[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D132]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 6600-
6616; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 68; and H. Res. 907-911, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H975-76
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  Page H977
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Dean to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H949
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act: The House passed H.R. 4521, to 
provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure 
continued United States leadership in engineering biology, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 31. Consideration began 
Wednesday, February 2nd.                                  
  Pages H951-63
  Rejected the McCaul motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 221 
nays, Roll No. 30.                                        
Pages H961-62
Agreed to:
  Steel amendment (No. 239 printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-241) that 
requires the Chinese Communist Party to match emission cutting targets 
established by the United States (by a yea-and-nay vote of 265 yeas to 
166 nays, Roll No. 28); and                               
Pages H959-60
  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 260 printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-241) 
that amends Title III by broadening Pell Grant eligibility to high-
quality short term skills and job training programs and establishes a 
secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information 
about postsecondary student academic and economic outcomes (by a yea-
and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 29). 
                                                 Pages H952-59, H960-61
  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.                
Page H963
  H. Res. 900, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3485), (H.R. 4445), and (H.R. 4521) was agreed to Wednesday, February 
2nd.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H959-60, H960-61, H961-62, and 
H962-63.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:09 p.m.