[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 183 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1147-D1149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 9357-
9363; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 118-119; and 
H.Res. 1494-1498 were introduced.                        
  Pages H8647-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8648
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1378, of inquiry requesting the President and directing the 
Secretary of Agriculture to transmit, respectively, certain documents 
to the House of Representatives relating to Resolution Copper mine, 
adversely, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-585); and
  H.R. 5455, to amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants 
convicted of certain offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-586).    
Page H8647
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the passing of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. McEachin, the 
whole number of the House is 432.                            
  Page H8599
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 1494, permitting official photographs of the 
House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual 
session on a date designated by the Speaker.                 
  Page H8599
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022: 
S. 3846, amended, to reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health 
Collaboration Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas to 22 
nays, Roll No. 487;                            
  Pages H8618-22, H8643-44
  Terry Technical Correction Act: H.R. 5455, amended, to amend the 
First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants convicted of certain 
offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 307 yeas to 101 nays, Roll No. 488; and   
  Pages H8625-29, H8644
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Martin Olav 
Sabo Post Office'': H.R. 8025, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, as the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''.          
  Page H8638
Suspensions: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass 
the following measure:
  Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act: S. 4003, to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for 
training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and 
behavioral health and suicidal crises, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
247 yeas to 160 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 486. 
                                                  Pages H8612-18, H8642
Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8642
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the late Honorable A. Donald McEachin of Virginia. 
                                                             Page H8643
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act: 
H.R. 2521, amended, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans; 
                                                         Pages H8600-02
  Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act: H.R. 4601, amended, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to 
veterans;                                                
  Pages H8602-04
  Mark O'Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act: H.R. 4772, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and 
review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing 
allowance claims submitted by veterans;                  
  Pages H8604-05
  Designating the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Greenville, South

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Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Outpatient 
Clinic'': H.R. 5943, amended, to designate the outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the 
``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Outpatient Clinic''; 
                                                         Pages H8605-07
  Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act: H.R. 7158, amended, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care 
in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain 
veterans who are unable to live independently;           
  Pages H8607-09
  Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act: S. 231, to 
direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response 
personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and 
to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment; 
                                                         Pages H8609-12
  Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act: S. 3115, to remove the 4-
year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 
2018;                                                    
  Pages H8622-25
  Condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the 
effect of conflict on global food security and famine: H. Res. 922, 
amended, condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and 
recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine; 
                                                         Pages H8629-31
  Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of 
its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and 
Political Rights: H. Res. 744, amended, condemning the Government of 
Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its 
continued violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 
                                                         Pages H8631-33
  Uyghur Policy Act: H.R. 4785, amended, to support the human rights of 
Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity; 
                                                         Pages H8633-37
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. 
Davis Post Office'': H.R. 9308, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, 
California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office'';       
  Pages H8637-38
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, 
Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office'': H.R. 8203, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business 
Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the 
``Bob Krueger Post Office'';                             
  Pages H8638-40
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth 
Todd Post Office'': H.R. 4899, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, 
Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''; and     
  Page H8640
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the ``Ron Wright Post 
Office Building'': S. 3825, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, 
as the ``Ron Wright Post Office Building''.                  
  Page H8641
Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable A. Donald McEachin: The House agreed to H. Res. 
1496, expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on 
the death of the Honorable A. Donald McEachin.               
  Page H8645
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8642, H8643-44, and H8644.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m. 
pursuant to House Resolution 1496, as a further mark of respect to the 
memory of the late Honorable A. Donald McEachin.

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