[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 149 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D978-D979]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 8832-
8872; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96; and H.Res. 1353-1360 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7880-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7883-84
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Carson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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  Preventing a Patronage System Act: The House passed H.R. 302, to 
impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the 
competitive service, by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 204 nays, 
Roll No. 432.                                            
  Pages H7848-57
  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 shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H7848
Rejected:
  Hice amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-464) that 
sought to ensure that a policy similar to Schedule F could be 
reinstated in the future by the President (by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 
yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 431).                         
Pages H7854-56
  H. Res. 1339, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
302), (H.R. 2988), and (H.R. 8326) was agreed to yesterday, September 
14th.
  Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act: The House passed H.R. 8326, 
to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations of the 
Bureau of the Census, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 208 nays, 
Roll No. 435. Consideration began yesterday, September 14th. 
                                                         Pages H7858-60
Agreed to:
  Danny K. Davis (IL) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the 
following amendments printed in

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part C of H. Rept. 117-464 that was debated on September 14th: Jackson 
Lee (No. 1) that directs 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 requires 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 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 
yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 433).                         
Pages H7858-59
Rejected:
  Hice amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-464) that was 
debated on September 14th that sought to eliminate for-cause removal 
requirements of the Director of the Census Bureau; strike the 
requirement that the Deputy Director position be a career-reserved 
candidate and certain qualifications for the position; and add that the 
Deputy act as the Director in the event of a vacancy in the Director 
position (by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 434).
                                                         Pages H7859-60
  H. Res. 1339, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
302), (H.R. 2988), and (H.R. 8326) was agreed to yesterday, September 
14th.
  Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act: The House passed H.R. 2988, 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections 
for Federal Government whistleblowers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 
yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 437. Consideration began yesterday, 
September 14th.                                          
  Pages H7860-62
Agreed to:
  Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the 
following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-464 that was 
debated on September 14th: Auchincloss (No. 1) that requires GAO to 
conduct within four 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 
directs each Office of Inspector General to establish and maintain a 
mechanism to receive anonymous whistleblower information that conforms 
to specified requirements to ensure and maintain anonymity; Porter (No. 
3) that creates 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 adds language to 
allow whistleblowers to challenge adverse security clearance actions 
through the same adjudication process used for other whistleblower 
retaliation complaints (by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 206 nays, 
Roll No. 436).                                               
Page H7861
  H. Res. 1339, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
302), (H.R. 2988), and (H.R. 8326) was agreed to yesterday, September 
14th.
Senate Referrals: S. 533 was held at the desk. S. 4057 was held at the 
desk. S. 4235 was held at the desk.                          
  Page H7845
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7845.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7856, H7857, H7858-59, H7859, 
H7860, H7861, and H7861-62.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 6:43 p.m.