WEDNESDAY JUNE 23, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

WEDNESDAY JUNE 23, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 486 – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2062 – Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, and of the bill H.R. 239 – Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, and of the bill H.R. 1443 – LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, and of the bill S.J.Res. 15 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders,” and of the bill S.J.Res. 13 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to “Update of Commission’s Conciliation Procedures,” and of the bill S.J.Res. 14 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review.” – PASSED 218 – 209, ROLL CALL 175 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 209 Democrat YEA – 218; NAY – 0 Adoption of H. Res. 486 – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2062 – Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, and of the bill H.R. 239 – Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, and of the bill H.R. 1443 – LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, and of the bill S.J.Res. 15 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders,” and of the bill S.J.Res. 13 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to “Update of Commission’s Conciliation Procedures,” and of the bill S.J.Res. 14 – A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review.” – ADOPTED 218 – 205, ROLL CALL 176 Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 205 Democrat YEA – 218; NAY – 0 Postponed En Bloc Suspensions: 1) H.R. 482 – Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 2) H.R. 3752 – Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act 3) H.R. 3723 – Consumer Safety Technology Act 4) H.R. 3182 – Safe Sleep Act of 2021 5) H.R. 1314 – STURDY Act 6) H.R. 3841 – Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021 7) H.R. 2694 – Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2021 8) H.R. 2922 – Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021, as amended 9) H.R. 961 – Justice for Juveniles Act, as amended 10) H.R. 3239 – To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code 11) H.R. 3241 – To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code, as amended 12) H.R. 704 – ARTS Act 13) H.R. 2571 – AMIGOS Act, as amended 14) S. 1340 – A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina 15) H.R. 2679 – Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2021, as amended 16) S. 409 – A bill to provide for the availability of amounts for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and for other purposes – PASSED 325 – 103, ROLL CALL 177 Republican YEA – 107; NAY – 103 Democrat YEA – 218; NAY – 0 Amendments to H.R. 2062: Scott (D-VA) En Bloc #1 Brown (D-MD) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to submit yearly reports to Congress on the number of age discrimination claims brought under this Act. Williams (D-GA) – Amendment No. 3 – Commissions a report analyzing any disparities that individuals who face discrimination in employment based on characteristics protected under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 combined with one or more intersectional characteristics protected under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 face in pursuing relief from discrimination under the mixed motive evidentiary standard. – ADOPTED 231 – 192, ROLL CALL 178 Republican YEA – 14; NAY – 192 Democrat YEA – 217; NAY – 0 Scott (D-VA) En Bloc #2 Allen (R-GA) – Amendment No. 2 – Requires a GAO study on whether the Supreme Court’s decisions in the Gross and Nassar cases have discouraged age discrimination charges and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation charges and whether the success rates of age discrimination and Title VII retaliation court cases have decreased following the Supreme Court’s decisions in Gross and Nassar. Prevents the bill from taking effect if such charges have not decreased and such success rates have not decreased Foxx (R-NC) – Amendment No. 5 – Strikes the provisions allowing mixed-motive retaliation claims – REJECTED 182 – 243, ROLL CALL 179 Republican YEA – 182; NAY – 24 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 219 Davis, Rodney (R-IL), Pingree (D-ME) – Amendment No. 4 – Requires the Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to conduct a study to determine the number of older adult women who may have been adversely impacted by age discrimination as a motivating factor in workplace discrimination or employment. Requires the report to be submitted to Congress and made publicly available within one year and would require a recommendation on best practices to combat gender and age discrimination in the workplace. – ADOPTED BY VOICE Passage of H.R. 2062 – Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 – PASSED 247 – 178, ROLL CALL 180 Republican YEA – 29; NAY – 172 Democrat YEA – 218; NAY – 0