[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




[[Page D27]]




                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 67 public bills, H.R. 356-422; 
1 private bill, H.R. 423; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23-24; and H. 
Res. 31-34, were introduced.                              
  Pages H356-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H361
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Kelly (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H291
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H298
Oath of Office--Delegate from the Virgin Islands: Representative-elect 
Stacey E. Plaskett presented herself in the well of the House and was 
administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.               
  Page H299
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 31, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H302
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, January 
8th.
  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, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 18. 
                                                          Pages H311-12
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 32, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H312
Adopting the Rules of the House for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress: 
The House agreed to Title III of H. Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the 
House for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
235 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 19.                        
  Pages H338-46
  H. Res. 5, providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 6), 
the bill (H.R. 21), and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) was agreed 
to Thursday, January 3rd.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019: The 
House passed H.R. 264, making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 21. 
                                                 Pages H312-38, H346-47
  Rejected the Graves (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 200 yeas to 
227 nays, Roll No. 20.                                        
Page H337
  H. Res. 28, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
264), (H.R. 265), (H.R. 266), and (H.R. 267) was agreed to by a yea-
and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 17, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 195 nays, 
Roll No. 16.                                              
Pages H302-11
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H310, H311, H311-12, H346, 
H346-47, and H347. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:29 p.m.