[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D160]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 943-976; 
1 private bill, H.R. 977; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 21; and 
H.Res. 97-98, 100-102 were introduced.                    
  Pages H980-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H983-84
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Billions of Federal Tax Dollars Misspent on New York's Medicaid 
Program (H. Rept. 113-11) and
  H. Res. 99, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 933) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-
12).                                                          
Page H980
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative DeSantis to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H953
Recess: The House recessed at 10:16 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H954
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member on the part of the House to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Representative 
Walz.                                                         
  Page H958
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require 
that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an 
estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit: H.R. 668, to amend 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual 
budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of 
the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
392 yeas to 28 nays with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 57 and 
                                                    Pages H958-65, H967
  Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013: H.R. 338, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to include certain territories and 
possessions of the United States in the definition of State for the 
purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband 
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 
yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 58.                     
  Pages H965-66, H967-68
Recess: The House recessed at 1:39 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H966
Recess: The House recessed at 4:27 p.m. and reconvened at 5:36 p.m. 
                                                              Page H979
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, March 6th.                          
  Page H979
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H967 and H967-68. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:37 p.m.