House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 11/29/2023

The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 5:33 p.m.

Wednesday, 11/29/2023 — Activities: – On the Floor: 2

• Legislation: New: 24, Action: 2, Voted: 1, Passed: 1

  • Amendments: Offered: 2, Agreed to: 1, Other: 2

• Committee — Meetings: 16 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 16, Markup: 16, Reported: 4

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 6492-
6512; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 104; H. Con. Res. 80; and H. Res. 
896, were introduced.
  Pages H5982-83

Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5984-85

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Committee on Ways and Means. Submission to the U.S. House of 
Representatives of Documents Protected Under Internal Revenue Code 
Section 6103 (H. Rept. 118-281);
  H.R. 357, to require the head of an agency to issue and sign any rule 
issued by that agency, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 118-282);
  H.R. 3315, to exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the 
application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, 
qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and 
members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called 
to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less 
than 90 days (H. Rept. 118-283);
  H.R. 542, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community 
based services for veterans, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 118-284); and
  H.R. 3209, to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the 
future Interstate-designated segments of the Port-to-Plains

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Corridor as Interstate Route 27, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 118-285).
Page H5982

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Van Drew to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5939

Recess: The House recessed at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5943

Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Greene (GA) 
announced her intent to offer a privileged resolution.
  Pages H5944-45
  Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 
2023: The House considered H.R. 5283, to prohibit the use of Federal 
funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies. 
                                                         Pages H5945-57
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-15 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. 
                                                             Page H5946

Agreed to:
  Ogles amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-280) that 
requires a report on the number of specified aliens provided housing on 
federal lands.
Pages H5967-70

Proceedings Postponed:
  Velazquez amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-280) 
that seeks to allow the Interior Secretary to provide housing when the 
originating state has failed to meet certain criteria.
Pages H5968-70
  H. Res. 891, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5283), (H.R. 5961), and the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 32) by a 
recorded vote of 212 ayes to 205 noes with one answering “present”, 
Roll No. 679, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 213 ayes to 205 noes with one answering “present”, Roll No. 
678.
Pages H5945-57

Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5955-56.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:33 p.m.

Extensions

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Beatty, Joyce, Ohio, E1135, E1136, E1137, E1138, E1139, E1140, E1141
Bergman, Jack, Mich., E1136
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1137
Casar, Greg, Tex., E1139
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E1141
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1136
Franklin, Scott, Fla., E1138
Green, Mark E., Tenn., E1135, E1140
Guest, Michael, Miss., E1141
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E1139
Nickel, Wiley, N.C., E1140
Peltola, Mary Sattler, Alaska., E1138
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E1135, E1136, E1137, E1138, E1139, E1140
Posey, Bill, Fla., E1136
Scott, Austin, Ga., E1140
Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E1137
Thanedar, Shri, Mich., E1139
Torres, Norma J., Calif., E1135
Vargas, Juan, Calif., E1137
Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E1136
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1138