[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D849-D851]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 6463-
6469, 6471-6478; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1007-1010, 1013-1016 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6648-49
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6650-51
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6077, recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New 
York (H. Rept. 115-854);
  H.R. 5979, to establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National 
Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-855);
  H.R. 5613, to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, 
as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 115-856);
  H.R. 519, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate 
water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and 
efficiency, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-857);
  H.R. 5954, to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-858);
  H.R. 1689, to protect private property rights (H. Rept. 115-859);
  H. Res. 1011, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 184) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6311) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify the definition of 
qualified health plan for purposes of the health insurance premium tax 
credit and to allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the 
individual market to purchase a lower premium copper plan (H. Rept. 
115-860);
  H. Res. 1012, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6199) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-
counter medical products as qualified medical expenses, and providing 
for the proceedings during the period from July 27, 2018, through 
September 3, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-861);
  H.R. 6470, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
862); and Conference report on H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
863).                                                    
Pages H6647-48
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Lesko to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6591
Recess: The House recessed at 12 noon and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act: H.R. 2345, amended, to 
require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility 
of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a 
national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 366; 
                                               Pages H6592-95, H6631-32
  Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018: H.R. 4881, amended, 
to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task 
force for meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision 
agriculture in the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 367;                  
  Pages H6595-97, H6632-33
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Federal 
Communications Commission to establish a task force for reviewing the 
connectivity and technology needs of precision agriculture in the 
United States.''.                                            
Page H6633
  Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act: H.R. 5709, 
amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for 
enhanced penalties for pirate radio;                     
  Pages H6597-98
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and 
Readiness Act: H.R. 3728, amended, to amend title VII of the Public 
Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to the 
health professions workforce;                         
  Pages H6598-H6600
  Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: H.R. 5385, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
medical education programs;                              
  Pages H6600-02
  Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: H.R. 1676, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number 
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permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and 
osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and 
other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to 
promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to 
support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative 
medicine;                                                
  Pages H6602-05
  Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act: H.R. 959, amended, 
to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced 
education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs;
                                                         Pages H6605-08
  Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business 
Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and 
Demand Act: H.R. 3994, amended, to establish the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth;                                 
  Pages H6608-10
  Private Property Rights Protection Act: H.R. 1689, to protect private 
property rights;                                         
  Pages H6610-16
  Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018: H.R. 5954, amended, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms 
``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'';                    
  Pages H6616-18
  Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act: 
H.R. 4100, to amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal 
charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association; 
                                                         Pages H6618-20
  Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act: S. 2245, to 
include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are 
eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 
nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
Government of New Zealand;                               
  Pages H6620-21
  La Paz County Land Conveyance Act: H.R. 2630, amended, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, 
Arizona;                                                 
  Pages H6621-23
  Establishing the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the 
provisions of Public Law 107-62: H.R. 1220, amended, to establish the 
Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 
107-62;                                                  
  Pages H6623-24
  Eastern Legacy Extension Act: H.R. 3045, amended, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National 
Historic Trail;                                          
  Pages H6624-25
  Amending the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the 
Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide 
parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to 
make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws: H.R. 5875, 
amended, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and 
the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to 
provide parity for United States territories and the District of 
Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws; 
                                                         Pages H6625-27
  Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act: H.R. 5979, amended, 
to establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in the 
State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System; 
                                                         Pages H6627-28
  National Comedy Center Recognition Act: H.R. 6077, amended, 
recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York; 
                                                         Pages H6628-29
  Amending the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund: 
S. 2850, to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT 
Settlement Fund; and                                     
  Pages H6629-30
  Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act: H.R. 5613, amended, 
to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a 
National Historic Landmark;                              
  Pages H6630-31
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the Quindaro 
Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site.''. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:55 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13581 with respect to significant transnational criminal 
organizations is to continue in effect beyond July 24, 2018--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
115-142).                                                    
  Page H6592
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H6592.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6632 and H6632-33. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:52 p.m.

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