[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3862-
3876; and 1 resolution, H.Res. 459 was introduced.            
  Page H223
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H224-25
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 801, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the 
shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan holding 
companies the same as for bank holding companies (H. Rept. 113-325);
  H.R. 2274, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers performing 
services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller 
privately held companies and to provide for regulation appropriate to 
the limited scope of the activities of such brokers, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 113-326); and
  H. Res. 458, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 3547) to extend the application of certain space launch 
liability provisions through 2014; providing for proceedings during the 
period from January 17, 2014, through January 24, 2014; and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-327).                                  
Page H223
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Stewart to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H185
Recess: The House recessed at 10:22 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H188
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 274 yeas to 138 nays with 3 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 16.                                           
  Pages H188, H200
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage 
Simplification Act: H.R. 2274, amended, to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for a notice-filing registration 
procedure for brokers performing services in connection with the 
transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies and to 
provide for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the 
activities of such brokers, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 14;           
  Pages H192-96, H198-99
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing 
services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller 
privately held companies.''                                   
Page H199
  Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act: H.R. 801, to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the shareholder 
threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the 
same as for bank holding companies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 15;                   
  Pages H196-98, H199-H200
  Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014: H.J. 
Res. 106, to make further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2014;                                                         
  Page H198
  OPM IG Act: H.R. 2860, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel 
Management may use amounts in the revolving fund of the Office to fund 
audits, investigations, and oversight activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 17; and 
                                                    Pages H200-02, H207
  Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments: H.R. 1233, amended, 
to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as 
the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the 
consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against 
disclosure of Presidential records, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 420 
yeas with none voting ``nay''. Roll No. 18.      
  Pages H202-07, H207-08
Recess: The House recessed at 2:43 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                              Page H207
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H199, H199-H200, H200, H207, 
H208. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m.