[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 82 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D519-D521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 7762-
7775; and 4 resolutions, H.Res. 1114-1117 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6873, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive 
threats, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-322);
  H.R. 6868, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for 
financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure 
security education and training programs and initiatives, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-323); and
  H.R. 6824, to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to hold an annual 
cybersecurity competition relating to offensive and defensive 
cybersecurity disciplines, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 117-324).                                          
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Underwood to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022: The House 
passed H.R. 5129, to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and modernize the Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 
169 nays, Roll No. 182.                                  
  Pages H4925-56
  Rejected the Walberg motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor by a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas to 216 nays, Roll 
No. 181.                                                 
Pages H4954-55
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-42, modified by the 
amendment printed in part E 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 Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill.                                                    
Pages H4925-32
Agreed to:
  Bonamici amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part F of H. Rept. 117-320: Escobar (No. 1) that 
broadens the resources directed to the elimination of poverty to 
promote partnerships that include entities or organizations that 
support innovative community-based approaches and research-driven 
responses to poverty; Adams (No. 2) that inserts language clarifying 
that institutions of higher education, including Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and 
minority-serving institutions, can be considered as partners for 
Community Service Block Grant projects; Hayes (No. 6) that requires 
States to provide a warning notice to communities about potential 
scammers or fraudulent activity related to the programs administered, 
such as a notice on their website; Horsford (No. 7) that revises the 
section relating to training and technical assistance provided by 
Department of Health and Human Services to eligible entities clarifying 
that place based poverty reduction strategies include addressing

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health inequities; Houlahan (No. 8) that revises the Eligibility Uses 
of Funds to specifically include behavioral health needs; Jackson Lee 
(No. 9) that requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study to 
identify the uses, programs, and activities carried out with such funds 
that had the greatest impact, effectiveness, and results in achieving 
the purposes for which such funds were provided; and to identify best 
practices of States in implementing State plans and providing 
assistance to community action agencies to carry out activities, so 
that such practices can be used as models for States to follow to carry 
out this subtitle in the future; Moore (No. 11) that authorizes states 
to provide technical assistance to eligible entities on meeting the 
nutrition needs of the families and individuals they serve; Payne (No. 
12) that ensures repairs to homes for health and safety, energy, and 
water purposes are permissible uses of funding; Payne (No. 13) that 
clarifies that CSBG funds may be used by eligible state and local 
subgrantees on emergency materials or other assistance due to a 
national or public health emergency; Pressley (No. 14) that revises the 
eligible uses of funds to include partnerships that promote healthy 
communities through preventing and mitigating trauma; Tlaib (No. 15) 
that requires a state plan to describe how the state and eligible 
entities will coordinate other programs related to critical household 
needs which includes reducing the burden of energy and water utility 
costs; Torres (NY) (No. 16) that revises the reporting requirements of 
the Community Action Innovation Program to include an analysis of best 
practices shown to be effective at reducing poverty; and Wild (No. 17) 
that requires each eligible entity to publicly post on its website its 
strategic plan, community needs assessment, and community action plan 
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 178); and 
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  Gottheimer amendment (No. 4 printed in part F of H. Rept. 117-320) 
that adds support for veterans, particularly homeless veterans, to the 
list of permissible purposes for which States may use remaining 
Community Services Block Grant Program funds (by a yea-and-nay vote of 
418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 180). 
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Rejected:
  Bonamici amendment en bloc No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part F of H. Rept. 117-320: Good (VA) (No. 3) 
that sought to prohibit CSBG funds from being used to reimburse health 
care services; Grothman (No. 5) that sought to reinstate the current 
law eligibility and strike the 200 percent federal poverty line 
increase from the bill; and McClain (No.10) that sought to add a 
funding prohibition on any voter registration activity and prohibit 
using grant funds for lobbying (by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 
219 nays, Roll No. 179).                       
Pages H4948-50, H4952-53
  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.
Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: The House received a 
communication from William J. Walker, Sergeant at Arms. Pursuant to 
section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, following consultation with the 
Office of Attending Physician, Mr. Walker notified the House that the 
public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remains 
in effect.                                                   
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Announcement by the Chair: The Chair announced the extension, pursuant 
to section 3 of House Resolution 8, and effective May 15, 2022, of the 
covered period designated on January 4, 2021.            
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Commission on International Religious Freedom--Reappointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following individual on 
the part of the House to the Commission on International Religious 
Freedom for a term effective May 14, 2022, and ending May 14, 2024: Mr. 
Nury Turkel of Alexandria, VA; Mr. Frank R. Wolf of Vienna, VA, to 
succeed Ms. Anurima Bhargava of Chicago, Illinois; and Dr. David G. 
Curry of Corona Del Mar, California, to succeed Dr. James W. Carr of 
Searcy, Arkansas.                                            
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Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States--Appointment: 
Read a letter from Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which 
he appointed the following member to the Commission on the Strategic 
Posture of the United States: Mr. Matthew Kroenig of McLean, Virginia. 
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Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Appointment: Read a 
letter from Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he 
reappointed the following member to the Advisory Committee on the 
Records of Congress: Mr. Gunter Waibel of Oakland, California. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4952, H4952-53, H4953-54, 
H4954-55, and H4955-56.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:47 p.m.

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