[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D258-D259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 4187-
4207; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 92; and H. Res. 510, 512-513 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2300-02
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2302-03
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 511, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4138) to 
protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United 
States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be 
faithfully executed, and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3973) to amend section 530D of title 
28, United States Code (H. Rept. 113-378).                   
Page H2300
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2262
Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2264
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act: H.R. 311, to 
direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with 
respect to certain farms;                                
  Pages H2264-66
  Honoring the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel by directing the House 
of Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of a bust 
of Vaclav Havel in the United States Capitol: H. Res. 506, to honor the 
life and legacy of Vaclav Havel by directing the House of 
Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of a bust of 
Vaclav Havel in the United States Capitol;               
  Pages H2266-68
  Condemning the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and 
territorial integrity by military forces of the Russian Federation: H. 
Res. 499, amended, to condemn the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, 
independence, and territorial integrity by military forces of the 
Russian Federation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 7 nays 
with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 117;       
  Pages H2268-73, H2286
  Equitable Access to Care and Health Act: H.R. 1814, to amend section 
5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional 
religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate; 
                                                         Pages H2273-76
  Hire More Heroes Act: H.R. 3474, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 115;                   
  Pages H2276-78, H2284-85
  Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 
2014: H.R. 3979, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as 
employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
410 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 116; and 
                                               Pages H2278-80, H2285-86
  Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act: H.R. 3675, 
amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater 
transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal 
Communications Commission.                               
  Pages H2280-84
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and 
efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications 
Commission, and for other purposes.''.                       
Page H2284
Recess: The House recessed at 5:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted hard copy volumes of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget: Appendix, 
Analytical Perspectives, and Historical Tables--referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-84).
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H2264.
  Senate Referral: S. 1917 was referred to the Committees on Armed 
Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary. 
                                                             Page H2299
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2284-85, H2285 and H2286. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

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