[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1039-D1042]
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: 36 public bills, H.R. 8990-
9025; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1397-1401, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8222-23
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1247, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the 2023-2028 five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, 
adversely, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-497);
  H. Res. 1248, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, 
adversely, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-498);
  H. Res. 1251, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-499);
  H. Res. 1252, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest,adversely, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-500);
  H. Res. 1253, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics 
Office, adversely, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-501);
  H.R. 1638, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-502);
  H.R. 6364, to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads 
within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 117-503);
  H.R. 5703, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide 
professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared 
under such Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-504);
  H.R. 3482, to establish the National Center for the Advancement of 
Aviation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-505);
  H.R. 7321, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain 
air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 117-506);
  H. Res. 1396, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to 
promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting 
premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the 
behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based 
behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and 
substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the 
bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly 
authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility 
protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, 
and for other purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-507);
  H.R. 6965, to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-508, Part 1);
  H.R. 4081, to require the disclosure of a camera or recording 
capability in certain internet-connected devices (H. Rept. 117-509);
  H. Res. 1264, of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the 
House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation 
and the preservation of free speech; adversely (H. Rept. 117-510);
  H. Res. 1261, of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications 
and directives with the Federal Trade Commission; adversely (H. Rept. 
117-511);
  H. Res. 1271, of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the 
House of Representatives certain documents relating to activities of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating 
to broadband service, adversely (H. Rept. 117-512);
  H.R. 5141, to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the 
allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community 
health centers, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-513);
  H.R. 8163, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
trauma care, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-514);
  H. Res. 1298, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
transmit certain documents to the

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House of Representatives relating to the role of the Department of the 
Treasury in the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business 
Administration, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-515);
  H. Res. 1244, of inquiry requesting the President and directing the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, 
certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any 
COVID-19 vaccine, adversely (H. Rept. 117-516);
  H.R. 6889, to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the 
frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 117-517);
  H. Res. 1269, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement 
on the United States Treasury, adversely (H. Rept. 117-518);
  H. Res. 1262, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents 
in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of 
sections 36B (c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and S000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family 
glitch'', adversely (H. Rept. 117-519);
  H. Res. 1285, requesting the President to transmit certain 
information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of 
intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 
adversely (H. Rept. 117-520);
  H. Res. 1288, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide 
to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's 
possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 
pandemic, adversely (H. Rept. 117-521);
  H. Res. 1246, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, adversely (H. Rept. 117-522); and
  H. Res. 1283, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue 
Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum 
regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper 
information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other 
memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information 
returns, adversely (H. Rept. 117-523).                   
Pages H8219-20
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Casten to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:59 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, Mental Health Matters Act, and 
Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act--Rule 
for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 1396, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement 
and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and 
increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and 
youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and 
ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant 
funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the 
American Indian consortium, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 212 
nays, Roll No. 456, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 455.      
  Pages H8170-79
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, as the ``Sergeant Gerald T. 
`Jerry' Donnellan Post Office'': H.R. 6267, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in 
Suffern, New York, as the ``Sergeant Gerald T. `Jerry' Donnellan Post 
Office'';                                                
  Pages H8148-49
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Ronald 
A. Robinson Post Office'': H.R. 6080, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in 
Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Ronald A. Robinson Post Office''; 
                                                         Pages H8149-50
  Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act: H.R. 2710, amended, 
to increase transparency with respect to financial services benefitting 
state sponsors of terrorism, human rights abusers, and corrupt 
officials;                                               
  Pages H8158-59
  Amending the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement 
Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the

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Recreation Area for local businesses: H.R. 6364, amended, to amend the 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend 
the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation 
Area for local businesses;                               
  Pages H8159-60
  National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act: H.R. 3482, 
amended, to establish the National Center for the Advancement of 
Aviation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 
457;                                              
  Pages H8164-67, H8179
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain 
contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational 
Assistance: H.R. 5918, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the 
Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards 
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance;                        
  Pages H8184-85
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays 
members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such 
members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other 
purposes.''; and                                             
Page H8185
  Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act: 
H.R. 7589, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit 
the imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health 
outpatient care visits of veterans.                      
  Pages H8185-86
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022: S. 4900, to reauthorize the SBIR 
and STTR programs and pilot programs;                    
  Pages H8128-36
  Amending chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the 
cybersecurity of the Federal Government: H.R. 8956, to amend chapter 36 
of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the 
Federal Government;                                      
  Pages H8136-40
  Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2022: H.R. 8466, amended, to 
require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the 
safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at 
certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared 
for an infectious disease;                               
  Pages H8140-43
  End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022: S. 3470, 
to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting 
provisions;                                              
  Pages H8143-44
  Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act: 
S. 2551, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training 
program for the acquisition workforce;                   
  Pages H8144-45
  Chance to Compete Act of 2022: H.R. 6967, amended, to implement 
merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace 
degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring; 
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  Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act: H.R. 8163, amended, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; 
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  Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving 
Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act: S. 958, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access 
points grants for community health centers;              
  Pages H8152-53
  Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act: H.R. 4081, amended, to 
require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain 
internet-connected devices;                              
  Pages H8153-54
  Visit America Act: H.R. 6965, amended, to promote travel and tourism 
in the United States;                                    
  Pages H8155-57
  Credit Union Board Modernization Act: H.R. 6889, amended, to mend the 
Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors 
meetings;                                                
  Pages H8157-58
  Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act: H.R. 1638, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System 
land to the State of South Dakota;                       
  Pages H8160-62
  Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act: H.R. 7321, amended, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to 
provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or 
alterations;                                             
  Pages H8162-64
  Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act: Concur 
in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641, to amend the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold 
for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of 
such Act;                                                
  Pages H8167-68
  Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act: S. 3662, amended, to 
temporarily increase the cost

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share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing 
equipment;                                               
  Pages H8168-70
  Care Access Resources for Veterans Act: H.R. 3304, amended, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted 
for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons; 
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  Food Security for All Veterans Act: H.R. 8888, amended, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security;             
  Pages H8181-84
  Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act: H.R. 8875, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility 
of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs;                               
  Page H8184
  Solid Start Act of 2022: S. 1198, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs;                                     
  Pages H8186-90
  Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Act: H.R. 8510, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and 
Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
                                                         Pages H8190-92
  Supporting Families of the Fallen Act: S. 2794, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group 
Life Insurance program;                                  
  Pages H8192-93
  John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022: H.R. 8681, amended, 
to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund 
international internships and research placements for early- to mid-
career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and 
protect civil rights around the world;                   
  Pages H8193-95
  Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022: H.R. 8446, amended, 
to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016; 
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  Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act: H.R. 
8463, to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 for candidate countries; and                     
  Pages H8198-H8200
  Combating the Persecution of Christians in China Act: H.R. 4821, 
amended, to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the 
People's Republic of China who are responsible for, complicit in, or 
have directly persecuted Christians in China.            
  Pages H8200-03
Senate Referral: S. 4885 was held at the desk.               
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H8121-22.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8177-78, H8178, and H8179.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 10:09 p.m.