[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D767-D768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 58 public bills, H.R. 4762-
4819; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 59; and H. Res. 604-608 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3886-89
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  Pages H3891-92
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
J. Henry Buck, Jr., Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.                                                
  Page H3861
  Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: The 
House passed H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other 
civil aviation programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 69 nays, 
Roll No. 364.                                            
  Pages H3863-74
Agreed to:
Graves (MO) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147: Manning (No. 60) that 
adds a Sense of Congress on FAA engagement with HBCUs and MSIs on 
aviation workforce development; Manning (No. 61) that requires the FAA 
Administrator to report to Congress on implementation of the FAA Youth 
Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force's recommendations on 
increasing access to information and enhancing collaboration; Quigley 
(No. 85) that clarifies requirements of the joint DoD and FAA dynamic 
scheduling airspace system pilot program and requires a report to 
Congress on the impact of dynamic scheduling and management of special 
activity airspace and special use airspace; Rouzer (No. 87) that 
clarifies adoption of the Aeromedical Innovation and Modernization 
Working Group's findings and creates a Medical Portal Modernization 
Task Group, comprised of working group members, to study creating a 
portal

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for pilots to track the status of their medical application; Rouzer 
(No. 88) that prohibits DOT procurement of drones from certain foreign 
adversaries, including China and Russia; Ruiz (No. 89) that requires 
the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the closure of the 
Banning Municipal Airport in Banning, California; Scott (GA) (No. 90) 
that revises Sec. 483 (Engagement Events) to increase the number of 
annual events the FAA must convene to engage with aviation-impacted 
communities in each geographic region of the Administration from one to 
two; Self (No. 91) that provides a feasibility study to determine what 
the cost would be to harden satellites that contribute to U.S. 
aerospace navigation; Sherrill (No. 92) that mandates an FAA study 
within 180 days that researches prior instances and national security 
implications of airborne incidents or misrepresentations of 
domestically launched, unbeaconed, unmanned free balloons and the 
technical efficacy of putting an electronic emitter onboard said 
launches; Steil (No. 93) that directs the FAA to update FAA Order 
7031.2C to lower the remote radar bright display scope installation 
requirement from 30,000 annual itinerant operations to 15,000; Thompson 
(No. 94) that requires the Department of Transportation and National 
Academies to conduct a study on the loss of commercial air service in 
small communities throughout the country, and to provide 
recommendations on how to restore service to these communities; 
Williams (No. 99) that conducts a study of surface surveillance systems 
that are operational as of the date of enactment of this Act; Yakym 
(No. 100) that extends the air traffic control maximum hiring 
requirement through Fiscal Year 2028; Smith (NJ) (No. 101) that 
requires the President or his designee to certify offshore wind 
projects in the North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Planning Area will not 
compromise radar or create risks to aviation and space activities; 
Boebert (No. 102) that requires the report on future electric grid 
resiliency in the underlying bill to also be made available to the 
American people on a public website; Boebert (No. 103) that requires 
the report on telework in the underlying bill to also be made available 
to the American people on a public website; and Beyer (No. 104) that 
commissions study to modernize aeronautical standards (by a recorded 
vote of 348 ayes to 57 noes, Roll No. 361).    
  Pages H3863-68, H3871-72
Rejected:
  Perry amendment (No. 76 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147) that 
sought to strike sections 206 and 207 relating to N number restrictions 
(by a recorded vote of 64 ayes to 329 noes, Roll No. 362); and 
                                                  Pages H3868-69, H3872
  Perry amendment (No. 77 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147) that 
sought to strike the telework provisions in the underlying bill and 
applies the SHOW UP Act (H.R. 139) telework restrictions to the FAA (by 
a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 363). 
                                               Pages H3869-71, H3872-73
  H. Res. 597, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3935) and (H.R. 3941) was agreed to Tuesday, July 18th.
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the clerk be authorized 
to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references 
and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House.               
Page H3874
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 24th.   
  Page H3874
Senate Referrals: S. 70 was held at the desk. S. 460 was held at the 
desk. S. 794 was held at the desk. S. 1308 was held at the desk. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3884.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3871-72, 
H3872, H3872-73, and H3873-74.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:40 p.m.