[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:26 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 1760. An act 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''.
       S. 2514. An act to rename the Provo Veterans Center in 
     Orem, Utah, as the ``Col. Gail S. Halvorsen `Candy Bomber' 
     Veterans Center''.
       S. 2520. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal and 
     territorial governments, and for other purposes.
       S. 2687. An act to provide the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena 
     authority, and for other purposes.
       S. 3527. An act to amend 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.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 5754. An act 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.
       H.R. 6376. An act 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, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6604. An act 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.
       H.R. 6868. An act 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.
       H.R. 6871. An act 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, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6873. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to 
     address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7153. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to modernize the 
     information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7375. An act 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.
       H.R. 7500. An act to authorize major medical facility 
     projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
     year 2022, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1095(b)(l)(C)-(D) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022, the Minority 
Leader appoints the following member to the Commission on the National 
Defense Strategy of the United States: Mr. John (Jack) M. Keane of 
McLean, Virginia.
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  At 3:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 7309. An act to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation 
     and Opportunity Act.

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