[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D865-D870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 77 public bills, H.R. 4785-
4861; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 43-45; and H. Res. 571-574 were 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Clark (MA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:47 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m. 
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022: The House passed H.R. 4502, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2022, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 208 
nays, Roll No. 247. Subsequently, Representative Pallone moved to 
reconsider the vote, and Representative DeLauro moved to table the 
motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 
yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 248.                          
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  Rejected the Cole motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 
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Agreed to:
  DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-109 that was debated on 
July 27th, 2021: Beatty (No. 110) that increases and decreases $20 from 
the Department of Treasury with the intent to instruct the printing of 
$20 Federal Notes which prominently feature the abolitionist, Harriet 
Tubman, and a public release of its draft; Cawthorn (No. 111) that 
increases FCC funding by $1 million for mapping; Crow (No. 112) that 
increases SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs (specifically for 
SCORE) by $8.2 million, decreases GSA rental of space by the same 
amount; Dean (No. 113) that increases CDFI Program Integration for 
Individuals with Disabilities dedicated funding by $2,000,000, to 
increase financial and technical assistance; Gomez (No. 116) that 
increases by $5,000,000 funding for Small Business Development Centers 
to provide robust support for small businesses during their recovery 
from the pandemic; decreases GSA building operations by the same 
amount; Graves (LA) (No. 120) that increases and decreases the funds 
made available to ODA under this act by $1 million to urge the SBA 
Administrator to consider a disaster loan recipient's eligibility for 
duplication of benefits relief under section 312(b)(4) of the Stafford 
Act before

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pursuing enforcement actions; Huizenga (No. 125) that prohibits funds 
to nominate or approve PCAOB board members until the Commission issues 
rules for the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; Jackson (No. 
126) that prohibits the IRS from targeting people or groups for 
regulatory scrutiny based on their political beliefs; Keller (No. 128) 
that increases and decreases by $5 million the operating expenses for 
the NPRC; Langevin (No. 129), as modified, that increases funding for 
the Office of the National Cyber Director by $6.25 million in line with 
the recommendation of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission offset by a 
reduction to GSA--rental of space; Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 131) 
that increases and decreases the Financial Services and General 
Government Division by $1,000,000 to highlight the need to improve 
information technology systems to provide real-time status updates for 
SBA loan applicants and recipients; Velazquez (No. 140) that increases 
the program level for SBA's 504/CDC loan program by $750 million; 
Barragan (No. 142) that transfers $1,000,000 from the Department of 
Interior Departmental Operations to the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Targeted Airshed Grant Program; also reflected in the topline 
for State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program, which increases by 
$1,000,000; Buchanan (No. 144) that transfers $2,000,000 to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service to study and submit to Congress a 
report on the current causes of and measures to prevent future deaths 
of the West Indian manatee in Florida, offset with a reduction to DOI 
Office of the Secretary; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 151) that increases and 
decreases by $650,000 funding for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) 
Surveys, Investigations, and Research account to highlight the need to 
accelerate updating the seismic hazard model for Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands in an effort to save lives; Hudson (No. 155) that 
increases and decreases funding by $153,302,000 to highlight public 
safety concerns of roads within the Uwharrie National Forest and the 
need to pave the roads; Johnson (No. 158) that increases U.S. Forest 
Service hazardous fuels management funding by $2,000,000; reduces 
funding to capital improvements and maintenance by $3,000,000; McCarthy 
(No. 160) that increases and decreases funding by $13.05 million in the 
National Forest System account to support recovery and mitigation work 
following the SQF Complex Fire in the Sequoia National Forest; McKinley 
(No. 162) that increases and decreases funding for capitalization 
grants under Drinking Water State Revolving Funds by $8,804,000 to 
emphasize an amount to be used; Nadler (No. 164) that decreases and 
increases funds by $3,000,000 with the intent to support the 9/11 
Memorial Act Grant Program; Napolitano (No. 165) that increases and 
decreases funds by $2 million for EPA Environmental Programs and 
Management to support water quality protection integrated planning 
activities under Section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act; Neguse (No. 166) that increases funding for Wildland Fire 
Management accounts at DOI and USDA by $2 million and decreases funding 
for the DOI Office of the Secretary Departmental Operations by the same 
amount, to support fire preparedness and suppression, fire science and 
research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 
rural fire assistance; O'Halleran (No. 169) that increases and 
decreases funding for the Bureau of Indian Education--Education 
Construction account by $5,000,000 to highlight the importance of 
funding to build and improve schools on tribal lands; Raskin (No. 174) 
that increases funding for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 
by $2,000,000 and decreases the Working Capital Fund by the same 
amount; Salazar (No. 176) that increases and decreases funds by $5 
million to highlight the U.S. Geological Survey's National Land Level 
Change (NLLC) Map to allow USGS to move forward with a ground 
subsidence program which will leverage satellite imagery and the 
related data, services, and expertise from surveying, mapping, and 
geospatial professions; Schrier (No. 177) that increases funding by 
$2,000,000 for the Office of Wildland Fire for the specific purpose of 
the Wildland Fire Leadership Council providing recommendations on 
addressing interjurisdictional fire reimbursement challenges, including 
the barriers small municipalities face in receiving funds; decreases 
funding for the Secretary of the Interior, Departmental Operations, by 
the same amount; Schweikert (No. 178) that increases and decreases 
funding by $1 million to highlight advances in sensor technology for 
mobile air quality monitoring and to encourage EPA to focus on 
continuing to integrate this technology into their data quality 
information; Sherrill (No. 179) that provides an additional $2,000,000 
for the United States Geological Survey to be used to perform surveys, 
investigations, and research for harmful algal blooms, offset with a 
reduction to DOI Office of the Secretary; Slotkin (No. 180) that 
increases and decreases funding for the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum by $1,000,000 to ensure that the Museum can continue to 
support Holocaust education and understanding in state and local 
communities by developing and disseminating curricula, lesson plans, 
workshops, and other educational resources to other Holocaust 
organizations, teachers, and other educational centers; Swalwell (No. 
183) that increases funding for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by 
$2,000,000 and decreases funding for the Secretary of the Interior,

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Departmental Operations, by the same amount; Walberg (No. 184) that 
increases funding for EPA's Science and Technology program by $2 
million for research on Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and toxins 
resulting from harmful algal blooms and decreases funding for the 
Office of the Secretary by $2 million; Barr (No. 186) that transfers 
$5,000,000 from the VHA's Medical Community of Care Account to the 
VHA's Medical Services account for the explicit use of equine assisted 
therapy within the VA's Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) Program; Buchanan 
(No. 187) that transfers $2,000,000 to Medical and Prosthetic Research 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and report to Congress 
on the deaths of veterans who died by suicide during the last five 
years; offset by a reduction to Veterans Benefits Administration 
General Operating Expenses; Carbajal (No. 188) that increases and 
decreases funding by $5,000,000 with the intent to direct the Secretary 
to change the phone system to have local Community Based Outpatient 
Centers answer calls rather than routing calls to the major VA Medical 
Centers in an effort to reduce wait times for veterans on the phone and 
to provide more timely health services; Escobar (No. 189) that 
increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse 
all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent 
and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report 
and bill text; Green (TN) (No. 190) that increases and decreases 
funding for Army barracks by $90,200,000 to stress that improving 
housing for our military servicemembers must be a top priority for the 
Department of Defense; Hartzler (No. 192) that increases and decreases 
by $5 million the Veterans Health Administration Medical Services 
account with the intent to support non-profit post traumatic growth 
organizations as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); 
Hill (No. 193) that increases the VA's Office of General Counsel by $1 
million to support training for state-level Veteran Service Officers, 
offset by a decrease to Information Technology Systems pay and 
associated costs; Horsford (No. 194) that increases and decreases 
funding by $2,000,000 for Military Construction, Air Force with the 
intent to support the study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services for the construction of Child Development Centers at 
Air Force installations without an existing dedicated, on-installation 
facility; Horsford (No. 195) that increases and decreases funding by 
$5,000,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the 
intent to support the construction of automated multipurpose machine 
gun ranges for Army National Guard use on Active-Duty Air Force 
installations; Latta (No. 196) that increases and decreases funding by 
$1,000,000 with the intent to urge the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to consult with the Department of Defense to identify, and refer for 
recruitment, separating Members of the Armed Forces who occupy a health 
care position; McCarthy (No. 197) that increases and decreases funding 
by $45 million in the Readjustment Benefits account (Division F) to 
support full funding at the current authorized level for the Veteran 
Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program; 
Panetta (No. 198) that increases and decreases funding by $4,000,000 
for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the intent to 
support barrack improvement construction projects on Training 
Installation and Contingency Mobilization Force Generation 
Installations; Panetta (No. 199) that increases and decreases funding 
by $1,000,000 for Military Construction, Army National Guard with the 
intent to support projects on military installations to improve and 
modernize wastewater treatment facilities; Pfluger (No. 200) that 
decreases and increases funding for Air Force MILCON account by 
$45,000,000 to support for dormitory projects at Air Force training 
installations; Sherrill (No. 201) that increases and decreases funding 
for Medical Services within the Department of Veterans Affairs by 
$10,000,000 to support the construction of nine additional Vet Centers, 
which provide much-needed mental health care for veterans; Sherrill 
(No. 202) that increases funding for the Burn Pits Center of 
Excellence, which does critical research into toxic exposure, by 
$1,000,000, offset by a decrease to VA General Administration; Speier 
(No. 203) that increases and decreases funding in Army Military 
Construction by $15 billion with the intent to express great 
displeasure with the Defense Department's failure to prioritize fixing 
poor and failing military child development center facilities projects 
in its budget request and its failure to request sufficient funds to be 
on track to modernize all substandard barracks within 10 years; Steil 
(No. 204) that decreases and increases the Veterans Affairs Office of 
Inspector General account by $1 million to express Congressional intent 
that at least $1 million be provided for the oversight of veteran long 
term care facilities; Adams (No. 205), as modified, that decreases by 
$2 million the HUD Administrative Support Offices (Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration) and increase by $2 million 
Self-Sufficiency Programs ($1 million to JobsPlus and Resident 
Opportunity Self-Sufficiency [ROSS] respectively); Allred (No. 206) 
that increases and decreases funds by $1,000,000 to express the intent 
that the Secretary of Transportation shall waive repayment of any 
Federal-aid highway funds expended on the construction of high 
occupancy vehicle lanes constructed on US 75 in

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Dallas County and Collin County; Cicilline (No. 209) that increases and 
decreases by $55 million the Highway Infrastructure Programs account 
for the purpose of encouraging the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
a request for nominations under the National Scenic Byways Program; 
Kahele (No. 223) that prohibits funding for the new foreign air carrier 
permits that are not in compliance with public interest standards; Sean 
Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 224) that increases and decreases funds by 
$2,000,000 with the intent of reserving funds in the HUD SHOP account 
specifically for providing grants to facilitate the abatement and 
removal of environmental hazards in homes being rehabilitated to 
national and regional organizations and consortia that have experience 
in providing for or facilitating the abatement of environmental hazards 
from homes; Norton (No. 225) that increases and decreases by $1 the FAA 
Operations budget with the intent to urge the FAA to prioritize efforts 
to combat airplane and helicopter noise; Schrier (No. 227) that 
increases and decreases by $1 the Salaries and Expenses budget of the 
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) with the intent to urge FMC to 
enhance assistance provided to U.S. exporters and importers and other 
domestic supply chain participants; and Sherrill (No. 228) that 
increases and decreases funding for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor by $5 
million, in order to highlight the critical need for rail project 
financing (by a yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 55 nays, Roll No. 244); 
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  DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 6 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-109 that was debated on 
July 27, 2021: Escobar (No. 114) that increases and decreases funding 
to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division 
in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not 
otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Gomez 
(No. 115) that increases and decreases by $1,000,000 funding for the 
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program with 
the intent to ensure greater support is available to help people in 
underserved communities claim the enhanced Child Tax Credit, Earned 
Income Tax Credit, and other tax relief provided by the American Rescue 
Plan Act; Hoyer (No. 124) that increases and decreases the Election 
Security Grants account by $4,000,000 with the intent to support the 
Help America Vote College Poll Worker Program; Jayapal (No. 127) that 
increases and decreases funding for the IRS by $1,000,000,000 with the 
intent to ensure the agency reviews that flagged suspicious activity 
for credit mailings like economic impact payments or the child tax 
credit are not flagged due to the volume of mailings being sent to a 
homeless service providers, like shelters, receiving mail for unhoused 
individuals; Levin (MI) (No. 130) that increases and decreases by $1 
million funding for the United States Postal Service to highlight that 
a mailbox should not be installed within the premises of or in close 
proximity to a facility, factory, warehouse, or other work location 
during, or within 30 days, of a union representation election conducted 
under section 9 of the National Labor Relation Act; McGovern (No. 132) 
that transfers $2,500,000 to OMB for the purpose of convening a White 
House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health, and for the 
purpose of conducting a government-wide review and report in 
preparation for the Conference; Norton (No. 133) that prohibits the 
Securities and Exchange Commission from using funds to enter directly 
into leases for a headquarters; Omar (No. 134) that increases and 
decreases funds at the Office of Macroeconomic Analysis (under the 
Office of Economic Policy) by $1 million with the intent of studying 
the Genuine Progress Indicator and other alternative economic measures 
that could help supplement GDP calculations on the federal level; Omar 
(No. 135) that increases and decreases funds at FinCEN by $1,000,000 to 
support studying access to remittances to fragile countries and how 
shifts in remittance flows to non-banking channels is affecting 
Treasury's ability to monitor financial crimes and money transmitters' 
and charities' abilities to remit or transfer funds from the United 
States to such countries; Blumenauer (No. 143) that increase Bureau of 
Indian Affairs' Operation of Indian Programs account by $1,200,000 to 
fully fund the operations and maintenance needs of the Columbia River 
In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites offset with a decrease to DOI 
Office of the Secretary--Departmental Operations; Escobar (No. 149) 
that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must 
disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional 
intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding 
report and bill text; Jackson Lee (No. 157) that increases and 
decreases funding for Environmental Programs and Management by $5 
million to highlight the need to support culturally competent federal, 
state, and local public health and environmental protection efforts to 
address cancer clusters impacting overburdened communities in the gulf 
coast region; McNerney (No. 163) that increases and decreases by 
$15,000,000 the Department of Interior's United States Geological 
Survey (USGS) budget for the purposes of emphasizing the role of USGS 
in providing technical assistance in the development and implementation 
of science-based, sustainable groundwater management plans, especially 
in drought-afflicted areas; Omar (No. 170) that increases and decreases

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funds by $1,000,000 to ensure the NEA reserves grant funding for the 
preservation of public art related to civil rights protests; Ross (No. 
175) that prohibits the use of funds to implement the withdrawal of 
certain areas of the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leasing 
activities off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and 
North Carolina; Speier (No. 181) that increases funding for EPA 
Geographic Programs by $5 million with the intent of increasing funding 
for the San Francisco Bay estuary from $25 million to $30 million; 
Strickland (No. 182) that decreases and increases funding in the 
Environmental Protection Agency Science and Technology Account by $1 
million to fund research into 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical in tires 
and recycled rubber causing ongoing harm to coho salmon in the Pacific 
Northwest, and to study its effects on other fish species; Bush (No. 
207) that transfers $2.4 million from the Office of the Secretary at 
the Department of Transportation to the Zero Emissions Bus program; 
Bush (No. 208) that provides an additional $5 million in funding for 
the HUD incremental voucher program to support survivors of domestic 
violence and unhoused individuals and families; reduces administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in administrating section 
8 by $5 million; Escobar (No. 210) that increases and decreases the 
grants-in-aid for airports program to emphasize the need for funding to 
projects addressing climate change and airports across the country; 
Escobar (No. 211) that increases funding for the Low-No Emission Bus 
Grant account to ensure economically disadvantaged communities benefit 
from this program; Escobar (No. 212) that increases funding for the 
Climate Resilience and Adaptation Competitive Grants account to ensure 
economically disadvantaged communities will benefit from this program; 
Escobar (No. 213) that increases and decreases funding to make clear 
that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance 
with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined 
in the corresponding report and bill text; Gottheimer (No. 214) that 
increases and decreases by $1,000,000 the Federal Highway 
Administration obligation limitation account to emphasize the 
importance of federal money not being used for the construction of an 
artificial wall between mile posts 1.04 and 1.45 along Interstate 80 in 
Knowlton and Hardwick Townships, New Jersey; Jackson Lee (No. 216) that 
prohibits the Department of Transportation from using funds for Section 
106 Transportation construction projects in urban areas that have not 
been determined to meet the statutory obligations of the National 
Historic Preservation Act; Jackson Lee (No. 217) that increases by 
$1,000,000 the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to address 
the fairness in the use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster 
funding to repair or replace single family homes damaged during 
Hurricane Harvey to ensure that multigenerational homes can house the 
family at documented pre-disaster capacity, offset by a decrease to the 
Office of Community Planning and Development; Jackson Lee (No. 218) 
that provides $1,000,000 in assistance to address challenges faced by 
communities impacted by persistent poverty and are not included in 
decision making when major highway construction threatens their homes, 
businesses, and culturally significant structures; Jackson Lee (No. 
219) that increases and decreases by $1 million the Federal Rail 
Administration Safety and Operation's account to emphasize the need to 
provide dedicated funding to address community engagement on safety 
issues related railroad crossings in urban areas; Jackson Lee (No. 220) 
that increases and decreases the National Infrastructure Investments 
account by $1,000,000 to emphasize support for urban bicycle and 
pedestrian safety programs; Jayapal (No. 221) that increases and 
decreases Homeless Assistance Grants account by $3,420,000,000 with the 
intent to clarify that funds provided under the division can be used to 
safeguard or protect the life-sustaining activities of sleeping, 
resting, and eating among persons experiencing unsheltered 
homelessness; Jones (No. 222) that increases and decreases funding by 
$1,000,000 for the Thriving Communities program to emphasize the need 
to eliminate persistent transportation barriers in historically 
underserved and under-resourced communities and support prioritizing 
projects that enhance connections to places of employment and economic 
activity; and Omar (No. 226) that increases and decreases funds at the 
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs for the purposes of studying 
the COVID-related economic barriers faced by manufactured homeowners 
and how federal housing assistance could better serve this population 
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 245). 
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  H. Res. 555, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4502) was agreed to Tuesday, July 27th.
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the clerk be authorized 
to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-
references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.        
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Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Roy motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 173 yeas to 242 nays, Roll No. 249.                  
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th 
Appropriations Act, 2021: Senate amendment to H.R. 3237, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2021, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 11 nays, 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, July 26th.
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 
11th National Memorial Trail: H.R. 2278, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th National 
Memorial Trail, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 251. Subsequently, Representative Stanton 
moved to reconsider the vote, and Representative DeLauro moved to table 
the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
239 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 252;                      
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the September 
11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.''; 
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  Amache National Historic Site Act: H.R. 2497, amended, to establish 
the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of 
the National Park System, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 253;                                      
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish the Amache 
National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes.'';             
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  Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act: H.R. 4300, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to make free National Parks and 
Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed 
Forces, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 254; and                               
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make free National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.''.                     
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4264.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4260-61, H4261-62, H4262-63, 
H4263, H4264, H4268, H4269-70, H4270, H4271, H4271-72, and H4272-73.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.