[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 66 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D362-D363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 2610-
2638; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 41; and H. Res. 321-326, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1889-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1891-92
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 316, providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (H. 
Rept. 117-18);
  H.R. 51, to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, 
D.C. into the Union, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-19, Part 1);
  H.R. 1333, to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to 
suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 117-20, Part 1); and
  H.R. 1573, to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or 
detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-21).              
Page H1889
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service 
Workers Act: The House passed 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 254 yeas to 166 nays, Roll No. 118. 
                                                         Pages H1849-72
  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 shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H1849
Agreed to:
  Courtney en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-15: Brown (No. 1) that 
states that additional training shall be provided for covered employees 
who work with victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence; 
Cohen (No. 2) that adds Alzheimer's and memory care facilities as 
facilities covered by this legislation; Delgado (No. 3) that directs 
OSHA to prioritize providing technical assistance and advice to 
employers throughout the first year of the Act to ensure businesses are 
in compliance; Jones (No. 4) that clarifies that a covered employer may 
consult with experts in workplace violence when developing their 
workplace violence prevention plan; and Ocasio-Cortez (No. 6) that 
ensures that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or 
diminish any protections in relevant Federal, State, or local law 
related to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual 
assault.                                                 
Pages H1865-67
Rejected:
  Keller amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-15) that 
sought to require OSHA to issue an occupational safety and health 
standard on workplace violence prevention for the health care and 
social service industries through the standard rulemaking process (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 168 yeas to 256 nays, Roll No. 117). 
                                                         Pages H1867-72
  H. Res. 303, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7) and (H.R. 1195) was agreed to Wednesday, April 14th.

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  Suspension--Proceedings Resumed:  The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, 
April 14th.
  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 Business 
Administration to issue rules relating to environmental obligations of 
certified development companies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 
yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 119.                            
  Pages H1872-73
Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and 
the Joint Committee on Printing:  The House agreed to H. Res. 321, 
electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and 
the Joint Committee on Printing.                             
  Page H1873
Senate Shared Employee Act:  The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and pass S. 422, to allow Senators, Senators-elect, 
committees of the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of the 
Senate to share employees.                               
  Pages H1873-74
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1871, H1872, and H1872-73.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:52 p.m.