House Daily Digest — Thursday, 2/29/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
Thursday, 2/29/2024 — Activities: 45 – On the Floor: 5 – Votes: 3
Committee — Meetings: 8 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 4, Markup: 4, Reported: 1
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D191-D192]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 7476-
7510; and 13 resolutions, H. Res. 1034-1046, were introduced.
Pages H770-72
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H774-75
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 3277, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with
respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-402).
Page H770
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Strong to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H741
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:36 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H751
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures: Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other
Matters Act, 2024: H.R. 7463, making further continuing appropriations
for fiscal year 2024, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 320 yeas to 99
nays, Roll No. 58; and
Pages H759-64, H764-65
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024: H.R. 7454, to amend title
49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport
improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 19 nays, Roll
No. 59.
Pages H755-59, H765-66
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Wednesday,
February 28th.
Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act: H.R. 7102, to
establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 16
nays, Roll No. 57;
Page H764
Requiring the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
provide a link to resources for submitting reports on suspected fraud
relating to certain COVID-19 loans: H.R. 5426, to require the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide a link to
resources for submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain
COVID-19 loans; and
Page H766
WOSB Integrity Act of 2024: H.R. 7128, to establish requirements
relating to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned
and controlled by women for certain purposes.
Page H766
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, March 1st, and further
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon on
Tuesday, March 5th for Morning Hour debate.
Page H769
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Titus wherein
she resigned from the Committee on Homeland Security.
Page H766
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1034, electing Members
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Page H766
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H764, H765, and H765-66.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:47 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Banks, Jim, Ind., E197
Bush, Cori, Mo., E195
Carson, Andre, Ind., E195, E199
Carter, Troy A., La., E194, E199
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E198
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E197
Escobar, Veronica, Tex., E196
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E194
Gonzales, Tony, Tex., E195
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E193, E198
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E193, E199
Khanna, Ro, Calif., E196
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E197
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E193
Ryan, Patrick, N.Y., E197
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E193, E198
Soto, Darren, Fla., E195
Strickland, Marilyn, Wash., E194