[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1065-D1066]
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. 3995-
4005; and H. Res. 563-566 were introduced.               
  Pages H7917-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7918-19
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 378, to amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance the 
authority under which Federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees 
for making cost saving disclosures, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-341);
  H.R. 2196, to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow 
whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (H. Rept. 
115-342);
  H.R. 3031, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
flexibility in making withdrawals from a Thrift Savings Plan account, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-343);
  H.R. 3243, to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the 
sunset of certain provisions relating to information technology, to 
amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to 
extend the sunset relating to the Federal Data Center Consolidation 
Initiative, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-344); and
  H. Res. 562, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 585) to 
provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, 
increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and increased 
accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who 
retaliate against whistleblowers, and for other purposes; providing for 
proceedings during the period from October 16, 2017, through October 
20, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 115-345).                                    
Page H7917
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fitzpatrick to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7893
Recess: The House recessed at 12:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7895
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Murphy, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Eighteenth Congressional District 
of Pennsylvania, effective October 21, 2017.                 
  Page H7895
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7896
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office'': H.R. 1858, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson 
Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott 
Ostrom Post Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 558;                  
  Pages H7896-97, H7901-02
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the ``Janet Capello Post 
Office Building'': H.R. 2254, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2635

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Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the ``Janet Capello Post Office 
Building'';                                              
  Pages H7898-99
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``John 
Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office''; H.R. 2464, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street 
Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post 
Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 559;                            
  Pages H7899, H7902-03
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2700 Cullen Boulevard in Pearland, Texas, as the ``Endy Ekpanya Post 
Office Building'': H.R. 294, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2700 Cullen Boulevard in Pearland, 
Texas, as the ``Endy Ekpanya Post Office Building''; and 
                                                      Pages H7899-H7900
  Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017: S. 1617, to designate the 
checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States 
Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the ``Javier Vega, Jr. Border 
Patrol Checkpoint''.                                     
  Pages H7900-01
Recess: The House recessed at 5:44 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7901
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the 
``Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office'': H.R. 452, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the ``Specialist 
Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office''.                     
  Pages H7897-98
Senate Referrals: S. 692 was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. S. 1103 was held at the desk. S. 1595 was held at the desk. 
                                                             Page H7916
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7896.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7901-02 and H7902-03. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.