[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D202-D203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 64 public bills, H.R. 1417-
1480; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 23; and H. Res. 157-167, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2311-15
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2317
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Judy Chu (CA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2275
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H2275, H2293
Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019: The House passed H.R. 1112, to 
amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the 
background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms 
licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 103. 
                                                         Pages H2277-93
  Rejected the Lesko motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 232 
yeas, Roll No. 102.                                      
Pages H2291-93
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-6 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill.      
Page H2284
Agreed to:
  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-14) 
that requires GAO to submit

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a report to the Committee on the Judiciary, US Senate, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives analyzing the 
extent to which the new Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United 
States Code, added by the bill prevents firearms from being transferred 
to prohibited persons;                                       
Page H2287
  Schneider amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-14) that 
requires the FBI to report on the number of petitions it was not able 
to make a determination on within the 10-day period (by a recorded vote 
of 282 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 100);        
Pages H2285-87, H2289-90
  Van Drew amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-14) that 
allows an FFL who has contacted NICS, and who was not notified that the 
transfer is legally permissible within 3 business days of the initial 
date of contact, to rely on information provided by NICS respecting a 
transfer for 25 days after the transfer becomes legally permissible (by 
a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 101); and 
                                               Pages H2288-89, H2290-91
  Porter amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-14) that 
requires a report analyzing the impact of this Act on the safety of 
victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking.                            
Pages H2287-88
Withdrawn:
  Rice (SC) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-14) that 
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have granted NICS 
examiners access to the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) when reviewing 
firearm transfers.                                       
Pages H2284-85
  H. Res. 145, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8) and (H.R. 1112) was agreed to Tuesday, February 26th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4th and 
further, when it adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on 
Tuesday, March 5th for Morning Hour debate.                  
  Page H2310
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes and two yea-and-nay votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2289-90, 
H2290-91, H2292-93, and H2293. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:37 p.m.