[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D831-D833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 8333-
8349; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 1135-1141 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3798, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
limitations on copayments for

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contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-529); and
  H.R. 2468, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related 
grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies 
and asthma management programs, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-530).                            
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 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:05 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 11:59 a.m. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Richmond 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Homeland Security.                          
  Pages H4666-67
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1135, electing certain 
Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: H.R. 991, 
amended, to extend certain provisions of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
Recovery Act until September 30, 2030;                   
  Pages H4654-57
  Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: H.R. 6210, amended, ensuring that 
goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 
of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States 
market, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
196;                                           
  Pages H4657-66, H4687-88
  Global Health Security Act: H.R. 2166, amended, to authorize a 
comprehensive, strategic approach for United States foreign assistance 
to developing countries to strengthen global health security; 
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  Global Child Thrive Act: H.R. 4864, amended, to develop and implement 
policies to advance early childhood development, to provide assistance 
for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries; 
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  Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act: H.R. 5664, 
amended, To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to 
ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in 
Persons Report, require the timely provision of information to the 
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of 
Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and 
location of visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds related 
to human trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 197;                     
  Pages H4674-77, H4688
  Honoring All Veterans Act: H.R. 3010, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish a mission statement of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs;                                     
  Pages H4677-78
  Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act: H.R. 
4908, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe; 
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  CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020: H.R. 6589, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and submit to 
Congress a plan to address the material weakness of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs;                                        
  Pages H4679-80
  VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act: H.R. 3228, amended, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize health professional trainees 
to provide treatment via telemedicine;                   
  Pages H4680-82
  Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act: H.R. 6092, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national clinical pathway for prostate cancer, access to life-saving 
extending precision clinical trials and research;        
  Pages H4682-85
  Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020: H.R. 7795, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of 
veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; and                  
  Pages H4685-87
  Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021: H.R. 8337, 
making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 57 nays with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 198.                                         
  Pages H4689-H4705
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the over 200,000 Americans who have passed away from the 
COVID-19 virus.                                              
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:38 p.m. and reconvened at 3:51 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:33 p.m. and reconvened at 7:03 p.m. 
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Authorizing the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to 
Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 8276, to 
authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to 
Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
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 Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar 
Coin Program Act: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass 
H.R. 1923, to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter dollars in 
commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment, as amended by Representative 
Cleaver.                                                 
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 31, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 
certain circulating collectible coins, and for other purposes.''. 
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Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 4104, to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th 
anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues baseball, as 
amended by Representative Cleaver.                       
  Pages H4709-11
1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass H.R. 6192, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to honor the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the 
``Morgan Dollar'' and the 100th anniversary of commencement of coinage 
of the ``Peace Dollar'', as amended by Representative Cleaver. 
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Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass S. 743, to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to the soldiers of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), 
commonly known as ``Merrill's Marauders'', in recognition of their 
bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma during World 
War II.                                                      
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Senate Referrals: S. 924 was held at the desk. S. 1160 was held at the 
desk. S. 1646 was held at the desk. S. 4072 was held at the desk. S. 
Con. Res. 45 was held at the desk.                           
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4650.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4687-88, H4688, and H4704-05.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.