[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 161 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1079-D1080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3461-
3480; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 102-103; and H. Res. 408-410 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7050-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7052-53
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hartzler to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7001
Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7005
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Rabbi Joshua 
Gruenberg, Congregation Beth El Yardley, Yardley, Pennsylvania. 
                                                             Page H7006

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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H7006, H7034
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013: The House 
passed H.R. 982, to amend title 11 of the United States Code to require 
the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of 
such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information 
regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on 
exposure to asbestos, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 199 noes, Roll 
No. 579.                                                 
  Pages H7009-34
  Rejected the Owens motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 224 
nays, Roll No. 578.                                      
Pages H7032-33
Rejected:
  Cohen amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 113-264) that sought to 
exempt from the bill asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud 
procedures (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 575); 
                                                 Pages H7025-26,  H7030
  Nadler amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 113-264) that sought to 
protect public health and safety by adding a requirement that any party 
seeking payment information from a trust must also make available 
information relevant to such action that pertains to public health or 
safety (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 576); and 
                                               Pages H7026-27, H7030-31
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 113-264) that sought 
to apply the transparency rules in the bill equally to asbestos 
industry defendants by requiring asbestos companies to report 
information about the location of their asbestos-containing products 
and provides an exception for trade secrets (by a recorded vote of 195 
ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 577).               
Pages H7027-29, H7031-32
  H. Res. 403, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2655) and (H.R. 982), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 
194 noes, Roll No. 574, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 573. 
                                                         Pages H7009-17
Recess: The House recessed at 3:55 p.m. and reconvened at 4:17 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7029
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated yesterday, 
November 12th:
  Supporting the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the 
right to counsel: H. Res. 196, amended, to support the Sixth Amendment 
to the United States Constitution, the right to counsel.     
  Page H7034
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from 
the Senate today appear on pages H7040.
Senate Referrals: S. 1499 and S. 1512 were referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform; S. 1557 was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce; and S Con. Res. 25 was held at the desk. 
                                                     Pages H7017, H7050
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7016, 
H7017, H7030, H7030-31, H7031-32, H7032-33, H7033-34. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:14 p.m.