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Congressional Record, House of Representatives, Monday, July 6, 2020, Page H3065

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A page of the Congressional Record, House of Representatives, for Monday, July 6, 2020, Vol. 166, No. 123, opening at page H3065. The House meets at 2 p.m. with Mr. Trone as Speaker pro tempore, and the Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offers a prayer. The page prints communications from the Clerk reporting that the Senate passed S. 1253, S. 4148, S. 4209 and H.R. 7440, notes the enrolled bills H.R. 7440 and S. 4116 signed on July 2, 2020, and includes letters from the Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Appropriations under House Resolution 965 on remote meetings. It ends with a blank report of expenditures for official foreign travel for the Committee on Agriculture, April 1 to June 30, 2020.

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                                                                                                                                                                 116 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
                                                 United States
                                                  of America                                 PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE


                                              Vol. 166                                                           WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020                                                                  No. 123


                                                                                        House of Representatives
                                                The House met at 2 p.m. and was                                         all we do be done for Your greater                     nication from the Clerk of the House of
                                              called to order by the Speaker pro tem-                                   honor and glory.                                       Representatives:
                                              pore (Mr. TRONE).                                                           Amen.                                                                OFFICE OF THE CLERK,
                                                                                   f                                                      f                                                HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Washington, DC, July 2, 2020.
                                                DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER                                                          THE JOURNAL                                Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
                                                          PRO TEMPORE                                                     The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                      Speaker, House of Representatives,
                                                The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-                                        ant to section 4(a) of House Resolution                Washington, DC.
                                              fore the House the following commu-                                       967, the Journal of the last day’s pro-                  DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the
                                                                                                                        ceedings is approved.                                  permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II
                                              nication from the Speaker:                                                                                                       of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa-
                                                                    WASHINGTON, DC,                                                       f                                    tives, the Clerk received the following mes-
                                                                              July 6, 2020.                                                                                    sage from the Secretary of the Senate on
                                                I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID J.
                                                                                                                              PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
                                                                                                                                                                               July 2, 2020, at 1:27 p.m.:
                                              TRONE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this                                 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The                           That the Senate passed S. 1253.
                                              day.                                                                      Chair will lead the House in the Pledge                  That the Senate passed S. 4148.
                                                                       NANCY PELOSI,                                    of Allegiance.                                           With best wishes, I am,
                                                   Speaker of the House of Representatives.                               The SPEAKER pro tempore led the                            Sincerely,
                                                             f                                                          Pledge of Allegiance as follows:                                                 GLORIA J. LETT,
                                                                                                                          I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the                                               Deputy Clerk.
                                                              PRAYER
                                                                                                                        United States of America, and to the Repub-                             f
                                                The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick                                      lic for which it stands, one nation under God,
                                              J. Conroy, offered the following prayer:                                  indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.             COMMUNICATION FROM THE
                                                Merciful God, we give You thanks for                                                    f                                             CLERK OF THE HOUSE
                                              giving us another day.                                                                                                             The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-
                                                As Americans we come off a Fourth                                           COMMUNICATION FROM THE
                                                                                                                               CLERK OF THE HOUSE                              fore the House the following commu-
                                              of July weekend unlike any other in                                                                                              nication from the Clerk of the House of
                                              our lifetimes. The tensions resulting                                       The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-                     Representatives:
                                              from the threat of coronavirus and our                                    fore the House the following commu-
                                                                                                                                                                                               OFFICE OF THE CLERK,
                                              collective response to its dangers were                                   nication from the Clerk of the House of                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
                                              seen in high relief.                                                      Representatives:                                                         Washington, DC, July 6, 2020.
                                                We pray for the needs of the Nation,                                                    OFFICE OF THE CLERK,                   Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
                                              the world, and all of creation. Bless our                                             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,                  Speaker, House of Representatives,
                                              leaders—national,      statewide,     and                                                   Washington, DC, July 2, 2020.        Washington, DC.
                                              local—with a spirit of leadership to-                                     Hon. NANCY PELOSI,                                       DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the
                                              ward a shared, common future in a                                         Speaker, House of Representatives,                     permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II
                                                                                                                        Washington, DC.                                        of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa-
                                              time when what separates us can easily                                      DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the                  tives, the Clerk received the following mes-
                                              be manipulated for political advantage.                                   permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II           sage from the Secretary of the Senate on
                                                May we all realize that the responsi-                                   of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa-          July 2, 2020, at 5:44 p.m.:
                                              bility for the greatness of our Nation                                    tives, the Clerk received the following mes-             That the Senate passed without amend-
                                              as it now is, and as it might be in the                                   sage from the Secretary of the Senate on               ment S. 4209.
                                              future, is dependent on our own will                                      July 2, 2020, at 12:56 p.m.:                             With best wishes, I am
                                              and desire for an ever more perfect                                         That the Senate passed without amend-                      Sincerely,
                                              Union.                                                                    ment H.R. 7440.                                                              CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
                                                                                                                          With best wishes, I am,                                                                      Clerk.
                                                It is an ideal our Founding Fathers                                           Sincerely,
                                              could only imagine and hope for. May                                                                GLORIA J. LETT,                               f
                                              their courage, even as fallible men,                                                                      Deputy Clerk.
                                              give us hope and courage to face the                                                                                             ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
                                                                                                                                         f                                                PRO TEMPORE
                                              challenges of our beloved country as it
                                              exists today, not in some longed-for                                          COMMUNICATION FROM THE                               The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                              past.                                                                            CLERK OF THE HOUSE                              ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following
                                                May Your blessing, O God, be with us                                      The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-                     enrolled bills were signed by the
                                              this day and every day to come. May                                       fore the House the following commu-                    Speaker on Thursday, July 2, 2020:




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                                                H.R. 7440, to impose sanctions with                                                      Lee, Betty McCollum, Tim Ryan, C.A.                                                             DEAN PHILLIPS,
                                              respect to foreign persons involved in                                                     Dutch       Ruppersberger,       Debbie                                                          Member of Congress.
                                              the erosion of certain obligations of                                                      Wasserman Schultz, Henry Cuellar,                                                               ANTHONY BROWN,
                                                                                                                                         Chellie Pingree, Mike Quigley, Derek                                                             Member of Congress.
                                              China with respect to Hong Kong, and
                                                                                                                                         Kilmer, Matt Cartwright, Grace Meng,
                                              for other purposes;                                                                        Mark Pocan, Katherine M. Clark, Pete                                                          f
                                                S. 4116, to extend the authority for                                                     Aguilar, Lois Frankel, Cheri Bustos,
                                              commitments for the paycheck protec-                                                       Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brenda L.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
                                              tion program and separate amounts au-                                                      Lawrence, Norma J. Torres, Charlie                                      Gloria J. Lett, Deputy Clerk of the
                                              thorized for other loans under section                                                     Crist, Ann Kirkpatrick, Ed Case.                                      House, reported and found truly en-
                                              7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for                                                             f                                                            rolled a bill of the House of the fol-
                                              other purposes.                                                                  LETTER SUBMITTED PURSUANT                                                       lowing title, which was thereupon
                                                                      f                                                         TO SECTION 4(b) OF HOUSE RES-                                                  signed by the Speaker on Thursday,
                                                                                                                                OLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS                                                    July 2, 2020:
                                              LETTER SUBMITTED PURSUANT                                                                                                                                          H.R. 7440. An act to impose sanctions with
                                               TO SECTION 4(b) OF HOUSE RES-                                                                        COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
                                                                                                                                                                                                               respect to foreign persons involved in the
                                               OLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS                                                             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,                                               erosion of certain obligations of China with
                                                                                                                                                  COMMITTEE ON ETHICS,                                         respect to Hong Kong, and for other pur-
                                                         COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                                                                                                                                Washington, DC, July 1, 2020.                                  poses.
                                                                              JULY 6, 2020.                                    Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
                                              Hon. NANCY PELOSI,                                                               Speaker of the House,                                                                                   f
                                              Speaker of the House,                                                            Washington, DC.
                                              House of Representatives, Washington, DC.                                          DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI: Pursuant to section                                       SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
                                                DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI: Pursuant to section                                       4(b) of House Resolution 965, we are writing                                      The Speaker, on Thursday, July 2,
                                              4(b) of House Resolution 965, we are writing                                     to inform you that the Committee on Ethics
                                              to inform you that the Committee on Appro-                                                                                                                       2020, announced her signature to an en-
                                                                                                                               has met the requirements for conducting a
                                              priations has met the requirements for con-                                      business meeting outlined in regulation E.l
                                                                                                                                                                                                               rolled bill of the Senate of the fol-
                                              ducting a business meeting outlined in regu-                                     of the remote committee proceedings regula-                                     lowing title:
                                              lation E.1 of the remote committee pro-                                          tions, inserted into the Congressional Record                                     S. 4116. An act to extend the authority for
                                              ceedings regulations, inserted into the Con-                                     on May 15, 2020, and that the committee is                                      commitments for the paycheck protection
                                              gressional Record on May 15, 2020, and that                                      prepared to conduct a remote meeting and                                        program and separate amounts authorized
                                              the Committee is prepared to conduct a re-                                       permit remote participation.                                                    for other loans under section 7(a) of the
                                              mote meeting and permit remote participa-                                          In meeting these requirements, the com-                                       Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
                                              tion.                                                                            mittee held a non-public business meeting
                                                In meeting these requirements, the Com-                                        rehearsal on June 17, 2020 and two full com-                                                            f
                                              mittee held a non-public business meeting                                        mittee hearings with remote participation
                                              rehearsal on July 6, 2020; a public full Com-                                    on June 30, 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ADJOURNMENT
                                              mittee hearing with remote participation on                                        Thank you,                                                                       The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                              June 23, 2020; and a public subcommittee                                                           THEODORE E. DEUTCH,                                           ant to section 4(b) of House Resolution
                                              hearing with remote participation on May                                                            Chairman.                                                    967, the House stands adjourned until 2
                                              28, 2020.                                                                                          KENNY MARCHANT,
                                                                                                                                                                                                               p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020.
                                                Thank you,                                                                                        Ranking Member.
                                                   Nita M. Lowey, Marcy Kaptur, Peter J.                                                         GRACE MENG,                                                      Thereupon (at 2 o’clock and 4 min-
                                                     Visclosky, José E. Serrano, Rosa L.                                                         Member of Congress.                                          utes p.m.), under its previous order, the
                                                     DeLauro, David E. Price, Lucille Roy-                                                       SUSAN WILD,                                                   House adjourned until Thursday, July


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                                                     bal-Allard, Sanford D. Bishop, Barbara                                                       Member of Congress.                                          9, 2020, at 2 p.m.



                                                                                            EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL
                                                 Reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for Official Foreign Travel during the first and sec-
                                              ond quarters of 2020, pursuant to Public Law 95–384, are as follows:

                                                   REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2020
                                                                                                              Date                                                           Per diem 1                  Transportation                Other purposes                     Total

                                                                                                                                                                                    U.S. dollar                   U.S. dollar                   U.S. dollar                       U.S. dollar
                                                       Name of Member or employee                                                            Country                  Foreign       equivalent      Foreign       equivalent      Foreign       equivalent     Foreign            equivalent
                                                                                                    Arrival     Departure                                             currency        or U.S.       currency        or U.S.       currency        or U.S.      currency             or U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                                    currency 2                    currency 2                    currency 2                        currency 2

                                                                                                                                                          HOUSE COMMITTEES
                                                                                             Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return. ◊
                                               1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals.
                                               2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON, June 3, 2020.

                                                   REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2020
                                                                                                              Date                                                           Per diem 1                  Transportation                Other purposes                     Total

                                                                                                                                                                                    U.S. dollar                   U.S. dollar                   U.S. dollar                       U.S. dollar
                                                       Name of Member or employee                                                            Country                  Foreign       equivalent      Foreign       equivalent      Foreign       equivalent     Foreign            equivalent
                                                                                                    Arrival     Departure                                             currency        or U.S.       currency        or U.S.       currency        or U.S.      currency             or U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                                    currency 2                    currency 2                    currency 2                        currency 2

                                                                                                                                                          HOUSE COMMITTEES
                                                                                             Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return. ◊
                                               1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals.




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                                               2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON, July 1, 2020.




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