[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D21-D22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 83 public bills, H.R. 8, 264-
355; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 22; H. Con. Res. 3; and H. Res. 26-
27, 29-30, were introduced.                               
  Pages H280-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H288-89
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 28, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 264) making 
appropriations for financial services and general government for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 265) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 266) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 267) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement 
of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 116-1). 
                                                              Page H280
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative McGovern to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H231
Recess: The House recessed at 12:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H233
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 161 nays with two answering 
``present'', Roll No. 15.                              
  Pages H233, H277
Oath of Office Designation--Communication: Pursuant to the provisions 
of House Resolution 22, 116th Congress, the Chair laid down a 
communication from the Honorable G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina 
reporting the administration of the oath of office to the Honorable 
Walter Jones of North Carolina on January 4, 2019, and stating that two 
copies of the oath, signed by Representative Jones, had been delivered 
to the Clerk of the House.                                    
  Page H233
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from North 
Carolina, the whole number of the House is 434.               
  Page H233
United States Semiquincentennial Commission--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member on the part 
of the House to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission: 
Representative Evans.                                         
  Page H234
Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                              Page H234
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 26, electing Members 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H234
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019: H.R. 259, amended, to extend the 
Medicaid Money Follows the Person Rebalancing demonstration, to extend 
protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services 
against spousal impoverishment;                           
  Pages H234-37
  Reauthorizing certain programs under the Public Health Service Act 
and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public 
health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, to clarify 
the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs 
that are marketed without an approved drug application: H.R. 269, to 
reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health 
security and all-hazards preparedness and response, to clarify the 
regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that 
are marketed without an approved drug application, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 401 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 13;    
  Pages H237-66, H275-76
  Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act: 
H.R. 251, to extend by two years the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 14; 
                                                 Pages H266-70, H276-77
  Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act: H.R. 227, to amend the 
Small Business Act to specify what credit is given for certain 
subcontractors and to provide a dispute process for non-payment to 
subcontractors; and                                       
  Pages H271-73
  Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019: H.R. 128, to 
clarify the primary functions and

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duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. 
                                                          Pages H273-75
Recess: The House recessed at 5:32 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                              Page H275
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 
2019: H.R. 226, to amend the Small Business Act to include best in 
class designations in the annual report on small business goals 
prepared by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 
                                                          Pages H270-71
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H275-76, H276-77, and H277. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:50 p.m.