-1118, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H4489-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H4491
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6100, to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
criminalization of female genital mutilation, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 116-506);
  H.R. 5546, to regulate monitoring of electronic communications 
between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that 
person's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 116-507);
  H.R. 2733, to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and 
develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address 
missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 116-508, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2438, to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and 
combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-509, Part 1).                        
Page H4489
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4431
Recess: The House recessed at 9:48 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H4436
Resignation of the House Parliamentarian: Read a letter from Thomas J. 
Wickham, Jr., in which he announced his resignation as the 
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, effective September 
30, 2020.                                                    
  Page H4437
House Parliamentarian--Appointment: The Speaker appointed Jason A. 
Smith as Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives to succeed 
Thomas J. Wickham, Jr., resigned.                            
  Page H4437
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures: Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe 
Act of 2020: H.R. 7909, amended, to facilitate access to child care 
services safely and securely during the COVID-19 pandemic, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 33 nays, Roll No. 190; 
                                               Pages H4444-47, H4472-73
Child Care Protection Improvement Act: S. 2683, amended, to establish a 
task force to assist States in implementing hiring requirements for 
child care staff members to improve child safety;        
  Pages H4447-49
Danny's Law: H.R. 3659, amended, to establish an Anti-Bullying 
Roundtable to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the 
United States;                                           
  Pages H4449-52
21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020: 
H.R. 8162, amended, to allow eligible entities under part B of title IV 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to use subgrant 
funds for certain activities carried out by community learning centers, 
regardless of whether such activities are conducted during nonschool 
hours or periods when school is not in session;          
  Pages H4452-55
Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the 
Forecasting of Tomorrow Act: S. 881, to improve understanding and 
forecasting of space weather events;                     
  Pages H4455-63
Rural STEM Education Act: H.R. 4979, amended, to direct the Director of 
the National Science Foundation to support STEM education and workforce 
development research focused on rural areas; and         
  Pages H4463-67
Election Technology Research Act: H.R. 4990, amended, to direct the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science 
Foundation to carry out research and other activities to promote the 
security and modernization of voting systems.            
  Pages H4468-72
Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 2:22 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4473
Recess: The House recessed at 3:14 p.m. and reconvened at 3:23 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4474
Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act: The House passed H.R. 2574, to 
amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to 
individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 192. 
                                     Pages H4439-44, H4473-74, H4474-75
  Agreed to the Foxx (NC) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 255 yeas to 
164 nays, Roll No. 191. Subsequently, Representative Scott (VA) 
reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.                       
Pages H4443-44, H4473-74

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  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-502, shall be considered as 
adopted.                                                     
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  H. Res. 1107, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2574), (H.R. 2639), (H.R. 2694), and the resolution (H. Res. 908) was 
agreed to yesterday, September 15th.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4475.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4472-73, H4473-74, and H4474-
75.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:49 p.m.