[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 59 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D359-D360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 2079-
2112; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 290-292 were introduced. 
                                                      Pages H3099-H3100
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  Pages H3101-02
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 243, resolution of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of 
former Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Director Andrew McCabe, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-33).                     
Pages H3098-99
Recess: The House recessed at 10:18 a.m. and reconvened at 10:45 a.m. 
                                                             Page H3080
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, April 2nd.
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the ``Army Specialist 
Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building'': H.R. 829, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk 
Highway in Mastic, New York, as the ``Army Specialist Thomas J. 
Wilwerth Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 151.             
  Pages H3080-81
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 S.J. Res. 7, to direct the removal of United States Armed 
Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been 
authorized by Congress, by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 175 noes with 
one answering ``present'', Roll No. 153. Consideration began Tuesday, 
April 2nd.                                     
  Pages H3075-80, H3081-83
  Rejected the McCaul motion to commit 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 194 ayes to 228 noes 
with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 152.            
Pages H3081-83
  H. Res. 274, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 7) and the resolution (H. Res. 271) was agreed to 
Tuesday, April 2nd.
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019: The House passed 
H.R. 1585, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, by a 
recorded vote of 263 ayes to 158 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 156. Consideration began yesterday, April 3rd. 
                                               Pages H3073-75, H3083-87
  Rejected the Stefanik 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 recorded vote of 185 ayes to 237 
noes, Roll No. 155.                                      
Pages H3084-86
  Agreed to:
  Axne amendment (No. 39 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-32) that 
increases STOP grants from $40 million to $60 million; and 
                                                         Pages H3073-74
  Torres Small (NM) amendment (No. 40 printed in part B of H. Rept. 
116-32) that ensures all provisions of the bill comply with immigration 
laws (by a recorded vote of 425 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 
154).                                          
Pages H3074-75, H3083-84
  H. Res. 281, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1585) was agreed to yesterday, April 3rd.
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, 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 
changes placed at the desk.                                  
Page H3087
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member on the part 
of the House to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Representative Shimkus.                                      
  Page H3088
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, April 8th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
  Page H3090
United States Semiquincentennial Commission--Appointment: Read a letter 
from Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he appointed 
the following Members to the United States Semiquincentennial 
Commission: Representatives Holding and Aderholt.            
  Page H3090
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3080-81, 
H3082-83, H3083, H3083-84, H3086, and H3087. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:22 p.m.

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