The House will meet at 10 a.m. for Morning Hour and at noon for Legislative Business. First votes are expected 1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m. There is no predicted timing for last votes.
Following 15 "One Minutes" per side, the House will consider the following bills under Suspension of Rules:
- House Amendment to S. 2089, Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (Previously known as Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021) (Rep. Bobby Scott [D-VA]): This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from establishing a condition for a cemetery grant that restricts the ability of a state to inter certain reservists (or their spouses and children) at a state-owned veterans' cemetery solely because such individuals are ineligible for burial in an open national cemetery. Specifically, as a condition for grants, the VA cannot restrict the ability of a state to inter a (1) member of a reserve component whose service was terminated under honorable conditions; (2) member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard whose service was terminated under honorable conditions; (3) member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who died under honorable conditions while a member; and (4) spouse, minor child, or unmarried adult child of any member described above. The VA is prohibited from (1) denying an application for a grant solely on the basis that the recipient state may use funds to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans' cemetery to allow for the internment of the specified individuals; and (2) enforcing certain conditions on grants for state veterans' cemeteries that were established before the date of enactment of this bill. The bill also provides for plot allowances for the individuals listed in the bill. An amendment to enhance the school lunch program.
- H.R.5407, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act, as amended (Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]): This bill requires the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.
- H.R.6493, Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022, as amended (Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM]): This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and revises the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses.
- H.R.6411, Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022, as amended (Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]): To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
The House may also consider the following, Subject to a Rule:
- H.R.4176, LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]): This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to review existing data sets to determine in which data sets information about sexual orientation and gender identity is not included, and to assess needed changes in survey methods related to asking questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Rule provides for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. The Rule also makes in order the following amendments:
Consideration of the following bills under Suspension of Rules, as well as other legislative items, is possible:
- H.R.7174, National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022, as amended (Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]): To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
- H.R.5274, Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021 or the PREVENT ACT of 2021 (Rep. David P. Joyce [R-OH]): To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and for other purposes.
- H.R.1934, Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act, as amended (Rep. Michael T. McCaul [R-TX]): This bill directs the President to establish an interagency working group to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance U.S. leadership in international bodies that set standards for 5th and future generations of mobile telecommunications (5G) technology, such as the International Telecommunication Union. The President shall also work to increase the participation of allies, partners, and the private sector. (International bodies develop standards for certain technologies, such as those used in wireless data transmission, to ensure interoperability between different companies' products; stakeholders, such as companies that manufacture equipment that uses such technologies or companies that hold relevant patents, typically participate in the standards-setting process.) The interagency working group must report to Congress on (1) its strategy to promote U.S. leadership in the standards-setting bodies relevant to 5G technology; (2) its strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners to share security-risk information related to 5G; (3) its strategy for engagement with private sector communications and information service providers; and (4) China's activities in standards-setting bodies for 5G technology, including the scope and scale of such activities.
- H.Con.Res.59, Condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan (Rep. Gregory W. Meeks [D-NY]):This concurrent resolution condemns the October 25, 2021, coup in Sudan. It recognizes the Prime Minister and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of Sudan's transitional government.
- The Resolution calls for Sudan's military junta, among other things, to
- immediately release all civilian government officials, civil society members, and other individuals detained in connection with the coup;
- return to constitutional rule under the transitional constitution; and
- lift the state of emergency, including complete restoration of all means of communication.
- Finally, the concurrent resolution calls on international partners to
- join U.S. efforts to impose targeted sanctions on the junta and other accomplices to the coup; and
- suspend Sudan's participation in all regional multilateral organizations until Sudan is returned to constitutional rule under the transitional constitution.
- H.Res.720, Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes (Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]): This resolution condemns the terrorist attacks and violence carried out by ISIS-Mozambique in the Cabo Delgado Province and urges the government of Mozambique to take actions to counter violent extremism and protect its citizens.
- H.Con.Res.45, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999 (Rep. Lee M. Zeldin [R-NY]): This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the individuals responsible for the July 1999 murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in Serbia should be brought to justice and that the United States should devote sufficient resources to fully assist and monitor Serbia's efforts to investigate and prosecute such individuals.
- H.Res.892, Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]). This resolution calls on the government of Rwanda to immediately release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds and permit him to return safely to the United States. The resolution calls on the government of Rwanda to ensure Paul Rusesabagina receives access to appropriate, qualified medical professionals and all medical care necessary to guarantee his physical integrity and psychological well-being. The resolution also urges the U.S. government in all interactions with the government of Rwanda to raise the case of Paul Rusesabagina and to press for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Finally, the resolution expresses support to the family of Paul Rusesabagina and their commitment to bringing him home.