[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1147-D1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 4168-
4199; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 120 and H. Res. 594-598 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8292-94
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8295-96
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 849, to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory 
Board, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-373, Part 1);
  H.R. 3903, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability 
to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration 
submissions, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 115-
374);
  H.R. 1585, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain 
qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of 
the securities laws, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-375);
  H.R. 1224, to amend the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act to implement a framework, assessment, and audits for 
improving United States cybersecurity, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-
376);
  H.R. 3043, to modernize hydropower policy, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-377, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 595, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2936) to 
expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, 
on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, 
fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-378). 
                                                             Page H8292
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ferguson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8277
Recess: The House recessed at 12:19 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H8279-80
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8280
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 
2017: H.R. 2921, to establish a vegetation management pilot program on 
National Forest System land to better protect utility infrastructure 
from passing wildfire;                                   
  Pages H8280-82
  Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act: H.R. 2941, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within 
Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana;     
  Pages H8282-83
  Authorizing the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources 
Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the 
Riverside Corona

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Resource Conservation District: H.R. 3567, to authorize the purchase of 
a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in 
Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation 
District; and                                            
  Pages H8283-84
  South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017: H.R. 2521, to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include South 
Carolina as a part of the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for 
purposes of appointment to the Peanut Standards Board, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 591.         
  Pages H8284-85
Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8285
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
Sudan is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 2017--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 115-
75).                                                         
  Page H8285
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 28 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8280.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on pages H8285-86. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:17 p.m.