House Daily Digest — Monday, 6/5/2023
The House met at 12 p.m., adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Monday, 6/5/2023 — Activities: 78 – On the Floor – Votes: 2 – Passed: 11 – Reported: 16
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D560-D562]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 3793-
3835; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 464-466, were introduced.
Pages H2740-41
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2743-44
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 835, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain
qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of
the securities laws, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-87);
H.R. 2608, to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the
periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by
an emerging growth company, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 118-88);
H.R. 2610, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify
certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies,
to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-89);
H.R. 2793, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability
to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration
submissions, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-
90);
H.R. 2812, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry
out a study of the costs associated with small-and medium-sized
companies to undertake initial public offerings, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-91);
H.R. 1579, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the
definition of accredited investor, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 118-92);
H.R. 2593, to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities
and Exchange Commission for senior investors, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-93);
H.J. Res. 29, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened
Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population
Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population
Segment” (H. Rept. 118-94);
H.J. Res. 46, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National
Marine Fisheries Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened
Species and Designating Critical Habitat” (H. Rept. 118-95);
H.J. Res. 49, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern
Long-Eared Bat” (H. Rept. 118-96);
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H.R. 1541, to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements
relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business
development centers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-97);
H.R. 1606, to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to
Business Program, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-98);
H.R. 1644, to amend the Small Business Act to require a report on
7(a) agents, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-99)
H.R. 1651, to amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements
for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-100);
H.R. 1730, to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements
relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or
programs of study for small business development centers and women's
business centers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-101); and
H. Res. 463, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to
amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major
rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a
joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States
Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency
interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal
funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing,
implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled “Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer
Conventional Cooking Products”, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-
102).
Pages H2739-40
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Fischbach to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2715
Recess: The House recessed at 12:04 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H2715
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:02 p.m.
Page H2717
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act: H.R. 835,
amended, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain
qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of
the securities laws;
Pages H2717-19
Accredited Investor Definition Review Act: H.R. 1579, amended, to
amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of
accredited investor;
Pages H2719-21
National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2023: H.R. 2593, amended,
to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange
Commission for senior investors;
Pages H2721-23
Amending the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which
financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth
company: H.R. 2608, amended, to amend the Federal securities laws to
specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be
provided by an emerging growth company;
Pages H2723-25
Amending the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain
registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to
permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review: H.R. 2610,
amended, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify
certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies,
to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review;
Pages H2725-26
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington
Soap Box Derby: H. Con. Res. 43, authorizing the use of the Capitol
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby;
Pages H2726-27
Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023: H.R. 2793, amended, to
amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing
the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 245; and
Pages H2727-29, H2731
Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act: H.R. 2812, amended, to
require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of
the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to
undertake initial public offerings, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 390
yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 246.
Pages H2729-31, H2731-32
Recess: The House recessed at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H2731
Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House agreed
to discharge from committee and pass H.J. Res. 62, providing for the
reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Page H2732
Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of
the Board of Regents
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of the Smithsonian Institution: The House agreed to discharge from
committee and pass H.J. Res. 63, providing for the appointment of
Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Page H2732
Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.J. Res. 64,
providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Pages H2732-33
Senate Referral: S. 769 was held at the desk.
Page H2716
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H2716.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2731 and H2732.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E520
Duarte, John S., Callif., E521
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E519
Gallagher, Mike, Wisc., E516, E523
Garamendi, John, Calif., E518
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E517
Hudson, Richard, N.C., E515, E519, E522
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E519
Johnson, Dusty, S. Dak., E515, E522
Keating, William R., Mass., E516
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E517
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E518
Rosendale, Matthew M., Sr., Mont., E516, E522
Self, Keith, Tex., E518
Smith, Adam, Wash., E520
Soto, Darren, Fla., E515, E516, E517, E517, E518, E519, E520, E520,
E521, E522
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E515, E521
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E521