[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D156-D157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 66 public bills, H.R. 1153-
1218; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 45; H. Con. Res. 18; and H. Res. 
125-130 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1580-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1585-87
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.J. Res. 31, making further continuing 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
2019, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-9).               
Page H1580
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Espaillat to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1527
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H1532
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 199 nays with one answering 
``present'', Roll No. 80.                         
  Pages H1532, H1542-43
House Democracy Partnership--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the 
following Member to the House Democracy Partnership: Representative 
Buchanan, Ranking Member.                                    
  Page H1533
Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in 
the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress: The 
House passed H.J. Res. 37, directing the removal of United States Armed 
Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been 
authorized by Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 177 nays 
with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 83.             
  Pages H1543-56
  Agree to the Kustoff (TN) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 424 
ayes with none voting ``no'' and two answering ``present'', Roll No. 
82. Subsequently, Representative Engel reported the bill back to the 
House with the amendment and the amendment was agreed to. 
                                                         Pages H1554-55
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
joint resolution for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 116-4.                              
Page H1554
Agreed to:
  Buck amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-8) that ensures the 
U.S. may continue intelligence collection, analysis, and sharing 
operations with other nations (by a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 177 
noes, Roll No. 81).                                      
Pages H1552-54
  H. Res. 122, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 37) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 79, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 78. 
                                                         Pages H1533-42
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, February 
11th.
  Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2019: H.R. 995, 
amended, to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
the publication of settlement agreements, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 
418 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 84.               
  Page H1557
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Matsui wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on Rules.                    
  Page H1558
Committee Election and Ranking: The House agreed to H. Res. 125, 
electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of 
Representatives and ranking Members on a certain standing committee of 
the House of Representatives.                                
  Page H1558
Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that in the 
engrossment of H.J. Res. 37, the Clerk be authorized to correct section 
numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references, and to make such 
other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House, including the change placed at the desk. 
                                                             Page H1558

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Recess: The House recessed at 7:06 p.m. and reconvened at 11:37 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1571
Recess: The House recessed at 11:37 p.m. and reconvened at 11:50 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H1571-72
Senate Referrals: S. 47 was held at the desk. S. 461 was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Education 
and Labor.                                                   
  Page H1579
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1533.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1541, 
H1541-42, H1542-43, H1553-54, H1554-55, H1555-56, and H1557-58. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:52 p.m.