House Daily Digest — Thursday, 11/14/2024

The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 3:24 p.m.

Thursday, 11/14/2024 — Activities: 40 – On the Floor: 2 – Votes: 4

• Legislation: New: 16, Passed: 2

• Committee — Meetings: 2 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 6

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 10120-
10130; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 132; and H. Res. 1570-1573, were 
introduced.
  Pages H6012-13

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6013-14

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5103, to require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-733);
  H.R. 6107, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to 
authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for 
urban canals of concern, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-734);
  H.R. 8413, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at 
Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-735);
  H.R. 6843, to expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National 
Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (H. Rept. 118-
736);
  H.R. 7332, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for 
inclusion in certain State parks, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 118-737); and
  H.R. 6826, to designate the visitor and education center at Fort 
McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes 
Visitor and Education Center (H. Rept. 118-738).
Page H6012

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Guest to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5977

Recess: The House recessed at 11:11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5985

Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Gaetz, wherein he 
resigned as Representative for the First Congressional District of 
Florida, effective immediately.
  Page H5985

Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Gaetz, the 
whole number of the House is 433.
  Page H5985
  Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024: The House passed H.R. 8446, 
to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
definition of critical mineral, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 
155 nays, Roll No. 462.
  Pages H5986-94, H5999-H6000
  Rejected the Stansbury motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 199 yeas to 206 nays, 
Roll No. 461.
Page H5999
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Natural Resources now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Page H5986
  H. Res. 1568, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8932), 
(H.R. 7409) and (H.R. 8446) was agreed to yesterday, November 13th.
  Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act: The House passed H.R. 7409, 
to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for 
a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain 
activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 
464.
  Pages H6000-01
  Rejected the Stansbury motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 206 nays, 
Roll No. 463.
Pages H6000
  H. Res. 1568, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8932), 
(H.R. 7409) and (H.R. 8446) was agreed to yesterday, November 13th.

Discharge Petition: Representative Steube presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Energy and Commerce from the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1279) entitled, a bill to make daylight 
savings time permanent (Discharge Petition No. 19).
Senate Referral: S. 2581 was held at the desk.
  Page H5985

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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5985.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5999, H5999-6000, H6000 and 
H6000-01.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:24 p.m.

Extensions

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
  
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1139, E1143
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1139
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1140
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1142
Escobar, Veronica, Tex., E1140, E1143
Jayapal, Pramila, Wash., E1140
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E1143
LaHood, Darin, Ill., E1144
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1140, E1144
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1141
Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, Northern Mariana Islands, E1141
Scalise, Steve, La., E1141
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1144
Van Drew, Jefferson, N.J., E1139, E1140, E1141, E1142, E1143, E1144, 
E1144
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1139