House Daily Digest — Monday, 7/17/2023
The House met at 12 p.m., adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
Monday, 7/17/2023 — Activities: 47 – On the Floor: 5 – Votes: 2
Committee — Meetings: 1 (House.gov: 1) • Legislation: Action: 1, Reported: 3
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D734-D735]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 4666-
4692; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 57; and H. Res. 592-596 were
introduced.
Pages H3639-40
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H3642
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2799, to make reforms to the capital markets of the United
States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-143,
Part 1); Committee on Ways and Means. Submission to the U.S. House of
Representatives of Materials Related to the Testimony of Internal
Revenue Service Whistleblowers (H. Rept. 118-144);
H.R. 4664, making appropriations for financial services and general
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-145); and
H.R. 4665, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2024, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-146).
Pages H3638-39
Recess: The House recessed at 12:23 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H3618
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by
voice vote.
Pages H3618, H3628
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.
Page H3619
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act
of 2023: S. 111, to require each agency, in providing notice of a
rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of
the proposed rule, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas with none
voting “nay”, Roll No. 329;
Pages H3619-20, H3626-27
Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023: H.R.
1418, amended, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic
new animal drugs; and
Pages H3620-24
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2023: H.R. 813, amended, to
direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an
interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the
global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign
direct investment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 22 nays,
Roll No. 330.
Pages H3624-26, H3628
Recess: The House recessed at 5:01 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H3626
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order
at any time on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, for the Speaker to declare a
recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving
in joint meeting His Excellency Isaac Herzog, President of the State of
Israel.
Page H3628
Authorizing video recording in the House Chamber during a joint meeting
of Congress for certain educational purposes: The House agreed to
discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 593, authorizing video
recording in the House Chamber
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during a joint meeting of Congress for certain educational purposes.
Pages H3628-29
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at
any time through July 20, 2023, to consider in the House, House Joint
Resolution 79 if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs or his designee, that the joint resolution be considered as
read, that the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution to final passage without intervening motion except 30
minutes equally divided among and controlled by Representative McCaul,
Representative Meeks, and Representative Gaetz or their respective
designees, and that the provisions of section 202 of the National
Emergencies Act shall not apply to the joint resolution through July
20, 2023.
Page H3629
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024: Representative Womack filed
a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 4664, making
appropriations for financial services and general government for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
Page H3629
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024:
Representative Diaz-Balart filed a report from the Committee on
Appropriations on H.R. 4665, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2024.
Page H3629
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3626-27 and H3628.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 8:48 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Barragan, Nanette Diaz, Calif., E680
Brown, Shontel M., Ohio, E682
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori, Ore., E685
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E685
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E681
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney, Calif., E683
Lee, Susie, Nev., E680
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E679, E679, E680, E680, E681, E681, E682,
E683, E683, E684
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E679, E684
Nunn, Zachary, Iowa, E683
Reschenthaler, Guy, Pa., E679, E680, E680, E681, E682
Spanberger, Abigail Davis, Va., E679, E684
Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E682
Valadao, David G., Calif., E683
Waters, Maxine, Calif., E682
Williams, Brandon, N.Y., E683
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E681