[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D176-D177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 67 public bills, H.R. 5, 1269-
1334; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 36-38; H. Con. Res. 21; and H. Res. 
189-193, were introduced.                                
  Pages H1046-50
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1052-53
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
  Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act: The 
House passed H.R. 347, to require the Executive Office of the President 
to provide an inflation estimate with respect to Executive orders with 
a significant effect on the annual gross budget, by a recorded vote of 
272 ayes to 148 noes, Roll No. 131. Consideration began yesterday, 
February 28th.                                            
  Pages H976-88
Agreed to:
  Perry amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that applies the 
bill's requirements to all ``major Executive Orders'' which cause an 
annual gross budgetary effect of at least $1 million;     
Pages H977-79
  Perry amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that requires a 
detailed description of any impact on the consumer price index; 
                                                          Pages H979-80
  Yakym amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that requires the 
statement estimating inflationary effects to break down the type of 
inflation to the CPI's major categories of Food, Energy, and All Items 
Less Food and Energy;                                     
Pages H982-83
  Bost amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that was debated on 
February 28th that requires that the inflationary report take into 
account the spending patterns of military personnel, rural areas, and 
farm households (by a recorded vote of 324 ayes to 83 noes, Roll No. 
125);                                                     
Pages H983-84
  Boebert amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that was debated 
on February 28th that requires the inflation estimate to be made 
publicly available by publishing on the OMB website (by a recorded vote 
of 386 ayes to 31 noes, Roll No. 126); and                
Pages H984-85
  Lee (NV) amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that was debated 
on February 28th that clarifies that nothing in this bill suggests that 
combatting inflation and bringing down the cost of living is the 
executive branch's responsibility alone, and not also a key pursuit of 
the House of Representatives through thoughtful, productive legislative 
action (by a recorded vote of 364 ayes to 56 noes, Roll No. 129). 
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Rejected:
  Omar amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that sought to 
require supplementary Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) factors be 
considered and evaluated when assessing applicable major executive 
orders;                                                   
Pages H976-77
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that was 
debated on February 28th that sought to insert into Sec. 2(a) line 10 
``or'' after ``inflations and Strikes Sec. (a) lines 11-14; to clarify 
and make consistent with economic policy on inflationary impacts and 
effects (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 127); 
                                                          Pages H985-86
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that was 
debated on February 28th that sought to add at the end of section 2(d) 
the definition to ``significant impact'' in Sec. 2(a). ``The term 
``significant impact on inflation'' means an Executive order was 
estimated to increase or decrease Consumer Price Index inflation by at 
least 1% percentage point over the course of a year.'' (by a recorded 
vote of 187 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 128); and              
Page H986
  Roy amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 118-4) that sought to 
strike exceptions to the mandatory inflation forecasting requirement 
(by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 130). 
                                                 Pages H980-82, H987-88
  H. Res. 166, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
347) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 30) was agreed to yesterday, 
February 28th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 3rd.     
  Page H988
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13288 with respect to Zimbabwe is to continue in effect beyond 
March 6, 2023--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 118-12).                           
  Pages H995-96
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 with respect 
to Venezuela is to continue in effect beyond March 8, 2023--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
118-13).                                                      
Page H996
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 with respect 
to Ukraine is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2023--referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
118-14).                                                      
Page H996
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H984, H984-85, H985, H986, 
H986-87, H987, and H988.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:25 p.m.