[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D102-D103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4896-
4911; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 719-720 were introduced. 
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  Page H733
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3299, to amend the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, 
the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to 
require the rate of interest on certain loans remain unchanged after 
transfer of the loan, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-538); and
  H.R. 620, to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to 
promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for 
demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the 
commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 115-539).                                               
Page H731
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 719, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
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Child Protection Improvements Act: The House agreed to the motion to 
concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 695, to amend the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history 
background check system and criminal

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history review program for certain individuals who, related to their 
employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with 
disabilities, with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-56, by a yea-and-nay vote of 250 yeas to 166 nays, 
Roll No. 49.                                            
  Pages H698-H725
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal 
history background check system and criminal history review program for 
certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to 
children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other 
purposes.''.                                                  
Page H725
  H. Res. 714, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 695) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 
236 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 48, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 47. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, January 
29th.
  Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act: H.R. 4292, 
amended, to reform the living will process under the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 50.            
  Page H725
Investigative Subcommittees of the Committee on Ethics--Appointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members 
of the House to be available to serve on investigative subcommittees of 
the Committee on Ethics for the 115th Congress in light of the 
elections of Representatives Mimi Walters (CA) and Ratcliffe to the 
Committee on Ethics: Representatives Herrera Beutler and Thomas J. 
Rooney (FL).                                                  
  Page H725
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 2nd and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourns to meet at 12 
noon on Monday, February 5th for Morning Hour debate.         
  Page H725
Recess: The House recessed at 3:24 p.m. and reconvened at 8:33 p.m. 
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State of the Union Address: President Donald Trump delivered his State 
of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 101. Hed was escorted into the House Chamber 
by a committee comprised of Representatives McCarthy, Scalise, McMorris 
Rodgers, Stivers, Messer, Collins (GA), Smith (MO), Pelosi, Hoyer, 
Clyburn, Crowley, Sanchez, Bustos, and Yarmuth, and Senators McConnell, 
Cornyn, Hatch, Thune, Barrasso, Blunt, Gardner, Schumer, Murray, 
Stabenow, Klobuchar, Manchin, and Baldwin. The President's message was 
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 115-86).               
  Pages H726-31
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H731.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H697-698, 
H698, H724 and H725. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:39 p.m.