E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 117 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 No. 4 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was and our debates, that You would be re- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- vealed and exalted among the people. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, pore (Mr. SWALWELL). We pray these things in the strength Washington, DC, January 5, 2021. of Your holy name. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, f Speaker, House of Representatives, Amen. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Washington, DC. PRO TEMPORE f DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- THE JOURNAL of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- fore the House the following commu- tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed nication from the Speaker: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- envelope received from the White House on ant to section 5(a)(1)(A) of House Reso- January 5, 2021 at 5:05 p.m., said to contain WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2021. lution 8, the Journal of the last day’s a message from the President regarding ad- I hereby appoint the Honorable ERIC proceedings is approved. ditional steps addressing the threat posed by SWALWELL to act as Speaker pro tempore on applications and other software developed or f this day. controlled by Chinese companies. With best wishes, I am, NANCY PELOSI, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sincerely, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the CHERYL L. JOHNSON, f Clerk of the House. gentleman from Kansas (Mr. MANN) PRAYER come forward and lead the House in the f The Chaplain, Reverend Margaret Pledge of Allegiance. ADDRESSING THE THREAT POSED Grun Kibben, offered the following Mr. MANN led the Pledge of Alle- BY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER prayer: giance as follows: SOFTWARE DEVELOPED OR CON- O God, our refuge and our strength, a I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the TROLLED BY CHINESE COMPA- very present help in times of discord United States of America, and to the Repub- NIES—MESSAGE FROM THE and trouble. Mountains crumble, lic for which it stands, one nation under God, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED waters rage, nations roar, and yet we indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. STATES (H. DOC. NO. 117–6) need not be afraid, for even now You f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- abide with us in these times of great fore the House the following message APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS ON discord, uncertainty, and unrest. from the President of the United We, who have pledged to defend our THE PART OF THE HOUSE TO States; which was read and, together Constitution against all enemies, we COUNT ELECTORAL VOTES with the accompanying papers, referred pray Your hedge of protection around The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs this Nation. Defend us from those ad- ant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, and ordered to be printed: versaries, both foreign and domestic, and the order of the House of January outside these walls and perhaps within 4, 2021, the Chair announces the Speak- To the Congress of the United States: Pursuant to the International Emer- these Chambers, who sow seeds of acri- er’s appointment of two Members as gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. mony to divide colleagues and conspire tellers on the part of the House to 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National to undermine trust in Your divine au- count the electoral votes: Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), thority over all things. The gentlewoman from California The journey of this experiment in de- and section 301 of title 3, United States (Ms. LOFGREN); and Code, I hereby report that I have issued mocracy is perilous and demanding, The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. fraught with anger and discontent. But an Executive Order declaring addi- RODNEY DAVIS). wise rulers still seek You. tional steps to be taken concerning the So help us, God, to find You in the f national emergency with respect to the midst of us. information and communications tech- So help us, God, to see Your gracious COMMUNICATION FROM THE nology and services supply chain de- plan even in the events of these days. CLERK OF THE HOUSE clared in Executive Order 13873 of May So help us, God, to serve You and The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- 15, 2019 (Securing the Information and this Nation with Godliness and dignity. fore the House the following commu- Communications Technology and Serv- We lay before You the gifts of our nication from the Clerk of the House of ices Supply Chain) to deal with the hopes, our dreams, our deliberations, Representatives: threat posed by applications and other b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H75 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:58 Jan 08, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06JA7.000 H06JAPT1 sspencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H76 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 6, 2021 software developed or controlled by RECESS of people be on the floor, may I ask Chinese companies. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- how one would make an objection or The pace and pervasiveness of the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair make a parliamentary inquiry in the spread in the United States of certain declares the House in recess until ap- future if you are not on the floor but in connected mobile and desktop applica- proximately 12:55 p.m. today. the gallery. tions and other software developed or Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 6 min- The VICE PRESIDENT. Under sec- controlled by persons in the People’s utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. tion 18 of title 3, United States Code, Republic of China (PRC), to include debate is not permitted in the joint Hong Kong and Macau (China), con- f session. tinue to threaten the national secu- b 1255 Mr. GRIFFITH. Further parliamen- rity, foreign policy, and economy of tary inquiry. the United States. By accessing per- AFTER RECESS Mr. Vice President, I am not at- sonal electronic devices such as The recess having expired, the House tempting to debate. I am trying to find smartphones, tablets, and computers, was called to order by the Speaker at out how a parliamentary inquiry or a Chinese connected software applica- 12 o’clock and 55 minutes p.m. parliamentary point of order would be made in following with the Speaker’s tions can access and capture vast f swaths of information from users, in- request that most of us not be on the cluding sensitive personally identifi- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER floor. How do you make one of those able information and private informa- The SPEAKER. As the House comes points of order when you don’t know tion. The continuing activity of the to order for this important, historic what is going to happen later? PRC and the Chinese Communist Party meeting, let us be reminded that each The VICE PRESIDENT. Respectfully, to steal or otherwise obtain United side, House and Senate, Democrats and the gentleman’s parliamentary inquiry States persons’ data makes clear that Republicans, each have 11 Members al- constitutes debate, which is not per- there is an intent to use bulk data col- lowed to be present on the floor. Others mitted in the joint session under sec- lection to advance China’s economic may be in the gallery. This is at the tion 18 of title 3, United States Code. and national security agenda. To deal guidance of the Attending Physician Madam Speaker, Members of Con- with this threat, additional steps are and the Sergeant at Arms. gress, pursuant to the Constitution and required against those who develop or The gentlemen on the Republican the laws of the United States, the Sen- control certain Chinese connected soft- side of the aisle will please observe so- ate and House of Representatives are ware applications to protect our na- cial distancing and the agreement to meeting in joint session to verify the tional security. have 11 Members on each side so that certificates and count the votes of the The Executive Order prohibits cer- we can honor the responsibility to this electors of the several States for Presi- tain future transactions, as determined Chamber of this House of Representa- dent and Vice President of the United by the Secretary of Commerce (Sec- tives. States. retary), involving the following Chi- Please exit the floor if you do not After ascertainment has been had nese connected software applications: have an assigned role from your leader- that the certificates are authentic and Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, ship. You can share with your staff if correct in form, the tellers will count SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat you want to have a few more, but you and make a list of the votes cast by the Pay, and WPS Office. The Secretary is cannot be that close together on the electors of the several States. The tellers on the part of the two also directed to: floor of the House with that many peo- ple in here. Houses will take their places at the (i) continue to evaluate Chinese con- Clerk’s desk.