[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D16-D17]
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. 3811-
3816; 1 private bill, H.R. 3817; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 449-452 
were introduced.                                           
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Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages H20-21
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for 
dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (H. Rept. 113-
320) and
  H.R. 3527, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and 
grant program, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-321).      
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.    
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Cara 
Spaccarelli, Christ Church, Washington, DC.                     
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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Melvin L. Watt, 
wherein he resigned as Representative for the Twelfth Congressional 
District of North Carolina, effective January 6, 2014.          
  Page H3
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. 
Watt, the whole number of the House is 432.                     
  Page H3
Recess: The House recessed at 2:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:32 p.m. 
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Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (316 present, Roll No. 1). 
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Resignation of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives: Read a letter from Daniel J. Strodel, in which he 
submitted his resignation as Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives, effective at the close of business on January 6, 
2014.                                                           
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Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives: The House agreed to H. Res. 449, electing Ed Cassidy 
of the State of Connecticut as Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives. Subsequently, Chief Administrative Officer-
elect Ed Cassidy presented himself in the well of the House and was 
administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.              
  Pages H4-5
Committee to Notify the President of the Assembly of the Congress: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 450, providing for a committee to notify the

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President of the assembly of the House of Representatives. 
Subsequently, the Speaker appointed Representatives Cantor and Pelosi 
to the committee.                                               
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Notifying the Senate That a Quorum of the House Has Assembled: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 451, authorizing the Clerk of the House to 
inform the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and that the 
House is ready to proceed with business.                        
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Meeting Hour: The House agreed to H. Res. 452, providing for the hour 
of meeting of the House.                                        
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Morning Hour Debate: Agreed by unanimous consent that the order of the 
House of January 3, 2013, providing for Morning Hour Debate, be 
extended for the remainder of the 113th Congress, except that H. Res. 
452 shall supplant H. Res. 9 and the Speaker may dispense with Morning 
Hour Debate upon receipt of a notification described in clause 12(c) of 
rule I and notify Members accordingly.                          
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between 
the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States Concerning Peaceful Uses of 
Nuclear Energy, as well as his written approval, authorization, and 
determination concerning the Agreement and an unclassified Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the Agreement--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
113-86).                                                     
  Pages H8-9
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on page H4 .
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:30 p.m.