[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D79-D80]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 52 public bills, H.R. 642-693; 
and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23-25; H. Con. Res. 11; and H. Res. 76-82 
were introduced.                                          
  Pages H574-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H579
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 75, providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 7) relating to a national emergency declared by the President on 
March 13, 2020; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.

[[Page D80]]

139) to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the 
impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during 
the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of 
telework and remote work, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 382) to terminate the public health 
emergency declared with respect to COVID-19; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 497) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine 
mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under 
certain Federal health care programs (H. Rept. 118-1).        
Page H574
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Flood to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H513
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H518
Recess: The House recessed at 1:17 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
                                                              Page H529
Recess: The House recessed at 4:19 p.m. and reconvened at 4:45 p.m. 
                                                              Page H551
  Pandemic is Over Act: The House passed H.R. 382, to terminate the 
public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 100. 
                                                 Pages H531-39, H553-54
  Rejected the Moskowitz motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 220 nays, 
Roll No. 99.                                           
Pages H539, H553
  H. Res. 75, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 7) and the bills (H.R. 139), (H.R. 382), and 
(H.R. 497) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 208 nays, 
Roll No. 96, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 218 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 95.       
Pages H520-29, H530-31
  Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: The House passed H.R. 497, to 
eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers 
furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care 
programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 98. 
                                                          Pages H539-53
  Rejected the Jacobs motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 219 nays, Roll 
No. 97.                                                   
Pages H548-52
  H. Res. 75, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 7) and the bills (H.R. 139), (H.R. 382), and 
(H.R. 497) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 208 nays, 
Roll No. 96, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 218 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 95.       
Pages H520-29, H530-31
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 11, providing for a joint 
session of Congress to receive a message from the President. 
                                                              Page H554
Providing for a certain total number of members on certain select 
committees and subcommittees: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 78, providing for a certain total number 
of members on certain select committees and subcommittees.    
  Page H554
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 79, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                          Pages H554-55
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 80, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H555
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H530, H530-31, H551-52, H552-
53, H553, and H553-54.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:12 p.m.