House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 5/17/2023
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/17/2023 — Activities: 82 – On the Floor – Votes: 9 – Passed: 2 – Reported: 5
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 65 public bills, H.R. 3392-
3456; and 13 resolutions, H. Res. 409-419, were introduced.
Pages H2423-27
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2429-30
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
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, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 118-65, Part 1);
H.R. 501, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require
registrants to decline to fill certain suspicious orders, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-66, Part 1);
H.R. 467, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the
scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, with
an amendment (H. Rept. 118-67, Part 1);
H.R. 1669, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent
the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-68);
and
H.J. Res. 44, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to “Factoring
Criteria for Firearms with Attached `Stabilizing Braces'” (H. Rept.
118-69).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Self to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2381
Recess: The House recessed at 10:43 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H2386
Recess: The House recessed at 1:56 p.m. and reconvened at 5:01 p.m.
Page H2401
Question of Privilege: Representative Robert Garcia (CA) rose to a
question of the privileges of the House and submitted a resolution.
Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the
resolution qualified. Subsequently, the House agreed to the D'Esposito
motion to refer to the Committee on Ethics the resolution (H. Res.
114), in the matter of George Santos, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas
to 204 nays with 7 answering “present”, Roll No. 217.
Page H2401
Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act: The
House passed H.R. 3091, to allow Federal law enforcement officers to
purchase retired service weapons, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 198
noes, Roll No. 222.
Pages H2389-94
Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 118-5, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.
Page H2390
Agreed to:
McCormick amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-59) that
strikes “fair market value” and replaces it with “salvage value,”
which is defined as the value of an asset at the end of its useful life
(by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 219);
Pages H2391-92
Luttrell amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-59) that
allows retired federal law enforcement officers to also be eligible to
purchase retired service weapons (by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 202
noes, Roll No. 220); and
Pages H2392-93
Rosendale amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-59) that
expands the types of weapons officers are allowed to purchases to
include all retired firearms (by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 217
noes, Roll No. 221).
Pages H2393-94
Rejected:
Jacobs amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-59) that
sought to require each federal agency to establish determinations for
an officer in good standing (by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 219
noes, Roll No. 218).
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H. Res. 398, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2494) and
(H.R. 3091) and the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) was agreed
to yesterday, May 16th.
Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement
Act of 2023: The House passed H.R. 2494, to make the assault of a law
enforcement officer a deportable offense, by a recorded vote of 255
ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 225.
Pages H2394-H2400, H2401-05, H2405-07
Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 118-4, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.
Page H2399
Agreed to:
Boebert amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-59) that
requires DHS to make publicly available on its website an annual report
on the number of illegal aliens deported for assaulting a law
enforcement officer (by a recorded vote of 303 ayes to 126 noes, Roll
No. 223).
Pages H2405-07
Rejected:
Correa amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-59) that
sought to amend the bill to require a conviction (by a recorded vote of
209 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 224).
Pages H2406-07
H. Res. 398, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2494) and
(H.R. 3091) and the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) was agreed
to yesterday, May 16th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 18th.
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Board of Trustees for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development--Appointment: The Chair announced the
Speaker's appointment of the following individual on the part of the
House to the Board of Trustees for the John C. Stennis Center for
Public Service Training and Development for a term of six years: Mr.
Trent Kelly of Saltillo, Mississippi.
Page H2408
Discharge Petition: Representative Boyle (PA) presented to the clerk a
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of
the resolution (H. Res. 350) entitled, a resolution providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 626) to advance commonsense policy
priorities (Discharge Petition No. 1).
Senate Referral: S. 467 was held at the desk.
Page H2386
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
S2386.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2401,
H2402, H2402-03, H2403-04, H2404, H2405, H2405-06, H2406-07, and H2407.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Auchincloss, Jake, Mass., E458
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E451, E454, E459
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E452
Buchanan, Vern, Fla., E454
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E453
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E455
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E454
Garamendi, John, Calif., E457
Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E456
Graves, Sam, Mo., E451, E452, E455
Guest, Michael, Miss., E454
Joyce, John, Pa., E456
Kiggans, Jenniver A., Va., E452
Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E452
Lee, Laurel M., Fla., E455
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E454
Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E455
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E451, E456
Nickel, Wiley, N.C., E458
Obernolte, Jay, Calif., E456
Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E453
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E455
Sherrill, Mikie, N.J., E458
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E457
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E452, E457
Spanberger, Abigail Davis, Va., E457, E458
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E451, E456
Torres, Norma J., Calif., E458
Wilson, Frederica S., Fla., E453