[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D578-D580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 2617-2649; 
and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 61-62; and H. Res. 353-356 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H4570-71
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Hollingsworth to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.            
  Page H4507
Recess: The House recessed at 11:29 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor Becky 
Tirabassi, Viewpoint Church, Newport Beach, CA.               
  Pages H4516-17
Question of Privilege: Representative Sanchez 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 Sanchez appealed the ruling of the chair and 
Representative Buck 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 225 yeas to 
187 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 274.        
  Pages H4523-25
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 and Protecting 
Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017--Rule for Consideration: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 352, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1973) 
to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the 
prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1761) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live 
transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 239 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 276,

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after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 
188 nays, Roll No. 275.                             
  Pages H4520-23, H4525-27
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, May 23rd.
  Protecting the Rights of Individuals Against Technological Exploitation 
Act: H.R. 2052, to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit 
the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 277; and 
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  Veterans Affairs Scheduling Accountability Act: H.R. 467, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to 
scheduling veterans for health care appointments, and to improve the uniform 
application of directives of the Department, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 278.              
  Pages H4527-28
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Amending title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of 
Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use 
of official time by Federal employees: H.R. 1293, amended, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management 
submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by 
Federal employees; and                                        
  Pages H4528-33
  Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017: H.R. 624, amended, to 
restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent 
by mail by the Federal Government;                            
  Pages H4533-35
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To restrict the inclusion of 
social security account numbers on Federal documents sent by mail, and for 
other purposes.''.                                                
Page H4535
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017: The House passed H.R. 953, to amend 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the 
regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, by a 
recorded vote of 256 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 282.          
  Pages H4535-53
  Rejected the McGovern motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
230 noes, Roll No. 281.                                       
Pages H4550-52
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-21 shall be considered 
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
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Rejected:
  Esty amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-145) that sought to ensure 
that existing clean water protections apply to the release of these toxic 
chemicals into the environment (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 229 noes, 
Roll No. 279); and                                     
Pages H4545-46, H4549
  Huffman amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-145) that sought to 
protect commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries from the negative 
impacts of unregulated discharge (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 230 
noes, Roll No. 280).                                   
Pages H4546-48, H4550
  H. Res. 348, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 953) 
was agreed to yesterday, May 23rd.
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken 
while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 350, 
permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken 
while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker. 
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for 
an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and agree to S. Con. Res. 14, authorizing the use 
of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate 
the birthday of King Kamehameha I.                                
  Page H4553
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 25.             
  Page H4554
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and message received from the 
Senate appear on pages H5420 and H4528.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4525, H4525-
26, H4526-27, H4527, H4527-28, H4549. H4550, H4551-52, and H4552. There were 
no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m.