House Floor Summary

An amendment, offered by Mr. Scott (VA), numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from using funds appropriated in this Act to finalize or implement a proposed rule to weaken health protections in OSHA's existing beryllium standards that cover construction and maritime workers.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment No. 11.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Smith (NJ), numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to redirect $2 million from Program Administration under Departmental Management at the Department of Education to Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Lyme Disease.

By unanimous consent, the Waters amendment was withdrawn.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Waters, numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase and decrease $1,000,000 from this account for the purpose of instructing the Administration for Children and Families to conduct an audit of the Head Start Program to ensure that the grant funding selection and evaluation processes do not result in a disparate impact on minority communities.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roby amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Roby demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roby amendment No. 9.

An amendment, offered by Mrs. Roby, numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to strike language that prevents the implementation of the Administration's rule requiring all Title X grant recipients to be "physically and financially separate from abortion-providing facilities."

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 8.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSaulnier, numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase and decrease funding for Childrens Mental Health Services Grants by $5 million to support school-based, early childhood mental health interventions.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 7.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSaulnier, numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase and decrease funding for Innovation and Improvement at the Department of Education by $1 million to encourage the Department to ensure that Statewide Family Engagement Center grantees receive full and adequate funding.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSaulnier, numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-109 to increase and decrease funding for the National Cancer Institute by $1 million to support a National Cancer Institute study on how to improve communication between cancer care providers, cancer patients, and survivors.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 6.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.