[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1052-D1053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 3937-
3962; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 84; and H. Res. 555-557 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7840-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7842-43
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Woodall to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7753
Recess: The House recessed at 11:07 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7760
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Imam 
Abdullah Antepli, Duke University, Durham, NC.               
  Page H7760
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children--
Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, 
in which she appointed the following individual to the Alyce Spotted 
Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children: Dr. Dolores 
Subia BigFoot of Norman, Oklahoma.                           
  Page H7777
Recess: The House recessed at 7:18 p.m. and reconvened at 8:45 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7834
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, October 5th.   
  Page H7834
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2019 through 2027: The House considered H. Con. Res. 
71, establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. Consideration is 
expected to resume tomorrow, October 5th.             
  Pages H7777-H7835
Rejected:
  Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in H. 
Rept. 115-339) that sought to invest $2 trillion in 21st century 
infrastructure and jobs; including comprehensive immigration reform, 
which protects DACA, and provide $200 billion for immediate hurricane 
disaster recovery efforts and climate change research (by a recorded 
vote of 108 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. 553); and 
                                               Pages H7817-26, H7834-35
  Scott (VA) amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 2 printed in 
H. Rept. 115-339) that sought to make investments in education, job 
training, transportation and infrastructure, and advanced

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research and development programs that accelerate economic recovery; 
protect the social safety net without cutting Social Security, 
Medicare, Medicaid, or SNAP; and reduce annual budget deficit to 2.7% 
of GDP by FY 2027 (by a recorded vote of 130 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 
554).                                             
Pages H7826-34, H7835
  H. Res. 553, the rule providing for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 71) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 232 
ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 552, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 551. 
                                                         Pages H7764-77
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7776, 
H7776-77, H7834-35, H7835. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:57 p.m.