House Daily Digest — Thursday, 7/20/2023
The House met at 9 a.m., adjourned at 12:40 p.m.
Thursday, 7/20/2023 — Activities: 33 – On the Floor: 1 – Votes: 4
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D767-D768]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 58 public bills, H.R. 4762-
4819; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 59; and H. Res. 604-608 were
introduced.
Pages H3886-89
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H3891-92
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. J. Henry Buck, Jr., Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Page H3861
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: The
House passed H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other
civil aviation programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 69 nays,
Roll No. 364.
Pages H3863-74
Agreed to:
Graves (MO) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147: Manning (No. 60) that
adds a Sense of Congress on FAA engagement with HBCUs and MSIs on
aviation workforce development; Manning (No. 61) that requires the FAA
Administrator to report to Congress on implementation of the FAA Youth
Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force's recommendations on
increasing access to information and enhancing collaboration; Quigley
(No. 85) that clarifies requirements of the joint DoD and FAA dynamic
scheduling airspace system pilot program and requires a report to
Congress on the impact of dynamic scheduling and management of special
activity airspace and special use airspace; Rouzer (No. 87) that
clarifies adoption of the Aeromedical Innovation and Modernization
Working Group's findings and creates a Medical Portal Modernization
Task Group, comprised of working group members, to study creating a
portal
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for pilots to track the status of their medical application; Rouzer
(No. 88) that prohibits DOT procurement of drones from certain foreign
adversaries, including China and Russia; Ruiz (No. 89) that requires
the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the closure of the
Banning Municipal Airport in Banning, California; Scott (GA) (No. 90)
that revises Sec. 483 (Engagement Events) to increase the number of
annual events the FAA must convene to engage with aviation-impacted
communities in each geographic region of the Administration from one to
two; Self (No. 91) that provides a feasibility study to determine what
the cost would be to harden satellites that contribute to U.S.
aerospace navigation; Sherrill (No. 92) that mandates an FAA study
within 180 days that researches prior instances and national security
implications of airborne incidents or misrepresentations of
domestically launched, unbeaconed, unmanned free balloons and the
technical efficacy of putting an electronic emitter onboard said
launches; Steil (No. 93) that directs the FAA to update FAA Order
7031.2C to lower the remote radar bright display scope installation
requirement from 30,000 annual itinerant operations to 15,000; Thompson
(No. 94) that requires the Department of Transportation and National
Academies to conduct a study on the loss of commercial air service in
small communities throughout the country, and to provide
recommendations on how to restore service to these communities;
Williams (No. 99) that conducts a study of surface surveillance systems
that are operational as of the date of enactment of this Act; Yakym
(No. 100) that extends the air traffic control maximum hiring
requirement through Fiscal Year 2028; Smith (NJ) (No. 101) that
requires the President or his designee to certify offshore wind
projects in the North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Planning Area will not
compromise radar or create risks to aviation and space activities;
Boebert (No. 102) that requires the report on future electric grid
resiliency in the underlying bill to also be made available to the
American people on a public website; Boebert (No. 103) that requires
the report on telework in the underlying bill to also be made available
to the American people on a public website; and Beyer (No. 104) that
commissions study to modernize aeronautical standards (by a recorded
vote of 348 ayes to 57 noes, Roll No. 361).
Pages H3863-68, H3871-72
Rejected:
Perry amendment (No. 76 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147) that
sought to strike sections 206 and 207 relating to N number restrictions
(by a recorded vote of 64 ayes to 329 noes, Roll No. 362); and
Pages H3868-69, H3872
Perry amendment (No. 77 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-147) that
sought to strike the telework provisions in the underlying bill and
applies the SHOW UP Act (H.R. 139) telework restrictions to the FAA (by
a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 363).
Pages H3869-71, H3872-73
H. Res. 597, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3935) and (H.R. 3941) was agreed to Tuesday, July 18th.
Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the clerk be authorized
to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references
and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be
necessary to reflect the actions of the House.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 24th.
Page H3874
Senate Referrals: S. 70 was held at the desk. S. 460 was held at the
desk. S. 794 was held at the desk. S. 1308 was held at the desk.
Page H3884
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H3884.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3871-72,
H3872, H3872-73, and H3873-74.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:40 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bergman, Jack, Mich., E701
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E702
Comer, James, Ky., E701
Gaetz, Matt, Fla., E701
Gallego, Ruben, Ariz., E700
Garamendi, John, Calif., E699, E703
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E702
Granger, Kay, Tex., E701
Johnson, Mike, La., E703
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E699, E700, E702
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E699, E700, E700
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E701
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E703
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E704
Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J., E699, E701
Perry, Scott, Pa., E703
Posey, Bill, Fla., E700