[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D175-D176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 1055-
1092; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 124-127, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1162-64
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1165-66
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 125, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) 
to support State and local accountability for public education, protect 
State and local authority, inform parents of the performance of their 
children's schools, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-29). 
                                                             Page H1162
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hardy to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1119
Recess: The House recessed at 10:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Tierian Cash, National Chaplain for the American Legion, Longs, South 
Carolina.                                                    
  Page H1121
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H1121, H1142
Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans: The 
House passed H.R. 529, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
improve 529 plans, by a recorded vote of 401 ayes to 20 noes, Roll No. 
90.                                                      
  Pages H1135-42
  Rejected the Ted Lieu (CA) 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 176 
yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 89.                           
Pages H1139-41
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H1135
  H. Res. 121, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
529) and (H.R. 5), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 178 
noes, Roll No. 87, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 86.       
Pages H1126-34

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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, February 
24th:
  STEM Education Act of 2015: H.R. 1020, to define STEM education to 
include computer science, and to support existing STEM education 
programs at the National Science Foundation, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 88.                          
  Page H1135
Announcement by the Chair: The Speaker addressed the Members on matters 
of decorum in the House.                                     
  Page H1141
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 124, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H1142
Student Success Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 5, to 
support State and local accountability for public education, protect 
State and local authority, and inform parents of the performance of 
their children's schools. Further proceedings were postponed. 
                                                         Pages H1142-50
  H. Res. 121, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
529) and (H.R. 5), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 178 
noes, Roll No. 87, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 86.       
Pages H1126-34
Recess: The House recessed at 6:42 p.m. and reconvened at 9:56 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1161
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared on March 1, 
1996, with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two 
unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace 
north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, as amended and expanded on February 
26, 2004, is to continue in effect beyond March 1, 2015--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
114-12).                                                     
  Page H1161
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1133-34, 
H1134, H1135, H1140-41, and H1141-42. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:57 p.m.