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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 4213-
4245; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 39; and H. Res. 509-510, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 508, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, and Transit Programs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-75);
H.R. 3291, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS, microcystin toxin, and 1,4-dioxane, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-76); and
H.R. 3293, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to drinking water and wastewater services, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-77, Part 1).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Suozzi to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:34 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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Suspending the Rules and passing bills and agreeing to the resolutions en bloc: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 504, Representative McGovern made a motion to suspend the rules and pass the following bills en bloc, and therefore the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions would be vacated to the end that all such motions would be considered as withdrawn: H.R. 1500, amended, H.R. 2471, amended, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3283, amended, and H.R. 3385, amended, and agree to the resolutions H. Res. 186 and H. Res. 402, amended, by a yea-and-nay vote of 356 yeas to 46 nays, Roll No. 192.
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Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 1500 so as to read: ``To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on United States Agency for International Development basic education programs.''.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, June 28th.
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021: H.R. 567, amended, to establish an interagency program to assist countries in North and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 192.
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IG Independence and Empowerment Act: The House passed H.R. 2662, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 195.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
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Agreed to:
Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-74: Axne (No. 1) that requires more detailed rationale for firing an In-spector General; Bourdeaux (No. 2) that ensures Inspectors General receive training on the use of, and process for, the suspension or debarment of persons for eligibility for Federal contracts; Carter (LA) (No. 3) that increases the pay of IGs to ensure that senior advisors do not make more than the IGs they work for; Malinowski (No. 5) that provides an exception to the requirement that IGs provide notice 30 days before placing an IG on non-duty status if the IG poses a threat to the workplace or threatens an investigation; and Torres (NY) (No. 6) that requires GAO to conduct a review and issue a report evaluating processes for investigating wrongdoing by Inspectors General, including processes of the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and processes of Inspector General offices, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 193.
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Rejected:
Comer amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-74) that sought to strike Titles I, III, and V of the bill (by a yea-and-nay vote of 182 yeas to 220 nays, Roll No. 194).
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H. Res. 504, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2662), (H.R. 3005), (H.R. 3684) and the resolution (H. Res. 503) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 190, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 189.
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers building in Surfside, Florida.
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Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol: The House passed H.R. 3005, to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, by a yea-and-nay vote of 285 yeas to 120 nays, Roll No. 196.
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H. Res. 504, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2662), (H.R. 3005), (H.R. 3684) and the resolution (H. Res. 503) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 190, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 189.
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on the part of the House to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Representative Cohen, Co-Chair; Representatives Moore (WI), Cleaver, Veasey, Gallego, Wilson (SC), Aderholt, Hudson, and Fitzpatrick.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3256-57, H3257, H3262, H3262-
63, H3288, H3289, H3289-90, and H3290-91.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 113
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