[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D982-D983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 3771-
3800; 1 private bill, H.R. 3801; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 79; 
and H. Res. 520-528, were introduced.                    
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Additional Cosponsors:                                    
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 479, resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the 
Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax return 
information of President Donald J. Trump as well as the tax returns of 
each business entity disclosed by Donald J. Trump on his Office of 
Government Ethics Form 278e (H. Rept. 115-309); adversely;
  Committee on Ethics. In the matter of Allegations Relating to 
Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (H. Rept. 115-310);
  H.R. 2374, to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in 
Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness 
areas in the State of Nevada, and to fully implement the White Pine 
County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act (H. Rept. 115-
311);
  H.R. 2423, to implement certain measures relating to management of 
Washington County, Utah, required by Public Law 111-11 (H. Rept. 115-
312);
  H.R. 2763, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small 
Business Innovation Research program and Small Business Technology 
Transfer program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
115-313, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2763, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small 
Business Innovation Research program and Small Business Technology 
Transfer program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
115-313, Part 2).                                            
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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act: The House passed H.R. 3697, to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens 
associated with criminal gangs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 
175 nays, Roll No. 517.                               
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  Rejected the Beyer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 220 
nays, Roll No. 516.                                   
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  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 115-307 shall 
be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
read.                                                        
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  H. Res. 513, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3697) was agreed to yesterday, September 13th.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2018: The House passed H.R. 3354, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 528. 
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  Rejected the Jackson Lee motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 
223 noes, Roll No. 527.                                  
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Agreed to:
  Palmer amendment (No. 192 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that prohibits funds from being used to 
implement the District of Columbia's Reproductive Health Non-
Discrimination Amendment Act (by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 194 
noes, Roll No. 518);                                         
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  Huizenga amendment (No. 207 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that prohibits the use of funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce a SEC rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-
Frank Act relating to conflict minerals (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes 
to 195 noes, Roll No. 525); and                          
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  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 223 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that provides additional funding to the 
Taxpayer Advocate Service for the purpose of assisting the parents of a 
deceased child, when that child's information has been stolen and used 
on personal income taxes filed with the IRS, when the parent or 
guardian of record must report the identity theft of their deceased 
child's information (by a recorded vote of 265 ayes to 143 noes, Roll 
No. 526).                                                
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Rejected:
  Gohmert amendment (No. 195 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to reduce the Internal Revenue 
Service's Operations Support account by $165,300.00 and transfer that 
amount to the Spending Reduction account (by a recorded vote of 186 
ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 519);                         
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  Norton amendment (No. 196 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to strike the repeal of the 
District of Columbia's Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012 (by 
a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 520); 
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  Ellison amendment (No. 199 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to strike section 926 on page 
590, relating to bringing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into 
the regular appropriations process (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
226 noes, Roll No. 521);                                 
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  Ellison amendment (No. 200 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to strike section 915 on page 
563, relating to manufactured housing (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes 
to 245 noes, Roll No. 522);                              
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  Ellison amendment (No. 201 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to strike section 928, relating 
to removal of authority to regulate small-dollar credit (by a recorded 
vote of 186 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 523); and         
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  Mitchell amendment (No. 204 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 13th that sought to reduce by 10% general 
administrative and departmental salary and expense accounts in Division 
D, and transfers the savings to the Spending Reduction Account (by a 
recorded vote of 166 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 524).        
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  H. Res. 504, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3354) was agreed to Thursday, September 7th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, September 
12th:
  Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017: H.R. 
3284, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
a Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 398 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 529.            
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 18th and that 
the order of the House of January 3, 2017, regarding morning-hour 
debate not apply on that day.                                
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7400-01, 
H7401, H7402, H7402-03, H7403-04, H7404, H7405, H7405-06, H7406, H7406-
07, H7407-08, H7410, H7410-11, H7411-12. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:34 p.m.