House Daily Digest — Monday, 10/2/2023
The House met at 12 noon, adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
Monday, 10/2/2023 — Activities: 54 – On the Floor: 5 – Votes: 2
Committee — Meetings: 1 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 3, Reported: 5
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 5861-
5873; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 754-755, were introduced.
Pages H4950-51
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H4951
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2577, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish
the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-237);
H.R. 4467, to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the
Department of Homeland Security to assess contracts for covered
services performed by contractor personnel along the United States land
border with Mexico, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.
118-238);
H.R. 3385, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report
containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of
developing a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the
contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and
Nigeria, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 118-239);
H.R. 3557, to streamline Federal, State, and local permitting and
regulatory reviews to expedite the deployment of communications
facilities, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-
240, Part 1); and
H.R. 3943, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
reemployment rights of members of the Armed Forces, and for other
purposes, with. an amendment (H. Rept. 118-241).
Page H4950
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H4935
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by
voice vote.
Pages H4939-40, H4948
Recess: The House recessed at 12:37 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H4939
Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H4941
Recess: The House recessed at 4:43 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H4946
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the “William
L. Reynolds Post Office Building”: H.R. 292, to designate the facility
of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in
Santa Clarita, California, as the “William L. Reynolds Post Office
Building”;
Pages H4941-42
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy
Lombard Post Office”: H.R. 996, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New
Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office”;
Pages H4942-43
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the “Veterans of
the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office”: H.R. 2379, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main
Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the “Veterans of the Vietnam War
Memorial Post Office”, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas with
none voting “nay” and one answering “present”, Roll No. 514;
Pages H4943, H4946-47
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the “Second
Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office”: H.R. 3944, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the “Second
Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office”; and
Pages H4943-44
Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act: H.R. 4502,
amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal
agencies to establish educational requirements for certain
cybersecurity positions in the competitive service, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 394 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 515;
Pages H4944-46, H4947-48
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To amend title 5, United
States Code, to limit the use of educational requirements or
qualifications in evaluating candidates for certain cybersecurity
positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes.”.
Page H4948
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Gaetz announced
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.
Page H4948
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress of the designation of funding as an emergency
requirement in accordance with section 114(c) of division A of the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act--referred
to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc.
118-67).
Pages H4940-41
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H4940.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4946-47 and H4947-48.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:22 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Carter, John R., Tex., E924
Cole, Tom, Okla., E924
Davids, Sharice, Kans., E924
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E923
LaMalfa, Doug, Calif., E925
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E924
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E923, E924