[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D977-D979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 6702-
6712 and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1050 were introduced.         
  Page H7870
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7870-71
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1051, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6691) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the definition of 
``crime of violence'', and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 115-920). 
                                                             Page H7870
Speaker:  Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Weber (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7827
Recess: The House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7832
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                       
  Pages H7832-33, H7864
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
those who have been killed or wounded in service to our country and all 
those who serve and their families.                          
  Page H7833
Recess: The House recessed at 12:49 p.m. and reconvened at 1:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7838
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Improving Embassy Design and Security Act of 2018: H.R. 4969, 
amended, to improve the design and construction of diplomatic posts; 
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  Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018: H.R. 5576, amended, to 
address state-sponsored cyber activities against the United States; and
                                                         Pages H7843-48
  Global Electoral Exchange Act: H.R. 5274, amended, to promote 
international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more 
secure democratic institutions around the world.         
  Pages H7848-50
Recess: The House recessed at 3:44 p.m. and reconvened at 5:05 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7861
Oath of Office--Twelfth Congressional District of Ohio: Representative-
elect Troy Balderson presented himself in the well of the House and was 
administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of 
the House transmitted a copy of a letter received from the Honorable 
Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State, indicating that, at the Special 
Election held on August 7, 2018, the Honorable Troy Balderson was 
elected Representative to Congress for the 12th Congressional District, 
State of Ohio.                                               
  Page H7862
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. 
Balderson, the whole number of the House is 430.             
  Page H7863
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act: The 
House passed H.R. 1635, to amend the loan counseling requirements under 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, by a yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 
4 nays, Roll No. 385. 
                    Pages H7834-38, H7838-40, H7850-61, H7862, H7863-64
  Rejected the Lamb motion to recommit to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 
224 nays, Roll No. 384.                              
Pages H7861, H7862
Agreed to:
  Stefanik amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
provides all students with an explanation of how to seek additional 
assistance from the financial aid office should they experience a 
change of financial circumstance; additionally, the amendment would 
specify that a borrower receives the loan amount they requested; 
                                                             Page H7856
  Murphy (FL) amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) 
that requires institutions of higher education, as part of the annual 
counseling process mandated by the bill, to inform a student borrower 
that the loan amounts the student uses during an academic term will 
count towards the student's aggregate loan amounts, regardless of 
whether the credits transfer;                            
Pages H7856-57
  O'Halleran amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) 
that requires counseling to disclose the anticipated monthly payment to 
borrowers for any income-driven repayment plan for which they are 
eligible, improving borrowers' awareness of income-driven repayment 
plan options;                                            
Pages H7857-58
  Lewis (MN) amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) 
that clarifies all payment options for Parent PLUS loans and notifies 
Parent PLUS borrowers that their dependent may qualify for and should 
consider scholarships, grants, and federal work-study jobs prior to 
borrowing;                                               
Pages H7858-59
  Allen amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
provides that nothing prohibits institutions from providing additional 
financial counseling;                                        
Page H7859
  Hartzler amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
encourages institutions of higher education to have students attend in-
person loan counseling sessions; and                     
Pages H7859-60
  Jayapal amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
adds requirement that student loan exit counseling includes a warning 
about illegitimate third-party debt relief companies, which offer 
services for a fee already provided to borrowers free of charge through 
loan servicers.                                          
Pages H7860-61
  H. Res. 1049, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1635) and (H.R. 4606) was agreed to a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 
180 nays, Roll No. 383, after the previous question was ordered by a 
recorded vote of 221 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 382. 
                                               Pages H7834-38, H7838-39
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 1050, electing a 
Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H7864
Senate Referrals:  S. 186 was held at the desk. S. 994 was held at the 
desk. S. 2553 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 
the Committee on Ways and Means. S. 3021 was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure.                        
  Page H7868
Senate Message:  Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H7833.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7838-39, 
H7839, H7862, and H7863-64. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m.

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