[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 30 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D152]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 933-945; 
and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 20; and H. Res. 95-96 were introduced. 
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  Pages H950-51
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:16 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H821
Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security 
Enterprise--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, 
Democratic Leader, in which she appointed former Representative Ellen 
Tauscher of Washington, DC to the Congressional Advisory Panel on the 
Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise.                
  Page H822
United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly--Appointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members 
on the part of the House to the United States Group of the NATO 
Parliamentary Assembly: Representative Poe (TX), Vice Chair; 
Representatives Shimkus, Miller (FL), Guthrie, Marino, and Cotton. 
                                                              Page H822
Recess: The House recessed at 2:18 p.m. and reconvened at 5:15 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013: 
Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 307, to reauthorize certain 
programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-
hazards preparedness and response, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 
yeas to 28 nays, Roll No. 56.                    
  Pages H823-36, H836-37
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Appointment: Read a 
letter from Representative Pelosi, Democratic Leader, in which she 
appointed Mr. John A. Lawrence of Washington, DC to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.                         
  Page H836
Recess: The House recessed at 5:31 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of 
resolutions to authorize 16 lease prospectuses included in the General 
Services Administration's FY2012 and FY2013 Capital Investment and 
Leasing Programs and two resolutions to authorize alteration projects 
for space consolidations and exigent needs. The resolutions were 
adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
February 28, 2013.                                      
  Pages H837-H938
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation beyond March 6, 2013 of the 
national emergency declared with respect to the actions and policies of 
certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to 
undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Rept. 
113-14).                                                  
  Pages H822-23
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H822 and 
H823.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on page H837. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.