[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D99-D100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 75 public bills, H.R. 7, 860-
933; and 13 resolutions, H.J. Res. 36-40; H. Con. Res. 10-11; and H. 
Res. 89-93, were introduced.                             
  Pages H1331-36
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H1339
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cardenas to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1287
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H1287, H1317

[[Page D100]]

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019: The House 
passed H.R. 790, to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain 
civilian employees of the Federal Government, by a recorded vote of 259 
ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 64.              
  Pages H1295-H1306, H1313-17
  Rejected the Brooks (IN) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 
yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 63.                           
Pages H1314-16
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
116-5 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee 
of the Whole.                                                
Page H1304
Agreed to:
  Trone amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-5) that 
ensures all Secret Service employees are included;       
Pages H1304-05
  Fletcher amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-5) that 
includes certain NASA employees; and                         
Page H1305
  Trahan amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-5) that 
clarifies the eligibility of any IRS employee for the pay increase (by 
a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 62). 
                                               Pages H1305-06, H1313-14
  H. Res. 87, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
790) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 189 nays, Roll 
No. 61, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 232 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 60.                    
Pages H1289-95
Suspensions: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass 
the following measure:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government 
shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur: H. Res. 
79, amended, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not 
occur, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 
65.                                               
  Pages H1307-13, H1317
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon tomorrow, January 30th; when the 
House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, 
February 4th; and when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to 
meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, February 5th for Morning Hour debate. 
                                                             Page H1318
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: 
Representatives Conaway, Turner, Wenstrup, Stewart, Crawford, Stefanik, 
Hurd (TX), and Ratcliffe.                                    
  Page H1321
Clerk Designation: Read a letter from the Clerk wherein she designated 
Mr. Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do all 
other acts in case of her temporary absence or disability.   
  Page H1321
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1294, 
H1294-95, H1314, H1315-16, H1316, and H1317. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:36 p.m.