House Daily Digest — Thursday, 2/15/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
Thursday, 2/15/2024 — Activities: 34 – On the Floor: 4 – Votes: 5
Committee — Meetings: 22 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 7, Markup: 7
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D160-D161]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 7362-
7402; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 91; and H. Res. 1014-1018, were
introduced.
Pages H677-79
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H681-82
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H641
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H646
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor
Zach Terry, First Baptist Church, Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Page H646
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, February
13th.
Uyghur Policy Act: H.R. 2766, amended, to support the human rights of
Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct
identity, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No.
50; and
Pages H659-60
Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act: H.R. 533,
amended, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain
provisions of that Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 28
nays, Roll No. 53.
Pages H661-62
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024: The House passed
H.R. 7176, to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural
gas, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 52.
Pages H649-59, H660-61
Rejected the Watson Coleman motion to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to
213 nays, Roll No. 51.
Pages H660-61
H. Res. 1009, the rule providing consideration of the bill (H.R.
7176) was agreed to yesterday, February 14th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, February
14th.
Strengthening the Quad Act: H.R. 5375, amended, to require a strategy
for bolstering engagement and cooperation between the United States,
Australia, India, and Japan and to seek to establish a Quad Intra-
Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate closer cooperation on shared
interests and values, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 39
nays, Roll No. 54.
Pages H662-63
Work Period Designation: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
designated the period from Thursday, February 15, 2024, through
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, as a “district work period” under section
3(z) of House Resolution 5.
Page H663
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H659-60, H660, H661, H661-62,
and H662-63.
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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:54 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Banks, Jim, Ind., E154
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E151
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E149, E150, E152, E156
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E151, E156
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E154
Fry, Russell, S.C., E155
Gallagher, Mike, Wisc., E154
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E149
Johnson, Henry C. “Hank”, Jr., Ga., E153
LaMalfa, Doug, Calif., E153
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E151
Leger Fernandez, Teresa, N.M., E155
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E153
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E150
McClellan, Jennifer L., Va., E150, E155
Ross, Deborah K., N.C., E154
Ryan, Patrick, N.Y., E149, E155
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E152
Titus, Dina, Nev., E152
Valadao, David G., Calif., E155, E157
Wexton, Jennifer, Va., E154