Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2020-12-08 Date2020-12-08 PublicationVolume 166, issue 207 Sections138 House · 74 Senate House sections PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING MAYOR ELIZABETH PATTERSON HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MICHAEL J. PETYO, SR. IN HONOR OF TERRI COOK PERSONAL EXPLANATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN TRIBUTE TO EMILIO E. LOPEZ HONORING MAYOR BOB SAMPAYAN HONORING LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JAMES LYONS HONORING YING TANG RECOGNIZING PRESIDENT DR. MARY HINTON HONORING RETIRED LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM DC JONES IN HONOR OF WAYNE LEE HONORING MAYOR JOSEPH T. CALLINAN HONORING THE LIVES OF ADORA PREVOST RAGSDALE AND GEORGE ROBINSON RAGSDALE HONORING COUNCILMEMBER CYNTHIA MATHEWS HONORING THE U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE AND CELEBRATING OUR JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICERS AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HOUSE STEVE DOMINE: A CAREER OF SERVICE TO STEARNS COUNTY HONORING COUNCILMEMBER GINA BELFORTE IN RECOGNITION OF RANKING MEMBER GREG WALDEN HONORING THE LIFE OF JUSTUS MURRAY AMMONS IN HONOR OF LARRY MOODY RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF URIEL PADGETT INTRODUCTION OF THE TRANSATLANTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ACT HONORING MAYOR ROY SWEARINGEN RECOGNIZING 155TH ANNIVERSARY OF 13TH AMENDMENT RECOGNIZING 2020 TRUMAN SCHOLAR VALERIE DOZE RECOGNIZING THE WINNER OF THE 2020 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, JAMIE O'KEEFE HONORING THE LIFE OF JAMES RUSSELL CAPPS TRIBUTE TO MARY COLLINS HONORING VICE MAYOR JAKE MACKENZIE PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE SERVICE OF MR. TOM CARROLL HONORING CATHY HUGHES NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2020 HONORING THE LIFE OF RONNIE S. WILLIAMS IN HONOR OF LAURA DAVIS CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF RADIO HONORING COUNCILMAN PETER MURRAY CORONAVIRUS AID House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE SUPPORTING THE NDAA EN MASSE VOTING BY MAIL IS ILLEGAL RECOGNIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BRIAN JOHNSON, FOUNDER OF WARRIORNOW PENNSYLVANIA'S DRUG CRISIS FAREWELL ADDRESS POSTMASTER ROBERT BROWN ACKNOWLEDGING THE BIRTHDAY OF J. T. JOHNSON CONGRATULATING MYRNA BALLARD HONORING REPRESENTATIVE COLLIN C. PETERSON HONORING THE LIFE OF PASTOR DAVID BAKER HONORING MAYOR GEORGE CRETEKOS AMERICAN INNOVATION IS IN THE EXPRESS LANE DON'T TREAT BIPARTISANSHIP LIKE A FOUR-LETTER WORD HONORING RETIRING SENATOR PAT ROBERTS HONORING GENERAL ROBERT HINSON RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF CONGRESSMAN WILL HURD AND CONGRESSWOMAN TULSI GABBARD SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE RECOGNIZING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ROBERT KRESSE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF MONICA RUSSO PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME IN HONOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, FREE RAIF BADAWI HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MARC LEE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MARC LEE HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MARC LEE BIDDING FAREWELL TO SETH KLAIMAN HONORING THE LIFE OF FREDERICK "PAL" BARGER, JR. HONORING COACH NICK GIEBER NATIONAL BORINQUENEERS DAY JOSEPH RAINEY: 150 YEARS PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE A JUST AND PROPER FIGHT CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6395, WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2020 ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT ORRIN G. HATCH UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE ALS DISABILITY INSURANCE ACCESS ACT OF 2019 PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION DIRECTLY ACT BENEFICIARY ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2020 PROMOTING ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS TO PREVENT ELDER ABUSE ACT ARPITA KURDEKAR, GIRISH KURDEKAR, AND VANDANA KURDEKAR MARIA ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO MENDOZA, KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE BUESO, AND ANA LUCIA BUESO BARRERA VICTORIA GALINDO LOPEZ MEDIAN EL-MOUSTRAH THE ONE STOP SHOP COMMUNITY REENTRY PROGRAM ACT OF 2020 CRIMINAL ANTITRUST ANTI-RETALIATION ACT OF 2019 PUERTO RICO RECOVERY ACCURACY IN DISCLOSURES ACT OF 2020 COMBAT ONLINE PREDATORS ACT SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS INITIATIVE ACT OF 2020 OPEN COURTS ACT OF 2020 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6395, WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS INITIATIVE ACT OF 2020 IDENTIFYING OUTPUTS OF GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS ACT EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD GUIDE THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES HONORING JOHNNY BLAKELY CRITICAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RECOGNIZING THE LOSS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL CHUCK YEAGER FAREWELL TO CONGRESSWOMAN ROBY HONORING THE LIFE OF SENATOR PAUL SARBANES A FAREWELL TO CONGRESS AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC MIRACLE IN 2018 AND 2019 POOR TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT OF TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ADJOURNMENT BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8901 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8902 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8903 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8904 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8905 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8893 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8894 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8895 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8896 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8897 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8898 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8899 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 8900 CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF BENEFITS Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TRIBUTE TO TOM HARKIN RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL ENZI RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) Tribute to Cory Gardner (Executive Session) Tribute to Martha McSally (Executive Session) Recognition of the Minority Leader (Executive Session) Coronavirus (Executive Session) Nomination of Nathan Simington (Executive Session) Tribute to Tom Udall (Executive Session) Farewell to the Senate (Executive Session) Tribute to Tom Udall (Executive Session) Cloture Motion (Executive Session) RECESS EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued Farewell to the Senate (Executive Calendar) Nomination of Nathan A. Simington (Executive Calendar) National Defense Authorization Act (Executive Calendar) Coronavirus (Executive Calendar) Tribute to Cory Gardner (Executive Calendar) Nomination of Nathan A. Simington (Executive Calendar) EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Vote on Schwartz Nomination (Executive Calendar) Vote on Simington nomination (Executive Calendar) LEGISLATIVE SESSION UAE ARMS SALES REMEMBERING CASSIE JOHNSON REMEMBERING PAUL SARBANES ARMS SALE RESOLUTION CORONAVIRUS HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR PAUL SPYROS SARBANES CORONAVIRUS TRIBUTE TO TOM UDALL REMEMBERING ERNIE BAPTISTA TRIBUTE TO DAVID E. BENOR TRIBUTE TO SCOTT FRYE REMEMBERING DEE BENSON MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS SENATE RESOLUTION 796--RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SENATE RESOLUTION 797--HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR PAUL SPYROS SARBANES AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF PAUL SPYROS SARBANES ON HIS PASSING SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51--CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT OF S. 1869 AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 2694 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR SECURE FEDERAL LEASES FROM ESPIONAGE AND SUSPICIOUS ENTANGLEMENTS ACT CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT OF S. 1869 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANT RELIEF ACT OF 2020 TELEWORK FOR U.S. INNOVATION ACT STATE VETERANS HOMES DOMICILIARY CARE FLEXIBILITY ACT SAFEGUARDING THERAPEUTICS ACT PROVIDING ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO ENHANCE NEEDED TIME WITH SONS AND DAUGHTERS ACT OF 2020 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--TRIBUTE TO RETIRING MEMBERS OF THE 116TH CONGRESS ORDER OF PROCEDURE ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. 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