[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D513-D515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: HUD
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after 
receiving testimony from Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Carlos Del 
Toro, Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval 
Operations, and General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
MEDICARE FOR ALL
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Medicare for All, focusing on protecting health, saving lives, and 
saving money, after receiving testimony from Phillip L. Swagel, 
Director, Congressional Budget Office; Abdul El-Sayed, University of 
Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor; Adam 
Gaffney, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Bonnie 
Castillo, National Nurses United, Silver Spring, Maryland; Charles P. 
Blahous, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia; 
and Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute, Paeonian Springs, Virginia.
U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT UKRAINE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine U.S. efforts to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, 
after receiving testimony from Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary for 
Political-Military Affairs, Karen E. Donfried, Assistant Secretary for 
European and Eurasian Affairs, and Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador at 
Large for Global Criminal Justice, all of the Department of State; and 
Erin McKee, Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency 
for International Development.
PROCUREMENT INNOVATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine pathways to procurement innovation, 
after receiving testimony from Soraya Correa, Soraya Correa and 
Associates, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia; and Grant Schneider, Venable LLP, 
and Elizabeth Sullivan, Madison Services Group, Inc., both of 
Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 3846, to reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration 
Program; and
  The nominations of Rachelle L. Crowe, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Illinois, Jesse A. Laslovich, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Montana, and Alexander M.M. 
Uballez, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, 
all of the Department of Justice.


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 7732-
7760; 1 private bill, H.R. 7761; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 89; 
and H. Res. 1108-1113, were introduced.                  
  Pages H4919-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4921-22
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7309, to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-321).                   
Page H4919
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Trahan to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:30 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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  Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act: 
The House passed H.R. 903, to enhance the security operations of the 
Transportation Security Administration and stability of the 
transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system 
under title 5, United States Code,

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to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide 
screening of all passengers and property, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 
yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 172.                          
  Pages H4878-96
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To enhance the security 
operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability 
of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel 
system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the 
Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.'' 
                                                             Page H4895
  Rejected the Gooden (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Homeland Security by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 216 nays, 
Roll No. 171.                                            
Pages H4893-95
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-40, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-320, shall be considered as 
adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the 
bill.                                                    
Pages H4878-91
Agreed to:
  Thompson (MS) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-320: Tlaib (No. 1) that 
adds a GAO study to examine the current promotion policies and 
leadership diversity at the TSA and provide recommendations as 
necessary aimed at making TSA leadership more reflective of the 
demographics of the U.S. writ large, as well as how the TSA can better 
retain and promote current employees into leadership positions; Tlaib 
(No. 2) that adds a GAO report on the efforts of the TSA to ensure the 
safety of its staff with regards to harassment and assault in the 
workplace, such as incidents of sexual harassment and violence and 
harassment and violence motivated by an individual's perceived race, 
ethnicity, religion, gender identity or sexuality, and including 
incidents where the alleged perpetrator or perpetrators are members of 
the general public; Gottheimer (No. 4) that requires TSA to carry out a 
feasibility assessment on using technology to allow officers to claim 
duty time for commuting to and from airport parking lots and bus and 
transit stops to duty posts at screening checkpoints; Mrvan (No. 6) 
that requires the TSA Administrator to brief appropriate Congressional 
Committees on attacks by passengers on covered employees, steps TSA has 
taken to mitigate and respond to these attacks, and any additional 
authorities needed to better respond to these attacks; Torres (NY) (No. 
7) that requires the TSA Administrator to provide an annual report on 
(1) An analysis of the Office of Personnel Management's Federal 
Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) to determine job satisfaction rates of 
covered employees, (2) retention rates of covered employees, and (3) 
TSA intended actions to improve TSA workforce morale and retention 
rates; and Wexton (No. 8) that includes work schedules and shifts and 
equipment and training for the Administrator to address for federal Air 
Marshals (by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 168).
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Rejected:
  Cammack amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-320) that 
sought to clarify that nothing in the bill should be construed to limit 
the TSA Administrator Cos authority to immediately impose new security 
screening procedures or requirements or to address a national security 
or public safety threat (by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 216 nays, 
Roll No. 169); and                             
Pages H4889-90, H4892-93
  Guest amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-320) that 
sought to require that if sufficient funds are not specifically 
appropriated to carry out this Act, funds will sunset at the end of 
fiscal year 2022 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 200 yeas to 221 nays, Roll 
No. 170).                                         
Pages H4890-91, H4893
  H. Res. 1097, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
903), (H.R. 2499), (H.R. 5129), and (H.R. 7691) was agreed to Tuesday, 
May 10th.
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the at least 1 million Americans who have passed away 
from the COVID-19 virus.                                     
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, May 10th.
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the 
``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building'': H.R. 
91, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the 
``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building'', by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 3 nays with two answering 
``present'', Roll No. 173;                               
  Pages H4896-97
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist 
Four Charles Johnson Post Office'': H.R. 92, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in 
Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 3 nays with two 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 174;                         
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  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant 
Major Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building'': H.R. 207, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant Major 
Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 3 nays with two answering ``present'', Roll 
No. 175;                                                 
  Pages H4897-98
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance 
Corporal Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building'': H.R. 209, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance Corporal 
Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 406 yeas to 4 nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 176; and
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  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 
Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office'': H.R. 3508, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main 
Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch 
Memorial Post Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 3 
nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 177.    
  Pages H4899-H4900
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Letlow wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on Education and Labor.      
  Page H4918
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Letlow wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on Agriculture.              
  Page H4918
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to securing 
the information and communications technology and services supply chain 
that was declared in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019 is to 
continue in effect beyond May 15, 2022--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 117-120). 
                                                         Pages H4877-78
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 20 was held at the desk.       
  Page H4875
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4875.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4891-92, H4892, H4893, H4894-
95, H4895, H4896, H4897, H4897-98, H4898-99, and H4899-H4900.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:09 p.m.