[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D821-D823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8432-
8453; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1235-1242, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4586, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect 
to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating 
Organizations, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-421);
  H.R. 6528, to require owners of covered federally assisted rental 
dwelling units to install temperature sensors in such units, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-422);
  H.R. 7195, to provide for certain whistleblower incentives and 
protections, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-423);
  H.R. 7196, to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
expand the authorized activities under the Continuum of Care program to 
include activities that address barriers to transitioning families in 
rural areas to permanent housing, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 117-424);
  H.R. 7734, to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the 
timely production of reports to Congress under the Bank Secrecy Act, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-425); and
  H.R. 7981, to require qualifying smoke alarms in certain federally 
assisted housing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
117-426).                                                    
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2023: The House passed H.R. 8294, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2023, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 207 nays, Roll 
No. 383. Consideration began yesterday, July 19th.    
  Pages H6891-H6901
  Rejected the Valadao motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 
382.                                                     
Pages H6900-01
Agreed to:
  DeLauro amendment en bloc No. 7 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-420: Crow (No. 104) that 
increases SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs funding 
(specifically for SCORE) by $6.7 million; decreases GSA rental of space 
by the same amount; Deutch (No. 106) that increases funding for the 
Truman Foundation grants by $500,000 to maintain the successful 
operation of the Truman Foundation and enable this small independent 
Federal agency to continue encouraging exceptional young people to 
pursue careers in public service; reduces the Department of Treasure, 
Salaries and Expenses account by the same amount; Escobar (No. 107) 
that increases the Entrepreneurial Development Programs account by $2 
million to be allocated to the Veterans Business Outreach Center 
program for further expansion into communities where there is not yet a 
center; decreases SBA Salaries and Expenses by $2 million; Gottheimer 
(No. 113) that increases funding by $1 million for the Small Business 
Administration Office of the Inspector General with the intent of 
holding Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program 
fraudsters accountable, offset by a decrease to the Federal Buildings 
Fund; Gottheimer (No. 115) that increases funding by $3 million for the 
Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to support 
efforts to counter criminal and terrorist groups through the 
acquisition of improved blockchain analysis tools, training on 
cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency-related investigations, and 
investigative support to reduce crimes involving ransomware attacks or 
exploiting the use of cryptocurrency; the offset of $3 million is from 
the GSA Real Property Activities Federal Buildings Funds; Graves (LA) 
(No. 116) that increases and decreases the funds made available to ODA 
under this act by $1 million with the intent to urge the SBA 
Administrator to consider a disaster loan recipient's eligibility for 
duplication of benefits relief under section 312(b)(4) of the Stafford 
Act before pursuing enforcement actions; LaMalfa (No. 123) that 
increases and decreases the Small Business Administration's account by 
$30 million with the intent to encourage the agency to reopen and 
continue processing COVID EIDL applications which were still pending or 
being processed when the program was shut down on May 6, 2022; Manning 
(No. 125) that increases funding for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service 
by $1 million in support of identity theft and refund fraud casework, 
and reduces funding for Operations Support by the same amount; Steil 
(No. 136) that increases funding for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service 
by $1 million in support of identity theft and refund fraud casework, 
and reduces

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funding for Operations Support by the same amount; Buchanan (No. 141) 
that transfers $1,000,000 to the US Fish and Wildlife Service state and 
tribal grants to support an updated manatee population survey and to 
support other high priority needs of the Fish and Wildlife Service and 
its partners to rehabilitate rescued manatees; decreases funds for 
Secretary of the Interior--Departmental Operations by the same amount; 
Buchanan (No. 142) that increases and decreases the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management by $2,000,000 to support a study about the causes, 
treatment and prevention recommendations related to harmful algal 
blooms; Hudson (No. 152) that increases and decreases USFS Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance funding by $5,000,000 to highlight public 
safety concerns of roads within the Uwharrie National Forest and the 
need to pave the roads; Jackson Lee (No. 153) that increases and 
decreases funds for the Historic Preservation Fund by $3,000,000 with 
the intent of enhancing activities for the preservation, restoration, 
and maintenance of nationally significant sites, artifacts, and 
structures through competitive grants at the local, state, and federal 
levels focusing on projects involving HBCUs, sites and stories linked 
to the Civil Rights movement, landmarks associated with communities 
that are historically underrepresented, and sites related to the 
histories of Indigenous peoples; Lofgren (No. 155) that increases 
funding for Wildland Fire Management by $1,000,000 with the intent of 
supporting the Joint Fire Science Program and decreases funds for the 
Secretary of Interior--Departmental Operations by the same amount; 
McCarthy (No. 156) that increases and decreases funding by $5 million 
in both the Operation of the National Park System account and the 
National Forest System account to support work to reduce the risk of 
catastrophic fires killing giant sequoias; Moore (UT) (No. 158) that 
increases and decreases funding by $8 million for the DOI Secretary's 
Office and by $8 million for the National Forest System to support 
calling up funding for implementation of the MAPLand Act as enacted on 
April 29, 2022; Nadler (No. 159) that increases and decreases funding 
from the Office of the DOI Secretary by $4,000,000 to emphasize the 
importance of the 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program; O'Halleran (No. 161) 
that increases and decreases the U.S. Forest Service's Operations 
account by $1 million to highlight the importance of a study on the 
direct and indirect costs that wildfires have on federal, state, and 
local governmental entities, as well as agricultural producers, 
property owners, evacuation centers, and more; Raskin (No. 164) that 
increases funding for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by 
$2,000,000 and decreases the Working Capital Fund by the same amount; 
Arrington (No. 172) that transfers $1 million from Information 
Technology Systems to Grants to assist States and Tribal Organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans' cemeteries; Barr 
(No. 174) that transfers $5 million from the VHA's Medical Community of 
Care Account to the VHA's Medical Services account for the explicit use 
of equine assisted therapy within the VA's Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) 
Program; Gottheimer (No. 180) that increases funding by $1 million for 
the VA Transition Assistance Program to provide information, resources, 
and tools to service members and their families to help prepare for the 
move from military to civilian life; Larsen (WA) (No. 181) that 
increases and decreases General Administration funds by $10,000,000 
with the intent of supporting the development of a new Veteran Health 
Administration interactive voice response telephone system that include 
an automatic callback feature; Manning (No. 182) that increases funding 
for Veterans Health Medical Services by $1,000,000 and reduces 
Department General Administration by the same amount; Scott (GA) (No. 
186) that increases and decreases funding for the Veterans Health 
Administration Medical Services account by $1,000,000 to highlight the 
importance of providing the best possible anesthesia care for America's 
Veterans; Sherrill (No. 187) that increases and decreases funding for 
VA Medical Services by $10 million to highlight the need to construct 
additional readjustment counseling centers (Vet Centers), which provide 
critical mental health services for veterans; Sherrill (No. 188) that 
increases and decreases funding for VA Medical Services by $10 million 
to highlight the need to increase staffing levels at readjustment 
counseling centers (Vet Centers), an urgent requirement for veterans' 
mental health; Sherrill (No. 189) that increases and decreases funding 
for Veterans Health Administration Medical Services by $3 million to 
support increased access to medical care for Veterans in higher 
priority groups; and Spanberger (No. 190) that transfers $1 million to 
VA Medical Services from Information Technology Systems account to 
support VA Suicide Prevention Coordinators (by a yea-and-nay vote of 
355 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 379); and        
Pages H6891-93, H6897-98
  DeLauro amendment en bloc No. 8 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-420: McGovern (No. 183) 
that transfers $5 million in funds to the Healthcare for Homeless 
Veterans Program from funds for the Asset and Infrastructure Review 
Commission; and McGovern (No. 184) that prevents VA from transferring 
funds from the Medical Facilities and General Administration accounts 
to the Asset and Infrastructure Review

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Commission (by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 
381).                                       
Pages H6895-97, H6899-H6900
Rejected:
  Tlaib amendment (No. 137 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-420) that 
sought to prevent the funds made available by this act from being made 
available to implement, administer or enforce section 908(b) of the 
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, prohibition 
on financing of agricultural sales to Cuba (by a yea-and-nay vote of 
163 yeas to 260 nays, Roll No. 380).           
Pages H6893-95, H6898-99
  Agreed by unanimous consent that 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.                            
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  H. Res. 1232, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8294), (H.R. 8373), and (H.R. 8404) was agreed to yesterday, July 19th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6897-98, H6898-99, H6899-
H6900, H6900-6901, and H6901.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:14 p.m.