[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 150 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D985-D988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 8873-
8907; and 10 resolutions, H. Res. 1362-1371 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7967
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4009, to authorize the Georgetown African American Historic 
Landmark Project and Tour to establish a commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 117-467);
  H.R. 6353, to authorize the National Service Animals Monument 
Corporation to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-468);
  H.R. 6734, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education 
programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 117-469);
  H.R. 7618, to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial 
in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial (H. Rept. 117-470);
  H.R. 820, to establish the New Philadelphia National Historical Park 
in the State of Illinois as a

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unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 117-471);
  H.R. 4358, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 117-472);
  H. Res. 1328, requesting the President, and directing the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, to transmit to the House of Representatives 
copies of all documents in their possession referring or relating to 
certain aspects of border policies of the United States; adversely (H. 
Rept. 117-473);
  H. Res. 1236, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to provide certain documents in his possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to the Disinformation Governance Board; 
adversely (H. Rept. 117-474);
  H.R. 7566, to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
punishment for human trafficking in a school zone, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-475);
  H.R. 3034, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an 
additional place for holding court for the Western District of 
Washington, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-
476);
  H.R. 7181, to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to 
direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the 
posting of contact information of the national human trafficking 
hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, 
bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating 
within the United States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 117-477, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 1361, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to 
separate joint consolidation loans; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
117-478).                                                
Pages H7963-64
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Gallego to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7885
Recess: The House recessed at 12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7885
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Peace Corps Reauthorization Act: H.R. 1456, amended, to amend the 
Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current 
and returned volunteers, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 290 yeas to 125 
nays, Roll No. 440;                            
  Pages H7886-93, H7946-47
  United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
Reauthorization Act: S. 3895, to extend and authorize annual 
appropriations for the United States Commission on International 
Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 402 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 438;           
  Pages H7898-99, H7944-45
  Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act: S. 3157, to require the 
Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting 
employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional 
credentials obtained in foreign countries, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 363 yeas to 52 nays, Roll No. 439;          
  Pages H7912-14, H7945-46
  Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act: H.R. 7566, amended, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
human trafficking in a school zone;                      
  Pages H7914-22
  Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022: H.R. 7181, amended, to 
amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of 
contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the 
restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, 
passenger train, and passenger railroad station; operating within the 
United States;                                           
  Pages H7922-26
  Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act: S. 169, to amend 
title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to 
waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright 
claim in certain circumstances;                          
  Pages H7926-27
  Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act: H.R. 4330, 
amended, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by 
establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure 
of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism; 
                                                         Pages H7927-30
  Amending title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place 
for holding court for the Western District of Washington: H.R. 3034, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for 
holding court for the Western District of Washington;    
  Pages H7930-31
  National Service Animals Memorial Act: H.R. 6353, amended, to 
authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs;                                                
  Pages H7932-33
  Keep America's Refuges Operational Act of 2022: H.R. 6734, amended, 
to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer

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services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System;                         
  Pages H7933-34
  Designating the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford 
Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial: H.R. 7618, to designate the Kol 
Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a 
national memorial;                                       
  Pages H7934-36
  New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act: H.R. 820, amended, to 
establish the New Philadelphia National Historical Park in the State of 
Illinois as a unit of the National Park System;          
  Pages H7937-39
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish the New 
Philadelphia National Historic Site in the State of Illinois as a unit 
of the National Park System, and for other purposes.'';      
Page H7939
  Designating the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant 
Mariner Outpatient Clinic'': H.R. 7698, to designate the outpatient 
clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as 
the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''; and 
                                                         Pages H7940-42
  Designating the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and 
JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'': S. 2771, to 
designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and 
JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.   
  Pages H7942-44
Suspensions-Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act: H.R. 
8453, amended, to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect 
to foreign persons undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement or 
threatening the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina;      
  Pages H7893-95
  Corruption, Overthrowing Rule of Law, and Ruining Ukraine: Putin's 
Trifecta Act: H.R. 6846, amended, to require a review of sanctions with 
respect to Russian kleptocrats and human rights abusers; 
                                                         Pages H7895-98
  READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022: H.R. 7240, amended, to 
reauthorize the READ Act;                             
  Pages H7899-H7900
  Securing Global Telecommunications Act: H.R. 8503, amended, to 
require the development of a strategy to promote the use of secure 
telecommunications infrastructure worldwide;             
  Pages H7900-02
  Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act: H.R. 8520, 
amended, to establish certain reporting and other requirements relating 
to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by 
certain entities;                                        
  Pages H7902-04
  Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act: H.R. 7338, amended, to 
require congressional notification prior to payments of Department of 
State rewards using cryptocurrencies, authorize the appointment of a 
Director of Digital Currency Security in the Office of Economic 
Sanctions Policy and Implementation of the Department of State; 
                                                         Pages H7904-06
  Countering Assad's Proliferation Trafficking And Garnering of 
Narcotics Act: H.R. 6265, to require a strategy by the United States 
Government to disrupt and dismantle the Captagon trade and narcotics 
networks of Bashar al-Assad in Syria;                    
  Pages H7906-08
  Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a 
terrorist organization: H. Res. 558, amended, urging the European Union 
to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization; 
                                                         Pages H7908-11
  Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act: H.R. 1433, amended, 
to reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults 
Who Are Deaf-Blind;                                      
  Pages H7911-12
  Georgetown Waterfront Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act: H.R. 4009, 
amended, to authorize the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark 
Project and Tour to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs;                               
  Pages H7931-32
  Blackwell School National Historic Site Act: S. 2490, to establish 
the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas; and 
                                                         Pages H7936-37
  Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act: H.R. 4358, amended, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System.                                                  
  Pages H7939-40
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 with respect to persons who commit, 
threaten to commit, or support terrorism, is to continue in effect 
beyond September 23, 2022--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 117-145).                 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7885.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7944-45, H7945-46, and H7946-
47.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:15 p.m.