[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 85 public bills, H.R. 20, 617-
701; and 14 resolutions, H.J. Res. 31-33; H. Con. Res. 12-14; and H. 
Res. 56-63, were introduced.                             
  Pages H681-689
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H690
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H611
Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H615
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Becerra, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Thirty-Fourth Congressional 
District of California, effective Tuesday, January 24, 2017. 
                                                         Pages H615-616
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from California, Mr. Becerra, 
the whole number of the House is 433.                         
  Page H616
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Sanchez 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Ethics.            
  Page H633
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 56, electing Members 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H633
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act: H.R. 589, amended, 
to establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy 
research and development programs, and reform National Laboratory 
management and technology transfer programs;              
  Pages H646-56
  Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2017: H.R. 600, to promote 
Internet access in developing countries and update foreign policy 
toward the Internet; and                                  
  Pages H657-60
  Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act: H.R. 601, to 
enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance 
provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality 
basic education in developing countries, to better enable such 
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and 
improved learning outcomes, and to eliminate duplication and waste. 
                                                          Pages H662-66
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure 
Act of 2017: The House passed H.R. 7, to prohibit taxpayer funded 
abortions, by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 65. 
                                                 Pages H633-46, H660-61
  Rejected the Schakowsky motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 
235 nays, Roll No. 64.                              
Pages H646, H660-61
  H. Res. 55, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 63, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 
yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 62.                            
Pages H620-33
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 59, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                          Pages H661-62
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 27th and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 
noon on Monday, January 30th for Morning Hour debate.         
  Page H662
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H632-33, 
H633, H660-61, and H661. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:13 p.m.