[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 66 public bills, H.R. 12, 
1457-1522; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 25-26; and H. Res. 160-161, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H1800-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1806-07
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Tipton to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1773
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
recorded vote of 233 ayes to 159 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 129.                                     
  Pages H1773, H1788-89
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Schock, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Eighteenth Congressional District 
of Illinois, effective on March 31, 2015.                    
  Page H1773
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor 
Relations Board relating to representation case procedures: The House 
passed S.J. Res. 8, providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case 
procedures, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 
128, after the previous question was ordered.            
  Pages H1782-88
  H. Res. 152, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 8) and the resolution (H. Res. 132), was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 127, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 181 
nays, Roll No. 126.                                      
Pages H1775-82
Providing for a recess of the House for a joint meeting to receive His 
Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order at any 
time on Tuesday, March 25, 2015 for the Speaker to declare a recess, 
subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint 
meeting His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.                             
  Page H1789
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
on Tuesday, March 24, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 
25.                                                          
  Page H1789
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 152, amended, providing for the expenses of certain 
committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Fourteenth Congress, by voice vote after the previous question was 
ordered.                                                 
  Pages H1789-92
  Pursuant to House Resolution 152, the amendment printed in House 
Report 114-45 was agreed to.                             
Pages H1789-92
  H. Res. 152, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 8) and the resolution (H. Res. 132), was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 127, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 181 
nays, Roll No. 126.                                      
Pages H1775-82
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, March 23rd for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
  Page H1800
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1781, 
H1781-82, H1788, and H1789. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:59 p.m.