[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1164-D1165]
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: 31 public bills, H.R. 9372-
9402; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1502-1506 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8710
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1412, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to 
the projected inflationary impact of the implementation of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Build Back Better Act, and 
the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in conjunction with the Build Back 
Better Act, adversely, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-588). 
                                                             Page H8707
Recess: The House recessed at 1:32 p.m. and reconvened at 2:32 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8693
  One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act: The House passed H.R. 
3372, to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits 
to operate one-stop reentry centers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 259 yeas 
to 167 nays, Roll No. 492.                     
  Pages H8679-86, H8693-94
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
117-587 shall be considered as adopted.                  
Pages H8679-81
Agreed to:
  Scanlon amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-587) that 
requires the report to Congress to include other relevant information 
which may include recommendations to improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of the grant program.                             
Page H8686
  H. Res. 1499, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3372), (H.R. 6878), (H.R. 8876) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
100) was agreed to yesterday, November 30th.
  Pregnant Women in Custody Act: The House passed H.R. 6878, to address 
the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and 
childbirth, by a yea-and-nay vote of 324 yeas to 90 nays, Roll No. 493.
                                               Pages H8686-93, H8694-95
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-587, shall 
be considered as adopted.                                
Pages H8687-89
Agreed to:
  Lois Frankel (FL) amendment (No. 1 printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-
587) that includes postpartum health conditions in the list of 
counseling to women who gave birth while in custody or prior to 
custody.                                                     
Page H8693
  H. Res. 1499, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3372), (H.R. 6878), (H.R. 8876) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
100) was agreed to yesterday, November 30th.
Suspensions-Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, November 
29th.
  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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 494; 
                                                         Pages H8695-96
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To support the human 
rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing 
primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their 
distinct identity, and for other purposes.'';                
Page H8696
  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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas to 44 nays, Roll No. 497; 
                                                         Pages H8701-02
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and 
advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for 
other purposes.'';                                           
Page H8702
  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, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 498; and 
                                                         Pages H8702-03
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 499.
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  Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 5 
of H. Res. 1499, 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. 4601, as 
amended; H.R. 4772, as amended; H.R. 5943, as amended; H.R. 7158, as 
amended; and agree to H. Res. 922, as amended and H.R. 744, as amended, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 495. 
                                                      Pages H8696-H8700
  Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 5943 as follows: ``To designate the 
outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, 
South Carolina, as the `Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA 
Clinic'.''.                                                  
Page H8700
  Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 5 
of H. Res. 1499, 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. 9308; H.R. 
8203; H.R. 4899 and S. 3825, by a yea-and-nay vote of 350 yeas to 66 
nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 496.       
Pages H8700-01
Senate Referrals: S. 1466 was held at the desk. S. 4017 was held at the 
desk. S. 4337 was held at the desk. S. 5060 was held at the desk. S. 
4171 was held at the desk.                                   
  Page H8676
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H8676 and H8704.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8694, H8694-95, H8695-96, 
H8699-H8700, H8700-01, H8701-02, H8702-03, and H8703.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:12 p.m.