[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1007-D1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 8781-
8793; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 100-103; H. Con. Res. 123-124; and 
H. Res. 1228-1232, were introduced.                      
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4153, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to 
authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into arrangements for the 
sharing of medical services and facilities, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 116-599, Part 1);
  H.R. 7045, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study 
on lands that could be included in a National Forest in Hawai'i, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-600);
  H.R. 1049, to authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-601); and
  H.R. 3682, to provide for greater consultation between the Federal 
Government and the governing bodies of land grant-mercedes and acequias 
in New Mexico and to provide for a process for recognition of the 
historic-traditional boundaries of land grant-mercedes, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 116-602).                
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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 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the over 250,000 Americans who have passed away a result 
of the COVID-19 virus.                                       
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National Apprenticeship Act of 2020: The House considered H.R. 8294, to 
amend the National Apprenticeship Act and expand the national 
apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth 
apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to 
promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the 
welfare of apprentices. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, 
November 20th.                                           
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  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill,

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modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-593, shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
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Agreed to:
  Scott (VA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-593: Beyer (No. 1) that 
ensures the accessibility of apprenticeship programs and promotes the 
inclusion of people with disabilities within those programs; Brown (MD) 
(No. 2) that requires at least one of the nine employers or association 
representatives on the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships 
must be from a women, minority, or veteran owned business; Cardenas 
(No. 3) that changes ``an apprentice'' to ``a program participant'' for 
a potential member of the national advisory committee on 
apprenticeships, which would make the committee inclusive of 
preapprentices and youth apprentices; Castro (TX) (No. 4) that adds 
``media and entertainment'' to the list of non-traditional industries 
eligible for consideration when the Administrator is awarding grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements to expand program offerings in the 
national apprenticeship program; Crow (No. 5) that includes education 
occupations in the expansion of programs under the national 
apprenticeship system and ensures that individuals in these programs 
can access apprenticeship funds; Horsford (No. 6) that ensures adequate 
equity and opportunity in the national apprenticeship system; Meng (No. 
10) that includes user-friendly formats and languages that are easily 
accessible in efforts to promote youth apprenticeships and greater 
diversity in national apprenticeship system; includes the FCC under the 
Ex Officio nonvoting members section of the National Advisory Committee 
on Apprenticeships; Moore (No. 11) that makes a range of changes to 
strengthen efforts to ensure that low-income individuals and others 
with barriers to employment are able to participate in apprenticeships, 
including in fields where such groups are underrepresented; Pappas (No. 
12) that allows for demonstration projects to provide for innovation in 
the national apprenticeship system, including activities responding to 
the COVID-19 public health emergency; Ryan (No. 13) that adds ``adult'' 
education to the list with ``secondary and postsecondary'' education 
regarding the grants for educational alignment with programs under the 
national apprenticeship system; Smith (WA) (No. 14) that allows pre-
apprenticeship programs that receive grant funds under Title II to use 
funds to provide stipends to pre-apprentices for costs incurred during 
the pre-apprenticeship program such as housing, transportation, 
childcare, and other out-of-pocket expenses; and Stefanik (No. 16) that 
strikes the requirement that the Secretary must also approve an 
alternative time-based model that reflects industry standards and 
hazards of the occupation, leaving such approval at the discretion of 
the state registration agency; and                       
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  Scott (VA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-593: Kilmer (No. 7) that 
adds computer science as a nontraditional apprenticeship industry or 
occupation; Lamb (No. 8) that incorporates veterans into the underlying 
bill by: adding veterans service organizations (VSOs) to the list of 
partner organizations involved in the national apprenticeship system; 
adding VSOs to the entities that should be contacted for promoting and 
raising awareness about apprenticeship opportunities; and adding 
veterans' status as one of the demographic identifiers for reporting on 
apprenticeships under the bill; and Titus (No. 17) that 
adds``hospitality and tourism'' to the list of nontraditional 
apprenticeship industries that are eligible under the Modernizing the 
Apprenticeship System for the 21st Century Grants program. 
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  H. Res. 1224, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
8294) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 170 nays, Roll 
No. 224, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 227 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 223.                   
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Senate Referrals: S. 512 was held at the desk. S. 2847 was held at the 
desk. S. 2904 was held at the desk. S. 3257 was held at the desk. S. 
3461 was held at the desk. S. 3462 was held at the desk. S. 3839 was 
held at the desk. S. 4126 was held at the desk.              
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5950.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5948-49 and H5949-50.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:34 p.m.