[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D502-D503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 public bills, H.R. 2569-2607; 
and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 57; and H. Res. 360-362 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative 
McGovern 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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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Richard 
B. Kunst, St. James Catholic Church, Duluth, Minnesota.           
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Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following 
Members on the part of the House to the Congressional-Executive Commission 
on the People's Republic of China: Representatives Kaptur, Suozzi, 
Malinowski, McAdams, Smith (NJ), and Mast.                        
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019: H.R. 1520, amended, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of 
licensed biological products, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 421 ayes with none 
answering ``no'', Roll No. 188;                     
  Pages H3485-86, H3491-92
  Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019: H.R. 1503, amended, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the list under section 
505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 422 yeas with none answering ``nay'', Roll No. 187; and 
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  Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business 
Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and 
Demand Act: H.R. 1328, amended, to establish the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth.                                 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:48 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
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Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
Syria is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 2019--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-
30).                                                         
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  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared with respect to the Central African 
Republic is to continue in effect beyond May 12, 2019--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-
31).                                                         
Page H3497
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress of his 
intention to designate Brazil as a Major Non-NATO Ally--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-
32).                                                         
Page H3497
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress of his 
Executive Order with respect to Iran that takes additional steps with 
respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of 
March 15, 1995--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-
33).                                                     
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3490.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3491 and 
H3491-92. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:07 p.m.