[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D30-D31]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 56 public bills, H.R. 340-395; 
2 private bills, H.R. 396-397; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 21; and H. 
Res. 31-33, were introduced.                              
  Pages H403-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H408
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015: The House 
passed H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 236 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 35. Consideration of the 
measure began yesterday, January 13.                      
  Pages H363-94
  Rejected the Israel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 244 
nays, Roll No. 34.                                        
Pages H391-93
Agreed to:
  Aderholt amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-2) that 
prevents any funds from being used to carry out the Executive actions 
announced on November 20, 2014 to grant deferred action to certain 
unlawful aliens and four of the ``Morton Memos'' on prosecutorial 
discretion and immigration enforcement priorities issued in 2011 and 
2012; declares that no funds may be used to carry out any substantially 
similar policies to those defunded; declares that the policies defunded 
and any substantially similar policies have no statutory or 
constitutional basis and therefore no legal effect; and provides that 
no funds may be used to grant any Federal benefit to any alien as a 
result of the policies defunded (by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 190 
noes, Roll No. 29);                              
Pages H374-79, H388-89
  Blackburn amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-2) that 
provides that no funds may be used to consider new, renewal or 
previously denied DACA applications (by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 
209 noes, Roll No. 30);                             
Pages H379-81, H389
  DeSantis amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-2) that 
requires that DHS treat any alien convicted of any offense involving 
domestic violence, sexual abuse, child molestation, or child abuse or 
exploitation as within the categories of aliens subject to DHS's 
highest civil immigration enforcement (by a recorded vote of 278 ayes 
to 149 noes, Roll No. 31);                       
Pages H381-84, H389-90
  Salmon amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-2) that 
expresses a sense of Congress that the Executive Branch should not 
pursue policies that disadvantage the hiring of U.S. citizens and those 
lawfully present in the United States by making it economically 
advantageous to hire workers who came to the country illegally (by a 
recorded vote of 253 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 32); and 
                                                 Pages H384-86, H390-91
  Schock amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-2) that 
expresses a sense of Congress that the Administration should stop 
putting the interest of immigrants who worked within the legal 
framework to come to the U.S. behind those who came here illegally (by 
a recorded vote of 260 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 33). 
                                                    Pages H386-88, H391

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  H. Res. 27, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
37), (H.R. 185), and (H.R. 240), was agreed to yesterday, January 13.
Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act: The 
House passed H.R. 37, to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability 
of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public 
and private markets, and to reduce regulatory burdens, by a recorded 
vote of 271 ayes to 154 noes, Roll No. 37. Consideration of the measure 
began yesterday, January 13.                              
  Pages H394-96
  Rejected the Moulton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
242 noes, Roll No. 36.                                    
                                                          Pages H394-95
  H. Res. 27, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
37), (H.R. 185), and (H.R. 240), was agreed to yesterday, January 13.
Administration of the Oath of Office--Communication: The Chair read a 
letter from the Honorable Judge Michael Mills of the Northern District 
of Mississippi, United States District Court, wherein he notified the 
House, pursuant to H. Res. 20, of the administration of the oath of 
Office to the Honorable Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi.         
  Page H396
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 Mississippi, the whole number of the House is 
434.                                                          
  Page H396
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 4 p.m. on Friday, January 16th and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 
noon on Tuesday, January 20th for Morning Hour debate.        
  Page H396
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: 
Representatives Miller (FL), Conaway, King (NY), LoBiondo, 
Westmoreland, Rooney (FL), Heck (NV), Pompeo, Ros-Lehtinen, Turner, 
Wenstrup, and Stewart.                                        
  Page H403
Quorum Calls--Votes:Two yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H388-89, 
H389, H389-90, H390-91, H391, H392-93, H393-94, H395, and H395-96. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:47 p.m.