[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1314-D1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 5277-
5293; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 736-740 were introduced. 
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  Pages H9222-23
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4739, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and 
canines

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against potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 116-318, Part 1);
  H.R. 4761, to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection 
equipment, that the Department of Homeland Security has a process to 
update synthetic opioid detection capability, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 116-319, Part 1);
  H. Res. 739, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2534) to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain 
securities trading and related communications by those who possess 
material, nonpublic information, and relating to consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res 77) directing the President pursuant 
to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States 
Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have not 
been authorized by Congress (H. Rept. 116-320); and
  H.R. 2185, to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow 
the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-321).                       
Page H9221
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Rose (NY) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individual 
to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center in the Library 
of Congress on the part of the House for a term of six years: Mr. 
Robert Anacletus Underwood of Hagatna, Guam.                 
  Page H9188
Recess: The House recessed at 2:06 p.m. and reconvened at 3:45 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act: 
H.R. 4803, amended, to facilitate the automatic acquisition of 
citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and 
Federal Government personnel residing abroad;            
  Pages H9188-89
  Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act: H.R. 565, 
amended, to include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose 
nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and 
E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by 
the Government of Portugal;                              
  Pages H9189-91
  Providing that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve 
before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced 
by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner: H.R. 4018, 
amended, to provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender 
must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to 
be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner; 
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  Supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, 
and its Sixth Replenishment: H. Res. 517, amended, supporting the 
Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and its Sixth 
Replenishment;                                           
  Pages H9192-94
  End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act: H.R. 3460, to facilitate 
effective research on and treatment of neglected tropical diseases 
through coordinated international efforts;               
  Pages H9194-97
  Disapproving the Russian Federation's inclusion in future Group of 
Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of its 
neighbors and adheres to the standards of democratic societies: H. Res. 
546, disapproving the Russian Federation's inclusion in future Group of 
Seven summits until it respects the territorial integrity of its 
neighbors and adheres to the standards of democratic societies, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 339 yeas to 71 nays, Roll No. 643; 
                                               Pages H9197-98, H9208-09
  Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other 
agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland: H. Res. 585, 
reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements 
to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland; and    
  Pages H9198-H9201
  Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019: S. 178, amended, to condemn 
gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and 
calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of 
these communities inside and outside China, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 407 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 644.               
  Pages H9201-08, H9209
Recess: The House recessed at 5:56 p.m. and reconvened at 6:29 p.m. 
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Amending section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain 
interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit 
plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for 
the Government Publishing Office: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 5277, to amend section 442 of title 18, United 
States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit 
investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from 
conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H9187.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H9208-09. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:32 p.m.