WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Motion to Adjourn – REJECTED 197 – 225, ROLL CALL 231 Republican YEA – 197; NAY – 7 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 218 Ordering the Previous Question on H.Res. 567 – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4505 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, and of the bill H.R. 4373 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, and of the bill H.R. 4346 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 – PASSED 217 – 208, ROLL CALL 232 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 208 Democrat YEA – 217; NAY – 0 Adoption of H. Res. 567 – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4505 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, and of the bill H.R. 4373 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, and of the bill H.R. 4346 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 – ADOPTED 217 – 208, ROLL CALL 233 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 205 Democrat YEA – 217; NAY – 3 Table Motion to Reconsider – ADOPTED 201 – 192, ROLL CALL 234 Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 190 Democrat YEA – 200; NAY – 2 Motion to Adjourn II – REJECTED 174 – 216, ROLL CALL 235 Republican YEA – 174; NAY – 16 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 200 Amendments to H.R. 4373 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022: Lee (D-CA) En Bloc #1 Bowman (D-NY) – Amendment No. 1 – Increases and decreases $5 million in funding for the Development Assistance Fund to express support for development assistance to the Caribbean Bowman (D-NY), Malinowski (D-NJ), Nadler (D-NY) – Amendment No. 2 – Increases and decreases funding by $1 million for the Economic Support Fund, which funds the Nita M. Lowey Partnership for Peace Act, to express support for diplomatic efforts Boyle (D-PA) – Amendment No. 3 – Decreases and increases the Economic Support Fund by $1,500,000 to express an urgency for bilateral and international efforts to promote peace in the North of Ireland by way of the Implementation of Public Law 99-415 and subsequently the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 8 – Increases funding for the Central America Regional Program account by $1,500,000 million to combat crime, corruption, impunity; advance human rights, and hold partner governments accountable in the region Grijalva (D-AZ) – Amendment No. 11 – Increases and decreases the salaries and expenses account within the International Boundary and Water Commission budget by $4 million to clarify responsibility for the maintenance and operations of the International Outfall Interceptor Hill, French (R-AR), Deutch (D-FL) – Amendment No. 14 – Increases Diplomatic Policy and Support by $2 million intended for the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs offset by a decrease to the Capital Investment Fund Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 15 – Increases by $1,000,000 and decreases by $1,000,000 the Global Health Programs account to highlight and support the fight against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 16 – Increases by $1,000,000 and decreases by $1,000,000 to combat the trafficking of endangered species Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 17 – Increases and decreases the Global Health Programs fund by $1,000,000 to express the intent to have USAID provide unused vaccines that would otherwise be destroyed to countries in need around the world Kim (D-NJ), Malinowski (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 19 – Increases the Economic Support Fund by $8,000,000 for the purposes of protecting Afghan professors and researchers through the Scholar Rescue program, offset by an equal reduction to Development Assistance Lesko (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 20 – Increases and decreases funding to encourage education and public understanding about the Semele Massacre of 1933 and its relevance to modern-day crimes against humanity Malinowski (D-NJ), Gallagher (D-WI) – Amendment No. 22 – Increases funding for countersurveillance programs of the Open Technology Fund by $5 million and offsets with a decrease of $5 million from the Capital Investment Fund account Manning (D-NC), Houlahan (D-PA), Sires (D-NJ), Gottheimer (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 23 – Increases and decreases funding for consular and border security programs by $100,000,000 to express the intent that additional funding for consular and border security programs be used to address the delays in passport services Pallone (D-NJ), Valadao (R-CA), Sherman (D-CA), Chu (D-CA), Speier (D-CA), Schiff (D-CA), Eshoo (D-CA), Costa (D-CA), Cárdenas (D-CA), Nunes (R-CA), Levin, Andy (D-MI), Langevin (D-RI), Titus (D-NV), Cicilline (D-RI), Lofgren (D-CA), Bilirakis (R-FL), Sánchez (D-CA), Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Huffman (D-CA), Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 27 – Withholds all International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Program funding for Azerbaijan Spanberger (D-VA), Schiff (D-CA) – Amendment No. 32 – Increases and decreases the Diplomatic Policy and Support fund by $1,000,000 to express concern about reports of adverse and anomalous health incidents (also referred to as Havana Syndrome) affecting United States government personnel abroad, to express support for a thorough interagency response, to call upon the Department of State to ensure all affected personnel receive prompt and appropriate care, and to urge the administration to share details on the origins and handling of these incidents with all relevant stakeholders in Congress, particularly the House Foreign Affairs Committee Speier (D-CA) – Amendment No. 33 – Increases and decreases funds for Migration and Refugee Assistance by $1,000,000 to draw attention to the urgent need to provide humanitarian and immigration relief to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, including human rights defenders, peace negotiators and other officials, civil society, individuals who helped U.S. forces, and women at risk of genderbased violence in Taliban-controlled areas and elsewhere Tiffany, Thomas (R-WI), Chabot (R-OH), Perry (R-PA), Cammack, Kat (R-FL), Gallagher (R-WI) – Amendment No. 35 – Prohibits the expenditure of funds to create, procure or display any map that depicts Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China Torres, Norma (D-CA) – Amendment No. 36 – Strikes the exemption for the Attorney Generals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to meet governance, anti-corruption, and rule of law criteria to receive funding. Ensures these Attorney Generals must meet the standard anti-corruption criteria to receive U.S. funding – ADOPTED BY VOICE Lee (D-CA) En Bloc #2 Cloud (R-TX) – Amendment No. 4 – Prohibits taxpayer dollars from going towards for United States membership in or contributions to the World Health Organization Grothman (R-WI) – Amendment No. 12 – Reduces funding for Contributions to International Organizations by $307,592,800 Hill, French (R-AR) – Amendment No. 13 – Preserves statutory requirement for Congress to authorize loans to the International Monetary Fund by striking a waiver of Section 5(f) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act Luetkemeyer (R-MO) – Amendment No. 21 – Prohibits federal contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which advise governments around the world on climate change Miller (R-WV), Smith, Christopher (R-NJ), Banks (R-IN), Babin (R-TX), Norman (R-SC), Duncan (R-SC), Grothman (R-WI), Lamborn (R-CO), LaMalfa (R-CA), Kelly, Mike (R-PA), Aderholt (R-AL), Cole (R-OK), Clyde (R-GA), Johnson, Bill (R-OH), Lesko (R-AZ), Letlow, Julia (R-LA), Guest (R-MS), Estes (R-KS), McClain (R-MI), Cline (R-VA), Reschenthaler (R-PA), Perry (R-PA), Fallon (R-TX), Jackson, Ronny (R-TX), Granger (R-TX), Steube (R-FL), Posey (R-FL), Cammack, Kat (R-FL) – Amendment No. 24 – Strikes the proviso in the bill that states that no less than $760 million shall be made available for family planning and reproductive health Roy (R-TX), Lamborn (R-CO), Good (R-VA), Grothman R-(WI), Scott, Austin (R-GA), Babin (R-TX), Smith, Christopher R-(NJ), Mooney (R-WV), Banks (R-IN), Duncan (R-SC), Boebert, Lauren (R-CO), Latta (R-OH), Aderholt (R-AL), Kelly, Mike (R-PA), Clyde (R-GA), Rose, John (R-TN), Lesko (R-AZ), Guest (R-MS), Cline (R-VA), Cole (R-OK), Reschenthaler (R-PA), Perry (R-PA), Budd (R-NC), Johnson, Bill (R-OH), Biggs (R-AZ), Posey (R-FL), Cammack, Kat (R-FL), LaMalfa (R-CA), Miller-Meeks (R-IA) – Amendment No. 29 – Eliminates funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tenney, Claudia (R-NY) – Amendment No. 34 – Restores the statutory 25% cap on U.S. contributions to UN peacekeeping through the CIPA account – REJECTED 202 – 217, ROLL CALL 240 Republican YEA – 202; NAY – 2 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 215 Lee (D-CA) En Bloc #3 Dingell (D-MI) – Amendment No. 5 – Increases and decreases funds in the Department of State Administrative Account by $1,000,000 to highlight opposition to U.S. political or diplomatic support for the Saudi blockade of Yemen Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 6 – Increases funding for the clean technology fund by $1,500,000 to continue providing resources to increase low carbon technologies. Offsets the amendment with a $2 million cut to the administrative expenses account Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 7 – Increases funding for the Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $1,500,000 to support response to smallscale emergency humanitarian requirements Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 9 – Increases funding for the International Boundary & Water Commission construction account by $1,000,000 to support levee construction and certification along the Rio Grande. Offsets the amendment by reducing the International Boundary & Water Commission salaries and expenses account by $1,000,000 Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 10 – Increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text Jacobs, Sara (D-CA), Malinowski (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 18 – Increases and decreases the Peacekeeping Operations account by $10,000,000 OcasioCortez (D-NY) Amendment No. 25 – Increases and decreases funds in the Department of State Administrative Account by $1,000,000 to highlight the need for stronger congressional oversight, robust human rights measures, and transparency in U.S. arms sales to countries such as Saudi Arabia Omar (D-MN) – Amendment No. 26 – Transfers $5 million from Foreign Military Financing to Development Assistance Phillips (D-MN), Malinowski (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 28 – Decreases and increases the overseas programs account by $2,000,000 for the purposes of supporting the planning of the FY2025 Osaka Expo Sherrill (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 30 – Increases and decreases the Democracy Programs account by $10 million to emphasize the importance of supporting international democratic norms and peaceful transitions of power Sherrill (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 31 – Increases and decreases the Diplomatic Programs account by $10 million to emphasize the need for State department to support efforts to establish clear international norms on state-sponsored, criminal, and commercial cyber activities that prioritize human rights, individual privacy, and consumer protections – ADOPTED 217 – 200, ROLL CALL 241 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 199 Democrat YEA – 217; NAY – 1 Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 4373 – REJECTED 207 – 217, ROLL CALL 242 Republican YEA – 207; NAY – 1 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 216 Passage of H.R. 4373 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 – PASSED 217 – 212, ROLL CALL 243 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 209 Democrat YEA – 217; NAY – 3 Amendments to H.R. 4346 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022: Ryan (D-OH) En Bloc#1 Bowman (D-NY) – Amendment No. 1 – Increases funding by $250,000 for the Library of Congress, which can partner with HBCU’s, Hispanic Serving Institutions, other Minority Serving Institutions, and community colleges to form fellowship opportunities and curriculum program associations. Offsets the increase by decreasing $250,000 from Capital Construction and Operations Bowman (D-NY) – Amendment No. 2 – Increases funding by $250,000 for the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, with the intent of supporting translation services for official communication materials on behalf of constituents with Limited English Proficiency. Offsets the increase by decreasing $250,000 from the Capital Construction and Operations Escobar (D-TX) – Amendment No. 3 -Increases and decreases funding to make clear that States must disburse all funds under this division in accordance with Congressional intent and not for purposes not otherwise outlined in the corresponding report and bill text Foster (D-IL), Casten (D-IL), Takano (D-CA), Beyer (D-VA) – Amendment No. 4 – Increases and decreases GAO appropriations by $6 million to support robust funding for thorough, up-to-date technical information and evaluations for Members of Congress, like those provided by the Office of Technology Assessment Gottheimer (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 5 – Increases and decreases funds by $100,000 from the Architect of the Capitol’s Capital Construction and Operations account to emphasize the importance of the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on the House Office Building grounds Kelly, Robin (D-IL) – Amendment No. 9 – Increases and decreases funding by $4.2 million to highlight the GAO’s Center for Audit Excellence and their work with Foreign Supreme Audit Institutions Norton (D-DC) – Amendment No. 11 – Prohibits the United States Capitol Police from using funds to enforce the prohibition on the use of scooters on the United States Capitol Grounds – ADOPTED 220 – 207, ROLL CALL 236 Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 207 Democrat YEA – 219; NAY – 0 Ryan (D-OH) En Bloc #2 Graves, Garret (R-LA) – Amendment No. 6 – Increases and decreases funds by $100,000 the appropriations for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House to encourage the creation of a collaborative drafting program to help improve workflow between HOLC and Member Offices Langevin (D-RI) – Amendment No. 10 – Increases funding by $3.504 million for the Capitol Grounds account with the intent that these funds be used to prioritize the removal of accessibility barriers on the Capitol Complex Raskin (D-MD) – Amendment No. 12 – Increases and decreases funding by $100,000 for the purpose of directing the House Sergeant at Arms to conduct a study on the Capitol switchboard and telephone system in the U.S. House of Representatives and provide a report to Congress. The report should identify the current system’s technical limitations and security risks, and make detailed recommendations for improving or replacing the current system – ADOPTED BY VOICE Ryan (D-OH) En Bloc #3 Grothman (R-WI) – Amendment No. 7 – Decreases funding to the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion by $1,500,000, to FY2021 levels Grothman (R-WI) – Amendment No. 8 – Strikes language that will enable noncitizens who meet requirements under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to be employed by the U.S. Congress – REJECTED 180 – 243, ROLL CALL 237 Republican YEA – 180; NAY – 26 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 217 Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 4346 – REJECTED 202 – 218, ROLL CALL 238 Republican YEA – 202; NAY – 0 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 218 Passage of H.R. 4346 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 – PASSED 215 – 207, ROLL CALL 239 Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 205 Democrat YEA – 215; NAY – 2