[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D356-D357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 4365-
4382; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 535-536 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1425, to amend the Marine Debris Act to better address severe 
marine debris events, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-398, Pt. 1) 
and
  H.R. 1491, to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible 
entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts 
of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-399, Pt. 1). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Thompson (PA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Bryan Smith, First Baptist Church Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 262 yeas to 157 nays with 2 answering ``present'', 
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Save American Workers Act of 2014: The House began consideration of 
H.R. 2575, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-
hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes 
of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act and replace it with 40 hours. Consideration of the measure is 
expected to resume tomorrow, April 3rd.                  
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  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
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  H. Res. 530, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 153, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 
yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 152.                          
Pages H2819-21
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2891, H2819-20 and H2820-21. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:36 p.m.