[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 209 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1072-D1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 8931-
8951; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1256-1260, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7147-48
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  Pages H7148-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5001, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify 
that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a 
person in a business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement 
of security interests, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-638); and
  Supplemental report on H.R. 5828, to support remediation of illicit 
cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-471, Part 
2).                                                          
Page H7146
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act: S. 906, to improve 
the management of driftnet fishing, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 283 
yeas to 105 nays, Roll No. 242;                
  Pages H7115-18, H7126-27
  Directing the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the 
removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National 
Battlefield: H.R. 970, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to develop a plan for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at 
the Antietam National Battlefield;                       
  Pages H7118-19
  Preserving United States fishing heritage through a national program 
dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial 
fishermen: H.R. 1240, amended, to preserve United States fishing 
heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting 
the next generation of commercial fishermen;             
  Pages H7119-21
  Directing the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the 
effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression: H.R. 5040, 
amended, to direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to 
study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 243; 
                                               Pages H7121-22, H7127-28
  Modifying the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park: H.R. 
5458, to modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park; 
                                                         Pages H7122-23
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership 
error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park; H.R. 5459, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership 
error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park; 
                                                         Pages H7123-24
  Expanding the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to the boundary of the park: H.R. 7098, 
amended, to expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study 
additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the park; 
                                                         Pages H7124-25
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To expand the boundary of 
Saguaro National Park, to authorize a study of additional land for 
potential inclusion in the park, and for other purposes.''; and 
                                                             Page H7125
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia certain Federal 
land under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service 
for the construction of rail and other infrastructure: H.R. 7489, 
amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia certain Federal 
land under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service 
for the construction of rail and other infrastructure.   
  Pages H7125-26
Securing America's Ports Act: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5273, to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to

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increase to 100 percent the rates of scanning of commercial and 
passenger vehicles entering the United States at land ports of entry 
along the border using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems to 
enhance border security.                                 
  Pages H7128-29
Permission to File Report: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security be authorized to file a supplemental 
report on H.R. 5828, to support remediation of illicit cross-border 
tunnels.                                                     
  Page H7129
Designating room H-150 of the United States Capitol as ``The Joseph H. 
Rainey Room'' to honor the historic life, career, and legacy of 
Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina on the 150th anniversary 
of his seating as a member of the House of Representatives: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 1253, 
designating room H-150 of the United States Capitol as ``The Joseph H. 
Rainey Room'' to honor the historic life, career, and legacy of 
Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina on the 150th anniversary 
of his seating as a member of the House of Representatives. 
                                                         Pages H7129-30
Correcting the enrollment of S. 1869: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 51, correcting the enrollment 
of S. 1869.                                                  
  Page H7130
Orange Book Transparency Act: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1503, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the list under 
section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
                                                         Pages H7130-31
Safeguarding Therapeutics Act: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5663, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices.           
  Page H7131
Amending title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
program under such title relating to lifespan respite care: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 8906, to amend title 
XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under 
such title relating to lifespan respite care.                
  Page H7131
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: The House agreed to 
take from the Speaker's table and pass S. 1130, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better 
understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early 
life, as amended by Representative Dingell.              
  Pages H7132-33
Honoring Rosalynn Smith Carter's 50 years of mental health advocacy: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 1181, 
honoring Rosalynn Smith Carter's 50 years of mental health advocacy, as 
amended by Representative Dingell.                       
  Pages H7133-34
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the ``Clara Barton Post 
Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
pass H.R. 4988, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the 
``Clara Barton Post Office Building''.                   
  Pages H7134-35
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Senior Airman 
Daniel Miller Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass H.R. 5123, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in 
Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office 
Building''.                                                  
  Page H7135
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the ``George H. 
Bacel Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 5451, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in 
Fayetteville, New York, as the ``George H. Bacel Post Office 
Building''.                                                  
  Page H7135
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the ``Dionne 
Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass H.R. 5562, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in 
Fort Worth, Texas, as the ``Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office 
Building''.                                                  
  Page H7135
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the ``Mary 
Ann Shadd Cary Post Office'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 5972, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in 
Wilmington, Delaware, as the ``Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office''. 
                                                             Page H7135
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4150 Chicago Avenue in Riverside, California, as the ``Woodie Rucker-

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Hughes Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 5983, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4150 Chicago Avenue in Riverside, 
California, as the ``Woodie Rucker-Hughes Post Office Building''. 
                                                             Page H7135
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
14955 West Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona, as the ``Marc Lee Memorial 
Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and pass H.R. 6016, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 14955 West Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona, as 
the ``Marc Lee Memorial Post Office Building''.          
  Pages H7135-36
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the ``J. Howard 
Coble Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 6161, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, 
North Carolina, as the ``J. Howard Coble Post Office Building''. 
                                                             Page H7136
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
509 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama, as the ``William `Jack' 
Jackson Edwards III Post Office Building'': The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6418, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 509 Fairhope Avenue in 
Fairhope, Alabama, as the ``William `Jack' Jackson Edwards III Post 
Office Building''.                                           
  Page H7136
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia, as the ``Senator Jack Hill 
Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and pass H.R. 7088, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia, as 
the ``Senator Jack Hill Post Office Building''.              
  Page H7136
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
101 South 16th Street in Clarinda, Iowa, as the ``Jessie Field 
Shambaugh Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 7502, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 101 South 16th Street in Clarinda, 
Iowa, as the ``Jessie Field Shambaugh Post Office Building''. 
                                                             Page H7136
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the ``Tom Reid Post 
Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
pass H.R. 7810, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the 
``Tom Reid Post Office Building''.                           
  Page H7136
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ``Joseph 
Bullock Post Office Building'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 8611, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port 
Salerno, Florida, as the ``Joseph Bullock Post Office Building''. 
                                                         Pages H7136-37
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the ``Einar 
`Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building'': The House agreed to take 
from the Speaker's table and pass S. 3257, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue 
in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the ``Einar `Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post 
Office Building''.                                           
  Page H7137
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 take from the Speaker's table 
and pass S. 3461, 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 H7137
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 take from the Speaker's table and pass S. 
3462, 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 H7137
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the ``Joseph G. 
Demler Post Office'': The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table 
and pass S. 4126, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, 
as the ``Joseph G. Demler Post Office''.                     
  Page H7137
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. Brown 
Post Office'': The House agreed to take

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from the Speaker's table and pass S. 4684, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in 
Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. Brown Post Office''. 
                                                             Page H7137
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2126-27 and H2127-28.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:06 p.m.