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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 6653-
6702; and 10 resolutions, H. Res. 915-924 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Torres (NY) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Global Respect Act: The House passed H.R. 3485, to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 43.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-30 shall be considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill.
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Agreed to:
Cicilline en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-241: Crist (No. 1) that authorizes the President to exempt certain immediate family members who themselves face persecution from possible inadmissibility or revocation of visas; Gottheimer (No. 2) that requires a study from the Secretary of State examining risks to LGBTQI individuals at a regional bureau level; Harder (No. 3) that prevents any provisions of the bill from imposing sanctions or taking actions against any foreign individual based solely upon religious belief; Manning (No. 4) that adds torture to the list of violations of human rights for which the President may impose sanctions; Porter (No. 5) that requires a report to Congress on individuals responsible for violations of human rights against LGBTQI people be submitted in an unclassified form and published on a publicly available State Department website, and the report may include a classified annex; and Williams (No. 6) that commissions a report on how the Department of State can coordinate internationally to proactively prevent human rights violations against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 42).
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H. Res. 900, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3485), (H.R. 4445), and (H.R. 4521) was agreed to Wednesday, February 2nd.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, February 1st.
Designating 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. 3539, 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'', by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 1 nay with two answering
``present'', Roll No. 44.
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, February 1st.
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the ``Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building'': H.R. 2842, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the ``Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 167 nays with one answering
``present'', Roll No. 45.
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Call of the Private Calendar: Agreed by unanimous consent that the call of the Private Calendar be dispensed with on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1086, H1087, H1087-88, and H1088-89.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:39 p.m.
