[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D14-D15]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 5540-
5551; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 82; and H. Res. 776-778, were 
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  Pages H11-12
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages H12-13
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4329, to provide for disclosure of additional material 
information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance 
Advisory Committee, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-365);
  H. Res. 779, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to 
require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (H. Rept. 116-366);
  H.R. 4500, to direct the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of 
the United States and promote United States leadership in 
communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 116-367, Part 1);
  H. Res. 575, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that all stakeholders in the deployment of 5G communications 
infrastructure should carefully consider and adhere to the 
recommendations of ``The Prague Proposals'', with amendments (H. Rept. 
116-368, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2881, to require the President to develop a strategy to ensure 
the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure in the United States and to assist allies and strategic 
partners in maximizing the security of next generation mobile 
telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 116-369, Part 1).          
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Communication from Chairman--Democratic Caucus Resignation: The Speaker 
laid before the House a communication from the Chairman of the 
Democratic Caucus stating that Representative Van Drew has resigned as 
a Member of the Democratic Caucus.                              
  Page H3
Communication from Speaker--Committee Membership Vacated: The Speaker 
notified the House that Representative Van Drew's election to the 
Committee on Agriculture has been automatically vacated pursuant to 
clause 5(b) of rule X effective today, January 7, 2020.         
  Page H3
Communication from Speaker--Committee Membership Vacated: The Speaker 
notified the House that Representative Van Drew's election to the 
Committee on Natural Resources has been automatically vacated pursuant 
to clause 5(b) of rule X effective today, January 7, 2020.      
  Page H3
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (384 present, Roll No. 1). 
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Committee to Notify the President of the Assembly of the House: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 776, authorizing the Speaker to appoint a 
committee on the part of the House to notify the President that a 
quorum of the House has assembled, and that the House is ready to 
receive any communication that he may be pleased to make. Subsequently, 
the Speaker appointed Representatives Hoyer and McCarthy to the 
committee.                                                      
  Page H4
Notifying the Senate That a Quorum of the House Has Assembled: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 777, authorizing the Clerk of the House to 
inform the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and that the 
House is ready to proceed with business.                        
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Meeting Hour: The House agreed to H. Res. 778, providing for the hour 
of meeting of the House.                                        
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Morning Hour Debate: Agreed by unanimous consent that the order of the 
House of January 3, 2019, providing for Morning Hour Debate, be 
extended for the remainder of the 116th Congress, except that H. Res. 
778 shall supplant H. Res. 10.                                  
  Page H4
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hunter, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Fiftieth Congressional District 
of California, effective at close of business on January 13, 2020. 
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Senate Referral: S. 3076 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on pages H3-4.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:53 p.m.