[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D215-D216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 53 public bills, H.R. 1494-
1546; 2 private bills, H.R. 1547-1548; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 171, 
173-179 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H2365-68
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2370-71
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 172, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to 
expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big 
money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules (H. Rept. 116-16).                         
Page H2352
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Ted Lieu (CA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2325
Recess: The House recessed at 12:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2326
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                       
  Pages H2326-27, H2341
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2327
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019: H.R. 762, to 
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for the 
dissemination of information regarding available Federal programs 
relating to energy efficiency projects for schools;      
  Pages H2328-29
  Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019: H.R. 347, to extend 
the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado; 
                                                         Pages H2329-30
  Reauthorizing the West Valley demonstration project: H.R. 1138, to 
reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project;       
  Pages H2330-32
  Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act: H.R. 1381, to direct the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain 
individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered 
individual's cause of death, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 104;        
  Pages H2332-35, H2340-41
  Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act: 
H.R. 1271, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot 
program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students 
preparing to attend medical school; and                  
  Pages H2335-37
  Designating the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation: S. 
49, to designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 105.                                          
  Pages H2337-40, H2341
Recess: The House recessed at 5:31 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2340
Recess: The House recessed at 8:58 p.m. and reconvened at 9:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2352
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress that the national emergency with respect to 
Venezuela that was declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015 
is to continue in effect beyond March 8, 2019. Referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-
19).                                                         
  Page H2327
Senate Referral: S. 252 was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2327.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2340-41 and H2341. There were 
no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:32 p.m.
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 1--For the People Act of 
2019 (Subject to a Rule).