[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D216-D217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 58 public bills, H.R. 1669-
1726; and 16 resolutions, H.J. Res. 30; H. Con. Res. 23; and H. Res. 
199-212 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1186-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1191-92
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 198, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II 
of S. Con. Res. 5 (H. Rept. 117-11).                     
Pages H1185-86
Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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  American Rescue Plan Act of 2021--Rule for Consideration: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 198, providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 
yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 66, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 65. 
                                                         Pages H1164-74
  Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: The House passed H.R. 
842, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management 
Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure 
Act of 1959, by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 
70.                                            
  Pages H1134-63, H1174-78
  Rejected the Banks motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 218 nays, 
Roll No. 69.                                             
Pages H1176-77
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
117-10 shall be considered as adopted.                   
Pages H1177-78
Agreed to:
  Scott (VA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-10: Bourdeaux (No. 1) that 
clarifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 
jurisdictional standards of the NLRB with respect to small businesses, 
including any standards those that measure the size of a business with 
respect to revenues, that are used to determine whether an industry is 
affecting commerce for purposes of determining coverage under the 
National Labor Relations Act; Davids (KS) (No. 4) that clarifies that 
the amendments made under this Act shall not affect the privacy of 
employees with respect to voter lists provided to labor organizations 
by employers pursuant to elections directed by the Board; Jackson Lee 
(No. 9) that provides whistleblower protections to employees who report 
violations of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) 
with this amendment covering employees of employers as well as 
employees of labor unions; Levin (MI) (No. 11) that directs the 
National Labor Relations Board to develop a system and procedures to 
conduct union representation elections electronically, as allowed by 
the underlying legislation; McBath (No. 12) that clarifies that nothing 
in this Act shall affect the definitions of ``employer'' or 
``employee'' under any state law for wage, hour, worker's compensation 
or unemployment insurance; Murphy (FL) (No. 13) that requires GAO, 
within one-and-a-half years from the date of enactment, to prepare a 
report on the impact--on workers and businesses across different 
sectors--of the changes made by the bill to the definition of 
``employee'' (the ``ABC'' test) and the definition of ``joint 
employer'' under the National Labor Relations Act; the President is 
required to consider the report and, within 60 days, may recommend that 
Congress modify one or both of these definitions or

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make no recommendation; expresses the Sense of the House that the House 
shall consider whether to accept, reject, or modify any recommendations 
received from the President; Newman (No. 14) that specifies the 
National Labor Relations Board's regulations regarding notices to 
inform workers of their rights must address requirements for posting 
notices in the languages spoken by the employees; Stevens (No. 15) that 
directs the GAO to conduct a report on sectoral bargaining in other 
countries; Tlaib (No. 16) that establishes a 120-day timeline for the 
tripartite arbitration process between the employees/labor organization 
and employer in order to ensure that the arbitration process is not 
indefinitely drawn out; and Torres (NY) (No. 17) that revises the 
Labor-Management and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require the Department 
of Labor to make disclosures under the persuader rule publicly 
available in an accessible and searchable electronic form, and through 
a secure software application for use on an electronic device (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 67). 
                                               Pages H1154-60, H1174-75
Rejected:
  Scott (VA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-10: Allen (No. 2) that 
sought to strike Section 111 in the bill, which overturns state right-
to-work laws; Comer (No. 3) that sought to strike Sec. 202 of the bill 
which codifies the Obama Administration's ``persuader rule'' requiring 
attorneys and consultants to disclose to DOL arrangements or agreements 
they have with employers regarding unionization where the attorney or 
consultant will not be communicating with employees; Fitzgerald (No. 5) 
that sought to require a labor organization to receive express consent 
from the employee before using his or her union dues for any purpose 
not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining 
or contract administration; Fulcher (No. 6) that sought to codify 
``vote-and-impound'' process for blocking charges and 45-day 
decertification window for voluntary recognition as set forth in the 
NLRB's August 12, 2019, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Good (VA) (No. 
7) that sought to amend section 302 of the Labor Management Relations 
Act to prohibit ``neutrality agreements'', to allow for greater 
fairness and transparency for workers in their representation; Hern 
(No. 8) that sought to state that the Act may not take effect until the 
Secretary of Labor certifies that the bill will not have an adverse 
impact on rates of employment in the United States; Keller (No. 10) 
that sought to strike language in the bill banning employers from 
permanently replacing striking workers and language which permits 
intermittent striking; the NLRA currently protects the right of 
employees to replace striking workers permanently, and the NLRB has 
held that ``intermittent'' strikes are not protected activity under the 
NLRA; Walberg (No. 18) that sought to strike the language in the bill 
requiring that a pre-election hearing begin no later than eight days 
after a notice of such hearing is served and replaces the provision 
with language ensuring at least 14 days between the filing of an 
election petition and a hearing taking place; and Wilson (SC) (No. 19) 
that sought to amend Section 111 to strike current language and insert 
the national right-to-work language erasing automatic dues clauses (by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 185 yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 68). 
                                               Pages H1160-63, H1175-76
  H. Res. 188, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
842), (H.R. 8), and (H.R. 1446) was agreed to yesterday, March 8th.
  Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' and Caregivers' COVID-19 
Immunizations Now Expanded Act of 2021: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass H.R. 1276, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish COVID-19 vaccines to certain individuals, 
as amended by Representative Takano.                         
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Select Committee on the Climate Crisis--Appointment: The Chair 
announces the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the 
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Representatives Palmer, Carter 
(GA), Miller (WV), Armstrong, Crenshaw, and Gonzalez (OH).   
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1134.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1173-74, H1174, H1174-75, 
H1175-76, H1176-77, and H1177-78.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:59 p.m.