[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D419-D421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 7594-
7611; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 1066-1068, were introduced. 
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  Page H4576
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5796, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a 
competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate 
certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-302); and
  H. Res. 1065, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3522) to 
provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements 
with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to 
that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian 
military invasion, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 117-303).                                              
Page H4574
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Watson Coleman to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:46 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Patents for Humanity Act: H.R. 5796, to amend title 35, United States 
Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be 
redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark 
Office;                                                  
  Pages H4520-21
  Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act: S. 3059, to amend the Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978 to provide for a periodic transaction 
reporting requirement for Federal judicial officers and the online 
publication of financial disclosure reports of Federal judicial 
officers;                                                
  Pages H4521-23
  Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide 
evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan: H. Res. 336, 
amended, calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide 
evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan; 
                                                         Pages H4523-25
  Assessing Xi's Interference and Subversion Act: H.R. 7314, amended, 
to require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the 
People's Republic of China's support to the Russian Federation with 
respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against 
Ukraine, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
127;                                           
  Pages H4525-27, H4552-53
  Protecting Semiconductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians 
Act: H.R. 7372, to

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amend the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to require the President 
to establish a semiconductor supply chain working group in response to 
the Russian invasion of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress on 
potential future disruptions to the supply chain, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 414 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 128; 
                                               Pages H4527-29, H4553-54
  Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act: H.R. 496, amended, to oppose 
violations of religious freedom in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups 
commanded by Russia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 4 nays, 
Roll No. 129;                                     
  Pages H4529-30, H4554
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To oppose violations of 
religious freedom in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups commanded or 
otherwise supported by or acting on behalf of Russia.'';     
Page H4554
  Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act: H.R. 6930, amended, to 
authorize the confiscation of assets subject to United States 
jurisdiction of certain foreign persons, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
417 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 130;              
  Pages H4530-32, H4554-55
  Georgia Support Act: H.R. 923, amended, to support the independence, 
sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Georgia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 406 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 131; 
                                               Pages H4532-36, H4555-56
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To support the 
independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Republic of 
Georgia, and for other purposes.'';                          
Page H4556
  Expressing support for Moldova's democracy, independence, and 
territorial integrity and strengthening United States and Moldova 
relations: H. Res. 833, amended, expressing support for Moldova's 
democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and strengthening 
United States and Moldova relations, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 
yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 132;                    
  Pages H4536, H4556-57
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Reaffirming support for 
strong United States and Moldova relations, Moldova's democracy, and 
its sovereignty and territorial integrity.'';                
Page H4557
  Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act: H.R. 3344, amended, to 
prioritize the efforts of and enhance coordination among United States 
agencies to encourage countries in Central and Eastern Europe to 
improve the security of their telecommunications networks, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 366 yeas to 60 nays, Roll No. 133; 
                                                  Pages H4538-41, H4557
  Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act: H.R. 7311, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of State to develop and submit to 
Congress a strategy and implementation plan outlining United States 
efforts to counter the malign influence and activities of the Russian 
Federation and its proxies in Africa, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
415 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 134;              
  Pages H4541-43, H4557-58
  Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act: H.R. 4133, to 
authorize appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 
enhance the United States-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize 
disaster resilience, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 340 yeas to 86 
nays, Roll No. 135;                            
  Pages H4543-45, H4558-59
  Stop Iranian Drones Act: H.R. 6089, amended, to clarify that section 
107 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
applies sanctions with respect to unmanned combat aerial vehicles 
following a 2019 change by the United Nations providing additional 
clarity to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 136; 
                                               Pages H4545-47, H4559-60
  Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act: H.R. 4693, to 
advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention 
and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of 
such programs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 44 nays, Roll 
No. 137; and                                   
  Pages H4547-50, H4560-61
  Directing the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain 
observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization: S. 812, to 
direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer 
status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 425 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 138. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:58 p.m. and reconvened at 3:44 p.m. 
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Discharge Petition: Representative Mast presented to the Clerk a motion 
to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 1039) entitled, a resolution providing for the 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 72) providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention relating to ``Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on 
Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs'', which was referred to said 
committee April 6th, 2022 (Discharge Petition No. 14).
Senate Referral: S. 4089 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4545.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Twelve yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4552-53, H4553, H4554, H4554-
55, H4555-56, H4556-57, H4557, H4558, H4558-59, H4559-60, H4560, and 
H4561.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8 p.m.