[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1017-D1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3845-
3859; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 81; and H. Res. 541-543 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7587-88
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7588-89
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3281, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate 
the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation 
projects or facilities, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-334). 
                                                             Page H7587
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor 
Dennis Jokela, Chaplain, Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department, 
Kalamazoo, MI.                                               
  Page H7537
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017: S. 327, to direct the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a safe harbor related to 
certain investment fund research reports; and            
  Pages H7547-49
  Protecting the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their 
financial disclosure reports: H.R. 3229, amended, to protect the safety 
of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to 
redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure 
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  Pages H7549-51
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure. Consideration began Monday, 
September 25th.
  Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in 
Southeast Asia: H. Res. 311, amended, recognizing that for 50 years the 
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward 
stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 540; and 
                                                         Pages H7552-53
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Reaffirming the 40 years 
of relations between the United States and the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the shared pursuit of economic growth and 
regional security in Southeast Asia.''.                      
Page H7553
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, September 28. 
                                                             Page H7553
Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017: The 
House considered H.R. 3823, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 
authority of

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the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and to provide disaster tax relief. 
Further proceedings were postponed.                      
  Pages H7553-67
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 115-333 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H7553
  H. Res. 538, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3823) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 190 nays, Roll 
No. 539, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 223 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 538.         
Pages H7540-47, H7551-52
Senate Referrals: S. 1866 was held at the desk. S. 1028 was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce. S. 504 was held at the 
desk. S. 1057 was held at the desk. S. 870 was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and message received from the 
Senate appear on page H7540.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7551-52. H7552, and H7552-53. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.