[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D106-D107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 699-745; 
and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 14; and H. Res. 86-90, were introduced.
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  Page H814
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. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:28 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dean Curry, Life Center Church, Tacoma, Washington.           
  Page H762
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015: The House 
passed H.R. 50, to provide for additional safeguards with respect to 
imposing Federal mandates, by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 173 noes, 
Roll No. 64.                                              
  Pages H772-88
  Rejected the Bustos motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
184 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 63.                        
Pages H786-87
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-4, modified by the 
amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-14, shall be considered as 
adopted.                                                      
Page H779
Agreed to:
  Reed amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-14) that 
requires an assessment of the effects that a proposed or final rule are 
expected to have on private property owners, including the use and 
value of affected property.                               
Pages H781-82
Rejected:
  Cummings amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-14) that 
strikes section 12 of the bill that would require federal agencies to 
conduct a retrospective cost-benefit analysis of any regulation at the 
request of the Chairman or Ranking Member of a Congressional Committee 
(by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 61); and 
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  Connolly amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-14) that 
provides that in the event that the average annual rate of real gross 
domestic product (GDP) growth remains below 5 percent over

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the first four calendar quarters occurring after the date of enactment 
of H.R. 50, then the amendments made by H.R. 50 are repealed (by a 
recorded vote of 173 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 62). 
                                                    Pages H783-84, H785
  H. Res. 78, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
527) and (H.R. 50) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 179 
noes, Roll No. 60, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 242 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 59.        
Pages H767-72
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 5.     
  Page H788
Joint Economic Committee's--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the House to the Joint 
Economic Committee: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY).   
  Page H789
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13396 of February 7, 2006 with respect to the situation in or in 
relation to Cote d'Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 
2015--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 113-6).                                      
  Page H789
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H762-63.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H771-72, 
H772, H784-85, H785, H787, and H787-88. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:13 p.m.