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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 51 public bills, H.R. 4734-
4784; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 568-570 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 567, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4346) making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4373) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4505) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-110); and
Report of the Joint Economic Committee on the 2021 Economic Report of the President (H. Rept. 117-111).
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Announcement by the Chair: The Chair addressed the House regarding an update to the policies of January 4, 2021, and December 15, 2020, regarding the requirement to wear masks in the Hall of the House during the coronavirus pandemic. Consistent with the updated guidance from the Office of the Attending Physician related to the increased threat from the delta variant of the virus, the Chair wishes to inform all Members and staff that masks will once again be required in the Hall of the House. However, Members will be permitted to remove their masks temporarily while under recognition.
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Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Roy motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 231.
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Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hice (GA) motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 174 yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 235.
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022: The House passed H.R. 4346, making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 239.
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Rejected the Womack motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 218 nays, Roll No. 238.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-110 shall be considered as adopted.
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Agreed to:
Ryan en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-110: Graves (LA) (No. 6) that increases and decreases funds by $100,000 the appropriations for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House to encourage the creation of a collaborative drafting program to help improve workflow between HOLC and Member Offices; Langevin (No. 10) that increases funding by $3.504 million for the Capitol Grounds account with the intent that these funds be used to prioritize the removal of accessibility barriers on the Capitol Complex; and Raskin (No. 12) that increases and decreases funding by $100,000 for the purpose of directing the House Sergeant at Arms to conduct a study on the Capitol switchboard and telephone system in the U.S. House of Representatives and provide a report to Congress; and
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Ryan en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-110: Bowman (No. 1) that increases funding by $250,000 for the Library of Congress, which can partner with HBCU's, Hispanic Serving Institutions, other Minority Serving Institutions, and community colleges to form fellowship opportunities and curriculum program associations; offsets the increase by decreasing
$250,000 from Capital Construction and Operations; Bowman (No. 2) that increases funding by $250,000 for the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, with the intent of supporting translation services for official communication materials on behalf of constituents with Limited English Proficiency; offsets the increase by decreasing
$250,000 from the Capital Construction and Operations; Escobar (No. 3) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Foster (No. 4) that increases and decreases GAO appropriations by $6 million to support robust funding for thorough, up-to-date technical information and evaluations for Members of Congress, like those provided by the Office of Technology Assessment; Gottheimer (No. 5) that increases and decreases funds by $100,000 from the Architect of the Capitol's Capital Construction and Operations account to emphasize the importance of the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on the House Office Building grounds; Kelly
(IL) (No. 9) that increases and decreases funding by $4.2 million to highlight the GAO's Center for Audit Excellence and their work with Foreign Supreme Audit Institutions; and Norton (No. 11) that prohibits the United States Capitol Police from using funds to enforce the prohibition on the use of scooters on the United States Capitol Grounds
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 236).
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Rejected:
Ryan en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-110: Grothman (No. 7) that sought to decrease funding to the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion by
$1,500,000, to FY 2021 levels; and Grothman (No. 8) that sought to strike language that will enable non-citizens who meet requirements under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to be employed by the U.S. Congress (by a yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 237).
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H. Res. 567, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4346), (H.R. 4373), and (H.R. 4505) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 233, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 232. Subsequently, Representative Raskin moved to reconsider the vote, and Representative McGovern moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 234.
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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.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022: The House passed H.R. 4373, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 243.
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Rejected the Tony Gonzales (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 242.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-110 shall be considered as adopted.
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Agreed to:
Lee (CA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-110: Bowman (No. 1) that increases and decreases $5 million in funding for the Development Assistance Fund to express support for development assistance to the Caribbean; Bowman (No. 2) that increases and decreases funding by $1 million for the Economic Support Fund, which funds the Nita M. Lowey Partnership for Peace Act, to express support for diplomatic efforts; Brendan F. Boyle (PA) (No. 3) that decreases and increases the Economic Support Fund by $1,500,000 to express an urgency for bilateral and international efforts to promote peace in the North of Ireland by way of the Implementation of Public Law 99-415 and subsequently the International Fund for Ireland (IFI); Escobar (No. 8) that increases funding for the Central America Regional Program account by $1,500,000 million to combat crime, corruption, impunity; advance human rights, and hold partner governments accountable in the region; Grijalva (No. 11) that increases and decreases the salaries and expenses account within the International Boundary and Water Commission budget by $4 million to clarify responsibility for the maintenance and operations of the International Outfall Interceptor; Hill (No. 14) that increases Diplomatic Policy and Support by $2 million intended for the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs offset by a decrease to the Capital Investment Fund; Jackson Lee (No. 15) that increases by
$1,000,000 and decreases by $1,000,000 the Global Health Programs account to highlight and support the fight against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation; Jackson Lee (No. 16) that increases by
$1,000,000 and decreases by $1,000,000 to combat the trafficking of endangered species; Jackson Lee (No. 17) that increases and decreases the Global Health Programs fund by $1,000,000 to express the intent to have USAID provide unused vaccines that would otherwise be destroyed to countries in need around the world; Kim (NJ) (No. 19) that increases the Economic Support Fund by $8,000,000 for the purposes of protecting Afghan professors and researchers through the Scholar Rescue program, offset by an equal reduction to Development Assistance; Lesko (No. 20) that increases and decreases funding to encourage education and public understanding about the Semele Massacre of 1933 and its relevance to modern-day crimes against humanity; Malinowski (No. 22) that increases funding for counter-surveillance programs of the Open Technology Fund by $5 million and offsets with a decrease of $5 million from the Capital Investment Fund account; Manning (No. 23) that increases and decreases funding for consular and border security programs by $100,000,000 to express the intent that additional funding for consular and border security programs be used to address the delays in passport services; Pallone (No. 27) that withholds all International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Program funding for Azerbaijan; Spanberger (No. 32) that increases and decreases the Diplomatic Policy and Support fund by $1,000,000 to express concern about reports of adverse and anomalous health incidents (also referred to as Havana Syndrome) affecting United States government personnel abroad, to express support for a thorough interagency response, to call upon the Department of State to ensure all affected personnel receive prompt and appropriate care, and to urge the administration to share details on the origins and handling of these incidents with all relevant stakeholders in Congress, particularly the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Speier (No. 33) that increases and decreases funds for Migration and Refugee Assistance by $1,000,000 to draw attention to the urgent need to provide humanitarian and immigration relief to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, including human rights defenders, peace negotiators and other officials, civil society, individuals who helped U.S. forces, and women at risk of gender-based violence in Taliban-controlled areas and elsewhere; Tiffany (No. 35) that prohibits the expenditure of funds to create, procure or display any map that depicts Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China; and Torres (No. 36) (CA) that strikes the exemption for the Attorney Generals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to meet governance, anti-corruption, and rule of law criteria to receive funding. Ensures these Attorney Generals must meet the standard anti-corruption criteria to receive U.S. funding; and
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Lee (CA) en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of the following amendments printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-110: Dingell (No. 5) that increases and decreases funds in the Department of State Administrative Account by $1,000,000 to highlight opposition to U.S. political or diplomatic support for the Saudi blockade of Yemen; Escobar (No. 6) that increases funding for the clean technology fund by $1,500,000 to continue providing resources to increase low carbon technologies; offsets the amendment with a $2 million cut to the administrative expenses account; Escobar (No. 7) that increases funding for the Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $1,500,000 to support response to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements; Escobar (No. 9) that increases funding for the International Boundary & Water Commission construction account by $1,000,000 to support levee construction and certification along the Rio Grande; offsets the amendment by reducing the International Boundary & Water Commission salaries and expenses account by $1,000,000; Escobar (No. 10) that increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text; Jacobs (CA) (No. 18) that increases and decreases the Peacekeeping Operations account by $10,000,000; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 25) that increases and decreases funds in the Department of State Administrative Account by $1,000,000 to highlight the need for stronger congressional oversight, robust human rights measures, and transparency in U.S. arms sales to countries such as Saudi Arabia; Omar (No. 26) that transfers $5 million from Foreign Military Financing to Development Assistance; Phillips (No. 28) that decreases and increases the overseas programs account by $2,000,000 for the purposes of supporting the planning of the FY2025 Osaka Expo; Sherrill (No. 30) that increases and decreases the Democracy Programs account by $10 million to emphasize the importance of supporting international democratic norms and peaceful transitions of power; Sherrill (No. 31) that increases and decreases the Diplomatic Programs account by $10 million to emphasize the need for State department to support efforts to establish clear international norms on state-sponsored, criminal, and commercial cyber activities that prioritize human rights, individual privacy, and consumer protections (by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 241).
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Rejected:
Lee (CA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following amendments printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-110: Cloud (No. 4) that sought to prohibit taxpayer dollars from going towards for United States membership in or contributions to the World Health Organization; Grothman (No. 12) that sought to reduce funding for Contributions to International Organizations by $307,592,800; Hill (No. 13) that sought to preserve statutory requirement for Congress to authorize loans to the International Monetary Fund by striking a waiver of Section 5(f) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act; Luetkemeyer (No. 21) that sought to prohibit federal contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which advise governments around the world on climate change; Miller (No. 24) that sought to strike the proviso in the bill that states that no less than $760 million shall be made available for family planning and reproductive health; Roy (No. 29) that sought to eliminate funding for the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA); Tenney (No. 34) that sought to restore the statutory 25% cap on U.S. contributions to UN peacekeeping through the CIPA account (by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 240).
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Res. 567, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4346), (H.R. 4373), and (H.R. 4505) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 233, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 232. Subsequently, Representative Raskin moved to reconsider the vote, and Representative McGovern moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 234.
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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.
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a letter from Chairman DeFazio wherein he transmitted copies of twelve resolutions included in the General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 28, 2021.
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Senate Referrals: S. 452 was held at the desk. S. 503 was held at the desk. S. 566 was held at the desk.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H4151.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Thirteen yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4104, H4105-06, H4106, H4107, H4107-08, H4168, H4169, H4171, H4171-72, H4172-73, H4173, H4174, and H4174-75.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 132
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