House Daily Digest — Friday, 4/26/2024
The House met at 9:30 a.m., adjourned at 9:37 a.m.
Friday, 4/26/2024 — Activities: 13
Committee — Legislation: Reported: 6
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D406-D407]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 8128-
8141; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 131; and H. Res. 1170-1171, were
introduced.
Pages H2634-35
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2635-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 7683, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require
institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of
free speech, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-
468);
H.R. 5333, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to
exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller
enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses
in critical technology areas, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 118-469);
H.R. 7985, to require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial
challenges facing entrepreneurs with a disability, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-470);
H.R. 7987, to require plain language and the inclusion of key words
in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small
business concerns, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-471);
H.R. 6132, to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to
retractable awnings (H. Rept. 118-472); and
H.R. 6571, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency and crisis
response program in the Department of Commerce, and to secure American
leadership in deploying emerging technologies, and for other purposes,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-473).
Page H2634
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2631
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Gallagher,
wherein he resigned as Representative for the Eighth Congressional
District of Wisconsin, effective at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24,
2024.
Page H2632
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Wisconsin, Mr.
Gallagher, the whole number of the House is 430.
Page H2632
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States
and the Chinese Communist Party--Appointment: The Chair announced the
Speaker's designation of the following member of the Select Committee
on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese
Communist Party as its chair: Representative Moolenaar.
Page H2632
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in
light of the passing of the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. Payne, the
whole number of the House is 429.
Page H2632
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Senate Referrals: S. 2143 was held at the desk. S. 2274 was held at the
desk. S. 2717 was held at the desk. S. 3267 was held at the desk. S.
3357 was held at the desk. S. 3419 was held at the desk. S. 3639 was
held at the desk. S. 3640 was held at the desk. S. 3851 was held at the
desk. S. 3687 was held at the desk. S. 3998 was held at the desk.
Pages H2631-32
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H2631-32.
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no
recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:37 a.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bean, Aaron, Fla., E389
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E385, E386, E387, E388, E389, E390, E391, E392, E393
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E390
Cammack, Kat, Fla., E391
Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E386, E389, E393
Keating, William R., Mass., E388
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E385, E386, E387, E388, E389, E390, E391, E392, E393
Pfluger, August, Tex., E387
Phillips, Dean, Minn., E388
Rose, John W., Tenn., E387
Slotkin, Elissa, Mich., E386, E391
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E385, E393
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E387
Wenstrup, Brad R., Ohio, E391
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E386, E391