[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2779-S2780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:11 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 144. An act to forestall the loss of research talent 
     by establishing a temporary early career research fellowship 
     program.
       H.R. 204. An act to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and 
     activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and 
     institutions of higher education receiving Federal research 
     and development funding are fully engaging their entire 
     talent pool, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 210. An act to coordinate Federal research and 
     development efforts focused on STEM education and workforce 
     development in rural areas, including the development and 
     application of new technologies to support and improve rural 
     STEM education, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 240. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of 
     services to homeless veterans with dependents in carrying out 
     homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 707. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service 
     Company, in recognition of their unique and highly 
     distinguished service as a ``Ghost Army'' that conducted 
     deception operations in Europe during World War II.
       H.R. 711. An act to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act 
     of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received 
     pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1157. An act to provide for certain authorities of the 
     Department of State, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1447. An act to amend the Federal Ocean Acidification 
     Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to establish an Ocean

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     Acidification Advisory Board, to expand and improve the 
     research on Ocean Acidification and Coastal Acidification, to 
     establish and maintain a data archive system for Ocean 
     Acidification data and Coastal Acidification data, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1510. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras 
     in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 1711. An act to amend the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Office of Community 
     Affairs to identify causes leading to, and solutions for, 
     under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2027. An act to direct Federal science agencies and 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy to undertake 
     activities to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM 
     education and enhance the research capacity at the Nation's 
     HBCUs, TCUs, and MSls, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2167. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of 
     entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational 
     assistance programs by reason of school closures due to 
     emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2441. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth 
     Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
     conduct a study to assess certain mental health care 
     resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to 
     veterans who live in rural areas.
       H.R. 2494. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity 
     and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2533. An act to provide for a study by the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining 
     the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in 
     estuarine environments.
       H.R. 2655. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related 
     communications by those who possess material, nonpublic 
     information.
       H.R. 2695. An act to provide for research to better 
     understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment 
     affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, 
     engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine 
     policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such 
     harassment, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2704. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the equal employment opportunity functions of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2788. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the cap on full-time employees of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity 
     counseling.
       H.R. 2878. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges 
     and Universities Pilot Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2959. An act to establish the Consumer and Investor 
     Fraud Working Group to help protect consumers and investors 
     from fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assist consumers 
     and investors affected by such fraud, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3008. An act to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in 
     connection with mortgages insured by the FHA and to require 
     compliance with the existing appraiser education requirement, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3125. An act to enhance authorities under the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 to respond to the COVID-19 emergency, 
     to provide additional oversight of such authorities, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3146. An act to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials 
     essential to national defense, and for other purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

  At 12:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 937. An act to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-
     19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 941. An act to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Leahy).
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  At 6:56 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3233. An act to establish the National Commission to 
     Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol 
     Complex, and for other purposes.

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