Daily Digest, July 1, 2020, Page D562 — Surface Transportation in America Act, H.R. 2
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A page of the Congressional Record, Daily Digest, dated July 1, 2020, at page D562, summarizing House action. It reports that the House passed H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 138, after agreeing to the Crawford motion to recommit by 224 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 137. The page describes the DeFazio en bloc amendment No. 4, listing amendments by members such as Babin, Beyer, Dingell and Graves on topics from interstate 14 to wildlife recovery and rural roads. It also records 43 public bills and 5 resolutions introduced, two recesses, and the Armed Services markup of H.R. 6395.
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D562 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 1, 2020
House of Representatives
that adds a new section that provides I–27 Future
Chamber Action Interstate Designation for Texas and New Mexico;
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 pub- Dingell (No. 9) that adds the bipartisan natural in-
lic bills, H.R. 7437–7479; and 5 resolutions, H. frastructure bill H.R. 3742, the Recovering Amer-
Res. 1036–1040 were introduced. Pages H3056–58 ica’s Wildlife Act, which will enable States, Terri-
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H3059–60 tories, and Tribes to complete habitat restoration and
natural infrastructure projects, specified in Congres-
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. sionally-mandated Wildlife Action Plans, to recover
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she more than 12,000 wildlife, fish, and plant species of
appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker greatest conservation need, build recreational and
pro tempore for today. Page H2985 educational infrastructure, and bolster community
Recess: The House recessed at 9:50 a.m. and recon- resilience through natural defenses; Garcia (IL) (No.
vened at 10 a.m. Page H2991 10) that amends parameters of the study on travel
demand modeling described in section 1404 to ac-
Recess: The House recessed at 1:21 p.m. and recon- count for induced demand and update antiquated
vened at 1:42 p.m. Page H3033
models like ‘Level of Service’; Gianforte (No. 11)
Investing in a New Vision for the Environment that permits the continued use of Pick-Sloan Mis-
and Surface Transportation in America Act: The souri Basin Program project use power by the
House passed H.R. 2, to authorize funds for Federal- Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water
aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit Users Irrigation District; González-Colón (PR) (No.
programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 188 12) that makes Puerto Rico an eligible applicant lo-
nays, Roll No. 138. Consideration began yesterday, cation for the Bureau of Reclamation’s
June 30th. Pages H2995–H3039 WaterSMART Grants; currently, Puerto Rico is the
Agreed to the Crawford motion to recommit the only territory and noncontiguous jurisdiction in the
bill to the Committee on Transportation and Infra- United States where these competitively-awarded
structure with instructions to report the same back water conservation and efficiency grants are not
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a available; González-Colón (PR) (No. 13) that allows
yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. Puerto Rico to issue Commercial Driver’s Licenses
137. Subsequently, Representative DeFazio reported and also be eligible for Commercial Drivers License
the bill back to the House with the amendment and Improvement Program grant funding; Graves (LA)
the amendment was agreed to. Pages H3036–38 (No. 14) that includes fishermen that have been im-
Agreed to: pacted by unfair trade practices for consideration
DeFazio en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of under Sec. 83101; Grothman (No. 15) that allows
the following amendments printed in part E of H. the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the
Rept. 116–438: Babin (No. 1) that authorizes the Interior to consider the threat of invasive species be-
expansion and improvement of interstate 14; fore prescribing a fishway be constructed into a dam;
Balderson (No. 2) that strikes ‘‘lane splitting’’ in Hastings (No. 16) that expands eligibility for the
Sec. 5304 and inserts descriptive language to better Surface Transportation Block Grant program to in-
account for varying state laws; Beyer (No. 3) that clude rural roads that serve to transport agriculture
authorizes a study by GAO to determine the effec- products from farms or ranches to the marketplace;
tiveness of suicide barriers on physical structures Keller (No. 17) that allows the Department of
other than bridges; Brownley (CA) (No. 4) that en- Transportation to award transit research, develop-
sures the installation of protective devices and the ment and testing funds in a competitive manner;
replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices Krishnamoorthi (No. 18) that adds a grant program
at railway-highway crossings are eligible under the for states that ban non-navigational viewing;
rail grade crossing program; Calvert (No. 5) that es- Lowenthal (No. 19) that directs the Secretary of
tablishes the Western Riverside County Wildlife Transportation to issue a vehicle safety standard to
Refuge; Cohen (No. 6) that authorizes a study by require that new commercial motor vehicles are
GAO on the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving equipped with a universal electronic vehicle identi-
arrest and citation results into federal databases to fier; McKinley (No. 20) that authorizes and provide
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facilitate the widespread identification of repeat im- funding for a DOE carbon capture, utilization, and
paired driving offenders; Crawford (No. 7) that ap- storage technology commercialization program and
plies TIVSA protections to buses; Cuellar (No. 8) direct air capture technology prize program; Rouda
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(No. 21) that creates a grant program to support the mail carriers, especially those working in areas of the
modernization of the Nation’s publicly owned treat- country that are subject to extreme temperatures;
ment works to maintain reliable and affordable water Courtney (No. 6) that ensures that the list of activi-
quality infrastructure that addresses demand impacts, ties eligible for Community Development Block
including resiliency, to improve public health and Grant funds from Division J of the bill include
natural resources; Ruiz (No. 22) that provides au- housing remediation due to iron sulfide or other
thorization for construction of an access road to the minerals that cause housing degradation; Gallego
Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center, the only IHS (No. 7) that requires Tribal and Native Hawaiian
Youth Regional Treatment Center in California; Sar- consultation in the development of the State Digital
banes (No. 23) that reauthorizes the Chesapeake Bay Equity Capacity Grant Program and improves tech-
Gateways and Water trails program; Scott (VA) (No. nical assistance for Tribes and Native Hawaiian orga-
24) that authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv- nizations accessing the program; Garcia (IL) (No. 8)
ice to establish a program to restore and protect the that directs HUD to check public housing projects
Chesapeake Bay watershed by investing in green in- and federally assisted housing projects for lead pipes
frastructure, habitat preservation, and ecosystem res- and issue grants to remove them; Hastings (No. 9)
toration to enhance community resilience, improve that requires the Comptroller General of the United
water quality, and increase recreational opportunities States to study high-speed internet connectivity in
while also creating jobs and enhancing economic op- Federally assisted housing, and requires the Secretary
portunities; Walberg (No. 25) that adds the term of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
‘‘mode of transportation’’ to the criteria for collection ment to submit a master plan to Congress for retro-
of data on traffic stops; Walden (No. 26) that tem- fitting these buildings and units as necessary to sup-
porarily waives certain limitations for purposes of pe- port broadband service; Jayapal (No. 10) that ends
destrian and bicycle safety improvements on the Na- the sunset date for the U.S. Interagency Council on
tional Trail System in National Scenic Areas; and Homelessness and makes procedural and functional
Welch (No. 27) that creates an online energy effi-
ciency contractor training program; the amendment changes to allow the Council to provide more guid-
also makes improvements to the home energy effi- ance to federal agencies as to how agency policies
ciency rebate program already included in the com- impact persons experiencing homelessness and hous-
mittee text of the bill; Pages H2995–H3010
ing instability; creates a new advisory council com-
Waters en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of posed of people currently and formerly experiencing
the following amendments printed in part F of H. homelessness & groups representing people ex-
Rept. 116–438: Adams (No. 1) that supports HBCU periencing homelessness; Jayapal (No. 11) that re-
infrastructure development by asking the Secretary of quires GAO to issue a report on the housing infra-
Education to comply with the GAO’s recommenda- structure needs of populations at higher risk of
tion that the Education Department analyze the po- homelessness, including people of color; LGBTQ
tential benefits to HBCUs by modifying the terms persons; justice system-involved persons; foster and
of existing HBCU Capital Financing Program loans, former foster youth; seniors; people with disabilities;
as described in the GAO’s report published on June survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and in-
15, 2018; Axne (No. 2) that establishes a grant pro- timate partner violence; and veterans; the report will
gram for the purchase and preservation of manufac- recommend policy and practice changes by federal
tured housing communities as long term affordable agencies to ensure housing infrastructure needs of
housing; Bonamici (No. 3) that directs the Depart- those populations are better met; Lowenthal (No. 12)
ment of Labor to provide grants to partnerships that that establishes a Water Reuse Interagency Working
support paid work-based learning programs, includ- Group; McCollum (No. 13) that applies Buy Amer-
ing Registered Apprenticeships, and supportive serv- ica requirements to the Community Development
ices to improve worker training, retention, and ad- Block Grant program with exemption for housing
vancement for individuals who have historically faced development; Neguse (No. 14) that directs GAO to
barriers to employment in targeted infrastructure in- complete a report every three years on the status of
dustries; Brownley (CA) (No. 4) that requires that federal research facilities infrastructure, and strength-
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles purchased by the ens current science infrastructure reporting require-
federal government are zero emission vehicles to the ments for the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
maximum extent feasible; Cárdenas (No. 5) that en- icy (OSTP) Director by requiring that they report to
courages USPS, in its process of replacing its aging Congress not only the infrastructure improvements
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delivery vehicle fleet, to take all reasonable steps to that are needed at federal research facilities, but also
ensure that its vehicles are equipped with climate the estimated funding levels that are required to
control units to protect the health and safety of its complete them; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 15) that sets
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aside $50,000,000 of funds for updating postal fa- clude funding for programs under the Transportation
cilities to increase accessibility for disabled individ- Alternatives Program where lands are acquired
uals, with a focus on facilities that are included in through eminent domain; exceptions made for
the National Register of Historic Places; Ocasio-Cor- projects carried out under the Safe Routes to Schools
tez (No. 16) that repeals the Faircloth amendment Program, those that necessary to assist the disabled
which prohibits the construction of new public hous- with daily needs under the Americans with Disabil-
ing; Omar (No. 17) that requires the Office of Inter- ities Act; Crawford (No. 2) that sought to strike full
net Connectivity and Growth to conduct a study of mega-project set-aside; Fulcher (No. 3) that sought
the extent to which federal funds have expanded ac- to include amended text of H.R. 2871, the Aquifer
cess to and adoption of broadband internet service by Recharge Flexibility Act; Graves (LA) (No. 4) that
socially disadvantaged individuals; Pressley (No. 18) sought to require the Secretary to certify that the ac-
that requires the Secretary of HUD to conduct a tions in Sec. 82201 are more critical than the sus-
study on the effect of criminal history or involve- tainability of the region responsible for generating
ment with the criminal legal system on access to the revenue; Hice (GA) (No. 5) that sought to strike
private and assisted housing; Ruiz (No. 19) that $25 billion in unfunded vehicle purchases for the
takes land into trust for the Agua Caliente Band of United States Postal Service; LaMalfa (No. 6) that
Cahuilla Indians; Ruiz (No. 20) that includes Indian sought to strike changes to credit risk premiums
Country and areas with high Native American popu- under 45 U.S.C 822; McKinley (No. 7) that sought
lations in the priority areas for broadband expansion to make clarifying changes to Section 401 of the
under the Universal Service Fund; Rush (No. 21) Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure ap-
that establishes a nationwide energy-related indus- propriate compliance with applicable water quality
tries workforce development program; Soto (No. 22) requirements; and Stauber (No. 8) that sought to
that directs the Director of the United States Geo- eliminate duplicative 404 permitting requirements
logical Survey to establish a program to map zones only if the state’s 404 permitting standard is equal
that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation; Speier or higher than the federal government’s (by a yea-
(No. 23) that amends the eligibility for the addi- and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 241 nays, Roll No.
tional broadband benefit for low-income consumers 134); and Pages H3022–27, H3034
to include households in which at least one member Foxx (NC) amendment (No. 1 printed in part H
of the household has received a Federal Pell Grant of H. Rept. 116–438) that sought to eliminate the
in the most recent academic year; Torres (CA) (No. requirement that all laborers and mechanics working
24) that triggers Treasury borrowing during reces- on federal-aid highway and public transportation
sions when the real interest rate is zero or lower to projects shall be paid wages at rates not less than the
support infrastructure investments; and Velázquez locally prevailing wage rate (by a yea-and-nay vote
(No. 25) that revises the distribution of funds under of 147 yeas to 274 nays, Roll No. 135).
the Public Housing Capital Fund to ensure at least Pages H3027–31, H3034–35
50 percent of the funding is distributed according to Withdrawn:
formula; also ensures that PHAs working in good Courtney amendment (No. 2 printed in part H of
faith effort to resolve urgent health and safety con- H. Rept. 116–438) that was offered and subse-
cerns remain eligible for funding awards; and quently withdrawn that would have aligned state
Pages H3010–22
and federal truck weight limits for agricultural prod-
Tlaib amendment (No. 3 printed in part H of H.
Rept. 116–438) that adds $4.5 billion per fiscal year ucts in the State of Connecticut on interstate high-
for 5 years for comprehensive lead service line re- ways. Page H3031
placement projects. Priority will be given to entities H. Res. 1028, the rule providing for consideration
serving disadvantaged communities and environ- of the bill (H.R. 2) was agreed to yesterday, June
mental justice communities (with significant rep- 30th.
resentation of communities of color, low-income Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the
communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, Clerk be authorized to correct section numbers,
that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher punctuation, spelling, and cross-references, and to
or more adverse human health or environmental ef- make such other technical and conforming changes
fects) (by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 181 as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the
nays, Roll No. 136). Pages H3031–33, H3035–36
House. Page H3039
Rejected: Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Rep-
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Graves (MO) en bloc amendment No. 6 consisting resentative Olson wherein he resigned from the
of the following amendments printed in part G of Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
H. Rept. 116–438: Bost (No. 1) that sought to pre- Page H3039
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Committee Elections and Committee Ranking: THE END OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO
The House agreed to H. Res. 1037, electing Mem- SYSTEMS?: IMPLICATIONS OF BEIJING’S
bers to certain standing committees of the House of NATIONAL SECURITY LAW IN HONG
Representatives and ranking a certain member on a KONG
certain standing committee of the House of Rep- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a
resentatives. Page H3039 hearing entitled ‘‘The End of One Country, Two
Imposing sanctions with respect to foreign per- Systems?: Implications of Beijing’s National Security
sons involved in the erosion of certain obliga- Law in Hong Kong’’. Testimony was heard from
tions of China with respect to Hong Kong: The public witnesses.
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S
H.R. 7440, to impose sanctions with respect to for- RESPONSE TO COVID–19 IN LATIN
eign persons involved in the erosion of certain obli- AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
gations of China with respect to Hong Kong, as
amended by Representative Sherman. Pages H3039–44 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade
Extending the authority for commitments for the held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Trump Administra-
paycheck protection program and separate tion’s Response to COVID–19 in Latin America and
amounts authorized for other loans under sec- the Caribbean’’. Testimony was heard from Michael
tion 7(a) of the Small Business Act: The House G. Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
agreed to take from the Speaker’s table and pass S. Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State;
4116, to extend the authority for commitments for and Josh Hodges, Senior Deputy Assistant Adminis-
the paycheck protection program and separate trator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean,
amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) U.S. Agency for International Development.
of the Small Business Act. Page H3044
THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN
Public Interest Declassification Board—Appoint- PROGRAM: STATUS UPDATE FROM THE
ment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s appoint- ADMINISTRATION
ment of the following member on the part of the Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a
House to the Public Interest Declassification Board hearing entitled ‘‘The Economic Injury Disaster Loan
for a term of three years: John Tierney of Salem, Program: Status Update from the Administration’’.
Massachusetts. Page H3044 Testimony was heard from James Rivera, Associate
Senate Referrals: S. 132 was held at the desk. S. Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, Small
2864 was held at the desk. S. 3758 was held at the Business Administration.
desk. S. 4104 was held at the desk. Page H3039
VETERANS’ ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate HEALTHCARE
by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on
House today appears on page H3039. Health; and Women Veterans Task Force held a
Quorum Calls—Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes de- joint hearing entitled ‘‘Veterans’ Access to Repro-
veloped during the proceedings of today and appear ductive Healthcare’’. Testimony was heard from Pa-
on pages H3034, H3034–35, H3035–36, tricia Hayes, Chief Officer, Women’s Health Serv-
H3037–38, and H3038–39. ices, Veterans Health Administration, Department of
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
journed at 7:20 p.m. U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS AND ITS IMPACT
ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTELLIGENCE IN A POST–COVID WORLD
Committee Meetings Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Com-
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘U.S.-China Relations
and its Impact on National Security and Intelligence
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee began a in a Post-COVID World’’. Testimony was heard
markup on H.R. 6395, the ‘‘National Defense Au- from public witnesses.
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’.
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Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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