[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D538-D542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 7790-
7808; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 90-91; and H. Res. 1125-1129, 
were introduced.                                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5879, to amend the Small Business Act to clarify the application 
of the price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-
326);
  H.R. 7334. A bill to extend the statute of limitations for fraud by 
borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs 
of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
117-327);
  H.R. 7352, to amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of 
limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection 
Program, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-328);
  H.R. 7622, to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements 
relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business 
development centers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-329);
  H.R. 7664, to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements 
relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or 
programs of study for small business development centers and women's 
business centers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-330);
  H.R. 7670, to amend the Small Business Act to require a report on 
small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 117-331);
  H.R. 7694, to amend the Small Business Act to modify the requirements 
relating to the evaluation of the subcontracting plans of certain 
offerors, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-332);
  H. Res. 1124, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to 
authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and 
require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic 
terrorism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7688) to 
protect consumers from price-gouging of consumer fuels, and for other 
purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7790) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of 
infant formula in the United States for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-333); and
  H.R. 2988, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and 
enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-334).        
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tonko to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:03 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
His Excellency Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic 
Republic. The House reconvened at 12:31 p.m., and agreed that the 
proceedings had during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:53 p.m. and reconvened at 4:46 p.m. 
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Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act: The House passed H.R. 
7309, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessments 
and make necessary improvements to processes in the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 196 nays, Roll 
No. 193.                                       
  Pages H5023-70, H5071-76
  Rejected the Rutherford motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Education and Labor by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 223 nays, 
Roll No. 192.                                            
Pages H5074-75
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules

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Committee Print 117-43, modified by the amendment printed in part B of 
H. Rept. 117-325, 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 H5023-48
Agreed to:
  Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-325: Bice (OK) (No. 1) 
that expands the use of funds in three WIOA programs for public private 
partnerships to create job training programs for in-demand jobs; Bowman 
(No. 4) that strengthens connectivity between K-12 education and local 
work workforce development boards by adding language for standing 
committees to support alignment, coordination, and continuity with K-12 
education providers; Case (No. 8) that adds a GAO report on the unique 
challenges unemployed and low-income Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 
and Native Hawaiians face in the labor market and provides 
recommendations for improving their access to federal employment and 
training services; Gottheimer (No. 12) that ensures that veterans are 
eligible for career and training services; Harder (CA) (No. 13) that 
clarifies eligibility and encourages inclusion of community-based out 
of school time organizations operating youth workforce readiness 
programs in the federal workforce development system; Kaptur (No. 21) 
that directs the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with relevant 
federal agencies, to conduct a study examining auto mechanic workforce 
shortage issues, and how Federal agencies are adjusting training 
programs or providing a higher number of apprenticeships to deal with 
advanced modern technology in automobiles and EVs; Lee (CA) (No. 25) 
that authorizes the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
to conduct a study on the STEM workforce and STEM education; McGovern 
(No. 26) that authorizes the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on 
the integration of individuals with creative skillsets into in-demand 
industry sectors and occupations; Morelle (No. 30) that allows 
workforce development funds to be used to raise awareness about the 
local workforce system and for the marketing of such system; Phillips 
(No. 32) that includes information on entrepreneurship in career and 
training services provided by One-Stop Career Centers, which provide 
various employment services and connects job seekers with relevant 
trainings and education; and Scanlon (No. 36) that ensures that the 
Department of Labor's technical assistance supports employers, 
programs, and staff that mentor youth (by a yea-and-nay vote of 313 
yeas to 107 nays, Roll No. 188); and              
Pages H5054-55, H5071
  Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-325: Blunt Rochester (No. 
2) that provides supports to small businesses in the summer and year-
round employment program for youth; Blunt Rochester (No. 3) that 
provides grants for year-round job training and workforce programs to 
support opportunity youth in communities disproportionately affected by 
gun violence; Bowman (No. 5) that ensures State Workforce Development 
Boards include a youth representative in its membership; Bustos (No. 6) 
that creases funding for National Dislocated Worker Grants and ensure 
workers who are dislocated by automation are included in WIOA programs; 
Cartwright (No. 7) that adds transportation to the allowable uses of 
funds for YouthBuild program participants with disabilities; Cohen (No. 
9) that ensures that relevant subject matter experts, professionals, 
and community leaders may be included as members of local workforce 
development boards; Golden (No. 10) that adds ``provide access to 
broadband internet service, including for rural communities'' to the 
list of programs, services, and activities that one-stop centers 
provide; Harder (CA) (No. 14) that adds priority language to the 
competitive Sector Partnership grants to target areas where the local 
unemployment rate is higher than that national unemployment rate; 
Horsford (No. 15) that directs States to make publicly available 
performance accountability indicators and performance measures for each 
recognized postsecondary credential that is obtained by any program 
participant of a core program; Jackson Lee (No. 16) that ensures access 
for women and girls to STEM education (science, technology, 
engineering, math); Jackson Lee (No. 17) that directs the Secretary to 
encourage HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities), 
minority-serving institutions, and Tribally Controlled colleges and 
institutions to apply for assistance under this Act to provide job 
skills training and educational services, and to prioritize 
applications for assistance from such entities; Jacobs (CA) (No. 19) 
that enables up to 5 percent of local Title I Adult and Dislocated 
Worker funds to be used for supportive services without demonstrating 
that the participants could not obtain supportive services through 
other programs, so long as the worker is participating in a training 
program; Jayapal (No. 20) that authorizes the Secretary of Labor to 
conduct a study on the development of career pathways, national 
training standards, apprenticeship programs, and other workforce 
development initiatives for domestic workers and how those programs may 
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the wages of those workers; Kilmer (No. 22) that directs research and 
best practice recommendations related to the impact of access to 
certain Federal programs on jobseekers economic self-sufficiency; 
Lawrence (No. 23) that ensures One-Stop Centers service individuals 
seeking upskilling to maintain employment; Lawrence (No. 24) that 
limits reporting requirements for the Innovative Performance Grant for 
Adult Education Providers to expand participation; Morelle (No. 29) 
that requires the State to distribute funds made available for Adult 
Education and Family Literacy programs within 30 days after approval of 
the unified State plan; Newman (No. 31) that strengthens financial 
literacy and empowerment activities for youth and adults within the 
workforce system by adding language to allow coordination with entities 
that provide financial literacy education and empowerment activities; 
Porter (No. 33) that adds mental health experts to the panel conducting 
Comprehensive Needs Assessments for Youth Workforce Investment 
Activities and adds mental health resources training to Youth Workforce 
Training Programs; Scanlon (No. 34) that expands eligibility for summer 
and year-round employment programs for youth and revises the language 
to better target youth most in need of services; Scanlon (No. 35) that 
adds language for training on how to ensure positive outcomes and 
service delivery specifically for young people; Schneider (No. 37) that 
clarifies performance requirements for community colleges to qualify 
for the strengthening community colleges training grants program and 
directs the Secretary of Education to provide technical assistance to 
institutions that do not meet adequate performance levels; Smith (WA) 
(No. 38) that ensures that meals and other food assistance is provided 
to participants in youth workforce training activities, as appropriate; 
and Torres (CA) (No. 39) that provides workers information on wages, 
hours, safe working conditions, forming, joining, and assisting a labor 
organization, and other applicable terms and conditions of employment 
to any individual that receives training (by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 
yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 189).                  
Pages H5056-58, H5072
Rejected:
  Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-325: Good (VA) (No. 11) 
that sought to strike language from the bill that prevents non-
registered apprenticeships from receiving WIOA funding; Jacobs (NY) 
(No. 18) that sought to require states to provide a timeline for 
awarding grants and contracts for adult basic education in the Unified 
State Plan and specifies grants and contacts for adult basic education 
must be distributed in a timely manner; and Miller (IL) (No. 27) that 
sought to prohibit WIOA funds from being used to reimburse any health 
care services (by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 
190); and                                         
Pages H5059, H5072-73
  Miller-Meeks amendment (No. 28 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-325) 
that sought to strike all and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act for six years and include provisions updating the 
workforce development system, including by adding allowable uses of 
funds for statewide and local workforce development activities (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 174 yeas to 241 nays, Roll No. 191); 
                                               Pages H5061-69, H5073-74
  H. Res. 1119, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7309), (H.R. 6531), and (S. 2938) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 220 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 187, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 186. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, May 16th. 
State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act: S. 2520, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for engagements with State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial governments, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 404 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 194;                        
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  Bombing Prevention Act of 2022: H.R. 6873, amended, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing 
Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 388 yeas to 26 nays, Roll No. 195;           
  Pages H5076-77
  DHS Acquisition Reform Act: H.R. 6871, to amend the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for the 
Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 398 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 196; 
                                                         Pages H5077-78
  Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022: H.R. 6868, amended, 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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 383 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 197;               
  Pages H5078-79
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property of the Department: 
S. 3527, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of property of

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the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law to other property 
of the Department, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nays of 412 yeas to 2 nays, Roll 
No. 198;                                                     
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  Designating the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the 
``Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based 
Outpatient Clinic'': S. 1760, to designate the community-based 
outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be 
built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the ``Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of 
Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 22 nays with four answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 199;                                                
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  Renaming the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the ``Col. Gail 
S. Halvorsen `Candy Bomber' Veterans Center'': S. 2514, to rename the 
Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the ``Col. Gail S. Halvorsen 
`Candy Bomber' Veterans Center'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 
yeas to 1 nay with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 200; 
                                                         Pages H5080-81
  Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility 
Authorization Act: H.R. 7500, to authorize major medical facility 
projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 201; 
                                                         Pages H5081-82
  Patient Advocate Tracker Act: H.R. 5754, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically 
submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas 
to 1 nay, Roll No. 202;                                  
  Pages H5082-83
  Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act: H.R. 6604, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the method 
by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a 
closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who 
do not transfer credits from such institution, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 412 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 203;                     
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  Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act: S. 2687, to provide the 
Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial 
subpoena authority, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas to 6 nays, 
Roll No. 204;                                            
  Pages H5083-84
  Directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic 
fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, 
to a foreign institution of higher education: H.R. 7375, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of 
educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign 
institution of higher education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 
yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 205;                           
  Pages H5084-85
  Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act: H.R. 6376, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for a certain 
work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, 
or training on at least a half-time basis, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 370 yeas to 43 nays, Roll No. 206; and                
  Pages H5085-86
  Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act: 
H.R. 7153, amended, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
submit to Congress a plan to modernize the information technology 
systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 410 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 207.                
  Pages H5086-87
  Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that in the 
engrossment of H.R. 7309, the Clerk be authorized to correct section 
numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references and to make such 
other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House.                                    
  Page H5087
Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022: The House 
considered H.R. 6531, to provide an increased allocation of funding 
under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 18th. 
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  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-44, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Res. 117-325, shall be considered as 
adopted.                                                     
Page H5087
  H. Res. 1119, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7309), (H.R. 6531), and (S. 2938) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 220 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 187, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 186. 
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Designating the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located 
at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``Joseph 
Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building'': The 
House considered S. 2938, to designate the United States Courthouse and

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Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, 
Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and 
Federal Building''. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 
18th.                                                    
  Pages H5089-91
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-45 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H5089
  H. Res. 1119, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7309), (H.R. 6531), and (S. 2938) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 220 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 187, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 186. 
                                                         Pages H5015-23
Senate Referral: S. 1596 was held at the desk.               
  Page H5070
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5070.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5021-22, H5022-23, H5071, 
H5072, H5072-73, H5073-74, H5074-75, H5075, H5076, H5076-77, H5077-78, 
H5078-79, H5079, H5080, H5080-81, HT081-82, H5082, H5083, H5084, H5084-
85, H5085-86, and H5086.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.