[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D967-D969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  6 public bills, H.R. 6696-
6701 were introduced.                                        
  Page H7824
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7824-25
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6265, to ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted 
traveler program use Transportation Security Administration security 
screening lanes designated for trusted travelers, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-912);
  H.R. 6374, to require the Department of Homeland Security to 
streamline Federal contractor fitness determinations, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-913);
  H.R. 6400, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a 
threat and operational analysis of ports of entry, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-914, Part 1);
  H.R. 6447, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the position of Chief Data Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security, and for

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other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-915);
  H.R. 6459, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a 
strategy to diversify the technology stakeholder marketplace regarding 
the acquisition by the Transportation Security Administration of 
security screening technologies, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
916);
  H.R. 6461, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish in the 
Transportation Security Administration a National Deployment Office, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-917);
  H.R. 5869, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a 
maritime border threat analysis, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-918); and
  H. Res. 1049, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1635) to 
amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4606) to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act 
for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas 
shall be granted without modification or delay (H. Rept. 115-919). 
                                                         Pages H7823-24
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Meadows to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7783
Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 4:17p.m. 
                                                             Page H7784
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Comer wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.            
  Page H7784
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018: Concur in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4318, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty; 
                                                         Pages H7784-86
  Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program 
Authorization Act of 2018: H.R. 6439, to amend the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security the 
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 272 yeas to 119 nays, Roll No. 381; 
                                                  Pages H7786-89, H7806
  TSA Opportunities to Pursue Expanded Networks for Business Act: H.R. 
6459, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a strategy 
to diversify the technology stakeholder marketplace regarding the 
acquisition by the Transportation Security Administration of security 
screening technologies;                                  
  Pages H7789-91
  Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018: H.R. 6430, 
to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to implement certain requirements for information 
relating to supply chain risk;                           
  Pages H7791-93
  Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act: H.R. 6443, 
amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a continuous diagnostics 
and mitigation program at the Department of Homeland Security; 
                                                         Pages H7793-96
  Maritime Border Security Review Act: H.R. 5869, amended, to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a maritime border threat 
analysis;                                                
  Pages H7796-99
  Fitness Information Transparency Act of 2018: H.R. 6374, amended, to 
require the Department of Homeland Security to streamline Federal 
contractor fitness determinations;                    
  Pages H7799-H7801
  Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act: 
H.R. 6447, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish the position of Chief Data Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security;                                       
  Pages H7801-03
  PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018: H.R. 6265, amended, to ensure that 
only travelers who are members of a trusted traveler program use 
Transportation Security Administration security screening lanes 
designated for trusted travelers;                        
  Pages H7807-09
  TSA National Deployment Force Act: H.R. 6461, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to establish in the Transportation Security 
Administration a National Deployment Office;             
  Pages H7809-10
  DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act: H.R. 6438, 
amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Coordinator; and                                         
  Pages H7810-11
  United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act: H.R. 
6400, amended, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry.     
  Pages H7811-13
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019: The House agreed by 
unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment and request a 
conference on H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.   
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  Rejected the DeLauro motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 171 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 380.              
Pages H7805-06
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives 
Frelinghuysen, Granger, Cole, Calvert, Womack, Aderholt, Rogers (KY), 
Roby, Lowey, Visclosky, DeLauro, Roybal-Allard, and McCollum. 
                                                             Page H7806
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Loudermilk 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology.                                                  
  Page H7807
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H7784.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7805-06, H7806. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:29 p.m.