[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 142 (Friday, October 11, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D975-D976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 3285-
3290; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 60; and H. Res. 378-379, 381 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6544-45
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6545-46
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 380, relating to consideration of the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, providing 
for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 378) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives regarding certain provisions of the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to the Secretary of 
Agriculture's administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined 
sugar, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 379) 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain 
provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to crop 
insurance (H. Rept. 113-244).                                
Page H6544
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Collins (GA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H6495
Recess: The House recessed at 9:57 a.m. and reconvened at 10:25 a.m. 
                                                             Page H6502
National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2014: The House passed H.J. Res. 76, making continuing 
appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration for 
fiscal year 2014, by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 
542.                                                  
  Pages H6497-H6504
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Kelly (IL) 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 195 nays, Roll No. 541. 
                                                         Pages H6502-03
  H. Res. 371, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution, was agreed to on Friday, October 4th.
Recess: The House recessed at 11:07 a.m and reconvened at 1:59 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6504
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013--Motion to 
go to Conference: The House agreed by voice vote to the Lucas motion to 
take from the Speaker's table H.R. 2642, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, with the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment thereto, insist on the House amendment, and agree to 
the conference requested by the Senate.                  
  Pages H6504-14
  Debated the Peterson motion to instruct conferees. Further 
proceedings were postponed.                              
Pages H6514-20
  H. Res. 380, the rule relating to consideration of the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 and providing for 
consideration of the resolutions (H. Res. 378) and (H. Res. 379), was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 544, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 543.                          
Pages H6505-14
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain 
provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to the 
Secretary of Agriculture's administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw 
and refined sugar: The House began consideration of H. Res. 378, to 
express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain 
provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to the 
Secretary of Agriculture's administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw 
and refined sugar. Further proceedings were postponed.   
  Pages H6520-27
  H. Res. 380, the rule relating to consideration of the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 and providing for 
consideration of the resolutions (H. Res. 378) and (H. Res. 379), was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 544, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 543.                          
Pages H6505-14
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain 
provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to crop 
insurance: The House passed H. Res. 379, to express the sense of the 
House of Representatives regarding certain provisions of the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to crop insurance, by voice vote. 
                                                         Pages H6527-32
  H. Res. 380, the rule relating to consideration of the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 and providing for 
consideration of the resolutions (H. Res. 378) and (H. Res. 379), was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 544, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 543.                          
Pages H6505-14
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6504.
Senate Referral: S. 1276 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform.                                           
  Page H6544
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6503, 
H6504, H6513 and H6514. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.