House Daily Digest — Thursday, 12/14/2023
The House met at 9 a.m., adjourned at 1:54 p.m.
Thursday, 12/14/2023 — Activities: 27 – On the Floor: 2 – Votes: 3
Committee — Legislation: Reported: 1
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1308-D1309]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 60 public bills, H.R. 6838-
6779; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 935-939, were introduced.
Pages H6983-85
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6988-89
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 3229, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
apply the prohibition against contributions and donations by foreign
nationals in connection with elections to contributions or donations in
connection with ballot initiatives and referenda, with amendments (H.
Rept. 118-318).
Page H6983
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H6945
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Roy motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay
vote of 23 yeas to 307 nays, Roll No. 722.
Page H6961
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: Conference
report to accompany H.R. 2670, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 310 yeas to 118 nays, Roll No. 723.
Pages H6947-60, H6961-62
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, December
13th.
National Plan to End Parkinson's Act: H.R. 2365, amended, to direct
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national
project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National
Parkinson's Project, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 9 nays,
Roll No. 724.
Pages H6962-63
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To direct the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent,
diagnose, treat, and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National
Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes.”.
Pages H6962-63
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Board of Trustees: The Chair announced the Majority Leader appointed
the following member of the House to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees:
Representative Grothman.
Page H6963
Work Period Designation: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
designated the period from Thursday, December 14, 2023, through Monday,
January 8, 2024, as a “district work period” under section 3(z) of
House Resolution 5.
Page H6963
Board of Trustees of the Open World Leadership Center--Appointment: The
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member on
the part of the House to the Board of Trustees of the Open World
Leadership Center: Representative Bacon.
Page H6980
Board of Trustees of the Adams Memorial Commission--Appointment: The
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on
the part of the House to the Board of Trustees of
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the Adams Memorial Commission: Representatives Griffith, Moolenaar,
Lynch and Connolly.
Pages H6980-81
Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on the
part of the House to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University:
Representatives Bucshon and McCollum.
Page H6981
United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly--Appointment:
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member
on the part of the House to the United States Group of the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly: Representative Norcross.
Page H6981
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development--Appointment: The Chair announced the
Speakers appointment of the following Members on the part of the House
to the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska
Native Culture and Arts Development: Representatives Cole and Leger
Fernandez.
Page H6981
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6961, H6961-62, and H6962-63.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:54 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Amo, Gabe, R.I., E1232
Bucshon, Larry, Ind., E1231
Carter, Troy A., La., E1231
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1229
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E1232
Emmer, Tom, Minn., E1235
Gallagher, Mike, Wisc., E1226, E1230, E1234
Granger, Kay, Tex., E1229
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1228
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1230
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E1234
Kildee, Daniel T., Mich., E1234
Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E1235
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1225
McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1229
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1227
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E1230
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1225
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E1226, E1227, E1229, E1230, E1230, E1231,
E1232, E1233, E1233, E1234
Scalise, Steve, La., E1225
Scott, Austin, Ga., E1233
Scott, Robert “Bobby”, Va., E1233
Takano, Mark, Calif., E1233
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1226, E1231
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1233