[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1185-D1186]
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: 17 public bills, H.R. 9430-
9446; 1 private bill, H.R. 9447; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1509, were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H8800
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8801
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1508, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country 
numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the 
per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) 
to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-590); and 
Committee on Ethics. In the Matter of Allegations Relating to 
Representative Madison Cawthorn (H. Rept. 117-591).          
Page H8799
Recess: The House recessed at 9:28 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 1:04 p.m. 
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Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022: The House passed H.R. 7946, to 
provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 503.      
  Pages H8763-73
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                          
Pages H8763-70
Agreed to:
  Vicente Gonzalez (TX) amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 
117-590) that requires the Secretary of Homeland to promulgate 
regulations to implement this Act not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act (by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 207 
nays, Roll No. 502).                                     
Pages H8770-72
  H. Res. 1508, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3648) and (H.R. 7946) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas 
to 201 nays, Roll No. 501, after the previous question was ordered 
without objection.                                       
Pages H8759-62
Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 3 
of H. Res. 1508, 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. 8844;
  S. 198, amended; and
  S. 1687, amended, by a yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 46 nays, Roll 
No. 504.                                                 
Pages H8773-75
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, December 
5th.
  Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022: S. 4052, to 
reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment 
regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young 
children, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 
505;                                                         
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  SBA Cyber Awareness Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3462, 
to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business 
Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 506;                            
  Pages H8775-76
  Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022: S. 3875, to require 
the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of 
natural hazards across the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 333 yeas to 92 nays, Roll No. 507;                    
  Pages H8776-77
  Amending the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to 
repeal certain obsolete requirements: S. 3499, to amend the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain 
obsolete requirements, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 508;                                       
  Pages H8777-78
  Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act: S. 2796, to amend the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the 
eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding 
under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 408 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 509;               
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  Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber 
Threats to Our Children Act of 2022: S. 4834, to reauthorize the 
National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 510; and 
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  Patents for Humanity Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
5796, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition 
to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain 
matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 396 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 511.                    
  Pages H8779-80
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8762, H8771-72, H8772-73, 
H8774-75, H8775, H8776, H8776-77, H8777-78, H8778, H8779, and H8779-80.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.