[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1196-D1197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 36 public bills, H.R. 4936-4971; 1 
private bill, H.R. 4972; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 70-71; and H. Res. 
668-675, were introduced.                                     
  Pages H8717-19
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H8720-21
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 35, to amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify 
lynching as a hate crime act (H. Rept. 116-267).                  
Page H8717
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative 
Tonko to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                    
  Page H8681
Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as 
part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether 
sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its 
Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United 
States of America: The House agreed to H. Res. 660, directing certain 
committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing 
House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for 
the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach 
Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 232 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 604, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 603. 
                                                              Pages H8683-98
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act: The House passed H.R. 823, to 
provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation 
management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, by a 
recorded vote of 227 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 609. Consideration began 
yesterday, Octobe 30th.                                    
  Pages H8698-H8704
  Rejected the Tipton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 210 noes, 
Roll No. 608.                                                 
Pages H8701-03
Agreed to:
  Crow amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-264) that was 
debated on October 30th that reaffirms the critical importance of Federal 
public lands to the Colorado High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation 
Training Site (``HAATS'') (by a recorded vote of 410 ayes to 6 noes, Roll 
No. 607).                                                         
Page H8700

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Rejected:
  Curtis amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-264) that was 
debated on October 30th that sought to state that this bill shall not apply 
to any lands or waters within the Third Congressional District of Colorado 
(by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 605); and 
                                                              Pages H8698-99
  Tipton amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-264) that was 
debated on October 30th that sought to limit lands being transferred from 
Forest Service to National Park Service based on management under a current 
memorandum of understanding (by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 231 noes, 
Roll No. 606).                                             
Pages H8699-H8700
  H. Res. 656, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 823), 
(H.R. 1373), and (H.R. 2181) was agreed to Tuesday, October 29th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, November 1st.
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he notified 
Congress of the termination of the designation of the Republic of Cameroon 
as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 116-77).                                  
  Pages H8708-09
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that the 
national emergency declared with respect to Sudan is to continue in effect 
beyond November 3, 2019--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-78).                           
Page H8709
Senate Referral: S. 1678 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Ways and Means.                          
  Pages H8715-16
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8704.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8697, H8697-98, H8698-
99, H8699-H8700, H8700, H8702-03, and H8703. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:10 p.m.