House Daily Digest — Monday, 1/29/2024
The House met at 12 noon, adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
Monday, 1/29/2024 — Activities: 63 – On the Floor: 9 – Votes: 2
Committee — Meetings: 2 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 3
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 7100-
7125; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 979, 981-983, were introduced.
Pages H270-71
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H273-74
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 3738, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the
Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and
Transition Administration, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-360);
H.R. 6513, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the
requirement that States allow access to designated congressional
election observers to observe the election administration procedures in
congressional elections (H. Rept. 118-361); and
H. Res. 980, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5585) to
impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a
pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle; providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6678) to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or
who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and
deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6679) to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who
carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or
otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel; and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6976) to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or
who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired
are inadmissible and deportable (H. Rept. 118-362).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Bentz to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H255
Recess: The House recessed at 12:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H256
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H257
Recess: The House recessed at 4:58 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H265
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act: H.R. 5528, amended, to
evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source
selection process on national security, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of
397 yeas with none voting “nay”, Roll No. 20;
Pages H257-58, H265-66
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To require the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the
impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection
process on national security, and for other purposes.”;
Page H266
Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act: S. 3427, to extend the
authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with
overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay
vote of 379 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 21;
Pages H258-60, H266-67
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 101 South 8th Street in
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office
Building”: H.R. 3865, to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, as the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office
Building”; and
Page H261
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the “Pamela Jane
Rock Post Office Building”: H.R. 3947, to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in
Melrose, Florida, as the “Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building”.
Page H262
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House agreed to suspend the
rules and pass the following measures:
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance
Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez &
Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”: H.R. 2754, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal
David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant
Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”;
Pages H260-61
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the
“Caroline Chang Post Office”: H.R. 3728, to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room
1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the “Caroline Chang Post Office”;
Pages H262-63
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the
“Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office”: H.R. 599, amended, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th
Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the “Dosan Ahn Chang
Ho Post Office”; and
Page H264
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr.
Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building”: H.R. 1060, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date
Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post
Office Building”.
Pages H264-65
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res 26 was held at the desk. S. 2853 was held
at the desk. S. 3646 was held at the desk.
Page H257
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page 257.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H265-66 and H266-67.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:32 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Barr, Andy, Ky., E84
Buck, Ken, Colo., E85
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E85
Carson, Andre, Ind., E85
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E87
Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E88, E89
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E87
Garamendi, John, Calif., E83, E89
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E87
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E89
Kiggans, Jennifer A., Va., E86
Lee, Susie, Nev., E84
Lieu, Ted, Calif., E85
Meuser, Daniel, Pa., E84
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E84
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E83, E88
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E83, E86, E89
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E86
Ryan, Patrick, N.Y., E83, E85, E89
Schneider, Bradley Scott, Ill., E86
Sorensen, Eric., Ill., E86
Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E88
Valadao, David G., Calif., E87
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E88