[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D215-D216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 49 public bills, H.R. 1478-
1526; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 42; H. Con. Res. 22-23; and H. Res. 
214-218 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1246-49
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1251-52
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1211
Recess: The House recessed at 10:54 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1217
Recess: The House recessed at 1:45 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1230
  Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act: The House passed 
H.R. 140, to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal 
employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their 
official capacity, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 206 nays, Roll 
No. 141. Consideration began yesterday, March 8th.      
  Pages H1219-21, H1230-32
  Rejected the Landsman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 140.                                          
Page H1231
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-1, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
now printed in the bill.
Agreed to:
  Rose amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 118-7) that requires 
mandatory annual training on the requirements of the underlying bill; 
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Pages H1219-20
  Rose amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 118-7) that adds a 
findings section that states that inspectors general should not less 
than annually for the next seven years publicly report the number of 
complaints and tips received, the number of investigations opened, and 
statistics on how investigations were managed and their disposition by 
that inspector general related to compliance with the underlying bill 
and the amendments made by the underlying bill.              
Page H1220
  H. Res. 199, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
140), the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) and the bill (S. 619) was 
agreed to yesterday, March 8th. Providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Revised 
Definition of `Waters of the United States' '': The House passed H.J. 
Res. 27, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States' '', by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 
198 nays, Roll No. 142.                                      
Page H1232
  H. Res. 199, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
140), the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) and the bill (S. 619) was 
agreed to yesterday,

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March 8th. House Communications Standards Commission--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to 
the House Communications Standards Commission: Representatives Morelle, 
Sherman, and Underwood.                                      
Page H1231
Senate Referral: S. 724 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H1217-18.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1231, H1231-32 and H1232.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m.