[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D917-D918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 123 public bills, H.R. 3957-
4079; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 56; and H. Res. 522-529 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7462-67
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7471-73
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. 
                                                             Page H7381
Recess: The House recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7389
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Gershon Avtzon, Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 
                                                             Page H7389
Recess: The House recessed at 12:56 p.m. and reconvened at 1:03 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7396
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, July 
24th.
  U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics 
Act of 2019: H.R. 693, amended, to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties 
for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture 
enforcement of the Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 333 yeas to 96 
nays, Roll No. 510.                                      
  Pages H7397-98
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of State Authorization Act of 2019: H.R. 3352, amended, to 
provide for certain authorities of the Department of State; 
                                                         Pages H7412-36
  Short-Term Detention Standards Act: H.R. 3670, amended, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure access to appropriate temporary 
shelter, food, and water for individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection; and                               
  Pages H7436-38

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  Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019: H.R. 2336, amended, to amend title 
11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of ``family 
farmer''.                                                
  Pages H7438-39
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019: The House passed H.R. 3877, to amend the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to establish 
a congressional budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily 
suspend the debt limit, by a yea-and-nay vote of 284 yeas to 149 nays, 
Roll No. 511.           
  Pages H7390-95, H7396-97, H7398-H7409, H7439-40
  Rejected the Massie motion to amend the title by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 47 yeas to 384 nays, Roll No. 512.                        
Page H7440
  H. Res. 519, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3877) and (H.R. 549) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 
197 nays, Roll No. 509, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 508. 
                                               Pages H7390-95, H7396-97
Venezuela TPS Act of 2019: The House passed H.R. 549, to designate 
Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected 
status under such section, by a recorded vote of 272 ayes to 158 noes, 
Roll No. 514.                                  
  Pages H7409-12, H7440-43
  Rejected the Reschenthaler 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 215 ayes 
to 217 noes, Roll No. 513.                               
Pages H7440-42
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-28 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill.                                                    
Page H7409
  H. Res. 519, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3877) and (H.R. 549) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 
197 nays, Roll No. 509, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 508. 
                                               Pages H7390-95, H7396-97
Allowing the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to continue to 
serve as such Deputy Administrator: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass S. 2249, to allow the Deputy Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to 
continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator.              
  Page H7443
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be 
taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the 
Speaker: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Res. 420, permitting official photographs of the House of 
Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a 
date designated by the Speaker.                              
  Page H7443
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate 
the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the 
territory that would become the United States: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 53, authorizing the 
use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th 
anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory 
that would become the United States.                         
  Page H7443
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7443.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7396, 
H7396-97, H7398, H7439-40, H7440, H7441-42, and H7442-43. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:39 p.m.