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Legislative Program (Cong. Rec., June 26, 2020)

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Page H2557 of the House section of the Congressional Record for June 26, 2020, headed Legislative Program, in interleaved columns, with a recorded vote list. Mr. Ferguson asks the majority leader, Mr. Hoyer, about the schedule for the week to come. Mr. Hoyer says the President called the virus a hoax, which is Mr. Hoyer's remark, and Mrs. Davis of California asks unanimous consent on a measure establishing a joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. The page also records consideration of a bill under House Resolution 1017, with text about services provided through a portal.

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                                                June 26, 2020                                         CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                                H2557
                                                Huizenga            Moolenaar           Stauber            Sánchez (Roybal-   Watson Coleman      Wilson (FL)            LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
                                                Hurd (TX)           Mooney (WV)         Stefanik             Allard)            (Pallone)           (Hayes)
                                                Johnson (LA)        Murphy (NC)         Steil              Serrano (Meng)      Welch                                 (Mr. FERGUSON asked and was
                                                Johnson (OH)        Newhouse            Steube             Speier (Scanlon)     (McGovern)                         given permission to address the House
                                                Johnson (SD)        Norman              Stewart
                                                Jordan              Nunes               Stivers                                f                                   for 1 minute.)
                                                Joyce (OH)          Olson               Taylor                                                                       Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I
                                                Joyce (PA)          Palazzo             Thompson (PA)      ESTABLISHING JOINT CONGRES-                             rise for the purpose of inquiring of the
                                                Katko               Palmer              Thornberry           SIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAU-                             majority leader the schedule for the
                                                Keller              Pence               Tiffany
                                                Kelly (MS)          Perry               Timmons
                                                                                                             GURAL CEREMONIES                                      week to come. I yield to my friend
                                                Kelly (PA)          Peterson            Tipton               Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak-                  from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the major-
                                                King (NY)           Posey               Turner
                                                                                                           er, I ask unanimous consent to take                     ity leader.
                                                Kinzinger           Reed                Upton                                                                        Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman
                                                Kustoff (TN)        Reschenthaler       Van Drew           from the Speaker’s table the concur-
                                                LaHood              Rice (SC)           Wagner             rent resolution (S. Con. Res. 38) to es-                from Georgia for yielding.
                                                LaMalfa             Riggleman           Walberg            tablish the Joint Congressional Com-                      Madam Speaker, on Monday, the
                                                Lamborn             Roby                Walden
                                                                                                           mittee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the                  House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning-
                                                Latta               Rodgers (WA)        Walker                                                                     hour debate. I would repeat that be-
                                                Lesko               Roe, David P.       Waltz              inauguration of the President-elect and
                                                Long                Rogers (KY)         Watkins            Vice President-elect of the United                      cause it is unusual. On Monday, we are
                                                Loudermilk          Rose, John W.       Weber (TX)
                                                                                                           States on January 20, 2021, and ask for                 meeting at 9 a.m. for morning-hour de-
                                                Lucas               Rouzer              Webster (FL)                                                               bate and 10 a.m. for legislative busi-
                                                Marshall            Roy                 Wenstrup           its immediate consideration in the
                                                Massie              Rutherford          Westerman          House.                                                  ness, with votes expected to occur as
                                                Mast                Scalise             Williams             The Clerk read the title of the con-                  early as 2:30 p.m.
                                                McCarthy            Schweikert          Wilson (SC)                                                                  On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
                                                McCaul              Scott, Austin       Wittman            current resolution.
                                                                                                                                                                   House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning-
                                                McClintock          Shimkus             Womack               The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs.
                                                                                                                                                                   hour debate and 10 a.m. for legislative
                                                McHenry             Simpson             Woodall            DINGELL). Is there objection to the re-
                                                McKinley            Smith (MO)          Wright                                                                     business.
                                                                                                           quest of the gentlewoman from Cali-
                                                Meuser              Smith (NE)          Yoho                                                                         On Thursday, the House will meet at
                                                Miller              Smith (NJ)          Young              fornia?
                                                                                                                                                                   9 a.m. for legislative business.
                                                Mitchell            Smucker             Zeldin               There was no objection.                                 The House will consider H.R. 1425, the
                                                                  NOT VOTING—19                              The text of the concurrent resolution                 Patient Protection and Affordable Care
                                                Abraham             Duncan              Rogers (AL)
                                                                                                           is as follows:                                          Enhancement Act. This bill will sig-
                                                Babin               Emmer               Rooney (FL)                        S. CON. RES. 38                         nificantly increase the ACA’s afford-
                                                Barr                Gallagher           Sensenbrenner        Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep-
                                                Bishop (UT)         King (IA)
                                                                                                                                                                   ability and subsidies, lower prescrip-
                                                                                        Spano              resentatives concurring),
                                                Brooks (IN)         Luetkemeyer         Walorski                                                                   tion drug prices, expand coverage, and
                                                Carter (TX)         Marchant                               SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT COM-                  crack down on junk plans, while
                                                Curtis              Mullin                                           MITTEE.
                                                                                                                                                                   strengthening protections for people
                                                                                                             There is established a Joint Congressional
                                                                 b 1441                                    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (in this              with preexisting conditions and ad-
                                                                                                           resolution referred to as the ‘‘joint com-              dressing racial health disparities.
                                                  So the bill was passed.                                                                                            The House will also consider, Madam
                                                                                                           mittee’’) consisting of 3 Senators and 3 Mem-
                                                  The result of the vote was announced                                                                             Speaker, H.R. 7301, which is the Emer-
                                                                                                           bers of the House of Representatives, to be
                                                as above recorded.                                         appointed by the President of the Senate and            gency Housing Protection and Relief
                                                  A motion to reconsider was laid on                       the Speaker of the House of Representatives,            Act of 2020. This bill would authorize
                                                the table.                                                 respectively. The joint committee is author-            nearly $200 billion for the dire housing
                                                               PERSONAL EXPLANATION                        ized to make the necessary arrangements for             needs arising due to the COVID–19 pan-
                                                   Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, had I been                      the inauguration of the President-elect and
                                                                                                           Vice President-elect of the United States on
                                                                                                                                                                   demic.
                                                present, I would have voted: ‘‘no’’ on rollcall                                                                      H.R. 7301, which was included in the
                                                                                                           January 20, 2021.
                                                No. 120 (Veto message to accompany H.J.                                                                            HEROES Act, would help renters and
                                                                                                           SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
                                                Res. 76—Borrower Defense CRA); ‘‘yes’’ on                                                                          homeowners by extending the eviction
                                                                                                             The joint committee—
                                                rollcall No. 121 (MTR on H.R. 51—Wash-                       (1) is authorized to utilize appropriate              and foreclosure moratoria and pro-
                                                ington DC Admission Act); and ‘‘no’’ on rollcall           equipment and the services of appropriate               viding $100 billion for emergency rental
                                                No. 122 (Final Passage of H.R. 51—Wash-                    personnel of departments and agencies of the            assistance; $75 billion for homeowners
                                                ington DC Admission Act).                                  Federal Government, under arrangements                  assistance to cover mortgages, prop-
                                                               PERSONAL EXPLANATION                        between the joint committee and the heads               erty taxes, and utilities; and more than
                                                                                                           of those departments and agencies, in con-              $11 billion for homeless assistance pro-
                                                   Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, on June 26th, I
                                                                                                           nection with the inaugural proceedings and
                                                was unable to be present in the House Cham-                                                                        grams.
                                                                                                           ceremonies; and
                                                ber to cast my vote on two pieces of legisla-                (2) may accept gifts and donations of goods
                                                                                                                                                                     I would again reiterate that that bill
                                                tion. If present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on            and services to carry out its responsibilities.         passed as a part of the HEROES Act,
                                                passage of H.J. Res. 76 (RC 120), ‘‘yea’’ on                                                                       which is now pending in the Senate.
                                                                                                             The concurrent resolution was con-                      Lastly, the House will consider H.R.
                                                the Motion to Recommit (RC 121), and ‘‘nay’’               curred in.
                                                on passage of H.R. 51 (RC 122).                                                                                    2, the Moving Forward Act. This bill
                                                                                                             A motion to reconsider was laid on                    would invest more than $1.5 trillion in
                                                               PERSONAL EXPLANATION                        the table.
                                                   Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I was un-                                                                        modern, sustainable infrastructure,
                                                                                                                               f                                   while creating millions of good-paying
                                                able to vote on June 26, 2020, due to not
                                                being in D.C. Had I been present, I would                                                                          jobs; combating the climate crisis; and
                                                                                                                            RECESS                                 addressing disparities in urban, subur-
                                                have voted as follows: ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No.
                                                                                                             The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                       ban, and rural communities.
                                                120; ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 121; and ‘‘no’’ on
                                                                                                           ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair                  The bill includes a 5-year reauthor-
                                                rollcall 122.
                                                                                                           declares the House in recess for a pe-                  ization of the surface transportation
                                                   MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
                                                                                                           riod of less than 15 minutes.                           program, invests in schools with the
                                                      RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS
                                                                                                             Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 45 min-                 Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools
                                                Axne (Raskin)       Johnson (TX)        Lofgren (Boyle,
                                                Cárdenas                                 Brendan F.)
                                                                                                           utes p.m.), the House stood in recess.                  Act, invests over $100 billion in our Na-
                                                                      (Jeffries)
                                                  (Gomez)           Khanna (Gomez)      Lowenthal                              f                                   tion’s affordable housing infrastruc-
                                                DeSaulnier                                (Beyer)                                                                  ture, delivers affordable high-speed




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                                                  (Matsui)            (Gallego)         Lowey (Meng)                              b 1459                           broadband internet access to all parts
                                                Deutch (Rice        Langevin            Moore (Beyer)
                                                  (NY))                                 Napolitano                                                                 of the country, and promotes new clean
                                                                      (Lynch)                                         AFTER RECESS                                 renewable energy infrastructure.
                                                Engel (Titus)       Lawson (FL)           (Correa)
                                                Frankel (Kuster
                                                                      (Evans)
                                                                                        Payne                The recess having expired, the House                    We expect, at that point in time, to
                                                  (NH))                                   (Wasserman       was called to order by the Speaker pro                  be out on Thursday for the July Fourth
                                                                    Lewis (Kildee)
                                                Garamendi                                 Schultz)
                                                  (Boyle,
                                                                    Lieu, Ted (Beyer)
                                                                                        Pingree (Kuster    tempore (Mrs. DINGELL) at 2 o’clock                     break. I would tell the House that the
                                                  Brendan F.)       Lipinski (Cooper)     (NH))            and 59 minutes p.m.                                     2 weeks that will follow the July



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                                                Fourth weekend will be reserved, as                       But once again, the Republican voice                 had the most closed rules of any Con-
                                                were the first weeks in June, for com-                  was left out. There were some really                   gress in the history of the Congress.
                                                mittees to do their work, in particular,                good amendments and ideas from my                        Mr. FERGUSON. It seems to me that
                                                the National Defense Authorization                      side that simply did not gain consider-                I voted on a lot more amendments last
                                                Act being considered by the House                       ation on the floor, and they should                    year than I have this year. We probably
                                                Armed Services Committee.                               have.                                                  did have more closed bills, but we
                                                  That bill is, obviously, very lengthy.                  One such example was the Cline                       seemed to have a lot more legislative
                                                It composes a little more than half of                  amendment that really would have dis-                  activity. It seemed to be a lot more
                                                the discretionary spending, and we ex-                  couraged collective bargaining agree-                  productive.
                                                pect the committee to need substantial                  ments with organizations that really                     But anyway, Madam Speaker, an-
                                                time to mark up that bill.                              kind of had poor officer disciplinary                  other thing that is concerning to me is
                                                  In addition, the Appropriations Com-                  tactics, something that could have fun-                that I am disappointed about what has
                                                mittee will be marking up its 12 bills                  damentally changed how departments                     transpired in the House over the recent
                                                for consideration by the House.                         operate in big cities.                                 weeks. For the first time in 230 years,
                                                  Then, the last 2 weeks, we will be                      But anyway, it is a disappointment. I                Members had to elect to come to D.C.
                                                taking the products that will not be                    hate that we did not get to do that.                   to represent their constituents, but
                                                limited to the NDAA and the appro-                        Mr. HOYER. Will the gentleman                        they no longer need to do that. Instead,
                                                priations bills, but we will be primarily               yield?                                                 they can now turn their voting cards
                                                taking up the time with other legisla-                    Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen-                    over to another Member, including
                                                tion that will be promoted and sent to                  tleman.                                                Speaker PELOSI, or any other Member,
                                                the floor for consideration by the com-                   Mr. HOYER. We are hopeful that the                   and have them vote in their place using
                                                mittees.                                                Senate will pass a bill. I know that my                this new proxy vote scheme.
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I                        friend will say, Well, yes, but it is the                One thing that I am thankful for is
                                                very much appreciate that update.                       Democrats that stopped the bill.                       that the covered period for this laid
                                                  Question: Does the gentleman expect
                                                                                                          Let me tell the gentleman, I genu-                   out by the Speaker comes to an end
                                                to consider amendments to H.R. 2, the
                                                                                                        inely hope that we have a bill passed                  July Fourth, and we look forward to
                                                transportation bill, on the floor next
                                                                                                        by the Senate, that we go to con-                      seeing all the Members come back to
                                                week?
                                                  I yield to the gentleman from Mary-                   ference, and that we adopt a bill that                 do their jobs.
                                                land.                                                   can garner the support of the majority                   Since many States are fully re-
                                                  Mr. HOYER. Yes. I talked to Mr.                       of the House and the Senate and can be                 opened, and even here in D.C., phase 2
                                                MCCARTHY yesterday. Obviously, be-                      signed by the President of the United                  reopening is in its place, and you can
                                                cause of the timeframe that the                         States.                                                go to restaurants and gyms. As a mat-
                                                COVID–19 health strictures have im-                       As I said on the floor when we consid-               ter of fact, we can even now go to the
                                                posed upon us, it takes a long time to                  ered the bill, KAREN BASS, the Congres-                House gym again. And most employees
                                                vote on amendments. So, rather than                     sional Black Caucus, and those of us                   are returning to work.
                                                consider amendments individually, the                   who strongly supported the bill, we                      With that said, I would like to con-
                                                leader and I talked about having                        don’t want to send a message. We want                  firm with the gentleman that he does
                                                amendments       either  in    manager’s                to make a difference. To the extent                    not plan to extend the July Fourth
                                                amendments or in amendments that                        that making a difference requires us to                covered period and continue this ab-
                                                have a lot of individual amendments                     have agreement between the two par-                    surd proxy voting scheme.
                                                within them. And they will be consid-                   ties, I am hopeful we will get to that                   Mr. HOYER. First of all, of course, I
                                                ered en gros so that there may well be                  objective.                                             reject emphatically the premise that
                                                a lot of amendments, but we hope to                       Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my                          this is absurd. As the gentleman
                                                hold the votes down to a manageable                     time, those words are fine now. But                    knows, there were some 70, some weeks
                                                level.                                                  when we talk about having agreement                    ago, who cast a vote. There were 30
                                                  As the gentleman knows, votes have                    and talk about having those discus-                    today. They cast their votes because
                                                been taking about an hour. If we took                   sions, Madam Speaker, clearly, the                     they were concerned about their health
                                                every amendment seriatim, frankly, we                   committee and this body should be                      or families’ health to whom they would
                                                wouldn’t finish until September. So, we                 considering it as an entire body. The                  return.
                                                are trying to manage that, and we are                   opportunity for us to consider those                     I think the gentleman probably has
                                                working with the minority leader.                       amendments here on the floor of the                    been reading, as well, and maybe lis-
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I                        House is really important.                             tening to the extraordinary spike in
                                                am happy to hear that. But it seems                       But we understand that the minority                  cases that have been identified and the
                                                kind of odd that this week, when we                     in the Senate blocked debate and con-                  concern that hospital beds will be over-
                                                were considering the police reform bill,                tinuation of Mr. Scott’s bill, Senator                 run.
                                                there were no amendment consider-                       SCOTT’s bill, which was, quite candidly,                 We will end this when the medical
                                                ations.                                                 an excellent piece of legislation. If any-             community, not somebody who has no
                                                  I believe the majority leader, Madam                  one has not seen his remarks on the                    medical knowledge and very little com-
                                                Speaker, said on the floor that we have                 Senate floor and his speech, I would                   mand of the facts, tells us it is time to
                                                constraints on amendments because of                    highly encourage you to do it.                         get together again. When he told peo-
                                                the coronavirus. So I ask, if there were                  That was a disappointment. But                       ple to do that, they did get together, 10
                                                amendment constraints this week, do                     then, to hear the majority leader say                  of whom apparently work for the White
                                                those same constraints exist next                       that we are going to eliminate debate                  House who have gotten infected, and,
                                                week?                                                   in this House simply to do it in con-                  frankly, spikes in Florida, Texas, Ari-
                                                  Mr. HOYER. No, it turns out that we                   ference, I think we deserve a better op-               zona, and, yes, even California and
                                                considered the bill in the House the                    portunity than that.                                   some other States as well, including
                                                same way the majority leader in the                       But I understand. You are in the ma-                 Arkansas.
                                                Senate wanted to consider the Scott                     jority, and that is the way that you all                 Now, I am not sure exactly what the
                                                bill, or the Republican policing bill. So,              have chosen to do that. But, hopefully,                figures are in the gentleman’s State.
                                                both Houses wanted to consider them,                    we can get to that point where we can                  But, Madam Speaker, I believe that we
                                                apparently, in the same way.                            have those honest debates right here                   are going to continue to be concerned




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                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Well, I certainly ap-                   on the House floor.                                    about the health of the Members, the
                                                preciate that, but I was a little dis-                    Mr. HOYER. Will the gentleman                        health of the staff, the health of the
                                                appointed this week, in the fact that I                 yield?                                                 people who cover us on behalf of the
                                                thought we had a chance to make the                       Mr. FERGUSON. For just a minute.                     American people.
                                                police reform bill better. It was a gen-                  Mr. HOYER. The gentleman will                          So, I can’t tell the gentleman wheth-
                                                uine effort on both sides of the aisle to               surely note that when his party was in                 er it is going to end because I can’t tell
                                                have this discussion.                                   power and was scheduling bills, you                    you when the pandemic is going to end.



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                                                I can’t tell you when the spike in the                    Because he said it was a hoax, people                amendment in the nature of a sub-
                                                numbers of people who are getting sick                  thought they didn’t have to worry                      stitute recommended by the Com-
                                                or people who are dying is going to end.                about it. I tell my friend from Georgia,               mittee on Financial Services, printed
                                                  But I can tell you that we will be                    a hoax. He is a gentlemen who refuses                  in the bill, modified by the amendment
                                                very sensitive to the risks, and we will                to set the example of wearing a mask,                  printed in part C of House Report 116–
                                                act accordingly.                                        which the science and medical people                   436, is adopted, and the bill, as amend-
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Well, certainly, we                     say we ought to do, a gentleman who                    ed, is considered read.
                                                want to be safe and thoughtful about                    really shunted aside much of the                         The text of the bill, as amended, is as
                                                what we do. But I think America—I                       science and medical advice that he got.                follows:
                                                think we have done an excellent job of                    So I tell the gentleman we hope that                                     H.R. 5332
                                                what we set out to do, which was not to                 the President is as concerned as my                      Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
                                                stop the spread of this virus, but it was               friend has stated he is, and I know that               resentatives of the United States of America in
                                                to slow the spread of the virus.                        I am and I think all of our Members                    Congress assembled,
                                                  Not a single one of us, not a single                  are.                                                   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
                                                person in America, wanted to see one                      Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, re-                       (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as
                                                of our fellow Americans suffer because                  claiming my time, I am certainly glad                  the ‘‘Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020’’.
                                                there was no room for them in a                         to hear that my colleague from Mary-                     (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
                                                healthcare facility where they needed                   land is truly committed to making                      tents for this Act is as follows:
                                                it. And I think that we have done that.                 sure that every single American stays                  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                                                I think America has shown that they                                                                            Sec. 2. Establishment of online consumer portal
                                                                                                        as safe as they possibly can. When
                                                have had the discipline to say at home                                                                                        landing page for consumer access
                                                                                                        those incidents occurred where rules                                  to certain credit information.
                                                and to bend the infection rate curve                    were violated, regulations were dis-                   Sec. 3. Accuracy in consumer reports.
                                                down.                                                   regarded, there was, in fact, harm                     Sec. 4. Improved dispute process for consumer
                                                  So, sure, there will be more Ameri-                   caused to our fellow Americans.                                       reporting agencies.
                                                cans that contract COVID. But thank                       I tell my friend I am glad to know he                Sec. 5. Injunctive relief.
                                                goodness that our healthcare system is                  is as committed to getting to the bot-                 Sec. 6. Increased transparency.
                                                strong enough and intact that we have                                                                          Sec. 7. Consumer reporting agency registry.
                                                                                                        tom of that as well, because I believe                 Sec. 8. Authority of Bureau with respect to con-
                                                the capacity to take care of the most                   he is a man of honor and integrity. I
                                                vulnerable.                                                                                                                   sumer reporting agencies.
                                                                                                        believe his commitment to lead it to                   Sec. 9. Bureau standards for protecting non-
                                                  Speaking of that, I think, as I have
                                                                                                        going to where the data and facts are,                                public information.
                                                watched a lot of the news, a lot of the                                                                        Sec. 10. Report on data security risk assess-
                                                                                                        I tell my friend I am awfully glad to
                                                data, I am very, very, very concerned                                                                                         ments in examinations of con-
                                                                                                        hear that.
                                                about the most vulnerable in our Na-                      Mr. HOYER. Will the gentleman                                       sumer reporting agencies.
                                                tion. I think one of the most horrific                                                                         Sec. 11. GAO study on the use of social security
                                                                                                        yield?
                                                things that has happened seems to be                                                                                          numbers.
                                                                                                          Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen-
                                                the blatant disregard for rules from                    tleman from Maryland.
                                                                                                                                                               SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE CONSUMER
                                                                                                                                                                           PORTAL LANDING PAGE FOR CON-
                                                CDC and CMS by some Governors,                            Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I hope                                 SUMER ACCESS TO CERTAIN CREDIT
                                                where they returned COVID-positive                      the gentleman has as high an expecta-                              INFORMATION.
                                                patients to the nursing homes, where                    tion for the President of the United                     (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 612(a)(1) of the Fair
                                                they were able to infect the most vul-                  States as he has of others.                            Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681j(a)(1)) is
                                                nerable.                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Oh, Madam Speak-                       amended by adding at the end the following:
                                                  So, I would ask the majority leader,                  er, not only is there an expectation,                     ‘‘(D) ONLINE CONSUMER PORTAL LANDING
                                                do you think that there will be legisla-                                                                       PAGE.—
                                                                                                        there is gratitude for the work that the                  ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
                                                tion considering how to protect our pa-                 President and the administration have                  the date of enactment of this subparagraph,
                                                tients in nursing homes and also to                     done to get information out, to expand                 each consumer reporting agency described in
                                                really hold those accountable that vio-                 testing, to go out to make sure that                   section 603(p) shall jointly develop an online
                                                lated the rules and were reckless with                  the resources were delivered to our col-               consumer portal landing page that gives each
                                                our fellow Americans’ lives?                            leagues in the great State of New York,                consumer unlimited free access to—
                                                  Mr. HOYER. Will the gentleman from                                                                              ‘‘(I) the consumer report of the consumer;
                                                                                                        resources there to build extra hospital
                                                Georgia yield?                                                                                                    ‘‘(II) the means by which the consumer may
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen-                     beds that nursing home patients could                  exercise the rights of the consumer under sub-
                                                tleman.                                                 have gone to but, unfortunately, were                  paragraph (E) and section 604(e);
                                                  Mr. HOYER. I hesitate to ask the                      sent back to their nursing homes.                         ‘‘(III) the ability to initiate a dispute with the
                                                gentleman a question I don’t know the                     Yes, I am grateful not only for his                  consumer reporting agency regarding the accu-
                                                answer to, so I won’t. But I don’t know                 commitment to America, but I am                        racy or completeness of any information in a re-
                                                                                                        grateful for the fact that he has helped               port in accordance with section 611(a) or
                                                which Governors the gentleman is                                                                               623(a)(8);
                                                talking about. But I will, certainly,                   lead this country and will continue to
                                                                                                                                                                  ‘‘(IV) the ability to place and remove a secu-
                                                want to find that out from the gen-                     lead this country back. So, yes, we
                                                                                                                                                               rity freeze on a consumer report for free under
                                                tleman at some point in time.                           should all expect a lot of ourselves. We               section 605A(i) and (j);
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my                           should be committed to the greatness                      ‘‘(V) if the consumer reporting agency offers a
                                                time for just a minute, sir, I would                    of this country, as I know that we all                 product to consumers to prevent access to the
                                                refer you to the special committee led                  are.                                                   consumer report of the consumer for the purpose
                                                by the gentleman from South Carolina,                     Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-                 of preventing identity theft, a disclosure to the
                                                                                                        ance of my time.                                       consumer regarding the differences between that
                                                Mr. CLYBURN. And I would refer you to                                                                          product and a security freeze as defined under
                                                the data that is coming out of that                                       f
                                                                                                                                                               section 605A(i) or (j);
                                                committee that clearly indicates where                   PROTECTING YOUR CREDIT SCORE                             ‘‘(VI) information on who has accessed the
                                                those particular States are.                                         ACT OF 2019                               consumer report of the consumer over the last 24
                                                  Mr. HOYER. Let me tell the gen-                                                                              months, and, as available, for what permissible
                                                tleman that we certainly intend to                        Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, pur-                      purpose the consumer report was furnished in
                                                continue, as I said, to try to protect                  suant to House Resolution 1017, I call                 accordance with section 604 and section 609; and
                                                the American people. A lot of people                    up the bill (H.R. 5332) to amend the                      ‘‘(VII) the credit score of the consumer in ac-
                                                have died. Over 122,000 people have                     Fair Credit Reporting Act to ensure                    cordance with section 609(f)(7).
                                                                                                        that consumer reporting agencies are                      ‘‘(ii) NO WAIVER.—A consumer reporting agen-




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                                                died.                                                                                                          cy described in section 603(p) may not require a
                                                  Mr. FERGUSON. And every one is a                      providing fair and accurate informa-
                                                                                                                                                               consumer to waive any legal or privacy rights to
                                                tragic loss.                                            tion reporting in consumer reports, and
                                                                                                                                                               access—
                                                                                                        for other purposes, and ask for its im-                   ‘‘(I) a portal established under this subpara-
                                                               b 1515                                   mediate consideration in the House.                    graph; or
                                                  Mr. HOYER. The President of the                         The Clerk read the title of the bill.                   ‘‘(II) any of the services described in clause (i)
                                                United States said this virus was a                       The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                      that are provided through a portal established
                                                hoax.                                                   ant to House Resolution 1017, the                      under this subparagraph.




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