Personal Explanation (Cong. Rec., March 31, 2020)
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The opening page of the Congressional Record, Volume 166, No. 63, for Tuesday, March 31, 2020. It says the Senate was not in session and would next meet on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 10 a.m., and that the House met at 3 p.m. After the prayer by the Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, the Journal and the Pledge of Allegiance, a Personal Explanation lets all Members have 5 legislative days to state their position on the voice vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 748. Mr. McCarthy then lists how Republican Members would have voted on the CARES Act, nearly all YEA, among them Mr. Biggs, who is shown as NAY.
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116 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
United States
of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 No. 63
Senate
The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 10 a.m.
House of Representatives
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020
The House met at 3 p.m. and was Every day we are called to be holy PERSONAL EXPLANATION
called to order by the Speaker. people. Help us to be our best selves, The SPEAKER. Without objection,
f and may all that is done be for Your all Members may have 5 legislative
greater honor and glory. days in which to include their stated
PRAYER
Amen. position on the voice vote on the mo-
The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick
f tion to concur in the Senate amend-
J. Conroy, offered the following prayer:
God of mercy, thank You for giving ment to H.R. 748, and those statements
THE JOURNAL
us another day. will appear at the appropriate point in
Bless the Members of the people’s The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section the RECORD.
House today. For those who have test- 7(a) of House Resolution 891, the Jour- There was no objection.
ed positive, bring them healing; for nal of the last day’s proceedings is ap- Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, had
those in quarantine, keep them safe; proved. there been a recorded vote on H.R. 748, the
for those working hard here or at f CARES Act, the Republican Members listed
home, give success to their efforts to below would have voted as follows.
benefit our suffering Nation and world. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Abraham, YEA; Aderholt, YEA; Allen,
During this time when we cannot The SPEAKER. The Chair will lead YEA; Amodei, YEA; Armstrong, YEA; Babin,
physically wrap our arms around each the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. YEA; Bacon, YEA; Baird, YEA; Balderson,
other, let us yet find ways to be Your The SPEAKER led the Pledge of Alle- YEA; Barr, YEA; Bergman, YEA; Biggs,
loving embrace to our neighbors. giance as follows: NAY; Bilirakis, YEA; Bishop (NC), YEA;
May we who are merely inconven- Bost, YEA; Brady, YEA; Brooks (IN), YEA;
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
ienced remember those whose lives are Buchanan, YEA; Buck, NAY; Bucshon, YEA;
United States of America, and to the Repub-
at stake. Budd, YEA; Burchett, YEA; Calvert, YEA;
lic for which it stands, one nation under God,
May we who have no risk factors re- Carter (GA), YEA; Carter (TX), YEA; Cole,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
YEA; Collins, YEA; Conaway, YEA; Cook,
member those most vulnerable.
f YEA; Crawford, YEA; Crenshaw, YEA; David-
May we who have the luxury of work-
son, YEA; Davis (IL), YEA; DesJarlais, YEA;
ing from home remember those who ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Diaz-Balart, YEA; Duncan, YEA; Dunn, YEA;
must choose between preserving their Emmer, YEA; Ferguson, YEA; Fitzpatrick,
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 4
health or making their rent. YEA; Fleischmann, YEA; Fortenberry, YEA;
May we who have the flexibility to of rule I, the following enrolled bills
Fulcher, YEA.
care for our children when their were signed by the Speaker on March
Gallagher, YEA; Gianforte, YEA; Gibbs,
schools close remember those who have 27, 2020: YEA; Gonzalez (OH), YEA; Gooden, YEA;
no options. H.R. 748, to amend the Internal Rev- Gosar, YEA; Granger, YEA; Guthrie, YEA;
May we who have to cancel our trips enue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise Hagedorn, YEA; Hartzler, YEA; Hern, YEA;
remember those who have no place to tax on high cost employer-sponsored Herrera-Beutler, YEA; Hice, NAY; Higgins
go. health coverage; (LA), YEA; Hill, YEA; Holding, YEA; Hud-
May we who are losing our margin H.R. 4771, to amend title 38, United son, YEA; Huizenga, YEA; Johnson (OH),
States Code, to permit appellants to YEA; Joyce (OH), YEA; Joyce (PA), YEA;
money in the tumult of the economic Keller, YEA; King (NY), YEA; King (IA),
market remember those who have no appear in cases before the Board of
YEA; Kinzinger, YEA; Kustoff, YEA; Lam-
margin at all. Veterans’ Appeals by picture and voice born, NAY; Lesko, YEA; Luetkemeyer, YEA;
May we who settle in for a quar- transmission from locations other than Marshall, YEA; Mast, YEA; McCarthy, YEA;
antine at home remember those who facilities of the Department of Vet- McCaul, YEA; McClintock, YEA; McHenry,
have no home. erans Affairs, and for other purposes. YEA; McKinley, YEA; Miller, YEA; Mitchell,
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YEA; Moolenaar, YEA; Mullin, YEA; Murphy (1)(A) during the period of an emergency sit- (b) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—
(NC), YEA; Newhouse, YEA; Norman, YEA. uation shall be an amount determined by the (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321(b)(1) of such
Nunes, YEA; Olson, YEA; Palazzo, YEA; Secretary but may not exceed the amount title is amended—
Pence, YEA; Posey; YEA; Ratcliffe, YEA; that would be payable under subsection (a)(2) (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Sub-
Reed, YEA; Reschenthaler, YEA; Rice (SC), if the individual worked 25 hours per week sections’’;
YEA; Riggleman, YEA; Roby, YEA; Rodgers, paid during such period.’’. (B) by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting
YEA; Roe, YEA; Rogers (KY), YEA; Rogers SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS ‘‘(d), and (i)’’; and by adding at the end the
(AL), YEA; Rooney, YEA; Rose (TN), YEA; ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL INSTI- following new subparagraph:
Rouzer, YEA; Roy, YEA; Rutherford, YEA; TUTIONS CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY ‘‘(B) Subsection (i) of section 3031 shall
Scalise, YEA; Schweikert, YEA; Scott (GA), SITUATIONS. apply with respect to the running of the 15-
YEA; Shimkus, YEA; Simpson, YEA; Smith (a) TEMPORARY PROVISION.— year period described in paragraphs (4)(A)
(NE), YEA; Smith (NJ), YEA; Smucker, (1) IN GENERAL.—During the period begin- and (5)(A) of this subsection in the same
YEA; Spano, YEA; Stauber, YEA; Stefanik, ning on March 1, 2020, and ending on Decem- manner as such subsection applies under sec-
YEA; Steil, YEA; Thompson (PA), YEA; ber 21, 2020, the Secretary may pay allow- tion 3031 with respect to the running of the
Timmons, YEA; Tipton, YEA; Upton, YEA; ances to an eligible veteran or eligible per- 10-year period described in section 3031(a).’’.
Van Drew, YEA; Wagner, YEA; Walberg, son under section 3680(a)(2)(A) of title 38, (2) TRANSFER PERIOD.—Section 3319(h)(5) is
YEA; Walorski, YEA; Waltz, YEA; Watkins, United States Code, if the veteran or person amended—
YEA; Weber, YEA; Webster, YEA; Wenstrup, is enrolled in a program or course of edu- (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or
YEA; Williams, YEA; Wilson (SC), YEA; cation that— (C)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and
Yoho, NAY; Young, YEA; Zeldin, YEA. (A) is provided by an educational institu- (B) by adding at the end the following new
tion that is closed by reason of an emergency subparagraph:
Mr. AMASH. Madam Speaker, had there situation; or
been a recorded vote, I would have voted ‘‘(C) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.—In any case
(B) is suspended by reason of an emergency in which the Secretary determines that an
‘‘nay’’ on H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, situation. individual to whom entitlement is trans-
and Economic Security Act, as amended. (2) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—The total num- ferred under this section has been prevented
Mr. AMODEI. Madam Speaker, had I been ber of weeks for which allowances may be from pursuing the individual’s chosen pro-
able to make the journey to Washington, D.C., paid under this section may not exceed four gram of education before the individual at-
I would have voted AYE on the Senate weeks. tains the age of 26 years because the edu-
Amendment to H.R. 748—CARES Act. (3) NOT COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITA- cational institution closed (temporarily or
TION.—Any amount paid under this section permanently) under an established policy
f shall not be counted for purposes of the limi- based on an Executive order of the President
STUDENT VETERAN CORONAVIRUS tation on allowanced under section or due to an emergency situation, the Sec-
RESPONSE ACT OF 2020 3680(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code. retary shall extend the period during which
(b) PERMANENT PROVISION.—Section the individual may use such entitlement for
The SPEAKER. Without objection, 3680(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is a period equal to the number of months that
the Chair lays before the House the fol- amended— the individual was so prevented from pur-
lowing bill (H.R. 6322) to make certain (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘12- suing the program of education, as deter-
improvements in the educational as- month’’ and inserting ‘‘six-month’’; and mined by the Secretary.’’.
sistance benefits under the laws admin- (2) in subparagraph (B)— (c) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAIN-
(A) by striking ‘‘or following’’ and insert- ING.—
istered by the Secretary of Veterans
ing ‘‘during periods following’’; and (1) PERIOD FOR USE.—Section 3103 of such
Affairs in the case of changes to (B) by inserting after ‘‘section 3699(b)(1)(B) title is amended—
courses of education by reason of emer- of this title,’’ the following: ‘‘, or during pe- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (e)’’
gency situations, and for other pur- riods when a course of study or program of and inserting ‘‘(e), or (g)’’; and
poses. education is temporarily closed or termi- (B) by adding at the end the following new
The Clerk read the title of the bill. nated by reason of an emergency situation,’’. subsection:
There was no objection. SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLE- ‘‘(g) In any case in which the Secretary de-
The text of the bill is as follows: MENT OF STUDENTS UNABLE TO termines that a veteran has been prevented
PURSUE A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION from participating in a vocational rehabili-
H.R. 6322 DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tation program under this chapter within
Section 3699(b)(1) of title 38, United States the twelve-year period of eligibility pre-
resentatives of the United States of America in Code, is amended— scribed in subsection (a) by reason of an Ex-
Congress assembled, (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at ecutive order of the President or due to an
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the end; emergency situation, such twelve-year pe-
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking riod—
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020’’. ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’ ; and ‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the in-
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES (3) by adding at the end the following new dividual is so prevented from participating
DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. subparagraph: such program; and
Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, ‘‘(C) the temporary closure of an edu- ‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first
is amended by adding at the end the fol- cational institution or the temporary clo- day after the individual is able to resume
lowing new subsection: sure or termination of a course or program participation in such program.’’.
‘‘(f)(1) In case of an individual who is in re- of education by reason of an emergency situ- (2) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b)
ceipt of work-study allowance pursuant to ation; and’’. of such title is amended—
an agreement described in subsection (a)(3) SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
as of the date on which an emergency situa- USE OF ENTITLEMENT.
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and
tion occurs and who is unable to continue to (a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3031 of (3)’’; and
perform qualifying work-study activities de- title 38, United States Code, is amended by (B) by adding at the end the following new
scribed in subsection (a)(4) by reason of the adding at the end the following new sub- paragraph:
emergency situation— section: ‘‘(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary
‘‘(A) the Secretary may continue to pay ‘‘(i) In the case of an individual eligible for determines that a veteran has been pre-
work-study allowance under this section or educational assistance under this chapter vented from participating in counseling and
make deductions described in subsection who is prevented from pursuing the individ- placement and postplacement services de-
(e)(1) during the period of such emergency ual’s chosen program of education before the scribed in section 3104(a)(2) and (5) of this
situation, notwithstanding the inability of expiration of the 10-year period for the use of title by reason of an Executive order of the
the individual to perform such work-study entitlement under this chapter otherwise ap- President or due to an emergency situation,
activities by reason of such emergency situa- plicable under this section because the edu- the Secretary shall extend the period during
tion; and cational institution closed (temporarily or which the Secretary may provide such coun-
‘‘(B) at the option of the individual, the permanently) under an established policy seling and placement and postplacement
Secretary shall extend the agreement de- based on an Executive order of the President services for the veteran for a period equal to
scribed in subsection (a)(3) with the indi- or due to an emergency situation, such 10-
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the number of months that the veteran was
vidual for any subsequent period of enroll- year period— so prevented from participating in such
ment initiated during the emergency situa- ‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the in- counseling and services, as determined by
tion, notwithstanding the inability of the in- dividual is so prevented from pursuing such the Secretary.
dividual to perform work-study activities de- program; and ‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary de-
scribed in subsection (a)(4) by reason of such ‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first termines that a veteran has been prevented
emergency situation. day after the individual is able to resume from participating in a vocational rehabili-
‘‘(2) The amount of work-study allowance pursuit of a program of education with edu- tation program under this chapter by reason
payable to an individual under paragraph cational assistance under this chapter.’’. of an Executive order of the President or due
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