House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 5/7/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Tuesday, 5/7/2024 — Activities: 73 – On the Floor: 9 – Votes: 8
Legislation: New: 32, Action: 15, Voted: 5, Passed: 5
Amendments: Voted: 1, Agreed to: 3
Committee — Meetings: 20 (House.gov) • Legislation: Markup: 3, Reported: 6
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 8261-
8286; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 137; and H. Res. 1205-1208, were
introduced.
Pages H2935-36
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2938-39
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 6960, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the
Emergency Medical Services for Children program (H. Rept. 118-488);
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H.R. 820, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish
a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants
of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign
ownership, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-
489);
H.R. 4581, to amend title V of the Social Security Act to support
stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 118-490);
H.R. 2864, to amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks
Act of 2019 to provide for the addition of certain equipment and
services produced or provided by DJI Technologies to the list of
covered communications equipment or services published under such Act,
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-491);
H.R. 4766, to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-492); and
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, with an amendment (H. Rept.
118-493).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Franklin to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:13 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, May 6th.
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the
“Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”: H.R.
3354, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the
“Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 28 nays with 3 answering
“present”, Roll No. 179; and
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow
Post Office Building”: H.R. 7423, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in
Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building”, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none voting “nay” and two
answering “present”, Roll No. 186.
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1204, electing a Member
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
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Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act: The House passed H.R. 6192, to
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary
of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation
standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and
economically justified, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 195 nays,
Roll No. 184.
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Rejected the Fletcher motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 206 nays, Roll
No. 183.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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:
Tony Gonzales (TX) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-487) that
requires any new or amended energy conservation standard to take into
consideration rural populations, cost of living comparisons, and
climatic differences;
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Steube amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-487) that requires
the Secretary of Energy to disclose stakeholder meetings with entities
that have ties to China; produced studies regarding or advocated for
policy that limit, restrict, or ban the use of any type of energy; and
have applied for or received Federal funds; and
Page H2904
Kelly (PA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-487) that
prevents the final rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers” from taking
effect (by a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 182).
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H. Res. 6192, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
6192), (H.R. 7109), (H.R. 2925) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res.
109) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No.
181, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of
204 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 180.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor
Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer
Status”--Presidential Veto: The House voted to sustain the President's
veto of H.J. Res. 98, providing for congressional disapproval
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under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted
by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for
Determining Joint Employer Status”, by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas
to 191 nays, Roll No. 185, (two-thirds of those present not voting to
override).
Pages H2891-96, H2908
Subsequently, the veto message (H. Doc. 118-135) and the joint
resolution were referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
Fire Grants and Safety Act: S. 870, amended, to amend the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for
the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant
programs; and
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National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act: H.R. 4143, to
amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National
Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other
than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best
practices, and building codes related to such structures.
Pages H2922-23
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2889,
H2890, H2890-91, H2906, H2907, H2907-08, H2908 and H2909.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:39 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Babin, Brian, Tex., E461
Beyer, Donald S., Va., E457
Burlison, Eric, Mo., E459
Carbajal, Salud O., Calif., E455, E456, E457, E457, E458
Carter, John R., Tex., E461
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E462
Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E462
Emmer, Tom, Minn., E455, E460
Estes, Ron, Kans., E462
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E456
Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E461
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E458
Luna, Anna Paulina, Fla., E460
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E459
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E455, E459
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E460
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E455, E456, E457, E458, E459, E460, E461, E462
Pfluger, August, Tex., E456
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E456, E456, E457
Scott, Robert “Bobby”, Va., E458
Trone, David J., Md., E459
Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E460
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E461