[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D187-D188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5952-
5970; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 91; and H. Res. 863-865, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1189-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1191-92
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 315, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 to authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental 
entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water 
resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 
1977, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-404);
  H.R. 3399, to amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to 
include California in the program, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 116-405);
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Recommendations to 
Improve Transparency in the U.S. House of Representatives (H. Rept. 
116-406);
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Recommendations to 
Streamline House Human Resources, Overhaul the Onboarding Process, 
Improve Member Continuing Education Opportunities, Modernize House 
Technology, and Improve Accessibility (H. Rept. 116-407); and
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Recommendations to 
Encourage Civility and Bipartisanship in Congress, Streamline Processes 
and Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Increase the Quality of Constituent 
Communication (H. Rept. 116-408).                            
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Gomez to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1173
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Barry 
C. Black, Chaplain, United States Senate, Washington, DC.    
  Page H1173
Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 4:15 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1174
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing 
Relief Expansion Act: H.R. 2227, amended, to amend the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a 
catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service to 
terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles;         
  Pages H1174-75
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to clarify the authority of 
servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in 
military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, 
and for other purposes.'';                                   
Page H1175
  Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act: H.R. 3749, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to make grants to entities that provide legal services for 
homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness; 
                                                         Pages H1176-79
  VA Reporting Transparency Act: H.R. 4613, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a website of 
the Department that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of 
certain legislatively requested reports of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and                                             
  Pages H1179-80
  Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act: H.R. 561, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. 
                                                         Pages H1180-82
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  G.I. and Veterans Education Empowerment Act: H.R. 4852, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to make available to veterans certain additional information 
about postsecondary educational institutions.            
  Pages H1175-76
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to Ukraine 
that was declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014 is to 
continue in effect beyond March 6, 2020--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-102). 
                                                             Page H1182
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency with respect to Cuba that was declared on March 
1, 1996, in Proclamation 6867, as amended by Proclamation 7757 on 
February 26, 2004, Proclamation 9398 on February 24, 2016, and 
Proclamation 9699 on February 22, 2018, is to continue in effect beyond 
March 1, 2020--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 116-103).                             
Page H1182
Senate Referral: S. 995 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H1173-74.
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:49 p.m.