[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D219-D220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  63 public bills, H.R. 1299-
1361; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 164-170 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1526-32
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1532-33
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017: The House passed H.R. 1004, to amend 
chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of 
information relating to pending agency regulatory actions, by a 
recorded vote of 246 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 126.     
  Pages H1469-84
  Rejected the Jayapal motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 189 
ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 125.                          
Pages H1481-83
Agreed to:
  Farenthold (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-21) that requires 
the Executive agency to display a list of any regulatory actions that 
duplicate or

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overlap with agency regulatory action (by a recorded vote of 263 ayes 
to 145 noes, Roll No. 123).                    
Pages H1476-77, H1480-81
Rejected:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-21) 
that sought to clarify the terms ``propaganda'', ``publicity'', and 
``advocacy'', within the rule's prohibited communications, to mean any 
information, statements or claims that are unsupported by science or 
empirical data (by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 
122); and                                      
Pages H1474-76, H1479-80
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-21) 
that sought to exempt from the rule's prohibited communications any 
communication that is protected under the First Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States of America (by a recorded vote of 189 
ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 124).                  
Pages H1477-79, H1481
  H. Res. 156, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1004) and (H.R. 1009) was agreed to yesterday, March 1st.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 6th. 
                                                     Pages H1488, H1526
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of eight 
resolutions to authorize leases included in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs' Construction, Long Range Capital Plan. The resolutions were 
adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
February 28, 2017.                                    
  Pages H1490-H1524
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1479-80, H1480-81, H1481, 
H1482-83 and H1483. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:49 p.m.