[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D494-D496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 57 public bills, H.R. 3075-
3128; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 381-383, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2192-95
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2196-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 379, dismissing the election contest relating to the office 
of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of 
Illinois (H. Rept. 117-28); and
  H. Res. 380, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2547) to 
expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business 
protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to 
eliminate discrimination and promote womens health and economic 
security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 117-29).                                  
Page H2192
Decorum Statement: The Speaker addressed the House regarding an update 
to the policies of January 4, 2021, and December 15, 2020, regarding 
the requirement to wear masks in the Hall of the House during the 
coronavirus pandemic. Consistent with the updated guidance from the 
Office of the Attending Physician, the Chair informed Members that 
while masks continue to be required in the Hall of the House, Members 
are permitted to remove their masks temporarily while under 
recognition. Members and staff must wear masks in the Hall of the House 
at all times except that a Member may remove their mask when recognized 
by the Chair and Members presiding as Chair may remove their masks when 
speaking. The Sergeant-at-Arms is directed to enforce mask requirements 
consistent with this announcement.                           
  Page H2157
Oath of Office--Second Congressional District of Louisiana: 
Representative-elect Troy A. Carter presented himself in the well of 
the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. 
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter received 
from the Honorable John Bel Edwards, the Governor of Louisiana, and the 
Honorable R. Kyle Ardoin, the Secretary of State of Louisiana, 
indicating that, according to the preliminary results of the Special 
Election held April 24, 2021, the Honorable Troy A. Carter was elected 
Representative to Congress for the Second Congressional District, State 
of Louisiana.                                     
  Pages H2157-58, H2191
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from 
Louisiana, the whole number of the House is 431.             
  Page H2158
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Peters wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.            
  Page H2159
Suspensions: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass 
the following measure:
  Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act: H.R. 1629, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on 
exclusive

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approval or licensure of orphan drugs, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 250 
yeas to 168 nays, Roll No. 134.                          
  Pages H2181-83
Recess: The House recessed at 4:23 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2021: H.R. 433, to 
establish a grant program for family community organizations that 
provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder 
and their families;                                      
  Pages H2160-61
  Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act: H.R. 1475, amended, to address 
mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color; 
                                                         Pages H2161-63
  Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal 
Prevention Act of 2021: H.R. 586, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and 
prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds 
under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-
based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy; 
                                                         Pages H2163-65
  Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2021: H.R. 721, amended, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects 
relating to children and to provide access to school-based 
comprehensive mental health programs;                    
  Pages H2165-67
  Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021: H.R. 2877, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to develop best practices for the establishment and use 
of behavioral intervention teams at schools;             
  Pages H2167-68
  Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021: H.R. 1260, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant 
program supporting trauma center violence intervention and violence 
prevention programs;                                     
  Pages H2168-69
  Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 
2021: H.R. 1205, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health 
Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, to award grants to implement innovative approaches to 
securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals 
who experience an acute mental health episode and present for care in 
an emergency department;                                 
  Pages H2169-71
  Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency 
Department Act of 2021: H.R. 1324, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, 
and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at 
risk of suicide;                                         
  Pages H2171-72
  Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act: H.R. 1480, amended, to 
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the 
detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among 
public safety officers;                                  
  Pages H2172-75
  Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act: H.R. 2862, amended, to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a national suicide 
prevention media campaign;                               
  Pages H2175-76
  Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021: H.R. 2981, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provision of high-
quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline; 
                                                         Pages H2176-78
  Suicide Prevention Act: H.R. 2955, to authorize a pilot program to 
expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with 
State and local public health departments, to establish a grant program 
to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital 
emergency departments; and                               
  Pages H2178-80
  Block, Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2021: H.R. 
768, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for 
registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious 
order.                                                   
  Pages H2180-81
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to Yemen 
that was declared in Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012 is to 
continue in effect beyond May 16, 2021--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 117-37). 
                                                             Page H2183
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency with respect to securing the information and 
communications technology and services supply chain that was declared 
in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019 is to continue in effect 
beyond May 15, 2021--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 117-38).                      
Page H2184
Discharge Petition: Representative Perry presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
the resolution, H. Res. 160 entitled expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee should 
rebid the 2022 Winter Olympic

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Games to be hosted by a country that recognizes and respects human 
rights, (Discharge Petition No. 4).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2159.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on page H2184.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:11 p.m.