[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D211-D212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 1208-
1230; 1 private bill, H.R. 1231; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 21-22; 
and H. Res. 137, 139-41, were introduced.                
  Pages H1565-66
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1567-68
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 138, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1029) to 
amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board 
member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes, 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the 
Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 
disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
transparent or reproducible (H. Rept. 114-37).               
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Newhouse to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H1527, H1552
Recess: The House recessed at 10:05 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
His Excellency Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. The House 
reconvened at 12:32 p.m., and agreed that the proceedings had during 
the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.          
  Pagse H1527, H1531
Joint Meeting To Receive His Excellency Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime 
Minister of Israel: The House and Senate met in a joint session to 
receive His Excellency Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. He 
was escorted into the Chamber by a committee comprised of 
Representatives McCarthy, Scalise, McMorris Rodgers, Walden, Messer, 
Jenkins (KS), Foxx, Royce, Ros-Lehtinen, Granger, Zeldin, Dold, Hoyer, 
Crowley, Israel, Engel, Lowey, Nadler, Hastings (FL), Deutch, Sherman, 
Hahn, and Polis; and Senators McConnell, Cornyn, Thune, Barrasso, 
Wicker, Corker, Durbin, Schumer, Menendez, and Cardin.   
  Pages H1528-31
Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 134, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 749, to 
reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, by a voice 
vote, after the previous question was ordered.           
  Pages H1531-35

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015: House agreed 
to the Simpson motion to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 240, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015, recede from the disagreement of the 
Senate amendment and agree to concur therein, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
257 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 109, after the previous question was 
ordered.                                                 
  Pages H1535-52
  Rejected the Massie motion to lay the Senate amendment on the table 
by a recorded vote of 140 ayes to 278 noes, Roll No. 108.    
Page H1546
Joint Economic Committee--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to the 
Joint Economic Committee: Representatives Delaney, Adams, and Beyer. 
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Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 
Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes 
or institutions is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2015--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
114-13).                                                     
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  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 with respect 
to Ukraine is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2015--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
114-14).                                                     
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and messages received from 
the Senate today appear on pages H1527, H1535.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear of pages H1546, 
H1551. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m. 
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