[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D478-D479]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 2061-
2081; 1 private bill, H.R. 2082; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 37; 
and H. Res. 229-230 were introduced.                     
  Pages H2837-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2839-40
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 228, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to 
approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL 
pipeline, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-88).          
Page H2837
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2805
Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2809
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Pastor Mark 
Turner, South Valley Community Church, Gilroy, California.   
  Page H2809
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013: H.R. 1412, 
amended, to improve and increase the availability of on-job training 
and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 164;                            
  Pages H2813-15, H2830
  American Heroes COLA Act: H.R. 570, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to 
be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
service-connected disabled veterans;                     
  Pages H2815-17
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be 
made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.''. 
                                                             Page H2817
  Granting the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First 
Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during 
World War

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II: H.R. 324, amended, to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its 
superior service during World War II, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
415 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 165; 
                                               Pages H2817-19, H2830-31
  Helping Heroes Fly Act: H.R. 1344, amended, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air 
passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the 
Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 166; 
                                               Pages H2819-25, H2831-32
  Freedom to Fish Act: S. 982, to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from 
taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting 
public access to waters downstream of a dam; and         
  Pages H2825-27
  Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass: S. Con. 
Res. 16, to authorize the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass. 
                                                         Pages H2827-28
Question of Privilege: Representative Grayson rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and offered a resolution. The Chair ruled that 
the resolution did not constitute a question of the privileges of the 
House.                                                   
  Pages H2828-30
Recess: The House recessed at 3:55 p.m. and reconvened at 5:03 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2835
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2813.
Senate Referral: S. 309 was held at the desk.                
  Page H2813
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2830, H2830-31 and H2831-32. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:05 p.m.