House Daily Digest — Thursday, 5/18/2023

The House met at 9 a.m., adjourned at 12:31 p.m.

Thursday, 5/18/2023 — Activities: 21 – On the Floor – Votes: 2 – Passed: 1 – Reported: 2

[Daily Digest]
[Pages D480-D481]


                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 98 public bills, H.R. 3457-
3554; and 11 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 45-46; and H. Res. 420-428, were 
introduced.
  Pages H2452-56

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2460-61

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1345, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy 
Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-
70); and
  H.J. Res. 45, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of

[[Page D481]]

Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student 
Loans” (H. Rept. 118-71).
Page H2452

Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor 
Craig Pridgen, True Bethel Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, New York. 
                                                             Page H2431
Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning 
efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies: The 
House agreed to H. Con. Res. 40, expressing support for local law 
enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle 
local law enforcement agencies, by a recorded vote of 301 yeas to 119 
nays with 3 answering “present”, Roll No. 227.
  Pages H2433-41

Agreed to:
  D'Esposito amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-59) 
that recognizes the important work that local law enforcement personnel 
do every day and states that officers should have certain rights during 
investigations into alleged misconduct such as legal resources and 
counsel; encourages states across the nation to adopt their own Bill of 
Rights to protect our local law enforcement and denounces calls to 
defund the police (by a yea-and-nay vote of 268 yeas to 156 nays, Roll 
No. 226).
Page H2440
  H. Res. 398, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2494) and 
(H.R. 3091) and the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) was agreed 
to Tuesday, May 16th.

Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 p.m. on Monday, May 22nd for Morning 
Hour debate.
  Page H2451

Permission to File Report: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce be permitted to file its 
report to accompany House Joint Resolution 45 at any time today, May 
18, 2023.
  Page H2451

Quorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2440 and 
H2441.

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:31 p.m.

Extensions

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Babin, Brian, Tex., E463, E469
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E464, E466
Carson, Andre, Ind., E464, E468
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E468
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E463, E467
DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E468
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E465
Gosar, Paul A., Ariz., E465
Graves, Garret, La., E467
Harshbarger, Diana, Tenn., E463, E469
Hudson, Richard, N.C., E464
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E461
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E466
Kiley, Kevin, Calif., E466
Krishnamoorthi, Raja, Ill., E467
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E462, E467
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E466
Mallioakis, Nicole, N.Y., E465
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E462, E468
Slotkin, Elissa, Mich., E463, E469
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E462, E464, E465, E468
Wenstrup, Brad R., Ohio, E465