House Record, February 4, 2022 — Congressional Record
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Page H951 of the House section of the Congressional Record for February 4, 2022, in interleaved columns. Further consideration continues of H.R. 4521, a bill to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative, with a heading for the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021, and a speaker says the bill would address supply chain issues and higher prices at the grocery store and gas pump. A tribute recalls a woman who gave 40 years of service to the labor movement in Houston. An announcement says the House will also consider the Global Respect Act, introduced by Mr. Cicilline, and that President Biden will give the State of the Union on March 1.
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February 4, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H951
AFL–CIO in 1968. She would go on to will ensure that the United States can BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND
give 40 years of dedicated service to the outcompete any nation in the world for DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2021
labor movement in Houston and in the coming decades. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
Texas. Importantly, our bill would address UNDERWOOD). Pursuant to clause 1(c) of
She will be remembered by many as a issues with our supply chain and higher rule XIX, further consideration of the
strong, Democratic woman who fought prices for families at the grocery store bill (H.R. 4521) to provide for a coordi-
for what she believed in, who always and the gas pump. Even small price in- nated Federal research initiative to en-
saw what was wrong and tried to make creases make a painful dent for rural sure continued United States leader-
it right. I will remember her as a hard and Tribal families in our district. ship in engineering biology will now re-
worker, whose hard work was really in- That is why I introduced the amend- sume.
fectious. You simply could not sit by ment to the legislation that will ensure The Clerk read the title of the bill.
when Ceole was around. She guided, these rural and Tribal families, like so AMENDMENT NO. 239 OFFERED BY MRS. STEEL
she pushed, she advised, she poked, she many of Arizona’s First District, are The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now
served as a role model for all of us. not overlooked. in order to consider amendment No. 239
Our thoughts are with Ceole’s family My amendment tasks the Depart- printed in part D of House Report 117–
and the countless friends and allies ment of Commerce with publishing a 241.
whose lives she touched with her time report every 4 years on supply chain re- Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I have
and her generosity on this Earth. silience and domestic manufacturing. an amendment at the desk.
Rest easy, dear friend, you will be Understanding how supply chain The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
missed. shocks impact rural, Tribal, and under- Clerk will designate the amendment.
f served communities is critical for their The text of the amendment is as fol-
future growth. lows:
PATSY BENNETT’S LEGACY OF I am committed to working with my Page 1341, after line 19, add the following:
BEAUTY, GRACE, AND SERVICE colleagues on both sides of the aisle to (10) the United States should seek to re-
(Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and identify commonsense legislative solu- quire the Chinese Communist Party to
was given permission to address the tions that continue to address these match emission cutting targets established
House for 1 minute and to revise and issues. by the United States.
extend his remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam f ant to House Resolution 900, the gen-
Speaker, I rise today in honor of a life tlewoman from California (Mrs. STEEL)
spent in service and love for others, REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF and a Member opposed each will con-
Patsy Bennett of Jesup, Georgia. MARTHA BANDA trol 5 minutes.
If you got married in southeast Geor- The Chair recognizes the gentle-
(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania woman from California.
gia in the 1960s to the late 1980s, you
asked and was given permission to ad- Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I yield
probably had the pleasure of working
dress the House for 1 minute and to re- myself 2 minutes.
with Patsy Bennett.
vise and extend his remarks.) China has avoided accountability for
Patsy was special to many people in
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. their unfair trade practices, gross
her community because she was dedi-
Madam Speaker, I rise today to re- human rights violations, and environ-
cated to making their special day un-
member the life of Martha Banda, a mental abuse for too long.
forgettable. Patsy made it her mission
lifetime resident of Johnstown, Penn- My amendment would require the
to ensure every bride had whatever
sylvania, who passed away in January Chinese Communist Party to match
dress she wanted, and if she didn’t have
surrounded by family. She was 87 years emission-cutting targets established by
it on hand, she would craft it herself.
old. the United States.
At her bridal store, one could pick
One of Martha’s biggest accomplish- China accounts for 28 percent of glob-
out their own flowers, have brides-
ments was serving the Johnstown com- al greenhouse gas emissions, more than
maids’ luncheons, rehearsal dinners,
munity as the first Democratic woman any other country in the world. This
and even hold their wedding ceremony
to be elected to the Johnstown City amendment takes necessary steps to
in Patsy’s big room.
Council. From there, Martha was an hold China accountable for their pollu-
Patsy left a beautiful mark on every-
elected member of the Democratic tion. It is time they are held to the
thing she created—be that a wedding, a
State Committee and served as an ap- same standards as any other developed
bridal shower, or a relationship she de-
pointed member and chairperson of the country. They shouldn’t get a free
veloped with the women she served.
Johnstown Housing Authority and sec- pass. We cannot allow China to walk
Her service to our community’s
retary of the Cambria County War Me- all over us.
women and families truly was not only
morial Authority. I also want to address what was said
remarkable but fun to watch in the
Martha’s role as a public servant con- by my colleagues on the other side of
form of beautiful ceremonies.
tinued when she was elected by council the aisle about criticism of this bill.
Patsy’s legacy is one of beauty,
to serve as deputy mayor of Johnstown Two days ago, Democrats suggested
grace, and service, and my thoughts
for 4 years. that criticism of this legislation is
and prayers reside with her family and
Outside of Martha’s role in politics, ‘‘Asian bashing’’ and ‘‘xenophobic.’’
those affected by this tremendous loss.
Martha was a faithful member of St. What nonsense.
f Benedict Parish, where she served in a Let me be clear: I will never back
b 0915 variety of roles. down from calling out the CCP on their
Martha was always giving back to transparency and to be responsible. We
LIMITING IMPACTS FROM SUPPLY the community, serving as a member of should all be on the side of free speech,
CHAIN SHOCKS the Salvation Army Advisory Board as democracy, and human rights.
(Mr. O’HALLERAN asked and was well as president of the Moxham Citi- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
given permission to address the House zen’s Association in 1979. Martha also ance of my time.
for 1 minute and to revise and extend served on the Bottle Works Board and Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Madam
his remarks.) was a member of the American Asso- Speaker, I rise to oppose Representa-
Mr. O’HALLERAN. Madam Speaker, ciation of University Women, Quota tive STEEL’s amendment.
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I rise today to voice my support for the Club, the Chrysanthemum Society, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
America COMPETES Act, for which the Pennsylvania Association of School tleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
my amendment to this legislation was Retirees. Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Madam
adopted. Martha’s impact on the greater Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
This legislative package will make Johnstown community will not be for- may consume.
new investments in research, innova- gotten. My prayers are with Martha’s Representative STEEL and I share a
tion, and American manufacturing. It family and her friends. lot of the same concerns about China,
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in fact: its human rights record; unfair Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I yield Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, on
competition; its aggression in the 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio that I demand the yeas and nays.
South China Sea, for example; its trou- (Mr. BALDERSON). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
blesome Belt and Road Initiative. How- Mr. BALDERSON. Madam Speaker, I ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
ever, this amendment misstates how rise in support of the amendment of- 8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
global climate negotiations work. fered by Representative STEEL. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-
The United Nations climate negotia- This amendment is simple. It de- ther proceedings on this question are
tions are designed to have countries mands that China, the world’s worst postponed.
submit their own nationally deter- producer of greenhouse gas emissions, AMENDMENT NO. 260 OFFERED BY MR. LEVIN OF
mined climate mitigation goals. They meets the same emissions standards MICHIGAN
are designed this way to ensure that no that are imposed on the United States. The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now
one can tell America what our climate CO2 emissions in the United States in order to consider amendment No. 260
policies should be. I would think that have steadily declined since 2010 and printed in part D of House Report 117–
drastically decreased during the pan- 241.
my Republican colleagues would under-
demic. In 2020, China somehow man- Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam
stand and support that.
aged to increase their emissions. Mean- Speaker, I have an amendment at the
We should be doing everything we
while, nearly every other country re- desk.
can to pressure each country, particu-
duced theirs. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
larly China, which is the world’s larg- If my colleagues on the other side of
est emitter of greenhouse gasses, as the Clerk will designate the amendment.
the aisle want to be serious about the The text of the amendment is as fol-
Representative mentioned, to upgrade climate, let’s start by creating a level
its commitments and commit to more lows:
playing field for U.S. businesses to
ambitious nationally determined con- At the end of title III of division J, add the
compete and require the world’s largest following:
tributions. polluter, China, to step up to the plate.
The Biden administration and the Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Madam SEC. 90305.
ELIMINATING SHORT-TERM EDU-
Special Presidential Envoy for Cli- CATION LOAN PROGRAMS; JOB
Speaker, I yield myself the balance of TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS;
mate, Secretary John Kerry, have been my time. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
clear that the People’s Republic of Again, we agree that the United (a) ELIMINATING SHORT-TERM EDUCATION
China must make stronger commit- States should do everything possible to LOAN PROGRAMS.—Section 481(b) of the High-
ments to cutting its carbon emissions. put pressure on China to reduce emis- er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is
The Government of China has said sions and to combat climate change. amended by adding at the end the following:
that they are targeting carbon neu- However, this is a bad way to do it. ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall eliminate the
trality before 2060. Well, that is clearly We can treat the climate challenge short-term education loan program, as au-
thorized under paragraph (2), on the date
too late. The world needs to reach net as an opportunity for America to shine,
that is 120 days after the date the Secretary
zero by 2050 at the latest. to rise to the occasion and show the establishes the application for Job Training
I completely agree that the United world that they can rely on us, and Federal Pell Grants under section 401(k).’’.
States must put pressure on China to that includes pressuring other nations (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 481(d)
reach net zero at a faster pace, but ar- to also combat climate change. of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
bitrarily tying it to our timeline isn’t Whether my colleagues across the 1088(d)) is amended—
the way to do that. aisle acknowledge it or not, the world (1) in paragraph (4)—
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- is transitioning to renewable energy (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
and electric vehicles. ‘‘under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304,
ance of my time. or 12306 of title 10, United States Code, or
Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I yield The choice we face is whether our
any retired member of an Armed Force or-
1 minute to the gentlewoman from Nation leads in this century as we did dered to active duty under section 688 of
Iowa (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS). in the last, or whether we allow others such title,’’ and inserting ‘‘, or any retired
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam to lead instead. member of an Armed Force ordered to active
Speaker, I thank my good friend, Con- My home State of Texas recognizes duty,’’; and
gresswoman STEEL, for offering her this. We may be the fossil fuel capital (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an
commonsense amendment. of the United States, and have been for Armed Force’’ and inserting ‘‘a Uniformed
China is the world’s leading producer a long time, but we are also the wind Service’’; and
energy capital of the United States. (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and sup-
of carbon emissions. For years, China ported by Federal funds’’.
has been one of the largest emitters of The task ahead of us is to pressure
and verify to ensure China meets its (c) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT
carbon dioxide in the world. In 2019, PROGRAM.—
China emitted 10.1 billion metric tons goals. We need to do that bilaterally, (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Higher
of carbon dioxide, almost twice as and we need to hold China accountable Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as
much as the U.S., representing nearly in multilateral forums. This amend- amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Sim-
28 percent of global emissions. ment only distracts from that impor- plification Act (title VII of division FF of
For years, the U.S. has set ambitious tant task, and I urge my colleagues to Public Law 116–260), is amended by adding at
oppose it. the end the following:
goals to cut down our carbon emis- ‘‘(k) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT
Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-
sions. Meanwhile, China stated their PROGRAM.—
ance of my time.
annual CO2 emissions are expected to Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I urge ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
continue to grow and will not peak my colleagues to support this legisla- ‘‘(A) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—
until 2030. The term ‘career and technical education’
tion. If the Federal Government is has the meaning given the term in section 3
The Steel amendment would make it going to establish these standards,
the official policy of the U.S. to require of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
they cannot allow the CCP to ignore Education Act.
the Chinese Communist Party to all their responsibilities. ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.—
match emission-cutting standards es- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible job
tablished by the U.S. This amendment ance of my time. training program’ means a career and tech-
is so simple and easy to support, I can- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nical education program at an eligible insti-
not think of a reason it would be op- ant to House Resolution 900, the pre- tution of higher education that—
posed. vious question is ordered on the ‘‘(I) provides not less than 150, and not
The Chinese Communist Party has amendment offered by the gentle- more than 600, clock hours of instructional
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shown us countless times that we can- time over a period of not less than 8 weeks
woman from California (Mrs. STEEL).
not trust them on their word alone. We and not more than 15 weeks;
The question is on the amendment ‘‘(II) provides training aligned with the re-
need formal commitments from Bei- offered by the gentlewoman from Cali- quirements of high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
jing, and action must be taken. fornia (Mrs. STEEL). mand industry sectors or occupations in the
Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Madam The question was taken; and the State or local area in which the job training
Speaker, I reserve the balance of my Speaker pro tempore announced that program is provided, as determined by—
time. the noes appeared to have it. ‘‘(aa) a State board or local board;
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‘‘(bb) a State plan, as described in section who completes the program and seeks em- ‘‘(cc) is aligned to a program of study, as
122(d)(13)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Career ployment is qualified to take any relevant li- defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins
and Technical Education Act of 2006; or censure or certifications examinations that Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
‘‘(cc) a comprehensive local needs assess- are needed to practice or find employment in ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.—In the
ment, as described in section 134(c) of the such sectors or occupations that the pro- case of a program that is seeking to estab-
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- gram prepares students to enter; lish initial eligibility as an eligible job train-
cation Act of 2006; ‘‘(VIII) has been in operation for not less ing program under this subparagraph, the
‘‘(III) is a program— than 1 year prior to becoming an eligible job Secretary shall make a determination
‘‘(aa) provided through an eligible training training program under this subsection; whether the program meets the require-
provider, as described under section 122(d) of ‘‘(IX) does not exceed by more than 50 per- ments of this subparagraph not more than
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity cent the minimum number of clock hours re- 120 days after the date on which such pro-
Act; and quired by a State to receive a professional li- gram is submitted for consideration as an el-
‘‘(bb) subject to the reporting requirements cense or certification in the State, if the igible job training program. If the Secretary
of section 116(d)(4) of the Workforce Innova- State has established such a requirement; determines the program meets the require-
tion and Opportunity Act, or would be sub- ‘‘(X) prepares students to pursue one or ments of this paragraph, the Secretary shall
ject to such requirements except for a waiver more related certificate or degree programs grant an initial period of approval of 2 years.
issued to a State under section 189(i) of the at an institution of higher education (as de- ‘‘(iii) RENEWAL OF APPROVAL BY THE SEC-
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; fined in section 101) or a postsecondary voca- RETARY.—An eligible job training program
‘‘(IV) provides a student, upon completion
tional institution (as defined in section that desires to continue eligibility as an eli-
of the program, with a recognized postsec-
102(c)), including— gible job training program after the period of
ondary credential that is stackable and port-
‘‘(aa) by ensuring the acceptability of the initial approval described in clause (ii), or
able across multiple employers and geo-
credits received under the job training pro- the subsequent period described in this
graphical areas;
gram toward meeting such certificate or de- clause, shall submit a renewal application to
‘‘(V) not later than 1 year after the date
gree program requirements (such as through the Secretary (with such information as the
the program has been approved as an eligible
an articulation agreement as defined in sec- Secretary may require), not more than 270
job training program under this subsection,
has demonstrated that students who com- tion 486A); and days and not less than 180 days before the
plete the program receive a median increase ‘‘(bb) by ensuring that a student who com- end of the previous approval period. If the
of 20 percent of total earnings as compared pletes noncredit coursework in the job train- Secretary determines the program meets
to total earnings of such students prior to ing program, upon completion of the job such requirements, the Secretary shall grant
enrolling in such program, in accordance training program and enrollment in such a another period of approval for 3 years.
with paragraph (2); related certificate or degree program, will ‘‘(iv) PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY.—
‘‘(VI) publishes prominently on the website receive academic credit for such noncredit The Secretary shall periodically review a
of the institution, and provides a written dis- coursework that will be accepted toward program previously approved under clause
closure to each prospective student prior to meeting such certificate or degree program (ii) or (iii) to determine whether such pro-
entering into an enrollment agreement for requirements; gram is meeting the requirements of an eli-
such program (which each such student shall ‘‘(XI) is not offered exclusively through gible job training program described in this
confirm receiving through a written affirma- distance education or a correspondence subsection.
tion prior to entering such enrollment agree- course, except as determined by the Sec- ‘‘(v) REVOCATION OF APPROVAL BY THE SEC-
ment) containing, at a minimum, the fol- retary to be necessary, on a temporary basis, RETARY.—If at any time the Secretary deter-
lowing information calculated, as applicable, in connection with a— mines that a program previously approved
in accordance with paragraph (8)— ‘‘(aa) major disaster or emergency declared under clause (ii) or (iii) is no longer meeting
‘‘(aa) the required tuition and fees of the by the President under section 401 or 501 of any of the requirements of an eligible job
program; the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and training program described in this sub-
‘‘(bb) the difference between required tui- Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 section, the Secretary—
tion and fees described in item (aa) and any and 5191); or ‘‘(I) shall deny a subsequent renewal of ap-
grant aid (which does not need to be repaid) ‘‘(bb) national emergency declared by the proval in accordance with clause (iii) for
provided to the student; President under section 201 of the National such program after the expiration of the ap-
‘‘(cc) the completion rate of the program; Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); proval period;
‘‘(dd) the employment rates of students ‘‘(XII) is provided not less than 50 percent ‘‘(II) may withdraw approval for such pro-
who complete the program, measured at ap- directly by the eligible institution of higher gram before the expiration of the approval
proximately 6 months and 1 year, respec- education; period;
tively, after completion of the program; ‘‘(XIII) includes counseling for students ‘‘(III) shall ensure students who enrolled in
‘‘(ee) total earnings of students who com- to— such programs have access to transcripts for
plete the program, calculated based on earn- ‘‘(aa) support each such student in achiev- completed coursework without a fee or mon-
ings approximately 6 months after comple- ing the student’s education and career goals; etary charge and without regard to any bal-
tion of the program; and ance owed to the institution; and
‘‘(ff) total earnings of students who do not ‘‘(bb) ensure that each such student re- ‘‘(IV) shall prohibit such program and any
complete the program, calculated based on ceives information on— substantially similar program, from being
earnings approximately 6 months after ceas- ‘‘(AA) the sectors or occupations described considered an eligible job training described
ing enrollment in the program; in subclause (II) for which the job training in this subsection for a period of not less
‘‘(gg) the ratio of the amount that is the program provides training (including the than 5 years.
difference between required tuition and fees total earnings of students who have com- ‘‘(vi) ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE BY STATE
and any grant aid provided to the student de- pleted the program and are employed in such BOARD.—The Secretary shall not determine
scribed in item (bb) to the total earnings of sectors or occupations, calculated based on that a program is an eligible job training
students described in item (ee); earnings approximately 6 months after com- program in accordance with clause (ii) unless
‘‘(hh) an explanation, in clear and plain pletion of the program)); the Secretary receives a certification from
language that shall be specified by the Sec- ‘‘(BB) the related certificate or degree pro- the State board representing the State in
retary, of the ratio described in item (gg); grams described in subclause (X) for which which the eligible job training program is
and the job training program provides prepara- provided, containing an assurance that the
‘‘(ii) in the case of a job training program tion; and program meets the requirements of sub-
that prepares students for a professional li- ‘‘(CC) other sources of financial aid or clauses (II), (III), and (IX) of clause (i).
cense or certification exam, the share of other assistance for any component of the ‘‘(C) TOTAL EARNINGS.—For the purposes of
such students who pass such exams; student’s cost of attendance (as defined in this subsection, the term ‘total earnings’
‘‘(VII) has been determined by the eligible section 472); means the median annualized earnings, cal-
institution of higher education (after valida- ‘‘(XIV) meets requirements that are appli- culated using earnings for a pay period,
tion of that determination by an industry or cable to a program of training to prepare month, quarter, or other time period deemed
sector partnership or State board or local students for gainful employment in a recog- appropriate by the Secretary.
board) to provide academic content, an nized occupation; ‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
amount of instructional time, competencies, ‘‘(XV) may include integrated education CATION.—For the purposes of this subsection,
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and a recognized postsecondary credential and training; and the term ‘eligible institution of higher edu-
that are sufficient to— ‘‘(XVI) may be offered as part of a program cation’ means an institution of higher edu-
‘‘(aa) meet the hiring requirements of po- that— cation (as defined in section 101) or a post-
tential employers in the sectors or occupa- ‘‘(aa) meets the requirements of section secondary vocational institution (as defined
tions described in subclause (II); and 484(d)(2); in section 102(c)) that—
‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable educational ‘‘(bb) is part of a career pathway, as de- ‘‘(i) is approved by an accrediting agency
prerequisite requirement for professional li- fined in section 3 of the Workforce Innova- or association that meets the requirements
censure or certification, so that a student tion and Opportunity Act; and of section 496(a)(4)(C);
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‘‘(ii) has not been a proprietary institution gram is less than an academic year (in clock- months after ceasing enrollment in such pro-
of higher education, as defined in section hours and weeks of instructional time) may gram.
102(b), within the previous 3 years; and still be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant. ‘‘(v) Outcomes of the students who com-
‘‘(iii) has not been subject, during any of ‘‘(6) INCLUSION IN TOTAL ELIGIBILITY PE- plete the program, disaggregated by the cat-
the preceding 5 years, to— RIOD.—Any period during which a student re- egories listed in clause (i), with respect to—
‘‘(I) any suspension, emergency action, or ceives a job training Federal Pell Grant ‘‘(I) the median time to completion among
termination of programs under this title; under this subsection shall be included in such students;
‘‘(II) any adverse action by the institu- calculating the student’s period of eligibility ‘‘(II) the employment rates of such stu-
tion’s accrediting agency or association; or for Federal Pell Grants under subsection (d), dents, measured at approximately 6 months
‘‘(III) any action by the State to revoke a and the eligibility requirements regarding and 1 year, respectively, after completion of
license or other authority to operate. students who are enrolled in an under- the eligible job training program;
‘‘(F) WIOA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘indus- graduate program on less than a full-time ‘‘(III) in the case of a job training program
try or sector partnership’, ‘in-demand indus- basis shall similarly apply to students who that prepares students for a professional li-
try sector or occupation’, ‘recognized post- are enrolled in an eligible job training pro- cense or certification exam, the share of
secondary credential’, ‘local board’, and gram at an eligible institution of higher edu- such students who pass such exams;
‘State board’ have the meanings given such cation on less than a full-time basis. ‘‘(IV) the share of such students who enroll
terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innova- ‘‘(7) SAME PAYMENT PERIOD.—No student in a certificate or degree program at the in-
tion and Opportunity Act. may for the same payment period receive stitution of higher education offering the eli-
‘‘(2) TOTAL EARNINGS INCREASE REQUIRE- gible job training program within 1 year of
both a job training Federal Pell Grant under
MENT.— completing such eligible job training pro-
this subsection and a Federal Pell Grant
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph gram;
under this section.
(B), as a condition of participation under ‘‘(V) the share of such students who trans-
‘‘(8) INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING AND DATA
this subsection, the Secretary shall, using fer to another institution of higher edu-
COLLECTION.—
the data collected under paragraph (8) and cation within 1 year of completing the eligi-
‘‘(A) INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING.—The Sec-
such other information as the Secretary may ble job training program; and
retary shall coordinate and enter into a data
require, determine whether such job training ‘‘(VI) the share of such students who com-
program meets the requirements of para- sharing agreement with the Secretary of plete a subsequent certificate or degree pro-
graph (1)(B)(i)(V) with respect to whether the Labor to ensure access to data necessary to gram at any institution of higher education
students who complete the program receive a implement this paragraph that is not other- within 6 years of completing the eligible job
median increase of 20 percent of such stu- wise available to the Secretary under section training program.
dents’ total earnings. For the purposes of 132(l), as amended by section 90306 of the ‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding any
this paragraph, the Secretary shall deter- America COMPETES Act of 2022, including other provision of this paragraph—
mine such percentage increase by calcu- such data related to indicators of perform- ‘‘(i) if disclosure of disaggregated data
lating the difference between— ance collected under section 116 of the Work- under subparagraph (B) is prohibited from
‘‘(i) the total earnings of students who en- force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 disclosure due to applicable privacy restric-
roll in such program, calculated based on U.S.C. 3141). tions, the Secretary may take such steps as
earnings approximately 6 months prior to ‘‘(B) DATA ON ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING PRO- the Secretary determines necessary to pro-
enrollment; and GRAMS.—Except as provided under subpara- vide meaningful disaggregated student de-
‘‘(ii) the total earnings of students who graph (C), using the postsecondary student mographic or outcome information, includ-
complete such program, calculated based on data system established under section 132(l) ing by combining categories; and
earnings approximately 6 months after com- or a successor system (whichever includes ‘‘(ii) an institution may submit, and the
pleting such program. the most recent data) to the greatest extent Secretary may publish, data required to be
‘‘(B) DATE OF EFFECT.—The requirement practicable to streamline reporting require- collected under subparagraph (B) that is ob-
under this paragraph shall take effect begin- ments and minimize reporting burdens, an in tained through a State Unemployment In-
ning on the date that is 1 year after the date coordination with the National Center for surance Agency or through other supple-
the program has been approved as an eligible Education Statistics, the Secretary of Labor, mental means, in lieu of any additional data
job training program under this subsection. and each institution of higher education of- collection, provided that such data are sta-
‘‘(3) APPEAL OF EARNINGS INFORMATION.— fering an eligible job training program for tistically rigorous, accurate, comparable,
The Secretary’s determination under para- which the Secretary awards job training and representative.
graph (2) may include an appeals process to Federal Pell Grants under this subsection, ‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2025,
permit job training programs to submit al- the Secretary shall, on at least an annual the Secretary shall—
ternate earnings data (which may include basis, collect and publish data with respect ‘‘(i) submit to the Committee on Health,
discretionary earnings data or total earnings to each such eligible job training program, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
data), provided that such data are statis- including, at a minimum, the following: ate and the Committee on Education and
tically rigorous, accurate, comparable, and ‘‘(i) The number and demographics of stu- Labor of the House of Representatives a re-
representative of students who enroll in or dents who enroll in the program, port on the impact of eligible job training
complete the program, or both, as applica- disaggregated by— programs for which the Secretary awards job
ble. ‘‘(I) gender; training Federal Pell Grants under this sub-
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF AWARDS.—For the ‘‘(II) race and ethnicity; section, based on the most recent data col-
award year beginning on July 1, 2024, and ‘‘(III) classification as a student with a dis- lected under subparagraph (B); and
each subsequent award year, the Secretary ability; ‘‘(ii) make the report described in clause (i)
shall award Federal Pell Grants to students ‘‘(IV) income quintile, as defined by the available publicly on the website of the De-
in eligible job training programs (referred to Secretary; partment.’’.
as a ‘job training Federal Pell Grant’). Each ‘‘(V) military or veteran benefit status; (2) PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION.—Not later
eligible job training Federal Pell Grant ‘‘(VI) status as a first-time student or than 1 year after date of enactment of this
awarded under this subsection shall have the transfer student from another institution; Act, the Secretary shall publish the applica-
same terms and conditions, and be awarded ‘‘(VII) status as a first generation college tion for job training programs to submit for
in the same manner, as other Federal Pell student; approval as eligible job training programs,
Grants awarded under subsection (b), except ‘‘(VIII) status as parent or guardian of 1 or as defined in subsection (k)(1)(B) of section
a student who is eligible to receive a job more dependent children; and 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
training Federal Pell Grant under this sub- ‘‘(IX) status as a confined or incarcerated U.S.C. 1070a), as added by paragraph (1). The
section is a student who— individual, as defined under section information required to determine eligibility
‘‘(A) has not yet attained a 484(t)(1)(A). in such application shall be consistent with
postbaccalaureate degree; ‘‘(ii) The number and demographics, the requirements described in such sub-
‘‘(B) is enrolled, or accepted for enroll- disaggregated by the categories listed in section (k)(1)(B).
ment, in an eligible job training program at clause (i), of students who— (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment
an eligible institution of higher education; ‘‘(I) complete the program; and made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if
and ‘‘(II) do not complete the program. included in section 703 of the FAFSA Sim-
‘‘(C) meets all other eligibility require- ‘‘(iii) The required tuition and fees of the plification Act (title VII of division FF of
ments for a Federal Pell Grant (except with program. Public Law 116–260).
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respect to the type of program of study, as ‘‘(iv) The total earnings of students, (d) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPOR-
provided in subparagraph (B)). disaggregated by the categories listed in TUNITY ACT AMENDMENT.—Section 116(i) of
‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—The amount of a clause (i), who— the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
job training Federal Pell Grant for an eligi- ‘‘(I) complete the program, calculated Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(i)) is amended by adding
ble student shall be determined under sub- based on earnings approximately 6 months at the end the following:
section (b), except that a student who is eli- after completing such program; and ‘‘(4) INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING FOR JOB
gible for less than the minimum Federal Pell ‘‘(II) do not complete the program, cal- TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM.—
Grant because the eligible job training pro- culated based on earnings approximately 6 The Secretary of Labor shall coordinate and
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enter into a data sharing agreement with the ‘‘(iv) reduce the reporting burden on insti- ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2
Secretary of Education to ensure access to tutions of higher education, in accordance years after the date of enactment of the
data necessary to implement section 401(k) with section 90306(d) of America COMPETES America COMPETES Act of 2022, the Com-
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Act of 2022. missioner shall establish a Postsecondary
1070a(k)), as added by section 90305 of the ‘‘(B) AVOIDING DUPLICATED REPORTING.— Student Data System Advisory Committee
America COMPETES Act of 2022, that is not Notwithstanding any other provision of this (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Advi-
otherwise available to the Secretary of Edu- section, to the extent that another provision sory Committee’), whose members shall in-
cation under section 132(l) of the Higher Edu- of this section requires the same reporting or clude—
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015(l)), as collection of data that is required under this ‘‘(I) the Chief Privacy Officer of the De-
amended by section 90306 of the America subsection, an institution of higher edu- partment or an official of the Department
COMPETES Act of 2022, which may include cation, or the Secretary or Commissioner, delegated the duties of overseeing data pri-
data related to unemployment insurance, may use the reporting or data required for vacy at the Department;
wage information, employment-related out- the postsecondary student data system ‘‘(II) the Chief Security Officer of the De-
comes, and indicators of performance col- under this subsection to satisfy both require- partment or an official of the Department
lected under this section.’’. ments. delegated the duties of overseeing data secu-
(e) ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNITION OF ‘‘(C) DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.—In developing rity at the Department;
ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section the postsecondary student data system de- ‘‘(III) representatives of diverse institu-
496(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 scribed in this subsection, the Commissioner
(20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)) is amended— tions of higher education, which shall in-
shall—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ clude equal representation between 2-year
‘‘(i) focus on the needs of—
after the semicolon; and 4-year institutions of higher education,
‘‘(I) users of the data system; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting and from public, nonprofit, and proprietary
‘‘(II) entities, including institutions of
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and institutions of higher education, including
higher education, reporting to the data sys-
(3) by adding at the end the following: minority-serving institutions;
tem;
‘‘(C) if such agency or association has or ‘‘(IV) representatives from State higher
‘‘(ii) take into consideration, to the extent
seeks to include within its scope of recogni- education agencies, entities, bodies, or
practicable—
tion the evaluation of the quality of institu- ‘‘(I) the guidelines outlined in the U.S. Web boards;
tions of higher education participating in Design Standards maintained by the General ‘‘(V) representatives of postsecondary stu-
the job training Federal Pell Grant program Services Administration and the Digital dents;
under section 401(k), as added by the section Services Playbook and TechFAR Handbook ‘‘(VI) representatives from relevant Fed-
90305 of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, for Procuring Digital Services Using Agile eral agencies; and
such agency or association shall, in addition Processes of the U.S. Digital Service; and ‘‘(VII) other stakeholders (including indi-
to meeting the other requirements of this ‘‘(II) the relevant successor documents or viduals with expertise in data privacy and
subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary that, recommendations of such guidelines; security, consumer protection, and postsec-
with respect to such eligible job training ‘‘(iii) use modern, relevant privacy- and se- ondary education research).
programs (as defined in that subsection)— curity-enhancing technology, and enhance ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The Commissioner
‘‘(i) the agency or association’s standards and update the data system as necessary to shall ensure that the Advisory Committee—
include a process for determining if the in- carry out the purpose of this subsection; ‘‘(I) adheres to all requirements under the
stitution has the capability to effectively ‘‘(iv) ensure data privacy and security is Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
offer an eligible job training program; and consistent with any Federal law relating to App.);
‘‘(ii) the agency or association requires a privacy or data security, including— ‘‘(II) establishes operating and meeting
demonstration that the program— ‘‘(I) the requirements of subchapter II of procedures and guidelines necessary to exe-
‘‘(I) has identified each recognized postsec- chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, cute its advisory duties; and
ondary credential offered in the relevant in- specifying security categorization under the ‘‘(III) is provided with appropriate staffing
dustry in the State or local area where the Federal Information Processing Standards or and resources to execute its advisory duties.
industry is located; and any relevant successor of such standards; ‘‘(C) REQUIRED DATA ELEMENTS.—The data
‘‘(II) provides academic content, an ‘‘(II) security requirements that are con- elements in the postsecondary student data
amount of instructional time, and com- sistent with the Federal agency responsibil- system shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
petencies to satisfy any applicable edu- ities in section 3554 of title 44, United States lowing:
cational requirement for professional licen- Code, or any relevant successor of such re- ‘‘(i) Student-level data elements necessary
sure or certification, so that a student who sponsibilities; and to calculate the information within the sur-
completes the program and seeks employ- ‘‘(III) security requirements, guidelines, veys designated by the Commissioner as ‘stu-
ment is qualified to take any licensure or and controls consistent with cybersecurity dent-related surveys’ in the Integrated Post-
certification examination needed to practice standards and best practices developed by secondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
or find employment in the sectors or occupa- the National Institute of Standards and as such surveys are in effect on the day be-
tions that the program prepares students to Technology, including frameworks, con- fore the date of enactment of the America
enter.’’. sistent with section 2(c) of the National In- COMPETES Act of 2022, except that in the
SEC. 90306. COLLEGE TRANSPARENCY. stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 case that collection of such elements would
(a) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYS- U.S.C. 272(c)), or any relevant successor of conflict with subparagraph (F), such ele-
TEM.—Section 132 of the Higher Education such frameworks; ments in conflict with subparagraph (F)
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a) is amended— ‘‘(v) follow Federal data minimization shall be included in the aggregate instead of
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as sub- practices to ensure only the minimum at the student level.
section (m); and amount of data is collected to meet the sys- ‘‘(ii) Student-level data elements necessary
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol- tem’s goals, in accordance with Federal data to allow for reporting student enrollment,
lowing: minimization standards and guidelines de- persistence, retention, transfer, and comple-
‘‘(l) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYS- veloped by the National Institute of Stand- tion measures for all credential levels sepa-
TEM.— ards and Technology; and rately (including certificate, associate, bac-
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(vi) provide notice to students outlining calaureate, and advanced degree levels),
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Not later the data included in the system and how the within and across institutions of higher edu-
than 4 years after the date of enactment of data are used. cation (including across all categories of in-
the America COMPETES Act of 2022, the ‘‘(2) DATA ELEMENTS.— stitution level, control, and predominant de-
Commissioner of the National Center for ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years gree awarded). The data elements shall allow
Education Statistics (referred to in this sub- after the date of enactment of the America for reporting about all such data
section as the ‘Commissioner’) shall develop COMPETES Act of 2022, the Commissioner, disaggregated by the following categories:
and maintain a secure, privacy-protected in consultation with the Postsecondary Stu- ‘‘(I) Enrollment status as a first-time stu-
postsecondary student-level data system in dent Data System Advisory Committee es- dent, recent transfer student, or other non-
order to— tablished under subparagraph (B), shall de- first-time student.
‘‘(i) accurately evaluate student enroll- termine— ‘‘(II) Attendance intensity, whether full-
ment patterns, progression, completion, and ‘‘(i) the data elements to be included in the time or part-time.
postcollegiate outcomes, and higher edu- postsecondary student data system, in ac- ‘‘(III) Credential-seeking status, by creden-
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cation costs and financial aid; cordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D); and tial level.
‘‘(ii) assist with transparency, institu- ‘‘(ii) how to include the data elements re- ‘‘(IV) Race or ethnicity, in a manner that
tional improvement, and analysis of Federal quired under subparagraph (C), and any addi- captures all the racial groups specified in the
aid programs; tional data elements selected under subpara- most recent American Community Survey of
‘‘(iii) provide accurate, complete, and graph (D), in the postsecondary student data the Bureau of the Census.
customizable information for students and system. ‘‘(V) Age intervals.
families making decisions about postsec- ‘‘(B) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYSTEM ‘‘(VI) Gender.
ondary education; and ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— ‘‘(VII) Program of study (as applicable).
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‘‘(VIII) Military or veteran benefit status ‘‘(IV) The Commissioner of the Social Se- ‘‘(II) follows industry best practices com-
(as determined based on receipt of veteran’s curity Administration, in order to evaluate mensurate with the sensitivity of specific
education benefits, as defined in section labor market outcomes of former postsec- data elements or metrics;
480(c)). ondary education students. ‘‘(III) does not result in the creation of a
‘‘(IX) Status as a distance education stu- ‘‘(V) The Commissioner of the Bureau of single standing, linked Federal database at
dent, whether exclusively or partially en- Labor Statistics, in order to assess the wages the Department that maintains the informa-
rolled in distance education. of former postsecondary education students. tion reported across other Federal agencies;
‘‘(X) Federal Pell Grant recipient status ‘‘(ii) The Commissioner may ensure secure, and
under section 401 and Federal loan recipient periodic data matches by entering into data ‘‘(IV) discloses to postsecondary students
status under title IV, provided that the col- sharing agreements with the Secretary of what data are included in the data system
lection of such information complies with Veterans Affairs. and periodically matched and how the data
paragraph (1)(B). ‘‘(iii) The heads of Federal agencies and of- are used.
‘‘(D) OTHER DATA ELEMENTS.— ‘‘(iv) CORRECTION.—The Commissioner, in
fices described under clause (i) shall enter
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner may, consultation with the Advisory Committee,
into data sharing agreements with the Com-
after consultation with the Advisory Com- shall establish a process for students to re-
missioner to ensure secure, periodic data
mittee and provision of a public comment quest access to only their personal informa-
matches as described in this paragraph. tion for inspection and request corrections
period, include additional data elements in ‘‘(B) CATEGORIES OF DATA.—The Commis-
the postsecondary student data system, such to inaccuracies in a manner that protects
sioner shall, at a minimum, seek to ensure the student’s personally identifiable infor-
as those described in clause (ii), if those data that the secure periodic data system mation. The Commissioner shall respond in
elements— matches described in subparagraph (A) per- writing to every request for a correction
‘‘(I) are necessary to ensure that the post- mit consistent reporting of the following from a student.
secondary data system fulfills the purposes categories of data for all postsecondary stu- ‘‘(4) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—
described in paragraph (1)(A); and dents: ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall
‘‘(II) are consistent with data minimiza- ‘‘(i) Enrollment, retention, transfer, and make the summary aggregate information
tion principles, including the collection of completion outcomes for all postsecondary described in subparagraph (C), at a min-
only those additional elements that are nec- students. imum, publicly available through a user-
essary to ensure such purposes. ‘‘(ii) Financial indicators for postsec- friendly consumer information website and
‘‘(ii) DATA ELEMENTS.—The data elements ondary students receiving Federal grants analytic tool that—
described in clause (i) may include— and loans, including grant and loan aid by ‘‘(i) provides appropriate mechanisms for
‘‘(I) status as a first generation college stu- source, cumulative student debt, loan repay- users to customize and filter information by
dent, as defined in section 402A(h); ment status, and repayment plan. institutional and student characteristics;
‘‘(II) economic status; ‘‘(iii) Post-completion outcomes for all ‘‘(ii) allows users to build summary aggre-
‘‘(III) participation in postsecondary reme- postsecondary students, including earnings, gate reports of information, including re-
dial coursework or gateway course comple- employment, and further education, by pro- ports that allow comparisons across multiple
tion; gram of study and credential level and as institutions and programs, subject to sub-
‘‘(IV) classification as a student with a dis- measured— paragraph (B);
ability; ‘‘(I) immediately after leaving postsec- ‘‘(iii) uses appropriate statistical disclo-
‘‘(V) status as parent or guardian of 1 or ondary education; and sure limitation techniques necessary to en-
more dependent children; ‘‘(II) at time intervals appropriate to the sure that the data released to the public can-
‘‘(VI) status as a confined or incarcerated credential sought and earned. not be used to identify specific individuals;
individual, as defined under section ‘‘(C) PERIODIC DATA MATCH STREAMLINING and
484(t)(1)(A), as amended by section 702 of the ‘‘(iv) provides users with appropriate con-
AND CONFIDENTIALITY.—
FAFSA Simplification Act FAFSA (title VII textual factors to make comparisons, which
‘‘(i) STREAMLINING.—In carrying out the se-
of division FF of Public Law 116–260); or may include national median figures of the
cure periodic data system matches under
‘‘(VII) other data elements that are nec- summary aggregate information described in
this paragraph, the Commissioner shall—
essary in accordance with clause (i). subparagraph (C).
‘‘(I) ensure that such matches are not con-
‘‘(E) REEVALUATION.—Not less than once ‘‘(B) NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
tinuous, but occur only periodically at ap-
every 3 years after the implementation of MATION AVAILABLE.—The summary aggregate
propriate intervals, as determined by the
the postsecondary student data system de- information described in this paragraph shall
Commissioner to meet the goals of subpara-
scribed in this subsection, the Commissioner, not include personally identifiable informa-
graph (A); and
in consultation with the Advisory Com- tion.
‘‘(II) seek to—
mittee described in subparagraph (B), shall ‘‘(C) SUMMARY AGGREGATE INFORMATION
review the data elements included in the ‘‘(aa) streamline the data collection and
AVAILABLE.—The summary aggregate infor-
postsecondary student data system and may reporting requirements for institutions of
mation described in this paragraph shall, at
revise the data elements to be included in higher education;
a minimum, include each of the following for
such system. ‘‘(bb) minimize duplicative reporting
each institution of higher education:
‘‘(F) PROHIBITIONS.—The Commissioner across or within Federal agencies or depart- ‘‘(i) Measures of student access, includ-
shall not include individual health data (in- ments, including reporting requirements ap- ing—
cluding data relating to physical health or plicable to institutions of higher education ‘‘(I) admissions selectivity and yield; and
mental health), student discipline records or under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor- ‘‘(II) enrollment, disaggregated by each
data, elementary and secondary education tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and the category described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii).
data, an exact address, citizenship status, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- ‘‘(ii) Measures of student progression, in-
migrant status, or national origin status for cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); cluding retention rates and persistence
students or their families, course grades, ‘‘(cc) protect student privacy; and rates, disaggregated by each category de-
postsecondary entrance examination results, ‘‘(dd) streamline the application process scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(ii).
political affiliation, or religion in the post- for student loan benefit programs available ‘‘(iii) Measures of student completion, in-
secondary student data system under this to borrowers based on data available from cluding—
subsection. different Federal data systems. ‘‘(I) transfer rates and completion rates,
‘‘(3) PERIODIC MATCHING WITH OTHER FED- ‘‘(ii) REVIEW.—Not less often than once disaggregated by each category described in
ERAL DATA SYSTEMS.— every 3 years after the establishment of the paragraph (2)(C)(ii); and
‘‘(A) DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.— postsecondary student data system under ‘‘(II) number of completions, disaggregated
‘‘(i) The Commissioner shall ensure secure, this subsection, the Commissioner, in con- by each category described in paragraph
periodic data matches by entering into data sultation with the Advisory Committee, (2)(C)(ii).
sharing agreements with each of the fol- shall review methods for streamlining data ‘‘(iv) Measures of student costs, includ-
lowing Federal agencies and offices: collection from institutions of higher edu- ing—
‘‘(I) The Secretary of Defense, in order to cation and minimizing duplicative reporting ‘‘(I) tuition, required fees, total cost of at-
assess the use of postsecondary educational within the Department and across Federal tendance, and net price after total grant aid,
benefits and the outcomes of agencies that provide data for the postsec- disaggregated by in-State tuition or in-dis-
servicemembers. ondary student data system. trict tuition status (if applicable), program
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‘‘(II) The Director of the Bureau of the ‘‘(iii) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Commis- of study (if applicable), and credential level;
Census, in order to assess the earnings out- sioner shall ensure that any periodic match- and
comes of former postsecondary education ing or sharing of data through periodic data ‘‘(II) typical grant amounts and loan
students. system matches established in accordance amounts received by students reported sepa-
‘‘(III) The Chief Operating Officer of the with this paragraph— rately from Federal, State, local, and insti-
Office of Federal Student Aid, in order to ‘‘(I) complies with the security and privacy tutional sources, and cumulative debt,
analyze the use of postsecondary educational protections described in paragraph (1)(C)(iv) disaggregated by each category described in
benefits provided under this Act. and other Federal data protection protocols; paragraph (2)(C)(ii) and completion status.
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‘‘(v) Measures of postcollegiate student workforce outcomes, provided that the feed- ‘‘(A) REQUIRED SUBMISSION.—Each institu-
outcomes, including employment rates, back aggregate summary reports protect the tion of higher education participating in a
mean and median earnings, loan repayment privacy of individuals. program under title IV, or the assigned
and default rates, and further education ‘‘(III) DETERMINATION OF CONTENT.—The agent of such institution, shall, for each eli-
rates. These measures shall— content of the feedback reports shall be de- gible program, in accordance with section
‘‘(I) be disaggregated by each category de- termined by the Commissioner in consulta- 487(a)(17), collect, and submit to the Com-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) and comple- tion with the Advisory Committee. missioner, the data requested by the Com-
tion status; and ‘‘(iii) PERMITTING STATE DATA QUERIES.— missioner to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(II) be measured immediately after leav- The Commissioner shall, in consultation ‘‘(B) VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION.—Any institu-
ing postsecondary education and at time in- with the Advisory Committee and as soon as tion of higher education not participating in
tervals appropriate to the credential sought practicable, create a process through which a program under title IV may voluntarily
or earned. States may submit lists of secondary school participate in the postsecondary student
‘‘(D) DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.—In devel- graduates within the State to receive sum-
data system under this subsection by col-
oping the method and format of making the mary aggregate outcomes for those students
lecting and submitting data to the Commis-
information described in this paragraph pub- who enrolled at an institution of higher edu-
sioner, as the Commissioner may request to
licly available, the Commissioner shall— cation, including postsecondary enrollment
‘‘(i) focus on the needs of the users of the and college completion, provided that those carry out this subsection.
information, which will include students, data protect the privacy of individuals and ‘‘(C) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA-
TION.—In accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(i),
families of students, potential students, re- that the State data submitted to the Com-
searchers, and other consumers of education missioner are not stored in the postsec- if the submission of an element of student-
data; ondary education system. level data is prohibited under paragraph
‘‘(ii) take into consideration, to the extent ‘‘(iv) REGULATIONS.—The Commissioner (2)(F) (or otherwise prohibited by law), the
practicable, the guidelines described in para- shall promulgate regulations to ensure fair, institution of higher education shall submit
graph (1)(C)(ii)(I), and relevant successor secure, and equitable access to data reports that data to the Commissioner in the aggre-
documents or recommendations of such and queries under this paragraph. gate.
guidelines; ‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE LIMITATIONS.—In carrying ‘‘(7) UNLAWFUL WILLFUL DISCLOSURE.—
‘‘(iii) use modern, relevant technology and out the public reporting and disclosure re- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for
enhance and update the postsecondary stu- quirements of this subsection, the Commis- any person who obtains or has access to per-
dent data system with information, as nec- sioner shall use appropriate statistical dis- sonally identifiable information in connec-
essary to carry out the purpose of this para- closure limitation techniques necessary to tion with the postsecondary student data
graph; ensure that the data released to the public system described in this subsection to will-
‘‘(iv) ensure data privacy and security in cannot include personally identifiable infor- fully disclose to any person (except as au-
accordance with standards and guidelines de- mation or be used to identify specific indi- thorized by any Federal law) such personally
veloped by the National Institute of Stand- viduals. identifiable information.
ards and Technology, and in accordance with ‘‘(C) SALE OF DATA PROHIBITED.—Data col- ‘‘(B) PENALTY.—Any person who violates
any other Federal law relating to privacy or lected under this subsection, including the subparagraph (A) shall be subject to a pen-
security, including complying with the re- public-use data set and data comprising the alty described under section 3572(f) of title
quirements of subchapter II of chapter 35 of summary aggregate information available 44, United States Code, and section 183(d)(6)
title 44, United States Code, specifying secu- under paragraph (4), shall not be sold to any of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
rity categorization under the Federal Infor- third party by the Commissioner, including (20 U.S.C. 9573(d)(6)).
mation Processing Standards, and security any institution of higher education or any ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE OF OFFICER OF THE UNITED
requirements, and setting of National Insti- other entity. STATES.—If a violation of subparagraph (A) is
tute of Standards and Technology security ‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON USE BY OTHER FEDERAL committed by any officer or employee of the
baseline controls at the appropriate level; AGENCIES.— United States, the officer or employee shall
and ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall be dismissed from office or discharged from
‘‘(v) conduct consumer testing to deter- not allow any other Federal agency to use employment upon conviction for the viola-
mine how to make the information as mean- data collected under this subsection for any tion.
ingful to users as possible. purpose except— ‘‘(8) DATA SECURITY.—The Commissioner
‘‘(5) PERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURES OF DATA.— ‘‘(I) for vetted research and evaluation con- shall produce and update as needed guidance
‘‘(A) DATA REPORTS AND QUERIES.— ducted by the other Federal agency, as de- and regulations relating to privacy, security,
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years scribed in subparagraph (A)(i); or and access which shall govern the use and
after the date of enactment of the America ‘‘(II) for a purpose explicitly authorized by
disclosure of data collected in connection
COMPETES Act of 2022, the Commissioner this Act.
with the activities authorized in this sub-
shall develop and implement a secure process ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON LIMITATION OF SERV-
section. The guidance and regulations devel-
for making student-level, non-personally ICES.—The Secretary, or the head of any
oped and reviewed shall protect data from
identifiable information, with direct identi- other Federal agency, shall not use data col-
unauthorized access, use, and disclosure, and
fiers removed, from the postsecondary stu- lected under this subsection to limit services
dent data system available for vetted re- to students. shall include—
search and evaluation purposes approved by ‘‘(E) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Personally iden- ‘‘(A) an audit capability, including manda-
the Commissioner in a manner compatible tifiable information collected under this sub- tory and regularly conducted audits;
with practices for disclosing National Center section shall not be used for any Federal, ‘‘(B) access controls;
for Education Statistics restricted-use sur- State, or local law enforcement activity or ‘‘(C) requirements to ensure sufficient data
vey data as in effect on the day before the any other activity that would result in ad- security, quality, validity, and reliability;
date of enactment of the America COM- verse action against any student or a stu- ‘‘(D) appropriate and applicable privacy
PETES Act of 2022, or by applying other re- dent’s family, including debt collection ac- and security protection, including data re-
search and disclosure restrictions to ensure tivity or enforcement of immigration laws. tention and destruction protocols and data
data privacy and security. Such process shall ‘‘(F) LIMITATION OF USE FOR FEDERAL minimization, in accordance with the most
be approved by the National Center for Edu- RANKINGS OR SUMMATIVE RATING SYSTEM.— recent Federal standards developed by the
cation Statistics’ Disclosure Review Board The comprehensive data collection and anal- National Institute of Standards and Tech-
(or successor body). ysis necessary for the postsecondary student nology; and
‘‘(ii) PROVIDING DATA REPORTS AND QUERIES data system under this subsection shall not ‘‘(E) protocols for managing a breach, in-
TO INSTITUTIONS AND STATES.— be used by the Secretary or any Federal enti- cluding breach notifications, in accordance
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall ty to establish any Federal ranking system with the standards of National Center for
provide feedback reports, at least annually, of institutions of higher education or a sys- Education Statistics.
to each institution of higher education, each tem that results in a summative Federal rat- ‘‘(9) DATA COLLECTION.—The Commissioner
postsecondary education system that fully ing of institutions of higher education. shall ensure that data collection, mainte-
participates in the postsecondary student ‘‘(G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in nance, and use under this subsection com-
data system, and each State higher edu- this paragraph shall be construed to prevent plies with section 552a of title 5, United
cation body as designated by the governor. the use of individual categories of aggregate States Code.
‘‘(II) FEEDBACK REPORTS.—The feedback re- information to be used for accountability ‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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ports provided under this clause shall in- purposes. ‘‘(A) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—
clude program-level and institution-level in- ‘‘(H) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING The term ‘institution of higher education’
formation from the postsecondary student COMMERCIAL USE OF DATA.—Nothing in this has the meaning given the term in section
data system regarding students who are as- paragraph shall be construed to prohibit 102.
sociated with the institution or, for State third-party entities from using publicly- ‘‘(B) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The
representatives, the institutions within that available information in this data system for term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an
State, on or before the date of the report, on commercial use. institution of higher education listed in sec-
measures including student mobility and ‘‘(6) SUBMISSION OF DATA.— tion 371(a).
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‘‘(C) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA- into successful careers while also giv- offered by career-focused schools sim-
TION.—The term ‘personally identifiable in- ing them paths to 2- and 4-year de- ply based on their tax status—even if
formation’ is used under this subsection as grees. these institutions can meet the 11
such term is used under section 444 of the
This amendment also includes the pages of arbitrary and prescriptive
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g).’’. College Transparency Act led by Con- guardrails the amendment puts in
(b) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON STUDENT gressman KRISHNAMOORTHI, which es- place.
DATA SYSTEM.—Section 134 of the Higher tablishes a secure, privacy-protected This amendment does nothing to im-
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015c) is re- postsecondary data system to collect prove our broken system of postsec-
pealed. and report student outcomes. ondary education. Instead, it exacer-
(c) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— Both these initiatives are critical as bates our skills gap and labor shortage
(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (17) of section we seek to rebuild the middle class and and forces Americans to concede their
487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 privacy to an administration that
U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended to read as follows:
ensure workers have the skills needed
to pursue in-demand, good-paying jobs. looks more and more like the authori-
‘‘(17) The institution or the assigned agent
of the institution will collect and submit I close by urging my colleagues to tarian regime we are supposedly trying
data to the Commissioner for Education Sta- join me in supporting this amendment, to combat.
tistics in accordance with section 132(l), the and I reserve the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
nonstudent related surveys within the Inte- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise in ance of my time.
grated Postsecondary Education Data Sys- opposition to the amendment. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam
tem (IPEDS), or any other Federal institu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen-
tion of higher education data collection ef-
tlewoman from North Carolina is rec- tleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT), the
fort (as designated by the Secretary), in a chairman of the House Committee on
timely manner and to the satisfaction of the ognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield Education and Labor.
Secretary.’’. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment myself such time as I may consume.
Speaker, this amendment would sig-
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on Members on both sides of the aisle
nificantly strengthen how the America
the date that is 4 years after the date of en- want more transparency and account-
actment of this Act. COMPETES Act will work by improv-
ability in postsecondary education, but
(d) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—The Secretary ing access to affordable high-quality
that is not what this amendment ac-
of Education and the Commissioner for Edu- higher education.
complishes. First, the amendment includes the
cation Statistics shall take such steps as are
necessary to ensure that the development This amendment is a Trojan horse for JOBS Act, which expands how individ-
and maintenance of the postsecondary stu- violating privacy rights of students uals can use the Pell grant, using the
dent data system required under section through colleges and universities. short-term programs enabling them to
132(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Many of my colleagues who support get good jobs quickly and retrain for
added by subsection (a), occurs in a manner this amendment are not completely in- better paying jobs while we recover
that reduces the reporting burden for enti- formed or have not thought through
ties that reported into the Integrated Post- from the pandemic.
the implications of some of its provi- It also includes the College Trans-
secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
sions. parency Act, which has helped the De-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- This amendment would direct the partment of Education address long-
ant to House Resolution 900, the gen- Federal Government to create a data standing racial and socioeconomic in-
tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) and system that tracks every college stu- equities in higher education and track
a Member opposed each will control 5 dent in America through their adult the quality of programs. Importantly,
minutes. lives without their consent and with- the amendment ensures that we con-
The Chair recognizes the gentleman out giving them the ability to opt out. tinue to protect the privacy of stu-
from Michigan. This sounds more like a scheme the dents’ personal information.
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Chinese Communist Party would man- These proposals have strong bipar-
Speaker, I yield myself such time as I ufacture than a bipartisan amendment tisan support, and I urge my colleagues
may consume. to a bill meant to combat Chinese in- to support this amendment and the un-
I would like to begin by thanking fluence. derlying legislation.
Chair EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON for her Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield 1
leadership on H.R. 4521, the America b 0930
minute to the gentleman from Penn-
COMPETES Act, and the many chairs Don’t be fooled. This amendment sylvania (Mr. KELLER).
across the House for their work to might use words like ‘‘security,’’ but in Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I
bring this bill to the floor. reality, it puts the privacy of Ameri- thank Ranking Member FOXX for yield-
Our economy is only as strong as the cans at risk. ing.
next generation of American workers. Some of these Federal agencies have Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition
The key to ensuring that our young already been hacked by Russian intel- to amendment No. 260 which excludes
people transition seamlessly into good- ligence and fraudsters. Who is to say it certain educational institutions from
paying careers is to make sure that won’t happen again? participating in Federal Pell Grant
high-quality education and job training I don’t trust foxes in my henhouse, Programs. It is absurd to prevent stu-
is affordable and accessible to all. and I surely don’t trust Washington bu- dents from seeking an education, a
It is also important that students reaucrats with a database of the per- quality education from the institution
have access to important information sonal and private information of my of their choice simply because that in-
about programs or institutions they children and grandchildren, or yours. stitution pays taxes. Get that. They
may want to attend to ensure they can And what will the Biden administra- pay taxes and people can’t go to college
make smart, informed decisions after tion do with the tax records, Social Se- there.
high school. curity information, and the private Meaningful education reform must
That is why I am proud to offer an data of Americans? The answer is sim- establish a level playing field and give
amendment to the America COM- ply, exert more control. students more choice in how financial
PETES Act with my colleagues AN- This amendment isn’t about trans- aid is used. A 4-year degree from a pub-
THONY GONZALEZ and RAJA parency or accountability, but about lic college is not for everyone. The
KRISHNAMOORTHI. giving Washington bureaucrats the question to closing the skills gap and
The first part of this amendment is ability to choose winners and losers solving the labor shortage is rewarding
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modeled after my Jumpstart Our Busi- among institutions of postsecondary institutions that demonstrate success
nesses by Supporting Students Act, or education. For example, the Pell grant and allow students to determine their
the JOBS Act, with Senators KAINE provisions herd Americans looking for own futures.
and PORTMAN and Congressman GON- alternative career pathways into the Instead of limiting their choices, my
ZALEZ, to expand Pell grant eligibility same colleges and universities that legislation, the CHOICE Act, would
to certain high-quality, short-term failed them in the first place while allow students in short-term occupa-
programs that can launch graduates blocking them from pursuing programs tional programs to utilize financial aid
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for workforce readiness programs, into the hands of criminals or our ad- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, on that I
which are needed now more than ever. versaries. demand the yeas and nays.
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentle- Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
woman for yielding, and I urge my col- on this Federal database amendment. ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
leagues to oppose amendment No. 260. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam 8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-
Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- tleman from Illinois (Mr. ther proceedings on this question are
tleman from Ohio (Mr. GONZALEZ), my KRISHNAMOORTHI). postponed.
partner. Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Madam
AMENDMENT NO. 239 OFFERED BY MRS. STEEL
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of
amendment 260 and in support of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Speaker, I rise today in support of our ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin-
bipartisan amendment that includes America COMPETES Act.
My amendment 260 contains the bi- ished business is the question on
both the JOBS Act and the College amendment No. 239, printed in part D
Transparency Act. partisan College Transparency Act,
which creates an extremely secure pri- of House Report 117–241, on which fur-
Since I first ran for Congress, the ther proceedings were postponed and
number one issue that I hear in my dis- vacy-protected system to finally allow
students to shop for college and other on which the yeas and nays were or-
trict from employers is the lack of dered.
good quality candidates for good-pay- postsecondary educational opportuni-
ties, like community college and trade The Clerk will redesignate the
ing jobs. From those days, I set out to
and technical schools. amendment.
try to find a way to close this skills
Today, unfortunately, the system is The Clerk redesignated the amend-
gap and provide more opportunities for
shrouded in darkness. There is no ment.
our local businesses and workforce.
transparency and people can’t shop. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
The JOBS Act does just that.
When students have access to trans- question is on the amendment offered
The JOBS Act expands Pell grant eli-
parent data, they can shop and make by the gentlewoman from California
gibility to qualified short-term pro-
informed decisions, avoiding excess (Mrs. STEEL).
grams in high-demand jobs. This will
debt and realizing their full potential. The vote was taken by electronic de-
help Americans access these programs
My colleague and dear friend, Dr. vice, and there were—yeas 265, nays
and learn critical skills that lead to
Foxx, says that this data will be 166, not voting 2, as follows:
these good-paying jobs. This will be a
collaborative process with our States tracked for adults through a person’s [Roll No. 28]
working with local employers and com- lifetime. That is wrong. She also says YEAS—265
munity colleges to make sure that only that the Biden administration is going Aderholt DeFazio Hollingsworth
quality programs that lead to wage in- to treat this data like the Chinese Allen Delgado Houlahan
creases qualify to make sure that Communist Party. That is wrong. Amodei Demings Hudson
Madam Speaker, the choice is clear. Armstrong DesJarlais Huizenga
Americans can find jobs after comple- Arrington Diaz-Balart Issa
Either choose transparency and allow Babin Dingell Jackson
tion of these programs.
parents and families to finally shop for Bacon Donalds Jacobs (NY)
On my way in this morning, I was ac-
college or keep the status quo, which Baird Duncan Johnson (LA)
tually speaking to an employer in my Balderson Dunn Johnson (OH)
nobody likes.
district, and I ran through the bill with Madam Speaker, this bill is sup-
Banks Ellzey Johnson (SD)
him. And I said, what do you think of Barr Emmer Jordan
ported by everyone from the American Bentz Escobar Joyce (OH)
this? Would this help you? And his im- Federation of Teachers to the U.S. Bera Eshoo Joyce (PA)
mediate response was, I have over 15 Chamber of Commerce, and I urge its Bergman Fallon Katko
truck drivers that I am trying to hire, Bice (OK) Feenstra Keller
support. Bilirakis Ferguson Kelly (MS)
and I can’t find anybody. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Bishop (NC) Fischbach Kelly (PA)
These are the types of programs that Speaker, I yield back the balance of Bost Fitzpatrick Khanna
the JOBS Act will enable. This is why my time. Boyle, Brendan Fleischmann Kildee
I think it is a commonsense—and I am F. Fletcher Kim (CA)
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, giving Brady Fortenberry Kind
thrilled to say—bipartisan component this same administration that Brooks Foster Kinzinger
of the bill, and I hope that everybody weaponized the Federal Government Buchanan Foxx Krishnamoorthi
will consider supporting it. Buck Franklin, C. Kustoff
against concerned parents the power to Bucshon Scott LaHood
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 collect sensitive information about all Budd Fulcher LaMalfa
minute to the gentlewoman from Illi- college students, whether they accept Burchett Gaetz Lamb
nois (Mrs. MILLER). financial aid or not is unacceptable. Burgess Gallagher Lamborn
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Madam Calvert Garamendi Langevin
I am not surprised that Democrats Cammack Garbarino Latta
Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for are trying to use this amendment to Carey Garcia (CA) LaTurner
yielding. overhaul postsecondary education Carl Gibbs Lawrence
In a bill that professes to push back without holding a single legislative Carson Gimenez Lee (NV)
on the influence of China’s authori- Carter (GA) Gohmert Lesko
hearing or markup. Democrats have a Carter (LA) Golden Letlow
tarian regime, this amendment runs track record of bypassing the legisla- Carter (TX) Gonzales, Tony Long
the risk of putting the personal infor- tive process when it suits their ends. Cartwright Gonzalez (OH) Loudermilk
mation of every one of America’s col- Case Gonzalez, Lucas
We must resist the Democrats’ egre- Castor (FL) Vicente Luetkemeyer
lege students in the hands of the Chi- gious power grab. Cawthorn Good (VA) Luria
nese Communist Party. Madam Speaker, this is a moral Chabot Gooden (TX) Mace
It will allow the Biden administra- issue. I strongly encourage my col- Cheney Gottheimer Malliotakis
tion to create a Federal database that Cicilline Granger Maloney, Sean
leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the Levin Cline Graves (LA) Mann
will track every single student pur- amendment, and I yield back the bal- Cloud Graves (MO) Manning
suing a postsecondary degree without ance of my time. Clyde Griffith Mast
their consent or any ability to opt out, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cohen Grothman McBath
Cole Guest McCarthy
even if they don’t accept Federal aid. ant to House Resolution 900, the pre- Comer Guthrie McCaul
The Biden administration will also be vious question is ordered on the Costa Hagedorn McClain
able to use this data to match with amendment offered by the gentleman Courtney Harris McClintock
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other databases across the Federal Craig Harshbarger McHenry
from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN). Crawford Hartzler McKinley
Government with few limits on what The question is on the amendment Crenshaw Hern Meijer
can be tracked and gathered. offered by the gentleman from Michi- Crist Herrell Meuser
While the bill claims the data will be gan (Mr. LEVIN). Crow Herrera Beutler Mfume
secure, once the data comes from the The question was taken; and the Curtis Hice (GA) Miller (IL)
Davids (KS) Higgins (LA) Miller (WV)
Federal Government, there are no Speaker pro tempore announced that Davidson Hill Miller-Meeks
guarantees information will not fall the ayes appeared to have it. Davis, Rodney Hinson Moolenaar
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Mooney Rouzer Taylor GARCIA of Texas changed their vote Bacon Gottheimer O’Halleran
Moore (AL) Rutherford Tenney Balderson Green, Al (TX) Omar
Moore (UT) Salazar Thompson (CA)
from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Barr Grijalva Pallone
Mrvan Scalise Thompson (MS) Mr. BURGESS, Ms. TENNEY, Messrs. Barragán Harder (CA) Panetta
Mullin Schakowsky Thompson (PA) SOTO, RICE of South Carolina, Bass Hayes Pappas
Murphy (NC) Schiff Beatty Higgins (NY) Pascrell
Neguse Schrader
Tiffany SCHIFF, Ms. MANNING, Mrs. DIN-
Timmons Bera Himes Payne
Nehls Schrier GELL, Ms. STEVENS, Messrs. CART- Beyer Hollingsworth Perlmutter
Turner
Newhouse Schweikert
Upton
WRIGHT, BERA, KRISHNAMOORTHI, Bishop (GA) Horsford Peters
Norman Scott, Austin MFUME, CICILLINE, and LANGEVIN Blumenauer Houlahan Phillips
Valadao
O’Halleran Scott, David Blunt Rochester Hoyer Pingree
Obernolte Sessions Van Drew changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Bonamici Huffman
Van Duyne Pocan
Owens Sherrill ‘‘yea.’’ Bourdeaux Jackson Lee Porter
Vela
Palazzo Simpson
Wagner
So the amendment was agreed to. Boyle, Brendan Jacobs (CA) Pressley
Palmer Slotkin F. Jayapal
Panetta Smith (MO) Walberg The result of the vote was announced Brown (MD) Jeffries
Price (NC)
Walorski as above recorded. Quigley
Pappas Smith (NE) Brown (OH) Johnson (GA) Raskin
Pence Smith (NJ) Waltz MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Brownley Johnson (OH)
Reed
Peters Smucker Weber (TX) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Bustos Johnson (SD)
Rice (NY)
Pfluger Soto Webster (FL) Butterfield Johnson (TX)
Adams Gohmert (Weber Napolitano Ross
Posey Spanberger Wenstrup Carbajal Jones
Quigley Spartz (Manning) (TX)) (Correa) Roybal-Allard
Westerman Cárdenas Joyce (OH)
Reed Stanton Aguilar (Correa) Gottheimer Neal (Lynch) Ruiz
Wexton Carey Kahele
Reschenthaler Stauber Allred (Wexton) (Panetta) Payne (Pallone) Carson Kaptur Ruppersberger
Wild Rush
Rice (SC) Steel Armstrong Grijalva (Garcı́a Pingree (Kuster) Carter (LA) Katko
Williams (TX) Ryan
Rodgers (WA) Stefanik (Murphy (NC)) (IL)) Porter (Wexton) Cartwright Keating
Wilson (SC) Sánchez
Rogers (AL) Steil Axne (Kuster) Hagedorn (Carl) Reed (Miller Case Kelly (IL)
Wittman (WV)) Sarbanes
Rogers (KY) Stevens Baird (Bucshon) Horsford (Evans) Casten Khanna
Womack Roybal-Allard Scanlon
Rose Stewart Barragán (Larsen Hoyer (Raskin) Castor (FL) Kildee
Zeldin (Correa) Schakowsky
Rosendale Suozzi (WA)) Hudson (Murphy Castro (TX) Kilmer
Beyer (Raskin) (NC)) Ruiz (Correa) Cherfilus- Kim (NJ) Schiff
NAYS—166 Bowman (Ocasio- Jacobs (CA) Rush (Kaptur) McCormick Kind Schneider
Adams Green (TN) Ocasio-Cortez Cortez) (Correa) Ryan (Kaptur) Chu Kinzinger Schrader
Aguilar Green, Al (TX) Omar Brooks (Moore Kahele (Case) Salazar (Miller- Cicilline Kirkpatrick Schrier
Allred Greene (GA) Pallone (AL)) Keating Meeks) Clark (MA) Krishnamoorthi Scott (VA)
Auchincloss Grijalva Pascrell Brown (MD) (De (Cicilline) Schneider (Rice Clarke (NY) Kuster Scott, David
Axne Harder (CA) Fazio) Khanna (Gomez) (NY)) Cleaver LaHood Sewell
Payne
Barragán Hayes Sires (Pallone) Clyburn Lamb Sherman
Perlmutter Brownley Kim (CA) (Steel)
Bass Higgins (NY) Speier (Panetta) Cohen Langevin Sherrill
Perry (Kuster) Kinzinger
Beatty Himes Stansbury Connolly Larsen (WA) Sires
Phillips Cárdenas (Herrera
Beyer Horsford (Garcı́a (IL)) Cooper Larson (CT) Slotkin
Pingree (Gomez) Beutler)
Biggs Hoyer Stauber Correa Lawrence Smith (WA)
Pocan Cawthorn (Nehls) Kirkpatrick
Bishop (GA) Huffman (Bergman) Courtney Lee (CA) Spanberger
Porter Clarke (NY) (Pallone)
Blumenauer Jackson Lee Steube Craig Lee (NV) Speier
Pressley (Kelly (IL)) LaHood (Miller (Cammack)
Blunt Rochester Jacobs (CA) Cleaver (Raskin) (WV)) Crist Leger Fernandez Stansbury
Price (NC) Suozzi (Raskin)
Boebert Jayapal LaMalfa (Rouzer) Crow Levin (CA) Stanton
Raskin Courtney Timmons
Bonamici Jeffries Cuellar Levin (MI) Steil
Rice (NY) (Perlmutter) LaTurner (Mann) (Murphy (NC))
Bourdeaux Johnson (GA) Curtis Lieu Stevens
Ross Crist Lawson (FL) Torres (NY)
Bowman Johnson (TX) Davids (KS) Lofgren Stewart
Roy (Wasserman (Evans) (Meeks)
Brown (MD) Jones Davis, Danny K. Lowenthal Strickland
Roybal-Allard Schultz) Loudermilk Trahan (Wexton)
Brown (OH) Kahele Dean Luria Suozzi
Ruiz Cuellar (Correa) (Fleischmann) Van Drew
Brownley Kaptur DeFazio Lynch Swalwell
Ruppersberger Davids (KS) Lucas (Mullin) (Reschenthaler)
Bush Keating DeGette Malinowski Takano
Rush (Jeffries) Malinowski Velázquez
Bustos Kelly (IL) DeLauro Maloney,
Ryan Davis, Danny K. (Pallone) (Meeks) Thompson (CA)
Butterfield Kilmer DelBene Carolyn B.
Sánchez (Garcı́a (IL)) Maloney, Wagner Thompson (MS)
Carbajal Kim (NJ) Delgado Maloney, Sean
Sarbanes DeSaulnier Carolyn B. (Cammack) Titus
Cárdenas Kirkpatrick Demings Manning
Scanlon (Raskin) (Wasserman Walorski (Banks) Tlaib
Casten Kuster DeSaulnier Matsui
Schneider Deutch (Rice Schultz) Waltz Tonko
Castro (TX) Larsen (WA) Deutch McBath
Scott (VA) (NY)) McEachin (Cammack) Dingell McCollum Torres (CA)
Cherfilus- Larson (CT)
Sewell Doggett (Raskin) (Wexton) Watson Coleman Doggett McEachin Torres (NY)
McCormick Lawson (FL)
Sherman Doyle, Michael Meng (Kuster) (Pallone) Doyle, Michael McGovern Trahan
Chu Lee (CA)
Clark (MA) Leger Fernandez Sires F. (Evans) Moore (WI) Welch (Raskin) F. McNerney Trone
Clarke (NY) Levin (CA) Smith (WA) Espaillat (Raskin) Williams (GA) Eshoo Meeks Turner
Cleaver Levin (MI) Speier (Meeks) Moulton (Kelly (IL)) Espaillat Meijer Underwood
Clyburn Lieu Stansbury Frankel, Lois (Wexton) Wilson (FL) Evans Meng Upton
Connolly Lofgren Steube (Kuster) Nadler (Pallone) (Cicilline) Fitzpatrick Meuser Vargas
Cooper Lowenthal Strickland Fletcher Mfume Veasey
Swalwell AMENDMENT NO. 260 OFFERED BY MR. LEVIN OF Vela
Correa Lynch Foster Moore (UT)
Takano MICHIGAN Frankel, Lois Moore (WI) Velázquez
Cuellar Malinowski
Davis, Danny K. Maloney, Titus The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Gallagher Morelle Wasserman
Dean Carolyn B. Tlaib Gallego Moulton Schultz
Tonko
ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Waters
DeGette Massie Garamendi Mrvan
DeLauro Matsui Torres (CA) ished business is the question on Garcı́a (IL) Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman
DelBene McCollum Torres (NY) amendment No. 260, printed in part D Garcia (TX) Nadler Welch
DeSaulnier McEachin Trahan of House Report 117–241, on which fur- Golden Napolitano Wexton
Deutch McGovern Trone Gomez Neal Wild
Doggett McNerney Underwood ther proceedings were postponed and Gonzalez (OH) Neguse Williams (GA)
Doyle, Michael Meeks Vargas on which the yeas and nays were or- Gonzalez, Newman Wilson (FL)
F. Meng Veasey dered. Vicente Norcross Yarmuth
Espaillat Moore (WI) Velázquez
The Clerk will redesignate the
Evans Morelle Wasserman NAYS—193
Fitzgerald Moulton Schultz amendment.
Waters The Clerk redesignated the amend- Aderholt Brooks Clyde
Frankel, Lois Murphy (FL)
Watson Coleman Allen Buchanan Cole
Gallego Nadler ment.
Welch Amodei Buck Comer
Garcı́a (IL) Napolitano
Garcia (TX) Neal Williams (GA)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Arrington Bucshon Costa
Wilson (FL) question is on the amendment offered Babin Budd Crawford
Gomez Newman
Baird Burchett Crenshaw
Gosar Norcross Yarmuth by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Banks Burgess Davidson
NOT VOTING—2 LEVIN). Bentz Bush Davis, Rodney
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Estes Young
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bergman Calvert DesJarlais
vice, and there were—yeas 238, nays Bice (OK) Cammack Diaz-Balart
b 1021 193, not voting 2, as follows:
Biggs Carl Donalds
Bilirakis Carter (GA) Duncan
Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. [Roll No. 29] Bishop (NC) Carter (TX) Dunn
MORELLE, Mses. DeGETTE, CLARK Boebert Cawthorn Ellzey
YEAS—238 Bost Chabot Emmer
of Massachusetts, WASSERMAN Adams Allred Auchincloss Bowman Cheney Escobar
SCHULTZ, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Ms. Aguilar Armstrong Axne Brady Cline Fallon
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Feenstra Keller Rice (SC) Neal (Lynch) Sires (Pallone) (Reschenthaler) Cawthorn Hice (GA) Owens
Ferguson Kelly (MS) Rodgers (WA) Payne (Pallone) Speier (Panetta) Velázquez Chabot Higgins (LA) Palazzo
Fischbach Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) Pingree (Kuster) Stansbury (Meeks) Cheney Hill Palmer
Fitzgerald Kim (CA) Rogers (KY) Porter (Wexton) (Garcı́a (IL)) Wagner Cline Hinson Pence
Fleischmann Kustoff Rose Reed (Miller Stauber (Cammack) Cloud Hollingsworth Perry
Fortenberry LaMalfa Rosendale (WV)) (Bergman) Walorski (Banks) Clyde Hudson Pfluger
Foxx Lamborn Rouzer Roybal-Allard Steube Waltz Cole Huizenga Posey
Franklin, C. Latta Roy (Correa) (Cammack) (Cammack) Comer Issa Reed
Scott LaTurner Rutherford Ruiz (Correa) Suozzi (Raskin) Watson Coleman Crawford Jackson Reschenthaler
Fulcher Lawson (FL) Salazar Rush (Kaptur) Timmons (Pallone) Crenshaw Jacobs (NY) Rice (SC)
Gaetz Lesko Scalise Ryan (Kaptur) (Murphy (NC)) Welch (Raskin) Curtis Johnson (LA) Rodgers (WA)
Garbarino Letlow Schweikert Salazar (Miller- Torres (NY) Williams (GA) Davidson Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL)
Garcia (CA) Long Scott, Austin Meeks) (Meeks) (Kelly (IL)) Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Rogers (KY)
Gibbs Loudermilk Sessions Schneider (Rice Trahan (Wexton) Wilson (FL) DesJarlais Jordan Rose
Gimenez Lucas Simpson (NY)) Van Drew (Cicilline) Diaz-Balart Joyce (OH) Rosendale
Gohmert Luetkemeyer Donalds Joyce (PA)
Smith (MO) Rouzer
Gonzales, Tony Mace
Smith (NE)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pre- Duncan Katko Roy
Good (VA) Malliotakis vious question is ordered on the bill, as Dunn Keller
Smith (NJ) Rutherford
Gooden (TX) Mann Ellzey Kelly (MS)
Gosar Massie
Smucker amended. Emmer Kelly (PA)
Salazar
Soto The question is on the engrossment Scalise
Granger Mast Fallon Kim (CA)
Spartz Schweikert
Graves (LA) McCarthy
Stauber
and third reading of the bill. Feenstra Kinzinger
Scott, Austin
Graves (MO) McCaul Ferguson Kustoff
Green (TN) McClain Steel The bill was ordered to be engrossed Sessions
Fischbach LaHood
Greene (GA) McClintock Stefanik and read a third time, and was read the Fitzgerald LaMalfa
Simpson
Steube Smith (MO)
Griffith McHenry third time. Fitzpatrick Lamborn
Smith (NE)
Grothman McKinley Taylor Fleischmann Latta
Tenney MOTION TO RECOMMIT Smith (NJ)
Guest Miller (IL) Fortenberry LaTurner
Guthrie Miller (WV) Thompson (PA) Mr. MCCAUL. Madam Speaker, I Smucker
Foxx Lesko
Hagedorn Miller-Meeks Tiffany Spartz
Timmons
have a motion to recommit at the Franklin, C. Letlow
Stauber
Harris Moolenaar Scott Long
Harshbarger Mooney Valadao desk. Fulcher Loudermilk Steel
Hartzler Moore (AL) Van Drew The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gaetz Lucas Stefanik
Hern Mullin Van Duyne Clerk will report the motion to recom- Gallagher Luetkemeyer Steil
Herrell Murphy (NC) Wagner Garbarino Mace Steube
Walberg
mit. Stewart
Herrera Beutler Nehls Garcia (CA) Malliotakis
Hice (GA) Newhouse Walorski The Clerk read as follows: Gibbs Mann Taylor
Higgins (LA) Norman Waltz Mr. McCaul moves to recommit the bill Gimenez Massie Tenney
Hill Obernolte Weber (TX) Gohmert Mast Thompson (PA)
H.R. 4251 to the Committee on Science,
Hinson Ocasio-Cortez Webster (FL) Gonzales, Tony McCarthy Tiffany
Space, and Technology. Timmons
Hudson Owens Wenstrup Gonzalez (OH) McCaul
Huizenga Palazzo Westerman The material previously referred to Good (VA) McClain Turner
Issa Palmer Williams (TX) Gooden (TX) McClintock Upton
by Mr. MCCAUL is as follows: Valadao
Jackson Pence Wilson (SC) Gosar McHenry
Jacobs (NY) Perry Wittman At the end of the bill, add the following: Granger McKinley Van Drew
Johnson (LA) Pfluger Womack DIVISION M—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING Graves (LA) Meijer Van Duyne
Jordan Posey Young Graves (MO) Meuser Wagner
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION FOR THE GOVERN- Walberg
Joyce (PA) Reschenthaler Zeldin Green (TN) Miller (IL)
MENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC Walorski
Greene (GA) Miller (WV)
NOT VOTING—2 OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE COM- Waltz
Griffith Miller-Meeks
MUNIST PARTY. Weber (TX)
Cloud Estes Grothman Moolenaar
None of the funds authorized to be appro- Guest Mooney Webster (FL)
priated or otherwise made available by this Guthrie Moore (AL) Wenstrup
b 1044 Act may be made available, directly or indi- Hagedorn Moore (UT) Westerman
rectly, for any purpose for— Harris Mullin Williams (TX)
Messrs. BUDD, WILSON of South Harshbarger Murphy (NC) Wilson (SC)
(1) any agency or instrumentality of the
Carolina, ROGERS of Alabama, Hartzler Nehls Wittman
government of the People’s Republic of Hern Newhouse Womack
BURCHETT, Ms. HERRERA China; Herrell Norman Young
BEUTLER, and Mr. BABIN changed (2) any agency or instrumentality of the Herrera Beutler Obernolte Zeldin
their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Chinese Communist Party; or
So the amendment was agreed to. (3) any entity subject to the direction and NAYS—221
The result of the vote was announced control of the Chinese Communist Party. Adams Clark (MA) Garamendi
as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Aguilar Clarke (NY) Garcı́a (IL)
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE ant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the pre- Allred Cleaver Garcia (TX)
Auchincloss Clyburn Golden
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS vious question is ordered on the motion Axne Cohen Gomez
Adams Cuellar (Correa) Khanna (Gomez) to recommit. Barragán Connolly Gonzalez,
(Manning) Davids (KS) Kim (CA) (Steel) The question is on the motion to re- Bass Cooper Vicente
Aguilar (Correa) (Jeffries) Kinzinger Beatty Correa Gottheimer
Allred (Wexton) Davis, Danny K. (Herrera
commit. Bera Costa Green, Al (TX)
Armstrong (Garcı́a (IL)) Beutler) The question was taken; and the Beyer Courtney Grijalva
(Murphy (NC)) DeSaulnier Kirkpatrick Speaker pro tempore announced that Bishop (GA) Craig Harder (CA)
Axne (Kuster) (Raskin) (Pallone) the noes appeared to have it. Blumenauer Crist Hayes
Baird (Bucshon) Deutch (Rice LaHood (Miller Blunt Rochester Crow Higgins (NY)
Barragán (Larsen (NY)) (WV)) Mr. MCCAUL. Madam Speaker, on Bonamici Cuellar Himes
(WA)) Doggett (Raskin) LaMalfa (Rouzer) that I demand the yeas and nays. Bourdeaux Davids (KS) Horsford
Beyer (Raskin) Doyle, Michael LaTurner (Mann) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bowman Davis, Danny K. Houlahan
Bowman (Ocasio- F. (Evans) Lawson (FL) Boyle, Brendan Dean Hoyer
Cortez) Espaillat (Evans)
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution F. DeFazio Huffman
Brooks (Moore (Meeks) Loudermilk 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Brown (MD) DeGette Jackson Lee
(AL)) Frankel, Lois (Fleischmann) The vote was taken by electronic de- Brown (OH) DeLauro Jacobs (CA)
Brown (MD) (Kuster) Lucas (Mullin) vice, and there were—yeas 211, nays Brownley DelBene Jayapal
(DeFazio) Gohmert (Weber Malinowski Bush Delgado Jeffries
Brownley (TX)) (Pallone) 221, not voting 1, as follows: Bustos Demings Johnson (GA)
(Kuster) Gottheimer Maloney, [Roll No. 30] Butterfield DeSaulnier Johnson (TX)
Butterfield (Panetta) Carolyn B. Carbajal Deutch Jones
(Panetta) Grijalva (Garcı́a (Wasserman
YEAS—211 Cárdenas Dingell Kahele
Cárdenas (IL)) Schultz) Aderholt Bentz Buck Carson Doggett Kaptur
(Gomez) Hagedorn (Carl) McEachin Allen Bergman Bucshon Carter (LA) Doyle, Michael Keating
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Cawthorn (Nehls) Horsford (Evans) (Wexton) Amodei Bice (OK) Budd Cartwright F. Kelly (IL)
Clarke (NY) Hoyer (Raskin) Meng (Kuster) Armstrong Biggs Burchett Case Escobar Khanna
(Kelly (IL)) Hudson (Murphy Moore (WI) Arrington Bilirakis Burgess Casten Eshoo Kildee
Cleaver (Raskin) (NC)) (Raskin) Babin Bishop (NC) Calvert Castor (FL) Espaillat Kilmer
Courtney Jacobs (CA) Moulton Bacon Boebert Cammack Castro (TX) Evans Kim (NJ)
(Perlmutter) (Correa) (Wexton) Baird Bost Carey Cherfilus- Fletcher Kind
Crist Kahele (Case) Nadler (Pallone) Balderson Brady Carl McCormick Foster Kirkpatrick
(Wasserman Keating Napolitano Banks Brooks Carter (GA) Chu Frankel, Lois Krishnamoorthi
Schultz) (Cicilline) (Correa) Barr Buchanan Carter (TX) Cicilline Gallego Kuster
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H962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 4, 2022
Lamb Newman Sherrill Stauber Trahan (Wexton) Waltz Thompson (CA) Trone Waters
Langevin Norcross Sires (Bergman) Van Drew (Cammack) Thompson (MS) Underwood Watson Coleman
Larsen (WA) O’Halleran Slotkin Steube (Reschenthaler) Watson Coleman Titus Vargas Welch
Larson (CT) Ocasio-Cortez Smith (WA) (Cammack) Valázquez (Pallone) Tlaib Veasey Wexton
Lawrence Omar Soto Suozzi (Raskin) (Meeks) Welch (Raskin) Tonko Vela Wild
Lawson (FL) Pallone Spanberger Timmons Wagner Williams (GA) Torres (CA) Velázquez Williams (GA)
Lee (CA) Panetta Speier (Murphy (NC)) (Cammack) (Kelly (IL)) Torres (NY) Wasserman Wilson (FL)
Lee (NV) Pappas Stansbury Torres (NY) Walorski (Banks) Wilson (FL) Trahan Schultz Yarmuth
Leger Fernandez Pascrell Stanton (Meeks) (Cicilline)
Levin (CA) Payne NAYS—210
Stevens
Levin (MI) Perlmutter Strickland The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. KIL- Aderholt Gohmert Mooney
Lieu Peters Suozzi MER). The question is on the passage of Allen Gonzales, Tony Moore (AL)
Lofgren Phillips Swalwell Amodei Gonzalez (OH) Moore (UT)
Lowenthal Pingree the bill. Armstrong Good (VA)
Takano Mullin
Luria Pocan Thompson (CA) The question was taken; and the Arrington Gooden (TX) Murphy (FL)
Lynch Porter Speaker pro tempore announced that Babin Gosar Murphy (NC)
Thompson (MS)
Malinowski Pressley Bacon Granger Nehls
Maloney, Price (NC)
Titus the ayes appeared to have it. Baird Graves (MO)
Tlaib Newhouse
Carolyn B. Quigley
Tonko
Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, on that I Balderson Green (TN) Norman
Maloney, Sean Raskin demand the yeas and nays. Banks Greene (GA)
Torres (CA) Obernolte
Manning Rice (NY) Barr Griffith
Torres (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Owens
Matsui Ross Bentz Grothman
Trahan Palazzo
McBath Roybal-Allard ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bergman Guest Palmer
McCollum Ruiz Trone
Underwood 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bice (OK) Guthrie
Pence
McEachin Ruppersberger Biggs Hagedorn
McGovern Rush Vargas The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Harris
Perry
McNerney Ryan Veasey vice, and there were—yeas 222, nays Pfluger
Bishop (NC) Harshbarger
Meeks Sánchez Vela Posey
Velázquez
210, not voting 2, as follows: Boebert Hartzler
Reed
Meng Sarbanes Bost Hern
Mfume Scanlon Wasserman [Roll No. 31] Brady Herrell Reschenthaler
Moore (WI) Schakowsky Schultz Brooks Herrera Beutler Rice (SC)
YEAS—222 Rodgers (WA)
Morelle Schiff Waters Buchanan Hice (GA)
Moulton Schneider Watson Coleman Adams Espaillat McEachin Rogers (AL)
Buck Higgins (LA)
Mrvan Schrader Welch Aguilar Evans McGovern Rogers (KY)
Bucshon Hill
Murphy (FL) Schrier Wexton Allred Fletcher McNerney Rose
Budd Hinson
Nadler Scott (VA) Wild Auchincloss Foster Meeks Rosendale
Burchett Hollingsworth
Napolitano Scott, David Williams (GA) Axne Frankel, Lois Meng Rouzer
Burgess Hudson
Neal Sewell Wilson (FL) Barragán Gallego Mfume Roy
Calvert Huizenga
Neguse Sherman Yarmuth Bass Garamendi Moore (WI) Rutherford
Cammack Issa
Beatty Garcı́a (IL) Morelle Salazar
Carey Jackson
NOT VOTING—1 Bera Garcia (TX) Moulton Carl Jacobs (NY) Scalise
Estes Beyer Golden Mrvan Schweikert
Carter (GA) Johnson (LA)
Bishop (GA) Gomez Nadler Scott, Austin
Carter (TX) Johnson (OH)
Blumenauer Gonzalez, Napolitano
b 1104 Blunt Rochester Vicente Neal
Cawthorn Johnson (SD) Sessions
Chabot Jordan Simpson
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ and Mr. Bonamici Gottheimer Neguse Cheney Joyce (OH) Smith (MO)
Bourdeaux Green, Al (TX) Newman
VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas Cline Joyce (PA) Smith (NE)
Bowman Grijalva Norcross Cloud Katko Smith (NJ)
changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Boyle, Brendan Harder (CA) O’Halleran Clyde Keller Smucker
‘‘nay.’’ F. Hayes Ocasio-Cortez Cole Kelly (MS) Spartz
Brown (MD) Higgins (NY) Omar
Mr. ALLEN changed his vote from Brown (OH) Himes Pallone
Comer Kelly (PA) Stauber
‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Crawford Kim (CA) Steel
Brownley Horsford Panetta Crenshaw Kustoff Stefanik
So the motion to recommit was re- Bush Houlahan Pappas Curtis LaHood Steil
jected. Bustos Hoyer Pascrell Davidson LaMalfa Steube
Butterfield Huffman Payne
The result of the vote was announced Davis, Rodney Lamborn Stewart
Carbajal Jackson Lee Pelosi DesJarlais Latta Taylor
as above recorded. Cárdenas Jacobs (CA) Perlmutter Diaz-Balart LaTurner
Carson Jayapal Peters Tenney
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Donalds Lesko Thompson (PA)
Carter (LA) Jeffries Phillips
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Duncan Letlow
Cartwright Johnson (GA) Pingree Tiffany
Dunn Long
Adams Deutch (Rice Loudermilk Case Johnson (TX) Pocan Timmons
Ellzey Loudermilk
(Manning) (NY)) (Fleischmann) Casten Jones Porter Turner
Emmer Lucas
Aguilar (Correa) Doggett (Raskin) Lucas (Mullin) Castor (FL) Kahele Pressley Upton
Fallon Luetkemeyer
Allred (Wexton) Doyle, Michael Malinowski Castro (TX) Kaptur Price (NC) Valadao
Feenstra Mace
Armstrong F. (Evans) (Pallone) Cherfilus- Keating Quigley Van Drew
Ferguson Malliotakis
(Murphy (NC)) Espaillat Maloney, McCormick Kelly (IL) Raskin Van Duyne
Fischbach Mann
Axne (Kuster) (Meeks) Carolyn B. Chu Khanna Rice (NY) Wagner
Fitzgerald Massie
Baird (Bucshon) Frankel, Lois (Wasserman Cicilline Kildee Ross Walberg
Fitzpatrick Mast
Barragán (Larsen (Kuster) Schultz) Clark (MA) Kilmer Roybal-Allard Walorski
Fleischmann McCarthy
(WA)) Gohmert (Weber McEachin Clarke (NY) Kim (NJ) Ruiz Waltz
Fortenberry McCaul
Beyer (Raskin) (TX)) (Wexton) Cleaver Kind Ruppersberger Weber (TX)
Foxx McClain
Bowman (Ocasio- Gottheimer Meng (Kuster) Clyburn Kinzinger Rush Webster (FL)
Franklin, C. McClintock
Cortez) (Panetta) Moore (WI) Cohen Kirkpatrick Ryan Wenstrup
Scott McHenry
Brooks (Moore Grijalva (Garcı́a (Raskin) Connolly Krishnamoorthi Sánchez Westerman
Fulcher McKinley
(AL)) (IL)) Moulton Cooper Kuster Sarbanes Williams (TX)
Gaetz Meijer
Brown (MD) Hagedorn (Carl) (Wexton) Correa Lamb Scanlon Wilson (SC)
Gallagher Meuser
(DeFazio) Nadler (Pallone) Costa Langevin Schakowsky Wittman
Horsford (Evans) Garbarino Miller (IL)
Brownley Napolitano Courtney Larsen (WA) Schiff Womack
Hoyer (Raskin) Garcia (CA) Miller (WV)
(Kuster) (Correa) Craig Larson (CT) Schneider Young
Hudson (Murphy Gibbs Miller-Meeks
Butterfield Crist Lawrence Schrader
(NC)) Neal (Lynch) Gimenez Moolenaar Zeldin
(Panetta) Crow Lawson (FL) Schrier
Jacobs (CA) Payne (Pallone)
Cárdenas Cuellar Lee (CA) Scott (VA) NOT VOTING—2
(Correa ) Pingree (Kuster)
(Gomez) Davids (KS) Lee (NV) Scott, David
Kahele (Case) Porter (Wexton) Estes Graves (LA)
Cawthorn (Nehls) Davis, Danny K. Leger Fernandez Sewell
Clarke (NY) Keating Reed (Miller Dean Levin (CA) Sherman
(Cicilline) (WV))
(Kelly (IL))
Khanna (Gomez) Roybal-Allard
DeFazio Levin (MI) Sherrill b 1123
Cleaver (Raskin) DeGette Lieu Sires
Courtney Kim (CA) (Steel) (Correa) DeLauro Lofgren Slotkin So the bill was passed.
Kinzinger Ruiz (Correa)
(Perlmutter) DelBene Lowenthal Smith (WA) The result of the vote was announced
Crist (Herrera Rush (Kaptur) Delgado Luria Soto
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Beutler) Ryan (Kaptur) as above recorded.
(Wasserman Demings Lynch Spanberger
Schultz) Kirkpatrick Salazar (Miller- DeSaulnier Malinowski Speier A motion to reconsider was laid on
Cuellar (Correa) (Pallone) Meeks) Deutch Maloney, Stansbury the table.
Davids (KS) LaHood (Miller Schneider (Rice Dingell Carolyn B. Stanton MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
(Jeffries) (WV)) (NY)) Doggett Maloney, Sean Stevens
LaMalfa (Rouzer) Sires (Pallone) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Davis, Danny K. Doyle, Michael Manning Strickland
(Garcı́a (IL)) LaTurner (Mann) Speier (Panetta) F. Matsui Suozzi Adams Allred (Wexton) Axne (Kuster)
DeSaulnier Lawson (FL) Stansbury Escobar McBath Swalwell (Manning) Armstrong Baird (Bucshon)
(Raskin) (Evans) (Garcı́a (IL)) Eshoo McCollum Takano Aguilar (Correa) (Murphy (NC))
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Barragán (Larsen Grijalva (Garcı́a Payne (Pallone) Madam Speaker, before I go to the commitment to LGBTQ rights around
(WA)) (IL)) Pingree (Kuster)
Beyer (Raskin) Hagedorn (Carl) Porter (Wexton)
schedule, I also thank the gentleman the world by sanctioning foreign indi-
Bowman (Ocasio- Horsford (Evans) Reed (Miller for joining me yesterday for an historic viduals found to be complicit in vio-
Cortez) Hoyer (Raskin) (WV)) occasion, the dedication of H–150 on the lating the human rights of LGBTQ peo-
Brooks (Moore Hudson (Murphy Roybal-Allard first floor of this building, which hap- ple.
(AL)) (NC)) (Correa)
Jacobs (CA) pens to be part of his office. That build- Additionally, the House will consider
Brown (MD) Ruiz (Correa)
(DeFazio) (Correa) Rush (Kaptur) ing has been designated the Joseph H. Representative CAROLYN MALONEY’s
Brownley Kahele (Case) Ryan (Kaptur) Rainey Room. bill, H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Re-
(Kuster) Keating form Act. This bipartisan bill would
(Cicilline)
Salazar (Miller- As you know, Rainey was elected to
Butterfield Meeks) strengthen the financial position of the
(Panetta) Khanna (Gomez) Schneider (Rice
the United States Congress from South
Cárdenas Kim (CA) (Steel) (NY)) Carolina this past December 12, 150 United States Postal Service and en-
(Gomez) Kinzinger
Sires (Pallone) years ago. None of us really realized it sure it continues to successfully carry
(Herrera
Cawthorn (Nehls)
Beutler)
Speier (Panetta) at the time but H–150, now a part of the out its mandate to the deliver mail to
Clarke (NY) Stansbury every household and business in the
(Kelly (IL)) Kirkpatrick
(Garcı́a (IL))
Republican whip’s office, was an Indian
Cleaver (Raskin)
(Pallone) Affairs room back when Rainey was country.
Stauber
Courtney
LaHood (Miller
(Bergman) here. And Rainey was on that com- Lastly, the House stands ready to act
(WV)) on the Build Back Better Act, as well
(Perlmutter) Steube mittee, so it is fitting and proper for
LaMalfa (Rouzer)
Crist
LaTurner (Mann) (Cammack)
that room to carry his name. I thank as the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis
(Wasserman Suozzi (Raskin)
Schultz)
Lawson (FL) the gentleman for being so kind yester- Act, should the Senate amend them. Of
(Evans) Timmons
Cuellar (Correa) (Murphy (NC)) day and being part of that. course, we will act on appropriations,
Loudermilk
Davids (KS) Torres (NY) hopefully on an omnibus bill, but we
(Jeffries)
(Fleischmann)
Lucas (Mullin) (Meeks) b 1130 will not allow the government to shut
Davis, Danny K. Trahan (Wexton) down.
(Garcı́a (IL))
Malinowski Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, it
(Pallone) Van Drew
DeSaulnier (Reschenthaler) was a special day for all of us that were Additional items may be possible in
Maloney,
(Raskin) Carolyn B. Velázquez there, not just to celebrate Joseph our view.
Deutch (Rice (Wasserman (Meeks) Rainey, but to have the Rainey family. Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, as it
(NY)) Schultz) Wagner
You had direct descendants of Joseph relates to the funding of government,
Doggett (Raskin) McEachin (Cammack) February 18 is the current date of expi-
Doyle, Michael (Wexton) Walorski (Banks) Rainey, his great-granddaughter was
F. (Evans) Meng (Kuster) Waltz there, as well as other relatives of Jo- ration for government funding. As the
Espaillat Moore (WI) (Cammack) seph Rainey to celebrate, especially gentleman knows, we are not scheduled
(Meeks) (Raskin) Watson Coleman
during Black History Month, the first to be in that week, so next week would
Frankel, Lois Moulton (Pallone) be the last week that the House is
(Kuster) (Wexton) Welch (Raskin) African American ever elected to the
Gohmert (Weber Nadler (Pallone) Williams (GA) United States Congress, and to learn scheduled to be in session prior to that
(TX)) Napolitano (Kelly (IL)) more about his history. date.
Gottheimer (Correa) Wilson (FL)
Someone who was born into slavery— We haven’t seen any agreement on a
(Panetta) Neal (Lynch) (Cicilline) broader, long-term package. There has
something we talked about—only in
f been some talk—we have been hearing
America can someone born into slavery
AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO there may be a short term CR brought
just a few years after the end of slavery
MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- forward next week.
be elected to the United States Con-
GROSSMENT OF H.R. 4521, BIO- Does the gentleman know if there is
gress and come up here and fight for any anticipation of a continuing reso-
ECONOMY RESEARCH AND DE- equality. He had a great record for al- lution to be brought forward next
VELOPMENT ACT OF 2021 most 10 years serving in Congress from week, and if so, is there a length of
Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I ask the great State of South Carolina. time that is being anticipated if that
unanimous consent that, in the en- Now there is a room, the Joseph legislation were to come forward next
grossment of H.R. 4521, the Clerk be au- Rainey room, H–150, named after him. week?
thorized to correct section numbers, It was a truly special day, especially to Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-
punctuation, spelling, and cross-ref- have direct descendants of Joseph tleman.
erences, and to make such other tech- Rainey come to participate in that Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, yes,
nical and conforming changes as may ceremony. I am happy to yield to the we have heard all of those discussions.
be necessary to reflect the actions of gentleman. We are hopeful that something will
the House. Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, as come forward next week in the form of
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the gentleman occupies one of the of- an omnibus, but if not, we will respond
TAKANO). Is there objection to the re- fices that he served in, I am proud to appropriately when we get to that
quest of the gentlewoman from Michi- now be representing many of the com- point.
gan? munities that he represented here in Mr. SCALISE. So we will determine
There was no objection. this body. Thank you so much. whether or not that happens. If there is
f Now, for the schedule for next week. a date that the gentleman is aware of
On Monday, the House will meet at 12 if there would be a short term—we
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM p.m. for morning hour and 2 p.m. for would be interested in seeing that.
(Mr. SCALISE asked and was given legislative business, with votes post- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I
permission to address the House for 1 poned until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the am not aware of a date, but I would
minute and to revise and extend his re- House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning hope that if we do not get an omnibus
marks.) hour and 12 p.m. for legislative busi- there will be a short term CR because
Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I rise ness. On Wednesday, the House will as the gentleman knows that getting
for the purpose of inquiring of the ma- meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business. the omnibus is very, very important to
jority whip the schedule for next week. The House will consider H.R. 4445, the our constituents back home so that
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual people can plan their lives sufficiently.
tleman from South Carolina (Mr. CLY- Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, We both are very concerned about the
BURN), my friend, the House majority introduced by Representative CHERI effectiveness of our representation of
whip. BUSTOS, which would end forced arbi- our constituents.
Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I tration in cases relating to sexual as- Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, hope-
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thank the gentleman for yielding and I sault and harassment, providing sur- fully those negotiations can escalate.
appreciate him letting me stand in vivors with legal recourse to seek jus- As it relates to a few weeks from now,
today for the majority leader. I have tice in court against their assailants. the State of the Union that was an-
talked to the majority leader this The House will also consider H.R. nounced will be March 1, where Presi-
week, and I understand he is doing very 3485, the Global Respect Act, intro- dent Biden will come here to this
well, and I hope that he will rejoin you duced by Representative DAVID Chamber to give his annual State of
at this desk next week. CICILLINE, which furthers our Nation’s the Union.
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