[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 170 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1108-D1109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4090-
4098; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 119; and H. Res. 579 and 578 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8075-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8076-77
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4010, to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States and 
title 28, United States Code, to enhance compliance with requests for 
information pursuant to legislative power under Article I of the 
Constitution, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-
360);
  H.R. 3898, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to place 
conditions on certain accounts at United States financial institutions 
with respect to North Korea, and for other purposes, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 115-361);
  H.R. 3972, to clarify that family offices and family clients are 
accredited investors, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 
115-362);
  H. Res. 577, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 469) to 
impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements 
by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in 
accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 732) to limit donations 
made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a 
party, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-363);
  H. Res. 555, resolution of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit, respectively, 
certain documents and other information to the House of Representatives

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relating to the executive order on the review of designations under the 
Antiquities Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-364); adversely; and
  H.R. 3279, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide that 
extraction of helium from gas produced under a Federal mineral lease 
shall maintain the lease as if the helium were oil and gas (H. Rept. 
115-365).                                                    
Page H8075
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Kustoff to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8045
Recess: The House recessed at 12:13 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8045
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 158 nays with two answering 
``present'', Roll No. 571.                                   
  Page H8063
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Murphy, the whole number of the House is 433.                
  Page H8047
Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8046
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Homeland Security Accountability Enhancement Act: H.R. 
4038, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reassert article I 
authorities over the Department of Homeland Security;    
  Pages H8048-49
  Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017: H.R. 3328, to require a study 
regarding security measures and equipment at Cuba's airports, require 
the standardization of Federal Air Marshal Service agreements, and 
require efforts to raise international aviation security standards; 
                                                         Pages H8049-52
  Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Reauthorization Act of 
2017: H.R. 3551, amended, to amend the Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act of 2006 to reauthorize the Customs-Trade Partnership 
Against Terrorism Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 569;                                
  Pages H8052-56, H8062
  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 
Reauthorization Act of 2017: S. 504, to permanently authorize the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 570; and 
                                               Pages H8056-57, H8062-63
  Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017: H.R. 
4010, amended, to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States and 
title 28, United States Code, to enhance compliance with requests for 
information pursuant to legislative power under Article I of the 
Constitution.                                            
  Pages H8059-61
Recess: The House recessed at 5:29 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8061
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting 
Incoming Contraband with Technology Act: H.R. 2142, amended, to improve 
the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict 
fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive 
substances that are illegally imported into the United States. 
                                                         Pages H8057-59
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
is to continue in effect beyond October 27, 2017--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 115-
72).                                                         
  Page H8048
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H8047.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8062, H8062-63, and H8063. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:32 p.m.