[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D501-D502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 3, H.R. 
5714-5744; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 8838-85, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3884-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3886-87
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4645, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as 
components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H. Rept. 115-666). 
                                                             Page H3884
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Comer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3837
Recess: The House recessed at 10:46 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3842
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Andrew D. Singleton, Jr., Victory Apostolic Church, Matteson, Illinois.
                                                             Page H3842
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act--Rule for Consideration: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 879, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3053) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, by a recorded vote 
of 224 ayes to 184 noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 174, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 
yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 173.                          
  Pages H3844-50
Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
question of adopting the amendment to H.R. 5645 may be subject to 
postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20.            
  Page H3851
Recess: The House recessed at 3:20 p.m. and reconvened at 3:45 p.m. 
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Citizens' Right to Know Act: The House passed H.R. 2152, to require 
States and units of local government receiving funds under grant 
programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds 
for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a 
report relating to such program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 
197 nays, Roll No. 175.                        
  Pages H3857-64, H3864-65

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  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H3857
  H. Res. 872, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5645) and (H.R. 2152) and the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 57) was 
agreed to yesterday, May 8th.
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 
2018: The House passed H.R. 5645, to amend the Clayton Act and the 
Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade 
Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under 
the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney 
General exercises such authority, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 
185 nays, Roll No. 177.                        
  Pages H3851-57, H3856-66
  Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 220 
nays, Roll No. 176.                               
Pages H3856-57, H3865
Agreed to:
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-664) that makes a 
series of technical and clarifying changes suggested by the Federal 
Trade Commission (FTC).                                  
Pages H3855-56
  H. Res. 872, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5645) and (H.R. 2152) and the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 57) was 
agreed to yesterday, May 8th.
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 112, 
authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. 
                                                             Page H3866
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourns to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 10th.     
  Page H3866
Discharge Petition: Representative Curbelo (FL) presented to the clerk 
a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
H. Res. 774, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to 
amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for 
other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 10).
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
Syria that was declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, as 
modified in scope by Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, Executive 
Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 
2011, Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of 
August 17, 2011, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and Executive 
Order 13608 of May 1, 2012, is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 
2018--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 115-118).                               
  Pages H3850-51
Senate Referral: S. 1732 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.                
  Page H3882
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3844.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3849-50, 
H3850, H3864-65, H3865, and H3865-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:58 p.m.