[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D416-D417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 1867-
1899; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 206-209 were introduced. 
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  Pages H2535-36
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Meadows to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2487
Recess: The House recessed at 9:04 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea. The 
House reconvened at 12:01 p.m., and agreed that the proceedings had 
during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.   
  Pages H2487, H2490
Joint Meeting To Receive Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of the 
Republic of Korea: The House and Senate met in a joint session to 
receive Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of 
Korea. She was escorted into the Chamber by a committee comprised of 
Representatives Cantor, McCarthy (CA), Walden, Lankford, Sessions, 
Royce, Camp, McKeon, Ros-Lehtinen, Brady (TX), Chabot, Granger, 
Reichert, Rogers (AL), Poe, Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn, Becerra, Crowley, 
Israel, Engel, Moran, Pascrell, Honda, Van Hollen, Matsui, Chu, Sewell, 
and Meng; and Senators Reid, Begich, Menendez, Cardin, McConnell, 
Cornyn, Barrasso, Murkowski, and Corker.                 
  Pages H2487-90
Full Faith and Credit Act--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 202, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 807, 
to require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt 
held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 139, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 199 
nays, Roll No. 138.                         
  Pages H2495-H2502, H2522-23
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013: The House passed H.R. 1406, 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory 
time for employees in the private sector, by a recorded vote of 223 
ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 137.                          
  Pages H2502-22
  Rejected the Shea-Porter motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
200 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 136.                      
Pages H2520-21
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee

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on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted.                                   
Pages H2502-03
  Agreed to:
  Gibson amendment (printed in H. Rept. 113-51) that requires the GAO 
to submit a report to Congress on the usage of compensatory time 
allowed under the Act and detail any complaints filed or enforcement 
actions taken for alleged violations of the Act. The report will ensure 
Congress can monitor any potential abuse of the Act (by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 384 yeas to 42 nays, Roll No. 135).              
Pages H2516-20
  H. Res. 198, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, May 7th.
Recess: The House recessed at 3:32 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.                                     
  Page H2523
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2490.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2519-20, 
H2521, H2521-22, H2522-23 and H2523. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m.