[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D225-D226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




[[Page D225]]




                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 56 public bills, H.R. 1727-
1782; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 213-217 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1323-25
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1327-28
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1193
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Greene (GA) motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 149 yeas to 235 nays, Roll No. 71.       
  Pages H1195-96
  American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of S. Con. Res. 5, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 211 nays, 
Roll No. 72.                                          
  Pages H1196-H1286
  H. Res. 198, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 1319) was agreed to yesterday, March 9th.
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Fudge, wherein 
she resigned as Representative for the Eleventh Congressional District 
of Ohio, effective today, March 10, 2021.                    
  Page H1286
  Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021: The House considered H.R. 
8, to require a background check for every firearm sale. Consideration 
is expected to resume tomorrow, March 11th.           
  Pages H1286-H1303
Agreed to:
  Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-10: Crow (No. 3) that expands the 
background check exemption for hunting and fishing to also include pest 
remediation associated with ranching and farming; Garcia (TX) (No. 4) 
that requires the Attorney General to make available to any person 
licensed under this chapter both Spanish and English versions of the 
form required for the conduct of a background check; Jackson Lee (No. 
5) that makes clear that a gun owner who realizes that he or she is at 
risk of suicide may transfer the gun to someone else, if the risk is 
imminent, without a background check to prevent self-harm; Lamb (No. 6) 
that clarifies that no background check is required for exchanges of 
firearms between family members and rather should be viewed, between 
family members, as two simultaneous gifts; and Torres (NY) (No. 8) that 
revises the purpose of the Act to explicitly prohibit gun purchases for 
certain individuals who do not pass background checks.   
Pages H1300-02
  H. Res. 188, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
842), (H.R. 8), and (H.R. 1446) was agreed to Monday, March 8th.
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentlewoman from Ohio, Ms. Fudge, the 
whole number of the House is 431.                            
  Page H1303
  Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021: The House considered H.R. 
1446, to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a 
Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not 
such a licensee. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, March 
11th.                                                    
  Pages H1303-14
Agreed to:
  Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part D of H. Rept. 117-10: Burgess (No. 1) that requires the 
Department of Justice Inspector General to submit a report to Congress 
on the number of NICS denials referred for investigation after a 
firearm was sold to a person who was later found to be ineligible; 
Levin (CA) (No. 2) that adds to the GAO reports in the bill, which are 
to be completed one year, three years, and five years after enactment, 
data disaggregated by state and the basis for denial in state law; 
McBath (No. 3) that amends the domestic violence reporting provision to 
require that the effects of the Act on domestic violence, domestic 
abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking will be 
disaggregated by state; and Neguse (No. 4) that strikes section 4 and 
replaces it to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to make an annual report, which shall be available to the 
public, that provides disaggregated information on background check 
denials not made within the 10-day period (by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 
yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 73).                          
Pages H1310-14
  H. Res. 188, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
842), (H.R. 8), and (H.R. 1446) was agreed to Monday, March 8th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1195-96, H1285-86, and H1313-
14.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m.

[[Page D226]]