House Daily Digest — Wednesday, 6/14/2023
The House met at 10 a.m., adjourned at 4:52 p.m.
Wednesday, 6/14/2023 — Activities: 107 – On the Floor – Votes: 13 – Passed: 4 – Reported: 2
[Daily Digest]
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 52 public bills, H.R. 4088-
4139; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 71-73; and H. Res. 509-511, were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2868, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as
employers, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-
112); and
H. Res. 461, condemning the use of elementary and secondary school
facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the
United States, with amendments (H. Rept. 118-113).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Van Duyne to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
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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, June 15th.
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Former Members Day: Agreed by unanimous consent that the proceedings
during the former Members program be printed in the Congressional
Record and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the
proceedings have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks.
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:52 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m.
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023: The
House passed H.R. 277, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no
force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into
law, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 265.
Consideration began yesterday, June 13th.
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Rejected the Deluzio motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
the Judiciary by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 220 nays, Roll No.
264.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-6 shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole,
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:
Boebert amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
revises the Comptroller General's Congressional Review Report to
include an estimate of the effect on inflation;
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Boebert amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
requires the Comptroller General to publish the GAO Study of Rules on
its website;
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Boebert amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
requires the Comptroller General's Congressional Review Report to also
be made available to the Congressional committees of jurisdiction;
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Hageman amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
closes a loophole created by Biden's EO on Modernizing Regulatory
Review by clarifying that Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
must issue a finding for each rule determining whether the rule has a
significant economic impact;
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Good (VA) amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that directs the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office, to make a determination on whether
an agency action qualifies as a major rule under the definition of this
act, if requested in writing by a member of Congress; codifies in
statute existing procedures for the Comptroller General to make a
determination on whether an agency action qualifies as a rule under the
definition of this act, if requested in writing by a member of
Congress;
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Tony Gonzales (TX) amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept.
118-108) that requires any executive agency to submit a constitutional
authority statement with any proposed rule;
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Good (VA) amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that creates a process for Congress to review all rules currently in
effect over a 5-year period;
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Joyce (OH) amendment (No. 13 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that amends the definition of `rule' to include interpretative rules,
general statements of policy, and all other agency guidance documents;
and
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Roy amendment (No. 15 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
expands the definition of “major rule” to include any rule likely to
result in
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an increase in mandatory vaccinations (by a recorded vote of 219 ayes
to 217 noes, Roll No. 263).
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Rejected:
Biggs amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
sought to lower the threshold for designation as a “major rule” to
$50 million (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 257);
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Good (VA) amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that sought to expand the definition of “major rule” to include any
rule likely to result in increased access to abortion, abortion-related
services, or abortion-related travel (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to
223 noes, Roll No. 258);
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Green (TX) amendment (No. 10 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that sought to delay implementation of the legislation by 1 year and
requires a study be conducted in that time by the GAO on the effects of
implementation (by a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No.
259);
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Green (TX) amendment (No. 11 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that sought to create a rapid-review requirement which would allow
executive branch rules to go into effect if Congress does not pass a
joint resolution within 70 legislative days (by a recorded vote of 213
ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 260);
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Houlahan amendment (No. 12 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108)
that sought to require Congress to approve by vote any regulation with
an economic impact over $1 billion instead of $100 million (by a
recorded vote of 151 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 261); and
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Roy amendment (No. 14 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-108) that
sought to expand the definition of “major rule” to include any rule
that references one of President Biden's major diversity, equity, and
inclusion executive orders (by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 219 noes,
Roll No. 262).
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H. Res. 495, the rule providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 44), providing for consideration of the bills
(H.R. 277), (H.R. 288), (H.R. 1615), and (H.R. 1640) was agreed to
yesterday, June 13th.
Save Our Gas Stoves Act: The House passed H.R. 1640, to prohibit the
Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the
proposed rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products”, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 249 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 268. Consideration began
yesterday, June 13th.
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Rejected:
McGovern amendment (No. 2 printed in part D of H. Rept. 118-108) that
was debated on June 13th that sought to prohibit Section 3 of the bill
from taking effect unless and until the Secretary of Energy certifies
that the provisions of the section would not adversely affect the
energy security of the United States (by a recorded vote of 207 ayes to
224 noes, Roll No. 266); and
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Pallone amendment (No. 3 printed in part D of H. Rept. 118-108) that
was debated on June 13th that sought to strike provisions in the bill
that would significantly limit future DOE rulemaking authority (by a
recorded vote of 209 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 267).
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H. Res. 495, the rule providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 44), providing for consideration of the bills
(H.R. 277), (H.R. 288), (H.R. 1615), and (H.R. 1640) was agreed to
yesterday, June 13th.
Question of Privilege: Representative Luna 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 Clark (MA) motion to table H.
Res. 489, censuring and condemning Adam Schiff, Representative of
California's 30th Congressional District, by a yea-and-nay vote of 225
yeas to 196 nays with 7 answering “present”, Roll No. 269.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, June 12th.
Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately
release United States citizen Paul Whelan: H. Res. 272, calling on the
Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release United
States citizen Paul Whelan; and
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Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments
Act: S. 467, to modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive
Payment Program of the State maritime academies.
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Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of
Asian Pacific History and Culture--Appointment: Read a letter from
Representative Jeffries, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the
following members to the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of
a National Museum of Asian Pacific History and Culture: Mr. Rodney
Davis of Taylorville, Illinois, and Mr. Vincent K. Fong of Bakersfield,
California.
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Senate Referrals: S. 305 was held at the desk. S. 376 was held at the
desk.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H2901.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and nine recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2916-17,
H2917, H2917-18, H2918-19, H2919, H2919-20, H2920-21, H2921, H2921-22,
H2922-23, H2923-24, H2924 and H2925.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:52 p.m. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bergman, Jack, Mich., E559, E560, E561, E562, E562, E563, E566
Carson, Andre, Ind., E561
Carter, Troy A., La., E559, E564
Casten, Sean, Ill., E566
Davids, Sharice, Kans., E564
Delia C. Ramirez, Ill., E566
Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E562
Graves, Sam, Mo., E562
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E560
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E559, E565
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E560
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E563
McHenry, Patrick T., N.C., E565
Moore, Barry, Ala., E562
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E564
Nunn, Zachary, Iowa, E562
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E565
Sherrill, Mikie, N.J., E565
Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E563
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E566