[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D344-D346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 50 public bills, H.R. 2497-
2546; and 10 resolutions, H. Res. 310-319, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1788-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1791-92
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 144, to forestall the loss of research talent by establishing a 
temporary early career research fellowship program, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 117-16).                                       
Pages H1787-88
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Costa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1739
Recess: The House recessed at 10:50 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1744
Oath of Office--Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana: 
Representative-elect Julia Letlow presented herself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. 
                                                             Page H1745
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
Louisiana, the whole number of the House is 430.             
  Page H1745
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 310, electing a certain 
Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
                                                             Page H1745
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 311, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H1745
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2021: H.R. 
172, to reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 37 nays, Roll No. 99; 
                                               Pages H1748-49, H1781-82
  Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021: 
S. 578, to improve the health and safety of Americans living with food 
allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening 
anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and 
eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
415 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 100;                
  Pages H1749-51, H1783

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  John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021: H.R. 
189, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the 
authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with 
respect to both current and former centers of excellence; 
                                                         Pages H1751-52
  Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021: S. 164, to educate 
health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 101; 
                                               Pages H1754-55, H1783-84
  Amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
scope of new chemical exclusivity: S. 415, to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical 
exclusivity; and                                         
  Pages H1755-56
  FTC Collaboration Act of 2021: H.R. 1766, to enhance cooperation 
between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to 
combat unfair and deceptive practices.                   
  Pages H1762-63
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the late Honorable Alcee Hastings.                           
  Page H1783
Paycheck Fairness Act and Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care 
and Social Service Workers Act--Rule for Consideration: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 303, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective 
remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the 
basis of sex, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1195) 
to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and 
health standard that requires covered employers within the health care 
and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive 
workplace violence prevention plan, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas 
to 207 nays, Roll No. 103, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 102. 
                                               Pages H1775-81, H1784-85
  Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings: The House agreed to H. Res. 
312, expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on 
the death of the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings.                
  Page H1786
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access 
to Needed Therapies Act of 2021: H.R. 941, to reauthorize the Stem Cell 
Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005;                    
  Pages H1752-54
  Fraud and Scam Reduction Act: H.R. 1215, amended, to establish an 
office within the Federal Trade Commission and an outside advisory 
group to prevent fraud targeting seniors and to direct the Commission 
to include additional information in an annual report to Congress on 
fraud targeting seniors;                                 
  Pages H1756-58
  Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
Prevention Act of 2021: H.R. 1460, to encourage States to require the 
installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes; 
                                                         Pages H1758-60
  Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act: H.R. 446, to require the 
Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams 
targeting seniors;                                       
  Pages H1760-61
  Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act: H.R. 1762, to direct the 
Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report on unfair or 
deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or members of 
Indian Tribes;                                           
  Pages H1761-62
  Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021: H.R. 
1002, amended, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the 
debarment of certain registrants;                        
  Pages H1763-64
  Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2021: H.R. 1899, to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the modification, 
transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, 
or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals;   
  Pages H1764-65
  Microloan Improvement Act of 2021: H.R. 1502, to amend the Small 
Business Act to optimize the operations of the microloan program, lower 
costs for small business concerns and intermediary participants in the 
program;                                                 
  Pages H1765-67
  Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021: H.R. 1487, to 
amend the Small Business Act to increase transparency;   
  Pages H1767-68
  504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021: 
H.R. 1490, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability of small 
manufacturers to access affordable capital; and          
  Pages H1769-72
  504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021: H.R. 1482, to 
amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Credit Risk 
Management, to require the Administrator of the Small

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Business Administration to issue rules relating to environmental 
obligations of certified development companies.          
  Pages H1772-75
Discharge Petition: Representative Cammack presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
the resolution, H. Res. 274, providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 619) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health 
care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in 
the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion 
(Discharge Petition No. 1).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H1747-48.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1781-82, H1783, H1783-84, 
H1784-85, and H1785.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m.