[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 58 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D348-D349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 7354-
7373; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 1020-1022, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4126-27
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  Pages H4127-28
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Perlmutter to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4077
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignations of the gentleman from Nebraska, Mr. 
Fortenberry, and the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Vela, the whole number 
of the House is 430.                                         
  Page H4077
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act: The House 
passed H.R. 3617, to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide 
for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on 
Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 107. 
                                                       Pages H4078-4116
  Rejected the Latta motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 220 nays, Roll No. 
106.                                                     
Pages H4112-15
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-37, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-285, shall be considered as 
adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. 
                                                         Pages H4078-87
Agreed to:
  Gottheimer amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-285) 
that authorizes $10M for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to conduct a study on technologies and methods that law 
enforcement may use to determine whether a driver is impaired by 
marijuana (by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 
103); and                                         
Pages H4106-07, H4110
  Lamb amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-285) that 
directs the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) to conduct a study on the impact of legalization to the 
workplace, using states that have legalized recreational use of 
cannabis as a guide, and requires NIOSH to develop best practices for 
employers as companies transition their policies related to cannabis, 
prioritizing employers engaged in federal infrastructure projects, 
transportation, public safety, and national security (by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 234 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 104).      
Pages H4107-08, H4111
Rejected:
  Raskin amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-285) that 
sought to state that cannabis use shall not be the reason for denying 
or rescinding a security clearance (by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas 
to 214 nays, Roll No. 105).                    
Pages H4108-10, H4111-12
  H. Res. 1017, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3617) and (H.R. 6883) was agreed to yesterday, March 31st.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4110, H4111, H4111-12, H4114-
15, and H4115.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:26 p.m.