House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 3/5/2024
The House met at 12 noon, adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/5/2024 — Activities: 93 – On the Floor: 15 – Votes: 2
Legislation: New: 49, Action: 14, Voted: 2, Passed: 10
Committee — Meetings: 1 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 5
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 public bills, H.R. 7520-
7558; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 93; and H. Res. 1051-1059, were
introduced.
Pages H820-21
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H823-25
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 6046, to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist
organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-404, Part 1);
H.R. 5616, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
certain offshore lease sales, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-405);
H.R. 7122, to prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-406);
H. Res. 1052, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2799) to
make reforms to the capital markets of the United States, and for other
purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7511) to
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens
who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-407); and
H.R. 6268, to direct the Administrator of General Services to
identify two Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters
Building, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-408).
Pages H819-20
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Tenney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H783
Recess: The House recessed at 12:21 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H785
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by
voice vote.
Pages H785, H807
Recess: The House recessed at 2:06 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m.
Page H786
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members of the
House to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group:
Representatives Chavez-DeRemer, Mike Garcia of California, Vicente
Gonzalez of Texas, Escobar and Carbajal.
Page H805
Recess: The House recessed at 5:24 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H805
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures: Securing the Cities Improvement Act: H.R. 4403, to
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the
Securing the Cities program;
Pages H786-87
Improving Travel for Families Act: H.R. 5969, amended, to direct the
Secretary of Homeland Security to revise certain regulations to permit
certain children to accompany their parents or legal guardians through
Global Entry airport lanes;
Pages H787-88
DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act: H.R. 4467, amended, to
direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland
Security to assess contracts for covered services performed by
contractor personnel along the United States land border with Mexico;
Pages H789-91
Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0: H.R. 3391, amended, to
extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at
the National Institutes of Health, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of yeas
to nays, Roll No. 60;
Pages H792-93, H805-06
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act: H.R. 3838, amended,
to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health
of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to
eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related
and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve
health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 61;
Pages H793-96, H806-07
9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: H.R. 498, amended,
to amend title V of the Public
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Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from
cybersecurity incidents;
Pages H797-98
Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act: H.R. 3836, amended, to
facilitate direct primary care arrangements under Medicaid;
Pages H798-H800
DiasporaLink Act: H.R. 3385, amended, to direct the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to
Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and
feasibility of developing a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable
connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin
Islands, Ghana; and
Pages H801-03
Energy Emergency Leadership Act: H.R. 3277, to amend the Department
of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to
Assistant Secretaries.
Pages H803-05
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 93, providing for a joint
session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
Page H807
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to
Address National Yearly Losses of life Act: S. 206, to require the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review
and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of
entry;
Pages H788-89
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act: H.R. 6174, to improve the
biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security;
Pages H791-92
Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act: H.R. 3821, to
reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018; and
Pages H796-97
Action for Dental Health Act: H.R. 3843, to amend title III of the
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to address dental
workforce needs.
Pages H800-01
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to the
situation in Venezuela that was declared in Executive Order 13692 of
March 8, 2015 is to continue in effect beyond March 8, 2024--referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc.
118-114).
Page H805
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H805-06 and H806.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bergman, Jack, Mich., E205, E212
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E205, E206, E207, E208, E209, E210, E211, E213
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E214
Garamendi, John, Calif., E213
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E209
Graves, Sam, Mo., E210
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E208
Moore, Blake D., Utah, E207
Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E206
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E215
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E211, E215
Peltola, Mary Sattler, Alaska., E206
Phillips, Dean, Minn., E211
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E209
Ryan, Patrick, N.Y., E214
Schneider, Bradley Scott, Ill., E207
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E205
Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E215
Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E210
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E205, E206, E207, E209, E210, E213, E215
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E212
Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E212
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E214