[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1206-D1208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 7169-
7178; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1159 were introduced.        
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2846, to require the collection of voluntary feedback on 
services provided by agencies, and for other purposes, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 115-1043);
  H.R. 3121, to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the 
United States of America for use by the Federal Government, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-1044);
  H.R. 3154, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the 
powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General (H. Rept. 115-
1045);
  H.R. 6777, to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to 
require the publication of settlement agreements, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-1046);
  H.R. 3588, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to provide for management of red snapper in the Gulf of 
Mexico, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1047);
  H.R. 3608, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 
publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that 
species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-1048);
  H.R. 4731, to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay 
resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1049);
  H.R. 6346, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for 
consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining 
the impact of proposed Federal agency action (H. Rept. 115-1050);
  H.R. 6345, to provide for greater county and State consultation with 
regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1051);
  H.R. 6365, to establish the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-
Merced Claims Commission and other Federal policies for the restoration 
of land for hardships resulting from the incomplete and inequitable 
implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, to affirm Land 
Grant-Merced property rights protected by the Treaty of Guadalupe 
Hidalgo, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1052); 
and
  H.R. 6678, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
National Park Service land in Fairfax County, Virginia, to the Friends 
of the Claude Moore Farm (H. Rept. 115-1053).            
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Mitchell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4:10 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Women in Aerospace Education Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4254, to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
of 2002 to strengthen the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion 
of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration internship and fellowship opportunities to 
women;                                                   
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  National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act: S. 
1768, to reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program;                                       
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  Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018: H.R. 5273, 
amended, to reduce global fragility and violence by improving the 
capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of 
violence, violent conflict, and fragility in pilot countries, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 376 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 421; 
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  Amend the title so as to read: ``To reduce global fragility and 
violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and 
address the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, and 
for other purposes.''.                                       
Page H9654
  United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act: H.R. 1567, amended, to 
promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States 
and Mexico;                                              
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  Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act: H.R. 4591, amended, 
to impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons that threaten the 
peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq;    
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   Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 
2018:  H.R. 6207, amended, to support democracy and accountability in 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
374 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 422;          
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   Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act:  
Concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 390, to provide emergency 
relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes 
in Iraq and Syria, for accountability for perpetrators of these crimes; 
and                                                      
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   Amending the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund:  
Concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 140, to 
amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act 
of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. 
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 Redesignating a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass 
S. 3389, to redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.                                        
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 Oath of Office--Fifteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania: 
Representative-elect Susan Wild presented herself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a letter 
received from Mr. Jonathan Marks, Commissioner, Bureau Commissions, 
Elections and Legislation, Department of State, Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, indicating that, according to the preliminary results of 
the Special Election held November 6, 2018, the Honorable Susan Wild 
was elected Representative to Congress for the Fifteenth Congressional 
District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.                      
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 Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
Pennsylvania, the whole number of the House is 432.          
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 Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that the order of the House 
of January 8, 2018, regarding morning-hour debate not apply tomorrow. 
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 Order of Business--Suspensions: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be 
in order at any time on the legislative day of November 29, 2018, for 
the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 
though under clause 1 of rule 15.                            
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 Correcting the enrollment of S. 140: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 51, to correct the enrollment 
of S. 140.                                                   
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 Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 6793, to transfer a bridge over the Wabash 
River to the States of Illinois and Indiana, as amended by 
Representative Mast.                                     
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 Designating the Federal building located at 2110 First Street in Fort 
Myers, Florida, as the ``George W. Whitehurst Federal Building'': The 
House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and pass H.R. 6622, to 
designate the Federal building located at 2110 First Street in Fort 
Myers, Florida, as the ``George W. Whitehurst Federal Building'', as 
amended by Representative Mast.                              
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the Federal 
building located at 2110 First Street in Fort Myers, Florida, as the 
`George W. Whitehurst Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'.''.                                              
Page H9656
 Amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through 
2023 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil 
money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and 
published by the Commission: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 7120, to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 to extend through 2023 the authority of the Federal 
Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a 
schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. 
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 Designating the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 7163, to 
designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North 
Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that he had issued an Executive Order declaring a 
national emergency with respect to the threat posed by the situation in 
Nicaragua--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 115-173).
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H9653-54 and H9655. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:51 p.m.