House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 5/21/2024
The House met at 12 noon, adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Tuesday, 5/21/2024 — Activities: 82 – On the Floor: 12 – Votes: 2
Legislation: New: 30, Action: 12, Voted: 2, Passed: 11
Committee — Meetings: 2 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 4
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8467-
8488; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 151; and H. Res. 1244-1249, were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 6160, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a
lifespan respite care program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-513);
H.R. 7153, to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider
Protection Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-514);
H.R. 7218, to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to
extend the program for promotion of public health knowledge and
awareness of Alzheimer1s disease and related dementias, and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 118-515); and
H. Res. 1243, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4763) to
provide for a system of regulation of digital assets by the Commodity
Futures Trading Com-mission and the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
5403) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve
banks from offering certain products or services directly to an
individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for
monetary policy, and for other purposes; and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 192) to prohibit individuals who are
not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the
District of Columbia (H. Rept. 118-516).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Kustoff to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:33 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies--Appointment: The
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on
the part of the House to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies: Representatives Johnson (LA), Scalise, and Jeffries.
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:11 p.m. and reconvened at 3:34 p.m.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures: Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act: H.R.
5527, amended, to amend section 1078 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to increase the effectiveness of
the Technology Modernization Fund;
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Government Service Delivery Improvement Act: H.R. 5887, amended, to
amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to improve Government
service delivery, and build related capacity for the Federal
Government;
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Federal Prison Oversight Act: H.R. 3019, amended, to establish an
inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay
vote of 392 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 220;
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Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 807, amended, to require the
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the
invaluable service that working dogs provide to society;
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Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act: H.R. 1097, to
award a Congressional Gold Medal to Everett Alvarez, Jr., in
recognition of his service to the Nation;
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Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act: H.R. 5863, amended, to provide tax
relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 382 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 219;
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Rolling Stock Protection Act: H.R. 3317, to amend title 49, United
States Code, to remove the lifetime exemption from the prohibition on
procurement of rolling stock from certain vehicle manufacturers for
parties to executed contracts;
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Designating the United States courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street,
Los Angeles, California, as the “Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United
States Courthouse”: H.R. 5754, amended, to designate the United States
courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as
the “Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse”;
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Think Differently Transportation Act: H.R. 6248, amended, to require
Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to trains and
stations; and
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James R. Dominguez Memorial Act: H.R. 5799, to designate the
checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States
Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the “James R. Dominguez
Border Patrol Checkpoint”.
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:45 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that, notwithstanding
rule XVII, during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Representative
Wexton be permitted to use a medical assistive communication device on
the floor of the House.
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center
for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I: The House
agreed to take from the Speaker table and agreed to S. Con. Res. 36,
authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center
for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
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Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5863) to provide tax
relief with respect to certain Federal disasters: Agreed by unanimous
consent that H. Res. 961, providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 5863) to provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal
disasters, be laid on the table.
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to the
stabilization of Iraq declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22,
2023, as modified by Executive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, Executive
Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004,
Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004, Executive Order 13438 of
July 17, 2007, and Executive Order 13668 of May 27, 2014, is to
continue in effect beyond May 22, 2024--referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-143).
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3364.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3387-88 and 3388-89.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:55 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
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Banks, Jim, Ind., E540
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E529, E530, E532, E535
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E538
Carson, Andre, Ind., E537
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E540
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E529, E535
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E535
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E529, E530, E532, E533, E534, E536, E537, E539, E540
Kean, Thomas H., Jr., N.J., E538
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E530
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E531
Moskowitz, Jared, Fla., E529, E531, E533, E534, E535, E537
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E540
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E538
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E529, E530, E532, E533, E534, E535, E537
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman, American Samoa, E539
Scott, Robert “Bobby”, Va., E541
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E534
Tenney, Claudia, N.Y., E539
Torres, Norma J., Calif., E540
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E541