[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D881-D884]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 8443-
8469; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 1160-1163, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5104-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5106-07
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H. Res. 1161, 
providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 
925) to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to 
carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024 (H. Rept. 
116-556).                                                
  Pages H5090-97
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5057
Recess: The House recessed at 9:31 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. 
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
108 West Maple Street

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in Holly, Michigan, as the ``Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office'': The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5954, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the ``Holly Veterans 
Memorial Post Office''.                                      
  Page H5070
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
15 East Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia, as the ``Norman Duncan 
Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and pass H.R. 4971, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 15 East Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia, 
as the ``Norman Duncan Post Office Building''.               
  Page H5070
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
115 Nicol Avenue in Thomasville, Alabama, as the ``Postmaster Robert 
Ingram Sr. Post Office'': The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and pass H.R. 5307, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 115 Nicol Avenue in Thomasville, Alabama, as 
the ``Postmaster Robert Ingram Sr. Post Office'', as amended by 
Representative Connolly.                                     
  Page H5070
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 115 Nicol Avenue in 
Thomasville, Alabama, as the `Postmaster Robert Ingram Post Office'.''.
                                                             Page H5070
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the ``Ray Chavez Post 
Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
pass H.R. 3005, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the 
``Ray Chavez Post Office Building''.                         
  Page H5070
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
8585 Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Chaplain 
(Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building'': The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 4725, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 8585 Criterion Drive in 
Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz 
Memorial Post Office Building''.                         
  Pages H5070-71
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall Post 
Office'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 
5987, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall 
Post Office''.                                               
  Page H5071
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
415 North Main Street in Henning, Tennessee as the ``Paula Robinson and 
Judy Spray Memorial Post Office Building'': The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 3680, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 415 North Main Street in 
Henning, Tennessee as the ``Paula Robinson and Judy Spray Memorial Post 
Office Building'', as amended by Representative Connolly.    
  Page H5071
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 415 North Main Street in 
Henning, Tennessee, as the `Paula Croom Robinson and Judy Spray 
Memorial Post Office Building'.''.                           
  Page H5071
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the ``Ben Reifel 
Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and pass H.R. 2454, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South 
Dakota, as the ``Ben Reifel Post Office Building''.          
  Page H5071
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the ``Audie Murphy Post 
Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
pass H.R. 5988, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the 
``Audie Murphy Post Office Building''.                       
  Page H5071
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the ``Lance Cpl. Stacy 
`Annie' Dryden Post Office'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 4875, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, 
Ohio, as the ``Lance Cpl. Stacy `Annie' Dryden Post Office''. 
                                                             Page H5072
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures: Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act: 
H.R. 5901, amended, to establish a program to facilitate the adoption 
of modern technology by executive agencies;              
  Pages H5072-73
  Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act: H.R. 7340, amended, to ensure that 
personal protective

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equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus 
are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices; 
                                                         Pages H5073-75
  COVID Preparedness, Response, and Effective Planning for Advanced 
Requirements by the Executive Branch Act: H.R. 7496, amended, to 
require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any 
resurgence of COVID-19;                                  
  Pages H5075-77
  Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act: H.R. 5736, 
amended, to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of 
the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat 
assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with 
foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations; 
                                                         Pages H5077-78
  Safe Communities Act of 2020: H.R. 5780, amended, to enhance 
stakeholder outreach to and operational engagement with owners and 
operators of critical infrastructure and other relevant stakeholders by 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster 
security against acts of terrorism and other homeland security threats, 
including by maintaining a clearinghouse of security guidance, best 
practices, and other voluntary content developed by the Agency or 
aggregated from trusted sources;                         
  Pages H5078-80
  State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act: H.R. 5823, amended, to 
establish a program to make grants to States to address cybersecurity 
risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems of State, local, 
Tribal, or territorial governments;                      
  Pages H5080-84
  Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act: H.R. 
5822, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
an acquisition professional career program;              
  Pages H5084-85
  TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020: H.R. 5811, amended, 
to require the Transportation Security Administration to provide 
nursing facilities and paid parental leave for Administration 
personnel; and                                           
  Pages H5085-86
  DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act: H.R. 5804, amended, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Blue Campaign of the 
Department of Homeland Security.                         
  Pages H5086-88
  Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020: The House passed H.R. 
6270, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers 
to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region, by a yea-and-nay vote of 253 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 210. 
                                               Pages H5063-70, H5088-89
  Rejected the McHenry motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 
229 nays, Roll No. 209.                           
Pages H5068-70, H5088
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-64 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H5063
  H. Res. 1129, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4447), (H.R. 6270), and (H.R. 8319) was agreed to Wednesday, September 
23rd.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, September 
29th.
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 211.      
  Pages H5089-90
  North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act--Rule for 
Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 1161, providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 925) to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out 
approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 225 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 213, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 
212.                                                     
  Pages H5090-97
Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: The House received a 
communication from Paul D. Irving, Sergeant at Arms. Pursuant to 
section 1(b)(2) of House Resolution 965, following consultation with 
the Office of Attending Physician, Mr. Irving notified the House that 
the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 
remains in effect.                                           
  Page H5097
Announcement by the Chair: The Chair announced the Speaker's further 
extension, pursuant to section 1(b)(2) of House Resolution 965, 
effective October 3, 2020, of the covered period designated on May 20, 
2020.                                                        
  Page H5097
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity--
Appointment: The Chair

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announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individuals on the 
part of the House to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional 
Quality and Integrity for a term of six years: Upon the recommendation 
of the Minority Leader: Dr. Arthur E. Keiser of Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida; Ms. Jennifer Blum of Washington, DC; and Mr. Robert G. Mayes, 
Jr. of Elberta, Alabama. Upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader: Ms. Kathleen Sullivan Alioto of New York, New York; Mr. Robert 
Shireman of Berkeley, California; and Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis of 
Columbia, South Carolina.                                    
  Page H5097
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
13817 with respect to our Nation's undue reliance on critical minerals, 
in processed or unprocessed form, from foreign adversaries--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
116-155).                                                    
  Page H5102
Senate Referral: S. 4762 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5097.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5088, H5088-89, H5089-90, 
H5096, and H5096-97.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 7:51 p.m.