[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1079-D1081]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 42 public bills, H.R. 4028-
4069; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 118; H. Con. Res. 85; and H. Res. 
569-573 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H8029-31
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8032-34
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3669, to improve and streamline security procedures related to 
general aviation and commercial charter air carrier utilizing risk-
based security standards, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 115-346).                                              
Page H8029
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Byrne to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7977
Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7986
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Joshua Leu, First Christian Church, Great Bend, Kansas.      
  Page H7986
Recess: The House recessed at 1:48 p.m. and reconvened at 1:55 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8004
Recess: The House recessed at 2:37 p.m. and reconvened at 2:40 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8008
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the 
Senate amendment and request a conference on H.R. 2810, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year. 
                                     Pages H8004-08, H8008-09, H8009-10
  Rejected the Langevin motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 184 yeas to 237 nays, Roll No. 564.    
Pages H8004-08, H8808-09
  Agreed to the Thornberry motion to close portions of the conference 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 565. 
                                                         Pages H8009-10
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Thornberry, Wilson of South Carolina, 
LoBiondo, Bishop of Utah, Turner, Rogers of Alabama, Franks of Arizona, 
Shuster, Conaway, Lamborn, Wittman, Coffman, Hartzler, Austin Scott of 
Georgia, Cook, Stefanik, Knight, Bacon, Smith of Washington, Brady of 
Pennsylvania, Davis of California, Langevin, Larsen of Washington, 
Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, Speier, Veasey, and 
Gabbard.                                                     
Page H8012
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Nunes, Stewart, and Schiff. 
                                                             Page H8012
  From the Committee on the Budget, for consideration of sec. 1262 of 
the House bill, and sec. 4 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Johnson of Ohio, Bergman, and 
Yarmuth.                                                     
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of secs. 221, 551, 555, and

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3509 of the House bill, and secs. 236, 551-53, 3116, 5508, and 6001 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Foxx, Byrne, and Scott of Virginia.          
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
313, 314, 601, 723, 727, 729, 732, 3118, and 3122 of the House bill, 
and secs. 601, 701, 725, 732, 1089A, 1625, and 3114 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Walden, Barton, and Pallone.                                 
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec. 
862 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Barr, Williams, and Maxine Waters of California. 
                                                             Page H8012
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
864, 1032, 1039, 1040, 1058, 1201, 1203-05, 1211, 1222, 1223, 1231, 
1232, 1234, 1243, 1246, 1247, 1265, 1270A, 1272, 1276, 1278, 1280, 
1301, 1302, 1521, 1522, 1687, 2841, and 3117 of the House bill, and 
secs. 111, 861, 867, 1011, 1203-05, 1212, 1213, 1231-33, 1241-45, 1250, 
1261-63, 12708, 1270C, 1282, 1283, 1301, 1302, 1531, and 1651 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Royce of California, Donovan, and Engel.     
Page H8012
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 515, 
1062, 1063, 1067, 1080, 1695, 2843, and 3510 of the House bill, and 
secs. 520A, 529, 1035, 1081, 1083, 1217, 1264, and 14013 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Goodlatte, Issa, and Conyers.                                
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
601, 1062, 1265, 2827, 2828, 2831, 2832, 2844, 2863, subtitle F of 
title XXVlll, and sec. 2863 of the House bill, and secs. 311, 338, 601, 
1263, 1264, 2850, and 12801 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Westerman, Cheney, and 
Grijalva.                                                    
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 323, 501, 801, 803, 859-860A, 873, and 1101-09 
of the House bill, and secs. 218, 544, 557, 801, 812, 821, 822, 829, 
852, 902, 931, 934, 938, 1045, 1093, 1094, 1101, 1102, 1104-06, 1111-
13, 2821, 2822, 6005, 6012, 10804, 11023-25, and 11603 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Meadows, Ross, and Lynch.                                    
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of sec. 223 of the House bill and secs. 897, 898, 1662-
64, and 6002 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Smith of Texas, Lucas, and Eddie Bernice 
Johnson of Texas.                                            
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs. 801, 
860B, 867, 1701-04, 1711-13, 1721-23, 1731-37, and 1741 of the House 
bill, and secs. 854, 862, 897, 898, 899C, 10801, and 10802 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Chabot, Kelly of Mississippi, and Velazquez. 
                                                             Page H8012
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 122, 311, 546, 601, 1082, 1617, 1695, 3501, 
3502, 3505, and 3507-10 of the House bill, and secs. 331, 601, 1048, 
6002, 13501, 13502, 13508, 13513, 13607, and 14013 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Graves of Missouri, Hunter, and Bustos.                      
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
572, 573, 576, 578, 1077, and 2841 of the House bill, and secs. 731, 
1084, 1088, 1264, 11001, 11008, and 14004 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Roe of 
Tennessee, Bilirakis, and Walz.                              
Page H8012
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of sec. 701 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Tiberi, Walorski, and Neal.                  
Page H8012
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure:
  Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 2266, with an amendment: H. Res. 569, providing for the 
concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an 
amendment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 353 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 
566.                                              
  Pages H7989-97, H8010
Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017: The House 
passed 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, by a recorded vote of 
420 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 568. 
                                            Pages H7998-H8004, H8010-12
  Rejected the O'Halleran motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
190 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 567.            
Pages H8003-04, H8010-11

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  H. Res. 562, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (S. 
585) was agreed to yesterday, October 11th.
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017: The 
House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1616, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute.     
  Pages H8012-13
Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2266: The House 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 85, providing for a correction in the enrollment 
of H.R. 2266.                                            
  Pages H8013-14
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. Monday, October 16.     
  Page H8014
Senate Referral: S. 1595 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial 
Services.                                                    
  Page H8029
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8008-09, 
H8009-10, H8010, H8010-11, and H8011-12. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m.