[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D793-D794]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 3628-
3660; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 52; and H. Res. 475-480 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5301-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5304-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1988, to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced 
mortgage loans, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-138, Part 1);
  H.R. 677, to amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the 
President and the President's spouse (H. Rept. 116-139);
  H.R. 2368, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress 
reduction, and suicide prevention, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
116-140);
  H.R. 1986, to amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to 
correct a scrivener's error (H. Rept. 116-141);
  H.R. 1569, to amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff 
and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the 
judicial district for the State of Arizona (H. Rept. 116-142); and
  H. Res. 476, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
the rules (H. Rept. 116-143).                        
Pages H5293, H5301
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Clay to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5273
Resignation from the House Republican Conference: Read a letter from 
Representative Cheney wherein she announced that Representative Amash 
resigned from the House Republican Conference.           
  Pages H5273-74
Committee Election Vacated: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 
announced that Representative Amash's election to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform has been vacated effective July 9, 2019. 
                                                             Page H5274
Recess: The House recessed at 2:06 p.m. and reconvened at 4:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5274
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019: H.R. 1988, 
amended, to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced 
mortgage loans;                                          
  Pages H5274-76
  Amending the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the 
definition of whistleblower: H.R. 2515, amended, to amend the 
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of 
whistleblower, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 12 nays, Roll 
No. 431;                                       
  Pages H5276-78, H5287-88
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Securities 
and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower, to 
extend the

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anti-retaliation protections provided to whistleblowers, and for other 
purposes'';                                                  
Page H5288
  Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019: H.R. 2162, amended, to 
require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount FHA 
single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling 
program;                                                 
  Pages H5278-80
  Emphasizing the importance of grassroots investor protection and the 
investor education missions of State and Federal securities regulators, 
calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to collaborate with 
State securities regulators in the protection of investors: H. Res. 
456, emphasizing the importance of grassroots investor protection and 
the investor education missions of State and Federal securities 
regulators, calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
collaborate with State securities regulators in the protection of 
investors;                                               
  Pages H5280-82
  Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act: 
H.R. 2919, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry 
out a study to evaluate the issues affecting the provision of and 
reliance upon investment research into small issuers;    
  Pages H5282-83
  Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019: H.R. 3050, 
amended, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out 
a study of the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the 
definition of a diversified company under the Investment Company Act of 
1940, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 432; 
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  Pages H5283-85, H5288
  Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act: H.R. 2409, to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital 
for rural-area small businesses, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas 
to 7 nays, Roll No. 433.                       
  Pages H5285-87, H5288-89
Recess: The House recessed at 6:17 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5287
Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 1749, to clarify 
seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans. 
                                                             Page H5289
Recess: The House recessed at 8:03 p.m. and reconvened at 11:48 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5293
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5287-88, H5288, and H5288-89. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:49 p.m.