House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 1/31/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Wednesday, 1/31/2024 — Activities: 65 – On the Floor: 7 – Votes: 5
Legislation: New: 31, Action: 7, Voted: 4, Passed: 7
Amendments: Agreed to: 4, Voted: 1
Committee — Meetings: 14 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 9, Markup: 9, Reported: 2
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 7155-
7180; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 87; and H. Res. 987-990, were
introduced.
Pages H363-64
Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2553, to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize
removal of an action or prosecution against a President, Vice
President, former President, or former Vice President, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept 118-371); and
H.R. 1121, to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic
fracturing (H. Rept. 118-19, Part 2).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:04 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:43 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m.
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Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act: The House passed H.R.
6678, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that
aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security
fraud are inadmissible and deportable, by a yea-and-nay vote of 272
yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 27.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-23 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.
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Agreed to:
D'Esposito amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-362)
that expands the bill to require that any alien who has been convicted
of or admits to having committed a crime involving financial misconduct
in regards to certain COVID-19 loans be inadmissible and deportable (by
a yea-and-nay vote of 267 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 26).
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H. Res. 980, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
5585), (H.R. 6678), (H.R. 6679), and (H.R. 6976) was agreed to
yesterday, January 30th.
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act: The House passed
H.R. 6679, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to
aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported,
or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel, by a yea-and-nay
vote of 422 yeas to 2 nays with two answering “present”, Roll No. 28.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-24 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.
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Agreed to:
Rose amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-362) that
requires an annual report to Congress on the number of individuals
found to be inadmissible and deportable each year as a result of the
underlying bill.
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H. Res. 980, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
5585), (H.R. 6678), (H.R. 6679), and (H.R. 6976) was agreed to
yesterday, January 30th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, January
29th.
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance
Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez &
Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”: H.R. 2754, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal
David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant
Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote
of 420 yeas with none voting “nay” and two answering “present”,
Roll No. 29;
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the
“Caroline Chang Post Office”: H.R. 3728, to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room
1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the “Caroline Chang Post Office”;
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 3500 West 6th Street,
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Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the “Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post
Office”: H.R. 599, amended, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los
Angeles, California, as the “Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office”; and
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Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr.
Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building”: H.R. 1060, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date
Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post
Office Building”.
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:59 p.m. and reconvened at 8:01 p.m.
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Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024: H.R. 7024,
as amended, to make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide
tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for
the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources
within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain
Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax
credit, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 357 yeas to 70 nays, Roll No.
30.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 1st.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H340, H341, H341-42, H342, and
H358.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:17 p.m.Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E97, E100
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E101
Carson, Andre, Ind., E103
Case, Ed, Hawaii, E100
Goldman, Daniel S., N.Y., E102
Harshbarger, Diana, Tenn., E102
Hoyle, Val T., Ore., E103
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E97
Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E99
Lieu, Ted, Calif., E102
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E100
Napolitano, Grace F., Calif., E99
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E98
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E97, E98, E99, E99, E101
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E103
Strickland, Marilyn, Wash., E102, E103
Trone, David J., Md., E98, E101
Van Drew, Jefferson, N.J., E97, E98, E98, E99, E99, E100, E101, E101,
E102, E102
Vargas, Juan, Calif., E98