[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D670-D671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 6, 6080-
6100; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 123; and H. Res. 936-940 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5151-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5153-54
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5804, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for modifications in payment for certain outpatient surgical services 
(H. Rept. 115-752, Part 1);
  H.R. 5809, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-
surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 115-753, Part 1); and
  H.R. 5861, to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-754). 
                                                             Page H5151
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Norman to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5097
Recess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Daniel C. Gunn, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and School, New 
Providence, New Jersey.                                      
  Page H5104
Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, 
Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration 
Program Act, and Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act--
Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 934, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2851) to amend the Controlled 
Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be 
regulated; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5735) to amend 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a demonstration 
program to set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and 
transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use 
disorders or other substance use disorders; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5788) to provide for the processing by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection of certain international mail 
shipments and to require the provision of advance electronic 
information on international mail shipments of mail, by a recorded vote 
of 233 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 262, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 261. 
                                                         Pages H5107-15
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act of 2018: H.R. 5294, to amend 
title 40, United States Code, to address the impact of drug abuse on 
economic development in Appalachia;                      
  Pages H5115-17
  Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018: H.R. 5752, amended, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
importation of certain drugs;                            
  Pages H5117-19
  Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act: H.R. 
4655, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
importation or transportation of child sex dolls;        
  Pages H5119-21
  Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use 
Programs Act of 2018: H.R. 6029, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the comprehensive opioid abuse 
grant program;                                           
  Pages H5121-23

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  Recognizing Early Childhood Trauma Related to Substance Abuse Act of 
2018: H.R. 5889, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to disseminate information, resources, and if requested, technical 
assistance to early childhood care and education providers and 
professionals working with young children on ways to properly recognize 
and respond to children who may be impacted by trauma related to 
substance abuse;                                         
  Pages H5123-25
  Assisting States' Implementation of Plans of Safe Care Act: H.R. 
5890, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
assistance to States in complying with, and implementing, certain 
provisions of section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act in order to promote better protections for young children and 
family-centered responses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 3 
nays, Roll No. 263;                            
  Pages H5125-27, H5135-36
  Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use 
Disorder Act: H.R. 5891, to establish an interagency task force to 
improve the Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse 
disorders, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 
264;                                           
  Pages H5127-29, H5136-37
  Establishing an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to 
advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can 
take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace: H.R. 5892, 
to establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to 
advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can 
take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace; 
                                                         Pages H5129-31
  Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act: S. 1091, amended, 
to establish a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising 
Grandchildren;                                           
  Pages H5131-33
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish a Federal 
Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren''. 
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  Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act: H.R. 2147, amended, to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans 
Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to 
justice-involved veterans; and                           
  Pages H5133-35
  Directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of 
peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans: H.R. 
4635, amended, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase 
the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women 
veterans.                                                
  Pages H5137-38
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H5106.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5114-15, 
H5115, H5135-36, H5136-37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m.