[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D518-D519]
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. 2659-
2688 and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 372-376 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3728-29
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1010, to provide that the rule entitled ``Short-Term, Limited 
Duration Insurance'' shall have no force or effect (H. Rept. 116-43, 
Part 2);
  H.R. 1499, to prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from 
compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic 
drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers 
from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers 
to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-52, Part 1);
  H.R. 987, to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 116-53, Part 1);
  H.R. 312, to reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-54);
  H.R. 965, to promote competition in the market for drugs and 
biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost 
generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-55, Part 1);
  H.R. 965, to promote competition in the market for drugs and 
biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost 
generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products 
(H. Rept. 116-55, Part 2);
  H.R. 5, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender 
identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-56, Part 1);
  H.R. 1500, to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
meet its statutory purpose, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 116-57, Part 1); and
  H.R. 299, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in 
the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 116-58).                          
Pages H3725-26
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Deutch to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. 
Thomas E. Leuther, Family Worship Center, Columbia, Missouri. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H3685, H3715
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019: The House passed H.R. 2157, 
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, by a yea-and-nay vote of 257 yeas to 150 nays, Roll No. 202. 
                                                      Pages H3687-H3715
  Rejected the Granger motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 215 
noes, Roll No. 201.                                      
Pages H3713-14

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  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-12, modified by the 
amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-51, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 
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Agreed to:
  Radewagen amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
amends the dollar amount of nutritional assistance for American Samoa from 
$5,000,000 to $18,000,000;                                    
Pages H3700-01
  Dunn amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that increases 
the amount of MilCon funding for the Air Force by $300,000,000 and the U.S. 
Marine Corps and Navy by $385,000,000 to expedite the rebuild of 
installations affected by 2018 hurricanes;                    
Pages H3702-03
  Cunningham amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
increases Air Force Operations and Maintenance by $270 million; 
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  Schrier amendment (No. 7 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that limits 
the matching requirement for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; 
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  Axne amendment (No. 9 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that increases 
the Emergency Watershed Program by $310 million;              
Pages H3708-09
  Axne amendment (No. 10 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
increases the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program by 
$500 million;                                                 
Pages H3709-10
  Perlmutter amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
increases funding by $5 million for NOAA's weather forecasting, modeling, 
and cloud computing programs, including the Earth Prediction Innovation 
Center (by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 197); 
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  Sablan amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
increases funding for waste water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon 
Yutu by $8,800,000 based on EPA cost estimates for repair and 
resiliency updated on March 20, 2019 (by a recorded vote of 268 ayes to 
143 noes, Roll No. 198);                       
Pages H3701-02, H3710-11
  Huffman amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce regulations 
requiring within two years construction of agency relief projects 
funded by the Federal Highway Administration (by a recorded vote of 241 
ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 199); and           
Pages H3704-05, H3711-12
  Fletcher amendment (No. 8 printed in part C of H. Rept. 116-51) that 
shortens the time requirement of the publication of rules of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund 
in Public Law 115-123 (by a recorded vote of 393 ayes to 20 noes, Roll 
No. 200).                                         
Pages H3706-08, H3712
  H. Res. 357, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
986) and (H.R. 2157) was agreed to yesterday, May 9th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, May 14th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
  Page H3715
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3710, 
H3711, H3711-12, H3712, H3714, and H3714-15. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:08 p.m.