[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1051-D1053]
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: 62 public bills, H.R. 9026-
9087; and 11 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 110; and H. Res. 1402-1411, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8313-16
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8318-19
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1265, of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to exploit 
the energy crisis to pursue a radical climate agenda, adversely (H. 
Rept. 117-524);
  H. Res. 1272, of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to declare 
a ``climate emergency'' in order to invoke emergency authorities to 
impose regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery 
of energy or electric power, in the United States, adversely (H. Rept. 
117-525);
  H.R. 3114, to provide benefits authorized under the Longshore and 
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to maritime workers who contract 
COVID-19, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-526);
  H. Res. 1274, of inquiry directing the President to provide certain 
documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives 
relating to communications by or among any of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the 
White House, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of 
Justice related to the executive branch's recommendations for a long-
term, consensus approach to reduce the supply and availability of 
illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related substances in the United States 
(H. Rept. 117-527);
  H. Res. 1275, of inquiry directing the President to provide certain 
documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives 
relating to communications by staff of the White House regarding the 
implications of revoking the public health orders commonly referred to 
as ``title 42'' (H. Rept. 117-528);
  H. Res. 1355, 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 
ivermectin (H. Rept. 117-529);
  H. Res. 1258, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to provide certain documentation to the House of 
Representatives relating to the calculation of certain expenditure 
limitations applicable to Federal funding of the Medicaid program in 
Puerto Rico, adversely (H. Rept. 117-530);
  H. Res. 1268, of inquiry directing the President to provide certain 
documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives 
relating to actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
related to the COVID-19 pandemic response, adversely (H. Rept. 117-
531);
  H. Res. 1263, of inquiry directing the President to provide certain 
documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives 
relating to COVID-19 funding, adversely (H. Rept. 117-532); and
  H. Res. 1404, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to 
cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the 
Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to 
authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (H. Rept. 117-533). 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a 
term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing 
Office: S. 4791, to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, 
to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the 
Government Publishing Office; and                        
  Pages H8228-30
  Amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula 
base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United 
States: H.R. 8982, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of 
certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant 
formula in the United States.                            
  Pages H8264-67
  Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act: The 
House passed 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

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of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system 
serving the American Indian consortium.                  
  Pages H8230-35
  H. Res. 1396, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3843), (H.R. 7780), and (S. 3969) was agreed to yesterday, September 
28th.
  Mental Health Matters Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 
205 nays, Roll No. 459.                        
  Pages H8235-52, H8267-68
  Rejected the McClain motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 220 nays, Roll 
No. 458.                                                     
Page H8267
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-67 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 Education and Labor now printed in the bill. 
                                                             Page H8242
Agreed to:
  Trone amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 117-507) that directs the 
Secretary of Education to study student mental health at institutions 
of higher education and to issue guidance on compliance with federal 
law for mental health and substance use disorder conditions; and 
                                                             Page H8250
  DeSaulnier amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 117-507) that directs 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to establish 
an occupational research program on mental health.       
Pages H8250-51
  H. Res. 1396, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3843), (H.R. 7780), and (S. 3969) was agreed to yesterday, September 
28th. Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act: The House passed H.R. 3843, 
to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through 
adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement 
resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 460.
                                               Pages H8252-64, H8268-69
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To protect competition and 
promote antitrust enforcement by adjusting premerger filing fees to 
increase antitrust enforcement resources.''.                 
Page H8269
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-661 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill.                                                
Pages H8252-64
  H. Res. 1396, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3843), (H.R. 7780), and (S. 3969) was agreed to yesterday, September 
28th. Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measures. Consideration began Wednesday, 
September 28th. SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022: S. 4900, to 
reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, by a 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 461;    
Pages H8269-70
  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, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 73 
nays, Roll No. 462;                                          
  Page H8270
  End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022: S. 3470, 
to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting 
provisions, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 463;                                   
  Pages H8271-72
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
393 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 464;                       
  Pages H8272-73
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 414 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 465;                     
  Pages H8273-74
  Visit America Act: H.R. 6965, amended, to promote travel and tourism 
in the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 325 yeas to 93 
nays, Roll No. 466;                                      
  Pages H8274-75
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 52 nays, Roll 
No. 467;                                                 
  Pages H8275-76
  Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act: S. 3662, amended, to 
temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming 
foam input-based testing equipment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 381 
yeas to 42 nays, Roll No. 468;                               
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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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 376 yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 469;               
  Pages H8276-77
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 470;                       
  Pages H8277-78
  Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022: H.R. 8446, amended, 
to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 331 yeas to 95 nays, Roll No. 471; and 
                                                         Pages H8278-79
  Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act: H.R. 
8463, to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 for candidate countries, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 334 yeas 
to 87 nays, Roll No. 472.                                
  Pages H8279-80
  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. 1638, H.R. 3304, 
H.R. 4081, H.R. 4821, H.R. 6889, H.R. 6967, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8510, H.R. 
8681, H.R. 8875, H.R. 8956, and S. 1198; and concur in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 5641, by a yea-and-nay vote of 296 yeas to 127 nays, 
Roll No. 423.                                            
Pages H8280-90
Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 6889 as follows: ``To amend the 
Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors 
meetings, and for other purposes.''.                         
  Page H8290
Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 4821 as follows: ``To hold 
accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic 
of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any 
time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, 
and for other purposes.''.                                   
  Page H8290
Committee Election: H. Res. 1403, electing a certain Member to a 
certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman DeFazio wherein he transmitted copies of one 
resolution included in the General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 29, 2022. 
                                                         Pages H8292-96
Senate Referrals: S.1617 was held at the desk.
  S. 1687 was held at the desk. S. 2521 was held at the desk. S. 3092 
was held at the desk. S. 3655 was held at the desk. S. 3875 was held at 
the desk. S. 3906 was held at the desk. S. 4166 was held at the desk. 
S. 5002 was held at the desk. S. Con. Res. 45 was held at the desk. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8273.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Sixteen yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8267, H8268, H8268-69, H8269-
70, H8270, H8271, H8272-73, H8273-74, H8274-75, H8275, H8276, H8277, 
H8277-78, H8278-79, H8279, and H8290.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:09 p.m.