[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D207]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 6877-
6890; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 75; and H. Res. 
955-958 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1206-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1208-09
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits 
for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 117-249, Part 2).                                      
Page H1206
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Stansbury to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1179
Recess: The House recessed at 10:43 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H1184
Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act--Rule for 
consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 950, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3967) to improve health care and 
benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 220 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 50, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 49.
                                                         Pages H1187-99
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 955, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H1199
Afghanistan War Commission--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following individual on the part of the 
House to the Afghanistan War Commission: Ms. Shamila Chaudhary of 
Washington, DC.                                              
  Page H1199
Recess: The House recessed at 2:44 p.m. and reconvened at 8:37 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1200
State of the Union Address: President Joseph Biden delivered his State 
of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 69. He was escorted into the House Chamber 
by a committee comprised of Representatives Hoyer, Clyburn, Clark (MA), 
Jeffries, Sean Patrick Maloney (NY), Kaptur, Blunt Rochester, McCarthy, 
Scalise, Stefanik, Johnson (LA), Palmer, Cole, and Spartz, and Senators 
Schumer, Leahy, Durbin, Stabenow, Klobuchar, Baldwin, McConnell, Thune, 
Barasso, Ernst, Blunt, and Grassley. The President's message was 
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 117-80).              
  Pages H1200-06
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1198 and H1199.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:28 p.m.