[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D402-D403]
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. 1902-
1964; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 94; H. Con. Res. 47; and H. Res. 
249-251, were introduced.                                
  Pages H2750-53
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2755-56
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1667, to amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to 
facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in 
bankruptcy (H. Rept. 115-80).                                
Page H2750
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster (FL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2699
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2705
Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017--Rule for Consideration: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 242, providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand 
the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an 
exemption from the definition of an investment company, by a recorded 
vote of 240 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 218, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 
217.                                           
  Pages H2708-15, H2720-22
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017: H.R. 1667, amended, to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the 
resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy; and 
                                                         Pages H2715-20
  Amending Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to 
modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program: S. 544, to 
amend Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify 
the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program.    
  Pages H2722-26
Question of Privilege: Representative Jeffries rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. The Chair ruled 
that the resolution did not present a question of the privileges of the 
House. Subsequently, Representative Jeffries appealed the ruling of the 
chair and Representative Foxx moved to table the appeal. Agreed to the 
motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 228 yeas to 185 nays with 2 answering ``present'', Roll No. 
219.                                                     
  Pages H2729-31
Self-Insurance Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 1304, to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health 
Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 220. 
                                               Pages H2726-29, H2731-32
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted.                  
Page H2726
  H. Res. 241, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1304) was agreed to yesterday, April 4th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, April 6.       
  Page H2732
House Democracy Partnership--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Pelosi, Minority

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Leader, in which she appointed the following Members to the House 
Democracy Partnership: Representative Price (NC), Ranking Member; 
Representatives Ellison, Davis (CA), Moore, Titus, Roybal-Allard, 
Connolly, Ted Lieu (CA), and Torres.                     
  Pages H2740-41
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member on the part of the House to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Representative 
Ted Lieu (CA).                                               
  Page H2741
Discharge Petition: Representative Eshoo presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and 
Government Reform from the consideration of H.R. 305, to amend the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain 
tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the 
President, and for other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 1). 
                                                             Page H2712
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2720-21, 
H2721, H2731, and H2731-32. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m.