[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1165-D1167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 4860-
4893; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 657-658, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8540-42
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 359, to provide for certain programs and developments in the 
Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities 
of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 116-254);
  H.R. 362, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with 
respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 116-255);
  H.R. 360, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary 
Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products and 
technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 116-256);
  H.R. 1781, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 
to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid 
and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug 
payment information, including certain rebate information, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-257, Part 1);
  H.R. 4334, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-258);
  H.R. 886, to direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a 
Veteran Treatment Court Program (H. Rept. 116-259);
  H.R. 3942, to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of 
cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-260);
  H.R. 3111, to make administrative reforms to the National Flood 
Insurance Program to increase fairness and accuracy and protect the 
taxpayer from program fraud and abuse, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-
261);
  H.R. 3167, to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-262, 
Part 1);
  H. Res. 655, providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
296) affirming the United States record on Armenian Genocide (H. Rept. 
116-263); and
  H. Res. 656, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 823) to 
provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation 
management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) 
to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in 
the State of New Mexico; and providing for proceedings during the 
period from November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019 (H. Rept. 116-
264).                                                    
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Evans to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Dignity in Aging Act of 2019: H.R. 4334, amended, to amend the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2020 
through 2024;                                            
  Pages H8466-79
  Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act: H.R. 2440, 
amended, to provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to 
ensure that funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are 
used to support navigation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 296 yeas to 
109 nays, Roll No. 585;                        
  Pages H8479-84, H8519-20
  Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act: H.R. 1306, amended, to 
amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act to develop a study regarding 
streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary 
damage assessments;                                      
  Pages H8484-87
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Disaster 
Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining 
and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage 
assessments, and for other purposes.'';                      
Page H8487
  Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019: H.R. 1775, to establish a 
task force on NOTAM improvements;                        
  Pages H8487-88
  Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019: H.R. 2502, to 
amend title 40, United States Code, to require certain prospectuses for 
public buildings to be made publicly available;          
  Pages H8488-89
  Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019: H.R. 886, amended, 
to direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran 
Treatment Court Program;                                 
  Pages H8489-91
  Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act:  H.R. 3942, 
amended, to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes 
to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems; 
                                                         Pages H8491-93
  Amending the Securities Act of 1933 to subject crowdfunding vehicles 
to the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission:  H.R. 
4860, amended, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to subject 
crowdfunding vehicles to the jurisdiction of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission;                                     
  Pages H8493-94
  Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and 
Examiner Reform Act of 2019:  H.R. 2514, amended, to make reforms to 
the Federal Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws; 
                                                      Pages H8494-H8503
  Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019:  H.R. 4067, amended, to 
amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the 
Office of Community Affairs to identify causes leading to, and 
solutions for, under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers; 
                                                         Pages H8503-05
  National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act:  H.R. 1865, 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in 
commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in 
the District of Columbia;                                
  Pages H8505-07
  Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act:  H.R. 2423, 
amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to 
vote;                                                    
  Pages H8507-09
  Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency 
and Readiness for Health Act of 2019:  H.R. 2781, amended, to amend 
title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain 
programs relating to the health professions workforce;   
  Pages H8509-13
  Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019:  H.R. 728, 
amended, to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend 
advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist 
programs;                                                
  Pages H8513-16
  Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act:  H.R. 2115, amended, to 
amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater 
transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 586; 
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend titles XI and 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for 
discounts provided by manufacturers, to include real-time benefit

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information as part of a prescription drug plans electronic 
prescription program under the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.'';                                                 
Page H8521
  Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act:  H.R. 647, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number 
of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and 
osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and 
other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to 
promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to 
support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative 
medicine; and                                            
  Pages H8521-26
  Payment Commission Data Act of 2019:  H.R. 1781, amended, to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare 
Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and 
Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, 
including certain rebate information.                    
  Pages H8526-27
Senate Referrals: S. 2065 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. S. 2107 was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Agriculture.                            
  Page H8536
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8466.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8519-20 and H8520-21. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:56 p.m.