House Daily Digest — Tuesday, 6/20/2023
The House met at 12 p.m., adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Tuesday, 6/20/2023 — Activities: 49 – On the Floor – Votes: 2 – Passed: 4 – Reported: 2
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4204-
4229; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 523-528, were introduced.
Pages H2989-91
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2992-93
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2813, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage
certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors
of group health plans, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 118-114, Part 1); and
H. Res. 524, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3564) to
cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the
up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3799) to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement
arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; and
providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 461) condemning
the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide
shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States (H. Rept.
118-115).
Page H2989
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Garbarino to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2969
Recess: The House recessed at 12:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H2972
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Barry
C. Black, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Page H2972
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H2972
Recess: The House recessed at 4:32 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H2978
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023: H.R. 1606, amended, to
amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program,
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting “nay”, Roll
No. 272;
Pages H2973-75, H2978-79
Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility
Authorization Act: S. 30, to authorize major medical facility projects
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023; and
Pages H2975-76
Designating the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in
Indian River, Michigan, as the “Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of
Veterans Affairs Clinic”: H.R. 3672, to designate the clinic of the
Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the “Pfc.
Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting “nay” and one answering
“present”, Roll No. 273.
Pages H2976-77, H2979
Authorizing video recording in the House Chamber during a joint meeting
of Congress for certain educational purposes: The House agreed to
discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 523, authorizing video
recording in the House Chamber during a joint meeting of Congress for
certain educational purposes.
Page H2980
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order
at any time on Thursday, June 22, 2023, for the Speaker to declare a
recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving
in joint meeting His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the
Republic of India.
Page H2980
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Luna announced
her intent to offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 521) censuring
Adam Schiff, Representative of the 30th Congressional District of
California.
Page H2980
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Boebert
announced her intent to offer a
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privileged resolution (H. Res. 503) impeaching Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Pages H2980-81
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to
the Western Balkans is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2023--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
(H. Doc. 118-48).
Pages H2977-78
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that
the national emergency declared with respect to North Korea is to
continue in effect beyond June 26, 2023--referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-49).
Page H2978
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2978-79 and H2979.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 8:24 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Burlison, Eric, Mo., E588
Carter, Troy A., La., E587
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E585, E590
Escobar, Veronica, Tex., E585
Fallon, Pat, Tex., E590
Krishnamoorthi, Raja, Ill., E587
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E588
Loudermilk, Barry, Ga., E587
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E589
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E589
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E588
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E585
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E589
Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E588