[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D260-D262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 1733-
1773; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 27-28; and H. Res. 246-250, were 
introduced.                                              
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1155, to prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher 
prices for consumers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-13);
  H.R. 1158, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect to 
new critical energy resources, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-
14);
  H.R. 1141, to repeal the natural gas tax (H. Rept. 118-15);
  H.R. 1140, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with 
respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a 
critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
118-16);
  H.R. 1131, to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with 
respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 118-17);
  H.R. 1130, to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural 
gas, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-18);
  H.R. 1121, to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic 
fracturing (H. Rept. 118-19, Part 1);
  H.R. 1085, to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National 
Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical 
refineries in the United States, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-
20);
  H.R. 1070, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner 
or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit 
under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 118-21);
  H.R. 1068, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 
secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical 
minerals and other materials, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 118-22);
  H.R. 1115, to provide for Federal and State agency coordination in 
the approval of certain authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-23);
  H.R. 1058, to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern 
process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and 
maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import 
and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-24, Part 1);
  H. Con. Res. 14, expressing disapproval of the revocation by 
President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline 
(H. Rept. 118-25, Part 1);
  H.R. 1023, to repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to 
the greenhouse gas reduction fund (H. Rept. 118-26);
  H. Con. Res. 17, expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal 
Government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude 
oil or other petroleum products, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-27); 
and
  H.R. 1335, to restart onshore and offshore oil, gas, and coal 
leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, ensure 
transparency in energy development on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-28, Part 1).       
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Carl to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:26 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
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  Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, 
March 22nd.
  Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance 
Relations with ASEAN Act: H.R. 406, to provide for the treatment of the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization 
for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 33 nays, Roll No. 148. 
                                                         Pages H1347-48
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
relating to ``Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and 
Exercising Shareholder Rights''--Presidential Veto: The House voted to 
sustain the President's veto of H.J. Res. 30, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 
``Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising 
Shareholder Rights'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 200 nays, 
Roll No. 149 (two-thirds of those present not voting to override). 
                                                         Pages H1383-86
  Subsequently, the veto message (H. Doc. 118-18) and the joint 
resolution were referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.                                                   
Page H1386
  Parents Bill of Rights Act: The House considered H.R. 5, to ensure 
the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public 
schools. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, March 24th. 
                                               Pages H1348-83, H1386-96
Agreed to:
  Bacon amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that requires 
Local Education Agencies (LEA) to provide the parents of a child who is 
a student in an elementary school or secondary school the number of 
school counselors in that school;                            
Page H1375
  Foxx amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that amends H.R. 5 
to align the list of rights school districts must provide notice of to 
actions school districts must take; amends a sense of Congress to 
express support for parents fundamental rights to direct the education 
of their children and that courts should use the strict scrutiny test 
to evaluate laws involving those rights;                 
Pages H1375-76
  Boebert amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that amends 
Section 104 to include Parent's Right to Know if their child's school 
operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to 
permit a person whose biological sex is male to participate in an 
athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls; 
                                                         Pages H1376-77
  Boebert amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that amends 
Section 104 to include Parent's Right to Know if their child's school 
allows a person whose biological sex is male to use restrooms or 
changing rooms designated for women or girls;            
Pages H1377-78
  Fitzpatrick amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that amends 
the bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States (GAO) 
to submit a report to Congress on the cost of the requirements of H.R. 
5 to SEAs, LEAs, and elementary and secondary schools and requires the 
report to also analyze and evaluate the impact of H.R. 5 on protecting 
parents' rights in the education of the children (by a recorded vote of 
386 ayes to 39 noes, Roll No. 153);               
Pages H1383, H1388-89
  Garbarino amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that provides 
that nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, should be 
construed as authorizing or granting parents the ability to deny any 
student who is not their own child from accessing any books or other 
reading materials otherwise available in the library of their child's 
school;                                                      
Page H1389
  Lawler amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that ensures 
this bill does not impose requirements on non-public elementary or 
secondary school;                                        
Pages H1391-92
  McCormick amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that 
establishes that parents will be granted the opportunity to address 
their school board regarding a complaint about a violation of parental 
rights; and                                              
Pages H1393-94
  Miller (OH) amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that 
expands the definition of schools to include secondary career and 
technical schools.                                       
Pages H1395-96
Rejected:
  Bonamici amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that sought to 
strike line 1 and all that follows in H.R. 5 (by a recorded vote of 203 
ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 150);               
Pages H1378-81, H1386-87
  Crane amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that sought to add 
a private right of action for parents to hold schools accountable for 
not honoring the rights set forth in Title I and Title II of this bill 
(by a recorded vote of 61 ayes to 365 noes, Roll No. 151); 
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  Davidson amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that sought to 
prohibit federal funds under Title I and Title II from going to a local 
educational agency unless they hold an open enrollment period (by a 
recorded vote of 89 ayes to 338 noes, Roll No. 152); and 
                                               Pages H1382-83, H1387-88
  Jacobs amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that sought to 
strike ``at no cost'' in the new paragraph (1)(A) of section 1112(e) of 
the ESEA, as added by section 104(2) of the bill.        
                                                         Pages H1390-91
                                                 Proceedings Postponed:
  Green (TN) amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that seeks 
to revise the bill to include the right to timely notice of any major 
cyberattack against their child's school that may have compromised 
student or parent information;                           
                                                         Pages H1389-90
  Jacobs amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that seeks to 
strike the provisions relating to reviewing professional development 
materials in sections 104 and 202;                           
                                                             Page H1391
  Massie amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that seeks to 
add a sense of Congress that the authority of the Department of 
Education and the Secretary of Education to operate or administer any 
office or program related to elementary or secondary education should 
be terminated on or before December 31, 2023; and        
                                                         Pages H1392-93
  McCormick amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 118-12) that seeks to 
establishes parents' right to be informed of non-curriculum-based 
initiatives and events, and allows parents to opt-in their children to 
such initiatives and events.                             
                                                         Pages H1394-95
  H. Res. 241, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 
147, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 146.            
                                               Pages H1337-45, H1346-47
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1346, 
H1346-47, H1347-48, H1385-86, H1386-87, H1387, H1387-88, and H1388-89.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:15 p.m.