[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 195 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1334-D1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 5331-
5359; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 78; and H. Res. 745-747 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H9345-47
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H9348-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3, to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the 
Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-
of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-324, Part 1);
  H.R. 3, to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the 
Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-
of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-324, Part 2);
  H.R. 4650, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage for certain dental items and services under part B of the 
Medicare program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-325, Part 1);
  H.R. 4618, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage for certain hearing items and services under part B of the 
Medicare program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-326, Part 1); and
  H.R. 4665, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage for certain vision items and services under part B of the 
Medicare program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-327, Part 1). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Brown (MD) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H9297
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United 
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution: The House agreed to H. Res. 326, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United 
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 188 
nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 652.   
  Pages H9298-H9308, H9330-31
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendments to the resolution and the 
preamble recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in 
the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-
322, shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H9298
  H. Res. 741, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4) and the resolution (H. Res. 326) was agreed to yesterday, December 
5th.
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019: The House passed H.R. 4, to 
amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for 
determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to 
section 4 of the Act, by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 187 noes, Roll 
No. 654.                                       
  Pages H9308-30, H9331-34
  Rejected the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to 
the House

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forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 215 
noes, Roll No. 653.                                      
Pages H9331-33
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116-322, shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H9308
  H. Res. 741, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4) and the resolution (H. Res. 326) was agreed to yesterday, December 
5th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, December 9th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                         
  Page H9337
Recess: The House recessed at 2:28 p.m. and reconvened at 3:48 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9330-31, 
H9332-33, and H9333-34. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:49 p.m.