[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9803-H9810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS CERTAIN BILLS AND CONCUR IN SENATE
AMENDMENT
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution
1518, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 1082; H.R.
5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725;
H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789; and concur in the Senate
amendment to H.R. 7077.
The Clerk read the title of the bills and the Senate amendment to
H.R. 7077.
The text of the bill and the Senate amendment to H.R. 7077 are as
follows:
Sami's Law
H.R. 1082
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sami's Law''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
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(1) Passenger.--The term ``passenger'' means an individual
who is matched with a TNC driver through a TNC platform.
(2) Tnc driver.--The term ``TNC driver'' means an
individual who contracts with a transportation network
company and provides transportation services facilitated
through a TNC platform in exchange for compensation or
payment of a fee from a passenger.
(3) Tnc platform.--The term ``TNC platform'' means an
online-enabled application or digital network made available
by a transportation network company to connect passengers to
TNC drivers for the purpose of a TNC driver providing
prearranged transportation services.
(4) Tnc vehicle.--The term ``TNC vehicle'' means a vehicle
(also known as a ``ride-hailing vehicle'') that is--
(A) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by a TNC
driver; and
(B) used by the TNC driver to provide to passengers
prearranged transportation services facilitated through a TNC
platform.
(5) Transportation network company; tnc.--
(A) In general.--The terms ``transportation network
company'' and ``TNC'' mean a corporation, partnership, sole
proprietorship, or other entity that makes available a TNC
platform to connect passengers to TNC drivers in exchange for
compensation or payment of a fee in order for the TNC driver
to transport the passenger using a TNC vehicle.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``transportation network
company'' and ``TNC'' does not include--
(i) a shared-expense carpool or vanpool arrangement that is
not intended to generate profit for the driver; or
(ii) microtransit or other dedicated services provided
exclusively on behalf of a government entity, a nonprofit
organization, or a third-party commercial enterprise.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF RIDE-HAILING SIGNAGE.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it
shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale
any signage that--
(1) is designed to help a passenger to identify a TNC
vehicle; and
(2) either--
(A) contains a proprietary trademark or logo of a
transportation network company; or
(B) purports to be signage of a transportation network
company.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any
person authorized by a transportation network company to sell
or offer for sale signage of the transportation network
company described in that subsection.
(c) Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--A violation of this section shall be
considered to be a violation of a rule defining an unfair or
deceptive act or practice prescribed under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
57a(a)(1)(B)).
(2) Action by ftc.--The Federal Trade Commission shall
enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means,
and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though
all applicable provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) are incorporated in this Act.
(3) Treatment.--Any person who violates this section shall
be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges
and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
(d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section limits the
authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other
provision of law.
SEC. 4. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL
PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC
DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF OTHER FOR-HIRE
VEHICLES.
(a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report that includes the results of a study
regarding--
(1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault
and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar
years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the
first study)--
(A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire
vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of
for-hire vehicles; and
(B) against passengers and riders by other passengers and
TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including
taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by
individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-
hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other
for-hire vehicles;
(2) the nature and specifics of any background checks
conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other
for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State
and local laws requiring those background checks; and
(3) the safety steps taken by transportation network
companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including
taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.
(b) Sexual Assault Defined.--In this section, the term
``sexual assault'' means the occurrence of an act that
constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by
Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim
lacks capacity to consent.
SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
J.I. Washington Post Office Building
H.R. 5349
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. J.I. WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg,
South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ``J.I.
Washington Post Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``J.I. Washington Post Office Building''.
W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office
H.R. 6218
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota,
shall be known and designated as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller
Plantenberg Post Office''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post
Office''.
Charles P. Nord Post Office
H.R. 6220
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARLES P. NORD POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham,
Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Charles P.
Nord Post Office''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''.
James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office
H.R. 6221
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JAMES A. ROGERS JR. POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted,
Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``James A.
Rogers Jr. Post Office''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office''.
Authorization to Establish Commemorative Work
H.R. 6611
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Sponsor.--The term ``Sponsor'' means the Government of
France.
(b) Authorization.--
(1) In general.--The Sponsor may establish a commemorative
work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its
environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean
Monnet with respect to--
(A) restoring peace between European nations; and
(B) establishing the European Union.
(2) Compliance with standards for commemorative works.--The
establishment of the commemorative work under this section
shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works
Act''), except that sections 8902(a)(1) and 8908(b) shall not
apply with respect to the commemorative work.
(3) Prohibition on the use of federal funds.--
(A) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any
expense of the establishment or maintenance of the
commemorative work under this section.
(B) Acceptance of contributions and payment of expenses.--
The Sponsor shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of
contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the
establishment and maintenance of the commemorative work under
this section.
(4) Deposit of excess funds.--
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(A) In general.--If, on payment of all expenses for the
establishment of the commemorative work under this section
(including the maintenance and preservation amount required
by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there
remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of
the commemorative work, the Sponsor shall transmit the amount
of the balance to the Secretary for deposit in the account
provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title.
(B) On expiration of authority.--If, on expiration of the
authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of
title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of
funds received for the establishment of the commemorative
work under this section, the Sponsor shall transmit the
amount of the balance to a separate account with the National
Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the
Secretary or the Administrator of General Services, as
appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in
paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts
established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.
(c) Determination of Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary
effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects
of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing
in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate
Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been
submitted prior to the vote on passage.
PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building
H.R. 6630
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PFC JANG HO KIM POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia,
California, shall be known and designated as the ``PFC Jang
Ho Kim Post Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building''.
Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building
H.R. 6725
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE.
Section 1 of Public Law 116-80 is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. MARILYN MONROE POST OFFICE BUILDING.
``(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 15701 Sherman Way in Van Nuys,
California, shall be known and designated as the `Marilyn
Monroe Post Office Building'.
``(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the `Marilyn Monroe Post Office Building'.''.
Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building
H.R. 7832
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 396 South California Avenue in West
Covina, California, shall be known and designated as the
``Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office
Building''.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act
H.R. 8665
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Title 44, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 710, by striking ``his approval'' and
inserting ``approval by the President'';
(2) in section 711, by striking ``he shall'' and inserting
``the Director shall'';
(3) in section 2108--
(A) by striking ``transferred to him'' and inserting
``transferred to the Archivist'';
(B) by striking ``appear to him'' and inserting ``appear to
the head of the Federal agency'';
(C) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody
of the head of the Federal agency'';
(D) by striking ``he concurs,'' and inserting ``the
Archivist concurs'';
(E) by striking ``his successor in function'', each place
it appears, and inserting ``the successor in function of the
head of the agency''; and
(F) by striking ``he determines'' and inserting ``the
Archivist determines'';
(4) in section 2109--
(A) by striking ``to him'' and inserting ``to the
Archivist''; and
(B) by striking ``He may'' and inserting ``The Archivist
may'';
(5) in section 2110--
(A) by striking ``he considers'' and inserting ``the
Archivist considers''; and
(B) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody
of the Archivist'';
(6) in section 2112--
(A) by striking ``he may'', each place it appears, and
inserting ``the Archivist may'';
(B) by striking ``in him'' and inserting ``in the
Archivist'';
(C) by striking ``his custody'' and inserting ``the custody
of the Archivist''; and
(D) by striking ``his control'' and inserting ``the control
of the Archivist'';
(7) in section 2307, by striking ``his designee'' and
inserting ``the designee of the Archivist'';
(8) in section 2903, by striking ``by him'' and inserting
``by the Archivist'';
(9) in section 3308, by striking ``he may'' and inserting
``the Archivist may'';
(10) in section 3310, by striking ``he considers'' and
inserting ``the Archivist considers''; and
(11) in section 3311--
(A) by striking ``his legal custody'' and inserting ``the
legal custody of the head of the agency of the United States
Government'';
(B) by striking ``his opinion'' and inserting ``the opinion
of such head of such agency'';
(C) by striking ``he shall'' and inserting ``such official
shall''; and
(D) by striking ``he disposed'' and inserting ``such
official disposed''.
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act
S. 558
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Flood
Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act'' or
the ``FLOODS Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. National Integrated Flood Information System.
Sec. 4. Observations and modeling for total water prediction.
Sec. 5. Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of
the National Weather Service.
Sec. 6. Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
communication of future flood risks and hazardous flash
flood events.
Sec. 7. Freshwater monitoring along the coast.
Sec. 8. Tornado warning improvement.
Sec. 9. Hurricane forecast improvement program.
Sec. 10. Weather and water research and development planning.
Sec. 11. Forecast communication coordinators.
Sec. 12. Estimates of precipitation frequency in the United States.
Sec. 13. Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure.
Sec. 14. National Weather Service hydrologic research fellowship
program.
Sec. 15. Identification and support of consistent, Federal set of
forward-looking, long-term meteorological information.
Sec. 16. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess
and predict flood and flood impacts.
Sec. 17. Availability to the public of flood-related data.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United
States, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL INTEGRATED FLOOD INFORMATION SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a
system, to be known as the ``National Integrated Flood
Information System'', to better inform and provide for more
timely decision making to reduce flood-related effects and
costs.
(b) System Functions.--The Administrator, through the
National Integrated Flood Information System, shall--
(1) provide an effective flood early warning system that--
(A) collects and integrates information on the key
indicators of floods and flood impacts, including streamflow,
reservoir release and diversion, precipitation, soil
moisture, snow water equivalent, land cover, and evaporative
demand;
(B) makes usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of floods;
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(C) assesses the severity of flood conditions and effects;
(D) provides information described in subparagraph (A),
forecasts described in subparagraph (B), and assessments
described in subparagraph (C) at the national, regional, and
local levels, as appropriate; and
(E) communicates flood forecasts, flood conditions, and
flood impacts to appropriate entities engaged in flood
planning, preparedness, and response and post-event flood
extent, including--
(i) decision makers at the Federal, State, local, and
Tribal levels of government; and
(ii) the public;
(2) provide timely data, information, and products that
reflect differences in flood conditions among localities,
regions, watersheds, and States;
(3) coordinate and integrate, through interagency
agreements as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in
support of the flood early warning information system
provided under paragraph (1);
(4) use existing forecasting and assessment programs and
partnerships;
(5) make improvements in seasonal precipitation and
temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and
flood water prediction; and
(6) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities
relating to floods, including research activities relating
to--
(A) the prediction, length, severity, and impacts of floods
and improvement of the accuracy, timing, and specificity of
flash flood warnings;
(B) the role of extreme weather events and climate
variability in floods; and
(C) how water travels over and through surfaces.
(c) Partnerships.--The Administrator, through the National
Integrated Flood Information System, may--
(1) engage with the private sector to improve flood
monitoring, forecasts, land and topography data, and
communication, if the Administrator determines that such
engagement is appropriate, cost effective, and beneficial to
the public and decision makers described in subsection
(b)(1)(E)(i);
(2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic
cooperative partnerships to assist in carrying out the
functions of the National Integrated Flood Information System
described in subsection (b);
(3) use and support monitoring by citizen scientists,
including by developing best practices to facilitate maximum
data integration, as the Administrator considers appropriate;
(4) engage with, and leverage the resources of, entities
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in
existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such
as the National Weather Service with respect to forecast and
warning functions, the National Integrated Drought
Information System, the Regional Climate Center, and the
National Mesonet Program, to improve coordination of water
monitoring, forecasting, and management; and
(5) engage with and support water monitoring by the United
States Geological Survey--
(A) to improve the availability and continuity of
streamflow data at critical locations through the deployment
of rapid deployment gages and the flood-hardening of at-risk
streamflow gauges; and
(B) to increase storm surge monitoring data through the
deployment of additional storm surge sensors.
(d) Consultation.--In developing and maintaining the
National Integrated Flood Information System, the
Administrator shall consult with relevant Federal, State,
local, and Tribal government agencies, research institutions,
and the private sector.
(e) Cooperation From Other Federal Agencies.--Each Federal
agency shall cooperate as appropriate with the Administrator
in carrying out this section.
SEC. 4. OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING FOR TOTAL WATER PREDICTION.
(a) Partnerships.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish
partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to evaluate observations that would
improve total water prediction.
(2) Priority observations.--In establishing partnerships
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize
partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial
systems.
(b) Maintained Observations.--If the Administrator
determines that incorporating additional observations
improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to
the extent practicable, continue incorporating those
observations.
(c) Modeling Improvements.--The Administrator shall advance
geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of
coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that
improve the coupling of and interoperability between
hydrological models and coastal ocean models.
SEC. 5. SERVICE COORDINATION HYDROLOGISTS AT RIVER FORECAST
CENTERS OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
(a) Designation of Service Coordination Hydrologists.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the National Weather
Service (in this section referred to as the ``Director'')
shall designate at least 1 service coordination hydrologist
at each River Forecast Center of the National Weather
Service.
(2) Performance by other employees.--Performance of the
responsibilities outlined in this section is not limited to
the service coordination hydrologist position.
(b) Primary Role of Service Coordination Hydrologists.--The
primary role of the service coordination hydrologist shall be
to carry out the responsibilities required by this section.
(c) Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), consistent with
the analysis described in section 409 of the Weather Research
and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25;
131 Stat. 112), and in order to increase impact-based
decision support services, each service coordination
hydrologist designated under subsection (a) shall, with
respect to hydrology--
(A) be responsible for providing service to the geographic
area of responsibility covered by the River Forecast Center
at which the service coordination hydrologist is employed to
help ensure that users of products and services of the
National Weather Service can respond effectively to improve
outcomes from flood events;
(B) liaise with users of products and services of the
National Weather Service, such as the public, academia, media
outlets, users in the hydropower, transportation, recreation,
and agricultural communities, and forestry, land, fisheries,
and water management interests, to evaluate the adequacy and
usefulness of the products and services of the National
Weather Service;
(C) collaborate with such River Forecast Centers and
Weather Forecast Offices and Federal, State, local, and
Tribal government agencies as the Director considers
appropriate in developing, proposing, and implementing plans
to develop, modify, or tailor products and services of the
National Weather Service to improve the usefulness of such
products and services;
(D) engage in interagency partnerships with Federal, State,
local, and Tribal government agencies to explore the use of
forecast-informed reservoir operations to reduce flood risk;
(E) ensure the maintenance and accuracy of flooding call
lists, appropriate office flooding policy or procedures, and
other flooding information or dissemination methodologies or
strategies; and
(F) work closely with Federal, State, local, and Tribal
emergency and floodplain management agencies, and other
agencies relating to disaster management, to ensure a
planned, coordinated, and effective preparedness and response
effort.
(2) Other staff.--The Director may assign a responsibility
set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the
Director considers appropriate to carry out such
responsibility.
(d) Additional Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a service
coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) may,
with respect to hydrology--
(A) work with a State agency to develop plans for promoting
more effective use of products and services of the National
Weather Service throughout the State;
(B) identify priority community preparedness objectives;
(C) develop plans to meet the objectives identified under
subparagraph (B); and
(D) conduct flooding event preparedness planning and
citizen education efforts with and through various State,
local, and Tribal government agencies and other disaster
management-related organizations.
(2) Other staff.--The Director may assign a responsibility
set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the
Director considers appropriate to carry out such
responsibility.
SEC. 6. IMPROVING NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATION OF FUTURE FLOOD
RISKS AND HAZARDOUS FLASH FLOOD EVENTS.
(a) Assessment of Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
(A) conduct an assessment of--
(i) the flash flood watches and warnings of the National
Weather Service; and
(ii) the information delivery to support preparation and
responses to floods; and
(B) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the
Administrator with respect to the assessment required by
subparagraph (A).
(2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)(A)
shall include the following:
(A) An evaluation of whether the watches, warnings, and
information described in paragraph (1)(A) effectively--
(i) communicate risk to the general public;
(ii) inform action to prevent loss of life and property;
(iii) inform action to support flood preparation and
response; and
(iv) deliver information in a manner designed to lead to
appropriate action.
(B) Subject to subsection (b)(2), such recommendations as
the Administrator may have for--
(i) legislative and administrative action to improve the
watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and
(ii) such research as the Administrator considers necessary
to address the focus areas described in paragraph (3).
(3) Focus areas.--The assessment required by paragraph
(1)(A) shall focus on the following areas:
(A) Ways to communicate the risks posed by hazardous flash
flood events to the public
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that are most likely to result in informed decision making
regarding the mitigation of those risks.
(B) Ways to provide actionable geographic information to
the recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood,
including partnering with emergency response agencies, as
appropriate.
(C) Evaluation of information delivery to support the
preparation for and response to floods.
(4) Consultation.--In conducting the assessment required by
paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall consult with--
(A) individuals in the academic sector, including
individuals in the field of social and behavioral sciences;
(B) other weather services;
(C) media outlets and other entities that distribute the
watches and warnings described in paragraph (1)(A)(i);
(D) floodplain managers and emergency planners and
responders, including State, local, and Tribal emergency
management agencies;
(E) other government users of the watches and warnings
described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), including the Federal
Highway Administration; and
(F) such other Federal agencies as the Administrator
determines rely on watches and warnings regarding flash
floods for operational decisions.
(5) National academy of sciences.--The Administrator shall
engage with the National Academy of Sciences, as the
Administrator considers necessary and practicable, including
by contracting with the National Research Council to review
the scientific and technical soundness of the assessment
required by paragraph (1)(A), including the recommendations
under paragraph (2)(B).
(6) Methodologies.--In conducting the assessment required
by paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall use such
methodologies as the Administrator considers are generally
accepted by the weather enterprise, including social and
behavioral sciences.
(b) Improvements to Flash Flood Watches and Warnings.--
(1) In general.--Based on the assessment required by
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Administrator shall make such
improvements to the watches and warnings described in that
subsection as the Administrator considers necessary--
(A) to improve the communication of the risks posed by
hazardous flash flood events; and
(B) to provide actionable geographic information to the
recipient of a watch or warning for a flash flood.
(2) Requirements regarding recommendations.--In conducting
the assessment required by subsection (a)(1)(A), the
Administrator shall ensure that any recommendation under
subsection (a)(2)(B) that the Administrator considers a major
change--
(A) is validated by social and behavioral science using a
generalizable sample;
(B) accounts for the needs of various demographics,
vulnerable populations, and geographic regions;
(C) responds to the needs of Federal, State, local, and
Tribal government partners and media partners; and
(D) accounts for necessary changes to federally operated
watch and warning propagation and dissemination
infrastructure and protocols.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Watch; warning.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the terms ``watch'' and ``warning'', with respect to a
hazardous flash flood event, mean products issued by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intended for
use by the general public--
(i) to alert the general public to the potential for or
presence of the event; and
(ii) to inform action to prevent loss of life and property.
(B) Exclusion.--The terms ``watch'' and ``warning'' do not
include technical or specialized meteorological and
hydrological forecasts, outlooks, or model guidance products.
(2) Weather enterprise.--The term ``weather enterprise''
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Weather
Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C.
8501).
SEC. 7. FRESHWATER MONITORING ALONG THE COAST.
(a) Data Availability Assessment.--The Administrator shall
assess the availability of short- and long-term data on
large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and
estuaries, including data on--
(1) flow rate, including discharge;
(2) conductivity;
(3) oxygen concentration;
(4) nutrient load;
(5) water temperature; and
(6) sediment load.
(b) Data Needs Assessment.--The Administrator shall assess
the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect
of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in
subsection (a).
(c) Inventory of Data Needs.--Based on the assessments
required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall
create an inventory of data needs with respect to the
flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections
(a) and (b).
(d) Planning.--In planning for the collection of additional
data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of
the flooding and freshwater discharge described in
subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the
inventory created under subsection (c).
SEC. 8. TORNADO WARNING IMPROVEMENT.
Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting
Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8513) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Innovative Observations.--The Under Secretary shall
ensure that the program periodically examines the value of
incorporating innovative observations, such as acoustic or
infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array
radars, and observations from mesonets, with respect to the
improvement of tornado forecasts, predictions, and
warnings.''.
SEC. 9. HURRICANE FORECAST IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 104(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting
Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8514(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) evaluating and incorporating, as appropriate,
innovative observations, including acoustic or infrasonic
measurements.''.
SEC. 10. WEATHER AND WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
Section 105(2) of the Weather Research and Forecasting
Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8515(2)) is amended by
inserting ``and flood-event'' after ``operational weather''.
SEC. 11. FORECAST COMMUNICATION COORDINATORS.
Section 1762(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15
U.S.C. 8521(f)(1)) is amended, in the second sentence, by
striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
SEC. 12. ESTIMATES OF PRECIPITATION FREQUENCY IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated
States'' means the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia,
which have each entered into a Compact of Free Association
with the United States.
(2) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States.
(b) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a
program, to be known as the ``NOAA Precipitation Frequency
Atlas of the United States'', to compile, estimate, analyze,
and communicate the frequency of precipitation in the United
States.
(c) Functions.--The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of
the United States--
(1) shall better inform the public and provide information
on--
(A) temporal and spatial distribution of heavy
precipitation;
(B) analyses of seasonality in precipitation; and
(C) trends in annual maximum series data; and
(2) may serve as the official source of the Federal
Government on estimates of precipitation frequency and
associated information with respect to the United States.
(d) Requirements.--
(1) Coverage.--The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of
the United States shall include such estimates of the
frequency of precipitation in the United States as the
Administrator determines appropriate.
(2) Frequency.--Such estimates--
(A) shall be conducted not less frequently than once every
10 years; and
(B) may be conducted more frequently if determined
appropriate by the Administrator.
(3) Publication.--Such estimates and methodologies used to
conduct such estimates shall be--
(A) subject to an appropriate, scientific process, as
determined by the Administrator; and
(B) published on a publicly accessible website of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(e) Partnerships.--The Administrator may partner with other
Federal agencies, members of the private sector, academic
cooperative partnerships, or nongovernment associations to
assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection
(c).
(f) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the
Administrator may consult with relevant Federal, State,
local, Tribal, and Territorial government agencies, research
institutions, and the private sector, as the Administrator
determines necessary.
(g) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the
Administrator may coordinate with other Federal agencies.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section, from amounts
otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
to carry out this Act, $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2030.
SEC. 13. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a committee, to be
known as the ``Interagency Committee on Water Management and
Infrastructure'' (in this section referred to as the ``Water
Policy Committee'').
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(b) Membership.--The Water Policy Committee shall be
composed of the following members:
(1) The Administrator.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior.
(3) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) The Secretary of Commerce.
(6) The Secretary of Energy.
(7) The Secretary of the Army.
(8) The heads of such other agencies as the co-chairs
consider appropriate.
(c) Co-Chairs.--The Water Policy Committee shall be co-
chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) Meetings.--The Water Policy Committee shall meet not
less frequently than 6 times each year, at the call of the
co-chairs.
(e) General Purpose and Duties.--The Water Policy Committee
shall ensure that agencies and departments across the Federal
Government that engage in water-related matters, including
water storage and supplies, water quality and restoration
activities, water infrastructure, transportation on United
States rivers and inland waterways, and water forecasting,
work together where such agencies and departments have joint
or overlapping responsibilities to--
(1) improve interagency coordination among Federal agencies
and departments on water resource management and water
infrastructure issues;
(2) coordinate existing water-related Federal task forces,
working groups, and other formal cross-agency initiatives, as
appropriate;
(3) prioritize managing the water resources of the United
States and promoting resilience of the water-related
infrastructure of the United States, including--
(A) increasing water storage, water supply reliability, and
drought resiliency;
(B) improving water quality, source water protection, and
nutrient management;
(C) promoting restoration activities;
(D) improving water systems, including with respect to
drinking water, desalination, water reuse, wastewater, and
flood control; and
(E) improving water data management, research, modeling,
and forecasting;
(4) improve interagency coordination of data management,
access, modeling, and visualization with respect to water-
related matters;
(5) promote integrated planning for Federal investments in
water-related infrastructure to enhance coordination and
protect taxpayer investment; and
(6) support workforce development and efforts to recruit,
train, and retain professionals to operate and maintain
essential drinking water, wastewater, flood control,
hydropower, water delivery, and water storage facilities in
the United States.
(f) Cross-Agency Priority Research Needs.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Water
Policy Committee shall develop and submit to Congress a list
of research needs that includes needs for cross-agency
research and coordination.
SEC. 14. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Assistant administrator.--The term ``Assistant
Administrator'' means the Assistant Administrator for Weather
Services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) Decision support services.--The term ``decision support
services'' means information, including data and refined
products, that supports water resources-related decision-
making processes.
(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given
that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001).
(4) NOAA line offices.--The term ``NOAA line offices''
means the following offices of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration:
(A) The National Ocean Service.
(B) The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service.
(C) The National Marine Fisheries Service.
(D) The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
(E) The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
(b) Hydrologic Research Fellowship Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a
hydrologic research fellowship program (in this section
referred to as the ``program'') for qualified individuals.
(2) Qualified individual.--For purposes of this section, a
qualified individual is an individual who is--
(A) a citizen of the United States; and
(B) enrolled in a research-based graduate program, at an
institution of higher education, in a field that advances the
research priorities developed by the Assistant Administrator
under paragraph (7), such as--
(i) hydrology;
(ii) earth sciences;
(iii) atmospheric sciences;
(iv) computer sciences;
(v) engineering;
(vi) environmental sciences;
(vii) geosciences;
(viii) urban planning; or
(ix) related social sciences.
(3) Award guidelines.--Fellowships under the program shall
be awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the
Assistant Administrator.
(4) Selection preference.--In selecting qualified
individuals for participation in the program, the Assistant
Administrator shall give preference to applicants from
historically Black colleges and universities and minority-
serving institutions.
(5) Placement.--The program shall support the placement of
qualified individuals in positions within the executive
branch of the Federal Government where such individuals can
address and advance the research priorities developed by the
Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7).
(6) Fellowship term.--A fellowship under the program shall
be for a period of up to 2 years.
(7) Fellowship research priorities.--The Assistant
Administrator, in consultation with representatives from the
NOAA line offices, the United States Geological Survey, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Army Corps of
Engineers, as appropriate, shall develop and publish
priorities for the conduct of research by fellows, which may
include the following:
(A) Advance the collaborative development of a flexible
community-based water resources modeling system.
(B) Apply artificial intelligence and machine learning
capabilities to advance existing hydrologic modeling
capabilities.
(C) Support the evolution and integration of hydrologic
modeling within an Earth Systems Modeling Framework.
(D) Improve visualizations of hydrologic model outputs.
(E) Advance the state of coupled freshwater and salt water
modeling and forecasting capabilities.
(F) Advance understanding and process representation of
water quality parameters.
(G) Advance the assimilation of in-situ and remotely sensed
observations and data.
(H) Support the integration of social science to advance
decision support services.
(I) Develop methods to study groundwater sustainability and
estimate the efficiency of recharge management.
(c) Direct Hiring.--
(1) Authority.--During fiscal year 2022 and any fiscal year
thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may appoint,
without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter
33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303
and 3328 of that title, to a position with the Federal agency
a recipient of a fellowship under the program who--
(A) earned a degree from a program described in subsection
(b)(2)(B);
(B) successfully fulfilled the requirements of the
fellowship within the executive branch of the Federal
Government; and
(C) meets qualification standards established by the Office
of Personnel Management.
(2) Exercise of authority.--The direct hire authority
provided by this subsection shall be exercised with respect
to an individual described in paragraph (1) not later than 2
years after the date on which the individual completed the
fellowship under the program.
SEC. 15. IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT OF CONSISTENT, FEDERAL
SET OF FORWARD-LOOKING, LONG-TERM
METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Extreme weather.--The term ``extreme weather'' includes
observed or anticipated severe and unseasonable atmospheric
conditions, including drought, heavy precipitation,
hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms (including
derechos), large hail, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding,
sustained temperatures or precipitation that deviate
substantially from historical averages, and any other weather
event that the Administrator determines qualifies as extreme
weather.
(2) Long-term.--The term ``long-term'' shall have such
meaning as the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, in consultation with the
Administrator, considers appropriate for purposes of this
section.
(3) Other environmental trends.--The term ``other
environmental trends'' means wildfires, coastal flooding,
inland flooding, land subsidence, rising sea levels, and any
other challenges relating to changes in environmental systems
over time that the Administrator determines qualify as
environmental challenges other than extreme weather.
(b) Identification and Support of Consistent, Federal Set
of Forward-looking, Long-term Meteorological Information.--
The Administrator shall identify, and support research that
enables, a consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-
term meteorological information that models future extreme
weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and
up-to-date observations, including mesoscale information as
determined appropriate by the Administrator.
SEC. 16. GAP ANALYSIS ON AVAILABILITY OF SNOW-RELATED DATA TO
ASSESS AND PREDICT FLOOD AND FLOOD IMPACTS.
(a) In General.--The Administrator, in consultation with
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the
Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an
analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to
assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data
on the following:
(1) Snow water equivalent.
(2) Snow depth.
(3) Snowpack temperature.
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(4) Snow and mixed-phase precipitation.
(5) Snow melt.
(6) Rain-snow line.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives a report on--
(1) the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection
(a); and
(2) opportunities for additional collaboration among
Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better
assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
SEC. 17. AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC OF FLOOD-RELATED DATA.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall make flood-related
data available to the public on the website of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Cost.--The Administrator may make the data under
subsection (a) freely accessible or available at a cost that
does not exceed the cost of preparing the data.
Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With
Tribes Act
S. 789
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repealing Existing
Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes
Act'' or the ``RESPECT Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE LAWS RELATING TO INDIANS.
(1) Section 2080 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 72) is
repealed.
(2) Section 2100 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 127) is
repealed.
(3) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449,
chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 128), is repealed.
(4) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat.
424, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 129), is amended under the
heading ``CHEYENNES AND ARAPAHOES.'' by striking ``; that the
Secretary of the Interior be authorized to withhold, from any
tribe of Indians who may hold any captives other than
Indians, any moneys due them from the United States until
said captives shall be surrendered to the lawful authorities
of the United States''.
(5) Section 2087 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 130) is
repealed.
(6) Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449,
chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 137), is repealed.
(7) Section 2101 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 138) is
repealed.
(8) Section 7 of the Act of June 23, 1879 (21 Stat. 35,
chapter 35; 25 U.S.C. 273), is repealed.
(9) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat.
612, chapter 209), is amended--
(A) under the heading ``MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORTS.'' (27 Stat.
628; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the last 2 undesignated
paragraphs; and
(B) under the heading ``FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.'' (27 Stat.
635; 25 U.S.C. 283), by striking the second undesignated
paragraph.
(10) Section 18 of the Act of June 30, 1913 (38 Stat. 96,
chapter 4; 25 U.S.C. 285), is amended by striking the tenth
undesignated paragraph.
(11) The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, chapter 3504),
is amended under the heading ``commissioner.'' under the
heading ``I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS.'' (34 Stat. 328; 25 U.S.C. 302) by striking the
fourth undesignated paragraph.
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering the U.S. Fire
Administration Act''.
SEC. 2. FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 38. INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.
``(a) In General.--In the case of a major fire, the
Administrator may send incident investigators, which may
include safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes
and standards experts, researchers, and fire training
specialists, to the site of the fire to conduct a fire safety
investigation as described in subsection (b).
``(b) Investigation Required.--A fire safety investigation
conducted under this section--
``(1) shall be conducted in coordination and cooperation
with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial authorities, including Federal agencies that are
authorized to investigate any fire; and
``(2) shall examine the previously determined cause and
origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters to
include use of codes and standards, demographics, structural
characteristics, smoke and fire dynamics (movement) during
the event, and costs of associated injuries and deaths.
``(c) Report.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon
concluding any fire safety investigation under this section,
the Administrator shall--
``(A) issue a public report to the appropriate Federal,
State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities on the
findings of such investigation; or
``(B) collaborate with another investigating Federal,
State, local, Tribal, or territorial agency on the report of
that agency.
``(2) Exception.--If the Administrator, in consultation
with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial authorities determines that issuing a report
under paragraph (1) would have a negative impact on a
potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the
Administrator is not required to issue such report.
``(3) Contents.--Each public report issued under paragraph
(1) shall include recommendations on--
``(A) any other buildings with similar characteristics that
may bear similar fire risks;
``(B) improving tactical response to similar fires;
``(C) improving civilian safety practices;
``(D) assessing the costs and benefits to the community of
adding fire safety features; and
``(E) how to mitigate the causes of the fire.
``(d) Discretionary Authority.--In addition to a fire
safety investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (a),
provided doing so would not have a negative impact on a
potential or ongoing criminal investigation, the
Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct a fire
safety investigation at the site of any fire with unusual or
remarkable context that results in losses less severe than
those occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination
and cooperation with the appropriate Federal, State, local,
Tribal, and territorial authorities, including Federal
agencies that are authorized to investigate the fire.
``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to--
``(1) affect or otherwise diminish the authorities or the
mandates vested in other Federal agencies;
``(2) grant the Administrator authority to investigate a
major fire for the purpose of an enforcement action or
criminal prosecution; or
``(3) require the Administrator to send investigators or
issue a report for a major fire when the Administrator, in
coordination and cooperation with the appropriate Federal,
State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, determine
that it may compromise a potential or ongoing criminal
investigation.
``(f) Major Fire Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `major fire' shall have the meaning given such term
under regulations to be issued by the Administrator.''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution
1518, the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend
the rules with respect to such measures is vacated to the end that all
such motions are considered as withdrawn.
The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Maryland
(Mr. Hoyer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bills and
concur in the Senate amendment.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 349,
nays 80, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 522]
YEAS--349
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
Arrington
Auchincloss
Axne
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Comer
Connolly
Conway
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Flood
Flores
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guest
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hartzler
Hayes
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
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Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Peltola
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
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Ross
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Ryan (OH)
Salazar
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Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
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Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
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Titus
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Waters
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Yarmuth
Zeldin
NAYS--80
Aderholt
Allen
Armstrong
Babin
Banks
Bergman
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brooks
Buck
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Cammack
Cawthorn
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Davidson
Donalds
Estes
Fallon
Fleischmann
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gohmert
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Jackson
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kustoff
Lesko
Loudermilk
Mann
Massie
McClain
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Norman
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Rice (SC)
Rose
Rosendale
Roy
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sempolinski
Spartz
Steube
Taylor
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
NOT VOTING--1
Hinson
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Mr. ADERHOLT changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, and Mr. TAKANO changed
their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended,
the bills were passed and the Senate amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The title of H.R. 1082 was amended so as to read: ``A bill to
prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles
in order to enhance safety and save lives.''.
The title of H.R. 6611 was amended so as to read: ``A bill to
authorize the Government of France to establish a commemorative work in
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary
contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring peace between European
nations and establishing the European Union, and for other purposes.''.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Axne (Pappas)
Beatty (Neguse)
Boebert (Gaetz)
Brooks (Moore (AL))
Brown (MD) (Evans)
Carter (LA) (Horsford)
Cawthorn (Gaetz)
Cherfilus-McCormick (Brown (OH))
Cicilline (Jayapal)
Clyburn (Butterfield)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Dingell (Pappas)
Doyle, Michael F. (Evans)
Dunn (Salazar)
Escobar (Garcia (TX))
Espaillat (Correa)
Gosar (Weber (TX))
Green (TN) (Fleischmann)
Jacobs (NY) (Sempolinski)
Johnson (TX) (Pallone)
Kelly (IL) (Horsford)
Kim (NJ) (Pallone)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Krishnamoorthi (Pappas)
Larson (CT) (Pappas)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
Levin (CA) (Huffman)
Meeks (Horsford)
Newman (Correa)
Norcross (Pallone)
Ocasio-Cortez (Tlaib)
O'Halleran (Pappas)
Palazzo (Fleischmann)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Payne (Pallone)
Porter (Beyer)
Pressley (Neguse)
Rice (SC) (Weber (TX))
Rush (Beyer)
Sewell (DelBene)
Simpson (Fulcher)
Sires (Pallone)
Speier (Garcia (TX))
Stevens (Craig)
Strickland (Correa)
Tiffany (Fitzgerald)
Titus (Pallone)
Welch (Pallone)
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