[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D723-D729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 49 public bills, H.R. 4246-
4294; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 511-516, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack 
on the United States Capitol: The House agreed to H. Res. 503, 
establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack 
on the United States Capitol, by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 190 
nays, Roll No. 197.                                      
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  H. Res. 504, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2662), (H.R. 3005), (H.R. 3684) and the resolution (H. Res. 503) was 
agreed to yesterday, June 29th. Investing in a New Vision for the 
Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act: The House 
considered H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs. Consideration is 
expected to resume tomorrow, July 1st. 
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  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-8, modified by 
Rules Committee Print 117-9 and the amendment printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure now printed in the bill.                      
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Agreed to:
Lamb en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 117-75: Beyer (No. 5) that adds the text of the 
Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021, which provides for the 
protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant 
species; Calvert (No. 9) that authorizes the Western Riverside County 
Wildlife Refuge; Carter (LA) (No. 15) that bans the transportation of 
equines for the purposes of slaughter for human consumption; 
Fitzpatrick (No. 31) that requires a GAO Study on the apportionment of 
liability among Amtrak and the various Northeast Corridor commuter rail 
agencies; Garamendi (No. 34) that makes safety trainings for trailers 
on passenger vehicles eligible for grants under NHTSA's Highway Safety 
Programs; Graves (LA) (No. 43) that requires the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) Administrator to issue or update guidance and 
best practices related to the resiliency of materials, taking into 
consideration the effect of dynamic changes on maintenance cycles for 
roadways, including as a result of weather-based factors; Kilmer (No. 
52) that establishes a new grant program under the Department of 
Transportation for culvert restoration projects to support anadromous 
fish passage and recovery; Lynch (No. 61) that ensures that federal 
funding through the T.I.F.I.A. program is protected by adequate payment 
and performance security; Mace (No. 62) that establishes a GAO study 
regarding Highway Trust Fund Expenditures which also enables 
examination of Mass Transit Account and

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the Highway account; McMorris Rodgers (No. 63) that specifies that 
securing areas at risk of flooding, rockslides or mudslides following a 
wildfire qualifies as a ``protective feature'' for resiliency funding; 
Meuser (No. 65) that increases the federal share for projects in areas 
of persistent poverty; O'Halleran (No. 74) that increases the tribal 
transportation program safety set aside from 2% to 4%; Pence (No. 76) 
that inserts the text of the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation 
for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative, which recognizes the 
infrastructure needs of rural communities by providing technical 
assistance to help these communities efficiently apply for competitive 
federal grant programs; Rice (NY) (No. 86) that authorizes a 
competitive grant program for states to educate the public on the 
dangers of drug-impaired driving; Steil (No. 94) that directs the GAO 
to study and report to Congress the vulnerabilities that the United 
States transportation system has from ransomware and other 
cybersecurity threats; Tonko (No. 100) that addresses the expiring 
authorization for 32 National Heritage Areas before the end of Fiscal 
Year 2021 with a one-year authorization extension and a one-year 
extension of the management plan deadline for the 6 new National 
Heritage Areas created through enactment of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act; Walberg (No. 112) that 
adds ``mode of transportation'' under use of grant funds for collection 
on traffic stops under Section 3005 Grant Program to Prohibit Racial 
Profiling; McKinley (No. 114) that prohibits the Secretary of 
Transportation from issuing a rule or long-term order that would 
prohibit the transportation of captured carbon dioxide; Crenshaw (No. 
119) that includes unincorporated areas into the definition of eligible 
entity for low-income drinking water assistance program; Delgado (No. 
121) that requires an industrial entity that introduces perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substances into wastewater treatment systems to 
provide specified advance notices to such systems, including the 
identity and quantity of such PFAS; and Pappas (No. 143) that sets 
deadlines for EPA to issue Clean Water Act Water Quality Criteria and 
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for measurable PFAS and 
authorizes $200 million a year for grants to publicly owned treatment 
works to implement effluent limitations guidelines and standards; 
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Lamb en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 117-75: Ross (No. 1) that establishes a working 
group to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and 
integration of light and heavy duty electric vehicles into the 
transportation and energy systems of the United States; Auchincloss 
(No. 2) that provides municipalities with the ability to create and 
expand new mobility options, including on-demand public transportation 
projects; Barragan (No. 3) that establishes the Outdoor Recreation 
Legacy Partnership Program to provide grants to urban communities for 
the creation and renovation of urban parks; Beyer (No. 4) that adds the 
text of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021, which provides 
for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, 
and plant species; Doggett (No. 25) that ensures the representation of 
the Metropolitan Planning Organization's board is equitable and 
proportional to the population; Fletcher (No. 32) that creates a local 
match credit for interrelated projects; Jones (No. 50) that requires a 
GAO study on the economic benefits of one-seat ride commuter rail 
service between urban and suburban areas; Kaptur (No. 51) that 
expresses the sense of congress on the importance of worker transition 
and developing a vision for the electric vehicle transition and the 
resulting worker disruptions for front line transit and transportation 
workers; Krishnamoorthi (No. 53) that adds a Sense of Congress that 
whenever possible federally funded materials should be environmentally 
friendly; Langevin (No. 55) that requires the Department of Justice, in 
addition to the Secretary, to adopt the U.S. Access Board's Public 
Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines as enforceable standards; 
Lawrence (No. 56) that offers provisions to promote a more diverse 
workforce and more inclusive work sites for infrastructure projects; 
Levin (MI) (No. 57) that requires Dept. of Transportation to submit to 
Congress a report on the plans submitted by states on their intended 
use of the charging allocation funds under the subsection, including 
details on how this makes progress towards a national network of EV 
chargers; Levin (MI) (No. 58) that amends eligible project 
considerations under Sec. 1303 Clean Corridors Program to include 
considerations for promoting efficient dwell times and amends Sec. 1303 
Clean Corridors Program to include requirements for the provision of 
information on charging station placement through mapping applications; 
Lowenthal (No. 59) that revises Sec. 1110 on tolling to clarify 
compliance and the definition of public authorities; Lowenthal (No. 60) 
that allows states to request that the FMCSA update maintenance of 
effort requirements for Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program; 
McNerney (No. 64) that revises the Transportation Workforce Outreach 
Program to include veterans in their targeted effort to increase the 
number of diverse professionals in the transportation sector; Moore 
(No. 66) that increases the percent set-aside for Low and Moderate 
Community Grant program within the Zero Emission Bus Grant Program from

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10 percent to 15 percent; Nadler (No. 68) that allows high-performing 
local public agencies to utilize enhanced project delivery methods when 
appropriate; Neguse (No. 69) that creates a Community Resilience and 
Restoration Fund and competitive grant program at the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation, and authorizes $100 million per year for Fiscal 
Years 22-27 to the Fund; Norcross (No. 71) that requires all Electric 
Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) projects funded directly through the 
Federal Government to be performed by qualified electricians with 
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program certification; Ocasio-
Cortez (No. 72) that revises SEC. 1309(g) of the Active Connected 
Transportation grant program to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
to consider the extent to which a project would serve low income 
residents of economically disadvantaged communities when making grants; 
Ocasio-Cortez (No. 73) that adds an evaluation under the Reconnecting 
Neighborhoods Program that certain community impacts and equity 
analyses be measured, including: 1) the demographic breakdown of the 
impacted community by race and socioeconomic status; and 2) the 
displacement or disconnection that occurred within the community as a 
result of the existing facility; Pappas (No. 75) that prevents the 
enforcement of length limits on heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles 
that are towing wrecked or disabled vehicles to the nearest appropriate 
facility as directed by an agency provided that the wrecked or disabled 
vehicle was in compliance with length limits when it became disabled or 
wrecked; Plaskett (No. 83) that makes territories of the United States 
eligible for the National Scenic Byways Program; Porter (No. 84) that 
directs the GAO to assess wildfire ignitions, suppression, and 
evacuation routes as part of its study on the public safety impacts of 
the U.S. Forest Service's deferred maintenance backlog; Rice (No. 87) 
that directs the Department of Transportation to issue a rule on its 
standards for seat back integrity to reduce the potential for injury to 
all motor vehicle occupants due to seat back failure during all types 
of vehicle impact; Rice (No. 88) that directs the GAO to study the 
impact and effectiveness of drunk driving child endangerment laws and 
make recommendations as to how state laws can be improved to protect 
children from riding as passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers; 
Sablan (No. 90) that requires a review of the Territorial Highway 
Program funds within Sec. 1606 (Highway Formula Modernization Report); 
Schrader (No. 91) that adds language to Sec. 1207 to increase bridge 
resiliency for seismic events; Speier (No. 93) that revises the Section 
5311 formula grant program for rural areas so that eligible public 
transportation operators may receive the funding more directly; Stevens 
(No. 95) that adds research and development on vehicle sensor data 
solutions to the Vehicular Data Analytics Pilot Program to combat wrong 
way driving; Stevens (No. 96) that creates Resilient Transportation 
Infrastructure Centers of Excellence to improve the resilience of 
transportation infrastructure to natural disasters, extreme weather, 
and the effects of climate change; Suozzi (No. 97) that establishes a 
North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact; Titus (No. 99) amends the 
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program to add rail 
carriers engaged in highspeed rail activities under the eligible 
entities for credit risk premium subsidy payments; Torres (CA) (No. 
101) that requires Department of Transportation to use updated research 
on setting speed limits and requires the Department to conduct further 
research into speed limit setting best practices; Torres (CA) (No. 102) 
that raises authorization level of the Transportation Equity Research 
Program to $8,000,000 and gives DOT flexibility to conduct research; 
Torres (CA) (No. 103) that raises authorization level of the Regional 
Infrastructure Accelerator Program and incentivizes improving air 
quality; Torres (NY) (No. 105) that clarifies that projects to deck 
over a limited-access highway are eligible for funding under the 
Reconnecting Neighborhoods Program; Torres (NY) (No. 106) that 
establishes a GAO study to be conducted 3 years after enactment to 
review how the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in 
communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution and high rates 
of asthma would improve health outcomes; Velazquez (No. 109) that 
revises the Climate Resilient Transportation Infrastructure Study to 
guarantee that residents of public housing and of other HUD-designated 
affordable housing programs are considered and benefit from resilient 
infrastructure investments; Velazquez (No. 110) that requires the GAO 
Study under Section 2505 to include expected cost savings for law 
enforcement and transit agencies resulting from fare-free transit; and 
Velazquez (No. 111) that specifies that tree planting is an eligible 
project activity under Section 1206 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas 
to 186 nays, Roll No. 201);                              
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DeFazio en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 117-75: Brownley (No. 7) that creates a Climate-
Safe Infrastructure Working Group to examine how to integrate 
scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate 
change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, 
operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government; 
Carbajal (No. 11) that establishes a federal grant program for state 
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transportation to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides 
and highway rights-of-way; Carbajal (No. 12) that amends Section 3003 
to have the national center of excellence for fair and equitable 
traffic safety enforcement to also collect data on pedestrian and 
bicyclist stops; Carbajal (No. 13) that requires a GAO report to 
Congress, within one year of enactment, on access to non-emergency 
transportation for disadvantaged populations in general and includes 
specific information on how to make it easier for such individuals to 
use non-emergency medical transportation services and how to make it 
easier for recipients of grants to coordinate non-emergency medical 
transportation services for such individuals; Carbajal (No. 14) that 
allows states to use funds to collect and include data of people 
stopped bicycling and walking; Castor (FL) (No. 17) that integrates 
hyperlocal air quality monitoring into the Congestion Mitigation and 
Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program to enhance and improve data 
gathering on air pollution, especially in environmental justice 
communities; Castro (TX) (No. 18) that requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to submit to Congress a report on the disadvantaged 
business enterprises program carried out by the Department of 
Transportation; Costa (No. 20) that adds ``advance mitigation'' to the 
consideration of environmental impacts that qualify as a capital 
project under Sec. 9102; Crow (No. 22) that ensures under-served 
communities are considered in the expansion of electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure deployment; Dingell (No. 23) that establishes 
an independent non-profit fund, known as the Clean Energy and 
Sustainably Accelerator (Accelerator), and is authorized with federal 
funds as necessary spread over a six-year period; Dingell (No 24) that 
expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress, in 
broad consultation with labor, safety groups, industry, and other 
stakeholders, should begin establishing a federal regulatory framework 
for the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles nationwide that will 
support existing jobs and grow the United States workforce of the 
future, including good union jobs, keep the United States on the 
forefront of this technology, and keep the United States competitive 
around the globe; Escobar (No. 26) that establishes a set aside within 
the Community Transportation Investment Grant program to invest in 
colonia surface transportation infrastructure; Escobar (No. 27) that 
directs GAO to conduct a study on the infrastructure needs of colonias; 
Escobar (No. 28) that increases the percentage of Surface 
Transportation Block Grant funds, those that can be used for any area 
of a state, border states can use for border infrastructure from 5 
percent to 7 percent; Eshoo (No. 29) that adds meeting current or 
anticipated market demands for charging infrastructure, including power 
levels and speed, and minimizing charging time to the factors the 
Secretary of Transportation must consider when developing guidelines 
for the deployment of charging stations under the Clean Corridors 
Program in section 1303; Espaillat (No. 30) that allows local 
transportation agencies to be direct aid recipients of the Metropolitan 
Performance Program where appropriate; Garamendi (No. 33) that requires 
the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission to enter into an agreement with National 
Academy of Sciences to study and report on the threats to pipeline 
safety due to seismicity; Garamendi (No. 35) that makes a technical 
change to Section 1116 (Corrosion prevention for bridges) to ensure 
full implementation; Garcia (IL) (No. 36) that revises the bill's 
provisions on transportation demand management (TDM) to make clarifying 
and technical changes to further advance transportation demand 
management and the use of transportation demand management strategies; 
Garcia (IL) (No. 37) that requires the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) to issue a rule for motor vehicle bumpers and 
hoods to be designed to reduce the impact on vulnerable road users, 
including pedestrians and cyclists, in the event of a collision with a 
motor vehicle; Garcia (IL) (No. 38) that directs the Secretary of 
Transportation to make sure that the ongoing and future updates to the 
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) treat all users 
equally, including pedestrians and cyclists; Garcia (TX) (No. 39) that 
creates competitive grant program for qualified 2-year or 1-year higher 
education institutions which provide education and training for careers 
in the maritime industry; Gomez (No. 42) that establishes a program to 
award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from 
critically underserved urban communities and rural communities to green 
spaces; Grijalva (No. 44) that authorizes funding for implementation of 
the National Environmental Policy Act and requires the Task Force to 
establish guidelines for efficient and effective environmental review, 
including through the hiring and training of additional personnel; 
Johnson (TX) (No. 46) that requires the GAO to study and make public a 
report analyzing the Department of Transportation's performance of the 
key objectives of the DBE Program, Johnson (GA) (No. 47) that increases 
the amount of funding eligible for public transit operating expenses 
under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Program to 20 percent of eligible 
funding; Johnson (GA) (No. 48) that removes construction of maintenance 
facilities as an eligible expense under the Reducing Transit Deserts 
grant program to prioritize operating expenses, Johnson (GA) (No. 49)

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that makes adding service hours or days an eligible expense under the 
Reducing Transit Deserts grant program; Krishnamoorthi (No. 54) that 
requires booster seat manufacturers to label products with information 
regarding the recommended age and weight of the user, requires car seat 
manufacturers to label products with information regarding the 
recommended weight and height at which to transition to a booster seat, 
creates new standards for booster seat side-impact crash testing, and 
studies how to maximize the safety of car seat tether systems; Moulton 
(No. 67) that increases the PRIME program funding by $1 billion in each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, for a total increase of $5 billion; 
Porter (No. 85) that requires the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to conduct a study on the effects of idling school buses and cars in 
school zones on children's health; Rush (No. 89) that promotes the 
domestic manufacture and use of advanced, fuel-efficient vehicles and 
zero-emission vehicles, and encourages electrification of the 
transportation sector; Schrier (No. 92) that reauthorizes the Legacy 
Roads and Trails Remediation Program through 2030 and requires the 
Forest Service to develop a national strategy to carry out the program; 
Torres (CA) (No. 104) that directs the Comptroller General to study 
units of federally-assisted housing to determine which have access to 
broadband and provide recommendations for an all-of-government approach 
to achieving one hundred percent broadband service; Leger Fernandez 
(No. 113) that permanently authorizes the Historic Preservation Fund 
and increases its authorization of appropriations level; and Jackson 
Lee (No. 115) that provides local governments more control over where 
the funds for the new ``Safe Streets'' program are spent, by requiring 
state Departments of Transportation to consult with the local 
governments before carrying out these complete streets' projects (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 203); and 
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  Van Duyne amendment (No. 108 printed in H. Rept. 117-75) that allows 
states flexibility to return funds for HOV facility after 10 years of 
operation (by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 
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Rejected:
DeFazio en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 117-75: Brady (No. 6) that sought to revise the 
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program to add new 
conditions of assistance for loans and loan guarantees issued through 
the program; Budd (No. 8) that sought to codify a Trump Administration 
policy that does not consider DOT loans as part of the required local 
share for certain FTA grants; Crawford (No. 21) that sought to strike 
Section 1201's requirements that states prioritize state of good repair 
needs over constructing new highway capacity; Gibbs (No. 40) that 
sought to prohibit using transit funds for art, non-functional 
landscaping, and sculptures--or for paying the cost of including an 
artist on the design team; Gimenez (No. 41) that sought to strike the 
section that prohibits funds for any service considered a taxi service 
that operates under an exemption from testing requirements under 5331; 
Jackson (No. 45) that sought to strike section 9101 (Authorization of 
Appropriations); Perry (No. 77) that sought to strike section 1303, 
which establishes a clean corridors program to provide formula funding 
for EV charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure; Perry (No. 78) 
that sought to prohibit the provision of loans or loan guarantees for 
high speed rail projects not in compliance with FRA tier III safety 
standards; Perry (No. 79) that sought to strike a carbon pollution 
reduction program and its apportionment; Perry (No. 80) that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds for Amtrak Network Expansion; Perry (No. 81) 
that sought to strike the Capital Investment Grant Program; Perry (No. 
82) that sought to strike Section 1602, entitled ``Speed Limits.''; 
Tiffany (No. 98) that sought to stipulate that no funds made available 
from the Highway Trust Fund may be expended for any purpose other than 
road and bridge construction; Van Duyne (No. 107) that sought to 
prohibit federal funds from going to any state permitting costs above 
that federal standard; Curtis (No. 120) that sought to prevent the EPA 
from providing payments if they will impair the financial well being of 
a public water system to function, including to manage drought 
conditions; Duncan (No. 122) that sought to strike from the bill the 
``Low-Income Drinking Water Assistance Program'' with the exception of 
a needs assessment to be conducted by GAO; Hudson (No. 125) that sought 
to amend the Priority for Funding subsection for the program to give 
priority to community water systems that are affected by the presence 
of the chemical GenX; McKinley (No. 134) that sought to strike sections 
13201 and 13205 of the bill, so that the cost-benefit requirement and 
small systems variance remain in the Safe Drinking Water Act; and 
McMorris Rodgers (No. 135) that sought to strike Division I and 
replaces it with extensions of existing drinking water programs (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 202). 
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Withdrawn:
  Cammack amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 117-75) that was 
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withdrawn that would have amended the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement 
Act of 1999 to exempt livestock haulers from ELD requirements within a 
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Proceedings Postponed:
Davids (KS) en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 117-75: Barragan (No. 116) that seeks to 
broaden the scope of the GAO consolidation report to include policy 
recommendations on alternative compliance strategies and recommended 
best practices on including public participation in distressed water 
system consolidations; Bush (No. 117) that seeks to require EPA 
Administrator to undertake a review of current and ongoing efforts to 
remediate radiological contamination at Coldwater Creek in North St. 
Louis County, MO; Craig (No. 118) that seeks to add the text of the 
House-passed Local Water Protection Act, which would amend the Clean 
Water Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source 
management at $200 million for each of Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026; 
Escobar (No. 123) that seeks to reauthorize the Wastewater Assistance 
to Colonias program and increases its authorization level; Green (TX) 
(No. 124) that seeks to require the Environmental Protection Agency to 
publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national 
primary drinking water regulation under section 1412 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act for chromium-6 within 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act; Jackson Lee (No. 126) that seeks to direct that 
the report the EPA Administrator is required by Section 12020 to submit 
to Congress also document the harm and injury caused by any identified 
inequities in the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds with 
respect to the identified needs of rural communities, economically 
disadvantaged communities; Jackson Lee (No. 127) that seeks to 
establish a Natural Hazard Education And Response Grant Program for 
community water systems to carry out activities to educate and assist 
persons served by the community water system in adapting and responding 
to malevolent acts and natural hazards, including sub-zero 
temperatures, that disrupt the provision of safe drinking water or 
significantly affect the public health or the safety or supply of 
drinking water provided to communities and individuals; Kaptur (No. 
128) that seeks to clarify the reporting requirements for the green 
project reserve program, setting clearer guidelines for EPA to track 
the categories of innovative projects that address green 
infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other 
environmentally innovative activities; Kildee (No. 129) that seeks to 
require EPA to create a website to help private well owners understand 
their water quality testing results and provide information on 
improving their water quality; Krishnamoorthi (No. 130) that seeks to 
require the EPA to conduct a study on the effect of toilet wipes 
marketed as flushable on municipal water systems and residential 
plumbing systems; Lawrence (No. 131) that seeks to require a GAO report 
on affordability, discrimination, and civil rights violations in water 
and sewer services nationwide; Lee (NV) (No. 133) that seeks to require 
that any wastewater infrastructure funded using the Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund or other Clean Water Act grant programs to first undergo 
a climate resiliency assessment, which would ensure that future 
wastewater infrastructure is designed and constructed to withstand 
potential impacts of climate change, including drought; McNerney (No. 
136) that seeks to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a 
publicly accessible website at the Environmental Protection Agency on 
reported water main breaks and associated repair activity; Moore (WI) 
(No. 137) that seeks to strengthen an existing water infrastructure 
workforce program to help ensure that low-income and very low-income 
individuals, including those with barriers to employment, are targeted 
to receive job training on careers in the water and waste-water sectors 
and increases the authorized funding level to $25 million annually; 
Moore (WI) (No. 138) that seeks to authorize an EPA grant program to 
support regional stormwater centers of excellence to conduct research 
and development on innovative stormwater control technologies; Moore 
(WI) (No. 139) that seeks to encourage the use of contractors to 
carryout lead pipe replacements who hire or provide job training to 
low-income and very low-income individuals who live in the areas in 
which such projects will take place and requires a report about the 
effectiveness of the lead pipe replacement program, including the use 
of funds to hire low-income and very low-income individuals to carry 
out the projects; Norcross (No. 140) that seeks to require EPA to 
develop guidance to help public water systems identify high-risk 
locations for purposes of focusing efforts to test drinking water for 
lead and replace lead service lines; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 141) that seeks 
to double the funding to replace and update lead water infrastructure 
in schools and childcare programs to $1 billion total (or $100 million 
per year); O'Halleran (No. 142) that seeks to address the Indian Health 
Service's updated 2019 Sanitation Facilities Deficiency List--which 
details sanitation deficiency levels for tribal homes and communities 
nationwide--by setting aside funding for the planning, design, 
construction, modernization, improvement, and renovation of water, 
sewer, and solid waste sanitation facilities; Payne (No. 144) that 
seeks to prioritize areas with a history

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of lead water contamination for lead water filtration grants to schools 
and child care facilities; Sewell (No. 145) that seeks to increase the 
Authorization of Appropriations for the Household Wastewater Grant 
Program to $100,000,000 a year for fiscal years FY2022 to FY2026; Tlaib 
(No. 146) that seeks to explicitly require reconnections for 
residential customers regardless of whether their entire debt is paid 
off; Tlaib (No. 147) that seeks to add a study and data collection 
provisions regarding the prevalence of low-income households in the 
U.S. who do not have access to affordable wastewater, stormwater, and 
drinking water services; Vargas (No. 148) that seeks to allow the 
Environmental Protection Agency to allocate funds to the International 
Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), in order for the IBWC to carry 
out planning and construction, among other related activities, to 
establish treatment works that address transboundary stormwater and 
wastewater pollution; and Vargas (No. 149) that seeks to establish the 
California New River Restoration program, through which the 
Environmental Protection Agency would provide funds, technical 
assistance, and coordinate local, state and federal stakeholders for 
the purpose of improving water quality, water management and wildlife 
protection relating to the U.S. section of the New River; and 
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  Lee (NV) amendment (No. 132 printed in H. Rept. 117-75) that seeks to 
require that any wastewater infrastructure funded using the Clean Water 
State Revolving Fund or other Clean Water Act grant programs to first 
undergo a climate resiliency assessment, which would ensure that future 
wastewater infrastructure is designed and constructed to withstand 
potential impacts of climate change, including drought. 
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  H. Res. 508, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3684) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 190 
nays, Roll No. 200, after the amendment offered by Representative 
DeSaulnier was not agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 84 yeas and 325 
nays, Roll No. 199, and the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-
nay vote of 219 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 198. 
                                               Pages H3316-22, H3335-38
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 511, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H3576
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3335, H3335-36, H3337, H3338, 
H3562-63, H3563-64, H3564, and H3565.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 11:02 p.m.