Congressional Record Daily Digest — February 3, 2022, D117
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This is D117 and D118 of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for February 3, 2022, covering the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed until 3 p.m. on the following Monday. Committee meetings include a Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa DeNell Cook, and Philip Nathan Jefferson, and a Judiciary business meeting that ordered S. 2710, on competition in the app economy, favorably reported with an amendment. The House considered H.R. 4521, the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act, agreed to an en bloc amendment package printed in H. Rept. 117-241, and recorded the introduction of public bills H.R. 6577-6599.
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Additional Cosponsors: Page S524 of Governors, all of the Federal Reserve System, after
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: the nominees testified and answered questions in
Pages S524–26 their own behalf.
Additional Statements: Pages S518–20 NOMINATIONS
Amendments Submitted: Page S526 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
Authorities for Committees to Meet: fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
Pages S526–27
nominations of William J. Valdez, of Maryland, to
be Under Secretary for Management, Dimitri
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. Kusnezov, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for
(Total—35) Pages S507–08 Science and Technology, and Kenneth L. Wainstein,
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and re- of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence
cessed at 4:41 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb- and Analysis, all of the Department of Homeland Se-
ruary 7, 2022. (For Senate’s program, see the re- curity, after the nominees testified and answered
marks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s questions in their own behalf.
Record on page S528.)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee Meetings Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor-
ably reported the following business items:
(Committees not listed did not meet) S. 2710, to promote competition and reduce gate-
keeper power in the app economy, increase choice,
NOMINATIONS improve quality, and reduce costs for consumers,
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the and
nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to The nominations of Sharon Bradford Franklin, of
be Vice Chairman for Supervision, and to be a Mem- Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Pri-
ber of the Board of Governors, and Lisa DeNell vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and Beth
Cook, of Michigan, and Philip Nathan Jefferson, of Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be a Member of
North Carolina, both to be a Member of the Board the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
h
House of Representatives
Agreed to:
Chamber Action Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) en bloc amendment
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 pub- No. 1 consisting of the following amendments print-
lic bills, H.R. 6577–6599; and 2 resolutions, H. ed in part D of H. Rept. 117–241 that was debated
Res. 905–606, were introduced. Pages H946–47 on February 2nd: Adams (No. 1) that increases fund-
Additional Cosponsors: Page H948 ing for the Capacity Building Program for Devel-
oping Universities, ensure that like institutions only
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
compete with like institutions, and expand eligi-
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she bility to ensure that HBCU’s and MSIs that do not
appointed Representative Clark (MA) to act as have R1 status can receive funds; Auchincloss (No.
Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H921 2) that amends Division D Section 30241 Subtitle
Recess: The House recessed at 1:25 p.m. and recon- G to read ‘‘to counter the PRC Government’s efforts
vened at 3:31 p.m. Page H934 to spread disinformation and disburse vaccines in ex-
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act: change for exploitative concessions in low- to mid-
The House considered H.R. 4521, to provide for a dle-income countries while maintaining US engage-
coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure con- ment with and support for multilateral vaccine pro-
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tinued United States leadership in engineering biol- curement and equitable distribution’’; Auchincloss
ogy. Pages H925–34, H934–44
(No. 3) that amends Division D Section 30216 line
22 and insert ‘‘auto-disable syringes,’’ after
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‘‘diagnostics,’’; Auchincloss (No. 4) that amends Di- sistent archiving practices, and assesses the potential
vision B, Title IV to require that NIST, as part of for an Advanced Research Project Agency–Oceans
the proposed National Engineering Biology Research (ARPA–O); Bonamici (No. 20) that directs the Sec-
and Development Initiative, support discovery, inno- retary of Labor to award funding to eligible entities,
vation, and production that will encourage shared including sector partnerships, in the infrastructure
protocols and interoperability in engineering biology industry; Bowman (No. 21) that waives cost-sharing
innovation; Auchincloss (No. 5) that directs the requirements for certain National Science Foundation
Treasury Department and the State Department to grant programs related to STEM education for a pe-
conduct a study on the management of sanctions riod of 5 years; Brownley (No. 24) that adds ‘‘alter-
against specific Afghan individuals in order to oper- native proteins’’ to USDA research and development
ate a foreign trade zone in Afghanistan while main- list; Bush (No. 31) that directs the Secretary of
taining the United States’ national security interests; State, in coordination with the USAID Adminis-
Bass (No. 9) that requires feasibility of expanding trator, to expand global testing capacity, vaccination
YALI to northern African countries in initial annual distribution, and acquisition needed medical sup-
report; says YALI should network with other similar plies, including available COVID–19 vaccines, to en-
programs); add a diversity requirement to implemen- sure success in ending the pandemic globally; Bush
tation plan so more strategic locations in Africa are (No. 32) that conducts a comprehensive assessment
represented; and change the age of the Mandela pro- to measure the impact of oil spills and plastic inges-
gram from 18–35 to 25–35 and include Mandela tion on sea life; Bush (No. 33) that encourages pub-
Washington Fellowship, YALI network, and Re- lic colleges and universities to facilitate the seamless
gional Leadership Centers as the three main pro- transfer of course credit earned in the postsecondary
grams of the Initiative; Beatty (No. 10) that adds to STEM pathway directly to out-of-state public insti-
Division A a Sense of Congress that CHIPS Act tutions and private, nonprofit HBCUs, TCUs, and
funds should be allocated in a manner that, in con- MSIs; Bush (No. 34) that codifies the Biden Admin-
sultation with the Director of the Minority Business istration’s commitment to deploy 30 gigawatts of
Development Agency, adequately addresses the in- offshore wind energy in the United States by 2030;
clusion of economically disadvantaged individuals Bush (No. 35) that revises the Solar Component
and small businesses; Beatty (No. 11) that estab- Manufacturing Supply Chain Assistance Program to
lishes an Office of Opportunity and Inclusion in the permit support for facilities that have the ability to
Dept. of Commerce to develop standards related to manufacture solar components; Bush (No. 36) that
existing CHIPS Act obligations regarding economi- studies the impacts of US and multilateral regula-
cally disadvantaged individuals; Bera (No. 12) that tions and sanctions, including the environmental and
replaces Section 30124, the ‘‘Strategy on Deterrence public health impacts of natural resource exploi-
of Economic Coercion’’ with legislation creating a tation.; Case (No. 38) that orders a comprehensive
task force to counter China’s economic coercion; study into offshore aquaculture including the envi-
Blunt Rochester (No. 14) that ensures NIST is sup- ronmental impact, identification of control tech-
porting educational activities with the Manufac- nologies and practices to minimize environmental
turing Extension Partnership for HBCUs, TCUs, and impacts, and assessment on the impact of inter-
other minority serving institutions; Bonamici (No. national offshore aquaculture industries on the US
16) that directs the OSTP Director to develop a na- seafood market; Case (No. 39) that directs the Sec-
tional circular economy that includes: a vision for retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
how the science and technology enterprise should the Interior and in consultation with other relevant
support the development of a circular economy, Federal departments and agencies, to submit to the
identification of key public and private stakeholders appropriate congressional committees a report on
that may contribute to or benefit from a transition international indigenous engagement; Case (No. 40)
to a circular economy, and recommendations on spe- that establishes a program for the professional devel-
cific Federal policies needed to drive this transition; opment of young adult leaders and professionals in
Bonamici (No. 17) that directs the National Science the Pacific Islands similar to the Young Southeast
Foundation to award Mathematics and Science Edu- Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) and the Young
cation Partnerships grants to develop STEM edu- African Leaders Initiative (YALI); Casten (IL) (No.
cational curriculums that incorporate art and design 41) that enables alternative financing to accelerate
to promote creativity and innovation; Bonamici (No. maintenance and general infrastructure projects at
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19) that directs existing ocean- focused interagency Department of Energy laboratories; Castor (FL) (No.
committees to coordinate overlapping data collec- 42) that enhances domestic manufacturing competi-
tion, align supercomputing and data storage efforts, tiveness by supporting the first three commercial-
develop cross-agency databases, and support con- scale implementations of transformative industrial
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technologies; Chu (No. 46) that expresses the sense current standards and guidelines for managing ports
of Congress on the importance of opposing the tar- of entry under the control of the Department of
geting of Chinese researchers and academics based on Homeland Security; Escobar (No. 70) that requires a
race; Connolly (No. 48) that creates an E–4 treaty report to Congress on the implementation of measur-
trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of able and sustainable development practices and an
South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the assessment of resources related to achieving carbon
United States solely to perform specialty occupation dioxide emission reduction targets for 2025 and
services, subject to various requirements; Costa (No. 2030; Escobar (No. 71) that expresses a sense of
49) that requires a report within 180 days reviewing Congress that the United States’ engagement with
the involvement of the People’s Republic of China, the leaders of the Western Hemisphere is critical to
state sponsored companies, and companies incor- addressing our region’s shared challenges and oppor-
porated in the PRC in the ownership, operation, or tunities; Escobar (No. 72) that requires the Director
otherwise involvement in mining or processing fa- of National Intelligence in coordination with other
cilities in countries from which the United States departments and agencies to submit a report to Con-
imports minerals, metals, and materials, and evalu- gress on the existence of any security risks and
ating the strategic and national security implications threats posed by China to upcoming U.S. Federal
for the United States of such involvement; Courtney
(No. 50) that expresses a Sense of Congress that it elections; Escobar (No. 73) that creates a set aside
is in the national interest for the United States to for small businesses in economically disadvantaged
become a formal signatory of the United Nations areas within the Solar Component Manufacturing
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Da- Supply Chain Assistance program; Escobar (No. 74)
vids (No. 58) that adds that HHS must consider that prohibits the use of any funds authorized to be
small and medium sized manufacturers when estab- appropriated or otherwise made available under this
lishing partnerships and cooperative agreements with Act to be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
manufacturers and distributors in the supply chain not authorized by the Congress; Eshoo (No. 75) that
flexibility manufacturing pilot for the Strategic Na- amends a requirement for an existing GAO study to
tional Stockpile; DeLauro (No. 61) that adds include an evaluation of demand-side incentives for
‘‘immersive technology’’ as a key technology focus alleviating semiconductor shortages; Eshoo (No. 77)
area; DelBene (No. 63) that strengthens existing that directs the President to ensure that the provi-
GAO reporting requirements by requiring GAO to sions of the America COMPETES Act which are
examine how semiconductor projects are supporting aimed at countering the influence of the Chinese
the needs of critical infrastructure industries in the Communist Party are implemented in a manner that
United States; Delgado (No. 64) that amends tech- does not result in discrimination against people of
nology and innovation hub eligibility to support Asian descent; Foster (IL) (No. 84) that authorizes
modernization and innovation in the manufacturing the Secretary of Energy to fund restoration and mod-
sector; Dingell (No. 65) that establishes a Climate ernization projects at the National Laboratories; Fos-
Change Education Program at the National Oceanic ter (IL) (No. 85) that allows dual intent for STEM
and Atmospheric Administration to increase climate doctoral students, allowing them to transition to a
literacy, and it also establishes a grant program for green card as provided under this bill without first
climate change education; Doyle (No. 66) that needing to leave the country and start the visa proc-
amends the Clean Industrial Technology Act to add ess over; Foster (IL) (No. 86) that allows Office of
Commercial Deployment of new efficient tech- Science funds to be used for the National Virtual
nologies for industrial facilities and authorizes fund- Biotechnology Laboratory; Foster (IL) (No. 87) that
ing for the deployment; Escobar (No. 67) that in- directs NIST to create guidelines for digital identity
cludes environmental defenders to mitigate the im- validation services within its digital identity Tech-
pacts of climate change and work with allies and nical Roadmap; Garamendi (No. 90) that inserts the
partners to ensure a level playing field exists when ‘‘Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright
it comes to climate action; Escobar (No. 68) that di-
rects CBP to develop metrics to measure how pro- Scholars Act of 2021,’’ which provides SIV’s for
cured technologies have helped deter or address ir- those Fulbrighters currently studying at American
regular migration along the southern border, includ- universities and former scholars who returned to Af-
ing ways in which technologies have altered migra- ghanistan; Garamendi (No. 91) that adds the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of North Korea, People’s
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tion routes and patterns; Escobar (No. 69) that di-
rects the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordi- Republic of China, Russian Federation, and Islamic
nation with the Secretary of Commerce, to submit to Republic of Iran to the list of prohibited ‘‘countries
Congress a report that contains an assessment of the of concern’’ for the loans and loan guarantees under
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the proposed Critical Supply Chain Resilient Pro- aging greater participation of students in those areas;
gram; Garcia (No. 93) that authorizes the Depart- Huffman (No. 115) that directs the Secretary of
ment of Transportation (DOT) to award maritime Commerce to increase the number and diversity, eq-
career training grants to institutions of higher edu- uity, and inclusion of STEM professionals working in
cation and postsecondary vocational institutions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
the purpose of developing, offering, or improving tion mission-relevant disciplines via a nonpartisan
educational or career training programs for American and independent 501(c)(3) organization to build the
workers related to the maritime workforce; public-private partnerships necessary to achieve these
Gottheimer (No. 97) that requires a GAO report on priorities; Jacobs (No. 122) that repeals the 25% cap
the possibility of the establishment of an automated pending a written commitment from the Under-Sec-
supply-chain tracking application that provides near retary-General of Peace Operations they will engage
real-time insight into the amount of critical medical regularly with the US on peacekeeping reforms; Ja-
and health supplies available in the Strategic Na- cobs (No. 123) that ensures no IMET program funds
tional Stockpile; Gottheimer (No. 98) that requires are authorized to be appropriated to any foreign se-
a 30-day time-limited study by the U.S. Depart- curity forces unit if the Secretary of State determines
ments of Commerce and Transportation to report to that such forces have engaged in a pattern of gross
Congress and the public on the major current violations of internationally recognized human
chokepoints in our nation’s supply chain; Gottheimer rights; Jayapal (No. 125) that requires the Comp-
(No. 99) that establishes an interagency task force to troller General to submit a report to Congress on the
address Chinese market manipulation in the United number and amount of rewards under the CHIPS for
States and expands the study and strategy on money America Fund and Public Wireless Supply Chain In-
laundering by the People’s Republic of China to in- novation Fund disaggregated by recipients of each
clude risks of contributing to corruption; Gottheimer such award that are majority owned and controlled
(No. 102) that directs the National Science Founda- by minority individuals and majority owned and
tion to prioritize grant awards to institutions that
demonstrate effective strategies for recruiting and controlled by women; Johnson (GA) (No. 126) that
providing career and technical education to veterans creates the Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity Edu-
and Members of the Armed Forces transitioning to cation Grant Program at NIST to fund enhance-
the private sector workforce; Gottheimer (No. 103) ments to cybersecurity education and training pro-
that provides a Statement of Policy outlining that grams at HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, and
the U.S. shall prioritize the Indo-Pacific in its for- institutions that serve a high percentage of Pell
eign policy and authorizes $655 million for foreign Grant-receiving students; Kaptur (No. 127) that
military financing activities within the region as clarifies the ‘‘economically distressed regions or local-
well as additional funding for the Southeast Asia ities’’ that can benefit from the solar component
Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative and other dip- manufacturing supply chain assistance program;
lomatic activities, and authorizes an additional $40 Kaptur (No. 128) that specifies that the Great Lakes
million for a Foreign Military Financing Compact region is a region for which ‘‘the Secretary shall, to
Pilot Program; Gottheimer (No. 104) that requires the maximum extent practicable, prioritize funding
the National Manufacturing Advisory Council to so- (for) clean energy incubators’’; Kildee (No. 129) that
licit input from communities where foreign competi- extends the authorization of ARPA–E to 2026; Kil-
tion resulted in mass factory layoffs or economically dee (No. 130) that defines microelectronics to make
disadvantaged areas; Grijalva (No. 105) that estab- sure that DOE’s capabilities are being leveraged to
lishes an Office of Education Technology in the Bu- the fullest extent possible; Krishnamoorthi (No. 132)
reau of Indian Education; Hayes (No. 108) that au- that requires the Director of National Intelligence to
thorizes the National Science Foundation to include produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the na-
private sector entities as potential recipients for ture of gray zone activities/hybrid warfare, including
awards distributed; Hayes (No. 109) that encourages threats to the United States and actions that escalate
greater geographic diversity of Manufacturing USA and de-escalate conflict; Lamb (No. 134) that directs
Institutes by encouraging the expansion of these in- the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to
stitutes in low income and disadvantaged areas; conduct a technology assessment on the benefits and
Horsford (No. 112) that revises the Office of Science potential drawbacks of using predictive analytic
diversity language to include Historically Black Col- tools, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to address
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leges, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, the opioid epidemic; Lamb (No. 136) that estab-
emerging research institutions, and scientific soci- lishes a Freight Rail Innovation Institute, comprised
eties; Horsford (No. 113) that helps bolster the tele- of a university research partner and locomotive man-
communications workforce in rural areas by encour- ufacturer, with the goal of developing zero-emission
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locomotives; Langevin (No. 138) that allows for ad- fects associated with industrial chemical use and to
mission of essential scientists and technical experts shift towards the safer and sustainable use of chemi-
to promote and protect the national security innova- cals in manufacturing and consumer products; Lof-
tion base; Langevin (No. 139) that promotes the in- gren (No. 153) that adds to the Sense of Congress
tegration of art and design into the National Science in Division D that the United States must maintain
Foundation’s (NSF’s) Advancing Informal STEM key environmental, labor, and social responsibility
Learning program, which supports research and de- standards across the technology supply chain that
velopment related to innovative out-of-school STEM align with the values and interests of the nation and
programing; Larsen (No. 140) that restores Fulbright our allies; Lowenthal (No. 154) that amends the
exchange program for participants traveling both High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection
from and to China or Hong Kong; Larsen (No. 141) Act to include seabirds as a protected living marine
that exempts residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Au- resource; Luria (No. 156) that prohibits the use of
tonomous Region who are granted refugee status American Rescue Plan funds to purchase tele-
from annual cap on refugee admissions; Larsen (No. communications equipment manufactured by Chi-
142) that states that the U.S. International Develop- nese firms Huawei and ZTE; Malinowski (No. 157)
ment Finance Corporation should prioritize support that amends the Export Control Reform Act to
for projects that increase digital connectivity where right-size the Secretary of Commerce’s scope of au-
countries have the greatest need or where competing thority to regulate exports by US persons to foreign
proposals lack high standards for data security and military, security, and intelligence agencies; Carolyn
human rights; Lawrence (No. 143) that; Lee (NV) B. Maloney (NY) (No. 158) that encourages the re-
(No. 145) that updates text to remove exact lan- cruitment and retention of women and minority stu-
guage that was enacted as part of the Infrastructure dents into STEM field; Manning (No. 159) that di-
Investment and Jobs Act. Includes language to im- rects the Departments of Commerce, Energy, De-
prove the Department of Energy’s coordination and fense, and other Federal agencies determined by the
management of demonstration projects; Leger
Fernandez (No. 146) that amends the Regional Secretary of Commerce to take steps to ensure His-
Technology and Innovation Hub Program to more torically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),
clearly include Tribes and Tribal Colleges and Uni- Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other
versities; Leger Fernandez (No. 147) that directs the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are active mem-
Secretary of Energy to carry out a report that exam- bers of Manufacturing USA institutes; Manning (No.
ines the technical and economic potential, and po- 160) that adds graduates with advanced degrees in
tential ancillary impacts, of direct methane removal STEM who work in a critical industry to the exemp-
technologies and approaches; Leger Fernandez (No. tion from numerical visa limitations for doctoral
148) that authorizes $240 million in Economic Ad- STEM graduates; McEachin (No. 161) that includes
justment Assistance funding to promote economic the identification of opportunities to reuse and recy-
development for communities reliant on the energy cle critical goods as a specific recommendation re-
and industrial sectors; Leger Fernandez (No. 149) quired in the quadrennial report on supply chain re-
that revises the National Apprenticeship Program for silience and domestic manufacturing; Miller (IL)
the 21st Century Grants to include individuals re- (No. 165) that strikes specific language regarding
cently employed in carbon-intensive industries as a graduate education research grants. Specifically strik-
targeted group; Levin (CA) (No. 150) that adds the ing, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation,
text of the Public Land Renewable Energy Develop- gender identity, and citizenship; Morelle (No. 166)
ment Act, which promotes the responsible develop- that includes technologies based on organic and inor-
ment of wind, solar, and geothermal resources on ganic materials in the priorities for research and de-
public lands by prioritizing development in strategic velopment to accelerate the advancement and adop-
areas; Lofgren (No. 151) that adds to the quadren- tion of innovative microelectronics and new uses of
nial science and technology review: identification, as- microelectronics and components; Newman (No.
sessment, and recommendations on science and tech- 167) that expands the Small Business Vouchers
nology gaps that would not be met without federal (SBV) program used by National Laboratories to in-
investment and identification and recommendations clude vouchers for skills training and workforce de-
on policies to ensure a level playing field for small- velopment; Newman (No. 168) that requires the As-
and medium-sized businesses; Lofgren (No. 152) that sistant Secretary to prioritize small and mid-size
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establishes the Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals manufacturers when leveraging mechanisms to pro-
(SUPERSAFE) Consortium to use supercomputing vide supply chain solutions in collaboration with the
and artificial intelligence to improve our under- Manufacturing USA institutes and the Manufac-
standing of the adverse human and environmental ef- turing Extension Partnership as described in section
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34(d); Norcross (No. 169) that adds domestic pro- incorporate national security threats related to cli-
duction to regional innovation strategies; Ocasio- mate change into a statement of policy on U.S.
Cortez (No. 170) that prevents companies from international priorities; Porter (No. 195) that incor-
using any of the funds allocated under Creating porates national security threats related to climate
Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors change into a reporting requirement on security as-
(CHIPS) fund from being used on stock buybacks or sistance to Pacific Island nations; Porter (No. 196)
the payment of dividends to shareholders; O’Halleran that authorizes NOAA to conduct a study on the ef-
(No. 172) that amends the quadrennial study to be fects of 6PPD-quinone, including an economic anal-
prepared by the Assistant Secretary of the Supply ysis of declining salmon populations in the United
Chain Resilience and Crisis Response to include in- States and the effect of such declining populations
formation on how supply chain shocks impact rural, have on importation of salmon from other countries;
Tribal, and underserved communities; Pappas (No. Pressley (No. 200) that requires the GAO to submit
173) that requires DHS to prioritize purchasing uni- a report on the impact of biometric identification
forms and related gear from American small busi- systems on historically marginalized populations;
nesses that manufacture, produce, or assemble goods, Pressley (No. 201) that requires the Director of the
and to only purchase items from American small National Institute of Standards and Technology to
businesses that serve as a pass through to supply for- create an office to study bias in the use of artificial
eign-manufactured goods when domestic manufac- intelligence systems and publish guidance to reduce
turing does not meet all the criteria identified in the disparate impacts on historically marginalized com-
bill; Pappas (No. 175) that directs the National and munities; Ross (No. 205) that adds health profes-
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sions and related programs to the definition of
to establish and regularly update a publicly available STEM fields in section 80303: Doctoral STEM
website; Pappas (No. 176) that encourages greater Graduates; Ross (No. 207) that restores the Depart-
collaboration in rural and remote areas with teachers ment of Interior’s authority to hold offshore wind
and scientists; Payne (No. 177) that adds libraries lease sales in federal waters in the Eastern Gulf of
among eligible sub-grantee partner with the local Mexico and off the coasts of North Carolina, South
education agency or educational service agency to Carolina, Georgia, and Florida; Ross (No. 208) that
partner with and enrich Elementary and Secondary adds ‘‘educational technology’’ as a key technology
Computer Science Education; Pingree (No. 189) that focus area; Ruppersberger (No. 209) that requires
establishes both a Working Waterfronts Grant Pro- the Comptroller General of the United States study
gram and a Working Waterfront Task Force within the effectiveness of the Defense Priorities and Alloca-
the Department of Commerce to help preserve and tions System’s at ensuring the timely availability of
expand access to coastal waters for persons engaged microelectronics products to meet national defense
in commercial and recreational fishing businesses, and emergency preparedness program requirements;
aquaculture, boatbuilding, shipping, or other water- Rush (No. 210) that requires covered entities with
dependent coastal-related business; Plaskett (No. over 100 employees that apply for semiconductor in-
190) that adds the Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants centives to provide data on the racial diversity of
for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 to authorize their workforce to the Department of Commerce;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scanlon (No. 213) that requires the director of the
grants to implement projects that restore a marine, National Science Foundation to award up to five
estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes habitat in the competitive grants to institutions of higher edu-
United States, create jobs for fishermen in the cation and non-profit organizations to establish cen-
United States, or provide adaptation to climate ters to develop and scale up successful models for
change; Pocan (No. 191) that updates disclosures re- providing undergraduate STEM students with hands-
quired in current law of foreign ownership of U.S. on discovery-based research courses; Scanlon (No.
farmland to make such disclosures to USDA an an- 214) that clarifies the designation process for the Re-
nual requirement; Pocan (No. 192) that authorize gional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to
the U.S. International Development Finance Cor- focus on localities that are not the top five leading
poration to invest in the vaccine cold chain (the re- technology centers; Schneider (No. 215) that requires
frigerated supply chain needed for vaccine produc- the Comptroller General to report to Congress on
tion, storage, distribution and delivery) as well as the impact of the global semiconductor supply short-
vaccine manufacturing so that less developed coun- age on manufacturing in the United States within
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tries are equipped to deliver COVID vaccines pro- one year of enactment; Schrier (No. 216) that adds
duced by the global community; Pocan (No. 193) the definition of clean energy tech to the regional
that authorizes $30 million in appropriations for innovation section; Sherman (No. 218) that requires
Bioenergy Research Centers; Porter (No. 194) that issuers of securities which fulfill certain exemptions
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from registration with the Securities and Exchange Monitoring program to focus on the effects on con-
Commission (SEC) to submit basic information to sumer prices, job losses, national security, or eco-
the SEC regarding the issuer and the country in nomic competitiveness; Speier (No. 234) that directs
which it is based; Sherrill (No. 219) that requires federal science agencies to take into consideration re-
the Comptroller General, within 1 year, to conduct ports of administrative actions, findings, and deter-
a study and submit to Congress a report analyzing minations related to allegations of sexual harassment
the impacts of H.R. 4521 on inflation, and how all or gender harassment against grant personnel when
amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act are spent; awarding grants; Stansbury (No. 236) that authorizes
Sherrill (No. 220) that provides additional clarifying the National Science Foundation to facilitate access
language that would help facilitate NIST’s work to the microgravity environment for awardees of
with other federal agencies on developing, managing, funding from the Foundation; Strickland (No. 241)
and maintaining greenhouse gas emissions measure- that directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordina-
ments and technical standards; Sherrill (No. 221) tion with the Secretary of Transportation and the
that creates a grant program for states that can be Secretary of Homeland Security to issue an Interim
used to offset the impact of rate increases to low-in- Final Rule that will ban the transportation of so-
come households and provides incentives for natural dium cyanide briquettes intended for mining pur-
gas distribution companies to accelerate, expand, and poses within the United States, unless packaged and
enhance improvement to the distribution system; transported in ISO steel containers and in accordance
Sherrill (No. 222) that include research to advance with the material’s authorized packaging and trans-
adoption of integrated rooftop solar, distributed portation requirements under the Hazardous Mate-
solar, and microgrid technologies; Sherrill (No. 223) rials Regulations; Swalwell (No. 242) that requires
that creates the Critical Supply Chain Sectors Ap- the Director of National Intelligence to submit a re-
prenticeships Grants program, which will provide port on the efforts of the Intelligence Community to
funding and technical assistance through the national support the Biodefense Steering Committee in the
apprenticeship system to support key supply chain
sectors facing workforce shortages; Sherrill (No. 224) implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy;
that requires the Government Accountability Office Takano (No. 243) that adds energy storage systems
to complete a study detailing the impact of the to the list of strategies states should consider when
America COMPETES Act on inflation; Sherrill (No. developing energy plans and exercising its utility
225) that increases funding for the Long-Duration ratemaking authority; Tonko (No. 245) that author-
Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program at DOD izes $100 million for each of FY22 through FY26
and DOE for fiscal years 2022 through 2026; Smith for the Department of Energy to provide financial
(WA) (No. 226) that fixes a loophole in the Child assistance to States and Indian Tribes for the pur-
Citizenship Act of 2000 to grant citizenship to cer- poses of improving the energy efficiency, carbon in-
tain international adoptees; Soto (No. 227) that adds tensity, and other sustainability measures of manu-
nonprofits to the definition of ‘‘covered entities’’ to facturing facilities; Torres (CA) (No. 246) that in-
expand the semiconductor incentive program to in- serts language on indigenous communities to the
clude nonprofit entities; Soto (No. 228) that directs Latin America section to ensure these traditionally
the Department of Labor to create a report analyzing overlooked communities are included in U.S. strat-
the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on egy, and adds language on judicial independence;
the American Workforce; Spanberger (No. 231) that Torres (CA) (No. 247) that increases oversight of the
adds transportation as a key sector to receive inter- International MET program through a report focus-
mediary grants for national industry intermediaries ing on corruption, drug trafficking, and impeding
to establish or expand sector-based partnerships for democratic processes; Torres (CA) (No. 248) that di-
registered apprenticeships; Spanberger (No. 232) that rects the State Department to support programs in
requires the Secretary of State, with the Attorney Latin America to strengthen judicial independence,
General, to share a report with Congress on multilat- anti-corruption, rule of law, and good governance;
eral efforts to address fentanyl trafficking in Latin Trahan (No. 250) that invests in fusion research
America, efforts between Latin America and China through the milestone-based fusion energy develop-
on fentanyl trafficking, and a plan for future steps ment program as well as the through fusion mate-
the United States Government will take to urge rials R&D; Trahan (No. 251) that allows the Stra-
Latin American governments and the Chinese gov- tegic National Stockpile to include high-quality pe-
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ernment to address transnational criminal organiza- diatric masks, a percentage of which may be small
tions and illicit fentanyl production and trafficking adult masks for pediatric use; Underwood (No. 252)
originating in the respective countries; Spanberger that encourages research into how to tailor rural
(No. 233) that requires the Critical Supply Chain STEM education for local communities; Velázquez
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(No. 253) that extends for five years the Small Busi- prenticeship colleges; Craig (No. 52) that directs the
ness Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business newly created position of the Assistant Secretary for
Technology Transfer programs (STTR) programs and Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response to
related pilots, which expire September 30, 2022; evaluate the stability of the Agriculture and Food
Welch (No. 254) that clarifies that Brand USA System supply chain; Crenshaw (No. 53) that re-
funds must be used to promote travel from countries quires a report on the negative impacts One Belt,
the citizens and nationals of which are permitted to One Road (OBOR) participation has on countries
enter into the US and requires Brand USA to submit that take part; Crenshaw (No. 54) that express the
to Congress a plan for obligating these funds; Wild sense of Congress that China is not a developing na-
(No. 257) that states that no funds authorized to be tion, but is industrialized and therefore any agree-
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act ments that advantage China as a ‘‘developing nation’’
are authorized to be made available to provide assist- should be updated to reflect China’s actual status as
ance for the police of the Philippines, including as- industrialized; Crenshaw (No. 55) that requires a
sistance in the form of equipment or training, until classified report on what is needed to bypass China’s
the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on ‘‘great firewall’’ and provide uncensored media to the
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and Chinese people; Crenshaw (No. 57) that strengthens
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate the Olympic section by stating the IOC should de-
that the Government of the Philippines has met velop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying
basic human rights standards; and Williams (No. host cities and the countries in which they are lo-
259) that ensures grants from the National Science cated if the governments of such countries are ac-
Foundation can be used for the professional develop- tively committing mass atrocities during the Olym-
ment and mentorship of student and faculty re- pic and Paralympic bidding process or between a
searchers at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs (by a yea-and- city’s election as a host city and the duration of the
nay vote of 221 yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 18); Olympic and Paralympic Games that its government
Pages H935–36
Bonamici amendment en bloc No. 2 consisting of is hosting; Rodney Davis (IL) (No. 59) that adds the
the following amendments printed in part D of H. text of the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Fea-
Rept. 117–241 that was debated on February 2nd: sibility Act to the bill which directs the Secretary of
Banks (No. 8) that requires a determination into Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of
whether certain Chinese companies implicated in manufacturing more goods in the United States;
using Uyghur forced labor meet the criteria for sanc- DeLauro (No. 60) that prohibits the possession,
tions under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act transport, and sale of captively raised mink for fur
of 2020, and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention production; DelBene (No. 62) that amends Section
Act; Bonamici (No. 15) that reauthorizes the Federal 30612 to clarify the exemption for aircraft from the
Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act definition of electronic waste; Eshoo (No. 76) that
funding for NOAA and the NSF; Bonamici (No. 18) directs CISA to publish an annual report to promote
that creates an Interagency Working Group on Blue evidence-based policies and controls that small enti-
Carbon, led by NOAA, to oversee the development ties (i.e., small businesses, nonprofits, local govern-
of a national map of blue carbon ecosystems; Budd ments) may employ to improve cybersecurity; and
(No. 25) that requires an intelligence assessment to requires a Commerce Department annual report on
determine the degree to which, if any, the Russian barriers small entities face in implementing cyberse-
Federation has coordinated with the People’s Repub- curity policies and controls; Fallon (No. 78) that au-
lic of China regarding a potential further invasion of thorizes the hiring of 10 additional staff for the
Ukraine; Chabot (No. 44) that adds the text of the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Con-
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reau- trol to carry out activities associated with the Peo-
thorization Act which authorizes funding for the ple’s Republic of China; Fitzgerald (No. 81) that re-
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of quires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the
1998 for FY2022 2026; Cohen (No. 47) that man- Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division to
dates a public listing by country of stolen assets re- monitor and take foreign government subsidies into
covered in the United States and authorizes public account in the premerger notification processes; For-
visa bans against foreign individuals who demand tenberry (No. 82) that adds the text of the Elimi-
bribes; Craig (No. 51) that inserts the full text of nate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking
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the bipartisan Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act, which continues the work with international
Act, which authorizes Department of Education partners, including nations, nongovernmental organi-
grants for academic advising and community out- zations, and the private sector, to identify long-
reach to construction and manufacturing oriented ap- standing and emerging challenges related to wildlife
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poaching and trafficking; Foster (No. 83) that au- test the security of technologies essential to national
thorizes the Secretary of Energy to upgrade the nu- critical functions; McKinley (No. 162) that extends
clear research capabilities of universities in the the prohibition in section 20302 (‘‘Solar Component
United States to meet the research requirements of Manufacturing Supply Chain Assistance’’) to any fa-
advanced nuclear energy systems; Gallagher (No. 88) cility that is located in: an area controlled by the
that adds the text of the American Security Drone Taliban, or another entity designated by the Sec-
Act of 2022, which prohibits federal operation or retary of State as a foreign terrorist organization; or
procurement of certain foreign-made unmanned air- a foreign country of concern; Pappas (No. 174) that
craft systems; González-Colón (No. 95) that recog- establishes the Rural Export Center to assist rural
nizes the contributions made by the 305-meter radio businesses seeking to export their products; Perl-
telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico; mutter (No. 178) that adds the bipartisan SAFE
Gottheimer (No. 100) that adds potential opportuni- Banking Act which allows state-legal cannabis busi-
ties for partnership with Israel and other regional na- nesses to access the banking system and help im-
tions in areas such as technological cooperation crit- prove public safety by reducing the amount of cash
ical to national security as an element of the U.S. at these businesses; Pfluger (No. 187) that requires
strategy for countering China in the Middle East; a report from the Department of State on global ex-
Gottheimer (No. 101) that requires a report to Con- ports of natural gas and a description of actions
gress focusing on links between private sector Chi- taken by the United States to foster natural gas ex-
nese technology and social media companies and the ports to foreign countries; Posey (No. 197) that sup-
Chinese government including potential risks related ports the methods and techniques for domestic proc-
to technology transfer and Chinese investment in essing of materials for microelectronics and their
U.S. and allied nation technology companies; Hayes components; Quigley (No. 202) that adds the text of
(No. 107) that enables the Director of the National the Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2022,
Science Foundation to make awards to eligible non- which establishes the foreign policy of the United
profit programs for supporting hands-on learning op-
portunities in STEM education, prioritizing vulner- States to work with state and non-state partners to
able students; Hill (No. 111) that requires foreign shut down certain commercial wildlife markets, end
business entities to assign and register an agent with the trade in terrestrial wildlife for human consump-
the Department of Commerce as a prerequisite to tion, and build international coalitions to reduce the
doing business in the United States, and require for- demand for wildlife as food, to prevent the emer-
eign business agents to be responsible and liable for gence of future zoonotic pathogens; Reschenthaler
any regulatory proceeding or civil action relating to (No. 203) that directs the National Academies to
such covered foreign entity; Houlahan (No. 114) study the feasibility of providing enhanced research
that codifies recommendations included in the Sep- security services to further protect the United States
tember 2021 DoD OIG report to address pharma- research enterprise against foreign interference, theft,
ceutical supply chain weaknesses; Issa (No. 117) that and espionage; Reschenthaler (No. 204) that requires
requires a report to Congress from the Department the quadrennial report on supply chain resilience and
of Commerce outlining steps that can be imple- domestic manufacturing to include a description of
mented within 30 days to immediately address the the manufacturing base and supply chains for rare
supply chain crisis; Jackson (No. 118) that adds a re- earth permanent magnets; Ross (No. 206) that en-
porting requirement under Division D regarding courages federal agencies substantially engaged in
Chinese investment in the agriculture sector; Jackson the development, application, or oversight of emerg-
(No. 119) that directs the Permanent Representative ing technologies to consider designating an indi-
of the United States to the United Nations to use vidual as an emerging technology lead to advise the
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States agency on the responsible use of emerging tech-
to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to nologies, including artificial intelligence; Ryan (No.
bring an end to the ‘‘Commission of Inquiry’’ to in- 211) that creates a congressionally charted commis-
vestigate the State of Israel; Jackson (No. 120) that sion to make recommendations to Congress on how
adds a Sense of Congress that future Olympic games best to maintain and bolster the U.S. supply chains;
should not be held in countries that are committing Salazar (No. 212) that requires a report from the De-
genocide; Lamb (No. 135) that establishes specific partment of State on major Chinese infrastructure
research and development program at Department of projects in Latin America and the Caribbean and the
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Energy to reduce the carbon footprint in steel pro- ability of the host countries to service the debt asso-
duction; Langevin (No. 137) that requires the De- ciated with them; Soto (No. 229) that requires the
partment of Homeland Security to designate four Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and Policy to establish a blockchain and cryptocurrencies
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advisory specialist position within the Office to ad- (by a yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 59 nays, Roll
vise the President on matters related to blockchain No. 24); and Pages H928–32, H940–41
and cryptocurrencies; Spanberger (No. 230) that re- Bice (OK) amendment (No. 131 printed in part
quires a report on the national security implications D of H. Rept 117–241) that requires the Director
of open radio access networks (Open RAN or of the NSF to commission a study to measure the
O–RAN), including descriptions of U.S. efforts to economic impact of inflation on cost-of-living, the
ensure we are leading in standards development and American workforce, American international com-
assessments of national security risks associated with petitiveness, and rural and underserved communities
certain dynamics in the O–RAN industry; Stansbury (by a yea-and-nay vote of 279 yeas to 153 nays, Roll
(No. 235) that establishes a Foundation for Energy No. 26). Pages H933–34, H942–43
Security and Innovation; Stauber (No. 237) that re- Rejected:
quires the Report on Bilateral Effort to Address Chi- Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting of
nese Fentanyl Trafficking to include an assessment the following amendments printed in part D of H.
on the intersection between illicit fentanyl traf- Rept. 117–241 that was debated on February 2nd:
ficking originating in China and the illicit fentanyl Balderson (No. 6) that sought to strike section
trafficked over the southern border into the United 30606—Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy
States; Steel (No. 238) that establishes that China and section 30609—Green Climate Fund; Balderson
should end its classification of ‘‘developing nation’’ (No. 7) that sought to insert the text of H.R. 2559,
within the Paris Agreement; Torres (CA) (No. 249) the Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight
that adds the ‘‘National MEP Supply Chain Database Improvements Act; Bice (OK) (No. 13) that sought
Act of 2021’’ to the bill, creating an effective data- to prevent the $8 billion authorized for the Green
base to aid small manufacturers across the country Climate Fund from being appropriated until the
and strengthen our manufacturing supply chain; President submits a report to Congress detailing the
Wenstrup (No. 255) that requires DNI, in consulta- process and analysis used in setting the United
tion with DOD and State, to report on CCP invest- States’ emissions reduction target; Burgess (No. 26)
ments in port infrastructure since Jan. 1, 2012;
that sought to strike Sections 80301 and 80302 that
Wild (No. 256) that directs State Department, in
consultation with Office of Science and Technology create a new classification of ‘‘W’’ visas for start-ups;
Policy and other scientific agencies’ leaders, to work Burgess (No. 27) that sought to transfer funding
with U.S. ally countries to establish international se- from the Solar component manufacturing supply
curity policies and procedures for protecting research chain assistance program to the strategic transformer
in key technology areas from adversaries; and Wil- reserve and resilience program to prioritize funding
liams (GA) (No. 258) that tasks the Small Business for the resilience of the U.S. electric grid; Burgess
Administration with maintaining a resource guide to (No. 28) that sought to prohibit the use of Title 42
help childcare small businesses start and grow, Special Pay Authority for certain agencies; Burgess
strengthening the competitiveness of our workforce (No. 29) that sought to strike Section 30609 that
by improving access to childcare (by a yea-and-nay authorizes $8 billion for the UN’s Green Climate
vote of 262 yeas to 168 nays, Roll No. 19); Fund; Burgess (No. 30) that sought to prevent any
Pages H936–37 federal funds from being used by any department or
Castro (TX) amendment (No. 43 printed in part agency to acquire KN–95 respirator masks produced
D of H. Rept 117–241) adding an industry to the or manufactured in the People’s Republic of China
list of ‘‘creation and expansions’’ of apprenticeships if N–95 respirator masks produced or manufactured
to include ‘‘media and entertainment’’ (by a yea-and- in the United States of the same safety standard are
nay vote of 216 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 22); available in reasonable quantity; Cammack (No. 37)
Pages H926–27, H939–40 that sought to strike Sec. 30609 that authorizes $8
Crenshaw amendment (No. 56 printed in part D billion for the UN Green Climate Fund; Cheney
of H. Rept 117–241) that requires that the Depart- (No. 45) that sought to direct the Secretary of De-
ment of State to provide an annual briefing to Con- fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy
gress on China’s progress and efforts to meet emis- and the Secretary of Commerce, to conduct an assess-
sion goals and commitments (by a yea-and-nay vote ment of the effect on national security that would
of 264 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 23); result from uranium ceasing to be designated as a
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Pages H927–28, H940 critical mineral by the Secretary of the Interior under
Garamendi amendment (No. 89 printed in part D section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020, and pre-
of H. Rept 117–241) that inserts H.R. 4996, the vents the alteration or elimination of Uranium as a
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, as passed by the House critical mineral until that assessment is complete;
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Feenstra (No. 79) that sought to establish a Sustain- cluding funding for the Green Climate Fund (section
able Aviation Fuel Working Group in the Depart- 30609); Perry (No. 186) that sought to strike Sec-
ment of Energy; Fitzgerald (No. 80) that sought to tion 30299C (Climate Resilience Development in
include clearly defined program metrics, goals, and the Pacific Islands); Pfluger (No. 188) that sought to
targets in Section 30113’s reporting requirements; strike the Authorized $8 billion for the Green Cli-
Garcia (CA) (No. 92) that sought to prohibit this act mate Fund; Posey (No. 198) that sought to require
and its amendments from taking effect until the Sec- the Secretary of Defense to provide priority for do-
retary of Energy certifies to Congress that this act mestically sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin
will not reduce the energy security or energy inde- approved by the Food and Drug Administration
pendence of the United States; Gimenez (No. 94) when available; Posey (No. 199) that sought to pro-
that sought to prohibit the bill from taking effect hibit funds going to state-owned enterprises;
until the Sec. of Energy certifies with Congress that Schweikert (No. 217) that sought to strike title X
no provisions in the bill will increase the average of division G; Steel (No. 240) that seeks to prohibit
price of energy; Gooden (No. 96) that sought to re- Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-
quire a report on Chinese entities that provide cloud owned enterprises from having ownership of a com-
computing products or services and the role of the pany that has a contract for the operation or man-
CCP in these entities and risks they pose to data pri- agement of a U.S. port; Tenney (No. 244) that
vacy; Grothman (No. 106) that sought to strike the sought to strike section 30299C, climate resilient
section of the bill that authorizes $4 billion each for development in the Pacific Islands; and Owens (No.
FY23 and FY24 for contributions to the Green Cli- 261) that sought to require the Secretary of State to
mate Fund; Hill (No. 110) that sought to revise submit to the appropriate congressional committees
Title II funding partnership requirements to the ex- a determination on whether the Chinese Communist
tent practical to partner with industry or with a Party United Front Religious Work Bureau meets
labor or joint labor management organization; Issa the criteria for sanctions (by a yea-and-nay vote of
(No. 116) that sought to replace Title 1 of Division 204 yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 20); Pages H937–38
J, the National Apprenticeship Program Act, with Jayapal amendment (No. 22 printed in part D of
the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program; H. Rept 117–241) that sought to direct the State
Jackson (No. 121) that sought to strike section
30609—Building economic growth and techno- Department, in coordination with Department of
logical innovation through the Green Climate Fund; Energy and in consultation with appropriate agen-
Luetkemeyer (No. 155) that sought to require a Re- cies, to report on the impact of US sanctions on in-
port from the SEC, in consultation with the Depart- novation, emissions reduction, climate cooperation,
ment of State and Department of Treasury regarding and economic justice (by a yea-and-nay vote of 181
Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds that con- yeas to 248 nays, Roll No. 21);
Pages H925–26, H938–39
tain entities listed on one of the following: Depart-
ment of Commerce Military End User list, Depart- Jayapal amendment (No. 124 printed in part D of
ment of Commerce Entity List, OFAC Non-SDN H. Rept 117–241) that sought to require the Sec-
Chinese, Military-Industrial Complex Companies retary of the Treasury to conduct and present to
List, DOD Section 1260H Chinese Military Compa- Congress and analysis of the humanitarian impact of
nies list, Global Magninsky Human Rights Account- the confiscation of the assets of Afghanistan’s central
ability Act; Meuser (No. 164) that sought to strike bank, its impact on the political power of the Peo-
Sec. 50103. Department of Homeland Security Men- ple’s Republic of China and other entities in the re-
tor-Prot Program; Miller (IL) (No. 165) that seeks to gion, and any increase in illicit financial activities
strike specific language regarding graduate education between the People’s Republic of China and affili-
research grants; Perry (No. 180) that sought to ated entities that may have occurred as a result (by
strike subsection 50101(b), which directs the Sec- a yea-and-nay vote of 175 yeas to 255 nays, Roll
retary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on No. 25); and Pages H932–33, H941–42
uniform allowances; Perry (No. 181) that sought to Perry amendment (No. 184 printed in part D of
strike Division L, which authorizes $4 billion (avail- H. Rept 117–241) that sought to rescind U.S. par-
able until expended) in 10-year EDA pilot program ticipation in the United Nations Framework Con-
grants; Perry (No. 182) that sought to strike sec. vention on Climate Change (by a yea-and-nay vote
110001 and insert language that would sunset the of 196 yeas to 235 nays, Roll No. 27).
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Economic Development Administration in one year Pages H934–35, H943–44
after enactment; Perry (No. 183) that sought to nar- H. Res. 900, the rule providing for consideration
row eligibility for the DHS Mentor-Protg Program; of the bills (H.R. 3485), (H.R. 4445), and (H.R.
Perry (No. 185) that sought to strike the section in- 4521) was agreed to yesterday, February 2nd.
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Quorum Calls—Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes de- retary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Af-
veloped during the proceedings of today and appear fairs, Department of State; and Todd Robinson, As-
on pages H936, H936–37, H937–38, H938–39, sistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International
H939–40, H940, H940–41, H941–42, H942–43 Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department
and H943–44. of State.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and ad- OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
journed at 7:42 p.m. PRISONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime,
Committee Meetings Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LIVESTOCK entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Pris-
SECTOR: ENVIRONMENTAL GAIN AND ons’’. Testimony was heard from Michael Carvajal,
ECONOMIC VIABILITY Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of
Justice.
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock
and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing entitled LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
‘‘Sustainability in the Livestock Sector: Environ- Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Na-
mental Gain and Economic Viability’’. Testimony tional Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hear-
was heard from public witnesses. ing on H.R. 6142, the ‘‘Buckeye National Scenic
FDA USER FEE REAUTHORIZATION: Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021’’; H.R. 6199, the
ENSURING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DRUGS ‘‘Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary
AND BIOLOGICS Revision Act’’; H.R. 6201, the ‘‘National Liberty
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Memorial Preservation Act’’; H.R. 6337, the
Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘FDA User Fee Reau- ‘‘Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act’’; H.R. 6434,
thorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drugs and the ‘‘Japanese American World War II History Net-
Biologics’’. Testimony was heard from Patrizia work Act’’; H.R. 6435, the ‘‘SRS FY21 Technical
Cavazzoni, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evalua- Fix’’; and H.R. 6451, the ‘‘Chiricahua National Park
tion and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administra- Act’’. Testimony was heard from Representatives
tion, Department of Health and Human Services; Ryan, Smith of Missouri, Watson Coleman, Neguse,
Peter Marks, M.D., Director, Center for Biologics Obernolte, Rodgers of Washington, and Kirkpatrick;
Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Ad- Herbert C. Frost, Regional Director, Interior Re-
ministration, Department of Health and Human gions 3, 4, and 5, National Park Service, Depart-
Services; and public witnesses. ment of the Interior; Happy Welch, City Adminis-
trator, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri; Skip Brandt, Com-
BUILDING OPPORTUNITY: ADDRESSING missioner, Idaho County, Idaho; and public wit-
THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO MINORITY nesses.
AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES’
INVOLVEMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
PROJECTS Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Di- markup on H.R. 6445, the ‘‘Small Business Devel-
versity and Inclusion held a hearing entitled ‘‘Build- opment Centers Improvement Act of 2022’’; H.R.
ing Opportunity: Addressing the Financial Barriers 6441, the ‘‘Women’s Business Centers Improvement
to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses’ Involve- Act of 2022’’; H.R. 6450, the ‘‘SCORE for Small
ment in Infrastructure Projects’’. Testimony was Business Act of 2022’’; H.R. 4877, the ‘‘One Stop
heard from public witnesses. Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021’’;
and H.R. 6454, the ‘‘Small Business Advocacy Im-
OVERVIEW OF U.S. PRIORITIES IN THE provements Act of 2022’’. H.R. 6445, H.R. 6441,
WESTERN HEMISPHERE: OPPORTUNITIES, H.R. 6450, H.R. 4877, and H.R. 6454 were or-
CHALLENGES AND THE PATH AHEAD dered reported, without amendment.
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a
hearing entitled ‘‘Overview of U.S. Priorities in the FINDING THE RIGHT FREQUENCY: 5G
Western Hemisphere: Opportunities, Challenges and DEPLOYMENT AND AVIATION SAFETY
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the Path Ahead’’. Testimony was heard from Marcela Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Sub-
Escobari, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin committee on Aviation held a hearing entitled
America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for Inter- ‘‘Finding the Right Frequency: 5G Deployment and
national Development; Brian Nichols, Assistant Sec- Aviation Safety’’. Testimony was heard from Steve
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