Congressional Record — House of Representatives, H1954 (April 23, 2020)
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Page H1954 of the House section of the Congressional Record for April 23, 2020, in interleaved columns. Mr. Larson of Connecticut and Mr. Soto each ask unanimous consent to be removed as cosponsors of H.R. 6494. Resolution text applies committee rules to a select subcommittee and lets its chair authorize subpoenas. A long list of Members' names follows a recorded vote. The House adjourned until Friday, April 24, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., and an enrolled bill list includes H.R. 4334, an Act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965.
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H1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 23, 2020
SEC. 4. (a) Rule XI and the rules of the REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Cooper Huffman Payne
Committee on Oversight and Reform shall Correa Huizenga Pelosi
AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 6494 Costa Hurd (TX) Pence
apply to the select subcommittee in the
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Courtney Jackson Lee Perlmutter
same manner as a subcommittee except as Cox (CA) Jayapal Perry
follows: Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Craig Jeffries Peters
(1) The chair of the select subcommittee my name be removed as a cosponsor of Crawford Johnson (GA) Peterson
may authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant H.R. 6494. Crenshaw Johnson (LA) Phillips
to clause 2(m) of rule XI and rule 12(g) of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Crist Johnson (OH) Pingree
rules of the Committee on Oversight and Re- Crow Johnson (SD) Pocan
objection to the request of the gen- Cuellar Jordan Porter
form in the investigation and study con- tleman from Connecticut? Cunningham Joyce (OH) Posey
ducted pursuant to section 3, including for
There was no objection. Curtis Joyce (PA) Pressley
the purpose of taking depositions. Davids (KS) Kaptur Price (NC)
(2) The chair of the select subcommittee is f Davidson (OH) Katko Quigley
authorized to compel by subpoena the fur- Davis (CA) Keating Raskin
nishing of information by interrogatory. RECESS Davis, Danny K. Keller Ratcliffe
(3) Subpoenas so authorized may be signed Davis, Rodney Kelly (IL) Reed
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Dean Kelly (MS) Reschenthaler
by the chair of the select subcommittee or a
designee.
ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair DeFazio Kennedy Rice (NY)
declares the House in recess for a pe- DeGette Khanna Rice (SC)
(4) The chair of the select subcommittee DeLauro Kildee Richmond
may order the taking of depositions, under riod of less than 15 minutes. DelBene Kilmer Riggleman
oath and pursuant to notice or subpoena, by Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 41 min- Delgado Kim Roby
a member of the select subcommittee or a utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Demings Kind Rodgers (WA)
counsel of the select subcommittee. Such DesJarlais King (IA) Roe, David P.
depositions shall be governed by rule 15 of f Deutch King (NY) Rogers (AL)
the rules of the Committee on Oversight and Diaz-Balart Kinzinger Rose (NY)
b 1650 Dingell Kirkpatrick Rose, John W.
Reform. For purposes of such rule, references
Doyle, Michael Krishnamoorthi Rouda
to ‘‘the Committee’’ shall be construed as AFTER RECESS F. Kuster (NH) Rouzer
references to the select subcommittee. Duncan Kustoff (TN) Roy
(5) The chair of the select subcommittee The recess having expired, the House Dunn LaHood Roybal-Allard
may, after consultation with the ranking mi- was called to order by the Speaker pro Emmer LaMalfa Ruiz
nority member, recognize— tempore (Ms. CASTOR of Florida) at 4 Engel Lamb Ruppersberger
(A) members of the select subcommittee to Escobar Lamborn Rush
o’clock and 50 minutes p.m. Eshoo
question a witness for periods longer than Langevin Rutherford
five minutes as though pursuant to clause f Espaillat Larsen (WA) Ryan
Estes Larson (CT) Sánchez
2(j)(2)(B) of such rule XI; and Evans Latta Sarbanes
(B) staff of the select subcommittee to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Ferguson Lawrence Scalise
question a witness as though pursuant to ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED Finkenauer Lee (CA) Scanlon
clause 2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI. AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Fitzpatrick Lee (NV) Schakowsky
(6) Agenda and reports required by rule 2(f) ACT, 2019 Fleischmann Lesko Schiff
and rule 4(c) of the rules of the Committee Fletcher Levin (CA) Schneider
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Flores Levin (MI) Schrader
on Oversight and Reform shall be required on
the third calendar day before a meeting, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Fortenberry Loebsack Schrier
ished business is the vote on the mo- Foster Long Schweikert
hearing, or consideration of a report, as ap- Foxx (NC) Loudermilk Scott (VA)
plicable. tion to suspend the rules and concur in Frankel Lucas Scott, Austin
(b) The provisions of this resolution shall the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. Fudge Luetkemeyer Scott, David
govern the proceedings of the select sub- 266) making appropriations for the De- Fulcher Luján Sewell (AL)
partment of the Interior, Environment, Gabbard Luria Shalala
committee in the event of any conflict with Gaetz Lynch Sherman
the rules of the House or of the Committee and related agencies for the fiscal year Gallagher Malinowski Sherrill
on Oversight and Reform. ending September 30, 2019, and for Gallego Maloney, Simpson
other purposes, on which the yeas and Garamendi Carolyn B. Sires
SEC. 5. Any committee of the House having Garcı́a (IL) Maloney, Sean Slotkin
custody of records in any form relating to nays were ordered. Garcia (TX) Mast Smith (MO)
the matters described in section 3 shall The Clerk read the title of the bill. Gianforte Matsui Smith (NE)
transfer copies of such records to the select The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gibbs McAdams Smith (NJ)
subcommittee within 7 days of the adoption question is on the motion offered by Gohmert McBath Smith (WA)
Golden McCarthy Smucker
of this resolution or receipt of such records. the gentleman from Massachusetts Gomez McCaul Soto
Such records shall become the records of the (Mr. NEAL) that the House suspend the Gonzalez (OH) McClintock Spanberger
select subcommittee. rules and concur in the Senate amend- Gonzalez (TX) McCollum Spano
Gooden McEachin Speier
SEC. 6. Service on the select subcommittee ment. Gosar McGovern Stanton
shall not count against the limitations in The vote was taken by electronic de- Gottheimer McKinley Stauber
clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X. vice, and there were—yeas 388, nays 5, Granger McNerney Stefanik
answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 35, as Graves (GA) Meeks Steil
SEC. 7. The Committee on Oversight and Graves (LA) Meng Steube
Reform is the ‘‘successor in interest’’ to the follows: Graves (MO) Meuser Stevens
select subcommittee for purposes of clause [Roll No. 104] Green (TN) Miller Stewart
8(c) of rule II. Green, Al (TX) Mitchell Stivers
YEAS—388 Griffith Moolenaar Suozzi
SEC. 8. The select subcommittee shall Abraham Blumenauer Cartwright Grothman Mooney (WV) Swalwell (CA)
cease to exist 30 days after filing the final re- Adams Blunt Rochester Case Guest Morelle Takano
port required under section 3. Aderholt Bonamici Casten (IL) Guthrie Moulton Taylor
Aguilar Bost Castor (FL) Haaland Mucarsel-Powell Thompson (CA)
SEC. 9. (a) For further expenses of the Com- Allen Boyle, Brendan Castro (TX) Hagedorn Mullin Thompson (MS)
mittee on Oversight and Reform for the One Allred F. Chabot Harder (CA) Murphy (FL) Thompson (PA)
Hundred Sixteenth Congress, there shall be Amodei Brady Cheney Harris Murphy (NC) Thornberry
paid out of the applicable accounts of the Armstrong Brindisi Chu, Judy Hartzler Nadler Timmons
House of Representatives an additional Arrington Brooks (AL) Cicilline Hayes Neal Tipton
amount of $2,000,000. Axne Brown (MD) Cisneros Heck Neguse Titus
Bacon Brownley (CA) Clark (MA) Hern, Kevin Newhouse Tlaib
(b) Payments under this resolution shall be Balderson Buchanan Clarke (NY) Herrera Beutler Norcross Tonko
made on vouchers authorized by the Com- Banks Bucshon Clay Higgins (LA) Norman Torres (CA)
mittee on Oversight and Reform, signed by Barr Budd Cleaver Higgins (NY) Nunes Torres Small
Bass Burchett Cline Hill (AR) O’Halleran (NM)
the chair of that committee, and approved in
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Beatty Burgess Cloud Himes Olson Trahan
the manner directed by the Committee on Bera Bustos Clyburn Holding Omar Trone
House Administration. Bergman Butterfield Cohen Hollingsworth Palazzo Turner
Beyer Byrne Cole Horn, Kendra S. Pallone Underwood
SEC. 10. Amounts made available under
Bilirakis Calvert Collins (GA) Horsford Palmer Upton
this resolution shall be expended in accord- Bishop (GA) Carbajal Comer Houlahan Panetta Van Drew
ance with regulations prescribed by the Com- Bishop (NC) Carson (IN) Conaway Hoyer Pappas Vargas
mittee on House Administration. Bishop (UT) Carter (GA) Connolly Hudson Pascrell Vela
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April 23, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1955
Velázquez Waters Williams The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there priations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024,
Wagner Watkins Wilson (SC) and for other purposes.
Walberg Watson Coleman Wittman
objection to the request of the gen-
Walden Weber (TX) Womack tleman from Florida?
Walker Welch Woodall There was no objection. f
Walorski Wenstrup Yarmuth
f
Waltz Westerman Yoho SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESO-
Wasserman Wexton Young REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER LUTIONS APPROVED BY THE
Schultz Wild Zeldin
AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 6494 PRESIDENT
NAYS—5
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam The President notified the Clerk of
Biggs Hice (GA) Ocasio-Cortez
Buck Massie
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to the House that on the following dates
have my name removed from H.R. 6494. he had approved and signed bills and
ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there joint resolutions of the Senate of the
Amash objection to the request of the gen- following titles:
NOT VOTING—35 tleman from Alabama? January 27, 2020:
Babin Kelly (PA) Napolitano
There was no objection. S. 457. An Act to require that $1 coins
Baird Lawson (FL) Rogers (KY) f issued during 2019 honor President George
Barragán Lewis Rooney (FL) H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the
Brooks (IN) Lieu, Ted Sensenbrenner HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLU-
Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in
Cárdenas Lipinski Serrano TION APPROVED BY THE PRESI- honor of Barbara Bush.
Carter (TX) Lofgren Shimkus DENT
Cook Lowenthal February 6, 2020:
Veasey
DeSaulnier Lowey The President notified the Clerk of S. 3201. An Act to extend the temporary
Visclosky
Doggett Marchant
Webster (FL) the House that on the following dates scheduling order for fentanyl-related sub-
Grijalva Marshall stances, and for other purposes.
Hastings McHenry
Wilson (FL) he had approved and signed bills and a
Wright February 11, 2020:
Johnson (TX) Moore joint resolution of the following titles:
S. 153. An Act to promote veteran involve-
b 1810 January 24, 2020: ment in STEM education, computer science,
H.R. 583. An Act to amend the Communica- scientific research, and for other purposes.
Messrs. WENSTRUP, FLORES, and tions Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced pen- March 2, 2020:
STEWART changed their vote from alties for pirate radio, and for other pur- S. 375. An Act to improve efforts to iden-
‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ poses. tify and reduce Government-wide improper
So (two-thirds being in the affirma- January 27, 2020: payments, and for other purposes.
tive) the rules were suspended and the H.R. 263. An Act to rename the Oyster Bay
S.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution providing
National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman
Senate amendment was concurred in. for the reappointment of John Fahey as a
Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife
The result of the vote was announced citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Refuge.
as above recorded. Smithsonian Institution.
H.R. 434. An Act to amend the National
A motion to reconsider was laid on S.J. Res. 67. A joint resolution providing
Trails System Act to provide for the study of
the table. for the reappointment of Risa Lavizzo-
the Emancipation National Historic Trail,
Stated for: Mourey as a citizen regent of the Board of
and for other purposes.
Ms. NAPOLITANO. Madam Speaker, I was Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
January 29, 2020:
absent during roll call vote No. 104. Had I H.R. 5430. An Act to implement the Agree- March 3, 2020:
ment between the United States of America, S. 394. An Act to amend the Presidential
been present, I would have voted ‘‘YEA’’ on
the United Mexican States, and Canada at- Transition Act of 1963 to improve the orderly
concurring in the Senate Amendment to H.R. transfer of the executive power during Presi-
266—Paycheck Protection Program and tached as an Annex to the Protocol Replac-
ing the North American Free Trade Agree- dential transitions.
Health Care Enhancement Act. S. 2107. An Act to increase the number of
ment.
Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, due to CBP Agriculture Specialists and support
March 3, 2020:
COVID–19 concerns, I was not able to be H.J. Res. 80. A joint resolution approving staff in the Office of Field Operations of U.S.
present on the House Floor to vote on Senate the request of the Secretary of Veterans Af- Customs and Border Protection, and for
Amendment to H.R. 266—the Paycheck Pro- fairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of other purposes.
tection Program and Health Care Enhance- title 38, United States Code. March 21, 2020:
ment Act. If I had been present, I would have H.R. 504. An Act to amend the Homeland S. 3503. An Act to authorize the Secretary
voted in favor of this legislation. Security Act of 2002 to require the Depart- of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs
ment of Homeland Security to develop an en- of education converted to distance learning
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
gagement strategy with fusion centers, and by reason of emergencies and health-related
Ms. BARRAGÁN. Madam Speaker, I regret for other purposes. situations in the same manner as programs
that I missed the votes today because of an March 6, 2020: of education pursued at educational institu-
illness. The House doctor recommended that I H.R. 6074. An Act making emergency sup- tions, and for other purposes.
not fly. Had I been present, I would have plemental appropriations for the fiscal year March 23, 2020:
voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 103 and ‘‘yea’’ on ending September 30, 2020, and for other pur- S. 893. An Act to require the President to
rollcall No. 104. poses. develop a strategy to ensure the security of
PERSONAL EXPLANATION March 12, 2020: next generation mobile telecommunications
H.R. 4998. An Act to prohibit certain Fed- systems and infrastructure in the United
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, today, eral subsidies from being used to purchase States and to assist allies and strategic part-
April 23, 2020, I missed roll call votes 103 and communications equipment or services pos- ners in maximizing the security of next gen-
104. ing national security risks, to provide for eration mobile telecommunications systems,
Had I been present for roll call 103, on the establishment of a reimbursement pro- infrastructure, and software, and for other
Agreeing to H. Res. 938, Providing for the gram for the replacement of communications purposes.
adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 935) estab- equipment or services posing such risks, and S. 1822. An Act to require the Federal Com-
lishing a Select Subcommittee on the for other purposes. munications Commission to issue rules re-
Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative March 13, 2020: lating to the collection of data with respect
H.R. 5671. An Act to award a Congressional to the availability of broadband services, and
subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight Gold Medal, collectively, to the United for other purposes.
and Reform, I would have voted ‘‘Yes.’’ States Merchant Mariners of World War II,
Had I been present for roll call 104, on in recognition of their dedicated and vital f
Agreeing to the Senate Amendment to H.R. service during World War II.
266, the Paycheck Protection Program and March 18, 2020: ADJOURNMENT
Health Care Enhancement Act, I would have H.R. 5214. An Act to amend title 5, United
voted ‘‘Yes.’’ States Code, to prevent fraud by representa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
f
tive payees. ant to section 7(b) of House Resolution
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H.R. 6201. An Act making emergency sup- 891, the House stands adjourned until
REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER plemental appropriations for the fiscal year 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 6494 ending September 30, 2020, and for other pur-
poses.
Thereupon (at 6 o’clock and 13 min-
Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, I ask March 25, 2020: utes p.m.), under its previous order, the
unanimous consent that I be removed H.R. 4334. An Act to amend the Older House adjourned until Friday, April 24,
as a cosponsor from H.R. 6494. Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appro- 2020, at 10:30 a.m.
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