[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D863-D866]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 3788-
3818; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 497-501, were introduced. 
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  Pages H6000-02
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. John 
P. Fitzgibbons, S.J., Regis University, Denver, Colorado.    
  Page H5924
Raise the Wage Act--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 
492, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 582) to provide for 
increases in the Federal minimum wage, by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 
yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 485, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 484. 
                                               Pages H5926-35, H5974-75
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of 
certain defense articles and services: The House passed S.J. Res. 36, 
providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of 
certain defense articles and services, by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 
yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 486.                
  Pages H5935-38, H5975-76
  Considered under the provisions of H. Res. 491, which was agreed to 
yesterday, July 16th.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland, and the Republic of France of certain defense articles and 
services: The House passed S.J. Res. 37, providing for congressional 
disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates, the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic 
of France of certain defense articles and services, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 238 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 487.       
  Pages H5938-40, H5976
  Considered under the provisions of H. Res. 491, which was agreed to 
yesterday, July 16th.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland of certain defense articles and services: The House 
passed S.J. Res. 38, providing for congressional disapproval of the 
proposed export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles and 
services, by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 488. 
                                               Pages H5940-41, H5976-77
  Considered under the provisions of H. Res. 491, which was agreed to 
yesterday, July 16th.
Recommending that the House of Representatives find William P. Barr, 
Attorney General of the United States, and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., 
Secretary of Commerce, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Reform: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 497, recommending that the House of 
Representatives find William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United 
States, and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary of Commerce, in contempt of 
Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 
198 nays, Roll No. 489.                        
  Pages H5941-49, H5977-78
  H. Res. 491, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3494), relating to consideration of H. Rept. 116-125 and an 
accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 489) was agreed to yesterday, July 16th.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Inspector General Protection Act: H.R. 1847, amended, to require 
congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors 
general;                                                 
  Pages H5950-51
  Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: H.R. 736, amended, to 
require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish 
and maintain an online portal accessible to the public that allows the 
public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated 
reports in one place;                                    
  Pages H5951-53
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the ``Lucas Lowe Post 
Office'': H.R. 1250, amended, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, 
Texas, as the ``Lucas Lowe Post Office'';                
  Pages H5953-54
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North 
in Hardin, Texas, as the `Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office' ''; 
                                                             Page H5954
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the ``Eva G. 
Hewitt Post Office'': H.R. 1526, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in 
Tumwater, Washington, as the ``Eva G. Hewitt Post Office''; 
                                                         Pages H5954-55
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez 
Memorial

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Post Office Building'': H.R. 1844, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, 
Illinois, as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office 
Building'';                                              
  Pages H5955-56
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the ``Ryan 
Keith Cox Post Office Building'': H.R. 3305, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive 
in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the ``Ryan Keith Cox Post Office 
Building''                                               
  Pages H5956-57
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Calle Alondra in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``65th Infantry 
Regiment Post Office Building'': H.R. 2325, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Calle Alondra in San 
Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``65th Infantry Regiment Post Office 
Building''; and                                          
  Pages H5957-58
  Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019: H.R. 748, 
amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 493. 
                                               Pages H5958-73, H5980-81
Consensus Calendar: The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, 
pursuant to clause 7(a)(1) of rule 15, of H.R. 748, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost 
employer-sponsored health coverage, as the measure on the Consensus 
Calendar to be considered this week.                         
  Page H5958
Question of Privilege: Representative Green (TX) rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. Upon 
examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution 
qualified. Subsequently, the House agreed to the McCarthy motion to 
table H. Res. 498, impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States, of high misdemeanors, by a yea-and-nay vote of 332 yeas 
to 95 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 483. 
                                                         Pages H5973-74
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020: The House passed H.R. 3494, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, by a yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 31 nays, Roll 
No. 492.                                                 
  Pages H5978-80
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.''. 
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Agreed to:
  Kennedy amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-154) that 
was debated on July 16th that establishes the Foreign Threat Response 
Center, comprised of analysts from all elements of the intelligence 
community, to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to 
influence United States' political processes and elections by the 
Governments of Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and any other foreign 
country the Director determines appropriate (by a recorded vote of 237 
ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 491).                             
Page H5979
Rejected:
  Chabot amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-154) that 
was debated on July 16th that sought to strike section 401 of the bill 
which establishes the Climate Security Advisory Council under the 
Director of National Intelligence (by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 
255 noes, Roll No. 490).                                 
Pages H5978-79
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized in the engrossment to make 
technical corrections and conforming changes to the bill.    
Page H5981
  H. Res. 491, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3494), relating to consideration of H. Rept. 116-125 and an 
accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 489) was agreed to yesterday, July 16th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 18th.     
  Page H5981
Senate Referral: S. 375 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform.                                                      
  Page H5996
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5935.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5973-74, 
H5974, H5974-75, H5975-76, H5976, H5976-77, H5977-78, H5978, H5979 
H5979-80, and H5980-81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:28 p.m.

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