House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 4/30/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/30/2024 — Activities: 85 – On the Floor: 12 – Votes: 17
Legislation: New: 37, Action: 15, Voted: 12, Passed: 12
Committee — Meetings: 24 (House.gov) • Legislation: Markup: 2, Reported: 2
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 8164-
8192; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1180-1187, were introduced.
Pages H2768-69
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H2771
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 7343, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law
enforcement officers, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-478); and
H.R. 7530, to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia
to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney
General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly
accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in
the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting
changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-479).
Page H2768
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2703
Recess: The House recessed at 11:03 a.m. and reconvened at 11:30 a.m.
Page H2711
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act: The House passed H.R. 529,
to extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical
miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States,
consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219, by a yea-and-nay vote
of 402 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 155. Consideration began yesterday,
April 29th.
Page H2712
H. Res. 1137, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
7888), (H.R. 529), (H. Res. 1112), and (H. Res. 1117), was agreed to
Friday, April 12th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, April
29th.
Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act: H.R. 4824, amended, to amend
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to
carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development
activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 364 yeas to 44 nays, Roll
No. 156;
Pages H2712-13
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act: H.R. 4877,
amended, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary
of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration
program with respect to abandoned wells, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of
333 yeas to 75 nays, Roll No. 157;
Pages H2713-14
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act: H.R.
6093, amended, to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather
forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the
provision of weather data, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to
19 nays, Roll No. 158;
Page H2714
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act: H.R.
3738, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in
the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity
and Transition Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas
to 10 nays, Roll No. 159;
Pages H2714-15
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Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act: H.R. 4016, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote
of 413 yeas with none voting “nay”, Roll No. 160; and
Pages H2715-16
Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide that educational
assistance paid under Department of Veterans Affairs educational
assistance programs to an individual who pursued a program or course of
education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall
not be charged against the entitlement of the individual: H.R. 1767,
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
educational assistance paid under Department of Veterans Affairs
educational assistance programs to an individual who pursued a program
or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain
reasons shall not be charged against the entitlement of the individual,
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 161.
Page H2716
Western Economic Security Today Act: The House passed H.R. 3397, to
require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a
rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and
landscape health, by a vote of 212 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 165.
Pages H2716-18, H2740-50
Rejected the Kamlager-Dove motion to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to
210 nays, Roll No. 164.
Pages H2748-49
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-32 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now
printed in the bill.
Pages H2704-05
H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.
Pages H2716-18
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act: The House passed H.R
615, to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on
certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, by a yea-and-nay vote
of 214 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 167.
Pages H2735-40, H2750-51
Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 211 nays, Roll
No. 166.
Page H2750
H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.
Pages H2716-18
Trust the Science Act: The House passed H.R. 764, to require the
Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf
from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205
noes, Roll No. 169.
Pages H2728-35, H2751-52
Rejected the Huffman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 210 nays, Roll
No. 168.
Pages H2751-52
H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.
Pages H2716-18
Superior National Forest Restoration Act: The House passed H.R. 3195,
to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and
permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of
Mine Plans of Operations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 203
nays, Roll No. 171.
Pages H2718-28, H2752-54
Rejected the McCollum motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 210 nays, Roll
No. 170.
Pages H2752-53
H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.
Pages H2716-18
Discharge Petition: Representative Steube presented to the clerk a
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of
the resolution (H. Res. 961) entitled, a resolution providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5863) to provide tax relief with
respect to certain Federal disasters (Discharge Petition No. 11).
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Fourteen yea-and-nay votes and three recorded
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages
H2712, H2712-13, H2713-14, H2714, H2714-15, H2715-16, H2716, H2717,
H2717-18, H2749, H2749-50, H2750, H2751, H2751-52, H2752, H2752-53, and
H2753-54.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Barr, Andy, Ky., E405, E406, E411
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E405, E407, E408, E409, E410, E411, E412, E413, E414
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E413
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E405, E406, E416
Carter, Earl L. “Buddy”, Ga., E415
Chu, Judy, Calif., E411
Cole, Tom, Okla., E417
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E415
Fallon, Pat, Tex., E406, E407, E408, E408, E409, E410, E411, E412,
E413, E414
Gaetz, Matt, Fla., E405, E409
Hill, J. French, Ark., E416
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E414
Kim, Andy, N.J., E417
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E414
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E416
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E410
Omar, Ilhan, Minn., E410
Panetta, Jimmy, Calif., E414
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E406, E407, E408, E409, E410, E411, E413, E416
Pocan, Mark, Wisc., E408
Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E415
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E407
Strickland, Marilyn, Wash., E406
Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E409
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E408
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E412