House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 5/1/2024
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/1/2024 — Activities: 59 – On the Floor: 4 – Votes: 5
Legislation: New: 38, Action: 5, Voted: 4, Passed: 3
Amendments: Agreed to: 1
Committee — Meetings: 23 (House.gov) • Legislation: Markup: 9, Reported: 1
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 8193-
8221; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 133-136; H. Con. Res. 105; and H.
Res. 1188-1191, were introduced.
Pages H2827-29
Additional Cosponsors:
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.J. Res. 109, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to “Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 121” (H. Rept. 118-480).
Page H2827
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Houchin to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2773
Recess: The House recessed at 11:13 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H2781
Antisemitism Awareness Act: The House passed H.R. 6090, to provide
for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of
Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or
activities, by a yea-and-nay vote of 320 yeas to 91 nays, Roll No. 172.
Pages H2790-97, H2814
H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to yesterday, April 30th.
Alaska's Right to Produce Act: The House passed H.R. 6285, to ratify
and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions,
biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other
approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the
establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas
leasing program, by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 199 noes with two
answering “present”, Roll No. 174.
Pages H2804-13, H2814-16
Rejected the Castor (FL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas to 211 nays,
Roll No. 173.
Pages H2814-15
Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-477,
shall be considered as adopted.
Pages H2804-05
Agreed to:
Stauber amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-477) that
makes a technical change to the legislation, updating the correct
Federal Register citation relating to the Biden Administration's rule
titled “Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska.”.
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H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285),
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to yesterday, April 30th.
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act: The House agreed to the Leger
Fernandez motion to recommit the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for
use of mining claims for ancillary activities, to the Committee on
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 204 nays, Roll
No. 175.
Pages H2797-H2804, H2816
Denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies: The House
agreed to H. Res. 1112, denouncing the Biden administration's
immigration policies, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 191 nays,
Roll No. 176.
Pages H2816-17
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, May 2nd, and further
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon on
Monday, May 6, 2024 for morning-hour debate.
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a
notification that he is designating Jill Baisinger as Acting Inspector
General of the Department of Commerce, effective 30 days from today--
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and ordered
to be printed (H. Doc. 118-134).
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Senate Referral: S. 2116 was held at the desk.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H2797.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2814,
H2814-15, H2815-16, H2816 and H2816-17.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
[[Page D432]] Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Adams, Alma S., N.C., E421, E425, E430, E434
Allred, Colin Z., Tex., E427
Babin, Brian, Tex., E434
Bentz, Cliff, Ore., E423
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E433
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori, Ore., E425
Cole, Tom, Okla., E428
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E420, E422, E427, E431, E435
Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E423
Fallon, Pat, Tex., E420, E422, E427, E431, E435
Fischbach, Michelle, Minn., E423
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E431
Johnson, Dusty, S. Dak., E426
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E428
Kean, Thomas H., Jr., N.J., E428
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y, E421, E434
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E419, E421, E424, E427, E429, E433, E435
Moskowitz, Jared, Fla., E429, E436
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E425
Nickel, Wiley, N.C., E421
Nunn, Zachary, Iowa, E430
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E421
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E419, E420, E421, E423, E426, E428, E430, E432, E434, E435
Sherrill, Mikie, N.J., E429
Strickland, Marilyn, Wash., E431
Takano, Mark, Calif., E421
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E419, E421, E422, E424, E426, E428, E430, E433, E436
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E419, E420, E422, E423, E426, E428, E430, E432, E434, E435
Tlaib, Rashida, Mich., E425
Vargas, Juan, Calif., E429
Wilson, Frederica S., Fla., E422
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E424, E433