[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D939-D940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 5085-
5104; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 602-607, were introduced. 
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  Pages H4489-90
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 600, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to 
amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for 
determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to 
section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the 
adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-116); and
  H. Res. 601, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to 
amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for 
determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to 
section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the 
adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-117). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Sewell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:16 p.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. 
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John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021: The House passed 
H.R. 4, to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria 
for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to 
section 4 of the Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas and 212 nays, 
Roll No. 260.                                         
  Pages H4384-H4415
  Rejected the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 259.                                      
Pages H4413-14
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 117-117 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H4384
  H. Res. 601, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4), providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill 
(H.R. 3684), and providing for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 
yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 258, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 257. Pursuant 
to section 4 of H. Res. 601, S. Con. Res. 14 was considered agreed to. 
Pursuant to section 6

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of H. Res. 601, H. Res. 594 and H. Res. 600 were laid on the table. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 602, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5085, to amend 
section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for 
increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens 
returned from foreign countries.                             
  Page H4415
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4371, H4372, H4413-14, and 
H4414.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m.