House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 12/13/2023
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Wednesday, 12/13/2023 — Activities: 66 – On the Floor: 6 – Votes: 4
Legislation: New: 49, Action: 5, Voted: 3, Passed: 5
Amendments: Agreed to: 3
Committee — Meetings: 13 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 3
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 45 public bills, H.R. 6734-
6778; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 931-934, were introduced.
Pages H6939-41
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6943-44
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 5472, to make improvements to the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-315);
H.R. 5512, to require United States financial institutions to ensure
entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with
financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of
Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-316, Part 1); and
H.R. 5485, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for
greater transparency and protections with regard to Bank Secrecy Act
reports, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-317).
Page H6939
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Carl to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H6863
Recess: The House recessed at 11:34 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H6874
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 931, electing a Member
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
Page H6877
Recess: The House recessed at 4:39 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m.
Page H6921
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023: The House passed H.R. 1147, to
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools
that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve
whole milk, by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 99 nays, Roll No. 718.
Pages H6889-H6907, H6921
Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed
in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the
Committee of the Whole.
Page H6903
Agreed to:
Luna amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that ensures that
the whole milk served in schools can be organic or non-organic;
Page H6904
Mills amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that prohibits
schools participating in the school lunch program from purchasing or
offering milk produced by China state-owned enterprises; and
Pages H6904-05
Tiffany amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that prevents
the USDA from issuing any rule that bans varieties of milk covered in
this bill, including chocolate milk.
Pages H6905-07
H. Res. 922, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
1147) and (H.R. 357) was agreed to yesterday, December 12th.
Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations
as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether
sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise
its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the
United States of America: The House agreed to H. Res. 918, directing
certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of
the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient
grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its
Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United
States of America, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No.
720, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of
220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 719. Pursuant to the provisions of H.
Res. 918, H. Res. 917 is considered passed House.
Pages H6877-89, H6922-23, H6924
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of
University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the
Workforce: H. Res. 927, condemning antisemitism on University campuses
and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on
Education and the Workforce, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 303 yeas to
126 nays with 3 answering “present”, Roll No. 721.
Pages H6907-16, H6923-24
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 14th.
Page H6924
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
National Plan to End Parkinson's Act: H.R. 2365, amended, to direct
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national
project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National
Parkinson's Project.
Pages H6916-21
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the National Emergency with respect to global
illicit drug trafficking declared in Executive Order 14059 of December
15, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond December 15, 2023--referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc.
118-89).
Pages H6926-27
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H6939.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6921,
H6922, H6922-23, and H6923.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Babin, Brian, Tex., E1223
Beatty, Joyce, Ohio, E1218
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1219
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1219
Boyle, Brendan F., Pa., E1224
Cammack, Kat, Fla., E1220
Craig, Angie, Minn., E1222
DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E1217, E1222
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E1223
Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E1223
Gosar, Paul A., Ariz., E1221
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1221
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1222
Kiggans, Jenniver A., Va., E1222
Kim, Andy, N.J., E1220
Lee, Laurel M., Fla., E1217
Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E1223
Mooney, Alexander X., W.Va., E1223
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E1218, E1219
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E1217, E1218, E1219, E1220, E1221, E1223
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1218, E1220
Ryan, Patrick, N.Y., E1221
Spanberger, Abigail Davis, Va., E1217, E1221
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E1218
Takano, Mark, Calif., E1222
Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E1223
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E1219
Wenstrup, Brad R., Ohio, E1222
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1220