[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D131]
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. 860-906; 
and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 31; and H. Res. 104-107, were introduced. 
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  Page H984
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 H921
Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H926
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 263 yeas to 156 nays with one answering 
``present'', Roll No. 73.                           
  Pages H926, H946-47
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who 
participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma 
to Montgomery Voting Rights March: H.R. 431, to award a Congressional 
Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, 
Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights 
March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 76.                     
  Pages H930-37, H960-61
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: The House passed S. 1, to approve 
the Keystone XL Pipeline, by a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 152 
nays, Roll No. 75.                                        
  Pages H947-60
  Rejected the Capps motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 
241 noes, Roll No. 74.                                    
Pages H958-60
  H. Res. 100, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1), 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 72, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 71.                            
Pages H937-46
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
authorized the use of military force with respect to the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-9).            
  Page H926
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H945, 
H945-46, H946-47, H959-60, H960, and H960-61. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.