[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D367-D368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4383-
4397; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 537-538 and 540-542, were introduced. 
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  Pages H2914-15
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 539, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1874) to 
amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic 
analysis of the impact of legislation, providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1871) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1872) to amend the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in 
Federal budgeting, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-400). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Pittenger to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:06 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Save American Workers Act of 2014: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 
156. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, April 2nd. 
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  Rejected the Takano motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 191 yeas to 232 
nays, Roll No. 155.                                      
Pages H2889-90
  H. Res. 530, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, April 2nd.
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the victims of the violence at Fort Hood on April 2, 2014. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Gabbard, 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Homeland Security. 
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 537, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Horsford, 
wherein he resigned from the Committees on Natural Resources and 
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  Page H2891
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
issued an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect 
to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in and in 
relation to South Sudan--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-102).                 
  Page H2909
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2906.
Senate Referral: S. 404 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2890 and 
H2891. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.

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