Congressional Record — Daily Digest, Thursday, February 6, 2020

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Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for Thursday, February 6, 2020. The Senate met at 11:30:14 a.m. in a pro forma session and adjourned at 11:30:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020. In the House, 30 public bills and five resolutions were introduced, the House agreed to table H. Res. 832 on a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 38, and it passed H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, by a recorded vote of 224. A subcommittee hearing on Solving America's Child Care Crisis and a second hearing with witnesses from a Homeland Security office and a standards laboratory are summarized.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action Committee Meetings
The Senate met at 11:30:14 a.m. in pro forma ses- No committee meetings were held.
sion, and adjourned at 11:30:45 a.m. until 3 p.m.,
on Monday, February 10, 2020.

h
House of Representatives
mitted a resolution. Upon examination of the resolu-
Chamber Action tion, the Chair determined that the resolution quali-
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 pub- fied. Subsequently, the House agreed to the Hoyer
lic bills, H.R. 5768–5797; 1 private bill, H.R. motion to table H. Res. 832, raising a question of
5798; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 88 and H. the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-nay vote
Res. 834–837, were introduced. Pages H934–36 of 224 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 38. Pages H868–69
Additional Cosponsors: Page H937 Protecting the Right to Organize Act: The House
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: passed H.R. 2474, to amend the National Labor Re-
H.R. 1494, to strengthen partnerships between lations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act,
historically Black colleges and universities and mi- 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and
nority-serving institutions and the Department of Disclosure Act of 1959, by a recorded vote of 224
Homeland Security, and for other purposes, with an ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 50. Pages H879–H928

amendment (H. Rept. 116–393, Part 1); and Rejected the Kevin Hern (OK) motion to recom-
mit the bill to the Committee on Education and
H.R. 5273, to require the Secretary of Homeland Labor with instructions to report the same back to
Security to develop a plan to increase to 100 percent the House forthwith with an amendment, by a re-
the rates of scanning of commercial and passenger corded vote of 195 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 49.
vehicles entering the United States at land ports of Pages H925–27
entry along the border using large-scale non-intru- Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the na-
sive inspection systems to enhance border security, ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. on Education and Labor now printed in the bill,
Rept. 116–394). Page H934
modified by the amendment printed in part A of H.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she Rept. 116–392, shall be considered as adopted in
appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
pro tempore for today. Page H851 Pages H895–98
Recess: The House recessed at 10:43 a.m. and re- Agreed to:
convened at 12 noon. Page H855 Norcross amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of
H. Rept. 116–392) that requires that pre-election
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the hearings before the National Labor Relations Board
Guest Chaplain, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Catholic (NLRB) are conducted on a day-to-day basis;
Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, New Page H900
York, NY. Pages H855–56
Hayes amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H.

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Question of Privilege: Representative Granger rose Rept. 116–392) that codifies the current precedent
to a question of the privileges of the House and sub- of the National Labor Relations Board governing
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voluntary recognition of a union by an employer standards of the NLRB with respect to small busi-
which ensures collective bargaining between the nesses (by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 173 noes,
union and employer can proceed for a reasonable pe- Roll No. 48). Pages H918–20, H924–25
riod of time (one year) without requiring an inter- Rejected:
vening election; Pages H904–05 Keller amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H.
Stevens amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of Rept. 116–392) that sought to strike provisions of
H. Rept. 116–392) that directs the GAO to conduct H.R. 2474 that allow intermittent strikes and that
a report on sectoral bargaining in other countries; makes it illegal for employers to replace striking
Pages H907–08 workers permanently; Pages H905–07
Vargas amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of Rooney (FL) amendment (No. 12 printed in part
H. Rept. 116–392) that requires regional directors B of H. Rept. 116–392) that sought to allow em-
to transmit the Notice of Election at the same time ployees to petition for a union certification election
as the Direction of Election; both the Notice and the when fewer than 50% of current ‘‘unit members’’
Direction must be transmitted electronically—in- were members during the last election; Pages H913–14
cluding by email or fax—and if neither are possible, Foxx amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H.
must be transmitted by overnight mail; Rept. 116–392) that sought to strike provision re-
Pages H914–15 quiring that employers turn over employees’ personal
Tlaib amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. information to a labor union within two days of the
Rept. 116–392) that requires employers to post a National Labor Relations Board ordering a represen-
Notice of a Petition for Election within two days tation election (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to
after the NLRB notifies an employer and union 229 noes, Roll No. 42); Pages H899–H900, H920–21
about a pre-election hearing, thereby restoring the David P. Roe (TN) amendment (No. 4 printed in
2014 Election Rule; Pages H915–17 part B of H. Rept. 116–392) that sought to strike
Lawrence amendment (No. 15 printed in part B provision allowing unions to be certified without
of H. Rept. 116–392) that eliminates the waiting winning a secret ballot election under certain cir-
period for union elections and returns the require- cumstances and replaces with a requirement that all
ment that NLRB’s regional directors schedule elec- unions win a secret-ballot election in order to be cer-
tions as ‘‘early as practicable’’; ensures that the elec- tified (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 235 noes,
tion will happen no later than 20 days after it’s di- Roll No. 43); Pages H900–02, H921–22
rected, unless extraordinary circumstances warrant Allen amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H.
otherwise; Pages H917–18 Rept. 116–392) that sought to strike provision over-
Stevens amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of turning state right-to-work laws (by a recorded vote
H. Rept. 116–392) that clarifies that the ABC test of 187 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 45); and
included in the PRO Act does not preempt any Pages H903–04, H922–23
State laws governing the wages, work hours, work- Meadows amendment (No. 10 printed in part B
ers’ compensation, or unemployment insurance of of H. Rept. 116–392) that sought to strike provi-
employees (by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 178 sions that impair States’ ability to enact right-to-
noes, Roll No. 41); Pages H898–99, H920 work laws (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 235
Wild amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. noes, Roll No. 46). Pages H908–10, H923–24
Rept. 116–392) that clarifies that this bill shall not H. Res. 833, the rule providing for consideration
be construed to affect the privacy of employees with of the resolution (H. Res. 826) and the bills (H.R.
respect to voters’ lists provided to labor organiza- 2474) and (H.R. 5687) was agreed to by a yea-and-
tions by employers pursuant to elections directed by nay vote of 220 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 40, after
the Board (by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 178 the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay
noes, Roll No. 44); Pages H902–03, H922 vote of 224 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 39.
Jackson Lee amendment (No. 11 printed in part Pages H859–68, H869–70
B of H. Rept. 116–392) that provides whistleblower Expressing disapproval of the Trump adminis-
protections to employees who report violations of the tration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid: The
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act House agreed to H. Res. 826, expressing disapproval
(LMRDA); covers employees of employers as well as of the Trump administration’s harmful actions to-
employees of labor unions (by a recorded vote of 404 wards Medicaid, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas
ayes to 18 noes, Roll No. 47); and to 190 nays, Roll No. 51. Pages H870–78, H928
Pages H910–13, H924 H. Res. 833, the rule providing for consideration

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Rouda amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of of the resolution (H. Res. 826) and the bills (H.R.
H. Rept. 116–392) that clarifies that nothing in this 2474) and (H.R. 5687) was agreed to by a yea-and-
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the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay CLEARING THE AIR: LEGISLATION TO
vote of 224 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 39. PROMOTE CARBON CAPTURE,
Pages H859–68, H869–70 UTILIZATION AND STORAGE
Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University—Ap- Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
pointment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s ap- Environment and Climate Change held a hearing en-
pointment of the following Member on the part of titled ‘‘Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Car-
the House to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet bon Capture, Utilization and Storage’’. Testimony
University: Representative Shalala. Page H931 was heard from public witnesses.
Board of Visitors to the United States Coast
Guard Academy—Appointment: The Chair an- PROTECTING CONSUMERS OR ALLOWING
nounced the Speaker’s appointment of the following CONSUMER ABUSE? A SEMI-ANNUAL
Member on the part of the House to the Board of REVIEW OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL
Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy: PROTECTION BUREAU
Representative Thompson (MS). Page H931
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held
Quorum Calls—Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and a hearing entitled ‘‘Protecting Consumers or Allow-
ten recorded votes developed during the proceedings ing Consumer Abuse? A Semi-Annual Review of the
of today and appear on pages H868–69, H869, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’’. Testimony
H869–70, H920, H920–21, H921–22, H922, was heard from Kathy Kraninger, Director, Con-
H922–23, H923–24, H924, H924–25, H926–27, sumer Financial Protection Bureau.
H927–28, and H928. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- FAKE IT TILL THEY MAKE IT: HOW BAD
journed at 10:01 p.m. ACTORS USE ASTROTURFING TO
MANIPULATE REGULATORS,
DISENFRANCHISE CONSUMERS AND
Committee Meetings SUBVERT THE RULEMAKING PROCESS
NON TRIBAL PUBLIC WITNESS DAY Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Inte- Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled
rior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a ‘‘Fake It Till They Make It: How Bad Actors Use
hearing entitled ‘‘Non Tribal Public Witness Day’’. Astroturfing to Manipulate Regulators, Disenfran-
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. chise Consumers and Subvert the Rulemaking Proc-
ess’’. Testimony was heard from Seto Bagdoyan, Di-
U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND rector, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service,
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense Government Accountability Office; and public wit-
held a hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. Strategic Command’’. nesses.
Testimony was heard from Admiral Charles A. Rich-
ard, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. This ABOUT FACE: EXAMINING THE
hearing was closed. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY’S
USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION AND OTHER
NON TRIBAL PUBLIC WITNESS DAY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, PART II
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Inte- Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held
rior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a a hearing entitled ‘‘About Face: Examining the De-
hearing entitled ‘‘Non Tribal Public Witness Day’’. partment of Homeland Security’s Use of Facial Rec-
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. ognition and Other Biometric Technologies, Part
II’’. Testimony was heard from John Wagner, Dep-
SOLVING AMERICA’S CHILD CARE CRISIS: uty Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
SUPPORTING PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
THE ECONOMY tion, Department of Homeland Security; Peter Mina,
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Deputy Officer for Programs and Compliance, Office
Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Edu- for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of
cation held a hearing entitled ‘‘Solving America’s Homeland Security; and Charles Romine, Director of

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Child Care Crisis: Supporting Parents, Children, and the Information Technology Laboratory, National In-
the Economy’’. Testimony was heard from public stitute of Standards and Technology, Department of
witnesses. Commerce.

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