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MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

At 11:11 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered
by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the
Senate:

H.R. 144. An act to forestall the loss of research talent
by establishing a temporary early career research fellowship
program.
H.R. 204. An act to direct the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and
activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and
institutions of higher education receiving Federal research
and development funding are fully engaging their entire
talent pool, and for other purposes.
H.R. 210. An act to coordinate Federal research and
development efforts focused on STEM education and workforce
development in rural areas, including the development and
application of new technologies to support and improve rural
STEM education, and for other purposes.
H.R. 240. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of
services to homeless veterans with dependents in carrying out
homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 707. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the
23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service
Company, in recognition of their unique and highly
distinguished service as a ``Ghost Army'' that conducted
deception operations in Europe during World War II.
H.R. 711. An act to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act
of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received
pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1157. An act to provide for certain authorities of the
Department of State, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1447. An act to amend the Federal Ocean Acidification
Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to establish an Ocean

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Acidification Advisory Board, to expand and improve the
research on Ocean Acidification and Coastal Acidification, to
establish and maintain a data archive system for Ocean
Acidification data and Coastal Acidification data, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 1510. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras
in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
H.R. 1711. An act to amend the Consumer Financial
Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Office of Community
Affairs to identify causes leading to, and solutions for,
under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 2027. An act to direct Federal science agencies and
the Office of Science and Technology Policy to undertake
activities to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM
education and enhance the research capacity at the Nation's
HBCUs, TCUs, and MSls, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2167. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of
entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational
assistance programs by reason of school closures due to
emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2441. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth
Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study to assess certain mental health care
resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to
veterans who live in rural areas.
H.R. 2494. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity
and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2533. An act to provide for a study by the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining
the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in
estuarine environments.
H.R. 2655. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related
communications by those who possess material, nonpublic
information.
H.R. 2695. An act to provide for research to better
understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment
affecting individuals in the scientific, technical,
engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine
policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such
harassment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2704. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
improve the equal employment opportunity functions of
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2788. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
eliminate the cap on full-time employees of the Department of
Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity
counseling.
H.R. 2878. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to carry out a Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges
and Universities Pilot Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2959. An act to establish the Consumer and Investor
Fraud Working Group to help protect consumers and investors
from fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assist consumers
and investors affected by such fraud, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3008. An act to amend the National Housing Act to
authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in
connection with mortgages insured by the FHA and to require
compliance with the existing appraiser education requirement,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 3125. An act to enhance authorities under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 to respond to the COVID-19 emergency,
to provide additional oversight of such authorities, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3146. An act to amend the Defense Production Act of
1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials
essential to national defense, and for other purposes.

enrolled bills signed

At 12:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered
by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has
signed the following enrolled bills:

S. 937. An act to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-
19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 941. An act to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic
and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.

The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro
tempore (Mr. Leahy).
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At 6:56 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the
Senate:

H.R. 3233. An act to establish the National Commission to
Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol
Complex, and for other purposes.

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