[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D484-D485]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4605-
4621; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 577-578 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4015-16
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4016-17
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bentivolio to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3943
Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Lt. Cmdr. 
Stephen Coates, Chaplain, United States Navy, Office of the Chaplain of 
the Marine Corps, Greenville, Illinois.                  
  Pages H3948-49
Announcement from the Chair: The Chair announced to the House that, 
pursuant to H. Res. 574, the Speaker has certified to the United States 
Attorney for the District of Columbia the refusal of Lois G. Lerner to 
provide testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform.                                                      
  Page H3961
Recess: The House recessed at 2:42 p.m. and reconvened at 3:20 p.m. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated yesterday, May 7th:
  Electrify Africa Act of 2014: H.R. 2548, amended, to establish a 
comprehensive United States government policy to assist countries in 
sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions for 
more broadly distributed electricity access in order to support poverty 
alleviation and drive economic growth, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
297 yeas to 117 nays, Roll No. 208.                      
  Pages H3970-71
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish a 
comprehensive United States Government policy to encourage the efforts 
of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of 
power solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly 
distributed electricity access in order to support poverty reduction, 
promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and for other 
purposes.''.                                                 
Page H3971
Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events 
Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The House agreed

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to H. Res. 567, to provide for the Establishment of the Select 
Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in 
Benghazi, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 209. 
                                                  Pages H3971-78, H3985
  Agreed by unanimous consent to modify H. Res. 567 with the technical 
correction placed at the desk.                               
Page H3985
  H. Res. 575, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 
207, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
223 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 206.            
Pages H3953-61, H3969-70
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 4438, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to simplify and make permanent the research credit. Further proceedings 
were postponed.                                
  Pages H3980-84, H3985-88
  Pursuant to H. Res. 569 and H. Res. 576, the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, printed 
in the bill, and the further amendment printed in Part B of H. Rept. 
113-444, are adopted.                                        
Page H3980
  H. Res. 569, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, May 7th.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Strengthening Education through Research Act: H.R. 4366, amended, to 
strengthen the Federal education research system to make research and 
evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order 
to increase student achievement.                      
  Pages H3988-H4001
Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act: The House 
began consideration of H.R. 10, to amend the charter school program 
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Further 
proceedings were postponed.                    
  Pages H3969-70, H4001-09
  H. Res. 576, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
10) and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438), was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 205. 
                                                  Pages H3961-68, H3969
  Agreed to the Foxx amendment to the rule by voice vote, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection.             
Page H3968
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 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. 
113-109).                                                
  Pages H3979-80
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3948.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3969, H3969-70, H3970, H3971, 
and H3985. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:51 p.m.