Congressional Record Daily Digest, House — July 20, 2022
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This is the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for July 20, 2022, pages D821 and D822. It records that 22 public bills, H.R. 8432-8453, and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1235-1242, were introduced, and lists reports filed. It states that the House passed H.R. 8294, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies, by a vote of 220 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 383, and rejected the Valadao motion to recommit, 206 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 382. It lists amendments agreed to in DeLauro amendment en bloc No. 7, including one that increases funding by $1 million for the Small Business Administration Office of the Inspector General to hold Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program fraudsters accountable.
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July 20, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D821
House of Representatives
Rept. 117–420: Crow (No. 104) that increases SBA
Chamber Action Entrepreneurial Development Programs funding
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 pub- (specifically for SCORE) by $6.7 million; decreases
lic bills, H.R. 8432–8453; and 8 resolutions, H. GSA rental of space by the same amount; Deutch
Res. 1235–1242, were introduced. Pages H6921–22 (No. 106) that increases funding for the Truman
Additional Cosponsors: Page H6923 Foundation grants by $500,000 to maintain the suc-
cessful operation of the Truman Foundation and en-
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: able this small independent Federal agency to con-
H.R. 4586, to amend the Securities Exchange Act tinue encouraging exceptional young people to pur-
of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of sue careers in public service; reduces the Department
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organiza- of Treasure, Salaries and Expenses account by the
tions, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117–421); same amount; Escobar (No. 107) that increases the
H.R. 6528, to require owners of covered federally Entrepreneurial Development Programs account by
assisted rental dwelling units to install temperature $2 million to be allocated to the Veterans Business
sensors in such units, and for other purposes, with Outreach Center program for further expansion into
an amendment (H. Rept. 117–422); communities where there is not yet a center; de-
H.R. 7195, to provide for certain whistleblower creases SBA Salaries and Expenses by $2 million;
incentives and protections, with amendments (H. Gottheimer (No. 113) that increases funding by $1
Rept. 117–423); million for the Small Business Administration Office
H.R. 7196, to amend the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act to expand the authorized of the Inspector General with the intent of holding
activities under the Continuum of Care program to Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protec-
include activities that address barriers to tion Program fraudsters accountable, offset by a de-
transitioning families in rural areas to permanent crease to the Federal Buildings Fund; Gottheimer
housing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (No. 115) that increases funding by $3 million for
(H. Rept. 117–424); the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial In-
H.R. 7734, to amend title 31, United States telligence to support efforts to counter criminal and
Code, to require the timely production of reports to terrorist groups through the acquisition of improved
Congress under the Bank Secrecy Act, and for other blockchain analysis tools, training on cryptocurrency
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117–425); and cryptocurrency-related investigations, and inves-
and tigative support to reduce crimes involving
H.R. 7981, to require qualifying smoke alarms in ransomware attacks or exploiting the use of
certain federally assisted housing, and for other pur- cryptocurrency; the offset of $3 million is from the
poses, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117–426). GSA Real Property Activities Federal Buildings
Page H6921
Funds; Graves (LA) (No. 116) that increases and de-
creases the funds made available to ODA under this
Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and re- act by $1 million with the intent to urge the SBA
convened at 12 noon. Page H6890 Administrator to consider a disaster loan recipient’s
Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop- eligibility for duplication of benefits relief under sec-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, tion 312(b)(4) of the Stafford Act before pursuing
2023: The House passed H.R. 8294, making appro- enforcement actions; LaMalfa (No. 123) that in-
priations for the Departments of Transportation, and creases and decreases the Small Business Administra-
Housing and Urban Development, and related agen- tion’s account by $30 million with the intent to en-
cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, courage the agency to reopen and continue proc-
by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 207 nays, Roll essing COVID EIDL applications which were still
No. 383. Consideration began yesterday, July 19th. pending or being processed when the program was
Pages H6891–H6901 shut down on May 6, 2022; Manning (No. 125) that
Rejected the Valadao motion to recommit the bill increases funding for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate
to the Committee on Appropriations, by a yea-and- Service by $1 million in support of identity theft
nay vote of 206 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 382. and refund fraud casework, and reduces funding for
Pages H6900–01 Operations Support by the same amount; Steil (No.
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Agreed to: 136) that increases funding for the IRS Taxpayer
DeLauro amendment en bloc No. 7 consisting of Advocate Service by $1 million in support of iden-
the following amendments printed in part A of H. tity theft and refund fraud casework, and reduces
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funding for Operations Support by the same amount; Arrington (No. 172) that transfers $1 million from
Buchanan (No. 141) that transfers $1,000,000 to the Information Technology Systems to Grants to assist
US Fish and Wildlife Service state and tribal grants States and Tribal Organizations in establishing, ex-
to support an updated manatee population survey panding, or improving veterans’ cemeteries; Barr
and to support other high priority needs of the Fish (No. 174) that transfers $5 million from the VHA’s
and Wildlife Service and its partners to rehabilitate Medical Community of Care Account to the VHA’s
rescued manatees; decreases funds for Secretary of the Medical Services account for the explicit use of
Interior—Departmental Operations by the same equine assisted therapy within the VA’s Adaptive
amount; Buchanan (No. 142) that increases and de- Sports Grant (ASG) Program; Gottheimer (No. 180)
creases the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by that increases funding by $1 million for the VA
$2,000,000 to support a study about the causes, Transition Assistance Program to provide informa-
treatment and prevention recommendations related tion, resources, and tools to service members and
to harmful algal blooms; Hudson (No. 152) that in- their families to help prepare for the move from
creases and decreases USFS Capital Improvement and military to civilian life; Larsen (WA) (No. 181) that
Maintenance funding by $5,000,000 to highlight increases and decreases General Administration funds
public safety concerns of roads within the Uwharrie by $10,000,000 with the intent of supporting the
National Forest and the need to pave the roads; development of a new Veteran Health Administra-
Jackson Lee (No. 153) that increases and decreases tion interactive voice response telephone system that
funds for the Historic Preservation Fund by include an automatic callback feature; Manning (No.
$3,000,000 with the intent of enhancing activities 182) that increases funding for Veterans Health
for the preservation, restoration, and maintenance of Medical Services by $1,000,000 and reduces Depart-
nationally significant sites, artifacts, and structures ment General Administration by the same amount;
through competitive grants at the local, state, and Scott (GA) (No. 186) that increases and decreases
federal levels focusing on projects involving HBCUs, funding for the Veterans Health Administration
sites and stories linked to the Civil Rights move- Medical Services account by $1,000,000 to highlight
ment, landmarks associated with communities that the importance of providing the best possible anes-
are historically underrepresented, and sites related to thesia care for America’s Veterans; Sherrill (No. 187)
the histories of Indigenous peoples; Lofgren (No.
155) that increases funding for Wildland Fire Man- that increases and decreases funding for VA Medical
agement by $1,000,000 with the intent of sup- Services by $10 million to highlight the need to
porting the Joint Fire Science Program and decreases construct additional readjustment counseling centers
funds for the Secretary of Interior—Departmental (Vet Centers), which provide critical mental health
Operations by the same amount; McCarthy (No. services for veterans; Sherrill (No. 188) that increases
156) that increases and decreases funding by $5 mil- and decreases funding for VA Medical Services by
lion in both the Operation of the National Park Sys- $10 million to highlight the need to increase staff-
tem account and the National Forest System account ing levels at readjustment counseling centers (Vet
to support work to reduce the risk of catastrophic Centers), an urgent requirement for veterans’ mental
fires killing giant sequoias; Moore (UT) (No. 158) health; Sherrill (No. 189) that increases and de-
that increases and decreases funding by $8 million creases funding for Veterans Health Administration
for the DOI Secretary’s Office and by $8 million for Medical Services by $3 million to support increased
the National Forest System to support calling up access to medical care for Veterans in higher priority
funding for implementation of the MAPLand Act as groups; and Spanberger (No. 190) that transfers $1
enacted on April 29, 2022; Nadler (No. 159) that million to VA Medical Services from Information
increases and decreases funding from the Office of Technology Systems account to support VA Suicide
the DOI Secretary by $4,000,000 to emphasize the Prevention Coordinators (by a yea-and-nay vote of
importance of the 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Pro- 355 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 379); and
gram; O’Halleran (No. 161) that increases and de- Pages H6891–93, H6897–98
creases the U.S. Forest Service’s Operations account DeLauro amendment en bloc No. 8 consisting of
by $1 million to highlight the importance of a study the following amendments printed in part A of H.
on the direct and indirect costs that wildfires have Rept. 117–420: McGovern (No. 183) that transfers
on federal, state, and local governmental entities, as $5 million in funds to the Healthcare for Homeless
well as agricultural producers, property owners, evac- Veterans Program from funds for the Asset and In-
uation centers, and more; Raskin (No. 164) that in- frastructure Review Commission; and McGovern
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creases funding for the United States Holocaust Me- (No. 184) that prevents VA from transferring funds
morial Museum by $2,000,000 and decreases the from the Medical Facilities and General Administra-
Working Capital Fund by the same amount; tion accounts to the Asset and Infrastructure Review
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Commission (by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to pact on Workers’’. Testimony was heard from public
191 nays, Roll No. 381). Pages H6895–97, H6899–H6900 witnesses.
Rejected: MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Tlaib amendment (No. 137 printed in part A of
H. Rept. 117–420) that sought to prevent the funds Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee
made available by this act from being made available held a markup on H.R. 3962, the ‘‘Securing and En-
to implement, administer or enforce section 908(b) abling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic No-
of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhance- tarization Act of 2021’’; H.R. 4081, the ‘‘Informing
ment Act of 2000, prohibition on financing of agri- Consumers About Smart Devices Act’’; H.R. 4551,
cultural sales to Cuba (by a yea-and-nay vote of 163 the ‘‘RANSOMWARE Act’’; H.R. 5313, ‘‘Reese’s
yeas to 260 nays, Roll No. 380). Law’’; H.R. 6290, the ‘‘Manufacturing.gov Act’’; and
Pages H6893–95, H6898–99
H.R. 8152, the ‘‘American Data Privacy and Protec-
Agreed by unanimous consent that the Clerk be tion Act’’. H.R. 4081, H.R. 4551, and H.R. 6290
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R.
spelling, and cross-references, and to make such 5313, H.R. 8152, and H.R. 3962 were ordered re-
other technical and conforming changes as may be ported, as amended.
necessary to reflect the actions of the House. HOUSING IN AMERICA: OVERSIGHT OF
Page H6901 THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
H. Res. 1232, the rule providing for consideration Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held
of the bills (H.R. 8294), (H.R. 8373), and (H.R. a hearing entitled ‘‘Housing in America: Oversight
8404) was agreed to yesterday, July 19th. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’’. Testimony
Quorum Calls—Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes de- was heard from Sandra L. Thompson, Director, Fed-
veloped during the proceedings of today and appear eral Housing Finance Agency.
on pages H6897–98, H6898–99, H6899–H6900, RUSSIA IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE:
H6900–6901, and H6901. ASSESSING PUTIN’S MALIGN INFLUENCE
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
journed at 5:14 p.m. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration
Committee Meetings and International Economic Policy held a hearing
entitled ‘‘Russia in the Western Hemisphere: Assess-
A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL: ing Putin’s Malign Influence in Latin America and
STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON TITLE the Caribbean’’. Testimony was heard from public
XI CROP INSURANCE witnesses.
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General THE CHANGING ELECTION SECURITY
Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a LANDSCAPE: THREATS TO ELECTION
hearing entitled ‘‘A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: OFFICIALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Stakeholder Perspectives on Title XI Crop Insur-
ance’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held
a hearing entitled ‘‘The Changing Election Security
EXAMINING THE POWERFUL IMPACT OF Landscape: Threats to Election Officials and Infra-
INVESTMENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD FOR structure’’. Testimony was heard from Maggie Tou-
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND OUR NATION’S louse Oliver, Secretary of State, New Mexico; Frank
ECONOMY LaRose, Secretary of State, Ohio; and public wit-
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hear- nesses.
ing entitled ‘‘Examining the Powerful Impact of In- MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
vestments in Early Childhood for Children, Families, Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a
and Our Nation’s Economy’’. Testimony was heard markup on H.R. 2814, the ‘‘Equal Access to Justice
from former Member Newt Gingrich and public for Victims of Gun Violence Act’’; and H.R. 1808,
witnesses. the ‘‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2021’’. H.R. 2814 and
SECOND CLASS WORKERS: ASSESSING H2 H.R. 1808 were ordered reported, as amended.
VISA PROGRAMS IMPACT ON WORKERS MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
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Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held
Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled ‘‘Sec- a markup on H.R. 6353, the ‘‘National Service Ani-
ond Class Workers: Assessing H2 Visa Programs Im- mals Memorial Act’’; H.R. 6438, the ‘‘Dearfield
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