[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D968-D969]
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: 15 public bills, H.R. 8817-
8831; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 95; and H. Res. 1347-1352 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7840-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7842-43
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4819, to require the Secretary of Energy to revitalize existing 
university infrastructure relating to nuclear science and engineering 
and establish new university-based nuclear science and engineering 
facilities, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-
466).                                                        
Page H7840
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Roybal-Allard to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Trahan wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on Natural Resources.        
  Page H7795
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Morelle 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Education and Labor.                            
  Page H7795
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 1347, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Consensus Calendar: The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, 
pursuant to clause 7(a)(l) of rule 15, of H.R. 3173 as the measure on 
the Consensus Calendar to be considered this week.           
  Page H7796
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act: H.R. 3173, amended, to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements 
with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage 
plans.                                                
  Pages H7796-H7804
  Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 8 
of H. Res. 473, Representative Hoyer made a motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the following bills en bloc, and therefore the ordering of the 
yeas and nays on postponed motions would be vacated to the end that all 
such motions would be considered as withdrawn: H.R. 1468, S. 4205, H.R. 
7939, H.R. 7846, H.R. 7735, H.R. 5916, H.R. 8260, and H.R. 5865, which 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 
426.                                                     
Pages H7814-22
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures:
  National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act: H.R. 884, amended, to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation 
preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 293 yeas to 133 nays, Roll No. 427;      
  Pages H7822-23
  Expediting Disaster Recovery Act: H.R. 5774, amended, to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 428;       
  Pages H7823-24
  Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act: S. 2293, to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 
38 nays, Roll No. 429; and                                   
  Page H7824
  Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology 
Act: S. 442, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the 
Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost 
effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance 
on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 347 yeas to 78 nays, Roll No. 430. 
                                                         Pages H7824-25
  Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act: The House considered H.R. 
2988, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance 
protections for Federal Government whistleblowers. Consideration is 
expected to resume tomorrow, September 15th.             
  Pages H7825-33
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Reform now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report of H. 
Rept. 117-464, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole.                                  
Pages H7828-30
Proceedings Postponed:
  Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the 
following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-464: Auchincloss 
(No. 1) that seeks to require GAO to conduct within four

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years of enactment a study that at a minimum examines the timeliness of 
MSPB whistleblower complaint rulings, reports on the rate of 
whistleblowers opting for a district court trial, and offers 
recommendations for MSPB to make improvements to its whistleblower 
complaint review process; Jackson Lee (No. 2) that seeks to direct each 
Office of Inspector General to establish and maintain a mechanism to 
receive anonymous whistleblower information that conforms to specified 
requirements to en- sure and maintain anonymity; Porter (No. 3) that 
seeks to create new reporting requirement for Inspectors General to 
provide to Congress the number of instances in which their Office did 
not resolve a whistleblower retaliation complaint within 8 months after 
receiving the complaint; and Spanberger (No. 4) that seeks to add 
language to allow whistleblowers to challenge adverse security 
clearance actions through the same adjudication process used for other 
whistleblower retaliation complaints.                    
Pages H7830-33
  H. Res. 1339, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
302), (H.R. 2988), and (H.R. 8326) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 219 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 425, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 424. 
                                                         Pages H7804-14
  Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: The House considered H.R. 
8326, to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations 
of the Bureau of the Census. Consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, September 15th.                                
  Pages H7833-40
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-64, modified by the 
amendment printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-464, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform now printed in the bill.            
Pages H7837-38
Proceedings Postponed:
  Danny K. Davis (IL) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the 
following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-464: Jackson Lee 
(No. 1) that seeks to direct the Deputy Director to appoint an employee 
within the Census Bureau who will be responsible for optimizing racial 
and ethnic equity in the decennial census count of the population by 
engaging in specified activities, the progress of which shall be 
included in the Secretary's biannual reports to Congress; and Case (No. 
3) that seeks to require the Census Bureau to submit a report to 
Congress on the agency's current processes for consulting and engaging 
with jurisdictions and local partners in conducting the decennial 
census and efforts by the Bureau to improve local-level data collection 
and coordination of local field operations.              
Pages H7838-39
  Hice amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-464) that 
seeks to eliminate for-cause removal requirements of the Director of 
the Census Bureau; strikes the requirement that the Deputy Director 
position be a career-reserved candidate and certain qualifications for 
the position; and adds that the Deputy act as the Director in the event 
of a vacancy in the Director position.                   
Pages H7839-40
  H. Res. 1339, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
302), (H.R. 2988), and (H.R. 8326) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 219 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 425, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 424. 
                                                         Pages H7804-14
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7812-13, H7813, H7821-22, 
H7822-23, H7823-24, H7824, and H7825.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:27 p.m.