[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D85]
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                        House of Representatives


 Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 804-829, 
and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 79-84, were introduced.       
  Pages H1241-43
 Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H1244-45
 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
 Speaker:  Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Kildee to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1219
 Recess: The House recessed at 12:06 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1220
 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 170 nays with two answering 
``present'', Roll No. 54.                         
  Pages H1220, H1233-34
 Recess: The House recessed at 2:06 p.m. and reconvened at 4:47 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1220
 Suspensions:  The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
   Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act:  H.R. 
624, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a 
study of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 
yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 52;                      
  Pages H1221-23, H1232
   Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act:  H.R. 502, to 
require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a 
study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to 
buy, sell, or facilitate the financing of goods or services associated 
with sex trafficking or drug trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 53; and        
  Pages H1223-27, H1232-33
   Financial Technology Protection Act:  H.R. 56, amended, to establish 
an Independent Financial Technology Task Force to Combat Terrorism and 
Illicit Financing, to provide rewards for information leading to 
convictions related to terrorist use of digital currencies, to 
establish a Fintech Leadership in Innovation and Financial Intelligence 
Program to encourage the development of tools and programs to combat 
terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies.         
  Pages H1227-31
 Recess: The House recessed at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1231
 Committee Ranking:  The House agreed to H. Res. 80, ranking certain 
Members of a certain standing committees of the House of 
Representatives.                                             
  Page H1234
 Presidential Message:  Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress of taking additional steps with regard to the 
National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela. Referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-8). 
                                                             Page H1221
 Senate Message:  Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1221.
 Quorum Calls--Votes:  Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1232, H1232-33, and H1233-34. 
There were no quorum calls.
 Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.