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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8371-
8392; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 90; H. Con. Res. 100; and H. Res. 1227-1229 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 164, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-407);
H.R. 1286, to establish in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 117-408);
H.R. 2024, to establish the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-409);
H.R. 2107, to establish the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in the State of Florida, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 117-410);
H.R. 3222, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-411); and
H.R. 7361, to upgrade the communications service used by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-412).
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:27 a.m. and reconvened at 11:31 a.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: The House passed H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay vote of 329 yeas to 101 nays, Roll No. 350. Consideration began yesterday, July 13th.
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.
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Agreed by unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays on amendment number 451 printed in part A of House Report 117-40 5 be vitiated to the end that the amendment be withdrawn.
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Agreed to:
Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 5 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405: Jayapal (No. 413) that requires that federal agencies begin debarment proceedings against federal contractors that have committed two or more violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act within the past five years; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 415) that allows the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor to establish compliance procedures for the prohibition on criminal history inquiries by Federal contractors and allows the Department of Labor to investigate compliance by a contractor by conducting a compliance evaluation; Wild (No. 440) that requires a report from the Secretary of State focusing on human rights violations committed by Philippines police, military, and paramilitary forces and assessing these forces' role in the current Philippines human rights climate; Quigley (No. 444) that authorizes the hiring and international deployment of fifty U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement attachs to disrupt illegal wildlife trafficking abroad; DeFazio (No. 465) that adds the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, which reauthorizes the Coast Guard and includes report requirements, demonstration program authorizations, and new regulatory mandates for the Coast Guard that will help them better execute their missions; Katko (No. 543) that adds the text of the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Improvement Act, which directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on their efforts to assess damages in the aftermath of a disaster and convenes an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of the damage assessment process; Katko (No. 544) that adds the text of the Small State and Rural Rescue Act; Katko (No. 545) that revises HUD's Annual Fair Housing Report to specifically report sexual harassment complaints; Katko (No. 546) that provides for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on obstacles to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs, Ukrainian refugees, and other eligible populations legally present in the United States; Keating (No. 547) that states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Russia from joining the G7 or reconstituting a G8 to include Russia, and states that no federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or made available to support or facilitate the participation of Russia in the G7 or any G8 to be created with their inclusion; Keating (No. 548) that expresses a Sense of Congress calling for the immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and ondemning his unjust detention and indictment, expressing solidarity with him and his family and all individuals in Russia imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief, urging the U.S. government to secure his immediate release as well as the release of Navalny and other citizens imprisoned for opposing the Putin regime and the war in Ukraine, and calling on the President of the U.S. to increase government support for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia; Kilmer (No. 549) that removes the 180-day delay for hiring military retirees into the military healthcare system, to combat nationwide healthcare shortages and allow continued uninterrupted service to Servicemembers, Veterans, and beneficiaries; La Malfa (No. 550) that includes the text of H.R. 539, which waives requirements for disaster victims to repay FEMA for overpayments and duplication of benefits as a result of agency error or survivor claims; Lamb (No. 551) that ensures veterans' service-connected medical qualifications and expertise are utilized by the VA and civilian healthcare facilities to meet challenges during public health emergencies; Lamb (No. 552) that directs the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to establish a two-year pilot program to employ veterans for projects of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture; Langevin
(No. 553) that requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test the security of technologies essential to national critical functions; Langevin (No. 554) that designates certain critical infrastructure entities as systemically important to the continuity of national critical functions and establishes unique benefits and requirements for such entities; Levin (MI) (No. 555) that establishes a Sense of Congress that companies must Stop Profits for Putin by urging Americans to exercise their free speech right to boycott companies operating in Russia that don't provide life-saving or health-related goods and services to the Russian people, condemning those companies still operating there, and commending those companies that have suspended or withdrawn; Levin (MI) (No. 556) that requires the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney General to submit a report on arms trafficking in Haiti on the number and category of U.S.-origin weapons in Haiti, including those possessed by the Haitian National Police and diverted outside of their control and those illegally trafficked from the United States, among other matters; Levin
(MI) (No. 557) that establishes that it is the sense of Congress that the security, freedom and well-being of the people of Haiti are intertwined with that of the people of the United States and that U.S. interests are not served by an unstable, unsafe and undemocratic Haiti and makes it the policy of the United States to support a Haitian-led solution to the current crisis and that the Haitian people must be empowered to choose their leaders and govern Haiti free from foreign interference; Lieu (No. 558) that adds the text of H.R. 4526, City and State Diplomacy Act, establishing within the Department of State the Office of City and State Diplomacy, which shall coordinate federal support for engagement by state and municipal governments with foreign governments; Lieu (No. 559) that tasks the Government Accountability Office with conducting a report on the Department of Homeland Security's progress in evaluating space as a sector of critical infrastructure and what gaps in space coverage exist among the 16 current critical infrastructure sectors; Lieu (No. 560) that adds the text of H.R. 7940, the Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act, requiring the Bureau of Prisons to submit to Congress an annual summary report of disaster damage in order to improve oversight of disaster readiness; Lynch (No. 561) that establishes OFAC Exchange within OFAC to advance information sharing between law enforcement agencies, national security agencies, financial institutions, and OFAC and facilitate sanctions administration and enforcement targeting foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and other threats to national security, foreign policy, or the U.S. economy; Lynch (No. 562) that requires Secretary of Treasury to brief Congress on the identification and analysis of Chinese economic, commercial, and financial connections to Afghanistan which fuel both Chinese and Taliban interests, to include illicit financial networks involved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial transactions, official corruption, natural resources exploitation, and terrorist networks; Mace (No. 563) that establishes safe harbor for Veterans accessing State legal cannabis programs and protects VA benefits already in place; Malinowski (No. 564) that requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain a publicly available clearinghouse of resources concerning the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems; Malinowski (No. 565) that requires Secretary of State and DNI to report on additional entities tied to the individuals listed in the ODNI report on parties responsible for the Khashoggi murder; Malinowski (No. 566) that requires the President to review certain credibly reported arms embargo violators for sanction under Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and suspending entry into the United States of persons contributing to the situation in Libya); Malinowski
(No. 567) that revises existing requirements on congressional notifications on arms sales to include a notification by the President at least 30 days prior to the first and last shipment of a sale of defense articles pursuant to requirements under the Arms Export Control Act; Malinowski (No. 568) that requires a feasibility study from the Secretary of Commerce and other departments on whether executive agencies have the authority to suspend the acquisition of any foreign surveillance company on the Entity List by a U.S. company pending a review on the counterintelligence and national security risks of the sale; Malinowski (No. 569) that requires a report from the State Department on the status and number of political prisoners in Egypt; Malinowski (No. 570) that provides the President one-time authorities to not just sanction Putin-connected cronies, but to use their assets forfeited under criminal procedures (eg. money-laundering) to help rebuild Ukraine; Malinowski (No. 571) that Sense of Congress expressing desire for State Department and other relevant agencies to use their voice and vote to remove Russia from the Kimberley Process and requires a report from relevant agencies on the implementation of sanctions on Russian diamond companies by our allies and partners; Malinowski (No. 572) that authorizes transfer of two excess naval vessels to the Egyptian Navy, subject to certification from the President that the Government of Egypt is not engaged in activity subject to sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act; Malinowski (No. 573) that requires a report from the State Department on the Iranian government's use of digital surveillance and censorship of the internet, and an assessment of whether alterations to existing general licenses are needed to support Iranians access to the internet; Malinowski (No. 574) that authorizes funds for a State Department program to provide money to rural and under-served American universities to study Mandarin, Uyghur, Tibetan, Cantonese, and other East Asian languages named after Chinese Nobel Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo; Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) (No. 575) that implements a tangible plan for the National Archives and Records Administration to eliminate the backlog of veterans' records requests at the National Personnel Records Center, while allocating money to digitize records and establish effective records retrieval infrastructure; Malinowski
(No. 576) that requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency; Matsui (No. 577) that permanently reauthorizes the JACS program for the preservation and interpretation of the U.S. confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II; McGovern (No. 578) that requires the State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights include a list of reports published by U.S. government agencies on the status of internationally recognized human rights in the United States; McGovern (No. 579) that extends the sunset on ``An Act to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force''; McGovern (No. 580) that eliminates the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission; McGovern
(No. 581) that strengthens monitoring, reporting, oversight, and determinations on arms sales and human rights; McMorris Rodgers (No. 582) that amends eligibility requirements for emergency care coverage when servicemembers transition out of the service and onto VA care; Meeks (No. 583) that provides for greater congressional oversight of the State Department's rewards program; Meeks (No. 584) that authorizes humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promotes democracy and human rights, and imposes targeted sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in Burma; Meng (No. 585) that requires that menstrual products are stocked in and made available free of charge in all restrooms in public buildings, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol; Meng (No. 586) that urges the U.S. Secretary of State to consult with South Korean officials on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family members in North Korea, including by video; Meng (No. 588) that ensures recipients of U.S. aid provide safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women and girls, and vulnerable populations; Mfume (No. 589) that extends the deadline for the transfer of the certification process for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Small Business Administration; Neguse (No. 590) that establishes a Community Resilience and Restoration Fund and competitive grant program administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to conserve restoration and resilience lands and help communities respond to natural disasters and threats, and authorizes $100 million per year for Fiscal Years 23-28; Neguse (No. 591) that requires the Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs to update an ongoing national training program for claims processors who review compensation claims for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder; Newman
(No. 592) that amends the Small Business Act to clarify that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference applies to certain contracts; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 593) that provides support for international initiatives to provide debt relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt; O'Halleran (No. 594) that inserts the text of the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act (H.R. 478), plus CERCLA protections; Pappas (No. 595) that creates a national database for service members and veterans experiencing health problems possibly due to contamination PFAS; Payne (No. 596) that adds the text of the bipartisan Payment Choice Act, which protects the right to pay in cash at all retail establishments for transactions under $2,000; Peters (No. 597) that codifies the Small Business Procurement Scorecard in the Small Business Act and requires additional information in them to provide more transparency regarding the contracting programs; Phillips
(No. 598) that creates an overseas rabies vaccine program to be administered by the Department of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the pets of U.S. government employees assigned overseas (including uniformed military and Peace Corps Volunteers) in the 113 countries from which the CDC banned dog importation due to rabies concerns; Phillips (No. 599) that modifies the Fly America Act to provide an exception for government employees overseas trying to fly their pets home; Phillips (No. 600) that relieves the prohibition on the State Department from spending funds for building U.S. pavilions at World Expositions temporarily until after the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka Japan; Phillips (No. 601) that directs the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a pilot program to issue AMBER Alert-style alerts to the public to facilitate the public's cooperation in rendering aid to distressed individuals on and under the high seas, on and under the waters over which the U.S. has jurisdiction, and imperiled by flood; Pressley (No. 602) that provides mental health support for survivors and first responders after emergencies and disasters; Ross (No. 603) that adds the text of the IG Access Act, which transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General; Ruiz (No. 604) that requires the DOD and the VA to develop an informative outreach program for servicemembers and their families transitioning home on illnesses that may be related to toxic exposure, including outreach with respect to new benefits, eligibility requirements, timelines, and support programs; Ruiz (No. 605) that withdraws lands in the California desert defined as conservation lands from prohibited uses as intended under the John D. Dingell Jr Conservation, Management and Recreation Act; Sablan (No. 606) that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; Salazar (No. 607) that raises sole source contracting thresholds for certain small business concerns
(8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned) from current levels to $10,000,000 for manufacturing contracts and
$8,000,000 for other types; Salazar (No. 608) that amends the Small Business Administration's (SBA) nonmanufacturer rule waiver process to ensure that small business contractors have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the federal supply chain; Sanchez (No. 609) that requires a report from the Secretary of the VA in conjunction with the secretary of HUD to be sent within one year to HVAC, FSC and all relevant parties related to barriers that veterans who are members of protected classes face in accessing housing programs; Sanchez (No. 610) that requires a report from the Secretary of the VA in coordination with the secretaries of HUD and DOL to report on how often and what type of supportive services (such as career transition and mental health services) are being offered to and used by veterans, and additionally requires the report to include data on how many veterans fall back into housing insecurity after receiving supportive services; Schiff (No. 611) that expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Azerbaijan should immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians; Schiff (No. 612) that establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists; Schiff
(No. 613) that requires the GAO to conduct a study and issue a report on the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009; Schiff (No. 614) that calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately end violations of the human rights, and facilitate the unconditional, immediate release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience and authorizes the Secretary of State to continue to provide assistance to civil society organizations that support political prisoners and prisoners of conscience; Schiff (No. 615) that requires the Secretary of Defense to order the names of the 74 sailors who died in the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; Schneider (No. 616) that expresses a sense of Congress reiterating Congress's commitment to ensuring Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon and condemning Iran for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA on the unresolved matter of uranium particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran; Schrier (No. 617) that directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to assess and develop a plan to maximize the functionality of the automated surface observing systems across the agencies; Scott (VA) (No. 618) that transfers NOAA property in Norfolk, Virginia to the City of Norfolk not later than the earlier of a) the date that employees have been transferred or b) 5 years after the date of enactment; Sherman (No. 619) that requires China-based issuers of securities which fulfill certain exemptions from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to submit basic information to the SEC regarding the issuer; Sherman (No. 620) that requires a U.S. financial institution to ensure any entity or person owned or controlled by such institution comply with U.S. financial sanctions applicable to Russia or Belarus to the same extent required of that institution; Sherman (No. 621) that modifies requirements for appraisers of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages by allowing an appraiser for a mortgage for single-family housing to be state-licensed rather than state-certified to meet requirements; Sherrill (No. 622) that amends the bill to include a provision eliminating the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine; Slotkin (No. 623) that closes a loophole that allowed Russia to use its gold reserves to circumvent sanctions; Slotkin (No. 624) that requires the State Department to surge capacity to process Afghan special immigrant visas and P1, P2 visa applications; Smith (NJ) (No. 625) that directs the Army Corps of Engineers to provide each Army Corps district with clarifying and uniform guidance that conforms with USDOL's regulations and guidance with respect to proper implementation and enforcement of existing laws regarding worker classification by federal construction contractors and subcontractors; Spanberger (No. 626) that requires the Treasury Department to study and issue a report that assesses the effects of reforms to the financial sector of the People's Republic of China on the US and global financial system, describes the US government's policies to protect US interests during these financial system reforms, analyzes risks to U.S. financial stability and the global economy emanating from the People's Republic of China, and provides recommendations for further actions the US government can take to strengthen international cooperation to monitor and mitigate financial risks; Spanberger (No. 627) that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to research additional technological solutions to target and detect illicit fentanyl and its precursors, enhance targeting of counterfeit pills and illicit pill presses through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other visual screening technologies, and enhance data-driven targeting to increase seizure rates of fentanyl and its precursors; Speier (No. 628) that strengthens the requirement for contractors with more than $10 million in contracts to report beneficial ownership by closing a loophole, establishing penalties for noncompliance, and requiring the General Services Administration to report to Congress on implementation; Speier (No. 629) that requires GAO to conduct a study on government contractors that supply goods to executive agencies using distributors or other intermediaries and the impact of this practice on the ability of the U.S. government to acquire needed goods at reasonable prices; Speier (No. 630) that requires OPM to create a supplement to the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to assess federal employee experiences with harassment and discrimination; Speier (No. 631) that addresses the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images; Stauber (No. 632) that allows small businesses to request an equitable adjustment to the contracting officer if the contracting officer places a change order without the agreement of the small business; Steube (No. 633) that waives the application fee for any special use permit for veterans' demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land; Strickland (No. 634) that adds a finding encouraging FEMA to study integrating collapsible shelters for appropriate non-congregate sheltering needs into the disaster preparedness stockpile; Strickland (No. 635) that includes the definition of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) in the NDAA so that these projects can be eligible for federal funds; Strickland (No. 636) that codifies the federal task force for Puget Sound and establishes a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency, establishes a San Francisco Bay Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency that awards grants to advance conservation, climate change adaptation, and water quality improvement projects for the San Francisco Bay estuary, and reauthorizes the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program; Tlaib (No. 638) that directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on barriers to making Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single-family mortgage insurance available for small dollar mortgages; Torres (CA)
(No. 639) that reinstates standard Congressional Notification procedures for the export of certain items to foreign countries; Torres
(CA) (No. 640) that requires the Dir. of OMB to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System; Torres (NY) (No. 641) that inserts the text of H.R. 7077, Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act; Torres (NY) (No. 642) that requires a report on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes; Torres (NY) (No. 643) that requires U.S. companies to publicly disclose if they have business ties to Russia; Torres (NY)
(No. 644) that requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes to enforcing fair lending laws; Trahan (No. 645) that directs the State Department negotiate an agreement on a multilateral basis with countries that are allies or partners of the United States, including countries that are members of the Group of Seven (G7), to establish an independent international center for research on the information environment; Trone (No. 646) that prioritizes efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs; Van Duyne (No. 647) that requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the amount of small business assistance that has been received by foreign-based small businesses during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the bill's date of enactment; Vargas (No. 648) that expands certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) and authorizes the President and federal agencies to take specific actions to support the production of critical medical supplies during a nationwide emergency declaration; and (No. 649) that requires the Department of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to take all necessary steps to exclude Russian government officials from certain international meetings;
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Takano amendment (No. 637 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that expands access to hospital and domiciliary care and medical services to South Korean veterans now living in the United States who served as a member of the Korean Armed Forces during the Vietnam War under VA's existing authority to serve allied beneficiaries;
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Wild amendment (No. 650 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that states that no funding to the Department of State can be made available to the Philippines National Police until the Administration has certified that the Philippines government is meeting basic human rights standards;
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Aguilar amendment (No. 33 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that requires DoD to update Congress on the status of implementing the recommendations from the October 2021 report on screening individuals entering the military (by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 327);
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Speier amendment (No. 49 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a gender analysis of the IMET programs and to offer training on gender analysis to partner military personnel participating in IMET programs (by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 329);
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Levin (MI) amendment (No. 79 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit a report to Congress on the progress of the Department's implementation of on- site PFAS destruction technologies not requiring incineration and extends the moratorium on PFAS incineration enacted in the FY22 NDAA (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 233 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No, 330);
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Speier amendment (No. 81 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that establishes a voluntary, opt-in pilot program for the purpose of suicide prevention (by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 331);
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Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 2 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405 that was debated on July 13th: Jacobs (CA) (No. 34) that requires Leahy human rights vetting on DOD Section 127e and Section 1202 security cooperation programs; Sanchez (No. 40) that directs the Permanent Representative to NATO to advocate for adequate resources towards understanding and communicating the threat posed by climate change to allied civil security, support the establishment of a NATO Centre of Excellence for Climate and Security, advocate for an in-depth critical assessment of NATO's vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, and communicate the core security challenge posed by climate change as articulated in NATO's strategic concept; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 47) that directs the Department of State to submit to Congress a report documenting knowledge from 1980-2010 regarding Colombian military involvement in assassinations, disappearances, collaboration in paramilitary offensives, military conduct in the false positives initiative from 2002-2008, and any gross violations of human rights; Gonzalez (TX) (No. 70) that requires the Department of Defense to annually report to the House Armed Services Committee the numbers of non-citizen service members, their immigration status, and the annual naturalization numbers of those serving; Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) (No. 75) that prohibits new, extended, or renewed federal contracts with contractors conducting business operations in Russia during its war against Ukraine. Includes reasonable exceptions, including for contractors making good faith efforts to cease business operations in Russia; Khanna (No. 77) that expresses the sense of Congress that a strong United States-India defense partnership, rooted in shared democratic values, is critical in order to advance United States interests in the Indo-Pacific region; Budd (No. 113) that renames the Troops-to-Teachers program the Veterans-to-Classrooms program; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 164) that directs the Secretary of Army to ensure that a modular small arms range is made available for the Army Reserve in Puerto Rico; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 165) that requires Department of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to identify whether any scientific evidence exists linking exposure to Department of Defense activities with adverse health outcomes, like cancer, on the island of Vieques; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 166) that directs the Director of the Defense Health Agency to conduct a health-related behaviors survey among the members of the Armed Forces; Gottheimer (No. 167) that increases the National Defense Education Program by $5 million to strengthen and expand STEM education opportunities and workforce initiatives targeted at military students; Gottheimer (No. 168) that requires each military service to report on all substantiated administrative investigations or instances of antisemitism within the Equal Opportunity Program; Gottheimer (No. 169) that requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to report to Congress on the use of online social media by U.S. State Department-designated foreign terrorist organizations, and the threat posed to U.S. national security by online radicalization; Gottheimer (No. 170) that requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to prepare an annual report to Congress about analysis of the nationwide costs of living for members of the Department of Defense; Gottheimer (No. 171) that increases the DoD SkillBridge Program by $5 million, funds will be specifically used for employers to train service members transitioning to civilian life for supply chain and transportation related employment; Gottheimer (No. 172) that increases the DoD SkillBridge Program by $5 million, funds will be specifically used for law enforcement agencies to implement hiring programs for members of the military transitioning from service in the Armed Forces; Gottheimer (No. 173) that increases the number of service academy nominees to the United States Military Academy for each Senator or Member of Congress from ten to fifteen and increases the number of qualified alternates from 150 to 200; Graves (LA) (No. 174) that adds eligibility for the Vietnam Service Medal for veterans who participated in Operation End Sweep; Green (TN) (No. 175) that directs the Commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command to establish a training program between the Army Special Operations Forces of the United States and Poland; Guest (No. 176) that prohibits divestiture of any Tactical Control Party specialist force structure from the Air National Guard until the Chief of the National Guard Bureau provides a report to the congressional defense committees describing the capability gaps caused by such divestiture and its impact on the Department of Defense to execute the National Defense Strategy, as well as the impacts on the Army National Guard's operational capabilities; Hayes (No. 177) that requires the military departments to review all installation-level web information about suicide prevention and behavioral health and ensure that contact information is up to date, certifying this annually to Congress; Himes (No. 178) that requires a report to be summitted to Congressional defense committees on best practices to determine how to track and monitor United States defense articles and defense services made available to Ukraine; Horsford (No. 179) that requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on hyperspectral satellite technology; Horsford (No. 180) that authorizes a $25 million increase for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Palatized-High Energy Laser (P-HEL) to increase the number of deliverable units and accelerate product fielding; Houlahan (No. 181) that directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced technology for national security by creating incentives or trusted private capital in domestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses that are developing technology that the Secretary considers necessary to support the modernization of the Department of Defense; Houlahan (No. 182) that requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit a report describing strategic and critical materials requirements of the Department of Defense, including the gaps and vulnerabilities in supply chains of such materials; Houlahan (No. 183) that directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide financial support for pursuit of programs of education at institutions of higher education that have been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education; Houlahan (No. 184) that requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a Hacking for National Security and Public Service Innovation Program within the National Security Innovation Network; Hudson (No. 185) that authorizes a $5 million increase in funding to support the development of procedures and tools to prevent infections in Servicemembers who experience a severe bone fracture; Hudson (No. 186) that authorizes a $5 million increase in funding to support the advancement of research into the effects of headsupported mass on cervical spine health; Issa (No. 187) that authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor beyond the call of duty during the Korean War on November 18, 1952, while a member of the US Navy; Jackson Lee
(No. 188) that directs Secretary to submit to Congress within 180 days a report on the recognition of African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces in DOD naming practices and conventions for military installations, infrastructure, vessels, and weapon systems; Jackson Lee
(No. 189) that requires report to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense within 220 days following enactment on Capacity to Provide Disaster Survivors with Emergency Short Term Housing; Jackson Lee (No. 190) that requires report to be submitted to Congress within 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on remediation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space debris; Jackson Lee (No. 191) that provides authorization for an additional $2.5 million increase in funding to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Jackson Lee
(No. 192) that requires Secretary of Defense to report to Congress programs and procedures employed to ensure students studying abroad through Department of Defense National Security Education Programs are trained to recognize, resist, and report against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments; Jackson Lee (No. 193) that condemns the actions of Boko Haram and directs that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, submit a report on efforts to combat Boko Haram; Jackson Lee (No. 194) that provides authorization for a $10 million increase in funding for increased collaboration between the DoD Office of Health and the National Institutes of Health to research and combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Jackson Lee (No. 195) that requires the Secretary of Defense to audit current practices regarding administration of sexual harassment claims and submit a report no later 180 days after passage detailing efforts to prevent sexual harassment and protect service-
members, and compiling data and research on sexual harassment prevalence in the military, cases reported, legal proceedings, and convictions; Jackson Lee (No. 196) that directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress in not less than 180 days the actions taken to protect U.S. armed service personnel from armed attacks conducted by militants and terrorists in pursuit of bounties and inducements the agencies, organizations, or entities aligned with the Russian Federation; Jackson Lee (No. 197) that requires the Secretary of the Navy, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on desalinization technology's application for defense and national security purposes to provide drought relief to areas impacted by sharp declines in water resources; Jackson Lee (No. 198) that require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to submit to the congressional defense committees and other entities in 2023, 2024, and 2025 a report identifying the personnel, training, and equipment required by the non-federalized National Guard to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made disasters; Jackson Lee (No. 199) that directs the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission to attend a military academy undergo screening for speech disorders and be provided the results of the screening test and a list of warfare unrestricted line (URL) Officer positions and occupation specialists that require successful performance on the speech test; Jackson (No. 200) that modifies the requirements for NNSA to no longer require a line item authorization from Congress prior to conducting Phase 1; Jacobs (CA) (No. 201) that requires a report on the processes the Department of Defense uses to assess, monitor, and evaluate programs and activities under Section 127e and Section 1202; Jacobs (CA) (No. 202) that requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a report outlining the process by which chief of mission concurrence is obtained for clandestine activities under Section 127f; Jayapal (No. 203) that authorizes the Department of Defense to engage in public manufacturing of insulin to meet the needs of military health programs; Jayapal (No. 204) that directs the Defense Department to provide a report on a risk assessment regarding likelihood of use of a nuclear weapon as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and whether such risk increases as the war continues; Jayapal (No. 205) that directs the Defense Department to provide a report on distribution and use of U.S. weaponry provided to Ukraine, including compliance with relevant laws and its efforts to prevent such arms from being sold on the black market or obtained by extremist groups; Johnson (SD) (No. 206) that modifies the DoD Impact Aid Large Scale Rebasing Program to increase the change in enrollment to 500 students between FY23-28, include projected enrollment growth per a signed record of decision, require at least 20 percent of enrolled students to be military dependents, and revise the maximum disbursement to a school district to $15 million; Jones (No. 207) that directs the Military Departments to establish operational energy programs that promote cost savings, enhance readiness, and reduce energy-related strategic vulnerabilities; Joyce
(No. 208) that requires the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a plan to lessen the United States' dependence on rubber developed in foreign nations, including hostile actors like China, and to develop a consistent domestic supply of the material; Kelly (IL) (No. 209) that establishes a pilot program providing eligible military spouses with a spouse-specific Training Assistance Program focusing on employment services, offering guidance on available health care resources, and training in mental health first aid to learn crisis management strategies; Khanna (No. 210) that authorizes the Department of Defense to use Operations and Maintenance funds to remove munitions and explosives of concern from U.S. military installations in Guam; Khanna
(No. 211) that adds additional reporting requirements to the ``Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense'' report required by Sec 1645 including an assessment of the overall costs to taxpayers of United States support for establishing and sustaining such an architecture over the next five and ten year periods; Kildee (No. 212) that expresses a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish clear and consistent definitions of key terms for use in reporting budgetary and financial information related to enlisted personnel subsistence; Kildee (No. 213) that expresess a Sense of Congress that continued efforts are needed to address weaknesses identified in DOD's financial statement audits; Kildee (No. 214) that expresses a Sense of Congress that the Deputy Chief Financial Officer should ensure that DOD designate all representatives to the Fraud Reduction Task Force as quickly as possible; Kilmer (No. 215) that directs the Navy to coordinate with the Department of Transportation and public shipyards to improve participation in and access to the Federal Transportation Incentive Program; Kinzinger (No. 216) that provides that the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with Director of the Air National Guard, shall maintain a fleet of fixed wing, manned ISR/IAA aircraft to conduct operations; Kirkpatrick (No. 217) that increase funding for UH60 Main Engine Generators with an offset from Army O&M Other Service Support; Kirkpatrick (No. 218) that directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a report on the potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving Grounds testing range located at Ft. Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona; Kuster (No. 219) that directs the Joint Committee on Military Justice to submit a report on how the Uniform Code of Military Justice's definition of
``consent,'' as it pertains to incidents of sexual assault and misconduct, can be enhanced and clarified; Langevin (No. 220) that provides $20,000,000 in funding for the continued research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-
enriched uranium; Larsen (WA) (No. 221) that amends Section 4801(1) of title 10, United States Code, by inserting ``New Zealand,'' after
``Australia,''; Larsen (WA) (No. 222) that requests Secretary of Defense provide a robust analysis on the developments of the Space Systems Department and the Network Systems Department of Strategic Support Force of China by March 1, 2023; Larsen (WA) (No. 223) that requires Secretary of Defense provide an unclassified version of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy in all future updates of the plan; strengthen senior operational leadership; and provide coherent response to address persistent gaps in joint electromagnetic spectrum operations; Lawrence (No. 224) that adds wireless charging as an electric vehicle charging technology and defines wireless charging; Lawrence (No. 225) that states that the Secretaries of the military departments shall share and implement best practices (including use of civilian industry best practices) regarding the use of retention and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries; Lawrence (No. 226) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress evaluating programs aimed at increasing the recruitment of women for military service and provide recommendations to increase the recruitment of women in the armed services; Lawrence (No. 227) that requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress a summary of efforts to support pregnant service members and recommendations to improve support for pregnant service members; Lee (NV) (No. 228) that directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on coordination, data sharing, and evaluation efforts to improve suicide prevention practices across federal agencies; Lee (NV) (No. 229) that directs the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the state of housing for junior members of the Armed Services and on plans to better support these servicemembers in securing affordable, productive living situations; Leger Fernandez (No. 230) that extends the deadline for the Secretary of Energy to clean up and convey certain parcels of land previously identified for transfer around Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico; Levin (CA) (No. 231) that adds and make technical changes to DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) counseling pathway factors; Lieu (No. 232) that expresses the sense of Congress that the Army's ongoing research effort related to working dogs detecting infectious diseases, including COVID-19, is showing promising results and should continue to receive funding; Luria
(No. 233) that requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report on the cost and feasibility of a 2- and 3-year advanced procurement strategy for the next 2 Ford-class carriers; Luria (No. 234) that requires SECNAV to report to Congress on the service's Multiple Award Contract-Multi Order strategy; Lynch (No. 235) that clarifies that the DOD has the authority to solicit gifts to be used by the Defense POW/
MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to expand its capability in accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts; Lynch (No. 236) that reauthorizes the Commission on Wartime Contracting to conduct oversight of U.S. contracting and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and other areas of contingency operations; Lynch (No. 237) that requires Secretary of Defense, in consultation with Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish Interagency Task Force on Financial Fraud to identify, prevent, and combat financial fraud targeting service members, veterans, and military families; Mace (No. 238) that establishes a pilot program to improve military readiness through nutrition and wellness initiatives; Mace (No. 239) that amends Sec. 133 for Requirements of the Study and Acquisition Strategy for the Combat Search and Rescue Mission of the Air Force to include electric short take-off and landing with the assessment of key current, emerging, and future technologies; Malinowski (No. 240) that requires a report from the State Department and other agencies on the disruption of democracy and support for authoritarian leaders in the CENTCOM and AFRICOM area of responsibility by certain foreign governments; Manning (No. 241) that permits the Secretary of Defense to consult with the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs in designing the pilot program to increase the research activity status of HBCUs; Manning (No. 242) that ensures that the Department of Defense American Sustainable Battery Production Technologies Program takes into consideration the potential military applications of battery technologies developed with U.S. Department of Energy grants; Manning (No. 243) that includes goods containing materials made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the prohibition on the sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and military exchanges; Manning (No. 244) that adds Army Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles to the pilot program for tactical vehicle safety data collection; Manning (No. 245) that clarifies that parents of children at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools have the right to be informed of the results of drinking water testing at school facilities; McBath (No. 246) that requires GAO to submit to Congress a report on initiatives of the Department of Defense to source locally and regionally produced foods for consumption or distribution at installations of the Department of Defense; McCaul (No. 247) that requires a report on DoD efforts to increase competitive opportunities for innovative companies to partner with DoD in developing end items of critical technologies in support of the defense industrial base; McGovern (No. 248) that requires the Department of Defense, in coordination with USDA, to collect data on food insecurity and usage of federal anti-hunger programs among active duty servicemembers and their families, and to report to Congress on their findings; McMorris Rodgers (No. 249) that changes the way the Soldier's Medal affects military retirement pay; Meeks (No. 250) that provides for the State Department's concurrence and involvement in appropriate areas; Meeks (No. 251) that requires a report to Congress on processes related to State Department Chief of Mission concurrence for ongoing programs under existing statutory authorities; Meeks (No. 252) that requires the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, to submit to relevant committees a feasibility study on United States support for and participation in the International Counterterrorism Academy in Cote d'Ivoire (AILCT); Miller (No. 253) that recognizes AITEC (Army Interagency Training and Education Center); Miller (No. 254) that directs the Department of Defense to create a memorial to the 13 service members who lost their lives at the Hamid Karzai International Airport; Moore (WI) (No. 255) that requires GAO to review the breast cancer screening and treatment efforts of the Defense Department and DoD, with an emphasis on how well they serve women with dense breasts; Moore (WI) (No. 256) that requires Secretary of Defense to disseminate guidance provided by TRICARE on healthy relationships and routine assessment on intimate partner violence; Morelle (No. 257) that codifies NNSA as the interagency lead on nuclear forensics, making NNSA responsible for integrating the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) activities in a consistent, unified strategic direction; Moulton (No. 258) that establishes a uniform allowance for Department of Defense Officers and requires the Department to begin tracking uniform costs for both Officers and Enlisted servicemembers for the purposes of tracking out-of-pocket expenses; Moulton (No. 259) that requires a report of lessons learned from the Russia-Ukraine War to include an analysis of the capabilities, tactics, and techniques used by both parties; Moulton (No. 260) that requires the secretaries of the military services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare to provide a brief on their abilities to establish Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations utilizing the authority provided under FY21 NDAA; Murphy (No. 261) that establishes a reward program for cybersecurity operations and authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to present honorary recognitions and monetary awards (up to $2,500) for innovation in cyberspace operations to members of the armed forces; Murphy (No. 262) that requires the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, to prepare and submit to Congress a review of the staffing requirements for current and planned cyber squadrons of the Space Force; Napolitano (No. 263) that supports the National Guard Youth Challenge Programs (NGYCP) by instructing the Department of Defense to issue non-state matched funding in limited circumstances of up to $5 million of the funds appropriated for the NGYCP for fiscal year 2023 to provide support for new program start-up costs, special projects, workforce development programs, and emergency unforeseen costs, all at the Secretary's discretion; Neguse (No. 264) that directs the Department of Labor to carry out a five-year program of grants to nonprofit organizations that assist the transition of service members to civilian life; Neguse (No. 265) that adds ``the benefits of portable licenses interstate licensure compacts for military spouses'' to the list of elements discussed at an industry roundtable convened by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Neguse (No. 266) that defines a covered civilian behavioral health provider as a licensed professional counselor, licensed mental health counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed professional clinical counselor of mental health, licensed clinical mental health counselor, or licensed mental health practitioner; Neguse (No. 267) that inventories large-
scale military installations for the ``heat island'' effect and directs installations with significant ``heat islands'' to increase greenery to mitigate the ``heat island'' effect; Norman (No. 268) that authorizes the award of the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; Norman (No. 269) that seeks to request a report on military spouse employment; Norman (No. 270) that requests a report on substance abuse within the military; Norman (No. 271) that provides that not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall review regulations and rules of the Department of Defense regarding single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces; Obernolte (No. 272) that requires GAO to report on difficultly of filling civilian support services jobs at remote or isolated military installations; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 273) that requests a GAO report on the status of the Federal environmental cleanup and decontamination process in Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 274) that prohibits funds from being used to conduct aerial fumigation of crops in Colombia; O'Halleran (No. 275) that instructs the Department of Defense to conduct a study on what the effects of wildfire and persistent drought conditions at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station are to the mission and operations of the facility; O'Halleran (No. 276) that requires the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to establish a procedure for assessing suicide risk at military installations; Panetta (No. 277) that requests a review of the definition, ``Department of Defense Cyberspace Operations Forces,'' to include an assessment of DoD components conducting defensive cyberspace operations which are not currently included in such definition; and Panetta (No. 278) that requires the ASD for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, to submit a plan for a pilot program to deploy dedicated X-band small satellite communications technologies that may support current and future requirements of special operations forces (by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 99 nays, Roll No. 332);
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Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405 that was debated on July 13th: Pappas (No. 279) that establishes a standard record of military service for all members of the armed forces (including the reserve components; Pappas (No. 280) that requires DoD and VA, in consultation with HHS and EPA, to jointly coordinate and establish guidelines to be used during training of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty to provide the members awareness of the potential risks of toxic exposures and ways to prevent being exposed during combat; Pappas (No. 281) that directs DoD to conduct, or enter into a contract with an appropriate federally funded research and development center to conduct, a study to assess whether individuals (including individuals on active duty or in a reserve component or the National Guard) assigned to the Pease Air Force Base and Pease Air National Guard Base during the period of 1970 through 2020 experience a higherthan-expected rate of cancer-related morbidity and mortality as a result of time on base or exposures associated with time on base compared to the rate of cancer-related morbidity and mortality of the general population of the United States, accounting for differences in sex, age, and race; Peters
(No. 282) that amends the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund to (1) include climate resilience of military facilities and essential civilian infrastructure and (2) military support to relevant authorities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing; Peters (No. 283) that requires GAO to conduct a report on the ability of servicemembers assigned to Special Operations units to utilize Department of Defense transition programs, challenges those servicemembers face when transitioning to civilian life and the utility of existing DoD transition programs to address those challenges, and the extent to which such servicemembers utilize transition resources offered by non-governmental entities; Pfluger (No. 284) that directs the Secretary of the VA to work with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the incidence of and mortality of cancer among individuals who served in the Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as aviators and aircrew; Pfluger
(No. 285) that requires DoD to submit a report to Congress an assessment of the military requirements of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and countries in the Baltic region that would allow such countries to deter and resist Russian aggression; Pfluger (No. 286) that requires the Secretary of Defense to include information in its reporting to Congress on (1) how Russian private military companies are being utilized to advance the political, economic, and military interests of the Russian Federation; (2) the direct or indirect threats Russian private military companies present to United States security interests; and (3) how sanctions that are currently in place to impede or deter Russian PMCs from continuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian PMCs' behavior; and list any foreign persons engaged significantly with Russian PMCs; Phillips (No. 287) that requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the use and implementation of the authority of section 385 of title 10, United States Code, relating to Department of Defense support for other departments and agencies of the United States Government that advance Department of Defense security cooperation objectives; Phillips
(No. 288) that authorizes GAO study on the Foreign Service Institute's School of Language Studies to provide best practices and curriculum improvements to prepare government employees to advance U.S. diplomatic and national security priorities abroad; Phillips (No. 289) that ensures that a remarried former spouse of a member of a uniformed service retains electronic access to the privileged medical records of their dependent child; Plaskett (No. 290) that seeks to require a Department of Defense report to Congress on U.S. military capabilities in the Caribbean basin; Porter (No. 291) that requires the screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units; Porter (No. 292) that requires landlords to disclose the presence of life-threatening mold and health effects of mycotoxins before a lease is signed for privatized military housing; Porter (No. 293) that prohibits the ownership or trading of stocks by senior officials at the Department of Defense for any company that received over $1,000,000,000 in revenue from the Department of Defense during the preceding calendar year; Radewagen (No. 294) that requires the Department of Defense to include analysis of PRC influence in the Pacific Islands region in their annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China; Raskin (No. 295) that directs the Navy to include a multi-medicine manufacturing platform program element in the Department's Budget Request starting in Fiscal Year 2025; Reschenthaler (No. 296) that seeks procurement authority for the Air Force, establishes program element dedicated to the procurement and management of commercial engineering software, and requires a report regarding the benefits of commercial physics-based modeling and simulation; Reschenthaler (No. 297) that includes Purple Heart award recipients on the DOD military valor website who receive the award after the enactment of this Act; Reschenthaler (No. 298) that adds a sense of Congress to ensure the Air Force does not retire KC-135 aircraft without equal replacement with KC-46A aircraft; Reschenthaler
(No. 299) that provides for a report from the Army Space and Missile Defense Command on the need and cost of gun launched interceptor technologies; Reschenthaler (No. 300) that requires a report from the Missile Defense Agency on the need and cost of radiation hardened, thermally insensitive sensors for missile defense; Reschenthaler (No. 301) that expresses a Sense of Congress that the additive manufacturing and machine learning initiative of the Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in expeditionary settings and strengthen the United States defense industrial supply chain; Reschenthaler
(No. 302) that increases funding for Robotics Supply Chain Research; Reschenthaler (No. 303) that increases funding for Enterprise Digital Transformation with Commercial Physics Simulation; Rouzer (No. 304) that requires DOD to provide a report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on its flood mapping efforts, how frequently they update their flood maps, what resources they utilize to undertake flood mapping projects, and how those maps are incorporated into broader FEMA flood maps; Ryan (OH) (No. 305) that requires a GAO study to identify barriers in accessing EFMP benefits within the Guard and Reserve; Salazar (No. 306) that requires the Air Force, in consultation with the Department of State, to produce a report that identifies opportunities to deploy stratospheric balloons, aerostats, or satellite technology capable of rapidly delivering wireless internet anywhere on the planet from high altitudes; Salazar (No. 307) that encourages the Navy to explore and solicit more artificial reefing opportunities for retired Navy ships; San Nicolas (No. 308) that grants officers or employees of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations the same acccess to military installations on Guam as already granted to officers or employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; San Nicolas (No. 309) that requires biannual leak inspections of Navy and Air Force-owned underground fuel storage tanks on Guam; Sanchez (No. 310) that states that it is the sense of Congress that the United States should prioritize countering misinformation, support an increase in NATO resources, support building technological resilience, and support NATO and NATO PA's role in countering misinformation; Sanchez (No. 311) that requires a report from the Secretary of Defense to assess efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and disinformation and offer recommendations; Sanchez
(No. 312) that requires both a briefing and a report be delivered to Members on HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA's US delegation on how the DoD is working with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence to improve NATO's ability to counter and mitigate disinformation; Schiff
(No. 313) that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility study on adding the names of the 74 sailors who died in the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; Schneider (No. 314) that directs the Department of Defense to continue its work to modernize its supply chain and to prioritize digital solutions that use durable devices and technologies to operate in austere combat environments; Schrier (No. 315) directs GAO to report on the effectiveness of current health screenings administered to servicemembers separating from the military to identify the risk of social isolation and other health and behavioral health concerns; Schrier (No. 316) that requires quarterly and publicly accessible data reporting on the Department of Defense's Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus programs; Scott (GA) (No. 317) that expresses the Sense of Congress on the importance of enhancing the strategic partnership and defense and security cooperation with the country of Georgia; Scott (GA) (No. 318) that removes the $15 million cap on demining assistance provided by the Department of Defense under 10 USC 407; Scott (GA) (No. 319) that authorizes the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to submit an Unfunded Priorities List to Congress; Scott (GA) (No. 320) that modifies 10 USC 345 (Regional Defense Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program) to include training on Urban Warfare; Scott (VA) (No. 321) that establishes a pilot project to enhance resilience in defense communities by appointing four Interagency Regional Coordinators for Resilience; Scott (VA) (No. 322) that directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to publish a report on suicide, suicide prevention, and response within the Navy on installations and ships, including ships undergoing a Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH); Scott (VA) (No. 323) that directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to publish a report and survey of active Department of Defense programs through which members of the armed forces may file anonymous concerns; Sherrill
(No. 324) that amends the DoD's OTA authority to allow for prototyping for DoD installations and facilities engineering; Slotkin (No. 325) that requires the creation of a decoration or recognition to recognize military working dogs that are killed in action or that perform an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in services to the United States; Smith (WA) (No. 326) that authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a revolving fund to procure high-demand munitions in advance of the transfer of such munitions to eligible foreign countries in anticipation of supporting sustained contingency operations in Ukraine; Smith (NJ) (No. 327) that requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to conduct a feasibility study with regard to greater engagement with Somaliland, a self-
governing, de facto independent entity strategically-located on the Horn of Africa; Smith (NJ) (No. 328) that directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an appraisal of current standards and provide recommendations for improved medical care and oversight of individuals engaged in high stress training environments, specifically Navy training programs; Smith (NJ) (No. 329) that directs the Secretary of the Navy to comply with the intent of Congress regarding a study of submersibles published November 1, 2021 as directed by the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act conference report; Soto (No. 330) that adds areas with ``significant space launch or mission control facilities'' to be included as locations that Space National Guard are established; Soto
(No. 331) that adds language to the Sense of Congress on the Range of the Future and Support to Commercial Space Launch Activity that states that it is critical to the Nation's national security and economic vitality that we continue to encourage and enable the expansion of commercial space launch activity; Soto (No. 332) that inserts distributed ledger technology into the curricula on software acquisitions and cybersecurity or hardware acquisitions for covered individuals; Soto (No. 333) that adds distributed ledger technology to the definition of covered technologies considered for prototype and demonstration energy resilience projects at certain military bases; Soto (FL) (No. 334) that adds artificial intelligence as a specific
``new technology'' considered in the development of the consortium for curricula being developed for institutions of military education in order to improve military education; Spanberger (No. 335) that requires the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit a report to Congress on the oversight infrastructure established with respect to U.S. assistance to Ukraine; Speier (No. 336) that extends the deadline for the GAO review of the military services, administrative separation processes required by Sec. 529B of the FY22 NDAA from December 27, 2022, to May 31, 2023; Speier
(No. 337) that directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to document details of the consideration of the waiver requirements to Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act and report on whether security assistance to the government of Azerbaijan undermines a peaceful settlement to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Stauber (No. 338) that allows the Secretary of the Navy to solicit contracts from non-homeport shipyards for maintenance work should the shipyards meet the Navy's requirements for ship repair work; Steel (No. 339) that prohibits the Department of Defense and defense contractors from using LOGINK; Strickland (No. 340) that requires a feasibility study on adding au pairs to the in-home child care fee assistance program and expresses the sense of Congress that members of the Armed Forces who participate in the au pair exchange visitor program should be eligible for assistance; Swalwell (No. 341) that adds a reporting requirement to encourage and inform a more focused DoD effort on stockpiling rare earth magnets to reduce dependence on foreign countries; Takano (No. 342) that requires the comptroller general of the US to study the feasibility of establishing a strategic stockpile of materials required to manufacture batteries, battery cells, and other energy storage components to meet national security requirements in the event of a national emergency; Tenney (No. 343) that requires a report on the U.N. arms embargo on its effectiveness in constraining Iran's ability to supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or related material when the arms embargo was in place. Requires an assessment on the measures that DoD and DoS are taking, in the absence of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, to constrain Iranian arms proliferation; Tenney (No. 344) that requires a report on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-affiliated operatives abroad and the ways in which DoD, in coordination with DoS, is working with partner nations to inform them of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corpsaffiliated officials, who are operatives of a U.S.-
designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO); Tenney (No. 345) that requires a report on the threat of aerial drones and unmanned aircraft to United States national security and an assessment of the unmanned traffic management systems of every military base and installation
(within and outside the United States) to determine whether the base or installation is adequately equipped to detect, disable, and disarm hostile or unidentified unmanned aerial systems; Thompson (No. 346) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress detailing Department of Defense spending on fuel from non-domestic sources; Thompson (No. 347) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the impacts low recruitment and retention in the Armed Forces are having on current operations, including the physical and mental health of servicemembers; Thompson (No. 348) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress detailing the effects of inflation on military families; Titus (No. 349) that amends the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to require the President to establish a semiconductor supply chain working group in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress on potential future global or geopolitical development that could severely disrupt the semiconductor supply chain; Titus (No. 350) that requires a report on how maternal mortality rates may disproportionately affect female members of the Armed Forces, including identification of barriers to access to maternal health care and any recommendations for improvement; Titus (No. 351) that requires a report on the extent to which military families have access to infant formula and have been affected by the nationwide infant formula shortage; Titus (No. 352) that requires a report from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on status of certification efforts to replace AFFF on military installations (as required by 2020 NDAA); as well as a report on the prevalence of PFAS contamination from non-AFFF sources on military installations; Titus (No. 353) that orders quarterly briefings for Congressional defense committees, tracking Department of Defense efforts to support replenishment and revitalization of stocks of defensive and offensive weaponry provided to Ukraine by the United States; Titus (No. 354) that requires a report to congressional defense and foreign affairs committees from DOD and State Department on human trafficking as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Tlaib (No. 355) that requires the new Military Housing Feedback Tool to include resources to help tenants identify potential serious safety hazards
(lead paint, mold, non-functioning safety equipment, etc) and a functionality to report said potential issues; Tlaib (No. 356) that adds additional sections to the report required for Sec. 544. Pilot program on financial assistance for victims of domestic violence; Tlaib
(No. 357) that directs the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to issue a report to Congress on the Department's compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule in military installations, military housing, and privatized military housing within one year of enactment; Tlaib (No. 358) adds a requirement to screen eligible individuals for potential covered lead exposure from unsafe housing units; Torres (CA) (No. 359) that directs the Government Accountability Office to review the implementation by the Department of Defense and the Department of State of end-use monitoring; Torres (CA) (No. 360) that improves military cold case reviews and oversight measures to help ensure military families receive justice; Torres (NY) (No. 361) that prescribes limitations on the sale and use of unsafe portable heating devices on military installations, according to the guidelines of the applicable voluntary standard; Torres (NY) (No. 362) that directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Department of Defense shares best practices and training to first responders so that they can best aid victims experiencing trauma related injuries; Torres (NY) (No. 363) that required a feasibility study into the establishment of a U.S. military instillation in Albania; Trahan (No. 364) that requires the Navy to issue a report on the power and propulsion requirements for the DDG(X) destroyer and whether the Navy can leverage existing investments in the electric-drive propulsion system developed for the DDG(X) to reduce cost and risk; Trahan (No. 365) that directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on potential national security applications for fusion energy technology; Turner (OH) (No. 366) that directs the DoD to submit a report on the feasibility of terminating energy procurement from foreign entities of concern; Van Duyne (No. 367) that requires a study and report to identify monetary and government benefits received through misrepresentation of military decorations or medals; Van Duyne (No. 368) that requires a DOD report on the feasibility of partnerships with companies providing third-party job search software in assisting service members and veterans find employment following their active duty service; Wagner (No. 369) that honors the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant in commemoration of his 200th birthday on April 27, 2022; Waltz (No. 370) that makes a clerical change to Section 624 to reference the appropriate subsection; Waltz
(No. 371) that clarifies the authority of the National Defense Stockpile Manager to acquire strategic and critical materials to also include scandium; Wasserman Schultz (No. 372) that requires the Air Force and Army to provide a briefing within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, to the House Armed Services Committee and Appropriations Committee, on the way ahead for providing appropriate childcare at Camp Bull Simons, Eglin Air Force Base; Wexton (No. 373) that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility and benefits of establishing returnship programs for the DOD civilian workforce; Wild (No. 374) that requires transparency for and accountability to the families of servicemembers who have lost their lives or suffered serious injuries in operational or training accidents by requiring that the Department of Defense provide briefings on the status of the implementation of recommendations relating to improving safety for servicemembers and the prevention of accidents; Wild (No. 375) that requires the Joint Safety Council, which was created in last year's NDAA, to create and maintain a website with information for the families of deceased members of the armed forces who died in a fatal operational or training accident, information on the findings of each review or assessment conducted by the Council, identification of any recommendation of the Council relating to the prevention of fatal accidents among members of the Armed Forces, and information on the progress of the implementation of any such recommendation; Williams
(No. 376) that modernizes the bipartisan 2017 law passed by Congressman John Lewis--which currently requires public posting of the costs to each American taxpayer of the costs of the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria--to include cost transparency for all wars since 9/11 and future wars, ensuring taxpayers fully understand how their government uses taxpayer dollars abroad; Williams (No. 377) that expresses that Congress has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Joseph Maxwell Cleland, who served with courage and sacrifice in combat in the Vietnam War; unwavering dedication to Georgia as a State Senator, Secretary of State, and Senator; and honorable service to the United States and veterans of the United States through his lifetime of public service and tenure as Administrator of the Veterans Administration; Wittman (No. 378) that prohibits the disposal of Littoral Combat Ships unless the ships are transferred to the military forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the United States; Wittman (No. 379) that seeks to require additional data on Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III awards under the SBIR and STTR programs within each military department; Wittman (No. 380) that establishes that any contract, transaction, agreement, or grant awarded on or after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccines and other therapeutic measures, using funds made available under certain awards shall not be counted toward any limit on the total estimated amount of all projects to be issued established prior to March 1, 2020 (except that such funds shall count toward meeting any guaranteed minimum value) for the award; Wittman
(No. 381) that directs the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees a report on contracts awarded by DHA in Fiscal Years 2020, 2021, and 2022, including the number and percent of contracts meeting certain criteria; and Wittman (No. 382) that requires a report on opportunities to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to compete in a contested information environment (by a yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 64 nays, Roll No. 333);
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Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 4 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405 that was debated on July 13th: Lee (CA) (No. 383) that repeals the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq; Spanberger (No. 385) that repeals the 1991 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution; Meijer (No. 386) that repeals the joint resolution of March 9, 1957, that provided for the use of certain funds to promote peace and stability in the Middle East; Lee (CA) (No. 387) that expresses the Sense of Congress that Authorizations for the Use of Military Force
(AUMFs) should include a sunset provision; Spanberger (No. 388) that directs the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop performance measures and targets for the National Drug Control Strategy for the Southwest Border, Northern Border, and Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Supplemental Strategies to effectively evaluate region specific goals; Arrington (No. 389) that requires the President to report to Congress on security relationship with Mexico as it relates to cartel activity along southern border and impacts on national security; Thompson (MS) (No. 390) that enhances the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration; Himes (No. 393) that modernizes FinCENs special measures authorities to empower FinCEN to adapt its existing tools, monitor and obstruct global financial threats, and meet the challenges of combating 21st-century financial crime; Meeks (No. 394) that requires public companies to annually disclose the racial, ethnic, gender identity, sexual orientation, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers; empowers the SECs Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to publish best diversity disclosure practices; and creates an advisory group that would study and report on increasing corporate diversity; Brownley (No. 396) that eliminates contraception co-pays at the VA, ensuring veterans do not face unnecessary barriers to access; Garamendi (No. 397) that clarifies the Department of Defense definition of biomass and biogas so that it aligns with the Clean Air Act and requires that it be considered a renewable energy source; Ross (No. 398) that restores the Department of Interior's authority to hold offshore wind lease sales in federal waters off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, while leaving the leasing moratorium in place in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico at the request of the Department of Defense; Williams (GA) (No. 400) that allows funds from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program to be used to build sound barriers in older residential areas, allowing people in military housing and other impacted neighborhoods who bought their homes years before the construction of nearby interstate highways to live and raise their families in quiet neighborhoods; Beatty (No. 401) that gives first-time homebuyers a 25-basis point reduction on their FHA mortgage insurance premium if they complete a certified financial literacy housing counseling course; Slotkin (No. 402) that creates an exception for Afghan student visa applicants so they do not have to demonstrate intent to return to Afghanistan after completing their studies in the US; Ross (No. 403) that amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent children of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal immigration system; Cicilline (No. 404) that establishes the Southern New England Regional Commission, which would assist in the development of defense manufacturing in Southern New England; Pappas (No. 405) that require the EPA to develop water quality criteria under the Clean Water Act for all measurable PFAS or classes of PFAS within two years and develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards for all measurable PFAS or classes of PFAS within four years; Golden (No. 407) that allows the Wabanaki Nations in Maine to access future federal laws that are passed by Congress for the benefit of Indian tribes. Four Indian tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy) make up the Wabanaki Nations; Perlmutter (No. 408) that adds the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which would allow state-legal cannabis businesses to access the banking system and help improve public safety by reducing the amount of cash at these businesses; Clark
(MA) (No. 409) that expresses the sense of Congress that veterans should not be denied Veterans Affairs Administration home loan benefits due to their legal employment in the cannabis industry and that the VA should improve communication with eligible lending institutions to reduce confusion among lenders and borrowers on this matter; Neguse
(No. 411) that adds the text of H.R. 7476, the REPLACE Act to the bill, which automatically waives fees for replacing critical documents after major disasters; Leger Fernandez (No. 412) that provides assistance to victims of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire that was started by the federal government; Johnson (GA) (No. 414) that removes the size limitation of average annual gross receipts for the last three years not to exceed $26.29 million in the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program; Waters (No. 416) that brings services which facilitate anonymity or evasion of anti-money laundering provisions into Bank Secrecy Act compliance; Waters (No. 417) that provides that the CARES Act enhancements to NCUA's Central Liquidity Facility are temporarily reauthorized to allow smaller credit unions to have access to emergency liquidity through 2023; Waters (No. 418) that directs the Treasury to vote against the provision of any assistance to China from the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank unless the Secretary of Treasury has certified that China has demonstrated a commitment to participate in multilateral debt relief initiatives on terms comparable to other G-20 governments; Torres (NY) (Mo. 419) that requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, and Secretary of Homeland Security, to issue a report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets; Thompson (MS) (No. 420) that adds a new title with measures related to the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), comprised of House-passed legislative provisions to strengthen community security, enhance DHS acquisitions and supply chains, and enhance DHS operations; Courtney (No. 421) that adds the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia to the definition of a ``Domestic Source'' under the Defense Production Act (DPA); Tenney
(No. 422) that restricts the ability of covered entities (owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced directly or indirectly by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military) from using federal funds from engaging, entering into, and awarding public works contracts; Garcia (TX) (No. 423) that changes the start date of the referenced anti-money laundering pilot program from 3 years after the date of enactment (January 1, 2021), to 3 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury actually starts the program; Demings (No. 424) that authorizes the Open Technology Fund of the United States Agency for Global Media to make grants to surge and sustain support for internet freedom technologies to counter acute escalations in censorship in closed countries; Torres
(NY) (No. 425) that requires the Director of CISA to conduct an investigation on the SolarWinds incident to evaluate the impact of the SolarWinds incident and issue a report to Congress on the findings and recommendations to address security gaps, improve incident response efforts, and prevent similar cyber incidents; Langevin (No. 426) that allows for admission of essential scientists and technical experts to promote and protect the national security innovation base; Garbarino
(No. 427) that adds the CISA Leadership Act, which establishes a five-
year term limit and specifies the appointment process for the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security; 428. Lamb that directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a plan for reducing the vulnerability of the electric grid, including by creating a strategic transformer reserve; Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) (No. 429) that seeks to strengthen the ability of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to provide meaningful oversight of artificial intelligence for counterterrorism purposes; Cicilline (No. 430) that extends the life of the State Department's Global Engagement Center; Cicilline (No. 431) that prevents the enforcement of predispute forced arbitration clauses in any dispute covered under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Tlaib
(No. 432) that strengthens servicemember consumer protections with regards to medical debt collections and credit reporting, including prohibiting the collection of medical debt for the first two years and prohibiting debt arising from medically necessary procedures from ever appearing on servicemember credit reports; Sanchez (No. 433) that extends consumer credit protections to active duty armed and uniformed consumers in a combat zone, aboard a U.S. vessel, or away from their usual duty stations and prohibits the inclusion on a consumer report of adverse credit information that occurred while a uniformed consumer was serving; Dean (No. 434) that prohibits a debt collector from representing to service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution; Beatty (No. 435) that expands employment opportunities at federally insured financial institutions by reducing barriers to employment based on past criminal offenses; Lieu (No. 436) that authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) to use any funds collected pursuant to easements, or other use agreements at the West LA VA for the development of supportive housing and services on campus for homeless veterans; Escobar (No. 437) that prohibits certain types of fraud or misrepresentations in the provision of immigration services and provides for criminal penalties for such actions; Steil (No. 438) that requires the U.S. Treasury Department to regularly report to Congress any sanctions waivers provided to allow transactions between financial institutions and targeted individuals; Norcross (No. 439) that urges the Secretary of State to take action concerning unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure pension funds receive payment; Thompson (MS) (No. 441) that adds a new title to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs; Phillips (No. 442) that authorizes a GAO report to be submitted within 180 days on the use of data and data science at the Department of State and USAID in the following areas: foreign policy analysis and decision making at State; development assistance policy and program design and execution at USAID; and recruitment, hiring, retention, and personnel decisions at the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development; McGovern (No. 443) that modifies reports to Congress under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to include actions taken to (1) address underlying causes of the sanctioned conduct and
(2) pursue judicial accountability in appropriate jurisdictions for sanctioned individuals or entities; Torres (CA) (No. 445) that creates the Central American Network for Democracy program to support a regional corps of human rights defenders whose work has put them at risk; Torres (NY) (No. 449) that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to issue a report on measures to improve counter terrorism measures at passenger rail stations; Garcia (IL) (No. 450) that directs the Department of Treasury to use the voice, vote, and influence of the U.S. at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and other relevant multilateral development banks to advocate for the immediate suspension of all debt service payments owed to these institutions by Ukraine; Garcia (IL) (No. 452) that requires a report on the humanitarian impacts of US sanctions; Carolyn B. Maloney (NY)
(No. 453) that requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and maintain a current, publicly available directory of senior government leaders online; Neguse (No. 457) that adds the text of H.R. 5118, the Continental Divide Completion Act, which directs maximum completion of the Continental Divide Trail by 2028; Garamendi (No. 458) that provides that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area shall include the area depicted as the Rio Vista/Expansion Area; McGovern (No. 459) that creates a grant program to support grandparents raising grandchildren by funding nonprofits and local housing authorities to provide a safe living space for grandfamilies and employ a Grandfamily Resident Service Coordinator; Escobar (No. 460) that reauthorizes the Wastewater Assistance to Colonias program and increases funding for the program; Clark (MA) (No. 462) that adds the President, Vice President, and any Cabinet member to the current statutory prohibition on members of Congress contracting with the Federal Government; Tonko (No. 463) that establishes a grant program to coordinate and fund restoration activities that increase coastal resilience, promote healthy fish and wildlife habitats, improve water quality, increase public access, and support monitoring and research in the New York-New Jersey Watershed, and authorizes $20 million per year for Fiscal Years 23-28; Higgins (NY) (No. 464) that amends Section 308703 of title 54, United States Code, to authorize the appropriation of $10,000,000 for the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program for FY23 and FY24; Axne (No. 466) that inserts the text of the Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act (H.R. 7196), to expand eligible uses of homelessness funding in rural areas; Baird (No. 467) that directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Barr (No. 468) that requires the Secretary of State to report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine; Bass
(No. 469) that requires the Secretary of State to issue a report to Congress within 180 days on U.S. efforts to enhance engagement with Niger by advancing democracy and human rights, regional security and counter terrorism, and food security as a key component of U.S. strategy toward the Sahel region of Africa, given that Niger is a model in the Sahel for transitioning from longstanding military governance and a cycle of coups to a democratic, civilian-led form of government; Bera (No. 470) that directs the Assistant Secretaries for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Department, along with the Assistant Administrator for the Asia Bureau at USAID, to provide an independent assessment of the resources they need to fulfill the IndoPacific Strategy; Bera (No. 471) that creates an interagency taskforce to streamline U.S. tools and mechanisms for deterring and addressing Beijing's economic coercion and expand cooperation with the private sector as well as U.S. allies and partners on this important matter; Bera (No. 472) that establishes a fellowship exchange program for eligible U.S. federal government employees to learn, live, and work in Taiwan for up to two years; Blumenauer (No. 473) that authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs providers to assist veterans in providing recommendations, opinions, and completion of the forms reflecting these recommendations or opinions in compliance with state-legal medical cannabis programs; Blumenauer (No. 474) that helps protect communities around the country by improving the Federal Emergency Management Agency's preparation for, and response to, climate disasters; Brown (MD) (No. 475) that provides a limited, targeted waiver of the FAR provision only as it applies to forgiven PPP loans received by engineering firms doing work on federally funded transportation projects; Brownley (No. 476) that requires the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to report annually on women veterans programs, instead of biannually; Brownley (No. 477) that establishes a grant program at the Department of Education for States to expand or create Seal of Biliteracy programs, which recognize high levels of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (or an official Native American language in lieu of English) among graduating high school seniors; Brownley (No. 478) that requires VA to update Beneficiary Travel reimbursement rate for veterans; Cammack (No. 479) that requires a report on the feasibility of establishing a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance Facility on Taiwan; Cammack (No. 480) that authorizes the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) under the Department of Homeland Security to establish a human trafficking awareness training program for State, local, Tribal, territorial, and educational institution law enforcement personnel within FLETC; Carbajal (No. 481) that adds the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act to the bill (H.R. 2499), which would create the presumption that federal firefighters who become disabled by certain serious diseases contracted the illness on the job; Carbajal (No. 482) that reauthorizes the marine debris and fishing vessel safety programs; Carter (LA) (No. 483) that allows small businesses to extend their participation in an SBA contracting program for an additional year; Castro (TX) (No. 484) that requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants; Castro (TX) (No. 485) that grants the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation certain law enforcement authorities comparable to other Inspectors General; Cicilline (No. 486) that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) to evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining feedback from counselors that must be audited annually for five years by the Government Accountability Office; Cicilline (No. 487) that modifies Section 1316 subsection b of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 PL 117-81 to include the House as part of the Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States 3+1 Interparliamentary Group; Cleaver
(No. 488) that establishes a grant program for states, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to promote diversity and inclusion in the appraisal profession; Cohen (No. 489) that extends the statute of limitations for certain money laundering offenses to provide DOJ with the time to prosecute cases against Russian oligarchs who may be laundering and hiding assets in the United States; Cohen (No. 490) that adds the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act, which directs the Department of Justice to create a website that lists by country the amount of money that has been stolen from the citizens of kleptocratic regimes and recovered by US law enforcement; Connolly (No. 491) that directs the United States to implement a strategy to strengthen global health security, including by requiring the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda; Connolly (No. 492) that imposes temporary limits on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and actions related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Connolly (No. 493) that codifies the FedRAMP program and enhances it through: (1) Accelerating the adoption of secure cloud solutions through reuse of assessments and authorizations; (2) Achieving consistent security authorizations using a baseline set of agreed-upon standards for cloud product approval; and (3) Ensuring consistent application of existing security practices; Connolly (No. 494) that ensures that key stakeholders and resources are not left out of the creation of agency performance plans, the Performance Enhancement Reform Act would amend Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to: (1) Require agencies' Performance Improvement Officers, where applicable, to work in consultation with other C-Suite officials to prepare the annual performance plans; (2) Require performance plans to include descriptions of human capital, training, data and evidence, information technology, and skill sets needed for the agency to meet the agency's performance goals; and (3) Require performance plans to include descriptions of technology modernization investments, system upgrades, staff technology skills and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, and other resources and strategies needed to meet the agency's performance goals; Connolly (No. 495) that reduces the sunset provision for Section 5112(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (Division E of Public Law 117-81) from 2 years to 1 year; Costa (No. 496) that reauthorizes the Victims of Child Abuse Act programs for another five years, updates the statute to better reflect the current program, and authorizes up to $40 million each fiscal year for Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) and their associated support organizations; Crenshaw (No. 497) that expresses the sense of Congress that the People's Republic of China is a fully industrialized nation and that all international agreements that provide benefit to the PRC as a ``developing nation'' should be updated; Crenshaw (No. 498) that requires Sec. of State reporting on what is needed to provide access to free and uncensored media in the Chinese market; Dean (No. 499) that expresses the sense of Congress that the activities of transnational criminal organizations, including the use of illicit economies, illicit trade, and trade-based money laundering, pose a threat to the national interests and national security of the United States and allies and partners of the United States around the world; DeFazio (No. 500) that extends by 18 months a statutory deadline included in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act; Demings (No. 501) that establishes a program under the Administrator of General Services which a Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired handgun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to such officer, and reduces the amount of potentially hazardous materials in landfills and increases federal revenue; DeSaulnier (No. 502) that adds veteran status to the list of demographic information that must be collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; DeSaulnier (No. 503) that requires the VA to report to Congress on how veterans and lenders are notified about the VA home loan benefit to increase awareness about the program; Dingell (No. 504) that requires a report within 90 days of enactment that contains an evaluation of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, as well as the impact of the deficit of wheat imports to the country due to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022; Dingell
(No. 505) that requires the GAO to conduct a study on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to post-market surveillance of implantable medical devices; Escobar (No. 506) that designates the Healing Garden located in El Paso, Texas, honoring the victims of the August 3, 2019 mass shooting, as the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial; Escobar (No. 507) that requires a study to be conducted to track counterfeit items on the e-commerce platforms of the General Services Administration; Espaillat (No. 508) that requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a report on cases involving noncitizen service members, veterans and immediate family members of service members in order to connect them with services and resources to assist military members, veterans, and their families; Espaillat (No. 509) that requires that Veterans Affairs Hospitals submit a Locality Pay Survey to ensure that VA nurse pay stays competitive; Fitzgerald
(No. 510) that strengthens SBA's report on contract consolidation under Section 15(p)(4) of the Small Business Act by requiring federal agencies to share bundling data with the SBA; Foster (No. 511) that adds Section 2 of the Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act, which would empower the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to oversee the cybersecurity practices of third party vendors employed by the entities under their purview; Foxx (No. 512) that creates an Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget to bring transparency and accountability to the agency; Frankel
(FL) (No. 513) that prohibits federal funding for contracts or grants with companies that require employees to sign predispute nondisclosure agreements covering sexual harassment or assault as a condition of employment; Garamendi (No. 514) that inserts the text of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act; Garbarino (No. 515) that requires the SBA to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses; Garbarino (No. 516) that requires the secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to provide grants to certain veteran service organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; Garcia
(IL) (No. 517) that directs the Treasury Department to use the voice and vote of the United States at the International Monetary Fund to support a one-year review of the Fund's Surcharge Policy and a suspension of surcharges for the duration of the review; Garcia (TX) (No. 518) that authorizes $30 million for the Small Shipyard Grant program and authorizes $30 million for the Centers of Excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education program to prepare the next generation of maritime workers; Gonzales (TX) (No. 519) that establishes the National Digital Reserve Corps to allow private sector cybersecurity, AI, and digital experts to work for the federal government on a temporary basis; Gottheimer (No. 520) that creates a Senior Investor Protection Grant Program at the SEC to provide resources to States for the purpose of hiring new investigative staff; making investments in technology and training for law enforcement and regulators; and to support activities to educate seniors on investment fraud and scams; Gottheimer (No. 521) that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to Congress (1) a copy of licenses authorizing financial institutions to provide services benefitting a state sponsor of terrorism, and (2) a report on foreign financial institutions conducting significant transactions for persons sanctioned for international terrorism and human rights violations; Gottheimer (No. 522) that establishes a credit reporting ombudsman at the CFPB to assist servicemen and veterans in resolving credit reporting errors not resolved in a timely manner by a credit reporting agency as well as to enhance oversight of consumer reporting agencies and reporting any violations of the law in relation to servicemen and veterans; Gottheimer (No. 523) that establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the SEC to report and make recommendations to Congress to address issues affecting investors over the age of 65, including problems associated with financial exploitation and cognitive decline; Graves (LA) (No. 524) that corrects the implementation of duplication of benefits (Sec. 1210 of P.L. 115-254) to conform with Congressional Intent; Graves (MO) (No. 525) that ensures that general aviation (GA) pilots receive flight training in the aircraft they will be operating in the National Airspace System (NAS); Green (TX) (No. 526) that amends the NDAA to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) to ensure the protection of individual rights for those affected by DHS programs and activities; Green (TX) (No. 527) that requires public housing agencies to consider the housing needs of veterans when creating their annual plans and housing strategies, the latter in consultation with agencies that serve veterans; Green (TX) (No. 528) that creates a general fund to be known as the ``Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund.''; Green (TX) (No. 529) that requires the uniform residential loan application to include a military service question; Green (TX) (No. 530) that creates specified duties for market makers and sets forth penalties for violations of those duties; Guest (No. 531) that removes barriers preventing rural communities from using Economic Development Authority
(EDA) grants to expand access to high-speed broadband internet; Harder
(No. 532) that expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to include veterans of World War II who are not already covered; Hill (No. 533) that requires the creation of an interagency to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar alAssad in Syria; Hill (No. 534) that amends the Defense Production Act to insert that the authorities under this Act may be used to support the emergency production of medical materials and drugs essential to national defense; Hill (No. 535) that prohibits the Treasury Secretary from engaging in any transaction involving the exchange of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Right
(SDR) assets held by Russia or Belarus and requires the U.S. representative to the IMF to use their voice and vote to advocate for other IMF member countries to deny these transactions as well; Himes
(No. 536) that establishes an unambiguous statutory prohibition on insider trading; Houlahan (No. 537) that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to provide cybersecurity training to eligible veterans and military spouses; Houlihan (No. 538) that amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report information about the number and total dollar amount of contracts awarded under the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program; Jacobs (CA) (No. 539) that modifies Department of State reporting requirements on assistance provided under the Peacekeeping Operations Account; Jayapal (No. 540) that requires the State Department to prepare a report to Congress analyzing the effects of government ordered internet or telecommunications shutdowns on human rights and global security; Jayapal (No. 541) that requires the Secretary of HUD to report to Congress (House Financial Services Committee, Senate Banking Housing and Urban Development Affairs) on the effectiveness and success of ``Housing First'' strategies for reducing homelessness within 180 days; and Kahele (No. 542) that amends section 8020 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 115 nays, Roll No. 334);
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Speier amendment (No. 395 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that incentivizes states to enact, at a minimum, the rights afforded to victims in the Survivors Bill of Rights Act (by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 338);
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Pallone amendment (No. 399 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that prohibits the President from selling or exporting new F-16s or F-16 upgrade technology or modernization kits to Turkey unless the President provides a certification to Congress that such a transfer is in the national interest of the United States and includes a detailed description of concrete steps taken to ensure that such F-16s are not used by Turkey for repeated unauthorized territorial overflights of Greece (by a yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 339);
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Langevin amendment (No. 426 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that allows for admission of essential scientists and technical experts to promote and protect the national security innovation base (by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 341);
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Schiff amendment (No. 447 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that prohibits the use of evidence obtained by or with the assistance of a member of the Armed Forces in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act in a court or other legal proceeding (by a yea-
and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 342);
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Green (TX) amendment (No. 448 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that provides statutory authority for certain procedures related to the Community Development Block Grant--
Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and adds new program requirements
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 343);
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Connolly amendment (No. 454 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that prevents any position in the competitive service from being reclassified to an excepted service schedule that was created after September 30, 2020 and limits federal employee reclassifications to the five excepted service schedules in use prior to fiscal year 2021 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 344);
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Neguse amendment (No. 455 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that adds the text of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act and the Grand Canyon Protection Act to the bill (by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 345);
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DeGette amendment (No. 456 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that adds the text of Titles I-VI of the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, and adds the text of the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act (by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 346);
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Evans amendment (No. 461 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and increases the federal cost share for certain grant projects (by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 347); and
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Meng amendment (No. 587 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that directs the VA to conduct an awareness campaign regarding the types of fertility treatments, procedures, and services that are available to veterans experiencing issues with fertility, covered under the VA medical benefits package (by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 349).
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Rejected:
Torres (CA) amendment (No. 48 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to require additional notifications and oversight of Section 333 funding for the governments of the Northern Triangle (by a recorded vote of 209 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 328);
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Bowman amendment (No. 384 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to prohibit U.S. military presence in Syria without Congressional approval within one year of enactment
(by a recorded vote of 155 yeas to 273 nays, Roll No. 335);
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Keating amendment (No. 391 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to require the State Department to establish and staff Climate Change Officer positions to be posted at U.S. embassies, consulates, or diplomatic missions to provide climate change mitigation expertise, engage with international entities on climate change, and facilitate bilateral and multilateral cooperation on climate change, taking specific actions to develop a strategy to improve and increase the study of, mitigation of, and adaptation to climate change and certify that considerations related to the climate are incorporated at U.S. embassies or other diplomatic posts, while also establishing a curriculum at the Foreign Service Institute to provide employees with specialized climate change training
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 336);
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Jayapal amendment (No. 392 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to establish an Office of Climate Resilience (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 207 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 337);
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Garamendi amendment (No. 410 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to waive current law's requirement that FEMA or federal land management agencies reimburse DOD
(with civilian funds) for cost of military support for disaster response to major wildfires or federally declared disasters/emergencies
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 195 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 340); and
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Connolly amendment (No. 495 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that was debated on July 13th that sought to reduce the sunset provision for Section 5112(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (Division E of Public Law 117-81) from 2 years to 1 year
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 170 yeas to 257 nays, Roll No. 348).
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H. Res. 1224, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 7900), (S. 3373), (H.R. 8296), (H.R. 8297), and (H.R. 6538) was agreed to yesterday, July 13th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, June 21st.
Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act: H.R. 1934, amended, to direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks that support 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 351;
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Condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan: H. Con. Res. 59, condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 352;
Pages H6606-07
Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province: H. Res. 720, calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 353;
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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999: H. Con. Res. 45, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 354; and
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Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds: H. Res. 892, amended, calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 355.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, July 12th.
Access for Veterans to Records Act: H.R. 7337, amended, to require the Archivist of the United States to submit a plan to Congress to eliminate the records backlog at the National Personnel Records Center, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 356;
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the ``Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building'': H.R. 203, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the ``Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building'', by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 35 nays with 4 answering
``present'', Roll No. 357; and
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the ``John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building'': H.R. 5659, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the ``John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building'', by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 348 yeas to 63 nays with 5 answering
``present'', Roll No. 358.
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Clerk to Correct: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 7900, including corrections in spelling, punctuation, section and title numbering, cross referencing, conforming amendments to the table of contents and short titles, and the insertion of appropriate headings.
Pages H6611-12
Senate Referral: S. 3470 was held at the desk.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H6511. Quorum Calls--Votes: Thirty-three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6587, H6587-88, H6588-89, H6589, H6590, H6590-91, H6591-92, H6592, H6592-93, H6593-94, H6594, H6595, H6595-96, H6596-97, H6597, H6598-99, H6599, H6600, H6601, H6601-
02, H6602-03, H6603, H6604, H6604-05, H6605-06, H6606-07, H6607, H6608, H6608-09, H6609-10, H6610-11, and H6611.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 116(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 116(2)
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