[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 149 (Saturday, August 22, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D748-D749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 8086-
8095; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1093, were introduced.       
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1092, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8015) to 
maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health 
emergency, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-480). 
                                                     Pages H4256, H4300
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Lawrence to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:19 p.m. and reconvened at 1:34 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4270
Health Information Technology Advisory Committee--Reappointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following individual 
on the part of the House to the Health Information Technology Advisory 
Committee: Mr. Arien Malec of Oakland, California.           
  Page H4270
Health Information Technology Advisory Committee--Appointment: Read a 
letter from Representative McCarthy, Minority Leader, in which he 
appointed the following individual to the Health Information Technology 
Advisory Committee: Ms. Cynthia A. Fisher of Newton, Massachusetts. 
                                                             Page H4270
Delivering for America Act: The House passed H.R. 8015, to maintain 
prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health 
emergency, by a yea-and-nay vote of 257 yeas to 150 nays, Roll No. 182.
                                               Pages H4256-70, H4270-98
  Rejected the Comer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 182 yeas to 223 
nays, Roll No. 181.                                      
Pages H4296-98
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-61, modified by the 
amendment printed in H. Rept. 116-480, shall be considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H4271
  H. Res. 1092, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
8015) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 171 nays, Roll 
No. 180, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 230 yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 179.                   
Pages H4256-70
Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand premium 
processing for certain immigration benefits: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 8089, to amend the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to expand premium processing for certain 
immigration benefits.                                        
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Providing for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.J. Res. 88, providing for 
the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board 
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.            
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4269-70 and H4297-98.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:44 p.m.