[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1058-D1059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 4457-
4483; and 14 resolutions, H. Res. 575-588 were introduced. 
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  Pages H7903-05
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2781, to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize certain programs relating to the health professions 
workforce, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-
214);
  H.R. 2296, to require reporting regarding certain drug price 
increases, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 116-215);
  H.R. 728, to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to 
extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse 
specialist programs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 116-216); and
  H. Res. 577, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to 
increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within 
the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of 
border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish 
uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted 
between ports of entry, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower 
complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-217). 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:22 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Wisconsin, Mr. Duffy, 
the whole number of the House is 434.                        
  Page H7871
Recess: The House recessed at 2:21 p.m. and reconvened at 3:01 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  First Responders Passport Act of 2019: H.R. 2229, amended, to waive 
the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a 
foreign country suffering from a natural disaster;       
  Pages H7874-75
  Southeast Asia Strategy Act: H.R. 1632, amended, to require a 
strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN);                         
  Pages H7875-77
  Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act: H.R. 2327, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of State to provide assistance to civil society 
organizations in Burma that work to secure the release of prisoners of 
conscience and political prisoners in Burma, and assistance to current 
and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma; 
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  Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019: 
H.R. 3190, amended, to authorize humanitarian assistance and impose 
sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in Burma, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 541; 
                                               Pages H7878-85, H7888-89
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the 
importance and vitality of the United States alliances with Japan and 
the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of 
shared interests: H. Res. 127, amended, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives on the importance and vitality of the United 
States alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our 
trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests; and 
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  Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the 
safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons: H. 
Res. 444, amended, reaffirming the importance of the United States to 
promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced 
persons.                                                 
  Pages H7886-88
Recess: The House recessed at 3:50 p.m. and reconvened at 6:20 p.m. 
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Senate Referral: S. 1340 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs.                                                     
  Page H7898
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7873.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on pages H7888-89. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:12 p.m.