[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1229-D1230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 5032-
5057; 1 private bill, H.R. 5058; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 688-692 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H8782-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8785-86
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3699, to codify the Transportation Security Administration's 
responsibility relating to securing pipelines against cybersecurity 
threats, acts of terrorism, and other nefarious acts that jeopardize 
the physical security or cybersecurity of pipelines, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 116-279);
  H.R. 1615, to transfer the responsibility of verifying small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans 
to the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-280, Part 1);
  H.R. 3224, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for 
women veterans, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-281); and
  H.R. 3141, to limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA 
program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-282).              
Page H8782
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Butterfield to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8745
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H8745, H8775
Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 4:05 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H8745-46
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Protect the GI Bill Act: H.R. 4625, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to require that educational institutions abide by 
certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of the 
educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
                                                         Pages H8746-51
  Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act: H.R. 4477, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
Congress a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by the 
Comptroller General of the United States regarding the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in the 2019 High-Risk List of the Government 
Accountability Office;                                   
  Pages H8751-53
  VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act: H.R. 4771, amended, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to permit appellants to appear in disability 
compensation cases before the Board of Veterans' Appeals by picture and 
voice transmission from locations other than facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs;                          
  Pages H8753-55
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to permit appellants to appear in cases before the Board 
of Veterans' Appeals by picture and voice transmission from locations 
other than facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes.'';                                           
Page H8755
  VA Overpayment Accountability Act: H.R. 4360, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the due process accorded veterans with 
respect to recovery of overpayments made by the Department and other 
amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the 
processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
                                                         Pages H8755-57
  Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act: H.R. 4356, amended, 
to amend the

[[Page D1230]]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow certain individuals to 
terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or 
internet access service;                                 
  Pages H8757-58
  GI Bill Planning Act of 2019: H.R. 4162, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to extend the period under which an election must 
be made for entitlement to educational assistance under the All-
Volunteer Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to phase out the use of such program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 408 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 610; 
                                                  Pages H8758-60, H8774
  VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019: H.R. 3996, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements 
relating to the use of the design-build construction method for 
Department of Veterans Affairs construction projects;    
  Pages H8760-61
  Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act: H.R. 1424, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs permits the display of Fallen Soldier Displays in national 
cemeteries; and                                          
  Pages H8761-63
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased 
access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women 
veterans: H.R. 3224, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
care for women veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 11 
nays, Roll No. 611.                            
  Pages H8763-73, H8774-75
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to Iran that 
was declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979 is to 
continue in effect beyond November 14, 2019--referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-79). 
                                                         Pages H8773-74
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 
14, 1994 is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2019--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
116-80).                                                     
Page H8774
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8774 and H8774-75. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:07 p.m.