House Daily Digest — Thursday, 1/11/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Thursday, 1/11/2024 — Activities: 49 – On the Floor: 4 – Votes: 5
Legislation: New: 40, Action: 4, Passed: 3
Amendments: Agreed to: 2
Committee — Meetings: 13 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 17, Markup: 1, Reported: 1
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 6951-
6985; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 957-961, were introduced.
Pages H105-107
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H108-109
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 3400, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the
dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over
certain labor disputes, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-343).
Page H105
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Williams to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H55
Recess: The House recessed at 11:21 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H64
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
No Russian Agriculture Act: H.R. 4768, amended, to require the
Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive
Directors at the international financial institutions to advocate for
investment in projects that decrease reliance on Russia for
agricultural commodities.
Pages H68-69
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:42 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
Page H69
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023: The House passed H.R. 788,
to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the
United States is a party, by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 197
nays, Roll No. 7.
Pages H70-77, H83-85
Rejected the Foushee motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
the Judiciary, by a yea-and-nay vote of 189 yeas to 205, Roll No. 6.
Page H83
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-18 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.
Page H71
Agreed to:
McCormick amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-342) that requires
the violation audits within this Act submitted by each Inspector
General to be made available on a publicly accessible website.
Page H77
H. Res. 947, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
788) and the joint resolutions (H.J. Res. 98) and (S.J. Res. 38) was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 211 yeas to 202 nays with one answering
“present”, Roll No. 5, after the motion to reconsider the vote was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 201 nays with one
answering “present”, Roll No. 4. Consideration began yesterday,
January 10th.
Pages H70-71
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway
Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for
Electric Vehicle Chargers”: The House passed S.J. Res. 38, providing
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration
relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle
Chargers”, by a yea-and-vote of 209 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 8.
Pages H77-82, H84-85
H. Res. 947, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
788) and the joint resolutions (H.J. Res. 98) and (S.J. Res. 38) was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 211 yeas to 202 nays with one answering
“present”, Roll No. 5, after the motion to reconsider the vote was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 201 nays with one
answering “present”, Roll No. 4. Consideration began yesterday,
January 10th.
Pages H70-71
Public Interest Declassification Board--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individual on the
part of the House to the Public Interest Declassification Board for a
term of three years: Mr. Ezra Cohen of Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Page H88
Quorum Calls Votes--Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H70, H71,
H83, H83-84, and H84-85.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:48 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Carter, Troy A., La., E30, E32
Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E31
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E29
Escobar, Veronica, Tex., E27
Espaillat, Adriano, N.Y., E27
Foster, Bill, Ill., E28
Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E30
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E27
Gooden, Lance, Tex., E29
Molinaro, Marcus J., N.Y., E25, E26, E31, E32
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E28
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E25, E30, E32
Norman, Ralph, S.C., E27
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E25, E26, E27, E28, E29, E30, E31, E32
Reschenthaler, Guy, Pa., E31
Rodgers, Cathy McMorris, Wash., E27
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E26
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E25
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E29
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E30