Congressional Record — Daily Digest, D225 (March 10, 2021)
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Page D225 of the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for March 10, 2021, covering House action. The House rejected a motion to adjourn by 149 yeas to 235 nays on Roll No. 71, then concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, by 220 yeas to 211 nays on Roll No. 72. Consideration of H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, is expected to resume the next day, and the whole number of the House is announced as 431 after a resignation. Committee entries include an Indo-Pacific military activities hearing and a Small Business hearing on the next steps for the Paycheck Protection Program.
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March 10, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D225
House of Representatives
itly prohibit gun purchases for certain individuals
Chamber Action who do not pass background checks. Pages H1300–02
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 56 pub- H. Res. 188, the rule providing for consideration
lic bills, H.R. 1727–1782; and 5 resolutions, H. of the bills (H.R. 842), (H.R. 8), and (H.R. 1446)
Res. 213–217 were introduced. Pages H1323–25 was agreed to Monday, March 8th.
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H1327–28 Whole Number of the House: The Chair an-
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. nounced to the House that, in light of the resigna-
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she tion of the gentlewoman from Ohio, Ms. Fudge, the
appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker whole number of the House is 431. Page H1303
pro tempore for today. Page H1193 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021: The
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Greene (GA) mo- House considered H.R. 1446, to amend chapter 44
tion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 149 yeas of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the
to 235 nays, Roll No. 71. Pages H1195–96
background check procedures to be followed before
a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: The House a person who is not such a licensee. Consideration is
concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, expected to resume tomorrow, March 11th.
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of Pages H1303–14
S. Con. Res. 5, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas
Agreed to:
to 211 nays, Roll No. 72. Pages H1196–H1286
Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of
H. Res. 198, the rule providing for consideration
of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1319) the following amendments printed in part D of H.
was agreed to yesterday, March 9th. Rept. 117–10: Burgess (No. 1) that requires the De-
partment of Justice Inspector General to submit a
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Rep- report to Congress on the number of NICS denials
resentative Fudge, wherein she resigned as Rep- referred for investigation after a firearm was sold to
resentative for the Eleventh Congressional District of a person who was later found to be ineligible; Levin
Ohio, effective today, March 10, 2021. Page H1286
(CA) (No. 2) that adds to the GAO reports in the
Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021: The bill, which are to be completed one year, three years,
House considered H.R. 8, to require a background and five years after enactment, data disaggregated by
check for every firearm sale. Consideration is ex- state and the basis for denial in state law; McBath
pected to resume tomorrow, March 11th. (No. 3) that amends the domestic violence reporting
Pages H1286–H1303 provision to require that the effects of the Act on
Agreed to: domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner vi-
Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of olence, sexual assault, and stalking will be
the following amendments printed in part C of H. disaggregated by state; and Neguse (No. 4) that
Rept. 117–10: Crow (No. 3) that expands the back- strikes section 4 and replaces it to require the Direc-
ground check exemption for hunting and fishing to tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make
also include pest remediation associated with ranch- an annual report, which shall be available to the
ing and farming; Garcia (TX) (No. 4) that requires public, that provides disaggregated information on
the Attorney General to make available to any per- background check denials not made within the 10-
son licensed under this chapter both Spanish and day period (by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 202
English versions of the form required for the conduct nays, Roll No. 73). Pages H1310–14
of a background check; Jackson Lee (No. 5) that H. Res. 188, the rule providing for consideration
makes clear that a gun owner who realizes that he of the bills (H.R. 842), (H.R. 8), and (H.R. 1446)
or she is at risk of suicide may transfer the gun to was agreed to Monday, March 8th.
someone else, if the risk is imminent, without a
background check to prevent self-harm; Lamb (No. Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes de-
6) that clarifies that no background check is required veloped during the proceedings of today and appear
for exchanges of firearms between family members on pages H1195–96, H1285–86, and H1313–14.
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and rather should be viewed, between family mem- Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad-
bers, as two simultaneous gifts; and Torres (NY) journed at 6:28 p.m.
(No. 8) that revises the purpose of the Act to explic-
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D226 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST March 10, 2021
PRIVATIZED MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING:
Committee Meetings UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS—GOVERNMENT HOUSING REFORMS
ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE; HOUSE OF Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readi-
REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS ness; and Subcommittee on Military Personnel held
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legisla- a joint hearing entitled ‘‘Privatized Military Family
tive Branch held a budget hearing on the Govern- Housing: Update on Implementation of Housing Re-
ment Accountability Office and House of Represent- forms’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
atives Officers. Testimony was heard from Gene L.
Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, THE PATH FORWARD: RESTORING THE
Government Accountability Office; and the fol- VITAL MISSION OF EPA
lowing U.S. House of Representatives officers: E. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
Wade Ballou, Legislative Counsel; Tim Blodgett, Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled
Acting Sergeant at Arms; Kemba Hendrix, Director, ‘‘The Path Forward: Restoring the Vital Mission of
Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Cheryl L. Johnson, EPA’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Clerk; Douglas N. Letter, General Counsel; Michael JUSTICE FOR ALL: ACHIEVING RACIAL
T. Ptasienski, Inspector General; Ralph V. Seep, Law EQUITY THROUGH FAIR ACCESS TO
Revision Counsel; and Catherine Szpindor, Chief Ad- HOUSING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
ministrative Officer.
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held
MODERNIZING THE FEDERAL CIVILIAN a hearing entitled ‘‘Justice for All: Achieving Racial
APPROACH TO CYBERSECURITY Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Finan-
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home- cial Services’’. Testimony was heard from public wit-
land Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Modernizing nesses.
the Federal Civilian Approach to Cybersecurity’’.
Testimony was heard from Eric Goldstein, Executive A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC: THE STATE
Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
and Infrastructure Security Agency; and Brandon Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Inter-
Wales, Acting Director, Cybersecurity and Infra- national Development, International Organizations,
structure Security Agency. and Global Corporate Social Impact held a hearing
INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT IN entitled ‘‘A Year into the Pandemic: The State of
WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE International Development’’. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy
and Water Development, and Related Agencies held SECRETARY BLINKEN: THE BIDEN
a hearing entitled ‘‘Innovation and Investment in ADMINISTRATION’S PRIORITIES FOR U.S.
Water Resources Infrastructure’’. Testimony was FOREIGN POLICY
heard from Jason Uhley, General Manager-Chief En- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a
gineer, Riverside County Flood Control and Water hearing entitled ‘‘Secretary Blinken: The Biden Ad-
Conservation District, California; Thomas J. Win- ministration’s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy’’.
ston, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toledo- Testimony was heard from Antony Blinken, Sec-
Lucas County Port Authority, Ohio; and public wit- retary, Department of State.
nesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES AND Committee on House Administration: Full Committee
U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO-
PACIFIC held a business meeting on Committee Resolution
117–12, Contestee Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s Mo-
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a tion to Dismiss Notice of Contest Regarding the
hearing entitled ‘‘National Security Challenges and Election for Representative in the 117th Congress
U.S. Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific’’. Testi- from the Second Congressional District of Iowa, and
mony was heard from David F. Helvey, Acting As- for other purposes. Committee Resolution 117–12
sistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, was agreed to, without amendment.
Department of Defense; Admiral Philip S. Davidson,
U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Com- THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM
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mand; and General Robert B. Abrams, U.S. Army,
Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a
Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea. hearing entitled ‘‘The Next Steps for the Paycheck
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