[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D751-D753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 3456-
3492; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 461 and 463 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5165-67
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5168-69
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1199, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
study regarding the accessibility of websites of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabilities (H. Rept. 116-127); 
and
  H. Res. 462, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3401) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-128). 
                                                         Pages H5164-65
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5079
Recess: The House recessed at 11:23 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5088
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. James 
Merritt, Cross Pointe Church, Duluth, Georgia.               
  Page H5088
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H5089, H5163
Japan-United States Friendship Commission--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member on the part 
of the House to the Japan-United States Friendship Commission: 
Representative Hill (AR).                                    
  Page H5090
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member on the part of the House to the Board of Trustees of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Representative 
Smith (MO).                                                  
  Page H5090
House Democracy Partnership--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the 
following Members to the House Democracy Partnership: Representatives 
Fortenberry, Conaway, Smith (NE), Womack, Flores, Walorski, Rice (SC), 
and Mullin.                                                  
  Page H5090
Recess: The House recessed at 1:23 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5099
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2020: The House passed H.R. 3055, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 
yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 408. Consideration began on Wednesday, June 
19th.                                                    
  Pages H5100-04

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  Rejected the Hurd (TX) 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 201 ayes to 
220 noes, Roll No. 407.                                  
Pages H5102-04
Agreed to:
  Jayapal amendment (No. 268 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-119) 
that was debated on June 24th that reallocates $1,000,000 to fund 
transitional housing and homelessness services (by a recorded vote of 
294 ayes to 127 noes, Roll No. 406).                     
Pages H5101-02
Rejected:
  Banks amendment (No. 251 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-119) that 
was debated on June 24th that sought to reduce amounts made available 
in Division E, other than amounts made available to the Department of 
Defense, by 14 percent (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 287 noes, 
Roll No. 405).                                           
Pages H5100-01
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the Clerk be authorized 
to make technical corrections and conforming changes to reflect the 
actions of the House.                                        
Page H5104
  H. Res. 445, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3055) and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) was agreed 
to Wednesday, June 19th.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020: The 
House began consideration of H.R. 3351, making appropriations for 
financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 
26th.                                          
  Pages H5104-38, H5159-61
Agreed to:
  Pocan amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) that 
prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from finalizing the 
proposed rule ``Universal Service Contribution Methodology,'' which 
would impose a cap on the Universal Service Fund and allow the sub-caps 
of USF programs to be combined;                          
Pages H5130-31
  Velazquez amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) 
that increases funding for Small Business Administration, 
Entrepreneurial Development Programs by $1 million, with the increase 
intended to specifically support Growth Accelerators;        
Page H5134
  Hill (AR) amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) 
that increases and decreases funding in the Small Business 
Administration's Entrepreneurial Development Programs by $5,000,000 to 
support funding for the Small Business Administration's Regional 
Innovation Cluster Program;                              
Pages H5134-35
  Lee (CA) amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) that 
increases funding by $1 million to the Taxpayer Advocate Service for 
the purpose of assisting the parents of a deceased child, when that 
child's information has been stolen and used on personal income taxes 
filed with the IRS, when the parent or guardian of record must report 
the identity theft of their deceased child's information;    
Page H5135
  Courtney amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) that 
prohibits funds by the GSA to market or sell the National Bio and Agro-
defense Facility at Plum Island, New York;               
Pages H5135-36
  Pascrell amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) 
that increases and decreases funding by $1,000,000 for the United 
States Postal Service (USPS) to support USPS expanding its non-bank 
financial services; and                                  
Pages H5136-38
  Norton amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) that 
prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to relocate 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or the Economic Research 
Service outside of the National Capital Region (by a recorded vote of 
226 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 412).           
Pages H5132-33, H5160-61
Rejected:
  Huizenga amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) that 
sought to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or 
enforce a SEC rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act 
relating to conflict minerals; and                       
Pages H5133-34
  King (IA) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-126) 
that sought to strike the section 126 of the underlying bill which 
prohibits the use of funds from the Department of the Treasury's 
Forfeiture Fund to plan, design, construct or carry out a project to 
construct a southern Border Wall or barrier along the southern border 
of the U.S. (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 411).
                                               Pages H5131-32, H5159-60
  H. Res. 460, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2722) and (H.R. 3351) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas 
to 190 nays, Roll No. 404, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 403. 
                                            Pages H5091-99, H5099-H5100
Recess: The House recessed at 4:44 p.m. and reconvened at 6:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5138
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and 
Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019: The House passed H.R. 3401, 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 195 nays, Roll 
No. 414.                                       
  Pages H5147-59, H5161-63

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  Rejected the Rutherford 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 205 ayes to 
218 noes, Roll No. 413.                                  
Pages H5161-62
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 116-128 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H5147
  H. Res. 462, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3401) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 189 nays, Roll 
No. 410, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 226 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 409.                   
Pages H5139-47
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5090.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5099-
H5100, H5100, H5101, H5101-02, H5103-04, H5104, H5146, H5146-47, H5159-
60, H5160-61, H5161-62, and H5162-63. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 p.m.