[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 5099-
5131; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res. 129-130; H. Con. Res.108-110; and 
H. Res. 752-758 were introduced.                         
  Pages H1332-34
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1335-36
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 146, to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for 
the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-584).
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Mitchell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1269
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. 
                                                             Page H1274
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Chaplain 
Robert Vick, American Legion National Chaplain, New Port Richey, FL. 
                                                         Pages H1274-75
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1st and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourns to meet at 12 
noon on Monday, March 5th for Morning Hour debate.   
  Pages H1277, H1332
Recess: The House recessed at 12:28 p.m. and reconvened at 1:07 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1286
Question of Privilege: Representative Thompson (CA) rose to a question 
of the privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. The Chair 
ruled that the resolution did not present a question of the privileges 
of the House. Subsequently, Representative Thompson (CA) appealed the 
ruling of the chair and Representative Burgess moved to table the 
appeal. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 83. 
                                                         Pages H1286-87
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to present the 
Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the members of the Office of 
Strategic Services: The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 106, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for 
a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the 
members of the Office of Strategic Services.                 
  Page H1290
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Amending the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
requirements related to mortgage disclosures: H.R. 5078, amended, to 
amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
requirements related to mortgage disclosures.                
  Page H1306
Placing requirements on operational risk capital requirements for 
banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking 
agency: The House passed H.R. 4296, to place requirements on 
operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations 
established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 245 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 89. 
                                     Pages H1280-86, H1289-90, H1308-17
  Rejected the Maxine Waters (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
185 yeas to 228 nays, Roll No. 88.                       
Pages H1314-16
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-60, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-582, shall be considered as 
adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill.                                                    
Pages H1280-81
  H. Res. 747, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4296) and (H.R. 4607) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 
177 noes, Roll No. 87, after the previous question ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 86.       
Pages H1289-90
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: The House 
passed H.R. 1865, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify

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that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against 
providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and 
State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of 
children or sex trafficking, by a recorded vote of 388 ayes to 25 noes, 
Roll No. 91.                      
  Pages H1277-80, H1287-H1308, H1317-19
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill.                   
Pages H1277-80
Agreed to:
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-583) that makes 
technical changes to the bill, adds ``attempt'' language that had been 
inadvertently omitted, clarifies that only sex trafficking victims may 
recover restitution, and permits the existing affirmative defense to be 
raised in cases where a defendant is being prosecuted under subsection 
2421A(b)(1);                                             
Pages H1301-02
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 115-583) that 
requests GAO study of: (1) civil damages claimed and awarded in civil 
actions where the claimant alleges the defendant promoted or 
facilitated the prostitution of five or more people, or acted in 
reckless disregard of the fact that their conduct contributed to sex 
trafficking, filed pursuant to 18 USC 2421A(c); and (2) mandatory 
restitution requested and orders imposed by courts where a defendant is 
convicted of using or operating a facility or means of interstate or 
foreign commerce with intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution 
of another, promoted or facilitated the prostitution of five or more 
people, or acted in reckless disregard of the fact that their conduct 
contributed to sex trafficking, pursuant to 18 USC 2421A(d); and 
                                                         Pages H1304-05
  Mimi Walters (CA) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-583) that 
allows enforcement of criminal and civil sex trafficking laws against 
websites that knowingly facilitate online sex trafficking (by a 
recorded vote of 308 ayes to 107 noes, Roll No. 90). 
                                               Pages H1302-04, H1317-18
  H. Res. 748, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1865) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 175 noes, Roll 
No. 85, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 228 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 84.                    
Pages H1287-89
Discharge Petition: Representative Thompson (CA) presented to the clerk 
a motion to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from the 
consideration of H.R. 3464, to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a 
firearm prior to the completion of a background check (Discharge 
Petition No. 7).                                             
  Page H1285
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1286.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1287, 
H1287-88, H1288-89, H1289, H1289-90, H1316, H1316-17, H1317-18, H1318-
19. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:02 p.m.