[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 151 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1014-D1015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3343-
3360; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 99; and H. Res. 392, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6827-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6828-29
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 391, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 992) to 
amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps 
entities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2374) to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for 
retail customers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-253). 
                                                             Page H6827
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6777
Committee to attend the funeral of the late Honorable C.W. Bill Young--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment on October 
24, 2013 of the following Members of the House to the committee to 
attend the funeral of the late Honorable C.W. Bill Young: 
Representatives Ros-Lehtinen and Boehner; The members of the Florida 
delegation: Representatives Brown, Hastings, Mica, Crenshaw, Miller, 
Diaz-Balart, Wasserman Schultz, Bilirakis, Buchanan, Castor, Posey, 
Rooney, Deutch, Nugent, Ross, Southerland, Webster, Wilson, Grayson, 
DeSantis, Frankel, Garcia, Murphy, Radel, and Yoho; and Representatives 
Cantor, Pelosi, Hoyer, McCarthy (CA), Young (AK), Sensenbrenner, Rogers 
(KY), Wolf, Visclosky, Bishop (GA), Calvert, McKeon, Frelinghuysen, 
Jackson Lee, Latham, Price (NC), Aderholt, Granger, Sessions, Carter, 
Cole, King (IA), Gohmert, Roe (TN), Nunnelee, and Womack.    
  Page H6778
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Authorizing and requesting the President to award the Medal of Honor 
to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for 
acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict: H.R. 3304, to authorize and 
request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins 
and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during 
the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor 
to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of 
the Medal of Honor;                                      
  Pages H6778-80
  Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013: H.R. 1742, to exclude 
from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 
1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United 
States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance;
                                                         Pages H6780-82
  Establishing a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of 
disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs: H.R. 2189, 
amended, to establish a commission or task force to evaluate the 
backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 561; 
                                                  Pages H6782-94, H6806
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To improve the processing 
of disability claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes.''.                                           
Page H6806
  Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013: H.R. 2481, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to codify and improve the election 
requirements for the receipt of educational assistance under the Post-
9/11 Educational Assistance program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs;                                              
  Pages H6794-H6804
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs relating to benefits, and for other purposes.''.     
Page H6799
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of decision 
issued

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for the denial of a benefit sought: H.R. 1405, amended, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial 
of a benefit sought; and                                 
  Pages H6800-04
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include a 
notice of disagreement form in any notice of decision issued for the 
denial of a benefit sought, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries 
of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.''.                          
Page H6804
  Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013: 
H.R. 2011, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-
year extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 562. 
                                               Pages H6804-06, H6806-07
Recess: The House recessed at 5:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6806
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
Major Owens, former Member of Congress.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6806 and H6807. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:51 p.m.