House Daily Digest — Monday, 5/6/2024
The House met at 12 noon, adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
Monday, 5/6/2024 — Activities: 90 – On the Floor: 13 – Votes: 2
Legislation: New: 31, Action: 21, Voted: 2, Passed: 10
Committee — Meetings: 2 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 7
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 8251-
8260; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 106-107; and H. Res. 1193, 1195-
1203, were introduced.
Pages H2873-74
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2875-76
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 3325, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for
recruitment activities, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-481);
H.R. 8146, to require a report by the Attorney General on the impact
the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the Federal, State,
local, and Tribal level, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-482);
H.R. 272, to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize
transportation for Government astronauts returning from space between
their residence and various locations, and for other purposes (H. Rept.
118-483, Part 1);
H.R. 4763. A bill to provide for a system of regulation of digital
assets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-484, Part 1);
H.R. 4763, to provide for a system of regulation of digital assets by
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-484, Part 2);
H.R. 2969, to establish an Independent Financial Technology Working
Group to Combat Terrorism and Illicit Financing, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-485);
H.R. 1747, to provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration
for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of
blockchain services, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-486);
H. Res. 1194, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary
of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation
standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and
economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question
on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census
statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based
on United States citizens instead of all persons; providing for
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 109) providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to “Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121”; and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of
mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 118-487)
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Weber (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act: H.R. 6972, amended, to
amend title 5, United States Code, to require an Executive agency whose
head is a member of the National Security Council to notify the
Executive Office of the President, the Comptroller General of the
United States, and congressional leadership of such head becoming
medically incapacitated within 24 hours;
Pages H2840-42
Information Quality Assurance Act: H.R. 7219, amended, to ensure that
Federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific,
technical, demographic, economic, and statistical information and
evidence to develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and bases
of Federal agency rules and guidance, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of
377 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 177;
Pages H2842-44, H2858-59
Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024: H.R. 7528, amended, to
amend section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002 to improve the
integrity and management of mass comments and computer-generated
comments in the regulatory review process;
Pages H2844-46
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act: H.R. 7527, amended, to direct the
United States Postal Service to issue regulations requiring Postal
Service employees and contractors to report to the Postal Service
traffic crashes involving vehicles carrying mail that result in injury
or death;
Pages H2846-49
Special District Grant Accessibility Act: H.R. 7525, to require the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to
agencies requiring special districts to be recognized as local
government for the purpose of Federal financial assistance
determinations, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 27 nays,
Roll No. 178;
Pages H2849-50, H2860-61
Eliminate Useless Reports Act: S. 2073, amended, to amend title 31,
United States Code, to require agencies to include a list of outdated
or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications;
Pages H2850-52
GSA Technology Accountability Act: H.R. 7524, amended, to amend title
40, United States Code, to require the submission of reports on certain
information technology services funds to Congress before expenditures
may be made; and
Pages H2852-53
Astronaut Safe Temporary Ride Options Act: H.R. 272, to amend title
31, United States Code, to authorize transportation for Government
astronauts returning from space between their residence and various
locations.
Pages H2853-54
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that, notwithstanding
rule XVII, during consideration of H.R. 3354, Representative Wexton be
permitted to use a medical assistive communication device while under
recognition.
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:52 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Oath of Office--Twenty-Sixth Congressional District of New York:
Representative-elect Timothy M. Kennedy presented himself in the well
of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter received
from Ms. Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky and Mr. Raymond J. Riley, III, Co-
Executive Directors, New York State Board of Elections, indicating
that, according to the unofficial results for the Special Election held
April 30, 2024, the Honorable Timothy M. Kennedy was elected for
Representative to Congress for the Twenty-Sixth Congressional District
of New York.
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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from New York,
the whole number of the House is 430.
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Establishing the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
for the inauguration of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of
the United States on January 20, 2025: The House agreed to take from
the Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 34, establishing the
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the
inauguration of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the
United States on January 20, 2025.
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Authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol
by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in
connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the
inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the
United States: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and
agree to S. Con. Res. 35, authorizing the use of the rotunda and
Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee
on
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Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies
conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice
President-elect of the United States.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the
“Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”: H.R.
3354, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the
“Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”; and
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow
Post Office Building”: H.R. 7423, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in
Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building”.
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Presidential Veto Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
transmitted his Memorandum of Disapproval of H.J. Res. 98, providing
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board
relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”, and
explained his reasons therefore--ordered printed (H. Doc. 118-135).
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Without objection, the House postponed further consideration of the
veto message and the joint resolution until the legislative day of May
7, 2024.
Page H2840
Senate Referrals: S. 2181 was held at the desk. S. 3126 was held at
the desk. S. 3249 was held at the desk. S. 3285 was held at the desk.
Page H2840
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2840.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2858-59 and H2860-61.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:12 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Arrington, Jodey C., Tex., E453
Cammack, Kat, Fla., E450
Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E445
DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E448
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E445
Duarte, John S., Callif., E444, E448, E453
Garamendi, John, Calif., E449
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E451
Green, Mark E., Tenn., E447
Higgins, Clay, La., E452
Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E450
Johnson, Mike, La., E443
Kiggans, Jennifer A., Va., E450
Moskowitz, Jared, Fla., E446
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E452
Nickel, Wiley, N.C., E452
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E446
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E444
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E450
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E443, E444, E445, E446, E447, E448, E449,
E450, E452, E453
Posey, Bill, Fla., E446
Spanberger, Abigail Davis, Va., E444, E452
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E443, E445, E448, E451, E453
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E443, E444, E447, E449, E451, E453
Tlaib, Rashida, Mich., E445
Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E447
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E450
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E448