[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D558]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2819-
2836; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 388 were introduced.     
  Pages H3961-62
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3963-64
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2333, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy 
rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention 
coordinators, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-70);
  H.R. 2359, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
Congress a report on the Department of Veterans Affairs advancing of 
whole health transformation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-71); and
  H.R. 2372, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and memoranda 
of agreement between Under Secretary of Health and non-Department of 
Veterans Affairs entities relating to suicide prevention and mental 
health services, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-72).        
Page H3961
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 191 nays with one answering 
``present'', Roll No. 215.                           
  Pages H3929, H3950
Equality Act: The House passed H.R. 5, to prohibit discrimination on 
the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, by a 
recorded vote of 236 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 217. 
                                               Pages H3931-50, H3950-53
  Rejected the Steube 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 181 ayes to 228 
noes, Roll No. 216.                                      
Pages H3950-52
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H3931
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, May 20th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
  Page H3953
House Democracy Partnership--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
removal of Representative Plaskett and the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member to the House Democracy Partnership to fill the 
vacancy: Representative Davis (CA).                          
  Page H3961
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3950, 
H3952 and H3952-53. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:46 p.m.