House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 3/12/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/12/2024 — Activities: 76 – On the Floor: 3 – Votes: 5
Legislation: New: 27, Action: 8, Voted: 3, Passed: 3
Amendments: Agreed to: 7
Committee — Meetings: 21 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 12, Markup: 12, Reported: 5
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7621-
7643; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 97; and H. Res. 1074-1076, were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 6011, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-
of-way applications under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 and section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act, with
an amendment (H. Rept. 118-420, Part 1);
H.R. 524, to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an
exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-421);
H.R. 1246, to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in
trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes (H. Rept. 118-422);
H.R. 929, to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust
for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and
for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-423); and
H.R. 6421, to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy
efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-424).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Lesko to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:17 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Buck, wherein he
resigned as Representative for the Fourth Congressional District of
Colorado, effective at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024.
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Recess: The House recessed at 4 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.
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Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act: The House
passed H.R. 6276, to direct the Administrator of General Services and
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the
utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased
space, by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 84.
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To authorize the
Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain
public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other purposes.”.
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Rejected the Beyer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to
213 nays, Roll No. 83.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in
the Committee of the Whole.
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Agreed to:
Edwards amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that requires
certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, occupancy,
and availability of office space leased by an Executive agency;
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Perry amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that redefines
occupancy to include the total number of employees actually performing
duties in person in a public building or federally-leased space 40
hours per week;
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Hageman amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that requires
the federal agencies to report to Congress on whether occupancy and
utilization rates are affected by an agency's remote work and telework
policies;
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Hageman amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that includes
PIV badge swipe data as a tool for measuring the utilization of public
buildings and federally leased spaces;
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McCormick amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that requires
the reports on the usage of real property described in Section 4 of the
bill to be made public on an accessible website run by the General
Services Administration (GSA) with exceptions for national security;
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McCormick amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that requires
the GAO to report on the cost of conducting the survey and monitoring
every federal building?s occu- pancy for a year (including, per the
bill, installing sensors in every office of every federal building
nationwide); and
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Rose amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 118-419) that requires
federal agencies to report public buildings or federally-leased spaces
with a capacity of 500 or more employees and a utilization rate below
20 percent to their inspector general for investigation.
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H. Res. 1071, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
6276) and the resolution (H. Res. 1065) was agreed to by a recorded
vote of 209 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 82, after the previous question
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 81.
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Denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies: The House
agreed to H. Res. 1065, denouncing the Biden administration's
immigration policies, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 193 nays,
Roll No. 85.
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Clerk to Correct: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Clerk be
authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of H.R.
6276 to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, section numbering
and cross referencing, and the insertion of appropriate headings.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 13th.
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to
Iran is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2024?referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-
118).
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Discharge Petitions: Representative McGovern presented to the clerk a
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of
the resolution (H. Res. 1016) entitled, a resolution providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5673) to advance responsible policies
(Discharge Petition No. 9).
Representative Fitzpatrick presented to the clerk a motion to
discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the
resolution (H. Res. 1027) entitled, a resolution providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 626) to advance commonsense policy
priorities (Discharge Petition No. 10).
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1115,
H1115-16, H1132, H1132-33, H1133-34.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Banks, Jim, Ind., E243
Carbajal, Salud O., Calif., E242
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E245
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E243
DelBene, Suzan K., Wash., E242
Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E244
Gooden, Lance, Tex., E241
Higgins, Clay, La., E241
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E243
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E243
Mallioakis, Nicole, N.Y., E244
McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E241
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E241
Salinas, Andrea, Ore., E242
Scott, Austin, Ga., E242
Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E241, E242
Takano, Mark, Calif., E244
Van Drew, Jefferson, N.J., E241, E241, E242, E242, E243, E244, E244
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E243