House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 2/7/2024

The House met at 9 a.m., adjourned at 1:29 p.m.

Wednesday, 2/7/2024 — Activities: 34 – On the Floor: 2 – Votes: 2

• Legislation: New: 46, Action: 2, Voted: 1, Passed: 2

  • Amendments: Agreed to: 1

• Committee — Meetings: 3 (House.gov) • Legislation: Reported: 1

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Chamber Action

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 7265-
7305; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 113-114; and H. Res. 1002-1004 were 
introduced.
  Pages H534-36

Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H538

Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6009, to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
to withdraw the proposed rule relating to fluid mineral leases and 
leasing process, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
118-376).
Page H534

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Meuser to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H507
  Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act: The House passed H.R. 
485, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use 
of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and 
payment determinations under Federal health care programs, by a 
recorded vote of 211 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 40.
  Pages H509-19
  Rejected the Fletcher motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 210 nays, Roll 
No. 39.
Page H518
  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, modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-374 
accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Pages H515-16

Agreed to:
  Molinaro amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-374) that 
requires a study on how the quality-adjusted life year measure 
negatively impacts individuals with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities and their access to care.
Pages H516-18
  H. Res. 996, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 863) and the bill (H.R. 485) was agreed to yesterday, February 
6th.

Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, February 
5th:
  Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act: H.R. 3415, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District 
the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of Wyoming.
  Page H519

Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 9th, and 
further when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon 
on Tuesday, February 13th for Morning Hour debate.
  Page H519

Presidential Messages:
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency with respect to the widespread humanitarian 
crisis in Afghanistan and the potential for a deepening economic 
collapse in Afghanistan declared in Executive Order 14064 of February 
11, 2022, is to continue in effect beyond February 11, 2024--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
118-105).
Page H533
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency with respect to situation in and in relation to 
Burma that was declared in Executive Order 14014 of February 10, 2021 
is to continue in effect beyond February 10, 2024--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 118-
106).
Page H533

Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H518 and 
H519.

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:29 p.m.

Extensions

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Cammack, Kat, Fla., E126
Chu, Judy, Calif., E127
DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E127
Fallon, Pat, Tex., E123
Gonzales, Tony, Tex., E122
Gosar, Paul A., Ariz., E125
Green, Al, Tex., E123
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E126
Johnson, Mike, La., E121
Kilmer, Derek, Wash., E124
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E124
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E125
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E123
Slotkin, Elissa, Mich., E121, E122, E123, E124, E125, E125, E126, E127
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E124
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E121
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E122