Addressing Violence (Cong. Rec., Dec. 8, 2021)
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Page D1352 of the Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record for December 8, 2021. Items include a hearing on addressing violence with tribal witnesses such as J. Michael Chavarria and Fawn R. Sharp, a Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the future of United States policy on Taiwan with testimony from Daniel J. Kritenbrink, and nominations including Lisa W. Wang to be an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Further entries include H.R. 5982, to make revisions in title 51, United States Code, and a hearing on USDA nutrition distribution programs.
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D1352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 8, 2021
New York, to be Under Secretary for International J. Michael Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola,
Trade, and Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Colum- New Mexico; Fawn R. Sharp, National Congress of
bia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Depart- American Indians, Washington, D.C.; Stacie
ment of Commerce. Fourstar, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes,
TAIWAN Poplar, Montana; Elizabeth A. Reese, Stanford Law
School, Stanford, California; and Michelle Demmert,
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center, Fairbanks.
a hearing to examine the future of United States pol-
icy on Taiwan, after receiving testimony from Daniel NOMINATION
J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee concluded a
Asian and Pacific Affairs; and Ely Ratner, Assistant hearing to examine the nomination of Kurt D.
Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
DelBene, of Washington, to be an Assistant Sec-
ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN NATIVE retary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Tech-
COMMUNITIES nology), after the nominee, who was introduced by
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an Senator Murray, testified and answered questions in
oversight hearing to examine addressing violence in his own behalf.
Native communities through VAWA Title IX spe-
cial jurisdiction, after receiving testimony from Alli- INTELLIGENCE
son L. Randall, Principal Deputy Director, Office on Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in
Violence Against Women, Department of Justice; closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel-
Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Sec- ligence matters from officials of the intelligence
retary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; community.
h
House of Representatives
H.R. 4555, to amend the Public Health Service
Chamber Action Act to authorize a public education campaign across
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 pub- all relevant programs of the Health Resources and
lic bills, H.R. 6172–6201; and 3 resolutions, H. Services Administration to increase oral health lit-
Res. 843–845, were introduced. Pages H7554–56 eracy and awareness (H. Rept. 117–211);
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7556–57 H.R. 1193, to amend title IV of the Public
Health Service Act to direct the Director of the Na-
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
tional Institutes of Health, in consultation with the
H.R. 3537, to direct the Secretary of Health and Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood In-
Human Services to support research on, and ex- stitute, shall establish a program under which the
panded access to, investigational drugs for Director of the National Institutes of Health shall
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes, support or conduct research on valvular heart disease,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 117–207); and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept.
H.R. 5561, to reauthorize a program for early de- 117–212);
tection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and H.R. 1667, to address behavioral health and well-
hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young chil- being among health care professionals, with an
dren, and for other purposes, with an amendment amendment (H. Rept. 117–213); and
(H. Rept. 117–208);
H.R. 3320, to amend title VII of the Public
H.R. 5551, to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for in-
Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Cen- creasing workforce diversity in the professions of
ter on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology,
Rept. 117–209); and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
H.R. 5487, to improve research and data collec- Rept. 117–214).
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Page H7554
tion on stillbirths, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 117–210);
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Manage-
appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker ment Act: H.R. 5608, to support research and state
pro tempore for today. Page H7465 management efforts on chronic wasting disease, by a
2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 33 nays, Roll
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures: Responsible Edu- No. 411; Pages H7492–95, H7532–33
cation Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: H.R.
Act: H.R. 5545, amended, to extend certain expir- 1155, amended, ensuring that goods made with
ing provisions of law relating to benefits provided forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
under Department of Veterans Affairs educational as- Region of the People’s Republic of China do not
sistance programs during COVID–19 pandemic; enter the United States market, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay
Pages H7468–70 vote of 428 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 412;
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To ex- Pages H7495–H7504, H7533
tend certain expiring provisions of law relating to Expressing the sense of the House of Representa-
benefits provided under Department of Veterans Af- tives that the International Olympic Committee
fairs educational assistance programs during failed to adhere to its own human rights commit-
COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.’’; ments H. Res. 837, amended, expressing the sense
Page H7470 of the House of Representatives that the Inter-
NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of national Olympic Committee failed to adhere to its
2021: H.R. 5746, amended, to amend title 51, own human rights commitments, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-
United States Code, to extend the authority of the nay vote of 428 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll
National Aeronautics and Space Administration to No. 413; Pages H7504–07, H7534
enter into leases of non-excess property of the Ad- Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Express-
ministration; Pages H7470–72
ing the sense of the House of Representatives that
Beijing should immediately guarantee the safety and
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021: H.R. 4996, freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.’’; Page H7534
amended, to amend title 46, United States Code,
with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes
carriers or marine terminal operators, by a 2⁄3 yea- against humanity being committed against
and-nay vote of 364 yeas to 60 nays, Roll No. 406; Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic
Pages H7472–79, H7528–29
minority groups by the People’s Republic of China:
H. Res. 317, amended, condemning the ongoing
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021: genocide and crimes against humanity being com-
H.R. 4616, amended, to deem certain references to mitted against Uyghurs and members of other reli-
LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate gious and ethnic minority groups by the People’s
upon the occurrence of certain events affecting Republic of China, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 427
LIBOR, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 9 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 414; Pages H7507–09, H7534–35
nays, Roll No. 407; Pages H7479–86, H7529–30
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for
Extending authorization for livestock mandatory ALS Act: H.R. 3537, amended, to direct the Sec-
reporting: H.R. 5290, to extend authorization for retary of Health and Human Services to support re-
livestock mandatory reporting, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay search on, and expanded access to, investigational
vote of 418 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 408; drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, by a 2⁄3 yea-
Pages H7486–87, H7530 and-nay vote of 423 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 415;
Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021: H.R. 5609, Pages H7509–14, H7535–36
to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education
to establish a cattle contract library, by a 2⁄3 yea- for Autumn Act of 2021: H.R. 5487, amended, to
and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 409; improve research and data collection on stillbirths,
Pages H7487–90, H7530–31 by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 18 nays,
National Forest Restoration and Remediation Roll No. 416; Pages H7514–15, H7536
Act: H.R. 4489, amended, to amend the Act of June Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act
20, 1958, to require that certain amounts collected of 2021: H.R. 5561, amended, to reauthorize a pro-
by the United States with respect to lands under the gram for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment
administration of the Forest Service be invested into regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, in-
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interest bearing obligations, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay fants, and young children, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote
vote of 385 yeas to 42 nays, Roll No. 410; of 410 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 417;
Pages H7490–92, H7531–32 Pages H7515–16, H7537
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Improving the Health of Children Act: H.R. Synthetic Opioid Danger Awareness Act: H.R.
5551, amended, to amend title III of the Public 2364, amended, to amend title III of the Public
Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Cen- Health Service Act to direct the Secretary, acting
ter on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 20 nays, trol and Prevention, to provide for a public edu-
Roll No. 418; Pages H7516–18, H7537–38 cation campaign to raise public awareness of syn-
Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Op- thetic opioids, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas
portunities Legacy Act: H.R. 1193, amended, to to 14 nays, Roll No. 423; Pages H7541–42
amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to Supporting the Foundation for the National In-
direct the Director of the National Institutes of stitutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Founda-
Health, in consultation with the Director of the Na- tion for the Food and Drug Administration Act:
tional Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, shall estab- H.R. 3743, to increase funding for the Reagan-Udall
lish a program under which the Director of the Na- Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration
tional Institutes of Health shall support or conduct and for the Foundation for the National Institutes of
research on valvular heart disease; Pages H7518–22
Health, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 52
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To nays, Roll No. 424; and Page H7542
amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to
direct the Director of the National Institutes of Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and
Health, in consultation with the Director of the Na- Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants
tional Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish Act of 2021: H.R. 3894, to require the Secretary of
a program under which the Director of the National Health and Human Services to issue and disseminate
Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research guidance to States to clarify strategies to address so-
on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.’’; cial determinants of health under the Medicaid pro-
Page H7522 gram and the Children’s Health Insurance Program,
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protec- by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 48 nays,
tion Act: H.R. 1667, amended, to address behavioral Roll No. 425. Page H7543
health and well-being among health care profes- Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House
sionals, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 36 agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following
nays, Roll No. 419; Pages H7522–25, H7538–39 measures. Consideration began Wednesday, Decem-
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of ber 1st.
2021: H.R. 4555, to amend the Public Health Serv- Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust
ice Act to authorize a public education campaign Confirmation Act: H.R. 897, amended, to take cer-
across all relevant programs of the Health Resources tain lands in California into trust for the benefit of
and Services Administration to increase oral health the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, by a
literacy and awareness, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 30 nays, Roll
369 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 420; and No. 426; Pages H7543–44
Pages H7525–27, H7539
Indian Buffalo Management Act: H.R. 2074,
Amending title VI of the Social Security Act to
extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund amended, to assist Tribal governments in the man-
payments to Tribal Governments: H.R. 5119, agement of buffalo and buffalo habitat and for the
amended, to amend title VI of the Social Security reestablishment of buffalo on Indian lands, by a
2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas to 52 nays, Roll
Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief
Fund payments to Tribal Governments, by a 2⁄3 yea- No. 427; Pages H7544–45
and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 41 nays, Roll No. 421. Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To assist
Pages H7527–28, H7540 Tribal governments in the management of buffalo
and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buf-
Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House falo on Indian land.’’ Page H7545
agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following
measures. Consideration began Tuesday, November Women Who Worked on the Home Front World
30th. War II Memorial Act: H.R. 3531, amended, to au-
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021: thorize the Women Who Worked on the Home
H.R. 2355, amended, to facilitate responsible, in- Front Foundation to establish a commemorative
work in the District of Columbia and its environs,
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formed dispensing of controlled substances and other
prescribed medications, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas to 1 nay, Roll
410 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 422; Pages H7540–41 No. 428; Page H7545
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Blackwell School National Historic Site Act: prove the United States Code, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay
H.R. 4706, to establish the Blackwell School Na- vote of 411 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 435.
tional Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, by a 2⁄3 yea- Page H7550–51
and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 429; Providing for the use of the catafalque situated
Page H7546
in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Cen-
Making technical amendments to update statu- ter in connection with memorial services to be con-
tory references to certain provisions classified to ducted in the rotunda of the Capitol for the Hon-
title 2, United States Code, title 50, United States orable Robert Joseph Dole, a Senator from the
Code, and title 52, United States Code: H.R. 5677, State of Kansas: The House agreed to take from the
to make technical amendments to update statutory Speaker’s table and agree to S. Con. Res. 22, pro-
references to certain provisions classified to title 2, viding for the use of the catafalque situated in the
United States Code, title 50, United States Code, Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center in con-
and title 52, United States Code, by a 2⁄3 yea-and- nection with memorial services to be conducted in
nay vote of 414 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 430; the rotunda of the Capitol for the Honorable Robert
Pages H7546–47
Joseph Dole, a Senator from the State of Kansas.
Making technical amendments to update statu- Page H7551
tory references to certain provisions classified to
title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code: Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Cap-
H.R. 5679, to make technical amendments to up- itol for the lying in state of the remains of the
date statutory references to certain provisions classi- Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, a Senator from the
fied to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States State of Kansas: The House agreed to take from the
Code, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 2 Speaker table and agree to S. Con. Res. 23, author-
nays, Roll No. 431; Pages H7547–48 izing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the
lying in state of the remains of the Honorable Rob-
Making technical amendments to update statu- ert Joseph Dole, a Senator from the State of Kansas.
tory references to certain provisions which were Page H7551
formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title
25, United States Code: H.R. 5695, to make tech- Senate Referral: S. 2629 was held at the desk.
nical amendments to update statutory references to Pages H7565–66
certain provisions which were formerly classified to Senate Message: Message received from the Senate
chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code, today appears on pages H7565–66.
by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 5 nays, Roll
No. 432; Page H7548
Quorum Calls—Votes: Thirty yea-and-nay votes
developed during the proceedings of today and ap-
Making technical amendments to update statu- pear on pages H7528–29, H7529–30, H7530,
tory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, H7531, H7531–32 H7532–33, H7533, H7534,
United States Code: H.R. 5705, to make technical H7534–35, H7535–36, H7536, H7537, H7537–38,
amendments to update statutory references to provi- H7538–39, H7539, H7540, H7540–41, H7541–42,
sions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, by H7542, H7543, H7543–44, H7544–45, H7545,
a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 5 nays, Roll
No. 433; Page H7549
H7546, H7546–47, H7547–48, H7548, H7549,
H7549–50, and H7950–51.
Making revisions in title 5, United States Code,
as necessary to keep the title current, and to make Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad-
technical amendments to improve the United journed at 10:01 p.m.
States Code: H.R. 5961, to make revisions in title
5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title Committee Meetings
current, and to make technical amendments to im-
prove the United States Code, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay
vote of 413 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 434; and REVIEW OF USDA NUTRITION
Pages H7549–50
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS
Making revisions in title 51, United States Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition,
Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to Oversight, and Department Operations held a hear-
make technical amendments to improve the United ing entitled ‘‘Review of USDA Nutrition Distribu-
tion Programs’’. Testimony was heard from public
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States Code: H.R. 5982, to make revisions in title
51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title witnesses.
current, and to make technical amendments to im-
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