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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 8521-
8547; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1290-1291 were introduced.
Pages H7254-55
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H7256-57
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 1289, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4346)
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, and providing for
proceedings during the period from August 1, 2022, through September
12, 2022 (H. Rept. 117-445).
Page H7254
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Cardenas to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H7175
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act: H.R. 4990,
amended, to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and to
direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information to establish an initiative to support the development of
emergency communication and tracking technologies.
Pages H7184-85
Recess: The House recessed at 1:28 p.m. and reconvened at 3:34 p.m.
Page H7197
Susan Muffley Act of 2022: The House passed H.R. 6929, to increase the
benefits guaranteed in connection with certain pension plans, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 396.
Pages H7211-20
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-
432 shall be considered as adopted.
Page H7211
Agreed to:
Scott (VA) amendment (No. 1 printed in part E of H. Rept. 117-432)
that requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to issue
a request for information to the public regarding ways to ensure the
long-term solvency of the agency's insurance programs and submit a
report, with recommendations, to Congress.
Page H7212
H. Res. 1254, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3771), (H.R. 5118), and (H.R. 6929) was agreed to yesterday, July 26th.
South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act: The House passed
H.R. 3771, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian
population of the United States, by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to
192 nays, Roll No. 398.
Page H7185-89, S7220-21
Rejected the Miller-Meeks motion to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to
225 nays, Roll No. 397.
Page H7220
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-58 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now
printed in the bill.
Page H7185
Agreed to:
Pallone amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-432) that
requires the Secretary of HHS to enter into an agreement with the
National Academies (or another appropriate entity) to conduct a study
on the relationship between COVID-19 and rates of morbidity and
mortality as a result of heart disease.
Page H7185
H. Res. 1254, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3771), (H.R. 5118), and (H.R. 6929) was agreed to yesterday, July 26th.
Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act: The House passed H.R. 4040,
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth
flexibilities under the Medicare program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 416
yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 400.
Pages H7221-23
Rejected the Schweikert motion to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 221 nays,
Roll No. 399.
Page H7221
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-59, modified by the
amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-444, shall be considered as
adopted.
Pages H7189-90
H. Res. 1256, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
4040) and (H.R. 263) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to
207 nays, Roll No. 395, after the previous question was ordered by a
yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 394. Pursuant to
section 3 of H. Res. 1256, House Resolution 517 was considered adopted.
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Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 5
of H. Res. 1254, Representative Kildee made a motion to suspend the
rules and pass the following bills en bloc, and therefore the ordering
of the yeas and nays on postponed motions would be vacated to the end
that all such motions would be considered as withdrawn: H.R. 623, as
amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R.
5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R.
7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as
amended, which was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 336 yeas to 90
nays, Roll No. 401.
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Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 623 as follows: ``To extend the
Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the National
Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.''.
Page H7223
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7197.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7181-82, H7219-22 and H7236-
37.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.