[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D139-D141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5821-
5839; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 842-843, were introduced.   
  Page H1016
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1017-18
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 844, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) to 
designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) 
removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights 
amendment; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-395).        
Page H1000
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Larsen (WA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H979
Recess: The House recessed at 12:03 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H979
Recess: The House recessed at 2:13 p.m. and reconvened at 3:33 p.m. 
                                                              Page H981
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland 
Security Partnerships Act: H.R. 1494, amended, to strengthen 
partnerships between historically Black colleges and universities and 
minority-serving institutions and the Department of Homeland Security; 
                                                          Pages H981-83
  Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act: S. 2107, to increase 
the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and support staff in the 
Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
                                                          Pages H983-86
  Securing America's Ports Act: H.R. 5273, amended, to require the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to increase to 100 
percent the rates of scanning of commercial and passenger vehicles 
entering the United States at land ports of entry along the border 
using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems to enhance border 
security;                                                 
  Pages H986-88
  DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act: Concurred in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 504, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
require the Department of Homeland Security to develop an engagement 
strategy with fusion centers;                             
  Pages H988-90
  Homeland Security for Children Act: H.R. 2932, amended, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are 
considered in homeland security planning, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 374 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 55;          
  Pages H990-91, H999-H1000
  Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act: H.R. 
4737, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of 
Homeland Security to research and evaluate existing Federal research 
regarding approaches to mitigate climate change on homeland security to 
identify areas for further research within the Department, research and 
develop approaches to mitigate the consequences of climate change on 
homeland security;                                        
  Pages H991-93
  Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging 
Threats Act: H.R. 4432, amended, to require the Department of Homeland 
Security to prepare a terrorism threat assessment relating to unmanned 
aircraft systems;                                         
  Pages H993-94
  Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act: H.R. 4753, to prohibit the 
Secretary of Homeland Security from operating or procuring foreign-made 
unmanned aircraft systems; and                            
  Pages H994-95
  DHS Acquisition Reform Act: H.R. 3413, amended, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for 
the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland 
Security, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 
56.                                                
  Pages H995-97, H1000
Recess: The House recessed at 4:55 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                              Page H999
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted to Congress his Budget of the United States Government for 
Fiscal Year 2021--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-92).                   
  Pages H997-98
Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted to Congress 
Pay Adjustments for Civilian Federal Employees covered by the General 
Schedule and certain other pay systems--referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-97). 
                                                             Pages H999
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear

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on pages H999-1000 and H1000. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:12 p.m.