[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D29-D30]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 388-430; 
and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 26; and H. Res. 36-39, 41-43, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H297-99
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H300-01
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 40, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to 
improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of 
the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to 
provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to 
ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help 
farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer 
costs low, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
115-3).                                                       
Page H297
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster (FL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H239
Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H245
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 162 nays with 3 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 28.                                           
  Pages H245, H258
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representative-elect Schrader 
presented himself in the well of the House and was administered the 
oath of office by the Speaker.                            
  Pages H245-46
Whole Number of the House: Under clause 5(d) of Rule 20, the Chair 
announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath 
of office to the Member-elect, the whole number of the House is 435. 
                                                              Page H246
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 36, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H249
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 37, providing for 
the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the 
President and Vice President of the United States.            
  Page H249
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 39, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H259
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Energy Efficient Government Technology Act: H.R. 306, to amend the 
Energy Independence and

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Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and 
computing technologies;                                   
  Pages H266-68
  Small Business Broadband Deployment Act: H.R. 288, to ensure that 
small business providers of broadband Internet access service can 
devote resources to broadband deployment rather than compliance with 
cumbersome regulatory requirements;                       
  Pages H268-70
  Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and 
Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act: H.R. 321, to inspire women to enter the 
aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics, through mentorship and outreach;             
  Pages H270-73
  Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act: H.R. 255, to authorize the 
National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for 
women;                                                    
  Pages H273-75
  Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017: H.R. 239, amended, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative research 
and development;                                          
  Pages H275-77
  Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2017: H.R. 240, amended, to 
encourage engagement between the Department of Homeland Security and 
technology innovators; and                                
  Pages H277-79
  Modernizing Government Travel Act: H.R. 274, amended, to provide for 
reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by Federal 
employees traveling on official Government business.      
  Pages H279-80
Recess: The House recessed at 4:50 p.m. and reconvened at 5:20 p.m. 
                                                              Page H280
Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act: The House passed H.R. 79, to 
clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal securities 
law, by a yea-and-nay vote of 344 yeas to 73 nays, Roll No. 31. 
                                                 Pages H259-66, H280-83
Rejected:
  Velazquez amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-2) that 
sought to require the event sponsor to provide attendees with a written 
disclosure outlining the nature of the event and the risks of investing 
in the securities for sale; would also clarify that attendance at an 
event does not in itself establish a pre-existing relationship for 
purposes of Rule 506(b) (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 249 noes, 
Roll No. 29); and                                
Pages H264-65, H280-81
  Clay amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-2) that 
sought to limit the types of fees ``demo day'' sponsors can collect and 
requires an issuer to be a real business (by a recorded vote of 163 
ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 30).                  
Pages H265-66, H281-82
  H. Res. 33, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5) and (H.R. 79) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 183 
noes, Roll No. 27, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 26.        
Pages H249-58
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Tested Ability to Leverage Exceptional National Talent Act of 2017: 
H.R. 39, to amend title 5, United States Code, to codify the 
Presidential Innovation Fellows Program.                  
  Pages H283-85
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H259, 
H257-58, H258, H281, H281-82, and H282-83. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.