[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D870-D873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 8406-
8442; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96-97 and H. Res. 1155-1159, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5051-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5053-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 8132, to require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary 
of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on the impact of 
artificial intelligence and other technologies on United States 
businesses conducting interstate commerce, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 116-539);
  H.R. 3539, to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop best practices for 
the establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-540);
  H.R. 1289, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a 
moratorium on number reassignment after a disaster declaration, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-541);

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  H.R. 7293, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best 
practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and 
condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such 
Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness 
and prevention training policy, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-542);
  H.R. 4861, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 
program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of 
patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-543);
  H.R. 2519, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services of 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award 
grants to implement innovative approaches to securing prompt access to 
appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute 
mental health episode and present for care in an emergency department, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-544);
  H.R. 8128, to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 
establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence 
in support of the consumer product safety mission of the Commission, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 116-545);
  H.R. 7948, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian 
Tribes, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-546);
  H.R. 5572, to establish a grant program for family community 
organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with 
substance use disorder and their families, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-547);
  H.R. 5373, to reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-548);
  H.R. 4764, to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 
of 2005, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-549);
  H.R. 3131, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian 
population of the United States, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-550);
  H.R. 4439, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make 
permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare 
pediatric diseases, with amendments (H. Rept. 116-551);
  H.R. 5469, to address mental health issues for youth, particularly 
youth of color, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-552);
  H.R. 1109, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-
based comprehensive mental health programs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-553);
  H.R. 1754, to improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by 
requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be 
developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and 
Medication Control Authority, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-554); and
  H.R. 8161, to authorize implementation grants to community-based 
nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 116-555).                                              
Page H5050
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cleaver to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4965
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Energy Emergency Leadership Act: H.R. 362, amended, to amend the 
Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions 
assigned to Assistant Secretaries;                       
  Pages H4966-68
  Cyber Sense Act: H.R. 360, amended, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the 
cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the 
bulk-power system;                                       
  Pages H4968-69
  Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act: H.R. 
359, amended, to provide for certain programs and developments in the 
Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities 
of, and physical threats to, the electric grid;          
  Pages H4969-71
  Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act: H.R. 1289, 
amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a 
moratorium on number reassignment after a disaster declaration; 
                                                         Pages H4971-73
  Horseracing Integrity Act: H.R. 1754, amended, to improve the 
integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping 
and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an 
independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority; 
                                                         Pages H4973-83

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  Consumer Product Safety Inspection Enhancement Act: H.R. 8134, 
amended, to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission's capability 
to protect consumers from unsafe consumer products;      
  Pages H4983-88
  AI for Consumer Product Safety Act: H.R. 8128, amended, to direct the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to 
explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the consumer 
product safety mission of the Commission;                
  Pages H4988-90
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the 
use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the 
Commission and direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and 
digital tokens, respectively.'';                             
  Page H4990
  American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy 
Act: H.R. 8132, amended, to require the Federal Trade Commission and 
the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on the 
impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on United 
States businesses conducting interstate commerce;        
  Pages H4990-96
  United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act: H.R. 5373, 
amended, to reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency; 
                                                         Pages H4998-99
  EARLY Act Reauthorization: H.R. 4078, amended, to reauthorize the 
Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning 
Young Act of 2009;                                    
  Pages H4999-H5000
  Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act: H.R. 4996, amended, to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State 
option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous 
coverage for certain individuals;                        
  Pages H5000-03
  South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act: H.R. 3131, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research 
and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian 
population of the United States;                         
  Pages H5003-04
  School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act: H.R. 2468, 
amended, 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;                          
  Pages H5004-06
  School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act: H.R. 2075, amended, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize school-based 
health centers;                                          
  Pages H5008-10
  Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020: H.R. 7948, amended, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and 
availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes; 
                                                         Pages H5010-12
  Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act: H.R. 5469, amended, to address 
mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color; 
                                                         Pages H5012-14
  Mental Health Services for Students Act: H.R. 1109, amended, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to 
children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental 
health programs;                                         
  Pages H5014-16
  Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act: 
H.R. 2519, amended, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health 
Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, to award grants to implement innovative approaches to 
securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals 
who experience an acute mental health episode and present for care in 
an emergency department;                                 
  Pages H5016-17
  Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency 
Department Act: H.R. 4861, amended, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, 
and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk 
of suicide;                                              
  Pages H5017-19
  Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal 
Prevention Act of 2020: H.R. 7293, amended, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and 
prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds 
under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-
based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy; 
                                                         Pages H5019-21
  Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act: H.R. 3539, amended, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to develop best practices for the establishment and use 
of behavioral intervention teams at schools;             
  Pages H5021-23
  Creating Hope Reauthorization Act: H.R. 4439, amended, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of

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the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review 
vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases; 
                                                         Pages H5023-25
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to 
encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.'';         
  Page H5025
  Grid Security Research and Development Act: H.R. 5760, amended, to 
provide for a comprehensive interdisciplinary research, development, 
and demonstration initiative to strengthen the capacity of the energy 
sector to prepare for and withstand cyber and physical attacks; and 
                                                         Pages H5025-30
  Reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to the orderly 
and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the 
United States: H. Res. 1155, reaffirming the House of Representatives' 
commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in 
the Constitution of the United States, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 397 
yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 208.                     
  Pages H5030-35, H5037
Recess: The House recessed at 5:42 p.m. and reconvened at 6:25 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5035
Recess: The House recessed at 7:28 p.m. and reconvened at 7:34 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5036
Question of Privilege: Representative Gohmert rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. Upon examination of 
the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution qualified. 
Subsequently, the House agreed to the Clyburn motion to table H. Res. 
1148, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 223 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 207.          
  Pages H5035-36
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access 
to Needed Therapies Act: H.R. 4764, amended, to reauthorize the Stem 
Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005; and           
  Pages H4996-98
  Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2020: H.R. 5572, 
amended, to establish a grant program for family community 
organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with 
substance use disorder and their families.               
  Pages H5006-08
Senate Referral: S. 2693 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5008.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5036 and H5037.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:46 p.m.