the Republican Cloakroom

MONDAY JULY 20, 2020

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1053 - The rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, of the bill H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act, of the bill H.R. 7327 - Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, and of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1957 - Great American Outdoors Act - PASSED 220 - 162, ROLL CALL 139
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 161
Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 220
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Adoption of H. Res. 1053 - The rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, of the bill H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act, of the bill H.R. 7327 - Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, and of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1957 - Great American Outdoors Act - ADOPTED 224 - 166, ROLL CALL 140
Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 1065
Democrat YEA – 223; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Amendments to H.R. 6395:

Escobar (D-TX) - Amendment No. 3 - Provides Congress transparency when a President deploys active duty military within the United States during civil unrest by amending the Insurrection Act in Title 10, Chapter 13 of U.S. Code - ADOPTED 215 - 190, ROLL CALL 141
Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 176
Democrat YEA – 213; NAY – 14
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

McAdams (D-UT) - Amendment No. 4 - Prohibits any funding for new nuclear testing in FY21 - ADOPTED 227 - 179, ROLL CALL 142
Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 177
Democrat YEA – 225; NAY – 2
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Omar (D-MN) - Amendment No. 5 - Establishes a policy framework for the accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan - VOTE REQUESTED

Jayapal (D-WA) - Amendment No. 6 - Strikes the statutory requirement that the Pentagon provide annual Unfunded Priorities lists to Congress - VOTE REQUESTED

DeGette (D-CO) - Amendment No. 7 - Adds the text of H.R. 2546, the Protecting America's Wilderness Act - VOTE REQUESTED

Neguse (D-CO) - Amendment No. 8 - Adds the text of H.R. 823, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act to the bill and withdraws, permanently one million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park that are already (as of 2012) subject to a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims. The withdrawal permanently protects an iconic location, tribal communities and sacred sites, local economies, and safe water supplies - VOTE REQUESTED

Pocan (D-WI) - Amendment No. 9 - Reduces overall authorization level by 10%. Excludes military personnel, DoD federal civilian workforce, and defense health program accounts from the 10% reduction - VOTE REQUESTED

Dean (D-PA) - Amendment No. 11 - Provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans. Furthermore, when borrower payments resume, the servicer would have to modify the loan to lower the monthly payment by re-amortizing the loan and/or lowering the interest rate - VOTE REQUESTED

Smith (D-WA) En Bloc #1 - Amendments can be found here - PASSED 336 - 71, ROLL CALL 143
Republican YEA – 112; NAY – 67
Democrat YEA – 224; NAY – 3
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Gallego (D-AZ) - Amendment No. 13 - Clarifies and extends sanctions related to the construction of the Nord Stream II pipeline - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Adams (D-NC) - Amendment No. 17 - Extends CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. This includes a pause in borrower payment obligations, accrual of interest, negative credit reporting, and debt collection. Additionally, since the CARES student loan protections expire on Sep 30, 2020, this amendment extends the private student loan protections an additional year until Sep 30, 2021 - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Houlahan (D-PA) - Amendment No. 19 - Requires that any Federal law enforcement officer deployed pursuant to 10 USC 253 be clearly identified by name and agency visible on their uniform or other clothing - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Takano (D-CA) - Amendment No. 29 - Closes a federal loophole by making military education benefits such as Department of Defense Tuition Assistance count as federal educational assistance funds and limits the availability of federal funds for proprietary for-profit institutions unless the institution derives at least 10% of funds from sources other than federal funds - VOTE REQUESTED

Gabbard (D-HI) - Amendment No. 143 - Creates an online program that teaches civilian health care providers how to handle veterans. It would also inform separating service members of the need to inform their health care providers that they served - NOT OFFERED

Panetta (D-CA) - Amendment No. 167 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies did not comply with Section 1234(a) of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and that confidence and security building measures remain vital to the strategic interests of our NATO allies and partners - ADOPTED BY VOICE

En Bloc #2 - Amendments can be found here - ADOPTED BY VOICE