[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1153-D1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 4801-
4854; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 78; H. Con. Res. 69; and H. Res. 
652-653 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H8455-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8459-60
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Rush to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8391
Recess: The House recessed at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H8395
Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act: 
The House passed H.R. 4617, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 to clarify the obligation to report acts of

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foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and 
reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts, 
by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 583. 
                                  Pages H8398-H8403, H8409, H8410-H8442
  Rejected the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on House Administration with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
182 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 582.                      
Pages H8439-42
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116-35, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
H. Rept. 116-253, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration now 
printed in the bill.                                     
Pages H8418-24
Agreed to:
  DeSaulnier amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that requires the FEC to notify states within 30 days of making a 
determination that a foreign national has initiated or attempted to 
initiate a disinformation campaign targeted at an election in a state; 
                                                         Pages H8424-25
  Lynch amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
generally prohibits the use of deepfakes within 60 days of a federal 
election and establishes corresponding criminal and civil penalties; 
                                                         Pages H8426-27
  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that prohibits foreign nationals from influencing American elections by 
setting up shell companies;                              
Pages H8427-28
  Langevin amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
directs the Federal Elections Commission to commission an independent 
study and report on media literacy with respect to online political 
content consumption among voting-age Americans;          
Pages H8428-30
  Swalwell (CA) amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that includes a candidates immediate family members among those whose 
direct or indirect contacts or communications with a covered foreign 
national may amount to a reportable foreign contact with the term 
immediate family member meaning a candidate's parent, parent-in-law, 
spouse, adult child, or sibling;                         
Pages H8430-31
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that requires the FBI to confirm receipt when a political committee 
issues a notification that they have been contacted by a reportable 
foreign contact; additionally, requires the FBI to submit a report to 
Congress on how they are managing and responding to notifications from 
political committees;                                    
Pages H8431-32
  Delgado amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
requires the Federal Election Commission to do an analysis of the 
extent to which illicit foreign money was used to carry out 
disinformation and propaganda campaigns focused on depressing turnout 
among rural communities and the success or failure of these efforts, 
together with recommendations to address these efforts in future 
elections;                                               
Pages H8432-33
  Houlahan amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
codifies the FEC definition of ``substantial assistance'' for an 
illegal foreign transaction and defines what it means to ``knowingly'' 
abet a foreign entity, consistent with FEC regulations; 
                                                         Pages H8433-34
  Slotkin amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
directs GAO to conduct an assessment of current exemptions of FARA 
registration requirements and what adjustments should be made to 
prevent foreign funding from influencing U.S. elections and political 
processes;                                               
Pages H8434-35
  Sherrill amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that expands from 60 days before an election to 90 days the provisions 
on knowingly prohibiting deceptive practices in federal elections, 
including knowingly providing false information about the time or place 
of voting, qualifications for voting, or public endorsements; 
                                                         Pages H8435-36
  Cunningham amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that requires the Federal Election Commission to include in its report 
to Congress an analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on 
depressing turnout among African-American and other minority 
communities;                                                 
Page H8436
  Cunningham amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that requires the Federal Election Commission to include in its report 
to Congress an analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on 
influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with 
recommendations to address these efforts; and            
Pages H8436-37
  Spanberger amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) 
that requires that online platform records of purchase requests for 
qualified political advertisements include a statement that a person is 
acting as the agent of a foreign principal and the identification of 
the foreign principal involved, when applicable; qualified political 
advertisements include ads related to national legislative issues of 
public importance.                                       
Pages H8437-38

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Rejected:
  Lesko amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-253) that 
sought to remove the requirement that the Attorney General communicate 
corrective actions to the public (by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 231 
noes, Roll No. 582).                 
Pages H8425-26, H8438-39, H8441-42
  H. Res. 650, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4617) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 180 nays, Roll 
No. 580, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 223 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 579.                   
Pages H8409-10
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019: H.R. 777, amended, to 
reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 584. 
                                               Pages H8403-09, H8442-43
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, October 24th, and further 
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on 
Monday, October 28th for Morning Hour debate.                
  Page H8443
Senate Referral: S. 1590 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8398.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8409, 
H8409-10, H8438, H8441-42, H8442, and H8443. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.