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Congressional Record, House of Representatives, December 27, 2022: Vol. 168, No. 202

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House of Representatives proceedings from the Congressional Record for Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Volume 168, No. 202, marked as a correction. The House met at noon and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Mfume, who was appointed to act as Speaker pro tempore for the day in a communication from Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The text also shows the Chair announcing the extension, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 8 and effective December 26, 2022, of the covered period designated January 4, 2021, with a letter from the Sergeant at Arms. Lists of executive communications and of bills introduced follow, including H.R. 9695 by Mr. Cicilline for himself and Mr. Buck on section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934.

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                                                            United States
                                                             of America                                PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE


                                                         Vol. 168                                                 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022                                                                   No. 202


                                                                                                  House of Representatives
                                                           The House met at noon and was                                          1529, the Journal of the last day’s pro-             the novel coronavirus SARS–CoV–2 remains
                                                         called to order by the Speaker pro tem-                                  ceedings is approved.                                in effect.
                                                         pore (Mr. MFUME).                                                                                                                   Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                                    f                                                    WILLIAM J. WALKER,
                                                                                              f                                                                                                                Sergeant at Arms.
                                                                                                                                       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
                                                           DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER                                                                                                                 f
                                                                                                                                    The SPEAKER pro tempore led the
                                                                     PRO TEMPORE
                                                                                                                                  Pledge of Allegiance as follows:                     ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
                                                           The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-                                         I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the                         PRO TEMPORE
                                                         fore the House the following commu-                                      United States of America, and to the Repub-
                                                         nication from the Speaker:                                               lic for which it stands, one nation under God,
                                                                                                                                                                                         The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
                                                                                WASHINGTON, DC,                                   indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.       Chair announces the extension, pursu-
                                                                                     December 27, 2022.                                                                                ant to section 3 of House Resolution 8
                                                                                                                                                    f
                                                           I hereby appoint the Honorable KWEISI                                                                                       and effective December 26th, 2022, of
                                                         MFUME to act as Speaker pro tempore on                                   APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS                           the ‘‘covered period’’ designated on
                                                         this day.                                                                  TO THE UNITED STATES-CHINA                         January 4, 2021.
                                                                                   NANCY PELOSI,                                    ECONOMIC AND SECURITY RE-
                                                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.                                                                                               f
                                                                                                                                    VIEW COMMISSION
                                                                         f                                                                                                                          ADJOURNMENT
                                                                                                                                    The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
                                                                         PRAYER                                                   Chair announces the Speaker’s ap-                      The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                                           The Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben                                      pointment, effective January 1, 2023,                ant to section 1 of House Resolution
                                                         offered the following prayer:                                            pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the                1230, the House stands adjourned until 9
                                                           Holy God, we pray to You, giving                                       Floyd D. Spence National Defense Au-                 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022.
                                                         thanks for all those whose lives You                                     thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22               Thereupon (at 12 o’clock and 4 min-
                                                         have graced us to encounter. Friends                                     U.S.C. 7002), as amended, and the order              utes p.m.), under its previous order, the
                                                         and family, stranger and neighbor, co-                                   of the House of January 4, 2021, of the              House adjourned until Friday, Decem-
                                                         workers and colleagues, each by Your                                     following individuals on the part of the             ber 30, 2022, at 9 a.m.
                                                         magnificent orchestration have been                                      House to the United States-China Eco-                               f
                                                         brought into our lives. We give thanks                                   nomic and Security Review Commis-                      EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,
                                                         to You for Your divine work in our                                       sion for a term expiring on December                                  ETC.
                                                         lives, allowing us to be edified, com-                                   31, 2024:                                              Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive
                                                         forted, upheld, and inspired by their                                      Mr. Michael Wessel, Falls Church,                  communications were taken from the
                                                         love and counsel, their reassurances,                                    Virginia                                             Speaker’s table and referred as follows:
                                                         and their challenges.                                                      Ms. Reva B. Price, Chevy Chase,                      EC–6209. A letter from the Chairman, Farm
                                                           With each of these people in mind,                                     Maryland                                             Credit System Insurance Corporation, trans-
                                                         their faces before us, their presence                                                                                         mitting the Corporation’s annual report for
                                                                                                                                                    f                                  calendar year 2021; to the Committee on Ag-
                                                         around us, their lives impacting ours,                                                                                        riculture.
                                                         we pray to You, our God, that each of                                        COMMUNICATION FROM THE                             EC–6210. A letter from the Under Sec-
                                                         us would be worthy of the part You                                               SERGEANT AT ARMS                             retary, Personnel and Readiness, Depart-
                                                         have called us to play in Your eternal                                                                                        ment of Defense, transmitting the Evalua-
                                                                                                                                    The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-                   tion of the TRICARE Program: Fiscal Year
                                                         plan.                                                                    fore the House the following commu-                  2022 Report to Congress; to the Committee
                                                           By Your power, may our lives bring                                     nication from the Sergeant at Arms of                on Armed Services.
                                                         to fruition Your every desire for good-                                  the House of Representatives:                          EC–6211. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
                                                         ness. May our every deed be prompted                                                                                          retary for Legislation, Department of Health
                                                                                                                                              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,                and Human Services, transmitting a report
                                                         by our faith in You.
                                                                                                                                            Washington, DC, December 20, 2022.         titled    ‘‘Health   Profession   Opportunity
                                                           We pray this in Your name, that You                                                                                         Grants; Third Report to Congress’’, pursuant
                                                                                                                                  Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
                                                         would be glorified through us this day.                                  Speaker, House of Representatives,                   to 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(3)(C); Aug. 14, 1935, ch.
                                                           Amen.                                                                  Washington, DC.                                      531, title XX, Sec. 2008 (as amended by Public
                                                                                              f                                                                                        Law 111-148, Sec. 5507(a)); (124 Stat. 663); to
                                                                                                                                    DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to section            the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
                                                                                                                                  3(s) of House Resolution 8, following con-             EC–6212. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
                                                                    THE JOURNAL




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                                                                                                                                  sultation with the Office of Attending Physi-        retary for Legislation, Department of Health
                                                           The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-                                        cian, I write to provide you further notifica-       and Human Services, transmitting a report
                                                         ant to section 6 of House Resolution                                     tion that the public health emergency due to         titled ‘‘National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s


                                                                            b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m.
                                                              Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

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                                            H10534                                            CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                     December 27, 2022
                                            Disease: 2022 Update’’, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.           ment’s final rule—Airworthiness Directives;            such Act, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                            11225(g); Public Law 111-375, Sec. 2(g); (124           BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Air-                  mittee on Energy and Commerce.
                                            Stat. 4102); to the Committee on Energy and             planes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1053; Project                   By Mr. KHANNA:
                                            Commerce.                                               Identifier MCAI-2022-00200-T; Amendment 39-              H.R. 9696. A bill to direct the Secretary of
                                              EC–6213. A letter from the Assistant Sec-             22234; AD 2022-23-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
                                            retary for Legislation, Department of Health            December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.                Defense to provide certain resources to
                                            and Human Services, transmitting a report               801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110       imple-ment the Department of Defense pol-
                                            titled ‘‘Report on the Affordability of Insu-           Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor-              icy on civilian harm in connection with
                                            lin’’, pursuant to Public Law 116-283, Sec.             tation and Infrastructure.                             United States military operations, and for
                                            10004(2); (134 Stat. 4865); to the Committee on           EC–6225. A letter from the Management                other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
                                            Energy and Commerce.                                    and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of                Services.
                                              EC–6214. A letter from the Section Chief,             Transportation, transmitting the Depart-                     By Mr. KHANNA:
                                            Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforce-               ment’s final rule—Airworthiness Directives;              H.R. 9697. A bill to prohibit the use of funds
                                            ment Administration, Department of Jus-                 The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.:
                                            tice, transmitting the Department’s final               FAA-2022-0156; Project Identifier AD-2021-             to provide United States military support for
                                            rule—Default Provisions for Hearing Pro-                01474-T; Amendment 39-22237; AD 2022-23-10]            the Saudi-led military intervention in
                                            ceedings Relating to the Revocation, Suspen-            (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022,           Yemen, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                            sion, or Denial of a Registration [Docket               pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law          mittee on Armed Services.
                                            No.: DEA-438] (RIN: 1117-AB36) received De-             104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com-              By Mr. MFUME:
                                            cember 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.                   mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-                 H.R. 9698. A bill to amend the Higher Edu-
                                            801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110        ture.
                                            Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and                                                                     cation Act of 1965 to require institutions of
                                                                                                      EC–6226. A letter from the Management                higher education to create a venue-specific
                                            Commerce.                                               and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of
                                              EC–6215. A letter from the Assistant Sec-             Transportation, transmitting the Depart-               heat emergency action plan; to the Com-
                                            retary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-              ment’s final rule—Airworthiness Directives;            mittee on Education and Labor.
                                            partment of State, transmitting a report ti-            The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.:                    By Mr. GOHMERT:
                                            tled ‘‘Implementation of Executive Order                FAA-2022-0103; Project Identifier AD-2021-               H. Res. 1532. A resolution impeaching Jo-
                                            12938 Concerning the Proliferation of Weap-             00977-T; Amendment 39-22238; AD 2022-23-11]            seph R. Biden; to the Committee on the Judi-
                                            ons of Mass Destruction’’, pursuant to 50               (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022,
                                            U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c);                                                                ciary.
                                                                                                    pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law
                                            (90 Stat. 1257); to the Committee on Foreign            104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com-
                                            Affairs.                                                                                                                         f
                                                                                                    mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
                                              EC–6216. A letter from the Assistant Legal            ture.
                                            Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Depart-                EC–6227. A letter from the Management                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
                                            ment of State, transmitting a report con-               and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of                              STATEMENT
                                            cerning international agreements other than             Transportation, transmitting the Depart-
                                            treaties entered into by the United States to           ment’s final rule—Airworthiness Directives;              Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of
                                            be transmitted to the Congress within the               The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.:              the Rules of the House of Representa-
                                            sixty-day period specified in the Case-Za-              FAA-2022-1059; Project Identifier AD-2022-
                                            blocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Pub-                                                                 tives, the following statements are sub-
                                                                                                    00204-T; Amendment 39-22239; AD 2022-23-12]            mitted regarding the specific powers
                                            lic Law 92-403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Pub-           (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022,
                                            lic Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807);       pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law          granted to Congress in the Constitu-
                                            to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.                    104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com-        tion to enact the accompanying bill or
                                              EC–6217. A letter from the Assistant Sec-             mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
                                            retary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-                                                                     joint resolution.
                                                                                                    ture.
                                            partment of State, transmitting a Memo-                                                                              By Mr. CICILLINE:
                                            randum of Justification; to the Committee                 EC–6228. A letter from the Inspector Gen-
                                                                                                    eral, Office of the Inspector General, Depart-           H.R. 9695.
                                            on Foreign Affairs.                                                                                              Congress has the power to enact this legis-
                                                                                                    ment of Health and Human Services, trans-
                                              EC–6218. A letter from the Assistant Sec-             mitting a report titled ‘‘Medicare Part B              lation pursuant to the following:
                                            retary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-              Spending on Lab Tests Increased in 2021,
                                            partment of State, transmitting a Deter-                                                                         Article I, Section 8
                                                                                                    Driven By Higher Volume of COVID-19 Tests,                   By Mr. KHANNA:
                                            mination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign            Genetic Tests, and Chemistry Tests’’, pursu-
                                            Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on                                                                      H.R. 9696.
                                                                                                    ant to Public Law 113-93; jointly to the Com-
                                            Foreign Affairs.                                        mittees on Energy and Commerce and Ways                  Congress has the power to enact this legis-
                                              EC–6219. A letter from the Federal Co-                and Means.                                             lation pursuant to the following:
                                            Chair, Denali Commission, transmitting the                EC–6229. A letter from the Executive Direc-            Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
                                            Commission’s Office of Inspector General                tor, Office of Congressional Workplace                 gives Congress the power to make laws that
                                            Semiannual Report to Congress, Sec. 5(b) of             Rights, transmitting the Biennial Report of            are necessary and proper to carry out its
                                            the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the               the Board of Directors, pursuant by Sec.
                                            Committee on Oversight and Reform.                                                                             enumerated powers.
                                                                                                    102(b) of the Congressional Accountability                   By Mr. KHANNA:
                                              EC–6220. A letter from the Officer for Civil          Act; jointly to the Committees on House Ad-
                                            Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of                                                                        H.R. 9697.
                                                                                                    ministration and Education and Labor.
                                            Homeland Security, transmitting the De-                                                                          Congress has the power to enact this legis-
                                            partment’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil                              f                                    lation pursuant to the following:
                                            Liberties Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report to                                                                      Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
                                            Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); Public              REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON
                                                                                                                                                           gives Congress the power to make laws that
                                            Law 107-296, Sec. 705; (116 Stat. 2219); to the          PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS                          are necessary and proper to carry out its
                                            Committee on Oversight and Reform.
                                                                                                      Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of              enumerated powers.
                                              EC–6221. A letter from the Secretary, De-
                                            partment of the Treasury, transmitting an               committees were delivered to the Clerk                       By Mr. MFUME:
                                            update on the steps the Treasury has been               for printing and reference to the proper                 H.R. 9698.
                                            required to effectively implement the Amer-                                                                      Congress has the power to enact this legis-
                                            ican Rescue Plan; to the Committee on Over-
                                                                                                    calendar, as follows:
                                                                                                                                                           lation pursuant to the following:
                                            sight and Reform.                                         Mr. SMITH of Washington: Committee on                  Article I, Section 8 of the United States
                                              EC–6222. A letter from the Inspector Gen-             Armed Services. Report on the Activities of            Constitution, which gives Congress the
                                            eral, U.S. House of Representatives, trans-             the Committee on Armed Services for the                power to make all Laws which shall be nec-
                                            mitting the results of the audit of the United          One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (Rept.                essary and proper for carrying into Execu-
                                            States House of Representatives’ annual fi-             117–666). Referred to the Committee of the
                                            nancial statements for the fiscal year ended                                                                   tion the foregoing Powers, and all other
                                                                                                    Whole House on the state of the Union.                 Powers vested by this Constitution in the
                                            September 30, 2021; to the Committee on
                                            House Administration.                                                     f                                    Government of the United States, or in any
                                              EC–6223. A letter from the Deputy Chief,                                                                     Department or Officer thereof.
                                            National Forest System, Department of Ag-                PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
                                            riculture, transmitting the Boundary De-                  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public                                     f
                                            scription and Final Map South Fork
                                            Clackamas Wild and Scenic River, pursuant               bills and resolutions of the following
                                                                                                                                                                  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
                                            to 16 U.S.C. 1274(b); Public Law 90-542, Sec.           titles were introduced and severally re-
                                            3(b) (as amended by Public Law 100-534, Sec.            ferred, as follows:                                      Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors
                                            501); (102 Stat. 2708); to the Committee on                                                                    were added to public bills and resolu-
                                            Natural Resources.                                            By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr.
                                              EC–6224. A letter from the Management                         BUCK):                                         tions, as follows:




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                                            and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of                   H.R. 9695. A bill to amend the Communica-             H.R. 4130: Mr. CARTER of Louisiana and Ms.
                                            Transportation, transmitting the Depart-                tions Act of 1934 to clarify section 230(c)(1) of      BROWN of Ohio.




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