[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1411-D1412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 5490-
5532; 1 private bill, H.R. 5533; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 773-775, 
were introduced.                                        
  Pages H12289-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H12292-93
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 772, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5377) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on 
deduction of State and local taxes, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
116-357);
  H.R. 5430, to implement the Agreement between the United States of 
America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to 
the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (H. 
Rept. 116-358, Part 1);
Committee on Ethics. In the Matter of Allegations Relating to 
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (H. Rept. 116-359);
  H.R. 5130, to amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment 
size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing 
concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
116-360); and
  H.R. 5146, to amend the Small Business Act to require contracting 
officers to take a small business concern's past performance as part of 
a joint venture into account when evaluating the small business 
concern, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-361).         
Page H12289
Committee on Oversight and Reform--Communication: Read a letter from 
Chairwoman Maloney wherein she notified the House of the initiation by 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of judicial proceedings pursuant 
to H. Res. 497 and H. Res. 430.                             
  Page H12213
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 773, electing certain 
Members to a certain standing committee of the House of 
Representatives.                                            
  Page H12213
Recess: The House recessed at 1:29 p.m. and reconvened at 1:45 p.m. 
                                                            Page H12270
Recess: The House recessed at 1:45 p.m. and reconvened at 2:07 p.m. 
                                                            Page H12270
Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: The House passed 
H.R. 5377, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, by a recorded vote of 
218 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 700.          
  Pages H12214-21, H12270-84
  Agreed to the Rice motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 36 
nays, Roll No. 699. Subsequently, Representative Thompson (CA) reported 
the bill back to the House with the amendment and the amendment was 
agreed to.                                              
Pages H12270-84
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                             
Page H12214
  H. Res. 772, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5377) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 196 nays, Roll 
No. 698, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 227 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 697.                  
Pages H12214-21
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: The House 
passed H.R. 5430, to

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implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the 
United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol 
Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 385 yeas to 41 nays, Roll No. 701.          
  Pages H12221-H12269
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Jordan wherein 
he resigned from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
                                                            Page H12285
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representative 
Crawford, to rank after Representative Stewart.             
  Page H12285
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress that the national emergency with respect to the 
prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that was 
declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017 is to continue 
in effect beyond December 20, 2019. Referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-87). 
                                                        Pages H12213-14
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 31 was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform. S. 153 was referred to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology and the Committee on Veterans Affairs. S. 2774 
was held at the desk. S. 3105 was held at the desk. S. 1822 was held at 
the desk.                                                   
  Page H12288
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H12269-70, H12285.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12220, 
H12220-21, H12283, H12283-84, and H12284-85. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:51 p.m.