[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1148-D1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Nickolas Guertin, of Virginia, to be Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation, Alexandra Baker, of New Jersey, to be 
a Deputy Under Secretary, John Patrick Coffey, of New York, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, and Douglas R. Bush, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, all of the 
Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
INTERNATIONAL POLICY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine an international policy update, focusing on the 
Department of the Treasury's sanctions policy review and other issues, 
after receiving testimony from Adewale O. Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of 
the Treasury.
COAST GUARD OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the Coast Guard, after receiving testimony 
from Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant, and Master Chief Jason M. 
Vanderhaden, Master Chief Petty Officer, both of the Coast Guard, 
Department of Homeland Security.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Brad John Crabtree, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management), who was 
introduced by Senator Hoeven, and Charles F. Sams III, of Oregon, to be 
Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, who 
was introduced by Senator Wyden, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, Forests, and Mining concluded a hearing to examine S. 180, to 
withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral 
development, S. 528, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, S. 607, to discourage 
speculative oil and gas leasing and to promote enhanced multiple use 
management of public land and National Forest System land, S. 1214, to 
amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter 
into cooperative agreements with States to provide for State 
administration of allotment management plans, S. 1411, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain Federal land to Lander County, Nevada, to 
designate certain wilderness areas in Lander County, Nevada, S. 1459, 
to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land 
in the State of California, S. 1493, to sustain economic development 
and recreational use of National Forest System land in the State of 
Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, to designate new areas for recreation, S. 1538, to amend the 
Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions 
to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of 
Oregon, S. 1583, to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S. 
1589, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness 
and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in 
Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, 
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, 
and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral 
leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S. 1631, to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land 
in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Board of Regents, S. 2130, to 
modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and 
to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for 
renewable energy, S. 2433, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property, and S. 2524, 
to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain 
payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of 
Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility or certain 
programs, after receiving testimony from Senators Whitehouse and 
Padilla; Steve Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 
Lands and Mineral Management; and Christopher B. French, Deputy Chief, 
National Forest System, Department of Agriculture.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, after 
the nominee, who was introduced by Senators

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Sinema and Kelly, testified and answered question in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  H.R. 965, to establish a comprehensive United States Government 
initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in 
Africa, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1104, to measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and 
efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media 
freedoms in Haiti, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2129, to promote freedom of information and counter censorship and 
surveillance in North Korea, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1657, to impose sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of 
China in relation to activities in the South China Sea and the East 
China Sea, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 345, expressing the sense of the Senate on the political 
situation in Belarus, with amendments;
  S. Res. 380, reiterating United States support for the people of the 
Republic of South Sudan in their quest for lasting peace, stability, 
and democracy after 10 years of independence and calling for a review 
of United States policy toward South Sudan, with amendments; and 
independence and calling for a review of United States policy toward 
South Sudan, with amendments; and
  The nominations of David L. Cohen, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
to Canada, Julieta Valls Noyes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Denise Campbell Bauer, 
of California, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the 
Principality of Monaco, Julianne Smith, of Michigan, to be United 
States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, C.S. Eliot 
Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary (International 
Security and Non-Proliferation), Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New 
Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, Adam Scheinman, 
of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador, Bathsheba Nell Crocker, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International 
Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, Michael 
Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Representative to 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank 
of Ambassador, Troy Damian Fitrell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Guinea, Michael Raynor, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, 
Marc Ostfield, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay, Claire D. Cronin, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to 
Ireland, Sharon L. Cromer, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of The Gambia, Mark Gitenstein, of Washington, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, Kent Doyle Logsdon, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Jack A. 
Markell, of Delaware, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 
with the rank of Ambassador, Cindy Hensley McCain, of Arizona, for the 
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. Representative 
to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Jeffry Lane 
Flake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Virginia 
E. Palmer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, 
Caryn R. McClelland, of California, to be Ambassador to Brunei 
Darussalam, Claire A. Pierangelo, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, C.B. 
Sullenberger III, of Texas, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on 
the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Cynthia 
Ann Telles, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa 
Rica, Tom Udall, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Independent State of Samoa, Howard A. Van Vranken, of California, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, David John Young, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, Thomas R. Nides, 
of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, Laura S. H. 
Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of 
Ambassador, and to be Representative of the United States of America to 
the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, 
Steven C. Bondy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Bahrain, Jeffrey M. Hovenier, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Kosovo, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, of Massachusetts, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, and Michael J. Murphy, of New 
York, to be Ambassador

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to Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of the Department of State, and routine 
lists in the Foreign Service.
PATENT OWNERSHIP
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property 
concluded a hearing to examine pride in patent ownership, focusing on 
the value of knowing who owns a patent, after receiving testimony from 
Allon Stabinsky, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California; Abigail A. 
Rives, Engine, Washington, D.C.; Robin Feldman, University of 
California Hastings Law Center for Innovation, Palo Alto; and David J. 
Kappos, Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, former Director of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, New York, New York.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 5607-
5634; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 723-726 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5672-73
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5674-75
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 654, to provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities 
Support Program the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for 
the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, with amendments (H. Rept. 
117-146);
  H.R. 4028, to require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and 
develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic 
competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply 
chain, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-147);
  H.R. 3919, to ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does 
not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 117-148);
  H.R. 2379, to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to reauthorize and 
expand a grant program for State response to the opioid use disorders 
crisis, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-149);
  H.R. 4032, to provide outreach and technical assistance to small 
providers regarding the benefits of Open RAN networks, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-150);
  H.R. 4369, to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for 
designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, 
data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of 
Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-151); and
  Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United 
States Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find 
Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a 
subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 
6th Attack on the United States Capitol (H. Rept. 117-152). 
                                                         Pages H5671-72
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Evans to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5643
Recess: The House recessed at 2:20 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5645
Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5661
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, July 26th.
  Free Veterans from Fees Act: H.R. 1029, to waive the application fee 
for any special use permit for veterans' special events at war 
memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
421 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 316.                        
  Pages H5661-62
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the over 700,000 Americans who have passed away from the 
COVID-19 virus.                                              
  Page H5662
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, 
September 29th.
  Darren Drake Act: H.R. 4089, amended, to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to develop and disseminate best practices for rental 
companies and dealers to report suspicious behavior to law enforcement 
agencies at the point of sale of a covered

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rental vehicle to prevent and mitigate acts of terrorism using motor 
vehicles, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 51 nays, Roll No. 
317.                                                         
  Page H5662
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing Act of 2021: H.R. 4369, amended, to amend the 21st 
Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher 
education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous 
manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous 
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas 
to 56 nays, Roll No. 318;                      
  Pages H5645-47, H5662-63
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the 21st Century 
Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher 
education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and 
continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing as National Centers of 
Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and 
for other purposes.''.                                       
Page H5663
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021: H.R. 2379, 
amended, to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to reauthorize and expand 
a grant program for State response to the opioid use disorders crisis; 
                                                         Pages H5647-50
  Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act: H.R. 654, amended, to 
provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program 
the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for the Drug-Free 
Communities Support Program;                             
  Pages H5650-51
  Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021: 
H.R. 3635, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
Strategic National Stockpile;                            
  Pages H5651-54
  Secure Equipment Act of 2021: H.R. 3919, amended, to ensure that the 
Federal Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency 
devices that pose a national security risk;              
  Pages H5654-56
  Open RAN Outreach Act: H.R. 4032, amended, to provide outreach and 
technical assistance to small providers regarding the benefits of Open 
RAN networks;                                            
  Pages H5656-57
  Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council 
Act: H.R. 4067, amended, to direct the Federal Communications 
Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to 
increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of 
communications networks; and                             
  Pages H5657-59
  Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act: H.R. 4028, 
amended, to require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop 
a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic 
competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply 
chain.                                                   
  Pages H5659-61
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5645.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5661, H5662, and H5663.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:44 p.m.