[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D15]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 204-234; 
and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 5; and H. Res. 23 were introduced. 
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  Page H157
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Jolly to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H107
Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H112
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representatives-elect Costa and 
Nolan presented themselves in the well of the House and were 
administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.               
  Page H112
Whole Number of the House: Under clause 5(d) of Rule 20, the Chair 
announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the Oath 
to the gentleman from California and the gentleman from Minnesota, the 
whole number of the House is 430.                             
  Page H112
Save American Workers Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 30, 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 252 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 
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  Pages H125-40
  Rejected the Becerra 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, with a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 244 
nays, Roll No. 13.                                        
Pages H138-40
  H. Res. 19, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3) and (H.R. 30), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 181 
noes, Roll No. 12, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 11.       
Pages H115-124
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona on January 8, 2011. 
                                                          Pages H124-25
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representative 
Schiff.                                                       
  Page H142
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H115.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H124, 
H125, H139-40, and H140. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:40 p.m.