[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 201 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7108-S7110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:02 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4636. An act to authorize the Secretary of State and 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development to prioritize and advance efforts 
     to improve waste management systems and prevent and reduce 
     plastic waste and marine debris, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4644. An act to clarify United States policy toward 
     Libya, advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in 
     Libya, and support the people of Libya.
       H.R. 4802. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the 
     Department of State's rewards program relating to information 
     regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in 
     contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5408. An act to oppose violations of religious freedom 
     in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups commanded by Russia.

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       H.R. 5586. An act to measure the progress of recovery and 
     efforts to address corruption, rule of law, and media 
     freedoms in Haiti.
       H.R. 6334. An act to authorize United States participation 
     in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 7276. An act to establish an interagency working group 
     to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan to control locust 
     outbreaks in the East Africa region and address future 
     outbreaks in order to avert mass scale food insecurity and 
     potential political destabilization, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7703. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance the United 
     States-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize disaster 
     resilience, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7954. An act to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and 
     Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.
       H.R. 7990. An act to prioritize efforts of the Department 
     of State to combat international trafficking in covered 
     synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 8259. An act to prohibit Russian participation in the 
     G7, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 8294. An act 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, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 8405. An act to direct the Department of State to 
     ensure persons representing the United States in 
     international athletic competitions in certain countries are 
     appropriately informed, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 8438. An act to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act 
     of 2004.

  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes, and asks a conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and that the following 
Members be the managers of the conference on the part of the House:
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Davis of California, Messrs. 
Langevin, Larsen of Washington, Cooper, Courtney, Garamendi, Ms. 
Speier, Messrs. Norcross, Gallego, Moulton, Carbajal, Brown of 
Maryland, Khanna, Keating, Vela, Kim, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, 
Messrs. Cisneros, Thornberry, Wilson of South Carolina, Turner, Rogers 
of Alabama, Lamborn, Wittman, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Austin Scott of 
Georgia, Ms. Stefanik, Messrs. Kelly of Mississippi, Gallagher, Bacon, 
and Banks.
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Mr. Schiff, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. 
Nunes.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of sections 3601 
and 3602 of the House bill, and section 1053 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Peterson, Ms. 
Spanberger, and Mr. Conaway.
  From the Committee on the Budget, for consideration of sections 1002 
and 8003 of the House bill, and sections 4, 126, and 1086 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Morelle, 
Horsford, and Stewart.
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of 
sections 212, 279, 569, 570, 1110, 1791, 1797, 1833, and 1834 of the 
House bill, and sections 516, 561-63, 565, 566, 1090, 5211, 6047, 6091, 
and 6615 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Trahan, and Mr. Guthrie.
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of 
sections 223, 229, 332, 335, 535, 540H, 601, 705, 736, 1299N-2, 1641, 
1760, 1761, 1772, 1793, 1821, 1823, 1824, 2835, 3201, 3511, 3601, 5101-
04, 5109, 10306, and 11206 of the House bill, and sections 311, 319, 
703, 1053, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1098, 1099, 2841, 3121, 3125, 3131, 3132, 
5239, 6082-84, subtitle I of title LX of division E, sections 6299F, 
6614, 6704, and 6706 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Pallone, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Walden.
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of 
sections 902, 1248, 1249, 1299R-9, 1768, 1776, 1779, 1790, 1792, 1798, 
1803, 1808, 1812, subtitles H and I of title XVII of division A, and 
divisions G, J, K, and M of the House bill, and sections 1706-10 and 
6231 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Ms. Waters, Messrs. Vargas, and Luetkemeyer.
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of sections 
213, 843, subtitle C of title XI of division A, sections 1202, 1203, 
1207, 1221-24, 1231-33, 1238, 1248, 1249, 1251, 1260D, 1260E, 1261, 
1266, 1272-74, 1276, 1280, 1286, 1290-92, 1294, 1296, 1299, 1299B, 
1299G, 1299H, 1299K, subtitles H-K of title XII of division A, section 
1299Q-1, 1299Q-2, subtitle M of title XII of division A, sections 
1299T-4, 1299T-5, 1521, 1640F, 1659, 1757, 1759, 1823, and division I 
of the House bill, and sections 1201-03, 1205-07, 1210, 1213, subtitle 
C of title XII of division A, sections 1231-33, 1236, 1240, 1241, 1251, 
1253-56, 1263, 1281, 1283, 1286, 1287, subtitle H of title XII of 
division A, subtitle C of title XV of division A, section 1661, title 
XVII of division A, sections 6231, 6251, 6284, 6286, 6293-96, 6299, 
6299A, 6299B, 6299D, and 6299F of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Engel, Sherman, and 
McCaul.
  From the Committee on Homeland Security, for considerations of 
sections 1630, 1631, 1637, 1640A, 1640D, 1640F, 1760, 1784, 1793, 1804, 
and 9508 of the House bill, and sections 6088, 6096D, 6613, and 6614 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mses. 
Torres Small of New Mexico, Slotkin, and Mr. Green of Tennessee.
  From the Committee on House Administration, for consideration of 
sections 536, 1101, and 1751 of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mses. Lofgren, Fudge, and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
Illinois.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 
281, 540D, 814, 1055, 1215, 12990-6, 1299T-4, 1299T-5, 1640A, 1731, 
1733, 1762, and 1763 of the House bill, and sections 1296 and 6088 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. 
Nadler, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, and Mr. Steube.
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of 
sections 601, 626, 627, 1744, 1794, 1795, 2834-36, subtitle E of title 
XXVIII of division B, and divisions O and P of the House bill, and 
sections 315, 2861-63, 2887, 6081, and 7861 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, 
and Mr. Bishop of Utah.
  From the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for consideration of 
sections 373, 813, 815, 825, 830B, 833, 848, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 
1108, 1111, 1114, 1115, subtitles B and C of title XI of division A, 
sections 1635, 1639, 1640C, subtitle B of title XVII of division A, 
sections 1744, 1745, 1769, 1770, 1774, 1793, 1808, 9208, and 11410 of 
the House bill, and sections 631, 1103-06, 1109-13, 5244, 6047, and 
9306 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Messrs. Lynch, and 
Comer.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of section 229, subtitle D of title II of division A, 
sections 327, 333, 341, 1744, 1771, 1806, 1807, 1821, 1824, 1825, 
division E, sections 5502 and 10104 of the House bill, and sections 
318, 1098, 1099, subtitle C of title LII of division E, sections 5231-
38, and 6087 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mses. Johnson of Texas, Sherrill, and Mr. Garcia of 
California.
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of sections 
831-33, 835-40, 840A, 841, 844, and 1633 of the House bill, and 
sections 871, 872, 1642, 5871-75, and 5877 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Ms. Velazquez, Messrs. Golden, 
and Chabot.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of sections 311, 312, 332, 560G, 601, 829, 830B, 912, 
1101, 1732, 1750, 1760, 1768, 1809, 3501, 3504, 3505, 3507-09, 3510C, 
3510D, 5103, and division H of the House bill, and sections 178, 1087, 
1635, 3501, 5237, 5246, 6089, and subtitle I of title LX of division E 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Huffman, Rouda, and Gibbs.
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of 
sections 525, 534, 535, 540A, 540B, 540C, 540E, 540H,

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546, 551-53, 560B, 560E, 560F, 560G, 560H, 718, 724, 731, 734, 750H, 
752-54, 760, 831, 1101, 1411, 1764, 1790, 1802, and 5502 of the House 
bill, and sections 741, 744, 753, 762-64, 935, 1089, 1090A, 1090B, 
1421, and 6085 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Takano, Lamb, and Bilirakis.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of sections 
1276, 7103, and 7104 of the House bill, and section 6003 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Neal, 
Panetta, and Wenstrup.

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