granule_id,date,congress,session,volume,issue,title,chamber,granule_class,sub_granule_class,page_start,page_end,speakers,bills,citation,full_text CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1279-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1279,D1279,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1279,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1279] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1279-3,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1279,D1280,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""442""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""641""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1492""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1546""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2021""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2348""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2780""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3075""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3524""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3681""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3764""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4046""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4130""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4690""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5522""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6032""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6720""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6964""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7615""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7918""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8115""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8152""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8487""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9699""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9704""}]",168 Cong. Rec. D1279,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1279-D1280] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 9699-9704 were introduced. Page H10547 Additional Cosponsors: Page H10547 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 3524, to revitalize and reassert United States leadership, investment, and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and globally, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-667, Part 1); H.R. 4046, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-668); H.R. 8152, to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-669); H.R. 442, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-670, Part 1); H.R. 443, to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-671, Part 1); H.R. 1492, to prevent methane waste and pollution from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-672, Part 1); H.R. 2348, to maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-673); H.R. 3075, to address seafood slavery and combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-674, Part 1); H.R. 1546, to amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-675, Part 1); H. Res. 641, recognizing and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to our lands (H. Rept. 117-676); H.R. 3681, to direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-677); H.R. 5522, to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property (H. Rept. 117-678); H.R. 6032, to take certain Federal lands located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-679); H.R. 6720, to authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-680); [[Page D1280]] H.R. 6964, to authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (H. Rept. 117-681); H.R. 7615, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to develop housing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-682); H.R. 7918, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-683); H.R. 8115, to amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-684); H.R. 4690, to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-685, Part 1); H.R. 2780, to provide for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-686, Part 1); H.R. 2021, to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-687, Part 1); Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Activities Report (H. Rept. 117-688); Committee on Ways and Means. Submission to the U.S. House of Representatives of Materials Related to the Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's Mandatory Audit Program Under the Prior Administration (2017-2020) (H. Rept. 117-689); Committee on the Budget. Activities and Summary Report of the Committee on the Budget (H. Rept. 117-690); Committee on Homeland Security. Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security (H. Rept. 117-691); Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Report on the Activities of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (H. Rept. 117-692); H.R. 4130, to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117- 693); Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Report of Activities of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (H. Rept. 117- 694); H.R. 3764, to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-695, Part 1); H.R. 8487, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-696, Part 1); Committee on Foreign Affairs. Activities Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 117th Congress (H. Rept. 117-697); and Committee on House Administration. The Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration During the 117th Congress (H. Rept. 117-698). Pages H10545-47 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Beyer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H10535 Medal of Valor Review Board--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he appointed, on behalf of the Speaker, the following member to the Medal of Valor Review Board: Mr. Thomas C. O'Halleran of Sedona, Arizona. Page H10535 Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Butterfield, wherein he resigned as Representative for the Thirteenth Congressional District of North Carolina, effective at 11:59 p.m. today, December 30, 2022. Page H10536 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:05 a.m." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1279,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1279,D1279,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1279,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1279] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 30, 2022 [[Page D1279]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate met at 09:30:07 a.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at 09:30:26 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.------" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1280,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1280,D1281,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1280,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1280-D1281] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. [[Page D1281]]" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1281-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1281,D1282,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1281,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1281-D1282] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. 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[[Page D1282]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 3 Senate Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will meet in pro forma session. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 3 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10 a.m. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Lowenthal, Alan S., Calif., E1363 Murphy, Stephanie N., Fla., E1363 Palazzo, Steven M., Miss., E1363 Pressley, Ayanna, Mass., E1363 Scanlon, Mary Gay, Pa., E1364 Tlaib, Rashida, Mich., E1363" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgD1281,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2023-01-03,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1281,D1281,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1281,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1281] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E1363,E1363,"[{""name"": ""Ayanna Pressley"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9640""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1363,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. AYANNA PRESSLEY of massachusetts in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Ms. PRESSLEY. Madam Speaker, I was unable to physically record my vote on H.R. 9640. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 539. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-3,2022-12-30,117,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E1363,E1363,"[{""name"": ""Stephanie N. Murphy"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1363,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. STEPHANIE N. MURPHY of florida in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I was unable to vote on Roll Call Nos. 492 through 499 on December 1, 2022. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call. Nos. 492 through 499. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-4,2022-12-30,117,2,,,HONORING HOUSTON PRITCHETT,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E1363,E1363,"[{""name"": ""Rashida Tlaib"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1363,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING HOUSTON PRITCHETT ______ HON. RASHIDA TLAIB of michigan in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, today I want to recognize Houston Pritchett, a veteran of World War II and long-time resident of Detroit in Michigan's 13th District Strong, as his accomplishments are recognized by the Veterans Administration. In 1944, Mr. Pritchett served in the Philippines and was assigned to be a motor mechanic, ``I was supposed to be a motor mechanic, and I couldn't even drive,'' he said. By the time the war was over, Houston could drive. He came home to Detroit and went to work for Ford. When Pritchett was about 80, he went to a seniors' gathering. Please join me in recognizing Houston Pritchett's outstanding contributions to the communities of Detroit and Michigan's 13th District Strong. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-5,2022-12-30,117,2,,,HONORING COURTNEY STEVENS' SERVICE TO MISSISSIPPI,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E1363,E1363,"[{""name"": ""Steven M. Palazzo"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1363,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING COURTNEY STEVENS' SERVICE TO MISSISSIPPI ______ HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO of mississippi in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my Chief of Staff, Courtney Stevens. Courtney joined my legislative staff in Washington, D.C. in 2019. She was hired as a Senior Legislative Assistant and immediately displayed her aptitude with the Appropriations process and delivering district wins, resulting in a promotion to Legislative Director. In addition to her legislative portfolio, Courtney took on managing staff and running the day-to-day of the D.C. office and earned a promotion to Deputy Chief of Staff at the beginning of 2022. A few months later, I was glad to name her my Chief of Staff, given her commitment to my office, Mississippi, and public service. Courtney is a native of Northern Virginia. She graduated from James Madison University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a European Studies minor from the University of Antwerp. After college graduation, she knew her major wasn't her passion and leaned on her favorite experience--a Capitol Hill internship she did for two summers in high school for Congressman Pete Sessions. Courtney's career on the Hill started with an offer to join the Senate Appropriations Committee under the Leadership of the late Senator Thad Cochran, the senior Senator from Mississippi. During her time there, she built relationships and absorbed information from the pillars of the Committee. Courtney did what was needed, from planning Committee Christmas parties to working on both the Legislative Branch and Labor, Health and Human Services subcommittees. During the 114th Congress, the Committee Staff Director nominated Courtney for the Emerging Congressional Staff Leadership Program through the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership. Additionally, she was selected to participate in educational programs through the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the MIT Security Studies program. The House Office of lnterparliamentary Affairs chose her to join the 2022 Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange. And most recently, Courtney was nominated and then picked by Republican Leadership to join the first-ever Level Up--Future Chiefs of Staff course created by Republican House Leadership. Courtney's diverse professional experience has been key to my success as she supported me and my Appropriations subcommittee assignments. She took on an array of district issues, such as working with USACE during the extended opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and ensuring NASA continued its commitment to Stennis Space Center with the ``Green Run'' test for SLS. She learned about the U.S. Coast Guard's missions, the situation at the southwest border, and how to work with NOAA and state agencies to extend red snapper season for the Gulf Coast. Courtney sorted through and prioritized my office's community-funded project submissions, which resulted in $32.2 million in direct funds for projects across South Mississippi in fiscal year 2022 and $22.2 million in fiscal year 2023. While Courtney prepares for the next steps of her career on the House Appropriations Committee, it is my honor to recognize her public service to the Fourth Congressional District and all Mississippi constituents. I wish Courtney the very best. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-6,2022-12-30,117,2,,,IN MEMORY OF ONASSIS ``ONI'' TAMAYO YUMUL,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,INMEMORYOF,E1363,E1364,"[{""name"": ""Alan S. Lowenthal"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1363,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1363-E1364] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN MEMORY OF ONASSIS ``ONI'' TAMAYO YUMUL ______ HON. ALAN S. LOWENTHAL of california in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about the life and memory of my constituent Onassis Tamayo Yumul, known by most as simply Oni, and to celebrate his life. Oni was born on a cold Saturday night, on May 10, 1975, in Quezon City, Philippines. The youngest of five children, he was the apple of his parent's eyes, and he was doted on by everyone, especially his paternal grandmother. He was a quiet boy who loved to play with his Legos and as early as 4 years old he began to express creative artistic skills. Growing up, Oni made a lot of friends, both his age and older, due to his easy-going attitude in life. He liked to enjoy life as much as he could with what he was given. He received a Catholic school education and was active in a religious organization called ``Days With The Lord.'' Oni began his work career with his family's business, expressing his creative skills designing furniture. His impressive aptitude of the arts earned several awards in school leading to his graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Advertising. Oni landed his first professional job as a compositor and graphic designer for the largest media company in the Philippines, ABS-CBN. Due to the recognition of his work at the station, he soon earned a Creative Director role for a travelogue where he was able to use all of his talents in arts, video editing and post-production. In 2013. Oni joined his three sisters and moved to the United States. He was married shortly thereafter to Jeff LeTourneau, a long-time LGBTQ and Democratic Party activist. For approximately the next 8 years, Oni was active as a member of Men Alive, the Orange County Gay Men's Chorus, while working with his husband for LGBTQ rights at the state and local levels. Professionally, Oni continued his professional career as the Marketing Director of the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens where he was loved and respected by his many co-workers. Sadly, Oni passed away on December 1, 2022 after a long battle with colon cancer. He was loved and respected by his husband, family members, friends and co-workers. The world is certainly a lesser place without him and he will be missed by all who had the honor of knowing him. [[Page E1364]] ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1364,2022-12-30,117,2,,,"HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS COMMISSION SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION",HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1364,E1364,"[{""name"": ""Mary Gay Scanlon"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1364,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1364] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS COMMISSION SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION ______ HON. MARY GAY SCANLON of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the following House Communications Standards Commission Summary for the 117th Congress, Second Session. House Communications Standards Commission--Commission Poll 117-2 Based on the Complaint submitted to the Commission on February 1, 2022, by the Americans for Public Trust against Representative Val Demings (Respondent); and considering Representative Demings's February 11, 2022 Answer to the Complaint; Ranking Member Cammack's February 22, 2022 Letter to Chairwoman Scanlon, requesting additional information from the Respondent; and Chairwoman Scanlon's February 23, 2022 response letter to Ranking Member Cammack; the Commission was asked to request from the Respondent the additional information noted in Ranking Member Cammack's letter. The vote was conducted by written submission from February 23 to February 25, 2022 and ended in a 3-3 tie as follows: Ms. Scanlon, ``No.'' Ms. Cammack, ``Yes.'' Mr. Sherman, ``No.'' Mr. Latta, ``Yes.'' Mr. Jones, ``No.'' Mr. Steil, ``Yes.'' As the question failed to receive majority support from the members of the Commission, the Ranking Member's request for additional information would not be requested from the Respondent. House Communications Standards Commission--Commission Poll 1177-3 Based on the Complaint submitted to the Commission on February 1, 2022, by the Americans for Public Trust against Representative Val Demings (Respondent); and considering Representative Demings's February 11, 2022 Answer to the Complaint; Ranking Member Cammack's February 22, 2022 Letter to Chairwoman Scanlon, requesting additional information from the Respondent; Chairwoman Scanlon's February 23, 2022 Response Letter to Ranking Member Cammack; and Ranking Member Cammack's February 28, 2022 Letter to Chairwoman Scanlon, requesting a hearing; the Commission was asked if the Commission should conduct a hearing on this matter? The vote was conducted by written submission from February 28, 2022 to March 1, 2022 and ended in a 3-3 tie as follows: Ms. Scanlon, ``No.'' Ms. Cammack, ``Yes.'' Mr. Sherman, ``No.'' Mr. Latta, ``Yes.'' Mr. Jones, ``No.'' Mr. Steil, ``Yes.'' As the question failed to receive majority support from the members of the Commission, the Commission did not conduct a hearing on this matter. House Communications Standards Commission--Commission Poll 117-4 Based on the Complaint submitted to the Commission on February 1, 2022, by the Americans for Public Trust against Representative Val Demings (Respondent), where the Commission was asked to decide if a violation of the House of Representatives Communications Standards Manual occurred. The vote was conducted by written submission from March 1, 2022 to March 3, 2022, and ended in a 3-3 tie. Ms. Scanlon, ``No.'' Ms. Cammack, ``Yes.'' Mr. Sherman, ``No.'' Mr. Latta, ``Yes.'' Mr. Jones, ``No.'' Mr. Steil, ``Yes.'' Pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of Practice and Procedures of the House Communications Standards Commission, the Commission determined that no violation has been found on this matter. House Communications Standards Commission--Resolution 117-1 On July 19, 2022, the Commission held their second Business Meeting of the 117th Congress. By voice vote they unanimously voted to adopt Commission Resolution 117-1, which addressed several conforming and technical changes to the Commission Handbook, as well as updates related to sourcing, hashtags, and disclaimers. Additionally, by voice vote, the Commission also unanimously voted to implement templates from the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference which would be available for each corresponding delegation, and to develop an online complaint form." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,FRONTMATTER,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022 No. 203" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HDESIGNATION,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: Washington, DC, December 30, 2022. I hereby appoint the Honorable Donald S. Beyer, Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-3,2022-12-30,117,2,,,PRAYER,HOUSE,HOUSE,PRAYER,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the following prayer: God of eternity, we pray Your blessing on the year 2022. As we reflect on the days and months that passed, may we show You our gratitude for all the grace gifts of Your bounty. We count among our many blessings the privilege we have been given to serve You in this time and this place, with the skills and talents, hearts and souls You have endowed us. We pray that the words we spoke, the decisions we made, the relationships we shared would, in Your mercy, have been worthy of the trust You have placed in us. Likewise, we consider the heartache and challenge this year has endured: the war raging in Ukraine; the senseless gun violence that has destroyed the future of innocent children and robbed countless others of their hopes and dreams; and the tragedies suffered by victims of violent floods and storms, which ravaged homes and neighborhoods. Lord, as we call these calamities to mind, we pray that we may not despair the past and succumb to a spirit of fear for the year to come, but in renewed faith, may we cling to the power and love You make available to us always. May we hold sure to the steadfastness of Your grace plan, which is the same today as yesterday, and ever in our future. We pray this in Your sovereign name. Amen. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-4,2022-12-30,117,2,,,THE JOURNAL,HOUSE,HOUSE,HJOURNAL,H10535,H10535,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1529""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1529""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 6 of House Resolution 1529, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-5,2022-12-30,117,2,,,PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,HOUSE,HOUSE,PLEDGE,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. The SPEAKER pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-6,2022-12-30,117,2,,,COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLICAN LEADER,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLICAN LEADER The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader: Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 30, 2022. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Washington, DC. Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202), I am pleased to appoint the following member to the Medal of Valor Review Board on behalf of the Speaker: Mr. Thomas C. O'Halleran, Sedona, Arizona. As previously agreed, because of the change in Congress and the presumed statutory intent of the Commission, I am appointing Mr. O'Halleran on behalf of the Speaker. As such, I am pleased to make this appointment. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535-7,2022-12-30,117,2,,,ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HANNOUNCEMENT,H10535,H10536,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""450""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""450""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""680""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""680""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""897""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""897""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""989""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""989""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1154""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1154""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1294""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1294""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1402""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1402""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1541""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1942""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2333""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2834""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3168""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3308""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3405""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3519""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3773""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3946""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3949""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4104""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4120""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4240""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4411""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4439""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4926""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4949""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4978""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5016""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5066""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5087""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5168""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5328""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5329""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10535-H10536] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following enrolled bills were signed by Speaker pro tempore DeLauro on Wednesday, December 28, 2022: H.R. 680, for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar; H.R. 897, to take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes; H.R. 1154, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 2617, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S. 450, to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley; S. 989, to establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act; S. 1294, to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes; S. 1402, to amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes; [[Page H10536]] S. 1541, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities; S. 1942, to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes; S. 2333, to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes; S. 2834, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program; S. 3168, to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes; S. 3308, to authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and for the other purposes; S. 3405, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, and for other purposes; S. 3519, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; S. 3773, to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation; S. 3946, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes; S. 3949, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes; S. 4104, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes; S. 4120, to maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes; S. 4240, to amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes; S. 4411, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building''; S. 4439, to take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes; S. 4926, to amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; S. 4949, to amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes; S. 4978, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program; S. 5016, to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System'', and for other purposes; S. 5066, to designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; S. 5087, to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes; S. 5168, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes; S. 5328, to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance; S. 5329, to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10535,2022-12-30,117,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,CALLTOORDER,H10535,H10535,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10535,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H10535]] House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Beyer). ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10536-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10536,H10537,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""91""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""92""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""100""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""521""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1766""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2142""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3508""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3539""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4693""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4877""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5577""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5641""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5809""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6833""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6899""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7132""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7500""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7698""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7846""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8404""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8454""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8656""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8982""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10536,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10536-H10537] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles: September 30, 2022: H.R. 6833. An Act making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 8656. An Act to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the ``Jackie Walorski VA Clinic''. October 4, 2022: H.R. 5577. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''. H.R. 6899. An Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. October 10, 2022: R.R. 468. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. H.R. 1766. An Act to enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes. H.R. 4877. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. H.R. 5641. An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 7500. An Act to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7846. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 8982. An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes. October 11, 2022: H.R. 91. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building''. H.R. 92. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''. H.R. 2142. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building''. H.R. 3508. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''. H.R. 3539. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''. H.R. 5809. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building''. [[Page H10537]] H.R. 7698. An Act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''. October 19, 2022: H.R. 4693. An Act to advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes. December 2, 2022: H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution to provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. H.R. 8454. An Act to expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and for other purposes. December 7, 2022: H.R. 7132. An Act to preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and for other purposes. December 9, 2022: H.R. 521. An Act to permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled. December 13, 2022: H.R. 8404. An Act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10536,2022-12-30,117,2,,,RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10536,H10536,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10536,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10536] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following resignation from the House of Representatives: Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, December 30, 2022. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Madam Speaker: Please be advised that I will resign from the United States House of Representatives effective at 11:59 p.m. on December 30, 2022. It has been my high honor and privilege to represent the people of the First Congressional District of North Carolina for more than eighteen years. And I thank you for your friendship and leadership. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, G.K. Butterfield, Member of Congress. ____ Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 30, 2022. Hon. Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. Dear Governor Cooper: Please be advised that I will resign from the United States House of Representatives effective December 30, 2022. It has been my high honor and privilege to represent the people of the First Congressional District for more than eighteen years. And I thank you for your friendship and leadership. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, G. K. Butterfield. =========================== NOTE =========================== December 30, 2022, on page H10536, in the second column, the following appeared: And I thank you for your friendship and leadership. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, G.K. BUTTERFIELD, Member of Congress. The online version has been corrected to read: And I thank you for your friendship and leadership. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, G.K. BUTTERFIELD, Member of Congress. ----- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, December 30, 2022. Hon. ROY COOPER, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. DEAR GOVERNOR COOPER: Please be advised that I will resign from the United States House of Representatives effective December 30, 2022. It has been my high honor and privilege to represent the people of the First Congressional District for more than eighteen years. And I thank you for your friendship and leadership. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, G. K. BUTTERFIELD. ========================= END NOTE ========================= ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10537-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED,HOUSE,HOUSE,ENROLLEDSIGNED,H10537,H10537,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""680""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""680""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""897""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""897""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1154""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1154""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10537,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10537] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED Kevin F. McCumber, Deputy Clerk of the House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Ms. DeLauro, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022: H.R. 680. An act for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. H.R. 897. An act to take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. H.R. 1154. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. H.R. 2617. An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10537-3,2022-12-30,117,2,,,SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED,HOUSE,HOUSE,ENROLLEDSIGNED,H10537,H10538,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""450""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""989""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1294""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1402""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1541""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1942""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2333""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2834""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3168""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3308""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3405""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3519""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3773""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3946""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3949""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4104""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4120""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4240""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4411""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4439""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4926""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4949""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4978""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5016""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5066""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5087""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5168""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5328""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5329""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10537,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10537-H10538] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Speaker pro tempore, Ms. DeLauro, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, announced her signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles: S. 450--An Act to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. S. 989--An Act to establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act. S. 1294--An Act to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes. S. 1402--An Act to amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes. S. 1541--An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications, services in correctional and detention facilities. S. 1942--At Act to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes. S. 2333--An Act to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal [[Page H10538]] treatment of athletes, and for other purposes. S. 2834--An Act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program. S. 3168--An Act to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes. S. 3308--An Act to authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. S. 3405--An Act to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, and for other purposes. S. 3519--An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. S. 3773--An Act to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. S. 3946--An Act to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes. S. 3949--An Act to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes. S. 4104--An Act to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes. S. 4120--An Act to maximize discovery, and accelerate development an availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes. S. 4240--An Act to amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes. S. 4411--An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building''. S. 4439--An Act to take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes. S. 4926--An Act to amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. S. 4949--An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. S. 4978--An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program. S. 5016--An Act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System'', and for other purposes. S. 5066--An Act to designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 5087--An Act to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes. S. 5168--An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes. S. 5328--An Act to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance. S. 5329--An Act to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10537,2022-12-30,117,2,,,SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10537,H10537,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""169""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""442""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""516""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""958""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1098""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1198""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1941""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2159""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2293""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2490""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2551""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2771""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2794""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3157""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3369""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3470""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3510""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3655""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3826""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3884""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3895""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3969""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4205""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4359""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4524""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4791""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4900""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10537,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10537] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following titles: September 29, 2022: S. 2293. An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. September 30, 2022: S. 3895. An Act to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024. S. 3969. An Act to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes. S. 4900. An Act to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, and for other purposes. October 11, 2022: S. 1098. An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans. October 17, 2022: S. 169. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. S. 442. An Act to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most lifecycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes. S. 516. An Act to plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, and for other purposes. S. 958. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2490. An Act to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2771. An Act to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''. S. 2794. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3157. An Act to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries. S. 3470. An Act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. S. 4205. An Act to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes. S. 4791. An Act to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office. December 2, 2022: S. 3826. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the ``Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building''. S. 3884. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the ``Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office''. December 5, 2022: S. 1941. An Act to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations, and for other purposes. S. 2159. An Act to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and for other purposes. S. 3510. An Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes. S. 3655. An Act to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. December 7, 2022: S. 4524. An Act to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. December 9, 2022: S. 3369. An Act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. S. 4359. An Act to designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the ``Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office'', and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10538,2022-12-30,117,2,,,BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10538,H10540,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""100""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""203""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""228""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""263""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""310""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""441""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""478""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""521""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""680""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""681""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""700""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""785""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""897""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1095""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1154""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1193""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1437""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1917""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2220""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2472""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2473""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2724""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2930""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3175""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3285""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3462""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4250""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4622""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4693""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4881""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4899""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5271""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5349""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5481""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5650""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5659""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5794""}, {""congress"": ""117"", 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""number"": ""6427""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6604""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6614""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6630""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6722""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6863""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6917""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6961""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7077""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7132""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7181""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7299""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7335""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7500""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7514""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7518""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7519""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7535""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7638""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7698""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7735""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7776""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7846""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7903""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7925""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7939""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8025""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8026""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8203""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8226""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8260""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8404""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8454""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9308""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10538,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10538-H10540] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, reported that on October 4, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 7500. To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7698. To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''. H.R. 7846. To increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on October 14, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 4693. To advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on November 29, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8454. To expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 2, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills and joint resolution: H.R. 521. To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled. H.R. 7132. To preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and for other purposes. H.J. Res. 100. To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 9, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8404. To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 16, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 228. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the ``Norma Comnick Post Office Building''. H.R. 263. To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. H.R. 310. To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. H.R. 700. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''. H.R. 1193. To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes. H.R. 1437. Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 2220. To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes. H.R. 2930. To enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes. H.R. 3175. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building''. H.R. 3462. To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481. To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic''. H.R. 5796. To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. H.R. 6614. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building''. H.R. 6722. To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic''. H.R. 6863. To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center''. H.R. 7077. To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes. H.R. 7535. To encourage the migration of Federal Government information technology [[Page H10539]] systems to quantum-resistant cryptography, and for other purposes. H.R. 7903. To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the ``Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic''. H.R. 7925. To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan VA Clinic''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 22, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 7776. 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. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 23, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: 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''. H.R. 441. To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and the conveyance of certain property to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes. H.R. 478. To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. H.R. 681. For the relief of Rebecca Trimble. H.R. 785. For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. H.R. 1095. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building''. H.R. 2472. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the ``John Armor Bingham Post Office''. H.R. 2473. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the ``Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office''. H.R. 2724. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes, H.R. 3285. To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President's spouse. H.R. 4250. To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 4373. Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 4622. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, as the ``Ronald E. Rosser Post Office''. H.R. 4881. To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. H.R. 4899. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''. H.R. 5271. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ``Thelma Harper Post Office Building''. H.R. 5349. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the ``J.I. Washington Post Office Building''. H.R. 5650. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''. H.R. 5659. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''. H.R. 5794. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the ``First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building''. H.R. 5865. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the ``Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building''. H.R. 5900. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office''. H.R. 5943. To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic''. H.R. 5952. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the ``Jon Glawe Post Office''. H.R. 5961. To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code. H.R. 5973. To reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and for other purposes. H.R. 6042. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the ``Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building''. H.R. 6064. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma. H.R. 6080. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Ronald A. Robinson Post Office''. H.R. 6218. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office''. H.R. 6220. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''. H.R. 6221. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the ``James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office''. H.R. 6267. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, as the ``Sergeant Gerald T. `Jerry' Donnellan Post Office''. H.R. 6386. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 6427. To amend the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. H.R. 6604. To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the method by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such institution. H.R. 6630. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the ``PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building''. H.R. 6917. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the ``Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building''. H.R. 6961. To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma. H.R. 7181. To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 7299. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 7335. To improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. H.R. 7514. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the ``Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building''. H.R. 7518. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the ``Roy E. Dickens Post Office''. H.R. 7519. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the ``Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building''. H.R. 7638. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the ``U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office''. H.R. 7735. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the appraisal requirements for certain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8025. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''. H.R. 8026. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Charles W. Lindberg Post Office''. H.R. 8226. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 [[Page H10540]] Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building''. H.R. 8260. To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designation of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 9308. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''. H.R. 8203. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on December 28, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 680. For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. H.R. 897. To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. H.R. 1082. To study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives. H.R. 1154. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. H.R. 1917. To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2617. Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes. H.R. 7939. To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10540-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,"EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.",HOUSE,HOUSE,EXECUTIVECOMM,H10540,H10545,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10540,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10540-H10545] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-6230. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management Division, Rural Development Innovation Center, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Electronic Program Streamlining and Improvement [Docket No.: RUS-22-ELECTRIC- 0031] (RIN: 0572-AC57) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-6231. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, transmitting the Defense Production Act Title III Report on Microelectronics, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4658(a); Public Law 116-283, Sec. 9908(a); (134 Stat. 4860); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-6232. A letter from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's final rule -- Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) Adjustment to Asset-Size Exemption Threshold, received December 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-6233. A letter from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's final rule -- Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C) Adjustment to Asset-Size Exemption Threshold, received December 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-6234. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's Major final rule -- Prior Approval for Enterprise Products (RIN: 2590-AA17) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-6235. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units [Docket No.: CPSC-2017- 0044] received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6236. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- International Dairy Foods Association and Chobani, Inc.: Response to the Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing on the Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt [Docket No.: FDA-2000-P-0126 (formerly Docket No.: 2000P-0658)] (RIN: 0910-AI40) received December 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6237. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Amineptine in Schedule I [Docket No.: DEA-371] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6238. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Specific Listing for 1-boc-4-AP, a Currently Controlled List I Chemical [Docket No.: DEA-1046] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6239. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Ganaxolone in Schedule V [Docket No.: DEA-990] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6240. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Daridorexant in Schedule IV [Docket No.: DEA-949] received December 22, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6241. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746; FRL-6494.1-02- OAR] (RIN: 2060-AV54) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6242. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site Remediation [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002- 0021; FRL-4866.1-02-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AN36) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6243. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Simazine; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA- HQ-OPP-2012-0301; FRL-9321-01-OCSPP] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6244. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR- 2021-0318; FRL-10004-02-R9] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6245. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Revisions to the Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0623; FRL-10031- 02-R9] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6246. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; OR; Updates to Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0740; FRL-10172-01-R10] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6247. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Priorities List [EPA-HQ-OLEM- 2022-0191 and EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0680; FRL-10435-01-OLEM] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6248. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Major final rule -- Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty [[Page H10541]] Engine and Vehicle Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0055; FRL- 7165-02-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AU41) received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6249. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District; South Coast Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0846; FRL-9304-02-R9] received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6250. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR- 2022-0439; FRL-9870-02-R9] received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6251. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions [EPA-R07-OAR-2022-0531; FRL-9976-02-R7] received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6252. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) in Pesticide Formulations Applied to Animals; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ- OPP-2022-0189; FRL- 10458-01-OCSPP] received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6253. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Engineering Technology, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program and Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Competitive Bidding Program [ET Docket No.: 21-232 and EA Docket No.: 21-233] received December 27, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6254. A letter from the Managing Director, AMD-PERM, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Affordable Connectivity Program [WC Docket No.: 21-450] received December 27, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6255. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans [EERE-2013-BT-TP-0050] (RIN: 1904-AD88) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6256. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final Safety evaluation -- BWRVIP-321, Boiling Water Reactor and Internals Project, Plan for Extension of the Boiling Water Reactor Integrated Surveillance Program Through Second License Renewal received December 22, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6257. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Update to Publication for Television Broadcast Station DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage [MB Docket No.: 22-239] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6258. A letter from the Attorney for Regulatory Affairs Division, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation [Docket No.: CPSC- 2015-0006] received December 27, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6259. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report titled ``Politically Motivated Boycotts of, Divestment from, and Sanctions Against Israel'' Department Report Number: 004996, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 4452(d)(1); Public Law 114-125, Sec. 909(d)(1); (130 Stat. 238); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6260. A letter from the Secretary, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Board's report on postal officers and employees who received total compensation in calendar year 2022, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3686(c); Public Law 109-435, Sec. 506; (120 Stat. 3236); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6261. A letter from the General Counsel, Administrative Law, General Law Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notifications of a discontinuation of service in an acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- 277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6262. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's report titled ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program'' Calendar Year 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5379(h)(2); Public Law 101-510, Sec. 1206(b)(1) (as added by Public Law 106-398, Sec. 1122(a)); (114 Stat. 1654A-316); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6263. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Fishery; Final 2022 and 2023 and Projected 2024 Specifications [Docket No.: 221026-0227; RTID 0648-XC411] received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6264. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2021-2022 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Correction [Docket No.: 210518-0108] (RIN: 0648-BK60) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6265. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish [Docket No.: 181015948-9482-02] (RIN: 0648-B154) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6266. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Abbreviated Framework Amendment 1 [Docket No: 171222999- 8208-02] (RIN: 0648-BH46) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6267. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2019 and Projected 2020- 2021 Specifications [Docket No: 181022971-8999-02] (RIN: 0648- B157) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6268. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; Amendment 4 to Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Revisions to the Biennial Management Cycle [Docket No.: 171026999-8408-02] (RIN: 0648-BH36) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6269. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries [Docket No.: 180117042-8884-02: RTID0648-XT031] received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6270. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Revised 2018 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; 2018 Catch Limit [Docket No.: 170925942-8250-02] (RIN: 0648-BH30) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6271. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Amendment 13 [Docket No.: 190725-0004] (RIN: 0648-BI11) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6272. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, [[Page H10542]] transmitting the Administration's final rule -- International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Limits in Purse Seine and and Longline Fisheries, Aggregating Devices in Purse Seine Fisheries, and Transshipment Prohibitions [Docket No.: 180209155-8750-03] (RIN: 0648-BH77) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6273. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Omnibus Acceptable Biological Catch Framework Adjustment [Docket No.: 150309236-8327-02] (RIN: 0648-BE65) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6274. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Framework Adjustment 12 [Docket No.: 170919912-8358-02] (RIN: 0648-BH26) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6275. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rockfish Management in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska Docket No.: 200205-0047] (RIN: 0648-BJ03) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6276. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Nontrawl Lead Level 2 Observers [Docket No.: 170621579-8522-02] (RIN: 0648-BG96) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6277. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2019 Management Measures [Docket No.: 180702602-9400-01] (RIN: 0648-BI05) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6278. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- GAR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 58 [Docket No.: 181203999-9503-02] (RIN: 0648-BI64) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6279. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- GARFO, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 2019 and Projected 2020-2021 Specifications [Docket No.: 190207082-9433-02] (RIN: 0648-XG800) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6280. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- GARFO, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2019 Bluefish Specifications [Docket No.: 181010932-9124-02] (RIN: 0648-XG562) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6281. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- GARFO, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Extension of Emergency Removal of Southern Windowpane Accountability Measures [Docket No.: 170808738-7777-01] (RIN: 0648-BH11) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6282. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- HMS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2019 Northern Albacore Tuna Quota, 2019 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, and 2019 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quota [Docket No.: 190904-0021] (RIN: 0648-XT006) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6283. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries -- West Coast, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2019-2020 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No.: 180625576-8999-02] (RIN: 0648-BH93) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6284. A letter from the Assistant Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Pacific Island Fisheries; Reclassifying Management Unit Species to Ecosystem Component Species [Docket No.: 180202118-8999-01] (RIN: 0648-BH63) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6285. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Revisions To Catch Sharing Plan and Domestic Management Measures in Alaska [Docket No.: 190925- 0038] (RIN: 0648-BH91) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6286. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulus) [Docket No.: FWS-R6-ES-2019- 0054;FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234] (RIN: 1018-BE23) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6287. A letter from the Branch of Administrative Support Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Dolphin and Union Caribou [Docket No. FWS-HQ- ES-2019-0014; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-BD03) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6288. A letter from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's final rule -- Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustments, received December 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-6289. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's Major temporary final rule -- Exercise of Time- Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2023 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers [CIS No.: 2731-22, DHS Docket No. USCIS- 2022-0015] (RIN: 1615-AC82) (RIN: 1205-AC14) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-6290. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Rules of Practice and Procedure; Civil Money Penalty Inflation Adjustment (RIN: 2590-AB26) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-6291. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0808; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00100-R; Amendment 39-22232; AD 2022-23-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6292. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0992; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00173-R; Amendment 39-22229; AD 2022-23-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [[Page H10543]] 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6293. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0503; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01244-T; Amendment 39-22219; AD 2022-22-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6294. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1066; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00622-T; Amendment 39-22225; AD 2022-22-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6295. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1064; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00342-T; Amendment 39-22224; AD 2022-22-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6296. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1060; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00251-T; Amendment 39-22226; AD 2022-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6297. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1065; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00280-T; Amendment 39-22231; AD 2022-23-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6298. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 1481; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01442-R; Amendment 39- 22248; AD 2022-24-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6299. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0460; Project Identifier AD-2021-00824-R; Amendment 39-22198; AD 2022-20-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6300. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0807; Project Identifier AD-2022-00214-R; Amendment 39-22188; AD 2022-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6301. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited) Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0286; Project Identifier AD-2021-01081-R; Amendment 39-22223; AD 2022-22-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6302. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aviation S.p.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0599; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00456-A; Amendment 39-22222; AD 2022-22-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6303. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0682; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01271-T; Amendment 39-22171; AD 2022-19-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6304. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0984; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00236-T; Amendment 39-22207; AD 2022-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6305. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0988; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00438-R; Amendment 39-22217; AD 2022-22-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6306. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Certification Standards for Commercial Balloon Operations [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1040; Amdt. Nos. 61-152 and 68-2] (RIN: 2120-AL51) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6307. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0980; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00448-P; Amendment 39-22212; AD 2022-21- 13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6308. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31456; Amdt. No.: 4033] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6309. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31457; Amdt. No.: 4034] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6310. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0673; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01282-T; Amendment 39-22213; AD 2022-21-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6311. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA- 2022-0887; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00051-T; Amendment 39-22215; AD 2022-21-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6312. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0885; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01429-T; Amendment 39-22209; AD 2022-21- 10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6313. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31455; Amdt. No.: 4032] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6314. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums [[Page H10544]] and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31454; Amdt. No.: 4031] received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6315. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Yaw Maneuver Conditions--Rudder Reversals [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0653; Amdt. No.: 25-147] (RIN: 2120-AK89) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6316. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's Direct final rule -- Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1514; Amdt. No. 47-33] (RIN: 2120-AL45) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6317. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bartlesville and Miami, OK [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 1002; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AWS-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6318. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Liberal, KS [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1004; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ACE-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6319. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Independence and Pittsburg, KS [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1007; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ACE-17] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6320. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1299; Project Identifier MCAI-2022- 00248-T; Amendment 39-22211; AD 2022- 21-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6321. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 1420; Project Identifier AD-2022- 01303-A; Amendment 39- 22240; AD 2022-21-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6322. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by 328 Support Services GmbH; AvCraft Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0688; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00409- T; Amendment 39-22206; AD 2022-21-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6323. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-380; Emmonak, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0245; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-49] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6324. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0982; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00787-T; Amendment 39- 22202; AD 2022-21-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6325. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace: Menominee, MI [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1003; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6326. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-269; Yakutat, AK [Docket No.: FAA- 2022-1152; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-72](RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6327. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0986; Project Identifier MCAI-2021- 01440-T; Amendment 39-22201; AD 2022-21-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6328. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class C Airspace; Evansville, IN [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1209; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AWA-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6329. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2021- 1070; Project Identifier 2020-CE-004-AD; Amendment 39-22214; AD 2022-21-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6330. A letter from the Management and Project Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1247; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01066-T; Amendment 39-22200; AD 2022-21-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6331. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colorado Plains Regional Airport, CO [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0711; Airspace Docket No.: 21-ANM-64] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6332. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, MT [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0764; Airspace Docket No.: 21-ANM-37] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6333. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1164; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01379-T; Amendment 39-22186; AD 2022-20-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6334. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0817; Project Identifier MCAI-2022- 00369-T; Amendment 39-22197; AD 2022-20-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6335. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-26 and V-63; Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-464; and Revocation of the Wausau, WI, Low Altitude Reporting Point; in the Vicinity of Wausau, WI [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0243; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-5] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6336. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2022-0672; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01606-T; Amendment 39-22228; AD 2022-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, [[Page H10545]] pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6337. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of R-2206 and Establishment of Restricted Areas R-2206B, R-2206C, R-2206D, R2066E, R-2206F, and R-2206G; Clear, AK [Docket No.: FAA- 2022-0755; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-83] (RIN:2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6338. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1307; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01331-R; Amendment 39-22218; AD 2022-22- 03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6339. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Eagle Lake, TX [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0924; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ASW-17] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6340. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA- 2022-1402; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-01094-R; Amendment 39-22227; AD 2022-22-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6341. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1409; Project Identifier AD-2022-01396-A; Amendment 39-22235; AD 2022-23-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6342. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Class E Airspace; Stratford, TX [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0970; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ASW-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6343. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0159; Project Identifier AD-2021-01019-T; Amendment 39-22199; AD 2022-20- 15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6344. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bloomfield, IA [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0773; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ACE-14] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6345. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Duluth, MN [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0904; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-28] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6346. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) T-Route T-378; Fort Yukon, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0232; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-47] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6347. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Multiple Indiana Towns [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0871; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-27] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6348. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment to VOR Federal Airway V- 436 and Jet Route J-125, and Establishment of United States Area Navigation Route T-399 in the Vicinity of Clear, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0245; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6349. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1052; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00654-T; Amendment 39-22216; AD 2022-22-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6350. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [FRL-5906.7-01-OECA] received December 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-6351. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status and Designation of Critical Habitat for Tiehm's Buckwheat [Docket No.: FWS-R8-ES-2020-0017; FF09E21000 FXES11110900000 234] (RIN:1018-BF94) received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6352. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- List of No-Rule Areas of IRC for Letter Rulings or Determination Letters (Rev. Proc. No.: 2023-3) received December 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-6353. A letter from the Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled ``Mandated Analysis of Home Health Service Utilization From January 2016 Through March 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 115-123, Sec. 50208(b); (132 Stat. 189); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-6354. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, DEA, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Technical Correction to Regulation Regarding Registration Exception for Officials [Docket No.: DEA-555] received December 23, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary. EC-6355. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notice regarding a legislative proposal, ``Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia''; jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources and Homeland Security. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10540,2022-12-30,117,2,,,ADJOURNMENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ADJOURNMENT,H10540,H10540,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1230""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1230""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10540,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10540] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 1 of House Resolution 1230, the House stands adjourned until Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Thereupon (at 9 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 10 a.m. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10545,2022-12-30,117,2,,,REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBCOMMREPORT,H10545,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""442""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""641""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1492""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1546""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2021""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2348""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2780""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3075""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3524""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3681""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3764""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4046""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4130""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4690""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5522""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6032""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6720""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6964""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7615""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7918""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8115""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8152""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8487""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10545,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10545-H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. MEEKS: Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 3524. A bill to revitalize and reassert United States leadership, investment, and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and globally; with an amendment (Rept. 117-667, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4046. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-668). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 8152. A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement; with an amendment (Rept. 117-669). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 442. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-670, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 443. A bill to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-671, Pt. 1). Referred to the [[Page H10546]] Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1492. A bill to prevent methane waste and pollution from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-672, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2348. A bill to maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-673). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3075. A bill to address seafood slavery and combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117-674, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-675, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 641. Resolution recognizing and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to our lands (Rept. 117-676). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3681. A bill to direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-677). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 5522. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property (Rept. 117-678). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6032. A bill to take certain Federal lands located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-679). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6720. A bill to authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-680). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6964. A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (Rept. 117-681). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7615. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to develop housing, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-682). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7918. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program; with an amendment (Rept. 117-683). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 8115. A bill to amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-684). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 4690. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-685, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2780. A bill to provide for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-686, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2021. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-687, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. TAKANO: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Activities Report (Rept. 117-688). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. Submission to the U.S. House of Representatives of Materials Related to the Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's Mandatory Audit Program Under the Prior Administration (2017-2020) (Rept. 117-689). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. YARMUTH: Committee on the Budget. Activities and Summary Report of the Committee on the Budget (Rept. 117- 690). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: Committee on Homeland Security. Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security (Rept. 117-691). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Report on the Activities of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Rept. 117-692). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4130. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-693). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Report of Activities of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (Rept. 117-694). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3764. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-695, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 8487. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-696, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. MEEKS: Committee on Foreign Affairs. Activities Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 117th Congress (Rept. 117-697). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. LOFGREN: Committee on House Administration. The Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration During the 117th Congress (Rept. 117-698). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 442 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 443 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1492 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2780 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3075 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select) discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3524 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3764 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. [[Page H10547]] Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Agriculture discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4690 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged from further consideration. H.R. 8487 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-10,2022-12-30,117,2,,,ADDITIONAL SPONSORS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HADDSPONSORS,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""110""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""923""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1447""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1493""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2800""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3335""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3402""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4268""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4366""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7492""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8818""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8819""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9648""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 110: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 2800: Mr. Crow. H.R. 3335: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 3402: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 4268: Mr. Gottheimer and Mr. Vargas. H.R. 4366: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 7492: Mrs. Lesko. H.R. 8818: Ms. Chu. H.R. 8819: Ms. Chu. H.R. 9648: Mr. Crow. H. Res. 923: Mr. Gottheimer. H. Res. 1447: Mr. Suozzi. H. Res. 1493: Ms. Omar." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,MEMORIALS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HMEMORIALS,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""23""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MEMORIALS Under clause 3 of rule XII, ML-246. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 23, requesting the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress approve the replacement of Michigan's statue of Lewis Cass with a statue of Coleman A. Young as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection and to take other actions related to this request; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-3,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-4,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9699,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9699""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. BEATTY: H.R. 9699. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-5,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9700,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9700""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. CHABOT: H.R. 9700. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-6,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9701,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9701""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. GOHMERT: H.R. 9701. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-7,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9702,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9702""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Ms. MACE: H.R. 9702. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-8,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9703,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9703""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. TORRES of New York: H.R. 9703. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547-9,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9704,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9704""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia: H.R. 9704. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgH10547,2022-12-30,117,2,,,PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBBILLS,H10547,H10547,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9699""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9700""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9701""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9702""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9703""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9704""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10547,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [House] [Page H10547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mrs. BEATTY: H.R. 9699. A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct an assessment of the use of certain educational data in determining the creditworthiness of an applicant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. CHABOT: H.R. 9700. A bill to clarify the legal basis for the position of the United States on sovereignty over Taiwan and distinguish such position from the People's Republic of China's ``one China'' principle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. GOHMERT: H.R. 9701. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program whereby the Secretary shall convey certain Federal land to individuals who permanently waive eligibility for certain welfare programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Education and Labor, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. MACE: H.R. 9702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. TORRES of New York: H.R. 9703. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a candidate for Congress to file additional information about a candidate's educational background, military service, and employment history, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia: H.R. 9704. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction and behind-the-wheel training in highway safety programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgS-FrontMatter-11,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,FRONTMATTER,S10111,S10111,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10111,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10111] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] S E N A T E Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022 No. 203" CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgS10111-2,2022-12-30,117,2,,,"ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003, AT 11:30 A.M.",SENATE,SENATE,ADJOURNMENT,S10111,S10111,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10111,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10111] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003, AT 11:30 A.M. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Thereupon, the Senate, at 9:30 and 26 seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 11:30 a.m." CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgS10111,2022-12-30,117,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,CALLTOORDER,S10111,S10111,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10111,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10111] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10111]] Senate The Senate met at 9:30 and 7 seconds a.m. and was called to order by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy) ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1277,D1277,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1277,D1277,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""8""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1532""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9695""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9698""}]",168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 9695- 9698; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1532 were introduced. Page H10534 Additional Cosponsors: Page H10534 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Committee on Armed Services. Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (H. Rept. 117-666). Page H10534 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Mfume to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H10533 United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission-- Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individuals on the part of the House to the United States- China Economic and Security Review Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2024: Mr. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia; and Ms. Reva B. Price of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Page H10533 Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: The House received a communication from William J. Walker, Sergeant at Arms. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, following consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, Mr. Walker notified the House that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remains in effect. Page H10533 Announcement by the Chair: The Chair announced the extension, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 8, and effective December 26, 2022, of the covered period designated on January 4, 2021. Page H10533 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 12:04 p.m." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277-4,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1277,D1277,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277-5,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2022-12-30,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1277,D1277,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277-6,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1277,D1278,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1277-D1278] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). 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[[Page D1278]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9:30 a.m., Friday, December 30 Senate Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will meet in pro forma session. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 a.m., Friday, December 30 House Chamber Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 9 a.m. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bonamici, Suzanne, Ore., E1360 Estes, Ron, Kans., E1359 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1361 Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1361 Scott, Robert ``Bobby'', Va., E1359, E1361 Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E1361" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgD1277,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1277,D1277,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1277,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 27, 2022 [[Page D1277]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate met at 6:00:50 p.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at 6:01:31 p.m. until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022.------" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1359-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,"PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES...",HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1359,E1359,"[{""name"": ""Ron Estes"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1359,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1359] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4373, FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1082, SAMI'S LAW; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ______ speech of HON. RON ESTES of kansas in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Leader Brady and Chairman Neal for their yeoman-like work on SECURE 2.0. This has been a truly bipartisan and bicameral effort that will assist all Americans save more for their retirement for longer throughout their lives. When SECURE 2.0 passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, it had multiple provisions I helped introduce, including an increase in RMD age, retirement matching for student loan repayment, and enhancing 403(b) plans. As the House and Senate went through negotiations on this package, I was pleased to see that Unclaimed Savings Bonds was included, something that I have been working on since before I have been in Congress. The U.S. Treasury is sitting on potentially billions of dollars in bonds which haven't been claimed--mostly because people don't know they or their parents or grandparents even own bonds. If given access to federal records and the dormant bonds, most states would be able to make it easy for people to look up if they own lost bonds and to reclaim ownership. Approximately $29.7 billion in savings bonds have reached final maturity and ceased to pay interest. While Treasury claims that only one percent of all matured savings bonds have not been redeemed, it's much more. States already have programs in place to help their residents find lost or forgotten assets. It's a program that I'm passionate about, as I helped connect Kansans with their money and assets as Kansas State Treasurer for 6 years, fighting the U.S. Treasury tooth-and-nail the entire way. While my standalone unclaimed savings bond bill required Treasury to provide states with the names, addresses, and serial numbers--the best way to make sure Americans are reconnected with their rightful property--the provision in this bill makes Treasury's providing of serial numbers optional. I believe that this deliberate change is due to Treasury's failure to keep accurate records. This crucial information is necessary, and Congress overwhelmingly intended for Treasury to provide it. I would like to make it clear that it is the intent of Congress that, where possible, states should be able to access the serial numbers of unclaimed savings bonds. Inclusion of this provision is a positive step, but Americans won't see the full benefit until Treasury stops playing games with the savings bond program. I would briefly like to touch on the underlying Omnibus bill. It is a shame that good legislation supported by Republicans and Democrats like SECURE 2.0 has been tucked into a 4,000-plus-page bill that nobody has read in total. It contains highly partisan and reckless spending throughout, which I fundamentally oppose. I believe that last-minute legislation like this is a terrible way to run the greatest country in the world and I urge my colleagues to vote no. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1359-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF RICHARD MILLER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E1359,E1360,"[{""name"": ""Robert C. \""Bobby\"" Scott"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1359,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1359-E1360] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF RICHARD MILLER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR ______ HON. ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT of virginia in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise to thank Richard Miller and honor his public service as the Director of Labor Policy for the Committee on Education and Labor. When people describe Richard, the sentiments range from ``true and tireless champion of working people'', ``an expert on any topic relating to workers'', to ``unparalleled knowledge of the issues impacting workers''. Folks have called him charismatic, meticulous, dedicated, committed. Prior to working for Congress, he helped workers organize for labor rights and battle union busting campaigns from coast to coast and from north to south. Through his work for the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union, and its successor Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers Union, he led advocacy efforts to enact an occupational illness compensation program for defense nuclear workers (Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program ACt (EEOICPA); protect union rights and pension security; fund hazardous waste worker training programs; enact a defense nuclear worker ``conversion'' and medical screening law; secure a moratorium on the sale of radioactively contaminated metals into unrestricted commerce; and authorize and secure funding for U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations Board (CSB). Since its enactment in 2000, EEOICP A has provided benefits to approximately 100,000 nuclear weapons complex workers (or their survivors) for diseases arising from exposure to radiation, beryllium and silica. As the Representative of the 3rd Congressional District of Virginia, which is home to the Nation's largest private shipyard, the Committee pressed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to expand a proposed beryllium rule to include protections for shipyard workers-particularly those around abrasive blasting. Richard led the Committee's effort, in conjunction with the Steelworkers union, to ultimately secure enforceable protections for our nation's maritime workers from exposure to this ultra-toxic element. Beginning in 2007, Richard joined on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, investigating regulatory gaps in energy futures and derivatives markets; the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to reprocess spent nuclear fuel; price manipulation schemes in propane markets; crude oil pipeline safety; and DOE's sole-source contracting and nuclear non-proliferation programs. In 2009, Richard came to the Committee on Education and Labor under then Chairman George Miller (no relation) and worked under my leadership for nearly eight years. Richard conducted investigations on the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster; the performance of the Chemical Safety Board's investigations; contested case backlogs before the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission; mismanaged state OSHA programs; the Department of Labor's Whistleblower Protection Program and Black Lung Benefits program, and administration proposals to cut federal workers' compensation benefits. Richard maintained a focus on international labor rights by supporting the Speaker's Congressional Monitoring Group on the U.S.- Colombia Labor Action Plan and the bi-cameral working group on safety and labor rights in Bangladesh. Fallowing the repeated fires and industrial disasters killing workers in that country's garment industry, and a government largely unresponsive to labor rights violations, Richard led Committee efforts to enact funding for global labor rights programs and to elevate labor rights as a priority for U.S. diplomacy with Bangladesh, while assisting Bangladeshi labor rights advocates in communicating their concerns to Congress. As part of his work for the Committee, he has drafted bills to strengthen the Occupational Safety & Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, the Black Lung Benefits Act, the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). As a corollary, he led efforts to beat back three-efforts over six years to cut FECA benefit levels. As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, Richard led Committee efforts to ensure front-line workers in VA hospitals, airports, post offices, law enforcement and meat plant inspectors were able to secure workers' compensation for COVID-19 without having to meet an insurmountable burden of proof. He has worked to stabilize the black lung benefits program by extending the black lung excise tax, reducing backlogs in adjudicating claims, driving reforms in coal operator self-insurance, and rebuilding the black lung clinics program to ensure miners receive pulmonary [[Page E1360]] rehabilitation and claims assistance they need. Richard even managed to convince me to go several thousand feet underground to visit a coal mine and assess its safety features. And in typical fashion, Richard was quick to ensure the invitation of one of my Republican colleagues to join in this venture. The Committee on Education & Labor will miss his wealth of knowledge and his enthusiasm for finding ways to improve the life of those workers who lack a voice but need one. We can always count on him to offer what he would call ``an observation, not a criticism.'' In conclusion, Richard has led his professional life doing the ``good trouble, necessary trouble'' that Congressman John Lewis has called us to do. I know that I speak for the Committee in thanking him for his service to this House and the American People and wish him well in his retirement. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1360,2022-12-27,117,2,,,"PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES...",HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1360,E1361,"[{""name"": ""Suzanne Bonamici"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1360,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1360-E1361] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4373, FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1082, SAMI'S LAW; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ______ speech of HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI of oregon in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. One of the most basic and important responsibilities of Congress is to keep the government funded and operating, and it is our obligation to spend taxpayer money wisely. A budget is a statement of values and priorities, and this budget focuses on helping hardworking families get ahead, supporting vulnerable populations at home and abroad, and growing the economy. This bipartisan bill invests in affordable child care, helps to address the climate crisis, increases the maximum Pell Grant award by $500, provides $47 billion for the National Institutes of Health to help develop treatments and cures for chronic diseases, secures funding for manufacturing jobs created by the historic bipartisan Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, serves veterans exposed to harmful chemicals by providing $5 billion in mandatory funding under the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, and includes nearly $45 billion in emergency and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. The FY23 omnibus bill also includes the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers to give pregnant workers basic accommodations like an extra bathroom break and stool to sit on, preventing pregnant workers from being discriminated against in the workplace. This legislation includes several bills and investments I have fought for this Congress. The bill establishes a permanent, nationwide Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program to address food insecurity among children when school is out. As the Chair of Education and Labor Committee's Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee, I have been working on needed updates to our federal child nutrition programs. This is an important victory that builds on the successes of the Pandemic- EBT program and it will help prevent summer hunger. I have also been fighting for increases in funding to nutrition programs for seniors through the Older Americans Act, and I am grateful that this year's bill responds to increasing need amid growing demand and rising costs by including more funding for OAA Title III nutrition programs. My Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act is enacted under this omnibus funding bill. These provisions will create an Office of the Retirement Savings Lost and Found to provide workers with tools to locate and manage accounts after leaving an employer. Tracking retirement savings accounts after leaving an employer can be extremely difficult, and many people lose access completely. The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act will give workers tools to access and preserve their hard-earned savings. Economic inflation caused by increased consumer demand, global supply chain disruptions, and the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia have shifted global markets and affected everyday costs. Higher prices are straining household budgets and depriving workers of the full benefits of our growing economy. I am pleased that this legislation includes a nearly $2 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and an almost $1 billion increase for Head Start. These long overdue investments follow my continued calls to improve the care economy for families and care workers, including in two letters I led that were signed by more than half of the Democratic Caucus. Additionally, this legislation will help families with rising energy costs by providing $5 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and expanding who can access the services of Community Action Agencies. Although these are needed investments to address housing affordability and childcare access, there is still much more we need to do, including extending the powerful, enhanced Child Tax Credit that House Democrats included in the American Rescue Plan and updating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to remove barriers to housing development. Ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms (HABs), and are hypoxia are significant threats to coastal communities, industries, and Tribes across the United States. The ocean is resilient, but we cannot afford to wait to take action. I am pleased that this legislation invests in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Integrated Ocean Acidification Program to expand scientific research and monitoring of ocean acidification to identify risks and inform vulnerable communities, industries, and coastal and ocean managers of ways to prepare. The bill also includes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research and monitoring investments through NOAA to strengthen research about environmental stressors on our ocean and coastal resources and expand competitive research grants to study threats to ocean health. Although the bill does not include specific investments in blue carbon ecosystems, I will continue to advocate for natural climate solutions and appreciate the investments in improving the resilience of such ecosystems included in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure law. The Pacific Northwest must also be ready for a potential Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and related tsunami, so I appreciate that this legislation contains funding for NOAA's Tsunami Warning Centers and for the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) to help prepare vulnerable communities in the event of a tsunami. Additionally, harnessing energy from waves, currents, and tides is an exciting frontier in the clean power sector, and I am pleased that this legislation includes funding for the Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office, which supports investments in hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetic energy technologies, including research at the Pacific Marine Energy Center in Oregon. Education is one of the best investments our country can make. Every student in our country deserves access to a high-quality, well-rounded education, and this legislation makes investments in many important programs. I'm pleased that the omnibus legislation includes a more than $70 million for the Institute of Education Sciences and encourages the pursuit of quick turnaround, high-reward projects to improve student achievement and advance education equity--language based on bipartisan legislation I introduced this year. Additionally, the legislation's $1.38 billion investment in Title IV-A of the Every Student Succeeds Act will provide students with greater opportunities to receive an engaging, well-rounded education and support the development of safe, healthy, welcoming learning environments. I am also grateful that this year's federal budget continues the long, bipartisan recognition of the importance of the arts and humanities by providing $207 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEA was instrumental in supporting local arts organizations during the height of the pandemic, and this additional funding will allow it to foster greater creativity and promote equity in the arts around the country. Additionally, I secured more than $35 million in Community Project Funding for 15 projects in NW Oregon that will make our communities stronger and create new opportunities for families and workers. Addressing the climate crisis and expanding access to affordable housing are top priorities in my work, and these projects reflect my commitment to putting forward real solutions to address the challenges we face. These projects will bolster the economy in Oregon by building more affordable housing, making our roads safer and more sustainable, supporting small businesses, enhancing workforce development to provide people the skills needed for advanced manufacturing and a good job, and promoting equity in foster care: Notably missing from this end-of-year package is comprehensive immigration reform. Further inaction harms our communities and economy. Dreamers, essential workers like farmworkers, educators, and nurses, and [[Page E1361]] many more are stuck in our antiquated immigration system. Next year, I will continue fighting to secure the dignity of immigrants in our communities. I would like to thank Chair DeLauro and her staff for their tireless work to negotiate this important legislation, and I look forward to voting in favor. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1361-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E1361,E1361,"[{""name"": ""Ritchie Torres"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1361,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1361] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. RITCHIE TORRES of new york in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Mr. TORRES of New York. Madam Speaker, on Friday, December 23, 2022, I was not present in the House Chamber. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 547. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1361-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1361,E1361,"[{""name"": ""Sheila Jackson Lee"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""450""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1361,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1361] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021 ______ speech of HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE of texas in the house of representatives Thursday, December 29, 2022 Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 450, Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 which will posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After which, the medal will be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. I loudly applaud and support the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021. The passage of this legislation is long overdue and today is a monumental day for the United States of America. This bill, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021, provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After the award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In January of 1900, Ida B. Wells gave a speech declaring that our country's national crime at the time was lynching. Lynching was a terror tactic frequently used against African Americans in the Jim Crow South. At the time, no colored man was safe from lynching if a white woman, no matter what her standing or motive, cares to charge him with insult or assault. Unfortunately, many innocent adolescents like Emmett Till fell victim to these tortuous killings. Emmett Till was brutally murdered on August 28, 1955, for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier. The white woman, her husband and brother, made Emmett carry a 75- pound cotton gin fan to the bank of the Tallahache River. They then forced Emmett to remove his clothes. The 2 men began beating Emmett, nearly to death, gouged his eye out, shot him in the head and then threw his body into the river. Despite malicious efforts from authorities to quickly bury Emmett's body, his mother, Mamie Bradley demanded it be sent back to Chicago. Here is where she decided to invite media outlets to Emmett's funeral, left his casket open during the funeral, and let these media outlets show the world what racist murderers had done to her only son. It is, of course, fitting, and proper that this legislation bears the name of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Till's slaying in 1955 and his mother's decision to have an open casket at his funeral, stirred the Nation's conscience and galvanized a generation of Americans to join the fight for equality. Fast forward to 1998 in the small town of Jasper, Texas, three white men offered James Byrd, Jr. ride home. The next morning James Byrd, Jr.'s body was found. He was beaten, chained to the back of a truck, had spray paint all over his face, and dragged alive until he was decapitated, all because of the color of his skin. This was an act of unfathomable racist brutality. On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot and killed by Travis McMichael and his father George McMichael. Ahmaud Arbery was jogging through his neighborhood, unarmed, and was tragically killed by the McMichaels who claim they thought he was a local burglar. They followed him in their truck and eventually shot him as he struggled fighting Travis off. Local law enforcement attempted to cover up the killing by telling Arbery's family that he had been killed while committing a crime and that the men who shot him would face no charges. Luckily, footage of the incident was taken and this footage was widely shared. Finally, after national outcry sparked activism, the McMichaels were arrested and charged, and convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and given a life sentence. This tragedy was immediately characterized as yet another modern-day lynching. More than 150 years since Reconstruction, some still try to utilize false narratives that dehumanize people of color suspected of crimes to legitimate their inhumane treatment. Sadly, hundreds of thousands of people of color have been killed, and many of the killers, like those of Emmett himself, were never successfully prosecuted. Over the past half century, the United States has made tremendous progress in overcoming the badges and vestiges of slavery. But this progress has been purchased at great cost. The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 will ensure that Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley are properly honored for their sacrifice and commitment to equality and justice. In doing so, this legislation will help move this Nation one step closer to fulfilling its promise that in America all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1361-4,2022-12-27,117,2,,,"PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES...",HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1361,E1362,"[{""name"": ""Robert C. \""Bobby\"" Scott"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1361,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1361-E1362] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4373, FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2023; RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1082, SAMI'S LAW; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ______ speech of HON. ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT of virginia in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 23, 2022 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I intend to vote yes on the end- of-year funding bill. However, I object to a provision added by the Senate to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA ensures that pregnant workers who work for employers with 15 or more employees have access to reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. Pregnant workers are just as capable as their colleagues, but if they are denied reasonable accommodations, such as water or rest breaks, some workers face increased health risks including premature births, pregnancy complications, and even miscarriage. The purpose of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is to ensure that pregnant workers do not have to make the difficult choice between financial security and a safe and healthy pregnancy. Despite the purpose of the bill--which is to expand the accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions--language was added by the Senate that may undermine the bill's purpose. When the Senate finally considered the PWFA on December 8, 2022, it was after languishing in that chamber for over one and one-half years. It should be noted that PWFA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 315 to 101, on May 14, 2021, with over 230 organizations ranging from the business community to religious organizations and other groups. Not a single one of these organizations demanded language to exempt employers from providing accommodations to pregnant and other workers with related conditions on the basis of the religious views of the employers. [[Page E1362]] Moreover, when the Senate debated to take up the PWFA by unanimous consent consideration on December 8, 2022, the text of the bill did not contain the religious exemption language. Confidently, Senator Casey of Pennsylvania declared that the bill ``when it comes to a final vote, will have at least 60 votes in the Senate, if not more. I think it will be more than that.'' During the debate, Senator Tillis of North Carolina objected to the unanimous consent consideration of PWFA because it ``would give Federal bureaucrats at the EEOC authority to mandate that employers nationwide provide accommodations such as leave to obtain abortions on demand under the guise of a pregnancy-related condition.'' Senator Cassidy of Louisiana rejected to that characterization of the bill and noted the support of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Senator Cassidy read into the record the position of the Catholic Bishops: ``We believe that [this] version of the bill, read in light of existing liberty protections, helps advance the [U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops'] goal of ensuring that no woman ever feels forced to choose between her future and the life of her child while protecting the conscience rights and religious freedoms of employers.'' Senator Cassidy went on to say that ``the pro-life position is to make an accommodation for that woman who has those needs so she can safely carry the baby to term.'' He further added that the PWFA passed the House with a bipartisan vote 315 and was adopted by the Senate HELP Committee with a bipartisan vote of 19-2, with the endorsement of the Chambers of Commerce and March of Dimes, among others. When Senator Tillis pressed for language regarding the religious entity exemption from section 702 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Senator Cassidy stressed that the Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed this bill because the Title VII exemption was untouched by the PWFA. Senator Cassidy made clear that the bill does not touch Title VII's exemptions which allows, ``employers [pastors and ministers and Rabbis] to make employment decisions based on firmly held religious beliefs. This bill does not change this.'' And yet, just days before the funding of the government runs out, the Senate inserted a ``Rule of Construction'' which incorporates the religious entity exemption from Title VII, countering the very points made just days earlier. The lack of legal analysis and evaluation of this Rule of Construction has given me pause and there is concern that this ``Rule of Construction'', may be interpreted to allow certain employers to deny pregnant workers reasonable accommodations based on the employers' religious beliefs. I object to adding this religious exemption to this bill for a number of reasons. First, this exemption is in direct contradiction with, and undermines the purpose of, the bill--by opening the door to discrimination against the very people we are trying to protect. When the House Education and Labor Committee marked up this bill on March 24, 2021, a similar amendment was offered by Mr. Fulcher of Idaho to exempt religious organizations from coverage under the bill. The amendment, which would have allowed religious organizations to deny workers reasonable accommodations under the law, was defeated by a vote of 20 Yeas and 27 Nays. Specifically, it was the position of the Committee that this very language would open the door to employers seeking religious exemption. A witness testifying before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Dina Bakst, Co-Founder & Co-President from A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal Center, testified that her organization had conducted a legal analysis of nearly 1,000 court cases invoking the Title VII religious exemption involving an employer objecting to providing pregnancy accommodations. Ms. Bakst said, ``from a legal standpoint, inserting an exemption for religious employers is simply extraneous and unnecessary.'' Further, Ms. Bakst testified that not only is the exemption ``already unnecessary'' but also that ``ample escape hatches already exist for religious employers.'' She added that ``I would hope that most employers, especially those that are religious, would be amenable to providing such simple measures to their employees to safeguard their well-being.'' Second, I object to adding this exemption because it is unnecessary. Religious employers are already afforded significant protections to exercise their religious beliefs under Supreme Court precedent and various federal laws including, for example, the ministerial exception, which provides certain religious employers a constitutionally recognized exemption to federal antidiscrimination laws and applies to employees who preach and teach the employer's religious tenets. Religious employers can also invoke the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which requires that government action that substantially infringes on a person's exercise of religion serve a compelling government interest and be the least restrictive means to achieve that interest. Third, because the religious exemption language was hastily included in this bill by the Senate, there has not been any analysis for the record that examines the meaning and the long-term impact of its inclusion. For example, the ``Rule of Construction'' uses the term ``religious employment,'' but this term is not defined in the bill nor is it included in the text of Section 702 of Title VII, which means that it may be interpreted in multiple ways by religious employers and the courts regardless of intent. Additionally, while the existing Title VII religious exemption is reserved for religious discrimination and the hiring of ``co-religionists,'' the Rule of Construction provision now applies the Title VII exemption to PWFA's requirements. It is unclear what the inclusion of such language pertaining to hiring means in a bill that is meant to require pregnancy-related accommodations. I am deeply concerned that it could mean that employers who qualify for the exemption are not required to accommodate pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, thereby authorizing a blanket exemption for religious employers. For example, would an employer now be able to use their religious viewpoint against a pregnant worker's single parent status, ``mixed-race'' relationship, ``mixed-religion'' union, IVF treatment, or same-sex relationship, etc.? My concern about the expansion of religious exemption to protective workplace discrimination and accommodation laws was underscored by the Supreme Court decision in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Inc. case. In that decision, the Court concluded that a for-profit corporation could be considered a ``person'' under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and therefore assert a religious objection to providing contraception coverage for their employees. In contrast, the religious exemption for qualifying employer under Title VII is narrow, afforded only to a ``religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society,'' and no court has ever upheld a for-profit organization to qualify for the exemption. Yet, in 2020, the Trump Administration finalized a rule for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs opening the door to the religious exemption to some for-profits. Further, the EEOC under the Trump Administration approved, an updated Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination attempts to stretch the exemption to some for-profits, noting that ``Title VII case law has not definitely addressed whether a for-profit corporation that satisfies the other factors can constitute a religious corporation under Title VII.'' By including the Rule of Construction in PWFA, we have injected uncertainty instead of affirming unequivocal protections for pregnant workers. It is also unclear how the religious exemption will be interpreted when read in conjunction with Section 7 of the bill, which provides that PWFA does not invalidate or limit state or local laws that provide equal or greater protection for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Adding the religious exemption could undermine this principle and result in these workers having less protections under relevant state or local laws. The fourth and final reason I object to this language is because just a year and a half ago, the House passed the PWFA, with a strong bipartisan vote of 315 Yeas to 101 Nays, without a religious exemption. The inclusion of this language by the Senate is unfortunate and, the repercussions may befelt by vulnerable workers we are supposed to protecting. Put plainly, the continued expansion of religious exemption turns the purpose of the law on its head. Instead of the law protecting employees from discrimination and the lack of accommodations, these religious exemptions are being used as to protect the employer's right to discriminate and deny basic accommodation. For these reasons, I strongly object to including a religious exemption under Section 7B, the Rule of Construction, in Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Moreover, I am disappointed that numerous proposals that I have long- championed--including the Child Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act reauthorization, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act reauthorization, the National Apprenticeship Act reauthorization, and a comprehensive Child Nutrition Reauthorization--have been left on the chopping block yet again. These proposals are among the many advanced under my leadership on the Education and Labor Committee that respond to the needs of America's students, workers, and families. To omit these proposals and others from the omnibus appropriations bill is a disservice to the American people." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgE1361,2022-12-27,117,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E1361,E1361,"[{""name"": ""Zoe Lofgren"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3773""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1361,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1361] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. ZOE LOFGREN of california in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, on December 22, 2022, I instructed via email communication that my proxy record a NAY vote on the passage of S. 3773. However, the proxy inadvertently voted different from my instructions on Roll Call No. 541, the passage of S. 3773. I was recorded as voting YEA, when I instructed a NAY vote. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter,2022-12-27,117,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,FRONTMATTER,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022 No. 202" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-10,2022-12-27,117,2,,,"EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.",HOUSE,HOUSE,EXECUTIVECOMM,H10533,H10534,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Pages H10533-H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-6209. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual report for calendar year 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-6210. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Fiscal Year 2022 Report to Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-6211. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled ``Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Third Report to Congress'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(3)(C); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XX, Sec. 2008 (as amended by Public Law 111-148, Sec. 5507(a)); (124 Stat. 663); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6212. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled ``National Plan to Address Alzheimer's [[Page H10534]] Disease: 2022 Update'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11225(g); Public Law 111-375, Sec. 2(g); (124 Stat. 4102); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6213. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled ``Report on the Affordability of Insulin'', pursuant to Public Law 116-283, Sec. 10004(2); (134 Stat. 4865); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6214. A letter from the Section Chief, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Default Provisions for Hearing Proceedings Relating to the Revocation, Suspension, or Denial of a Registration [Docket No.: DEA-438] (RIN: 1117-AB36) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6215. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report titled ``Implementation of Executive Order 12938 Concerning the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction'', pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94- 412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6216. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6217. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6218. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6219. A letter from the Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission, transmitting the Commission's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, Sec. 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6220. A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); Public Law 107-296, Sec. 705; (116 Stat. 2219); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6221. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting an update on the steps the Treasury has been required to effectively implement the American Rescue Plan; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6222. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the results of the audit of the United States House of Representatives' annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021; to the Committee on House Administration. EC-6223. A letter from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Boundary Description and Final Map South Fork Clackamas Wild and Scenic River, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1274(b); Public Law 90- 542, Sec. 3(b) (as amended by Public Law 100-534, Sec. 501); (102 Stat. 2708); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-6224. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 1053; Project Identifier MCAI-2022-00200-T; Amendment 39- 22234; AD 2022-23-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6225. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0156; Project Identifier AD-2021-01474-T; Amendment 39-22237; AD 2022-23- 10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6226. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0103; Project Identifier AD-2021-00977-T; Amendment 39-22238; AD 2022-23- 11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6227. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1059; Project Identifier AD-2022-00204-T; Amendment 39-22239; AD 2022-23- 12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 20, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-6228. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled ``Medicare Part B Spending on Lab Tests Increased in 2021, Driven By Higher Volume of COVID-19 Tests, Genetic Tests, and Chemistry Tests'', pursuant to Public Law 113-93; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-6229. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting the Biennial Report of the Board of Directors, pursuant by Sec. 102(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act; jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and Labor. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HDESIGNATION,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: Washington, DC, December 27, 2022. I hereby appoint the Honorable Kweisi Mfume to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,PRAYER,HOUSE,HOUSE,PRAYER,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER The Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben offered the following prayer: Holy God, we pray to You, giving thanks for all those whose lives You have graced us to encounter. Friends and family, stranger and neighbor, coworkers and colleagues, each by Your magnificent orchestration have been brought into our lives. We give thanks to You for Your divine work in our lives, allowing us to be edified, comforted, upheld, and inspired by their love and counsel, their reassurances, and their challenges. With each of these people in mind, their faces before us, their presence around us, their lives impacting ours, we pray to You, our God, that each of us would be worthy of the part You have called us to play in Your eternal plan. By Your power, may our lives bring to fruition Your every desire for goodness. May our every deed be prompted by our faith in You. We pray this in Your name, that You would be glorified through us this day. Amen. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-4,2022-12-27,117,2,,,THE JOURNAL,HOUSE,HOUSE,HJOURNAL,H10533,H10533,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1529""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1529""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 6 of House Resolution 1529, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-5,2022-12-27,117,2,,,PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,HOUSE,HOUSE,PLEDGE,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-6,2022-12-27,117,2,,,APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO THE UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO THE UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment, effective January 1, 2023, pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), as amended, and the order of the House of January 4, 2021, of the following individuals on the part of the House to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2024: =========================== NOTE =========================== December 27, 2022, on page H10533, in the second column, the following appeared: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence Na- The online version has been corrected to read: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment, effective January 1, 2023, pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence Na- ========================= END NOTE ========================= Mr. Michael Wessel, Falls Church, Virginia Ms. Reva B. Price, Chevy Chase, Maryland ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-7,2022-12-27,117,2,,,COMMUNICATION FROM THE SERGEANT AT ARMS,HOUSE,HOUSE,ALLOTHER,H10533,H10533,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""8""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMUNICATION FROM THE SERGEANT AT ARMS The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives: House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 20, 2022. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, following consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, I write to provide you further notification that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remains in effect. Sincerely, William J. Walker, Sergeant at Arms. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-8,2022-12-27,117,2,,,ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HANNOUNCEMENT,H10533,H10533,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""8""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""8""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces the extension, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 8 and effective December 26th, 2022, of the ``covered period'' designated on January 4, 2021. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533-9,2022-12-27,117,2,,,ADJOURNMENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ADJOURNMENT,H10533,H10533,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1230""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1230""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 1 of House Resolution 1230, the House stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022. Thereupon (at 12 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Friday, December 30, 2022, at 9 a.m. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10533,2022-12-27,117,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,CALLTOORDER,H10533,H10533,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10533,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10533] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H10533]] House of Representatives The House met at noon and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Mfume). ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBBILLS,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1532""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9695""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9696""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9697""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9698""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. Buck): H.R. 9695. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify section 230(c)(1) of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. KHANNA: H.R. 9696. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain resources to imple-ment the Department of Defense policy on civilian harm in connection with United States military operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. KHANNA: H.R. 9697. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to provide United States military support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. MFUME: H.R. 9698. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to create a venue-specific heat emergency action plan; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. GOHMERT: H. Res. 1532. A resolution impeaching Joseph R. Biden; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10534,H10534,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-4,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9695,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9695""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. CICILLINE: H.R. 9695. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-5,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9696,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9696""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. KHANNA: H.R. 9696. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-6,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9697,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9697""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. KHANNA: H.R. 9697. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-7,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9698,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9698""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. MFUME: H.R. 9698. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which gives Congress the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534-8,2022-12-27,117,2,,,ADDITIONAL SPONSORS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HADDSPONSORS,H10534,H10534,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4130""}]",168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 4130: Mr. Carter of Louisiana and Ms. Brown of Ohio." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgH10534,2022-12-27,117,2,,,REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBCOMMREPORT,H10534,H10534,,,168 Cong. Rec. H10534,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [House] [Page H10534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. SMITH of Washington: Committee on Armed Services. Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (Rept. 117-666). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgS-FrontMatter-9,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,FRONTMATTER,S10109,S10109,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10109,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10109] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] S E N A T E Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022 No. 202" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgS10109-2,2022-12-27,117,2,,,APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S10109,S10109,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10109,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10109] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Parliamentarian will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy). The Parliamentarian read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 27, 2022. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Jon Tester, a Senator from the State of Montana, to perform the duties of the Chair. Patrick J. Leahy, President pro tempore. Mr. TESTER thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgS10109-3,2022-12-27,117,2,,,"ADJOURNMENT UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022, AT 9:30 A.M.",SENATE,SENATE,ADJOURNMENT,S10109,S10109,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10109,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10109] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022, AT 9:30 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022. Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:01 and 31 seconds p.m., adjourned until Friday, December 30, 2022, at 9:30 a.m." CREC-2022-12-27-pt1-PgS10109,2022-12-27,117,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,CALLTOORDER,S10109,S10109,,,168 Cong. Rec. S10109,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)] [Senate] [Page S10109] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10109]] Senate The Senate met at 6 and 50 seconds p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Jon Tester, a Senator from the State of Montana. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1274-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1274,D1274,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1274,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1274] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held." CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1274-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1274,D1275,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""51""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""52""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""106""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""366""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1382""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1531""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2524""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2708""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3046""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3428""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3873""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4042""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4105""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""4321""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""5357""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9690""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""9693""}]",168 Cong. Rec. D1274,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1274-D1275] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 9690- 9693; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 106, were introduced. Page H10531 Additional Cosponsors: Page H10531 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H. Res. 1531, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2617) to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4373) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1082) to prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the incidence of fatal and non- fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-664); and H.R. 4042, to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-665, Part 1). Pages H10530-31 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Himes to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H10059 Recess: The House recessed at 9:42 a.m. and reconvened at 10:37 a.m. Page H10063 Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Roy motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 227 nays, Roll No. 548. Pages H10075-76 Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4373: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 52, providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4373. Page H10076 Performance Enhancement Reform Act: The House agreed to the DeLauro motion to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 201 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 549. Pages H10528-29 H. Res. 1531, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2617), relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4373), and relating to consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1082) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 547, after the previous question was ordered without objection. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1531, H. Res. 366 was considered adopted. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1531, H. Res. 1382 was considered adopted. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1531, S. Con. Res. 51 was considered adopted. Pursuant to the provisions of H. [[Page D1275]] Res. 1531, the House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1082. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1531, the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4373. Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 51 was held at the desk. S. Con. Res. 52 was held at the desk. S. 2524 was held at the desk. S. 2708 was held at the desk. S. 3046 was held at the desk. S. 3428 was held at the desk. S. 3873 was held at the desk. S. 4105 was held at the desk. S. 4321 was held at the desk. S. 5357 was held at the desk. Page H10059 Senate Messages: Message from the Senate today and message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H10059. Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10073-74, H10075-76 and H10528-29. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:06 p.m." CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1274,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1274,D1274,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1274,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1274] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 23, 2022 [[Page D1274]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate met at 11 a.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at 11:00:16 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2022." CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1275-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2022-12-27,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1275,D1275,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1275,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1275] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1275-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1275,D1276,,,168 Cong. Rec. D1275,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1275-D1276] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). 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[[Page D1276]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 27 Senate Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will meet in pro forma session. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 noon, Tuesday, December 27 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 12 noon. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Baird, James R., Ind., E1356 Carson, Andre, Ind., E1356, E1356 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1355 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1350, E1352, E1352, E1353, E1354, E1355, E1356 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1357 Fulcher, Russ, Idaho, E1352 Gallagher, Mike, Wisc., E1352 Gimenez, Carlos A., Fla., E1356 Jacobs, Chris, N.Y., E1353 Kilmer, Derek, Wash., E1354 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1354 McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E1350 Meuser, Daniel, Pa., E1355 Morelle, Joseph D., N.Y., E1355 Rouzer, David, N.C., E1351 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1355 Spanberger, Abigail Davis, Va., E1353 Upton, Fred, Mich., E1349" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgD1275,2022-12-23,117,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1275,D1275,,"[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""51""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""366""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1082""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1382""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2617""}, {""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4373""}]",168 Cong. Rec. D1275,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1275] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendments to H.R. 2617, the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023''. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and the Senate amendment. The rule provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The rule provides that the House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 4373, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment. The rule provides that Senate Concurrent Resolution 51 is hereby adopted. The rule provides that House Resolution 366 is hereby adopted. The rule provides that the House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table H.R. 1082, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendments. The rule provides that House Resolution 1382 is hereby adopted. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1349-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,FINAL FAREWELL,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1349,E1350,"[{""name"": ""Fred Upton"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1349,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1349-E1350] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FINAL FAREWELL ______ HON. FRED UPTON- of michigan in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, as I reflect on more than four decades of service in the Federal Government--working for our former Southwest Michigan Congressman David Stockman, then President Ronald Reagan, and finally in the U.S. House of Representatives--I am so grateful for the countless folks who have helped along the way including my peers, staff, and wonderful family who have helped me do my best day after day. ``One cannot count on luck. It comes and goes. But one can count on hard work. ALSO, staying out of your OWN way . . . and, for most folks, that's the hardest part.''--Amey Upton. I was asked last week what I want to be remembered for, and without a second thought I pointed to a small, simple brass frame with a motto that I picked up from my grandfather's desk when he passed away at 96 years of age. It read, ``When in doubt, do the right thing!'' I have kept it at the center of my desk and work at the Capitol all these years. In this journey, I have been blessed by the sacrifice of many. First and foremost, my wife Amey, who as my best friend for some 40 years has watched me depart practically every week for a trip to Washington, D.C., making 99.9 percent of the nearly 22,000 votes cast. I often was at one of our district offices or community events most days of the week. I still vividly recall the Bangor town meeting on a Halloween Saturday morning in 1987 when the word came down that my wife's water had broken, and I had better get to the hospital pretty quickly. Then there was my son reminding me not to talk to strangers as a 6-year-old in the Watervliet 4th of July parade or having to miss my daughter's birthday to participate in a debate during one of my 25 contested elections. Obviously, the sacrifice of family time they all made was something they endured, especially last-minute schedule changes to long-planned family activities. My staff--such a blessing. Janet Zielke and Joan Hillebrands were with me all 36 years and a number of others more than 20 years. Joan actually started as a legislative correspondent and worked her way to Chief of Staff where she has been steadily guiding our ship for the last 25 years. Corey Hanson, Mitzi Fitzpatrick, and Nivia Marquis are the best in the business at solving IRS, small business, immigration, and veterans' issues among others. My communications folks handling press on local and national interests were always terrific, Caroline Banaszak and Jamal Ware helped finish up strong. Dale Shugars and Mike Ryan ran my two district offices, and I have known them both for many decades as leaders in their respective communities of Portage and St. Joseph. And before them, Al Pscholka, John Proos, Jeff Breneman, Clay McCausland, and Jack Baker held those same titles. Kaitlyn Peterson was my front desk traffic cop directing many constituent inquiries. All in all, we handled more than 1 million constituent inquiries. All my staff carried the same passion to do the right thing from the start. Whether it be D.C. staff or here at home, they effectively and proudly served so many thousands of people in our communities. Every Congressional office is different, but I established ours with my 2 Michigan offices handling my constituent services, and my D.C. staff preparing me on legislative issues. Almost everyone started as an intern, answering the phone, and hearing from constituents by answering the mail (remember, the internet didn't become widely available until the late 90s). From there, they moved up and were recognized for the experience they gained and dedication they demonstrated. My former scheduler and Officer Manager Bits Thomas started as an intern and then was my ``doorkeeper'' for a decade before she moved back to Michigan with her family. Her stellar successor, Suzanne Scruggs, once worked for a Cabinet member and is married to one of my first volunteers from 1986, who later became my Legislative Director. He later went to law school at night and now helps run one of the most prestigious firms in Washington. Alec Zender was with us several years helping our farmers and small businesses, then went to fellow Michigander Rep. Jack Bergman. Last but not least, the point man and architect who shepherded 21st Century Cures, Mark Ratner. As resident comedian and my MSU sports rival, he served as my legislative right-hand man for nearly 20 years. And the list goes on. I am so proud of our team. I've been involved with a long list of issues, so long that there has been little time to stop and ``smell the roses.'' It was the late State Senator Harry Gast who convinced me to serve on the House Transportation Committee when I was first elected so I could help complete US-31 connecting three interstates in Berrien County. There were a lot of bumps, potholes, and butterflies along the way, but I am happy to say the project is now complete. Also, my amendment in that first 5-year highway bill increased Michigan's share of each federal dollar from 72 cents to 90 cents, providing billions that would have otherwise gone to other states. Later helping to widen and improve 1-94 with US-131 moving east towards I-69. Moving from Transportation to the powerful Energy & Commerce Committee in 1991 I had a terrific mentor in Chairman John Dingell. I served as Chair of the Oversight, Telecommunications, & Energy Subcommittees which eventually led to me becoming Chair of the full committee from 2010 to 2016. Speaker Newt Gingrich changed the seniority rules making the chairs compete for the chairmanships with a 6-year term limit. Without that change, I would still be sitting as a senior member of the committee but still not having had a chance to lead it. Yes, bipartisanship was always a guiding principle. I learned that at the Reagan White House where a GOP President worked with a Democrat- controlled Congress and got things done. Quite frankly, quite a few Americans probably voted with both hands to fill in ballot circles or punch the chad for him in 1980 yet we saw him win in a landslide 4 years later except for Mondale's Minnesota. I always kept one of Reagan's mottos in mind, ``It doesn't matter who gets the credit, as long as the job gets done.'' The Great Lakes has always been a top priority for me. I've worked to ban micro-beads, ensure water quality funds, establish an oil spill response team, pipeline safety and delivered on a plan with Governor Rick Snyder to replace Line 5 under the Mackinac Bridge at a $500 million cost. I also spent time ensuring dredging our harbors, battling Asian carp, and authorizing a new lock for the Soo. If the 60-year-old lock went down, it would literally double the Nation's unemployment as iron ore could not make it to the steel mills for autos, appliances, and our manufacturing industries. As a vice-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solver's Caucus (PSC), we met virtually every week and were instrumental in passing the CHIPS and Infrastructure bills to help America remain competitive. We also played a role in the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) that enabled so many of our small businesses to keep their employees paid during the COVID shutdown and provide a lifeline to maintain their presence. On the morning of September 11, 2001, I drove through the Pentagon parking lot about an hour before the plane hit the building. General Van Antwerp, whom I had grown up with on my street in St. Joseph, was spared because he was at a meeting out of the building, but a number of his staff were killed. As the Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair, I led a number of colleagues to New York City a few days later, where the rescue mission was still taking place at Ground Zero. We later passed legislation that was the top priority noted by the 9/11 Commission's report to allocate broadcast spectrum allowing law enforcement to have their own frequency to communicate. We did such by forcing the broadcasters to convert their analogue broadcast signal to digital and selling that newly created spectrum to the highest bidders in the telecommunications industry. This allowed them to produce devices with text and video, which created the 5G network, hundreds of thousands of jobs, and generated revenue to reduce the deficit. Supporting our troops and our brave veterans was always the easiest vote I cast. Whether it be Agent Orange or Burn Pits benefits or visiting our troops in harm's way in Iraq or Afghanistan, visiting our military hospitals here and overseas, count me as a grateful American. Allowing our vets to receive medical care in their home community if they prefer versus traveling across the state to a VA facility was also a choice I supported. I have had the opportunity to have many classified briefings on China, Ukraine, Russia, [[Page E1350]] and protecting American interests. We are a free nation because of our brave. It always has been a favorite moment for me to nominate qualified young men and women to attend our military academies. General Emery Upton was in the West Point class with George Custer and later served as Commandant. His statue is on Little Round Top in Gettysburg. And my 98-year-old dad served in World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the enactment of 21st Century Cures the most important legislative achievement in that Congress when President Obama signed it into law in December 2016. I led a 3-year effort as chair of the Energy & Commerce Committee to pass this legislation, which expedites the FDA approvals of drugs and devices and was coupled with $45 billion in additional health research funding. We literally held dozens of round table discussions, hearings, meetings with disease groups, the FDA, National Institutes of Health (NIH), pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions like the University of Michigan, MD Anderson, Mayo Clinic, Harvard, and the Milken Institute. Fast forward 4 years to COVID. Pfizer's CEO told his folks that they would spend ``whatever it takes'' to find a vaccine and thankfully were successful. Cures allowed them to produce the vaccine prior to the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and be able to deliver it across the country the very next day after receiving the EUA in December of 2020. This was probably 6-8 months earlier than would have happened without our legislation, saving hundreds of thousands American lives. Then-Vice President Joe Biden played a pivotal hands-on role, and we included the $1 billion Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative as part of this bill. One of our great sources was Nobel Prize winner immunologist Jim Allison whose breakthroughs have been the answer to thousands. The terrible events of January 6 continue to dominate the news nearly two years later, including this week's release of the final committee report. That morning, I walked through the House floor back to my Rayburn office where I watched many of the protesters parading under my balcony to the White House grounds. I then watched the President's speech to the crowd on TV before they came back to the Capitol and certainly attempted to violently disrupt the counting of the electoral votes cast by each state. I saw the gallows on the Capitol lawn intended for Mike Pence, and thanked some of the SWAT team members laying exhausted in the Rotunda. Chilling. Michigan was one of the 4 states that was going to be challenged despite the 154,000-vote difference. To date, there is still no credible evidence that our vote was fraudulent. I voted absentee in that election, as I did this last November 8, and I am confident that our system works. Under the law established in the 1800s, it only takes 1 Member from the House and Senate to force the full House and Senate to reconsider. This week the House and Senate adopted a legislative change requiring a minimum of 20 percent of each body to challenge a states' certified count. In my estimation we avoided a massacre of my colleagues on the House floor by only 10-15 minutes. Trump's later statement that he did everything ``totally appropriate'' was a key factor for my impeachment vote a week later and my support for a bipartisan January 6 congressional commission. In my view, the commission's unanimous support for their report issued this week prevented the facts from being swept under the rug and helped ensure preservation of the peaceful transfer of presidential power. More than a 1,000 folks provided testimony to get the truth that otherwise never would have been told. Where were these same souls who knew the intimate story when we debated impeachment? Crickets. One regret I will share was the failure of the Super Committee a dozen years ago to deal with the deficit. It had 6 members of the House and Senate: 6 Republicans and 6 Democrats. The rule was that we had to get 7 votes, and we could never get more than 6 as it turned out. We spent a couple months negotiating different alternatives but could never quite get there. I was one of the ``aye'' votes with fellow Michigan colleague and Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee Dave Camp, but we were 1 vote short. The looming budget deficit remains a threat that most certainly future leaders must address. My last 2 days in Congress were action packed. On Wednesday evening, I attended a joint session of Congress in which we heard from the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Earlier this year, I had a chance to listen as Zelenskyy addressed the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus by Zoom. It was encouraging to now see him in person as he makes the compelling case for Ukraine directly to the American people and their representatives. I have had the opportunity during my career to watch presidential national addresses and world leaders speak to the Congress such as Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth, the Pope, and others from around the globe. I was especially proud to listen to President Zelenskyy on one of my very last days serving in the U.S. Congress. The House and Senate cleared a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the government open and funded through the 2023 fiscal year. I voted for the package, funding a number of priorities, including a 10- percent increase in defense spending to $858 billion. The bill also includes $1.5 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency, that like its defense counterpart, will fund cutting-edge research that has the potential to save millions of lives. This is the next step for 21st Century Cures. The bill also includes $45 billion to help Ukraine defend its freedom and citizens against Russia's brutal invasion, including barbaric attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. I supported Congress acting this year because it avoids the risk of a government shutdown to start the New Year, given the narrow majorities in the House and Senate. A shutdown would threaten America's security and cause disruption to vital domestic programs, including those that help improve health outcomes in our nation. It clears the deck for the next Congress to start fresh on FY '24 rather than mop up unfinished business 4 months into FY '23. On a closing note, I leave you with the words of a brave young woman: ``How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.''--Anne Frank ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1350-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING NICOLE DAMASCO FOR HER DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1350,E1351,"[{""name"": ""Jerry McNerney"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1350,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1350-E1351] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING NICOLE DAMASCO FOR HER DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE ______ HON. JERRY McNERNEY of california in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing my Chief of Staff, Nicole Damasco, for her outstanding commitment and dedication to serving California's 9th Congressional District, the former [[Page E1351]] 11th Congressional District of California, the great state of California, and our country. Nicole is one of the most exceptional staff members, leaders, and public servants that I have had the pleasure of working with, and it has been an honor to have had her leading my staff for the past 16 years during my time in Congress. Nicole was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and grew up wanting to make positive change in her country and the world. Her father and stepmother, Jude and Julia Damasco, instilled in her a strong work ethic and the importance of serving the community and those in need, and she credits her grandmother, Maria Damasco, for being an inspiration in her life and always being there for her. Throughout high school, she spent time registering voters in San Francisco and the Bay Area and volunteering for the San Francisco Democratic Party. Although she is a talented artist and studied architecture in Italy during college, she felt the best way to make a difference in her community was to pursue a career in public service. She transferred to University of California, Santa Cruz to pursue a degree in Politics. While there, she interned for the Santa Cruz County Women's Commission for 2 years and participated in the University of California, Washington DC (UCDC) program, interning in Senator Barbara Boxer's Washington, DC office. After graduating from University of California, Santa Cruz in 2002, Nicole was hired as a Constituent Representative in Senator Barbara Boxer's office in San Francisco. She proved to be a skilled and dedicated employee and was soon promoted to Assistant to the Director of Constituent Services. In 2004, she became a Legislative Correspondent in Senator Boxer's Los Angeles office and was part of a team that changed how legislative correspondence was handled by transitioning to a centralized, digitized, state-based constituent correspondence system. It was an innovative approach that allowed the Senator to quickly receive and send constituent responses. Nicole did not know it at the time, but her team helped lay the groundwork for how state and district-based constituent correspondence is now handled in many congressional offices. In 2006, Nicole returned to the Bay Area and continued to work in Senator Boxer's San Francisco office. During that time, she volunteered for my Congressional campaign because she felt that I could truly help improve the lives of people in our community. Thanks to the hard work by many excellent staff and volunteers like Nicole, I was elected to Congress that same year, and I asked Nicole to join my team as my Director of Constituent Services and Field Representative. Nicole went to work right away, laying the foundation for and building my casework, field outreach, and constituent services programs from the ground up. She made it her mission to make sure that everyone who reached out to my office for assistance would receive the best service possible. She ensured that quality constituent service was engrained in the culture of my office. Thanks in large part to her tireless efforts, I am proud to say that my office has helped many thousands of individuals over the years. It was clear that Nicole was a natural leader when I hired her, and I promoted her to District Director in less than a year of her being on my staff. She took over, leading my entire District team at a time when people in the country and my district were hurting the most. During the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, people were losing their jobs, homes, and lifesavings. Continuing to lead with a constituent-focused approach to her work, Nicole put together a team that would be laser focused on serving the people of California's 11th and 9th Congressional Districts throughout those difficult times. She immediately acted to help organize the first-of-its-kind housing and mortgage assistance events in the country with the purpose of keeping people in their homes. She also helped organize job fairs and events that connected thousands of people with jobs, and made sure struggling veterans and seniors were informed of and received the services available to them. I know without a doubt that because of Nicole's perseverance and tenacity, we made an impact on many people and were there for them during some of the darkest periods of their lives. Nicole stood tall and helped lead my team, all while facing great adversity herself. At the beginning of her career with my office, she provided care for her half-sister, Jessica, who ended up tragically taking her life in 2009. Nicole's stepfather and grandfather had also taken their lives shortly before, all of which took a toll on her mother and made it clear that Nicole needed to step up and help care for her other half-sister, Alaina. Throughout all this tragedy, Nicole kept a brave face, continuing to work hard and lead my office while also becoming Alaina's legal guardian and providing a stable home for her sister. Unfortunately, Nicole's mother also ended up taking her life, but thanks in part to Nicole's support, her sister has thrived, graduating from high school and with highest honors from University of California, Berkeley, studying and traveling around the world, and starting a successful career of her own. Nicole is very proud of her sister's accomplishments and is grateful for the special bond they share. After serving as my District Director during some of the greatest challenges in our nation's history and following some very hard-fought campaigns, I asked Nicole to move across the country and become my Chief of Staff. She didn't hesitate and since 2013, she has led my team as Chief of Staff with great dedication and conviction. Due largely to Nicole's efforts, my office has had one of the highest retention rates and one of the most diverse staffs in Congress. Throughout her time as Chief of Staff, she has greatly contributed to my success in Congress, helping move forward my legislative priorities and those of my district As a strong leader and with her creative, out-of-the-box thinking, Nicole empowered and motivated my staff to take every opportunity to serve my district and lead on important issues that make a difference in people's lives. This was especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, at which time Nicole immediately transitioned my staff to remote work and successfully kept my office operating at full capacity to continue serving our constituents and bring them the most up-to-date information without knowing what the days, weeks, and months ahead had in store. Throughout my time in office, Nicole has helped pave the way for my major accomplishments, from the long-awaited construction of a veterans' clinic in French Camp, to helping improve our water, technology, energy, and environmental policy. Nicole made sure that my constituents and my district always came first and that bringing services and resources to our community always remained the priority. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Nicole's dedication to serving others not only extends to humans but to animals, too. Over the years, she has opened her home to over 15 animals--including rabbits, cats, dogs, a hamster, and even an iguana. Nicole has also personally rescued over 25 stray and injured animals from the streets of my district. She took them in, rehabilitated, and rehomed them, and with the invaluable and generous help of Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in Stockton, ensured that the animals that crossed her path found good, loving homes. Her heart knows no bounds, and she continuously demonstrates the true meaning ofselflessness. Nicole's colleagues describe her as compassionate, understanding, and always there for them when they need her, no matter how big or small the issue. She does everything possible to see that staff have the tools and support they need to see the job through. Beyond being a boss and supervisor, Nicole is a friend and mentor to many and is there for the team when they need advice and support. Nicole Damasco is an outstanding employee, boss, colleague, friend, mentor, and leader. Her commitment, focus, kindness, and compassion are unrivaled. She has dedicated over 20 years of her life to public service and is the embodiment of what a public servant should be. Throughout my career in Congress, she has supported me and my team and has made a lasting impact on the lives of my constituents. With great appreciation and admiration for her, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Nicole Damasco for her distinguished and invaluable service. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1350,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE 2022 LORDS AND LADIES OF FAIRFAX,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1350,E1350,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1350,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1350] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE 2022 LORDS AND LADIES OF FAIRFAX ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize a dedicated group of men and women in Northern Virginia, the Lords and Ladies of Fairfax. Every year, each member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors selects two people from his or her district who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service, heroism, or othel exceptional commitments and contributions to our community. Since the program's inception in 1984, approximately 720 individuals have earned the honor of being named a Lord or Lady Fairfax by his or her representative on the Board of Supewisors. This year. the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will recognize those individuals who have made tremendous impacts through their support of our public schools, parks. youth sports leagues, arts community, public safety. and human service programs. It is nearly impossible to fully describe the diversity of accomplishments of the honorees. Their efforts contribute greatly to the quality of life for the residents of Fairfax County and are worthy of our praise and sincere appreciation. It is my honor to include in the Record the names of the 2022 Lords and Ladies Fairfax: At-Large: Lady Nelfred Tilly Blanding and Lord Robert Pizzano, Jr. Braddock District: Lady Diane Hoffman and Lord Jim Hickey Dranesville District: Lady Lisa Merkel and Lord Steven Bloom Hunter Mill District: Lady Raba Alwan Letteri and Lord Kurt Rose Franconia District: Lady Juana Cruz and Lord Edward D. Joseph Mason District: Lady Honorable Penney Azcarate and Lord Eduardo ``Eddy'' Azcarate Mount Vernon District: Lady Maria Severa Pangelinan and Lord Jeff Gauger Providence District: Lady Robbie Snow and Lord Rafael L. Marin Springfield District: Lady Caroline Sieber and Lord Sam Gray Sully District: Lady Malini Puli and Lord Sekhar Puli Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending and expressing our gratitude to these men and women who volunteer their time and energy on behalf of our community. Their efforts, which are deserving of our highest praise, provide immeasurable benefits to their fellow residents and serve as a reminder of why Fairfax County remains such a great place to live, work, and raise a family. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1351,2022-12-23,117,2,,,HONORING MR. BILLY JOHNSON,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E1351,E1352,"[{""name"": ""David Rouzer"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1351,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1351-E1352] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING MR. BILLY JOHNSON ______ HON. DAVID ROUZER of north carolina in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. ROUZER. Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of William (Billy) Harrison Johnson who was recently named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by North Carolina State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS). Billy earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from NC State in 1986, and in recent years he has served on the NC State School of Public and International Affairs Advisory Board as well as the CHASS Dean's Board. These roles provide him with the opportunity to assist both students and alumni with educational and career-related opportunities in Washington, D.C. Billy received this prestigious award at the annual Evening of the Stars, which honors those alumni whose success increases the value of an NC State degree and add to North Carolina State University's growing legacy of excellence, impact, and service. As a proud alumnus myself, I salute Billy for his hard earned achievements and commend his efforts to assist NC State's next generation of leaders. As the chief lobbyist for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Billy serves as a leading voice on Capitol Hill for both small and commercial businesses in the recycling field. Long a champion of the recycled [[Page E1352]] materials industry, Billy helped establish the bipartisan Congressional Recycling Caucus in 2004 to educate lawmakers regarding the economic and environmental benefits of recycling. Billy helped draft and enact the bipartisan RECYCLE Act, the first standalone piece of recycling legislation in history providing funding for public education and awareness programs to improve our country's recycling system. From 2004 to 2008, Billy also served as a judge of the White House Federal Recycling Initiative ``Closing-the-Loop'' Awards Program. Billy has a proven record of helping members understand the importance of the recycling industry through Washington and district fly-ins, one-on-one meetings with congressional offices, and more. In 2021, his achievements led to his recognition by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics as one of the top 100 lobbyists in America for his demonstrated commitment to give back to the community and profession while adhering to the highest ethical standards. Billy accepted this award along with several distinguished alumni including: Bryan K. Blinson--College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Dr. Philip Snider--College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Turan Duda--College of Design; Johnny L. Crow--College of Education; Quint M. Barefoot--College of Engineering; Dan Pleasant--College of Engineering; Mark Wyatt--College of Engineering; Amir S. Mehr--Poole College of Management; Kenneth O. Summerville--College of Natural Resources; Nora Ann Gardner--College of Sciences; Brian L McMurray--Wilson College of Textiles; Sarah J. Ewing--College of Veterinary Medicine. John C. Borden was awarded the Ronnie Shavlik Award. Other awards were presented to Kevin M. Kroeger--Outstanding Young Alumnus; John F. Tesh Jr.--Award of Merit; and Ben Kinney--Meritorious Service Award. Madam Speaker, I am honored to congratulate and recognize Billy as well as all the other Evening of the Stars award recipients for their outstanding accomplishments. They have all made--and continue to make-- Wolfpack Nation proud. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1352-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E1352,E1352,"[{""name"": ""Russ Fulcher"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""117"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""989""}]",168 Cong. Rec. E1352,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1352] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. RUSS FULCHER of idaho in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. FULCHER. Madam Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 544, S. 989. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1352-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING LT. COL. ERIC VAN DE HEY,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1352,E1352,"[{""name"": ""Mike Gallagher"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1352,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1352] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING LT. COL. ERIC VAN DE HEY ______ HON. MIKE GALLAGHER of wisconsin in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. GALLAGHER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a lifetime of service to the American people by Lieutenant Colonel Eric Van De Hey. Lt. Col. Van De Hey is retiring after 35 years of selfless service to the United States. Since enlisting in 1987, he has dedicated his career in the U.S. Army to serving both his fellow soldiers and the United States. First and foremost, he has been a leader to many young soldiers, as he has trained soldiers at all levels of responsibility. He utilized his strong leadership skills while leading tactical platoons, strategic detachments, and serving in federal agencies. During his time in the Army, Lt. Col. Van De Hey served valiantly in many conflicts and missions including Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. For his service he earned numerous awards and commendations including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Valorous Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Combat Action Badge. His multiple deployments and awards are another clear example of his impressive dedication to serving our country. Throughout his career, Lt. Col. Van De Hey has played a significant role in ensuring the safety of our troops while leading our military into the next generation of warfighting. As the Executive Officer in charge of Test Parachutists, he ensured that Army parachutes were safe and reliable for our service members. Lt. Col. Van De Hey was also responsible for overseeing great technological advancements for the military, such as research into self-driving cars and the use of satellite images to monitor humanitarian crises. It is evident through these accolades that Lt. Col. Van De Hey has committed his career to serving the United States of America and the Army. As Lt. Col. Van De Hey returns to private life, it is my honor to recognize his years of service in the United States military. I invite all members of this body to join me in congratulating Lt. Col. Eric Van De Hey and his family on his retirement. Our Nation is safer because of Lt. Col. Van De Hey's unwavering service and commitment to his country. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1352-4,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE 2022 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL'S SEEFELDT AWARDEES,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1352,E1353,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1352,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1352-E1353] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE 2022 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL'S SEEFELDT AWARDEES ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 2022 Prince William County Arts Council's Seefeldt Awardees. These Awards for Arts Excellence were established nearly two decades ago in honor of Kathleen Kenna Seefeldt, a former Chairwoman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. These awards recognize and celebrate the artists, art organizations, volunteers, educators, and businesses that build upon the foundation in which Ms. Seefeldt's legacy of supporting the cultural arts. Kathleen Seefeldt moved to Prince William County in 1970 and her deep love for her newfound community inspired her to run for office. She was elected to the Board and served as the Occoquan District Supervisor for fifteen years before being elected the first at-large chair of the Board in 1991. Her two terms as chair led to Prince William County's economic and cultural growth, and her emphasis on incorporating the arts has helped Prince William become the thriving community it is today. This honorary award in her name celebrates the many artistic achievements in Prince William County. This year's honorees have done [[Page E1353]] tremendous work to continue Kathleen Seefeldt's legacy. These awardees have tirelessly dedicated themselves to the promotion and expansion of the artistic elements that make Prince William County so special. It is my honor to include in the Record the following names of the 2022 Prince William County Arts Council's Seefeldt Award Recipients: Lynn Godino, Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts Lukman Ahmad, Outstanding Patron of the Arts James Villani, Outstanding Individual Artist Manassas Ballet Theatre, Outstanding Arts Organization Prince William Living, Outstanding Business Supporter of the Arts Dr. Laura Cherry, Outstanding Arts Educator This celebration is also of particular significance in that it also serves as the 30th anniversary of the Prince Williams County Arts Council's founding. For three decades now, the Arts Council has celebrated the artistic accomplishments of our community. Their work has kept Prince William County a wonderful place to live and work, and has attracted artistic talent from all over, helping expand our diverse community. Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring the 2022 Prince William County Arts Council's Seefeldt Awardees. These talented, expressive, and dedicated individuals have committed themselves to the preservation of an admirable legacy and have made their community more beautiful at every turn along the way. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1352,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF COLONEL PETER J. WEINA,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1352,E1352,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1352,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1352] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF COLONEL PETER J. WEINA ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Colonel Peter J. Weina, PhD, MD, FACP, FIDSA upon his retirement from the Office of Research Protections at the Defense Health Agency. Colonel Weina has served for 45 years in various federal capacities, and his dedicated service will be sorely missed. Colonel Weina joined the United States Army right out of high school and completed both a bachelor's and a master's degree in zoology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. As a second lieutenant, he completed a Ph.D. in pathology and parasitology, also at UW Madison. After four years at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), he entered medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. Mr. Weirla then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Tripler Army Medical Center and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Colonel Weina, a board-certified doctor in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, also holds a Certificate of Knowledge in clinical tropical medicine and travelers' health. From his time as Chief of Pharmacology at WRAIR and subsequently as Director of Viral Diseases, to his fellowships with the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Colonel Weina has proven himself a competent leader and a measured presence in the medical field. Over his illustrious career, Colonel Weina has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals, five chapters in books, and two books of his own. He has worked to expand the availability and licensure of intravenous Artesunate, the first new anti-malarial drug since the advent of quinine over 300 years ago. In 2020, this life- saving treatment was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration. Colonel Weina formerly headed the only College of American Pathologists-accredited leishmania diagnostics laboratory in the world. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Federal CDC Silo Buster's Collaborative Award of Excellence in 2008, the Colonel George W. Hunter III Certificate in 2011, and the Bronze Star for Service. Colonel Weina's accolades extend far beyond these, as many have recognized his courage, passion, and dedication to bettering his community. He has combined the opportunity to serve his country with the chance to advance our medical knowledge and capabilities, and our nation is better off for his efforts. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Colonal Peter J. Weina for his 45 years of service to the United States. His contributions to our Nation are innumerable and his impact has been felt by countless Americans. He has been an inspiration and a mentor to the next generation of health professionals, and I wish him the best in his retirement and may happiness and success find him in all future endeavors. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1353-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,HONORING JAMES HOLMES,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E1353,E1353,"[{""name"": ""Abigail Davis Spanberger"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1353,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1353] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING JAMES HOLMES ______ HON. ABIGAIL DAVIS SPANBERGER of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Ms. SPANBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the lifetime of achievement of Mr. James Holmes. Following decades of service to the Culpeper community and 35 years of service to the Culpeper County Electoral Board, Mr. Holmes is stepping down as current Chair of the Board at the end of this year. Growing up in Culpeper, James Holmes attended George Washington Carver School and was among the first integrated classes at Culpeper High School. Mr. Holmes' determination to improve our Commonwealth for future generations of Virginians brought him back to Culpeper after he graduated Cum Laude from Virginia Union University and earned his JD from Howard Law School. A licensed ordained Baptist minister who has pastored in Culpeper for decades, Mr. Holmes has held many positions with the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association. From his service on the Electoral Board to casting an Electoral Vote in 2008 for our first Black president, James Holmes has demonstrated a commitment to civic engagement and elevating the voices of Virginians within his community. Mr. Holmes has touched many lives throughout his career--as President of Culpeper Housing and Shelter Services, President of Culpeper County United Way, President of the Culpeper County Equalization Board, and as a caring member of his community. Today, I thank James Holmes for his commitment to progress, equality, and community empowerment. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1353-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF LT. COL. DAN WAGNER,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1353,E1354,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1353,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1353-E1354] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF LT. COL. DAN WAGNER ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the remarkable career of Lieutenant Colonel Dan Wagner upon his retirement from the United States Army after 20 years of selfless service to our Nation. Lt. Col Dan Wagner has made immeasurable contributions in service to our great Nation. Lt. Col Wagner was spurred to action by the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and joined the Army shortly thereafter. He has since had an exemplary military career. Over the course of his service, his assignments included three years of tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and other areas with both conventional and special operations units. Prior to his retirement this summer, he served as a legislative liaison for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col Wagner focused on developing and executing legislative strategies to secure support for a $12 billion budget, including appropriations and authorizations for Joint Special Operations, Special Mission Units, and Intelligence. On behalf of special operators for operational and programmatic issues of Congressional interest, Lt. Col Wagner coordinated with several offices in the Department of Defense, including the Offices of the Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense Special Access Programs Coordination Office, and Geographic Combat Commanders. Using his extensive experience with the inner workings of the Pentagon, Geographic Combatant Commands, and the National Security Council, Lt. Col Wagner served as a senior representative for USSOCOM to the Central Intelligence Agency on national security and counterterrorism issues. He worked to revamp policies both global and internal, as well as to coordinate de-confliction and synchronization efforts. Lt. Col Wagner served on the Army Staff in Legislative Affairs where he maintained the intelligence portfolio for the Secretary of the Army. He also served in the personal office of Rep. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Prior to joining the Army, Lt. Col Wagner was a small business owner in Southeastern Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from DePaul University and a Masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University. Additionally, Lt. Col Wagner completed the Manage Mentor Program for Business, Management and Marketing at Harvard University. Lt. Col Wagner is a passionate and selfless leader who has devoted his career to ensuring military operators receive the intelligence and support they need to keep our Nation safe. Madam Speaker, I ask that my fellow colleagues please join me in thanking Lt. Col Wagner and his family for their service as they enter the next chapter of their lives. [[Page E1354]] ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1353,2022-12-23,117,2,,,"RECOGNIZING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS MONUMENT IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK",HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1353,E1353,"[{""name"": ""Chris Jacobs"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1353,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1353] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS MONUMENT IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK ______ HON. CHRIS JACOBS of new york in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. JACOBS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to join the Western New York Community in commending the honorable service of African American veterans throughout the history of the United States military. The recently unveiled African American Veterans Monument in Buffalo, New York, highlights the contributions made by African American service members to our country. These contributions cannot be understated. I commend all who supported the development and construction of this project, including the Erie County Chapter of the Links for taking the steps necessary to honor these veterans. This unique monument now stands as a symbol and reminder on the Buffalo waterfront to all Western New Yorkers of the sacrifices that these brave individuals made to preserve our freedoms. From the Revolutionary War onwards, 2.1 million African Americans served this country with unconditional valor. Over 90 African Americans have been awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation's preeminent military commendation. Out of admiration for these esteemed veterans, many of Western New York's community leaders banded together to demonstrate our thanks for their sacrifices--a gesture that many of us believe is long overdue. The symbolism undergirding this monument uniquely pairs with the traits displayed by the generations of African American men and women who have served our country. Located at the Erie County Naval & Military Park, the monument consists of 12 pillars representing the 12 military conflicts in which these veterans demonstrated their strength, courage, and patriotism. The top of each pillar is illuminated by a beacon of light, referencing the practice that active-duty military families used to guide their loved ones home. These illuminations will glow eternally, along with our nation's everlasting appreciation to its African American servicemembers. We must continue to recognize and commemorate those who sacrificed on behalf of our nation and fought on our country's many historic battlefields. Our selfless and courageous African American veterans of Western New York and the greater United States will forever be remembered within our local community. It is my honor to represent these veterans, along with the members of our community who crafted this historic monument. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1354-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,DECLARING ARCHIVED RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1354,E1354,"[{""name"": ""Derek Kilmer"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1354,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1354] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DECLARING ARCHIVED RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE ______ HON. DEREK KILMER of washington in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, as Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, I wish to include in the Record a letter Vice Chair William Timmons and I sent on December 22 to the Acting Archivist of the United States. The letter communicates our committee's designation of all records that the Archivist receives for archiving, as our committee draws to a close, as available for public use. This letter takes an important step towards the kind of openness that the Modernization Committee has championed as part of our over 200 recommendations and over 40 hearings held since the beginning of the 116th Congress to make the institution more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people. Having our records available for public use will also aid future reform committees, researchers, and the public alike to advance the cause of modernization going forward. I ask my colleagues to join me in taking this important step towards recognizing the value of transparency and the legacy of the Modernization Committee. Congress of the United States, Washington, DC, December 22, 2022. Ms. Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist of the United States, The United States National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. Dear Ms. Wall: As Chair and Vice Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (``Modernization Committee''), we are writing to let you know that we consider any and all Modernization Committee records that you receive from the Office of the Clerk for purposes of archiving to be available for public use. in accordance with Clause 3 of House Rule VII. Established in the 116th Congress and extended through the 117th Congress, the Modernization Committee has been tasked to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people. To this end, we have issued over 200 recommendations and held over 40 hearings over the last four years to improve the day- to-day functioning of the House. A pillar of the Modernization Committee's work has been to enhance the transparency of the House and of the legislative process. As such, we believe it is important to make our archived materials available for the public as soon as possible. In addition, one of our final recommendations was that the House ``should authorize a Modernization Select Committee at least every fourth Congress.'' If the House implements this recommendation, a future select committee would benefit tremendously from having our records and analyses at its immediate disposal, as these documents collectively constitute a wealth of information about our work and the issues that our members and staff discussed. Absent a committee order, we understand our archived records would remain sealed for up to 30 years by default under Rule VII. For the above reasons, though, we wish to make you aware that, should you receive requests from other committees or interested parties, we consider the records reserved from our committee for archiving to be available for public use. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Derek Kilmer, Member of Congress. William R. Timmons IV, Member of Congress. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1354-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF SEWA INTERNATIONAL USA,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1354,E1355,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1354,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1354-E1355] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF SEWA INTERNATIONAL USA ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service of the thousands of Sewa International USA employees to assist underserved communities around the world throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Sewa International USA was founded in 2003 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity organization. Comprised of 43 chapters with more than 5,000 volunteers across the country, Sewa workers take inspiration from the Hindu principles of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam--meaning ``the whole world is one family''--and Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah--meaning ''may all be happy.'' These complementary outlooks have driven volunteers to serve humanity in times of distress. This service takes many forms. Sewa volunteers work with local communities to coordinate developmental projects and mobilize partners, donors, and on-the-ground volunteers to make meaningful changes in the face of disaster. Sewa has organized volunteer service in the wake of 30 disasters over the last two decades, including the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the California wildfires in 2019 and 2020. Internationally, they have assisted after some of the world's greatest crises in recent memory, from Haiti's 2012 earthquake to Pakistan's 2013 flooding to the evacuation efforts from ongoing war in Ukraine. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine rages on, Sewa International volunteers are conducting massive evacuation efforts to help thousands of students escape the violence. Their erroneous network has been invaluable in the last few years, providing $15 million worth of food, PPE, and medical supplies to those in need. Regardless of the type of crisis, Sewa International always finds meaningful ways to help. Without regard for race, religion, gender. sexual orientation, or nationality, Sewa International USA has done tremendous work to ameliorate the effects of some of the world's greatest disasters. Hundreds of thousands of people benefit from their work every year, and I am proud to represent some of these volunteers in Congress. These volunteers work tirelessly across the globe to aid those who are most vulnerable, and it is no surprise that they are one of the seven key trusted partners of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending the extraordinary service of Sewa International USA and their thousands of volunteers. Their work over the last two decades has been invaluable in recovery [[Page E1355]] efforts around the globe, and reminds us all to take every opportunity we have to assist those around us. I wish them every continued success in their efforts to bring our one family closer together and promote happiness for all. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1354,2022-12-23,117,2,,,SUPPORTING FY23 OMNIBUS,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1354,E1354,,,168 Cong. Rec. E1354,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1354] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUPPORTING FY23 OMNIBUS ______ HON. BETTY McCOLLUM of minnesota in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Ms. McCollum. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023. I want to thank Chair DeLauro for her tireless work to finish this legislation--she deserves great credit. As Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I marked up the House Defense bill to President Biden's original request of $761.7 billion. I felt his number was an appropriate level of funding for our national security. While I agree that we must make adjustments based on inflation and other global events, I am disappointed in the Senate's insistence on increasing defense spending at the expense of domestic priorities. We must realize that our national security is not defined by defense dollars alone--we damage our national security when we don't adequately address the needs of the American people: in education, health care, and other critical investments here at home. Turning to the Defense bill--for Fiscal Year 2023 we provide $797.7 billion, $69.3 billion above the 2022 enacted level. We know that all Americans are struggling with higher prices--and that includes our men and women in uniform--so we have prioritized investing in our most important national security asset, our service members and their families. This Defense bill puts people first--by including: A 4.6 percent pay raise for our service members; And an increase of 11 percent to the Basic Allowance for Housing, and the Basic Allowance for Subsistence--which will help offset the cost of rising rent and food prices. I am very proud that this bill also invests in: Confronting the climate crisis--with more than $2 billion in clean energy programs and funding to add resilience to DoD installations from the impacts of climate change. Over $39 billion for Defense Health and medical research, including over $582 million for cancer research. And $1.6 billion in Environmental Restoration programs, including over $250 million for PFOS remediation and disposal research. This bill also continues our commitment to helping the Ukrainian people defend their democracy against Russian aggression by providing robust funding for the Ukraine Security Initiative and other NATO allies and partners in Europe. The time has come for Congress to finish our work, pass this omnibus, and fund the entire federal government. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1355-2,2022-12-23,117,2,,,SUPPORTING THE CHEROKEE NATION'S 1835 TREATY OF NEW ECHOTA,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E1355,E1355,"[{""name"": ""Tom Cole"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1355,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1355] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUPPORTING THE CHEROKEE NATION'S 1835 TREATY OF NEW ECHOTA ______ HON. TOM COLE of oklahoma in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Chickasaw Nation and co- chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, I have always voiced my support for the federal government to honor its treaty obligations. For far too long in our Nation's history, the federal government accumulated a sorry record of making promises to tribes and then breaking those promises as soon as it was expedient to do so. Only in recent years has that record started to improve. Last month the Rules Committee held a hearing on one of these treaty rights: a delegate to the House of Representatives as enumerated in the Cherokee Nation's 1835 Treaty of New Echota. This hearing marked an important step in examining this specific treaty and understanding the legal and procedural factors surrounding this issue. I'm very proud that we held this hearing and want to thank Chairman McGovern for his leadership and the committee's willingness to highlight tribal sovereignty. The conversations that we had in the Rules Committee that day are a starting point for other committees of jurisdiction to study this matter further and address some of the lingering questions surrounding this. As this work continues, all such claims by tribes that possess them should be considered and examined as well. ____________________" CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1355-3,2022-12-23,117,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE 2022 EXCELLENCE IN SALES HONOREES PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E1355,E1355,"[{""name"": ""Gerald E. Connolly"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,168 Cong. Rec. E1355,"Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1355] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE 2022 EXCELLENCE IN SALES HONOREES PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ______ HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY of virginia in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2022 recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Woman in Sales Leadership Award, the IES Member of the Year, the Rising Sales Star Award, and the Sales Speaker of the Year presented by the Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development (IES). IES was created to foster excellence in business sales and development practices to help sales professionals and organizations maximize their efforts. IES conducts a variety of workshops and programs to provide the tools necessary to advance the careers and growth of those who attend. Each year, IES recognizes individuals, teams, and organizations throughout the United States who demonstrate exemplary performance through leadership, risk taking, innovation, vision, and customer development. The Sales Excellence awards seek to promote corporate and organizational sales excellence by recognizing leaders in Enterprise Sales. The recipient of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award is Mr. Dave Rey, the President of Sales for the Global Public Sector at Salesforce. Over his nine-year career with Salesforce, he has driven the company's continued growth and facilitated public sector business across the continent. He has decades of experience supporting the public sector, and his expertise has been invaluable in performing much of our nation's best work. Ms. Jennifer Chronis, Senior Vice President of Public Sector at Verizon, is the recipient of this year's Woman in Sales Leadership Award. She has led a team of professionals to work with Verizon's federal, ,state, local, education, and public safety partners to deliver innovative technology solutions and services, including the Verizon Frontline platform for first responders. The 2022 IES Member of the Year is sales consultant and author Mr. Vince Burruano. He has worked to recruit, coach, develop, and lead sales professionals across multiple industries, most recently as the Vice President of Sales for the Commercial Division of JK Moving Services. His experience in challenging paradigms has led to his trusted reputation, and his customer-centric approach sets a famously high bar. Ms. Lauryn Scott is the recipient of the Jay Nussbaum Rising Sales Star Award due to her work as a dynamic sales leader at Cvent, providing software solutions at every stage of an event. Her growth mindset has contributed to the success of her account managers, with many exceeding annual quotas. Lauryn believes that anyone can sell if they are willing to learn, and I am proud of her accomplishments. Lee Salz is the 2022 IES Sales Speaker of the Year. He has written two books, the most recent of which has become a bestseller. His inspirational story of finding a need in his community and meeting it perfectly embodies what it means to be an entrepreneur. He understands the value in what he sells, and shares that understanding with his community to ensure that everyone's needs are met. He teaches others how to differentiate themselves from those around them, celebrating individual identities and accommodating unmet needs. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dave Rey, Jennifer Chronis, Vince Burruano, Lauryn Scott, and Lee Salz for their exceptional dedication and leadership within the business community. Their dedication to bettering themselves, their organizations, and their communities has made the 11th District of Virginia better. ____________________"