[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1070-D1071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4484-
4498; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 589, 590, 592-595 were introduced. 
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  Pages H7990-91
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 591, providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(S.J. Res. 54) relating to a national emergency declared by the 
President of February 15, 2019 (H. Rept. 116-218).           
Page H7988
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Beatty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7907
Recess: The House recessed at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                         Pages H7911-12
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. J.D. 
Greear, The Summit Church, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.   
  Page H7912
Recess: The House recessed at 1:50 p.m. and reconvened at 2:40 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H7920-21
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman DeFazio wherein he transmitted copies of six 
resolutions included in the General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 19, 2019. 
                                                         Pages H7934-35
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019: H.R. 1595, amended, 
to create protections for depository institutions that provide 
financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and 
service providers for such businesses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
321 yeas to 103 nays, Roll No. 544.                      
  Pages H7962-74
Homeland Security Improvement Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 
546.                                           
  Pages H7928-34, H7974-76
  Rejected the Green (TN) motion to recommitthe bill to the Committee 
on Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 
216 noes, Roll No. 545.                                  
Pages H7974-76
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-27, modified by the 
amendment printed in H. Rept. 116-217, shall be considered as adopted, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill. 
                                                             Page H7928
  H. Res. 577, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2203) and (H.R. 3525) and the resolution (H. Res. 576) was agreed to, 
as amended, by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 
543, after the Scanlon amendment was agreed to by voice vote, after the 
previous question was ordered on the amendment and the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 542. 
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Question of Privilege: Representative McCarthy 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 Hoyer motion to table 
H. Res. 590, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a 
recorded vote of 232 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 547.     
  Pages H7976-77
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: The House agreed to H. Res. 576, 
as amended, 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, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and two answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 548.                                  
  Pages H7921-28, H7977-78
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendments to the text and preamble 
specified in section 11 are adopted and the resolution, as amended, is 
considered as read.                                          
Page H7919
  H. Res. 577, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2203) and (H.R. 3525) and the resolution (H. Res. 576) was agreed to, 
as amended, by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 
543, after the Scanlon amendment was agreed to by voice vote, after the 
previous question was ordered on the amendment and the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 542. 
                                                         Pages H7913-20
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Kelly (MS) 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.    
  Page H7978
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Ratcliffe 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Homeland Security. 
                                                             Page H7978
Senate Referral: S.J. Res. 54 was held at the desk.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and message 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appears on pages H7913 and H7934.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7919-20, 
H7920, H7973-74, H7975-76, H7976, H7977, and H7978. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m.