[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D976]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4243-
4259; and 1 private bill, H.R. 4260 were introduced.     
  Pages H7558-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7559-60
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2726, to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit smoking 
on Amtrak trains (H. Rept. 116-199); and
  H. Res. 548, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) to 
amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently 
extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of 
Mexico; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1146) to amend 
Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to 
repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for 
other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) 
to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain 
planning areas, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-200).   
Page H7558
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Clay to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7539
Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H7539-40
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Energy Efficient Government Technology Act: H.R. 1420, amended, to 
amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote 
energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 23 nays, Roll No. 515; 
                                               Pages H7540-41, H7546-47
  Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019: H.R. 1768, to reauthorize 
subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, relating to 
diesel emissions reduction, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 295 yeas to 
114 nays, Roll No. 516;                        
  Pages H7541-43, H7547-48
  Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness 
Act of 2019: H.R. 2114, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
to provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, 
and revise State energy security plans; and              
  Pages H7543-44
  Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act: H.R. 1760, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program to support the 
availability of HA-LEU for domestic commercial use.      
  Pages H7544-46
Recess: The House recessed at 5:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7546
Consensus Calendar: Representative Thompson (CA) presented to the clerk 
a motion to place on the Consensus Calendar the bill H.R. 3589, to 
award a Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond, in recognition of his 
service to the Nation as an athlete, activist, role model, and 
community leader, it having accumulated 290 cosponsors.      
  Page H7558
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7546-47 and H7547-48. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:21 p.m.