[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 18 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D105-D106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 816-842; 
and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 60-61; H. Con. Res. 19; and H. Res. 82-85, 
were introduced.                                          
  Pages H943-45
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  Page H946
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 H881
Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H886
Recess: The House recessed at 12:54 p.m. and reconvened at 1:05 p.m. 
                                                              Page H893
Recess: The House recessed at 1:38 p.m. and reconvened at 1:41 p.m. 
                                                              Page H894
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the 
General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation: The 
House passed H.J. Res. 37, disapproving the rule submitted by the 
Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 187 noes, 
Roll No. 76.                                              
  Pages H907-16
  H. Res. 74, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolutions (H.J. Res. 36) and (H.J. Res. 37) was agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 232 ayes to

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190 noes, Roll No. 75, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 74.   
Pages H888-93, H893-94
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security 
Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007: The House passed H.J. Res. 40, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration 
relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
2007, by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 77. 
                                               Pages H894-H907, H916-17
  H. Res. 71, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolutions (H.J. Res. 40) and (H.J. Res. 41) was agreed to yesterday, 
February 1st.
Electing members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and 
the Joint Committee on Printing: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 82, electing members to the Joint 
Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on 
Printing.                                                     
  Page H917
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
921.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H893-94, 
H894, and H916-17. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m.