[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D85-D86]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 694-737; 
3 private bills, H.R. 738-740; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 12; and 
H. Res. 84-91 were introduced.                            
  Pages H625-29
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H630-31
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 83, providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 9) denouncing the horrors of socialism, and providing for 
consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 76) removing a certain Member 
from a certain standing committee of the House (H. Rept. 118-2). 
                                                              Page H625
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Carey to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H581
Recess: The House recessed at 10:53 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H587
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 84, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H590
Order of Business--Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the 
Federal Government: Agreed by unanimous consent that, notwithstanding 
section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolution 12 (as amended by section 1(c) 
of House Resolution 78), the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization 
of the Federal Government be composed of the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary, together with not more than 
19 other Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by 
the Speaker, of whom not more than 8 shall be appointed in consultation 
with the minority leader.                                     
  Page H590
Recess: The House recessed at 1:24 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. 
                                                              Page H598
Denouncing the horrors of socialism and Removing a certain Member from 
a certain standing committee of the House--Rule for consideration: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 83, providing for consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 9) denouncing the horrors of 
socialism, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
76) removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the 
House, by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 209 noes, Roll No. 102, after 
the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 
207 nays, Roll No. 101.                                   
  Pages H590-99
Recess: The House recessed at 3:44 p.m. and reconvened at 4:31 p.m. 
                                                              Page H611
Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems Act of 2023: The 
House passed H.R. 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, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 103.         
  Pages H599-H607, H611-12
  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 yesterday, January 31st.
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 
2020: The House passed H.J. Res. 7, relating to a national emergency 
declared by the President on March 13, 2020, by yea-and-nay vote of 229 
yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 104.                  
  Pages H607-11, H612-13
  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 yesterday, January 31st.
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 87, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H613
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, February 2nd. 
                                                              Page H613

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Order of Business--Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the 
Federal Government: Agreed by unanimous consent that, notwithstanding 
section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolution 12 (as amended by section 1 (c) 
of House Resolution 78), and the order of the House of today, the 
Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government be 
composed of not more than 21 Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 9 shall be 
appointed in consultation with the minority leader.           
  Page H613
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representative 
Turner, Chair; Representatives Wenstrup, Stewart, Crawford, Stefanik, 
Kelly (MS), LaHood, Fitzpatrick, Gallagher, Austin Scott (GA), Hill, 
Crenshaw, Waltz, Robert Garcia (CA), Himes, Carson, Castro (TX), 
Krishnamoorthi, Crow, Bera, Plaskett, Gottheimer, Gomez, Houlahan, and 
Spanberger.                                               
  Pages H613-14
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to the 
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Representative Gallagher, Chair; 
Representatives Wittman, Luetkemeyer, Barr, Newhouse, Moolenaar, 
LaHood, Dunn of (FL), Banks, Johnson (SD), Steel, Hinson, Gimenez, 
Krishnamoorthi, Castor (FL), Carson, Moulton, Khanna, Kim (NJ), 
Sherrill, Stevens, Auchincloss, Torres (NY), and Brown.       
  Page H614
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic: 
Representative Wenstrup, Chair; Representatives Malliotakis, Miller-
Meeks, Lesko, Cloud, Joyce (PA), Greene (GA), Jackson (TX), McCormick, 
Ruiz, Dingell, Mfume, Ross and Robert Garcia (CA).            
  Page H614
Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House to the Select Subcommittee on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government: Representative Jordan, Chair; 
Representatives Issa, Massie, Stewart, Stefanik, Johnson (LA), Gaetz, 
Armstrong, Steube, Bishop (NC), Cammack, Hageman, Plaskett, Lynch, 
Sanchez, Wasserman Schultz, Connolly, Garamendi, Allred, Garcia (TX) 
and Goldman (NY).                                             
  Page H614
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H598-99, 
H611-12, and H612-13.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.