[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1023-D1024]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 3361-
3379; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 393-394, were introduced. 
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  Pages H6902-03
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Collins (NY) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Jack 
Hibbs, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Church, Chino, California. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: H.R. 2640, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary and to 
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon; 
                                                         Pages H6850-52
  Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: H.R. 623, 
amended, to provide for the conveyance of certain property located in 
Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal 
Health Consortium;                                       
  Pages H6852-53
  Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: H.R. 330, to 
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March 
Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; and           
  Pages H6853-54
  Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act: H.R. 2337, to 
provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill 
Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.          
  Pages H6854-55
Retail Investor Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 2374, to amend 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail 
customers, by a recorded vote of 254 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 567. 
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  Rejected the Tierney motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Financial Services 
with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with 
an amendment, by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 566.
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  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-23 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H6855
Rejected:
  George Miller (CA) amendment (printed in H. Rept. 113-253) that 
sought to authorize the Department of Labor to issue a fiduciary duty 
rule that

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protects access to investment education and advice and assures the 
availability of reasonable compensation to financial service providers. 
Would require a study of the effect of current investment industry 
practices on the standard of care provided to investors by persons 
providing investment advice, including the effect on low-income 
investors (by a yea-and-nay vote of 174 yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 
565).                                             
Pages H6866-69, H6869
  H. Res. 391, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
992) and (H.R. 2374), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 
188 noes, Roll No. 564, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 563. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:25 p.m. and reconvened at 4:37 p.m. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Pocan, wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 393, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
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Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to 
suspend the debt limit: The House began consideration of H.J. Res. 99, 
relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to 
suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of the 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on October 17, 2013. Further 
proceedings were postponed.                              
  Pages H6872-76
  Pursuant to H. Res. 391 and section 1002(e) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2014, Representative Young (IN) moved that the 
House proceed to consider H.J. Res. 99, relating to the disapproval of 
the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as 
submitted under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2014 on October 17, 2013, and the motion was agreed to by voice vote. 
Subsequently, H.J. Res. 99 was considered under the provisions of H. 
Res. 391 and section 1002(e)(2)(C) of the Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2014.                                                   
Page H6872
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6836.
Senate Referral: S. 893 was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.                                                     
  Page H6899
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6849, 
H6849-50, H6869, H6870-71, and H6871-72. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:42 p.m.