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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D503-D505 on May 11.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 7715-
7731; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1103-1107, 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 DelBene to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:19 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from New York, Mr. Reed, the whole number of the House is 429.
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 1103, electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 2022: S. 4119, to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, by a yea-and-nay vote of 288 yeas to 131 nays, Roll No. 149.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-41, modified by the amendment printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-320, shall be considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
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Agreed to:
Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-320: Houlahan (No. 1) that includes a Review of Science of Gynecological Cancers to study the potential risk and connection between fire protection activities and likelihood of developing gynecological cancers; Jackson Lee (No. 2) that adds a study regarding the health and safety impacts on firefighters from circumstances encountered as firefighters; Stanton
(No. 5) that requires the Secretary to notify Congress when approving or denying petitions to add diseases to the list; Tlaib (No. 6) that adds an annual reporting requirement on the total number of and demographics of employees with diseases and conditions covered by this Act desegregated by the specific condition or conditions, for the purposes of understanding the scope of the problem; Torres (CA) (No. 7) that the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall conduct a comprehensive study on long-term health effects that Federal wildland firefighters, who are eligible to receive workers compensation, experience after being exposed to fires, smoke, and toxic fumes when in service; and Torres (CA) (No. 8) that directs the Secretary, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, to evaluate the best available scientific evidence of the risk to an employee in fire protection activities of developing rhabdomyolysis
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 146); and
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Joyce (OH) amendment (No. 3 printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-320) that adds the Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act, which amends the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to establish that claimants who have been asked by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs to provide additional evidence to support their occupational illness, traumatic injury, or death claim have at least 60 days to provide such evidence (by a yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 147).
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Rejected:
Keller amendment (No. 4 printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-320) that sought to strike all of the bill text and inserts a provision establishing the Firefighter Special Claims Unit at the Department of Labor to process any claim relating to occupational disease filed by a federal firefighter (by a yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 242 nays, Roll No. 148).
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H. Res. 1097, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 903), (H.R. 2499), (H.R. 5129), and (H.R. 7691) was agreed to yesterday, May 10th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, May 10th.
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act: H.R. 847, amended, to support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 150;
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NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act: H.R. 5324, amended, to provide guidance for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards network, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 151;
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South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act: S. 66, to require the Inter-
Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 152;
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Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act: H.R. 7077, amended, to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 37 nays, Roll No. 153;
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Providing Research and Estimates of Changes in Precipitation Act: H.R. 1437, amended, to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 333 yeas to 81 nays, Roll No. 154;
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United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act: S. 1872, to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 155;
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Fair Hiring in Banking Act: H.R. 5911, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 329 yeas to 88 nays, Roll No. 156;
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Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act: H.R. 5914, amended, to amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 48 nays, Roll No. 157;
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act: H.R. 935, amended, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 158;
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Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act: H.R. 7066, amended, to require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 159;
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Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act: H.R. 7081, amended, to seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 160;
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Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022: H.R. 6891, amended, to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation from certain international meetings, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 161;
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Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022: H.R. 6899, amended, 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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 162;
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building'': H.R. 224, 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'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one answering
``present'', Roll No. 164;
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Designating 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. 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'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 26 nays and one answering ``present'', Roll No. 165;
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Designating 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. 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'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 1 nay with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 166; and
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Designating 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. 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'', by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one answering
``present'', Roll No. 167.
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1104, electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, May 10th.
Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022: H.R. 6531, amended, to provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 262 yeas to 156 nays, Roll No. 163.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4828-29, H4829, H4829-30, H4830-31, H4831, H4832, H4832-33, H4833-34, H4834-35, H4835, H4835-36, H4836-37, H4837-38, H4838, H4838-39, H4839-40, H4840-41, H4841, H4842, H4842-43, H4843-44, and H4844-45.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
