[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R.367-387; 
and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23-25; and H. Res. 34-35, were introduced.
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  Page H236
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 33, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to 
reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new 
regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial 
review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of 
potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes, 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 79) to clarify the 
definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law (H. 
Rept. 115-2).                                                 
Page H234
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. 
                                                          Pages H200-01
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Clinical Care Commission Act: H.R. 309, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and 
coordination of clinical care for people with a complex metabolic or 
autoimmune disease, a disease resulting from insulin deficiency or 
insulin resistance, or complications caused by such a disease; 
                                                          Pages H201-03
  Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: H.R. 315, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to distribute maternity care health professionals to 
health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity 
care health services, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 24;                     
  Pages H203-04, H217-18
  Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017: H.R. 302, to provide 
protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide 
certain medical services in a secondary State;            
  Pages H204-06
  Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017: H.R. 
304, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the 
provision of emergency medical services, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 25; and 
                                                    Pages H206-08, H218
  Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017: H.R. 353, to 
improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather 
research through a focused program of investment on affordable and 
attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling 
capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting 
and prediction of high impact weather events, and to expand commercial 
opportunities for the provision of weather data.          
  Pages H218-17
Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 34, electing Members to 
certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representatives Himes, 
Sewell (AL), Carson (IN), Speier, Quigley, Swalwell (CA), Castro (TX), 
and Heck.                                                     
  Page H227
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H217-18 and H218. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:19 p.m.