Congressional Record Daily Digest, July 27, 2021 — House Labor-HHS Appropriations Amendments
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Page D833 of the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for July 27, 2021, covering House action. The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon, Representative Cuellar was appointed Speaker pro tempore, and 36 public bills and 4 resolutions were introduced. The page summarizes proposed amendments to the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill by Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gottheimer and Ms. Omar, such as 340B program integrity, opioid overdose prevention grants and rural telehealth mentoring. It also lists a suspension vote on the Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act and a Financial Services subcommittee hearing on central bank digital currencies.
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House of Representatives
$1,000,000 to highlight the need to protect the in-
Chamber Action tegrity of the 340B program by halting pharma-
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 36 pub- ceutical manufacturers’ unlawful actions that have re-
lic bills, H.R. 4698–4733; and 4 resolutions, H. sulted in overcharges to 340B covered entities;
Res. 563–566 were introduced. Pages H4088–90 Buchanan (No. 6) that transfers $2,000,000 from
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H4091–92 Office of the Secretary -General Departmental Man-
agement to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Administration to increase available grants to pre-
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she vent prescription drug/opioid overdoses; Burgess
appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker (No. 7) that increases and decreases by $10,000,000
pro tempore for today. Page H3911 for the Director of the National Institutes of Health
Recess: The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and re- Office for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Research; Burgess
convened at 12 noon. Page H3918 (No. 8) that transfers $5 million from the Health
Resources and Services Administration, Program
Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House Support to fund the Rural Health, Project ECHO
agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following telehealth mentoring model, to improve health
measure. Consideration began Monday, July 26th. workforce capacity in underserved areas; Gottheimer
Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription (No. 20) that increases and decreases funds by
Opioids Act: S. 957, to direct the Secretary of Vet- $1,000,000 in the Centers For Disease Control And
erans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities Prevention Environmental Health account to empha-
of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical size the importance of every child having access to
locations for the disposal of controlled substances drinking water at school that’s free of lead and dan-
medications, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas gerous materials; Gottheimer (No. 21) that increases
with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 224; and and decreases funds by $1,000,000 in the National
Pages H3931–32 Institutes of Health’s Substance Abuse and Mental
Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of Health Services Administration account to emphasize
2021: S. 1910, to authorize major medical facility the importance of SAMHSA focusing efforts to ad-
projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs for dress COVID-linked substance abuse and mental
fiscal year 2021, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 413 health issues among children and young adults; Lan-
yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 225. Page H3932 gevin (No. 27) that increases the Children and Fami-
lies Services Programs account by $3,900,000 and
Recess: The House recessed at 7:42 p.m. and recon- decrease the HHS General Departmental Manage-
vened at 8 p.m. Page H4083
ment account by $3,900,000; Lynch (No. 32) that
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Serv- provides an increase of $2 Million to Community
ices, and Education, and Related Agencies Ap- Health Centers and decreases funding for Office of
propriations Act, 2022: The House considered the Secretary-General Departmental Management by
H.R. 4502, making appropriations for the Depart- the same amount McKinley (No. 33) that increases
ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and funds in the Substance Abuse Prevention program by
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year $2,500,000 with the intent of supporting prescrip-
ending September 30, 2022. Consideration is ex- tion drug monitoring programs pilot program to test
pected to resume tomorrow, July 28th. the feasibility and outcomes of integrating a sub-
Pages H3933–H4087 stance use disorder and behavioral health treatment
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the na- locator tool into the prescription drug monitoring
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules programs of 5 eligible States; Miller (No. 34) that
Committee Print 117–12, modified by the amend- increases funding for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
ment printed in part A of the report of the Com- research by $1,000,000 offset by spending from the
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall Office of the Secretary; Rice (No. 39) that increases
be considered as adopted. Pages H3933–H4046 and decreases funding for CDC’s Emerging Zoonotic
Agreed to: and Infectious Disease account with the intent of
DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of preventing the reintroduction of canine rabies virus
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the following amendments printed in part B of H. variant into the United States and supporting CDC
Rept. 117–109: Spanberger (No. 2) that increases modernizing and fully operating its dog import pro-
and decreases HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs by gram; Schweikert (No. 41) that increases funding for
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the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and increases and decreases funds by $5 million to high-
Kidney Diseases by $1 million with the intent these light the need for additional funding for the Tele-
funds be used to fund a multicenter research consor- health Resource Center program; Wild (No. 56) that
tium on Type II diabetes cures; offsets the increase invests $2 million in additional funding for the Na-
with a decrease in funding of $1 million from the tional Cancer Institute, for the purposes of enhancing
General Departmental Management account under pediatric cancer research; Adams (No. 57) that in-
the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human creases the funding for the Urban Agriculture & In-
Services; Schweikert (No. 42) that increases funding novative Production Program by $542,000; decreases
by $2 million for the CDC’s Emerging Zoonotic and Agriculture Buildings and Facilities by $2.5 million;
Infectious Disease account with the intention that Baird (No. 58) that increases funding by $5 million
these funds be used for Coccidioidomycosis and other to FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to improve
fungal diseases; offsets the increase with a decrease in the review and approval of animal food ingredients,
funding of $2 million from the General Depart- and to develop solutions on how ingredient claims
mental Management account under the Office of the benefiting animal production, animal wellbeing, food
Secretary of Health and Human Services; Schweikert safety, and the environment can be regulated as ani-
(No. 43) that increases and decreases funding in mal food; decreases Office of the Secretary by $5
Health Surveillance and Program Support by million; Bost (No. 59) that revises a National Insti-
$1,000,000 to express the intent that additional tute of Food and Agriculture pilot program to in-
funding for the Mental Health Administration be crease funding for grant programs and services to es-
used for research on medication adherence tech- tablish and enhance farming and ranching opportu-
nology; Schweikert (No. 44) that increases and de- nities for military veterans; Danny K. Davis (IL)
creases funding for the Department of Health and (No. 61) that increases funding to the National In-
Human Services Office of Inspector General under stitute of Food and Agriculture Research and Edu-
the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services pro- cation Activities account by $2,000,000 and de-
gram by $1,000,000 to express the intent that
Medicare focus on using artificial intelligence and creases the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities ac-
other technology to promote cleans claims creation count by $3,000,000; Rodney Davis (IL) (No. 62)
and processing to combat improper payments, fraud, that expands ReConnect eligibility by defining a
waste, and abuse; Sherrill (No. 46) that increases and rural area without sufficient access to broadband
decreases the National Institute of Mental health speeds of twenty-five megabytes per second down-
budget by $5,000,000 with the intent to address stream and three megabytes per second upstream,
youth mental health disparities; Slotkin (No. 47) consistent with 2018 Farm Bill speed thresholds and
that increases the DOL Registered Apprenticeship current FCC minimum standards; Jackson Lee (No.
budget by $1 million for the purpose of improving 68) that states that nothing in the bill restricts the
coordination between DOL and VA to ensure that authority of the Secretary of Agriculture or any fed-
registered apprenticeships are approved by VA for eral agency head from providing assistance and bene-
GI Bill benefits; offsets the amendment with a $1 fits to victims of trafficking; Kind (No. 69) that in-
million decrease in funds from the Program Admin- creases funding for the Water & Waste Disposal
istration account; Slotkin (No. 48) that increases and Loan & Grant Program at USDA by $5 million and
decreases the funding for Strategic National Stock- decreases the Agriculture Building and Facilities ac-
pile by $10 million to emphasize the importance of count by $5 million; Kuster (No. 70) that increases
working with the commercial sector to enhance funding for the Appropriate Technology Transfer for
medical supply chain flexibility and maintain domes- Rural Areas Program (ATTRA) by $500,000; Moore
tic reserves of critical medical supplies; Smith (NJ) (No. 71) that increases funding by $2,000,000 for
(No. 50) that redirects $3 million from CDC–Wide school breakfast program; decreases Agriculture
Activities and Program Support to CDC’s Emerging Buildings and Facilities by the same amount; Pa-
Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases account for Lyme netta (No. 72) that highlights the importance of ag-
disease research and surveillance; Smith (NJ) (No. riculture research funding administered by the U.S.
51) that decreases and then increases funding for the Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Under
HHS Office of the Secretary by $5 million to express Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
the intent that HHS use the $5 million for their re- and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture;
cently announced LymeX Innovation Accelerator; Schrader (No. 73) that increases and decreases by $5
Smith, Christopher (NJ) (No. 52) that redirects $10 million, funding for the Center for Food Safety and
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million from HHS Office of the Secretary to CDC’s Applied Nutrition at the FDA, to highlight the
Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabil- need for the Agency to proceed with rulemaking on
ities and Health account; Spanberger (No. 53) that cannabidiol (or CBD) by no later than 180 days after
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enactment, out of concern that the FDA has not ini- tivities consistent with section 969 of the Energy
tiated rulemaking to establish a regulatory pathway Policy Act of 2005; Kuster (No. 96) that increases
for CBD as a dietary supplement and food ingre- funding for the Northern Border Regional Commis-
dient; Sherrill (No. 74) that increases and decreases sion by $2 million; decreases Departmental Admin-
FDA by $10 million intended for the FDA’s Center istration by $2 million; McMorris Rodgers (No. 97)
for Drug Evaluation and Research; Smith (MO) (No. that increases and decreases funds by $150,000 to
75) that decreases the Office of the Secretary by highlight the need for the Army Corps to utilize al-
$1,000,000 and increases Agricultural Marketing located operations and maintenance funding to ac-
Services (AMS) by $1,000,000 for the purpose of di- quire and deploy non-lethal deterrence technology
recting AMS to conduct a study and produce find- for pinniped management at dams and locks on river
ings on market barriers for small and mid-sized meat systems that contain endangered salmon species and
processing facilities; Spanberger (No. 76) that in- where there has been a documented increase in salm-
creases funding for The Emergency Food Assistance on predation by pinnipeds over the last 20 years;
Program (TEFAP) Administrative Funds by Perlmutter (No. 101) that increases and decreases the
$5,000,000; decreases Agriculture Buildings and Fa- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by
cilities by $8 million; Spanberger (No. 77) that in- $15 million to increase funding for the Facilities and
creases funding for USDA’s Natural Resource Con- Infrastructure account to match the President’s
servation Service (NRCS) field staff through the Budget Request; Perry (No. 102) that increases
Conservation Operations and Conservation Technical funding for the Water Power Technologies Office by
Assistance programs by $5,257,000; decreases Agri- $5,000,000; offset by a reduction to departmental
culture Buildings and Facilities by $10 million; administration; Plaskett (No. 103) that increases the
Spanberger (No. 78) that increases funding by $2 Army Corps of Engineers Investigations account by
million for staffing at the USDA’s Office of Rural $4 million (offset by equal reductions to Corps of
Development; decreases Agriculture Buildings and Engineers expenses and Department of Energy ad-
Facilities by $4.25 million; Stauber (No. 79) that in-
creases Circuit Rider program by $605,000 to ensure ministration) for the completion of post-authoriza-
rural water operators have the resources needed offset tion change reports required for resumption of
by a reduction to Agriculture Buildings and Facili- projects for navigation reauthorized in the Water
ties; Valadao (No. 81) that increases and decreases Resources Development Act of 2020; Scott (VA)
funding by $8 billion with intent to replenish (No. 104) that increases and decreases funding for
USDA’s WHIP+ agriculture disaster assistance ac- the Office of Science by $720,000,000 to express
count to cover agricultural producers’ losses in 2020 support for the Office’s Nuclear Physics and Medium
and 2021 due to derechos, droughts, floods, freezes, Energy programs; Scott (VA) (No. 105) that in-
high winds, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, ty- creases and decreases funding for the Office of
phoons, volcanic activity, and wildfires; Welch (No. Science by $2,177,000 to draw attention to the need
82) that increases and decreases funding for FDA to move forward with the design of a High-Perform-
Salaries and Expenses by $1 million for the purpose ance Data Facility on the East Coast, as called for in
of completing and issuing pending FDA guidance on the President’s Budget Request; Scott (VA) (No.
Labeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives and con- 106) that increases and decreases funding for the Of-
sistently enforcing against any violations of the exist- fice of Science by $15,000,000 to match the Presi-
ing dairy standards of identity; Burchett (No. 84) dent’s Budget Request for the Electron Ion Collider;
that increases and decreases funding by $25,000,000 Slotkin (No. 107) that increases and decreases the
to highlight the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by
Pilot Program; Carter (LA) (No. 87) that increases $25 million, to express support for the Department
and decreases funding for the Corps Construction ac- of Energy’s work to increase the resilience of and ex-
count by $6 million for projects that rebuild coast- pand the domestic electric vehicle supply chain—in-
lines through beneficial use of material dredged from cluding advanced battery technology, battery manu-
Federally maintained waterways; Foster (No. 92) that facturing, and automotive semiconductors; Slotkin
adds and subtracts $380 million from the DOE Of- (No. 108) that increases and decreases funding for
fice of Science, in support of more robust funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by $5 million, to
the Office which has been integral to the develop- highlight the need for the Corps to help assess and
ment of groundbreaking technologies that affect our identify the drivers of persistent, severe flooding (and
daily life, health, security, and the way we use en- expected future trends); mitigate future flood disas-
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ergy; Garcia (TX) (No. 93) that increases and de- ters; and work with affected communities to build
creases funds by $50 million to highlight the need local resilience; and Weber (No. 109) that increases
to prioritize carbon capture utilization program ac- and decreases funding for DOE’s Office of Nuclear
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Energy by $348,000,000 to emphasize the impor- with Congressional intent and not for purposes not
tance of completing the Versatile Test Reactor otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and
Project; and Pages H4064–71 bill text; Gomez (No. 17) that increases and de-
DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of creases by $5 million in order to highlight the need
the following amendments printed in part B of H. to improve access to life-saving cancer screenings in
Rept. 117–109: Scott (GA) (No. 1) that increases primary health centers to address disproportionate
and decreases funds in the Workforce Innovation and cancer outcomes in underserved communities, par-
Opportunity Act (WIOA) program by $1,000,000 ticularly communities of color; Gomez (No. 18) that
with the intent of supporting the Secretary in car- increases and decreases by $1 million to improve
rying out activities that expand the national appren- awareness and implementation of language access
ticeship system for recruitment, employment, and services consistent with standards set by the Office
on-the-job earn-as-you-learn training of young Afri- of Minority Health’s Culturally and Linguistically
can Americans; Speier (No. 3) that prohibits the use Appropriate Services in Health Care program so that
of funds to implement or enforce sections of former patients with limited English-language proficiency
Secretary DeVos’ Title IX rule; Welch (No. 4) that have access to equitable healthcare services; Gomez
increases funding for the Low Income Housing En- (No. 19) that increases and decreases funding in the
ergy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $10,000,000 Strengthening Asian American Native American Pa-
offset by a reduction to Office of the Secretary-Gen- cific Islander Serving-Institutions (AANAPISI) pro-
eral Departmental Management; Axne (No. 5) that gram by $10,000,000 to highlight this Minority-
provides $5 million for community colleges who Serving Institution program that provides competi-
provide training programs to dislocated workers, in- tive grants to eligible colleges and universities that
cluding those who lost work due to COVID–19; serve a considerable number of Asian American and
Bush (No. 9) that increases and decreases funding by Pacific Islander students; Jackson Lee (No. 25) that
$1 million in the SAMHSA account to highlight the increases and decreases funds by $10,000,000 to sup-
need for a GAO study on alternative and non-puni- port greater diversity in the pool of diabetes research
tive behavioral health crisis response programs to de- professionals and patients participating in clinical
termine the effectiveness of such programs in im- trials; Jackson Lee (No. 26) that increases and de-
proving public health and public safety; Bush (No. creases funds by $10,000,000 with the intent of sup-
10) that increases funding by $5 million for Health porting programs that provide outreach and support
Centers account to provide health care services, in- services targeting program participants at greatest
cluding COVID–19 testing and vaccine outreach, to risk of not completing a college degree due to
the unhoused community; reduces funding for the COVID–19 education disruption; Levin (MI) (No.
Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Man- 30) that increases and decreases by $1 million for
agement by the same amount; Castor (FL) (No. 11) BLS funding with the intent that the funds go to-
that increases and decreases funding in the Innova- wards the agency reevaluating its unemployment
tion and Improvement account by $1 million to en- survey methods, particularly in how it measures un-
courage the Department of Education to conduct employment in historically marginalized and dis-
proper oversight of for-profit charter schools to en- criminated populations; Levin (MI) (No. 31) that in-
sure they are supporting students adhering to federal creases and decreases by $1 million for ILAB fund-
civil rights laws; DeSaulnier (No. 12) that increases ing with the intent that the funds support workers’
funding for Statewide Family Engagement Centers at rights and capacity to organize independent unions
the Department of Education by $1 million offset by in Mexico; Neguse (No. 35) that increases funding
a reduction to Departmental Management-Program for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant
Administration; Escobar (No. 13) that increases and Program by $2 million; decreases Departmental
decreases funding for the U.S. Mexico Border Health Management-Program Administration by $2 million;
Commission to emphasize the need for a binational Pressley (No. 38) that increases and decreases
COVID–19 vaccination plan for border commu- $500,000 from the Safe Schools and Citizenship
nities; Escobar (No. 14) that increases funding for Education account to direct the GAO to study the
the Department of Civil Rights at the Department impacts of exclusionary discipline practices in K–12
of Education to support economically disadvantaged remote education settings over the course of the
communities; decreases funding for Departmental COVID–19 pandemic including the ways in which
Management-Program Administration; Escobar (No. these practices contributed to learning loss, negative
15) that increases and decreases the Department of mental health outcomes, and student involvement in
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Education’s Education for the Disadvantaged account criminal and child welfare systems, among other im-
by $1 million to make clear that States must dis- pacts; Ross (No. 40) that increases and decreases
burse all funds under this division in accordance funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
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by $1 million to instruct IES to conduct a study on robust analysis and data collection from EIA’s com-
obstacles pregnant and parenting students face in the mercial and residential surveys, specifically with re-
pursuit of education and recommendations for im- gards to water consumption, as well as to make pub-
proving educational outcomes, including graduation licly available water consumption data for commer-
rates, for these students; Sherrill (No. 45) that in- cial buildings, broken out by principal building ac-
creases and decreases funds by $20,000,000 to high- tivity and region; McNerney (No. 99) that increases
light the need for the Mental and Substance Use and decreases by $5,000,000 the Department of In-
Disorder Workforce Training Demonstration Pro- terior’s Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) policy and ad-
gram under HRSA Health Workforce; Slotkin (No. ministration budget for the purposes of emphasizing
49) that increases and decreases by $10,000,000 the the need to assess the energy consumption from
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) BOR pumping stations and understand the oppor-
account to ensure that we still have accessible, qual- tunity for energy efficiency and reduction measures;
ity child care for working families; Stevens (No. 54) and Ocasio-Cortez (No. 100) that states that none of
that increases and decreases funding for injury pre- the funds made available by this Act may be used
vention and control at the Department of Health under the Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
and Human Services by $25 million to emphasize program for any research and development activity
the intent that additional funding be used for re- unless the financed activities significantly reduce car-
search on federal firearm injury and mortality pre- bon emissions pursuant to section 961(a)(3) of the
vention research; Escobar (No. 63) that Increases Energy Policy Act of 2005 (by a yea-and-nay vote
funding to the Civilian Climate Corps Program by of 220 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 227).
$1 million to address climate change; decreases Agri- Pages H4059–64, H4084
culture Buildings and Facilities by $3 million; Rejected:
Escobar (No. 64) that increases and decreases fund- DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of
ing to make clear that States must disburse all funds the following amendments printed in part B of H.
under this division in accordance with Congressional Rept. 117–109: Hern (No. 23) that sought to reduce
intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined spending in this division by 20 percent, exempts se-
in the corresponding report and bill text; Barragan curity funding; Hern (No. 67) that sought to reduce
(No. 83) that decreases and increases Salaries and Ex- spending in this division by 20 percent with an ex-
penses funding at the Federal Energy Regulatory emption for security funding; Hern (No. 95) that
Commission by $1,000,000 to highlight how impor- sought to reduce spending in this division by 20
tant it is for the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- percent, exempts security funding; Hern (No. 123)
mission to fully consider the climate change and en- that sought to reduce spending in this division by
vironmental justice impacts of proposed energy and 20 percent, exempts security spending; Hern (No.
pipeline projects; Bush (No. 86) that increases the 154) that sought to reduce spending in this division
Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable En- by 20 percent, exempts security funding; and Hern
ergy by $3 million by reducing the Department of (No. 215) that sought to reduce spending in this di-
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management by $4 mil- vision by 20 percent with an exemption for security
lion; Casten (No. 88) that adds and subtracts $150 funding (by a yea-and-nay vote of 154 yeas to 264
million from the Title 17 Innovative Technology nays, Roll No. 226); Pages H4055–59, H4083
Loan Guarantee Program, in support of robust fund- DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of
ing for credit subsidies for loan guarantee recipients the following amendments printed in part B of H.
consistent with the President’s budget request; Rept. 117–109: Foxx (No. 16) that sought to pro-
Escobar (No. 90) that transfers $1.5 million in fund- hibit funds from being used to rescind the Depart-
ing to the Water and Related Resources account ment of Labor’s December 9, 2020, final rule titled
from the Policy and Administration account for the ‘‘Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the
WaterSMART Title XVI Water Reclamation & Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption’’
Reuse Program in order to assist communities expe- relating to federal contractors; Grothman (No. 22)
riencing drought conditions; Escobar (No. 91) that that sought to reduce the Higher Education funding
increases and decreases funding to make clear that by $122,000,000 to meet the President’s budget re-
States must disburse all funds under this division in quest; Issa (No. 24) that sought to strike the lan-
accordance with Congressional intent and not for guage prohibiting the implementation of the Indus-
purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding try Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) final
report and bill text; McNerney (No. 98) that in- rule; Lesko (No. 28) that sought to strike section
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creases and decreases by $15,000,000 the Depart- 241 which prohibits funding to any organization, in-
ment of Energy’s Energy Information Administration cluding under the Child Welfare or Federal Foster
(EIA) budget for the purposes of emphasizing more Care programs under parts B or E of title IV of the
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Social Security Act, that does not comply with para- funding for electric vehicle purchases by the United
graphs (c) and (d) of section 75.300 of title 45, Code States Postal Service; Scalise (No. 139) that sought
of Federal Regulations prohibiting discrimination on to prohibit the IRS from carrying out randomized
the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, national and burdensome National Research Program audits;
origin, religion, gender identity, or sexual orienta- Arrington (No. 141) that sought to prohibit funds
tion; Perry (No. 37) that sought to strike funding from this division from being used to enforce or im-
for electric vehicles and a provision on electric vehi- plement Executive Order 14008: ‘‘Executive Order
cle chargers; Walberg (No. 55) that sought to bring on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and
the Office of Labor-Management Standards funding Abroad’’; Budd (No. 145) that sought to reduce
in line with the President’s request; would increase EPA grants for environmental justice training and
the funding by $7,117,000 and decrease funding for implementation by $100 million; Burgess (No. 146)
Wage and Hour Division by the same amount; that sought to prohibit funds made available by this
Cammack (No. 60) that sought to strike contingency Act from being used by the Environmental Protec-
program funding for SNAP; Good (No. 65) that tion Agency (EPA) to higher or pay the salary of any
sought to strike $3,000,000,000 from the bills allo- officer or employee of the EPA to utilize the Title
cation to the SNAP contingency fund; Good (No. 42 special pay authority; Cole (No. 147) that sought
66) that sought to rescind reserve funding for the to increase BIA funds by $154,163,000 for tribal
SNAP Contingency Fund; Tenney (No. 80) that justice needs related to the McGirt decision, offset
sought to prohibit the Civilian Climate Corps from by a decrease in Environmental Programs Manage-
receiving federal funds; Burgess (No. 85) that sought ment and State and Tribal Assistance Grants; Dun-
to state that none of the funds made available by can (No. 148) that sought to strike provision which
this Act may be used to repeal, revise, or replace the bans the use of this funding to issue sport-hunted
Department of Energy’s standards pertaining to in- permits for lions and elephants from Tanzania, Zam-
candescent lightbulbs published on December 27, bia and Zimbabwe; Fallon (No. 150) that strikes the
2019; Cheney (No. 89) that sought to increase and funding creating a new program for Environmental
decrease the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation fund Justice; Gooden (No. 152) that sought to strike the
by $75,000,000 with the intent of supporting fund- prohibition on preleasing, leasing, and related activi-
ing for the uranium reserve program included in ties within National Monuments; Graves (LA) (No.
FY21 appropriations and to highlight the risk posed 153) that sought to strike ‘‘may’’ and replaces it
to national security assets that are largely dependent with ‘‘shall’’ to ensure the protection of an operator’s
on foreign produced uranium that is subject to the proprietary information when the Bureau of Safety
restriction and regulation of those nations; Grothman and Environmental Enforcement discloses an applica-
(No. 94) that sought to prohibit funds from going tion to utilize an alternative compliance measure
to the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic which is as safe or safer than those prescribed by
Impact and Diversity; Good (No. 117) that sought regulation; Hudson (No. 156) that sought to transfer
to strike provision that prohibits the ability to pre- $5 million from the National Forest System account
vent union activity on official time and teleworking; to the Capital Improvement and Maintenance ac-
Gooden (No. 118) that sought to remove a provision count; LaMalfa (No. 159) that sought to transfer $25
that allowed federal employees to use official time million from the Environmental Programs and Man-
for union activities; using space in Federal buildings agement enforcement activities account to the Na-
for union activities; teleworking for telework deemed tional Forest System account for enforcement and re-
positions; Gooden (No. 119) that sought to decrease mediation of illegal marijuana trespass grow sites on
$37.7 million for Treasury’s Departmental Offices federal lands and for the clean-up of toxic waste and
Salaries and Expenses; Grothman (No. 121) that chemicals at these sites; McKinley (No. 161) that
sought to strike the provision related to the Com- sought to restrict funds in Division E from being
mission on Federal Naming and Displays; Hagedorn used to repeal, revise, or replace the rule ‘‘Clean
(No. 122) that sought to prohibit any funds in Divi- Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule’’;
sion D from being used to implement Executive Newhouse (No. 167) that sought to allow BOEM to
Order #13985; ‘‘Advancing Racial Equity and Sup- move forfeited bonds and other securities into a des-
port for Underserved Communities Through the ignated Decommissioning Account instead of keep-
Federal Government’’; Perry (PA) (No. 136) that ing that money in a general operating account;
sought to strike the Electric Vehicles Fund from the Newhouse (No. 168) that sought to require DOI’s
GSA; Perry (PA) (No. 137) that sought to strike the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and
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clean vehicle exceptions for the maximum amount Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
allowable for the purchase of any passenger motor (BSEE) to publish online alternative compliance ap-
vehicle by the GSA; Pfluger (No. 138) that strikes provals; Palmer (No. 171) that sought to state that
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none of the funds made available by this Act may covery from the pandemic; decreases GSA building
be used for the Environmental Protection Agency’s operations by the same amount; Graves (LA) (No.
Criminal Enforcement Division; Palmer (No. 172) 120) that seeks to increase and decrease the funds
that sought to eliminate funding for Diesel Emission made available to ODA under this act by $1 million
Reduction Grants; Pfluger (No. 173) that sought to to urge the SBA Administrator to consider a disaster
prohibit any of the funds made available by this Act loan recipient’s eligibility for duplication of benefits
from being used to implement, administer, or en- relief under section 312(b)(4) of the Stafford Act be-
force the rule entitled ’’Oil and Natural Gas Sector: fore pursuing enforcement actions; Huizenga (No.
Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and 125) that seeks to prohibit funds to nominate or ap-
Modified Sources’’; Rosendale (No. 185) that sought prove PCAOB board members until the Commission
to provide that none of the funds may be used to issues rules for the Holding Foreign Companies Ac-
pay any fees or other expenses under section 2412 of countable Act; Jackson (No. 126) that seeks to pro-
title 28, United States Code, to any plaintiff related hibit the IRS from targeting people or groups for
to an action against the U.S. Forest Service; regulatory scrutiny based on their political beliefs;
Grothman (No. 191) that sought to decrease funding Keller (No. 128) that seeks to increase and decrease
by $86,000,000 for the design, planning, and con- by $5 million the operating expenses for the NPRC;
struction of climate change and resiliency projects on Langevin (No. 129), as modified, that seeks to in-
military installations; and Taylor (No. 229) that crease funding for the Office of the National Cyber
sought to direct the Department of Transportation Director by $6.25 million in line with the rec-
to conduct a study on the effectiveness of transpor- ommendation of the Cyberspace Solarium Commis-
tation projects (by a yea-and-nay vote of 182 yeas to sion offset by a reduction to GSA—rental of space;
232 nays, Roll No. 228); Pages H4071–73, H4084–85 Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 131) that seeks to
Lesko amendment (No. 29 printed in part B of H. increase and decrease the Financial Services and Gen-
Rept. 117–109) that sought to strike language that eral Government Division by $1,000,000 to high-
allows federal funding to go to institutions of higher light the need to improve information technology
education that are conducting research on marijuana systems to provide real-time status updates for SBA
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 147 yeas to 216 nays, Roll loan applicants and recipients; Velázquez (No. 140)
No. 229); and Pages H4073–74, H4085–86 that seeks to increase the program level for SBA’s
Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 36 printed in part 504/CDC loan program by $750 million; Barragán
B of H. Rept. 117–109) that sought to allow United (No. 142) that seeks to transfer $1,000,000 from the
States researchers to study and examine the potential Department of Interior Departmental Operations to
impacts of several schedule I drugs, such as MDMA, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted
psilocybin, and or ibogaine, that have been shown to Airshed Grant Program; also reflected in the topline
be effective in treating critical diseases (by a yea- for State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program,
and-nay vote of 140 yeas to 285 nays, Roll No. which increases by $1,000,000; Buchanan (No. 144)
230). Pages H4074–75, H4086 that seeks to transfer $2,000,000 to the United
Proceedings Postponed: States Fish and Wildlife Service to study and submit
DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of to Congress a report on the current causes of and
the following amendments printed in part B of H. measures to prevent future deaths of the West In-
Rept. 117–109: Beatty (No. 110) that seeks to in- dian manatee in Florida, offset with a reduction to
crease and decrease $20 from the Department of DOI Office of the Secretary; González-Colón (No.
Treasury with the intent to instruct the printing of 151) that seeks to increase and decrease by $650,000
$20 Federal Notes which prominently feature the funding for the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS)
abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, and a public release of Surveys, Investigations, and Research account to
its draft; Cawthorn (No. 111) that seeks to increase highlight the need to accelerate updating the seismic
FCC funding by $1 million for mapping; Crow (No. hazard model for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
112) that seeks to increase SBA Entrepreneurial De- Islands in an effort to save lives; Hudson (No. 155)
velopment Programs (specifically for SCORE) by that seeks to increase and decreases funding by
$8.2 million, decreases GSA rental of space by the $153,302,000 to highlight public safety concerns of
same amount; Dean (No. 113) that seeks to increase roads within the Uwharrie National Forest and the
CDFI Program Integration for Individuals with Dis- need to pave the roads; Johnson (No. 158) that seeks
abilities dedicated funding by $2,000,000, to in- to increase U.S. Forest Service hazardous fuels man-
crease financial and technical assistance; Gomez (No. agement funding by $2,000,000; reduces funding to
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116) that seeks to increase by $5,000,000 funding capital improvements and maintenance by
for Small Business Development Centers to provide $3,000,000; McCarthy (No. 160) that seeks to in-
robust support for small businesses during their re- crease and decrease funding by $13.05 million in the
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National Forest System account to support recovery and decrease funding for the United States Holocaust
and mitigation work following the SQF Complex Memorial Museum by $1,000,000 to ensure that the
Fire in the Sequoia National Forest; McKinley (No. Museum can continue to support Holocaust edu-
162) that seeks to increase and decrease funding for cation and understanding in state and local commu-
capitalization grants under Drinking Water State nities by developing and disseminating curricula,
Revolving Funds by $8,804,000 to emphasize an lesson plans, workshops, and other educational re-
amount to be used; Nadler (No. 164) that seeks to sources to other Holocaust organizations, teachers,
decrease and increase funds by $3,000,000 with the and other educational centers; Swalwell (No. 183)
intent to support the 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Pro- that seeks to increases funding for the U.S. Geologi-
gram; Napolitano (No. 165) that seeks to increase cal Survey (USGS) by $2,000,000 and decreases
and decrease funds by $2 million for EPA Environ- funding for the Secretary of the Interior, Depart-
mental Programs and Management to support water mental Operations, by the same amount; Walberg
quality protection integrated planning activities (No. 184) that seeks to increase funding for EPA’s
under Section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Science and Technology program by $2 million for
Control Act; Neguse (No. 166) that seeks to increase research on Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and
funding for Wildland Fire Management accounts at toxins resulting from harmful algal blooms and de-
DOI and USDA by $2 million and decreases fund- creases funding for the Office of the Secretary by $2
ing for the DOI Office of the Secretary Depart- million; Barr (No. 186) that seeks to transfer
mental Operations by the same amount, to support $5,000,000 from the VHA’s Medical Community of
fire preparedness and suppression, fire science and re- Care Account to the VHA’s Medical Services account
search, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management for the explicit use of equine assisted therapy within
activities, and rural fire assistance; O’Halleran (No. the VA’s Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) Program;
169) that seeks to increase and decrease funding for Buchanan (No. 187) that seeks to transfer
the Bureau of Indian Education—Education Con- $2,000,000 to Medical and Prosthetic Research for
struction account by $5,000,000 to highlight the the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and re-
importance of funding to build and improve schools port to Congress on the deaths of veterans who died
on tribal lands; Raskin (No. 174) that seeks to in- by suicide during the last five years; offset by a re-
crease funding for the United States Holocaust Me- duction to Veterans Benefits Administration General
morial Museum by $2,000,000 and decreases the Operating Expenses; Carbajal (No. 188) that seeks to
Working Capital Fund by the same amount; Salazar increase and decrease funding by $5,000,000 with
(No. 176) that seeks to increase and decrease funds the intent to direct the Secretary to change the
by $5 million to highlight the U.S. Geological Sur- phone system to have local Community Based Out-
vey’s National Land Level Change (NLLC) Map to patient Centers answer calls rather than routing calls
allow USGS to move forward with a ground subsid- to the major VA Medical Centers in an effort to re-
ence program which will leverage satellite imagery duce wait times for veterans on the phone and to
and the related data, services, and expertise from sur- provide more timely health services; Escobar (No.
veying, mapping, and geospatial professions; Schrier 189) that seeks to increase and decrease funding to
(No. 177) that seeks to increase funding by make clear that States must disburse all funds under
$2,000,000 for the Office of Wildland Fire for the this division in accordance with Congressional intent
specific purpose of the Wildland Fire Leadership and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the
Council providing recommendations on addressing corresponding report and bill text; Green (TN) (No.
interjurisdictional fire reimbursement challenges, in- 190) that seeks to increase and decrease funding for
cluding the barriers small municipalities face in re- Army barracks by $90,200,000 to stress that im-
ceiving funds; decreases funding for the Secretary of proving housing for our military servicemembers
the Interior, Departmental Operations, by the same must be a top priority for the Department of De-
amount; Schweikert (No. 178) that seeks to increase fense; Hartzler (No. 192) that seeks to increase and
and decrease funding by $1 million to highlight ad- decrease by $5 million the Veterans Health Admin-
vances in sensor technology for mobile air quality istration Medical Services account with the intent to
monitoring and to encourage EPA to focus on con- support non-profit post traumatic growth organiza-
tinuing to integrate this technology into their data tions as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Dis-
quality information; Sherrill (No. 179) that seeks to order (PTSD); Hill (No. 193) that seeks to increase
provide an additional $2,000,000 for the United the VA’s Office of General Counsel by $1 million to
States Geological Survey to be used to perform sur- support training for state-level Veteran Service Offi-
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veys, investigations, and research for harmful algal cers, offset by a decrease to Information Technology
blooms, offset with a reduction to DOI Office of the Systems pay and associated costs; Horsford (No. 194)
Secretary; Slotkin (No. 180) that seeks to increase that seeks to increase and decrease funding by
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$2,000,000 for Military Construction, Air Force sional intent that at least $1 million be provided for
with the intent to support the study, planning, de- the oversight of veteran long term care facilities;
sign, and architect and engineer services for the con- Adams (No. 205), as modified, that seeks to decrease
struction of Child Development Centers at Air Force by $2 million the HUD Administrative Support Of-
installations without an existing dedicated, on-instal- fices (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
lation facility; Horsford (No. 195) that seeks to in- tration) and increase by $2 million Self-Sufficiency
crease and decrease funding by $5,000,000 for Mili- Programs ($1 million to JobsPlus and Resident Op-
tary Construction, Army National Guard with the portunity Self-Sufficiency [ROSS] respectively);
intent to support the construction of automated Allred (No. 206) that seeks to increase and decrease
multipurpose machine gun ranges for Army National funds by $1,000,000 to express the intent that the
Guard use on Active-Duty Air Force installations; Secretary of Transportation shall waive repayment of
Latta (No. 196) that seeks to increase and decrease any Federal-aid highway funds expended on the con-
funding by $1,000,000 with the intent to urge the struction of high occupancy vehicle lanes constructed
Department of Veterans Affairs to consult with the on US 75 in Dallas County and Collin County;
Department of Defense to identify, and refer for re- Cicilline (No. 209) that seeks to increase and de-
cruitment, separating Members of the Armed Forces crease by $55 million the Highway Infrastructure
who occupy a health care position; McCarthy (No. Programs account for the purpose of encouraging the
197) that seeks to increase and decrease funding by Secretary of Transportation to issue a request for
$45 million in the Readjustment Benefits account nominations under the National Scenic Byways Pro-
(Division F) to support full funding at the current gram; Kahele (No. 223) that seeks to prohibit fund-
authorized level for the Veteran Employment ing for the new foreign air carrier permits that are
Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) not in compliance with public interest standards;
program; Panetta (No. 198) that seeks to increase Sean Patrick Maloney (NY) (No. 224) that seeks to
and decrease funding by $4,000,000 for Military increase and decrease funds by $2,000,000 with the
Construction, Army National Guard with the intent intent of reserving funds in the HUD SHOP account
to support barrack improvement construction specifically for providing grants to facilitate the
projects on Training Installation and Contingency abatement and removal of environmental hazards in
Mobilization Force Generation Installations; Panetta
(No. 199) that increases and decreases funding by homes being rehabilitated to national and regional
$1,000,000 for Military Construction, Army Na- organizations and consortia that have experience in
tional Guard with the intent to support projects on providing for or facilitating the abatement of envi-
military installations to improve and modernize ronmental hazards from homes; Norton (No. 225)
wastewater treatment facilities; Pfluger (No. 200) that seeks to increase and decrease by $1 the FAA
that seeks to decrease and increase funding for Air Operations budget with the intent to urge the FAA
Force MILCON account by $45,000,000 to support to prioritize efforts to combat airplane and helicopter
for dormitory projects at Air Force training installa- noise; Schrier (No. 227) that seeks to increase and
tions; Sherrill (No. 201) that seeks to increase and decrease by $1 the Salaries and Expenses budget of
decrease funding for Medical Services within the De- the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) with the
partment of Veterans Affairs by $10,000,000 to sup- intent to urge FMC to enhance assistance provided
port the construction of nine additional Vet Centers, to U.S. exporters and importers and other domestic
which provide much-needed mental health care for supply chain participants; and Sherrill (No. 228)
veterans; Sherrill (No. 202) that seeks to increase that seeks to increase and decrease funding for Am-
funding for the Burn Pits Center of Excellence, trak’s Northeast Corridor by $5 million, in order to
which does critical research into toxic exposure, by highlight the critical need for rail project financing;
$1,000,000, offset by a decrease to VA General Ad- and Pages H4075–79
ministration; Speier (No. 203) that seeks to increase DeLauro en bloc amendment No. 6 consisting of
and decrease funding in Army Military Construction the following amendments printed in part B of H.
by $15 billion with the intent to express great dis- Rept. 117–109: Escobar (No. 114) that seeks to in-
pleasure with the Defense Department’s failure to crease and decrease funding to make clear that States
prioritize fixing poor and failing military child de- must disburse all funds under this division in ac-
velopment center facilities projects in its budget re- cordance with Congressional intent and not for pur-
quest and its failure to request sufficient funds to be poses not otherwise outlined in the corresponding re-
on track to modernize all substandard barracks with- port and bill text; Gomez (No. 115) that seeks to
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in 10 years; Steil (No. 204) that seeks to decrease increase and decrease by $1,000,000 funding for the
and increase the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
General account by $1 million to express Congres- Matching Grants Program with the intent to ensure
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greater support is available to help people in under- report and bill text; Jackson Lee (No. 157) that
served communities claim the enhanced Child Tax seeks to increase and decrease funding for Environ-
Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and other tax re- mental Programs and Management by $5 million to
lief provided by the American Rescue Plan Act; highlight the need to support culturally competent
Hoyer (No. 124) that seeks to increase and decrease federal, state, and local public health and environ-
the Election Security Grants account by $4,000,000 mental protection efforts to address cancer clusters
with the intent to support the Help America Vote impacting overburdened communities in the gulf
College Poll Worker Program; Jayapal (No. 127) coast region; McNerney (No. 163) that seeks to in-
that seeks to increase and decrease funding for the crease and decrease by $15,000,000 the Department
IRS by $1,000,000,000 with the intent to ensure of Interior’s United States Geological Survey (USGS)
the agency reviews that flagged suspicious activity budget for the purposes of emphasizing the role of
for credit mailings like economic impact payments USGS in providing technical assistance in the devel-
or the child tax credit are not flagged due to the opment and implementation of science-based, sus-
volume of mailings being sent to a homeless service tainable groundwater management plans, especially
providers, like shelters, receiving mail for unhoused in drought-afflicted areas; Omar (No. 170) that seeks
individuals; Levin (MI) (No. 130) that seeks to in- to increase and decrease funds by $1,000,000 to en-
crease and decrease by $1 million funding for the sure the NEA reserves grant funding for the preser-
United States Postal Service to highlight that a vation of public art related to civil rights protests;
mailbox should not be installed within the premises Ross (No. 175) that seeks to prohibit the use of
of or in close proximity to a facility, factory, ware- funds to implement the withdrawal of certain areas
house, or other work location during, or within 30 of the outer continental shelf from offshore wind
days, of a union representation election conducted leasing activities off the coasts of Florida, Georgia,
under section 9 of the National Labor Relation Act; South Carolina, and North Carolina; Speier (No.
McGovern (No. 132) that seeks to transfer 181) that seeks to increase funding for EPA Geo-
$2,500,000 to OMB for the purpose of convening a graphic Programs by $5 million with the intent of
White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hun- increasing funding for the San Francisco Bay estuary
ger and Health, and for the purpose of conducting from $25 million to $30 million; Strickland (No.
a government-wide review and report in preparation 182) that seeks to decrease and increase funding in
for the Conference; Norton (No. 133) that seeks to the Environmental Protection Agency Science and
prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission Technology Account by $1 million to fund research
from using funds to enter directly into leases for a into 6PPD-quinone,the toxic chemical in tires and
headquarters; Omar (No. 134) that seeks to increase recycled rubber causing ongoing harm to coho salm-
and decrease funds at the Office of Macroeconomic on in the Pacific Northwest, and to study its effects
Analysis (under the Office of Economic Policy) by on other fish species; Bush (No. 207) that seeks to
$1 million with the intent of studying the Genuine transfer $2.4 million from the Office of the Secretary
Progress Indicator and other alternative economic at the Department of Transportation to the Zero
measures that could help supplement GDP calcula- Emissions Bus program; Bush (No. 208) that seeks
tions on the federal level; Omar (No. 135) that seeks to provide an additional $5 million in funding for
to increase and decrease funds at FinCEN by the HUD incremental voucher program to support
$1,000,000 to support studying access to remit- survivors of domestic violence and unhoused individ-
tances to fragile countries and how shifts in remit- uals and families; reduces administrative and other
tance flows to non-banking channels is affecting expenses of public housing agencies in adminis-
Treasury’s ability to monitor financial crimes and trating section 8 by $5 million; Escobar (No. 210)
money transmitters’ and charities’ abilities to remit that seeks to increase and decrease the grants-in-aid
or transfer funds from the United States to such for airports program to emphasize the need for fund-
countries; Blumenauer (No. 143) that seeks to in- ing to projects addressing climate change and air-
crease Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Operation of Indian ports across the country; Escobar (No. 211) that
Programs account by $1,200,000 to fully fund the seeks to increase funding for the Low-No Emission
operations and maintenance needs of the Columbia Bus Grant account to ensure economically disadvan-
River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites offset taged communities benefit from this program;
with a decrease to DOI Office of the Secretary—De- Escobar (No. 212) that seeks to increase funding for
partmental Operations; Escobar (No. 149) that seeks the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Competitive
to increase and decrease funding to make clear that Grants account to ensure economically disadvantaged
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States must disburse all funds under this division in communities will benefit from this program; Escobar
accordance with Congressional intent and not for (No. 213) that seeks to increase and decrease funding
purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding to make clear that States must disburse all funds
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under this division in accordance with Congressional manufactured homeowners and how federal housing
intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined assistance could better serve this population.
in the corresponding report and bill text; Pages H4079–83
Gottheimer (No. 214) that seeks to increase and de- H. Res. 555, the rule providing for consideration
crease by $1,000,000 the Federal Highway Adminis- of the bill (H.R. 4502) was agreed to by a yea-and-
tration obligation limitation account to emphasize nay vote of 218 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 223,
the importance of federal money not being used for after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-
the construction of a nartificial wall between mile nay vote of 217 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 222.
posts 1.04 and 1.45 along Interstate 80 in Knowlton Pages H3920–31
and Hardwick Townships, New Jersey; Jackson Lee Medal of Valor Review Board—Appointment:
(No. 216) that seeks to prohibit the Department of The Chair announced the Speaker’s appointment of
Transportation from using funds for Section 106 the following individuals on the part of the House
Transportation construction projects in urban areas to the Medal of Valor Review Board for a term of
that have not been determined to meet the statutory 4 years: Mr. Shon Buford of San Francisco, Cali-
obligations of the National Historic Preservation fornia, and Mr. Brandon Clabes of Choctaw, Okla-
Act; Jackson Lee (No. 217) that seeks to increase by homa. Page H4087
$1,000,000 the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity to address the fairness in the use of Medal of Valor Review Board—Appointment:
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Read a letter from Representative McCarthy, Minor-
funding to repair or replace single family homes ity Leader, in which he appointed the following
damaged during Hurricane Harvey to ensure that member to the Medal of Valor Review Board: Mr.
multigenerational homes can house the family at Anthony Galagaza of Bakersfield, California.
Page H4087
documented pre-disaster capacity, offset by a decrease
to the Office of Community Planning and Develop- Quorum Calls—Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes de-
ment; Jackson Lee (No. 218) that seeks to provide veloped during the proceedings of today and appear
$1,000,000 in assistance to address challenges faced on pages H3930, H3930–31, H3931–32, H3932,
by communities impacted by persistent poverty and H4083, H4084, H4084–85, H4085–86, and
are not included in decision making when major H4086.
highway construction threatens their homes, busi- Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad-
nesses, and culturally significant structures; Jackson journed at 10:18 p.m.
Lee (No. 219) that seeks to increase and decrease by
$1 million the Federal Rail Administration Safety
and Operation’s account to emphasize the need to Committee Meetings
provide dedicated funding to address community en-
gagement on safety issues related railroad crossings MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
in urban areas; Jackson Lee (No. 220) that seeks to Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a
increase and decrease the National Infrastructure In- markup on H.R. 267, the ‘‘2020 WHIP+ Reauthor-
vestments account by $1,000,000 to emphasize sup- ization Act’’. H.R. 267 was ordered reported, as
port for urban bicycle and pedestrian safety pro- amended.
grams; Jayapal (No. 221) that seeks to increase and
decrease Homeless Assistance Grants account by THE CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE:
$3,420,000,000 with the intent to clarify that funds OVERSIGHT OF FERC
provided under the division can be used to safeguard Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
or protect the life-sustaining activities of sleeping, Energy held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Changing En-
resting, and eating among persons experiencing ergy Landscape: Oversight of FERC’’. Testimony was
unsheltered homelessness; Jones (No. 222) that seeks heard from the following Federal Energy Regulatory
to increase and decrease funding by $1,000,000 for Commission officials: Richard Glick, Chairman; Neil
the Thriving Communities program to emphasize Chatterjee, Commissioner; James Danly, Commis-
the need to eliminate persistent transportation bar- sioner; Allison Clements, Commissioner; and Mark
riers in historically underserved and under-resourced C. Christie, Commissioner.
communities and support prioritizing projects that
enhance connections to places of employment and THE PROMISES AND PERILS OF CENTRAL
economic activity; and Omar (No. 226) that seeks to BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
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increase and decrease funds at the Office of Manufac- Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Na-
tured Housing Programs for the purposes of study- tional Security, International Development and Mon-
ing the COVID-related economic barriers faced by etary Policy held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Promises
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