[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 8, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D962-D963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 3273-
3278; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 89-91; H. Con. Res. 59; and H. Res. 
374 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H6411-12
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6412-13
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 373, providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 89) making appropriations for the salaries and related 
expenses of certain Federal employees during a lapse in funding 
authority for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3273) to establish a bicameral working 
group on deficit reduction and economic growth, and providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making continuing 
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 
2014, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-243).             
Page H6411
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Massie to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6345
Recess: The House recessed at 11:33 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6358
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H6358
Head Start Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: The House passed 
H.J. Res. 84, making continuing appropriations for Head Start for 
fiscal year 2014, by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 
530.                                                     
  Pages H6362-70
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Capps 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 226 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 529. 
                                                         Pages H6369-70
  H. Res. 371, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Friday, October 4th.
Recess: The House recessed at 1:57 p.m. and reconvened at 3:20 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6370
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 H6381-83
Excepted Employees' Pay Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: The 
House passed H.J. Res. 89, making appropriations for the salaries and 
related expenses of certain Federal employees during a lapse in funding 
authority for fiscal year 2014, by a yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 535.   
  Pages H6370-81, H6383-84, H6397-98
  H. Res. 373, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolutions (H.J. Res. 89) and (H.J. Res. 90) and the bill (H.R. 3273) 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 532, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 
yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 531.                          
Pages H6383-84
  Pursuant to section 3 of the rule, in the engrossment of H.J. Res. 
89, the Clerk shall (1) add the text of H.R. 3273, as passed by the 
House, as new matter at the end of H.J. Res. 89; (2) conform the title 
of H.J. Res. 89 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 3273, as 
passed by the House, to the engrossment; (3) assign appropriate 
designations to provisions within the engrossment; and (4) conform 
cross-references and provisions for short titles within the 
engrossment. Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 3273 to the 
engrossment of H.J. Res. 89, H.R. 3273 shall be laid on the table. 
                                                         Pages H6384-89
  Deficit Reduction and Economic Working Growth Working Group Act of 
2013: The House passed H.R. 3273, to establish a bicameral working 
group on deficit reduction and economic growth, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 224 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 534. 
                                     Pages H6370-81, H6383-84, H6389-97
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Brownley (CA) motion to recommit the bill 
to the Committee on Rules with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 
yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 533.                          
Pages H6395-96
  H. Res. 373, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolutions (H.J. Res. 89) and (H.J. Res. 90) and the bill (H.R. 3273) 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 532, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 
yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 531.                          
Pages H6383-84
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6369-70, 
H6370, H6383-84, H6384, H6396, H6396-97 and H6397-98. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.

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Committee Meeting
DEFICIT REDUCTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WORKING GROUP ACT; AND FEDERAL 
WORKER PAY FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3273, the 
``Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013''; 
and H.J. Res. 89, the ``Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a closed rule for H.J. Res. 
89. The rule provides 40 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule also provides a closed rule for H.R. 3273. 
The rule provides 40 minutes of debate equally devided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. In section 3, the rule directs the 
Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.J. Res. 89, add the text of H.R. 
3273, as passed by the House, as a new matter at the end of H.J. Res. 
89 and make conforming modifications in the engrossment. The rule 
provides that upon the addition of the text of H.R. 3273, as passed by 
the House, to the engrossment of H.J. Res. 89, H.R. 3273 shall be laid 
on the table. Finally, the rule provides a closed rule for H.J. Res. 
90. The rule provides 40 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Crenshaw; and 
Representatives Van Hollen; and Serrano.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.