House Floor Summary

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill (CA) amendment No. 18.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Hill (CA), numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to clarify existing law and expands protections for whistleblowers to provide classified disclosures to Congressional Committees.

On agreeing to the Kinzinger amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kinzinger amendment No. 17.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Kinzinger, numbered 17 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with other relevant agencies, to study the threat of international mobile subscriber identity-catchers, also known as cell-site simulators, to U.S. Government personnel and national security and provide a report and policy recommendations to Congress.

On agreeing to the Brindisi amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brindisi amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brindisi, numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to clarify that nothing in this act shall be construed to contradict existing law regarding acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, providing material support to terrorists, and harboring or concealing terrorists.

On agreeing to the Murphy amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 15.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Murphy, numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add a new section to Title V (Sense of Congress and Report on Iranian Effort in Syria) requiring the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, to prepare an unclassified report for Congress on efforts by Iran to establish long-term influence in Syria through military, political, economic, social, and cultural means, and the threat posed by such efforts to U.S. interests and allies, including Israel.

On agreeing to the Murphy amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Murphy, numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add a new section to Title VII (Report on Foreign Weaponization of Deepfakes and Deepfake Technology and Related Notifications) requiring the Director of National Intelligence to prepare an unclassified report for Congress on the potential impact to U.S. national security from the use of deepfake technology by foreign governments (especially the Russian Federation and the Peoples Republic of China), including foreign intelligence services, foreign government-affiliated entities, and foreign individuals.

On agreeing to the Jayapal amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jayapal, numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress on the use of face recognition technology by the intelligence community and expresses the sense of Congress that the use of facial recognition technology to suppress criticism or dissent is contrary to the values of the United States and the U.S. government should not sell or transfer facial recognition technology to any country that is using such technology to suppress human rights.

On agreeing to the Rice (NY) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Miss Rice (NY), numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis into the report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors and requires the reports dissemination to state and local law enforcement.