[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D222-D223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  30 public bills, H.R. 1549-
1578; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 180-181 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Bustos to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:27 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H2377, H2390
For the People Act of 2019: The House considered 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. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, March 7th. 
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  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-7, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-16, 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 
House Administration now printed in the bill.                
Page H2409
Agreed to:
  Suozzi amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
requires the Federal Elections Commission to conduct an audit after 
each Federal election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit 
foreign money in the election; within 180 Days, the FEC will submit to 
Congress a report containing audit results and recommendation(s) to 
address the presence of illicit foreign money;           
Pages H2479-80
  Butterfield amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) 
that ensures states locate polling locations for early voting in rural 
areas of the state and ensure that those polling places are located in 
communities that will give rural residents the best opportunity to vote 
during the early voting period;                          
Pages H2480-81
  Hastings amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
requires states to submit a report to Congress not later than 120 days 
after the end of a Federal election cycle regarding the number of 
ballots invalidated by signature mismatch, the attempts to contact 
voters to provide notice, and the cure process and results; 
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  Scanlon amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
establishes a fourth committee comprised of election security experts 
to review grant requests to ensure funds for election infrastructure 
are best spent;                                          
Pages H2485-57
  Scanlon amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
requests a study by the Federal Election Commission to specifically 
assess whether the small donor match cap and the six-to-one ratio in 
H.R. 1 is appropriately scaled for both House and Senate elections; 
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  Morelle amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
changes pre-election registration deadlines from 30 days to 28 days 
before election day to ensure the deadline does not fall on a legal 
public holiday;                                              
Page H2488
  Shalala amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
requires the Office of Government Ethics to submit a report to Congress 
regarding the implications of the retroactive application of the ethics 
waiver process;                                          
Pages H2488-89
  Biggs amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
provides that State DMV's shall require individuals applying for a 
driver's license to indicate whether the individual resides in another 
State or resided in another State prior to applying, and whether the 
individual intends for the State to serve as the primary residence for 
voting;                                                      
Page H2489
  Ted Lieu (CA) amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) 
that prohibits political appointees from using Federal funds to pay for 
travel on non-commercial, private, or chartered flights for

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official business; exceptions are made if no commercial flight is 
available during the time at which travel is necessary; any senior 
political appointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or 
chartered flight under the above exception must submit a written 
statement to Congress certifying that no commercial flight was 
available;                                               
Pages H2489-90
  Jayapal amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
directs the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate rules to apply 
ethics laws to unpaid employees of the Executive Office of the 
President and the White House;                           
Pages H2490-91
  Jayapal amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
prohibits compensation for lobbying contacts on behalf of foreign 
countries identified by the Secretary of State as engaging in a 
consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized 
human rights;                                            
Pages H2491-92
  Jayapal amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
directs the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations 
establishing limits on gifts and donations to legal defense funds; the 
regulations shall, at a minimum, set basic requirements on transparency 
and prohibit mixing federal employees with non-federal employees to 
ensure federal employees cannot obtain money from prohibited sources; 
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  Connolly amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
establishes a Race to the Top model to award supplementary grants to 
state applicants based on evidence of previous voting system security 
reforms and plans for implementing additional innovations;   
Page H2494
  Foxx amendment (No. 17 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
codifies a Senate rule that brings transparency to sources of 
compensation for Congressional fellowships, applying it to both 
chambers;                                                
Pages H2494-95
  Lawrence amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
adds Cabinet members to the list of individuals prohibited from 
benefiting from an agreement with the U.S. Government;   
Pages H2495-96
  Rouda amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
requires that all paper ballots used in an election for Federal office 
must be printed on recycled paper; this requirement applies to all 
elections occurring on or after January 1, 2021;             
Page H2496
  Rouda amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
directs the Election Assistance Commission to conduct a study of the 
best ways to design ballots used in elections for public office to 
minimize confusion, including paper and digital ballots to minimize 
confusion and user errors; the EAC must submit to Congress this report 
no later than January 1, 2020; and                       
Pages H2496-97
  Rouda amendment (No. 22 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
directs the Postmaster General to modify paper change of address forms 
used by the United States Postal Service to include a reminder that any 
individual using the form should update the individual's voter 
registration as a result of any change in address.       
Pages H2497-98
Proceedings Postponed:
  Raskin amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
seeks to prevent corporate expenditures for campaign purposes unless 
the corporation has established a process for determining the political 
will of its shareholders; and                            
Pages H2481-83
  Cole amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-16) that 
seeks to restore a provision currently in law that bars government 
contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the 
bidding process.                                         
Pages H2484-85
  H. Res. 172, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 192 nays, Roll 
No. 107, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 232 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 106.                   
Pages H2379-88
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2387-88 and H2388.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:19 p.m.