House Daily Digest — Thursday, 5/16/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
Thursday, 5/16/2024 — Activities: 70 – On the Floor: 3 – Votes: 5
Legislation: New: 38, Action: 3, Voted: 3, Passed: 3
Amendments: Voted: 1, Agreed to: 5, Not agreed to: 1
Committee — Meetings: 17 (House.gov) • Legislation: Markup: 1
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 8418-
8443; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res. 144-149; and H. Res. 1232-1237,
were introduced.
Pages H3327-29
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H3330-31
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 H3277
Recess: The House recessed at 11:09 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H3284
Recess: The House recessed at 3:28 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H3308
LEOSA Reform Act: The House passed H.R. 354, to amend title 18,
United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act
and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law
enforcement officers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 185 nays,
Roll No. 213.
Pages H3294-97, H3308
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-34 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.
Pages H3294-95
H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354)
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to
yesterday, May 15th.
Police Our Border Act: The House passed H.R. 8146, to require a
report by the Attorney General on the impact the border crisis is
having on law enforcement at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal
level, by a yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 157 nays, Roll No. 215.
Pages H3297-S3308, S3308-10
Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the
Whole.
Page H3302
Agreed to:
D'Esposito amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511)
that adds a provision to the required report to also include the impact
that the Biden border crisis has had on law enforcement recruitment;
Page H3302
Nunn amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that
requires the attorney general's report to include costs States had to
expend on local law enforcement efforts to investigate, intercept, and
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process, which includes the collection, analysis, storage, and eventual
destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border;
Pages H3302-04
Nunn amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that
requires the attorney general's report to include data on how many law
enforcement officers have been reassigned and local resources
reallocated to investigate, intercept, and process as evidence fentanyl
trafficked from the United States border;
Pages H3304-05
LaLota amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that
requires nationality of an illegal alien to be reported on, once they
have exposed a law enforcement officer to fentanyl during an encounter
at the border and in the United States; and
Pages H3306-07
Miller (IL) amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511)
that adds to the findings section that it is in the best interest of
law enforcement officers and the communities they serve for President
Biden to use longstanding authorities, including under section 212(f)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to secure the southern border.
Pages H3307-08
Rejected:
Houlahan amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that
sought to strike Sec (2) lines 17-19 and strike the word `Biden'
throughout the text (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 213 noes, Roll
No. 214).
Pages H3305-06, S3309
H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354)
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to
yesterday, May 15th.
Israel Security Assistance Support Act: The House passed H.R. 8369,
to provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense
services for Israel and other matters, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224
yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 217.
Pages H3287-94, S3310-11
Rejected the Meeks motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No.
216.
Pages H3310-11
H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354)
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to
yesterday, May 15th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3308,
H3309, H3309-10, H3310-11, and H3311.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E509, E510, E511, E512, E513, E514, E515, E516, E517, E518
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E511
Carson, Andre, Ind., E510
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E516
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E512
Garamendi, John, Calif., E517
Granger, Kay, Tex., E518
Hoyle, Val T., Ore., E516
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E509
Krishnamoorthi, Raja, Ill., E515
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E514
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E518
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E509, E511, E512, E513, E514, E515, E516, E517, E518
Rosendale, Matthew M., Sr., Mont., E515
Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E515
Scott, Robert “Bobby”, Va., E514
Soto, Darren, Fla., E509, E510, E511, E513, E513, E514, E515, E516, E517
Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E518
Williams, Brandon, N.Y., E509, E512