[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 138 (Monday, October 7, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  2 public bills, H.R. 3271-
3272 were introduced.                                    
  Pages H6343-44
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 1804, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress 
semiannual reports on the cost of foreign travel made by employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (H. Rept. 113-227, Pt. 2). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Holding to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Andrew 
Walton, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC.    
  Page H6325
Recess: The House recessed at 2:11 p.m. and reconvened at 5:45 p.m. 
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Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
2014: The House passed H.J. Res. 77, making continuing appropriations 
for the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 162 nays, Roll No. 528.      
  Pages H6326-34
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Farr motion to recommit the joint 
resolution to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to 
report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 527. 
                                                         Pages H6332-34
  H. Res. 371, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Friday, October 4th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6333-34 and H6334. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:29 p.m.