[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D645-D646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  11 public bills, H.R. 2889-
2899; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 381, 383 were introduced. 
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  Pages H4913-14
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 382, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) to 
improve patient access to health care services and provide improved 
medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system 
places on the health care delivery system (H. Rept. 115-179). 
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Speaker:  Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Comer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 166 nays with two answering 
``present'', Roll No. 304.                               
  Pages H4874-75
Committee Chairman Resignation:  Read a letter from Representative 
Chaffetz wherein he resigned as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform.                                       
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Committee Elections:  The House agreed to H. Res. 381, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Verify First Act: The House passed H.R. 2581, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to require the provision of social security 
numbers as a condition of receiving the health insurance premium tax 
credit, by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 306. 
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  Rejected the Sanchez motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 231 
nays, Roll No. 305.                                          
Page H4883
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H4875
  H. Res. 378, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2581) and (S. 1094) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 190 
noes, Roll No. 303, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 302.      
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Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer:  Representative Doggett 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.   
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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 2017: The House passed S. 1094, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 55 
nays, Roll No. 307.                                      
  Pages H4867-74
  H. Res. 378, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2581) and (S. 1094) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 190 
noes, Roll No. 303, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 302.      
Pages H4872-74
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 
Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus's democratic processes 
or institutions is to continue in effect beyond June 16, 2017-referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
115-47).                                                     
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4867.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4873, 
H4873-74, H4874, H4897-98, H4899. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m.