[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D241-D243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 50 public bills, H.R. 7004-
7053; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 79-80; and H. Res. 974-975, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1421-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1425-26
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 972, providing for consideration of Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 2471) to measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and 
efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media 
freedoms in Haiti; providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6968) to prohibit the importation 
of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 117-261);
  H.R. 6434, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, 
within the National Park Service, the Japanese American World War II 
History Network, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-262);
  H.R. 5001, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to continue to 
implement endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and 
San Juan River Basins, and for other purposes,. with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 117-263);
  H.R. 4380, to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National 
Memorial, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-264);
  H.R. 2899, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating areas within 
the island of Guam as a National Heritage Area, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 117-265); H.R. 3197, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to convey to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in 
Louisiana, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-266);
  H.R. 1908, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain 
land as the Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 117-267);
  H.R. 268, to provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield 
National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of 
land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-268); and
  H. Res. 973, providing for consideration of Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 2471) to measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and 
efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media 
freedoms in Haiti; providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6968) to prohibit the importation of 
energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for coronavirus

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response and relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-269).                       
Page H1421
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Garcia (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1379
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hice (GA) motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 173 yeas to 255 nays, Roll No. 62.       
  Pages H1389-90
Rule for Consideration--Withdrawn: The House considered H. Res. 972, 
providing for consideration of Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2471) 
to measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and efforts to 
address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media freedoms in 
Haiti; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
75) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2022; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6968) to prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian 
Federation. During consideration of the resolution, Representative 
McGovern made a motion to withdraw the resolution, and the motion was 
agreed to by unanimous consent. Subsequently, the resolution was 
withdrawn.                                                   
  Page H1390
Recess: The House recessed at 2:56 p.m. and reconvened at 5:57 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1390
  Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency 
Initiative Act: H.R. 2471, to measure the progress of post-disaster 
recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, 
and media freedoms in Haiti, with the amendment to the Senate amendment 
specified in section 1 of H. Res. 973, was taken from the Speaker's 
Table.                                                   
  Pages H1390-94
  Representative DeLauro moved that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2471 with the amendment specified in section 1 of H. 
Res. 973.                                                
Pages H1405-13
  Pursuant to the Rule, the question was divided, and the portion of 
the divided question comprising divisions B, C, F, X, Z, titles 2 and 3 
of division N of the amendment was considered first and was agreed to 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 361 yeas to 69 nays, Roll No. 65. The portion 
of the divided question comprising the remaining divisions of the 
amendment was considered next and was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 260 yeas to 171 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 66. 
Representative Pallone moved to reconsider the vote on the first 
portion of the divided question, and Representative Beyer moved to 
table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 270 yeas to 157 nays, Roll No. 67. Representative Aguilar moved 
to reconsider the second portion of the divided question, and 
Representative Gomez moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 68. 
                                                         Pages H1415-17
  H. Res. 973, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2471), the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75), 
and the bills (H.R. 6968) and (H.R. 7007) was agreed to by a yea-and-
nay vote of 218 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 64, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 199 nays, 
Roll No. 63.                                             
Pages H1390-94
Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 75, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2022, by voice vote.                
  Pages H1413-15
  H. Res. 973, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2471), the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75), 
and the bills (H.R. 6968) and (H.R. 7007) was agreed to by a yea-and-
nay vote of 218 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 64, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 199 nays, 
Roll No. 63.                                             
Pages H1390-94
Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act: The House passed H.R. 6968, 
to prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian 
Federation, by a yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 70. 
                                                      Pages H1394-H1405
  Rejected the Brady (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 223 nays, Roll 
No. 69.                                                  
Pages H1418-19
  H. Res. 973, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2471), the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75), 
and the bills (H.R. 6968) and (H.R. 7007) was agreed to by a yea-and-
nay vote of 218 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 64, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 199 nays, 
Roll No. 63.                                             
Pages H1390-94
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2471: The House agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 79, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2471.                   
  Page H1420
Clerk to Correct: Agreed by unanimous consent that in the engrossment 
of the bill, H.R. 2471, the clerk be authorized to correct section 
numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references, and to make other 
technical corrections and conforming changes

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as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.     
  Page H1420
Communication from the Clerk of the House: The Clerk of the House 
transmitted notification to the Speaker that the following individuals 
each have signed an agreement not to be a candidate for the office of 
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
the Congress for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
until at least 3 years after they are no longer a member of the board 
or staff of the Office of Congressional Ethics: Michael Barnes, Paul 
Vinovich, Belinda Pinckney, Karan English, Lynn Westmoreland, Karen 
Haas, Robert Hurt, William Luther, Omar Ashmawy, Jeffrey Brown, William 
Cable, Annie Cho, Helen Eisner, Indhira Benitez, and Caleb Moore. 
                                                             Page H1420
Discharge Petition: Representative Schweikert presented to the Clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Energy and Commerce from the 
consideration of the bill, H.R. 6009, to provide that the public health 
emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 shall terminate on the date 
on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services approves, or 
authorizes emergency use of, a drug intended to treat COVID-19 
(Discharge Petition No. 11).
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1389-90, H1393-94, H1394, 
H1415, H1415-16, H1416-17, H1417-18, and H1418-19.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:30 p.m.