[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 8, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1153-D1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 6283-
6320; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 851-855, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5650-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5653-54
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Williams to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024: The 
House considered H.R. 4664, making appropriations for financial 
services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2024. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, November 9th. 
                                                      Pages H5550-H5643
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
118-269 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole.                                      
Page H5557
Agreed to:
  Womack en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269: Molinaro (No. 1) that increases 
and decreases the Department of the Treasury to encourage the 
Department to continue to improve its Financial Literacy for Students 
Initiative and to consciously target rural areas; Gottheimer (No. 3) 
that increases funding by $3 million for the Treasury's Office of 
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to support efforts to counter 
criminal and terrorist groups through the acquisition of improved 
blockchain analysis tools, training on cryptocurrency and 
cryptocurrency-related investigations, and investigative support to 
reduce crimes involving ransomware attacks or exploiting the use of 
cryptocurrency; Gottheimer (No. 4) that increases and decreases funding 
for the Treasury Department to deploy a finance attache to work out of 
the US Embassy in Jerusalem; Gottheimer (No. 5) that increases funding 
by $37 million, for the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence to support efforts to implement sanctions on Iran, Hamas, 
Hezbollah, Russia, China, North Korea and other terrorist groups; 
Schweikert (No. 6) that increases and decreases funding for the 
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration by $1 million to 
provide a report to Congress on the Internal Revenue Service's use of 
artificial intelligence in compliance efforts and in investigating 
complex tax evasion cases through information on the no-change rate of 
cases selected, dollar amounts recovered through this technology, human 
controls on the technology's decision-making ability and processes, and 
privacy controls of taxpayer data; Beatty (No. 7) that increases and 
decreases funding for the Financial

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Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to highlight the importance of the 
office to protect our financial system from illicit activity, combat 
money laundering, and promote national security; David Scott (GA) (No. 
8) that increases and decreases support efforts to assist financial 
institutions and entities in identifying, recognizing, detecting, 
curtailing, and preventing suspicious activities in relation to funding 
streams that could benefit Hamas; Waters (No. 10) that increases and 
decreases funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions 
(CDFI) Fund; Schweikert (No. 13) that increases and decreases funding 
for the Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Service by $1 million to 
provide an update to Congress on the agency's use of artificial 
intelligence and chatbot technology at the taxpayer and customer 
service level and to detail plans to expand the use of chatbot 
technology to include providing taxpayers with tools, information, and 
assistance needed to comply with tax filing obligations with the goal 
of reducing delays in email or text response and telephone wait times 
further, decreasing the complexity of the tax code, and improving 
taxpayer resolution and satisfaction; Hudson (No. 14) that increases 
and decreases the Taxpayer Advocate Services Account by $5 million to 
highlight the importance of timely taxpayer advocate services; Ramirez 
(No. 17) that increases and decreases funding to the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Programs by 
$27,200,000; David Scott (GA) (No. 20) that increases and decreases the 
Consumer Protection Financial Bureau's Salaries and Expenses account by 
$2 million, with the intent of urging the Bureau's Director work with 
the Civil Penalty Fund Administrator to craft a plan that allocates 
funding for financial literacy programming from the Civil Penalty Fund; 
Williams (No. 22) that increases and decreases the Election Assistance 
Commission to highlight the importance of protecting election workers; 
Molinaro (No. 23) that increases and decreases the Federal Trade 
Commission to encourage the agency to collaborate with the FCC, DOJ, 
and Department of Treasury to pursue and deter fraud and scams targeted 
towards seniors; Lucas (No. 29) that decreases and increases funding 
for the Securities and Exchange Commission by $1,000,000,000 to 
underscore the importance that the Securities and Exchange Commission 
refrain from moving forward with requirements that are inconsistent 
with existing regulatory frameworks enforced by the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission or the federal banking agencies; Castro (TX) (No. 
33) that increases and decreases funding in the Postal Service Fund to 
be used for repairing and replacing clusterbox units for certain 
neighborhoods; Gottheimer (No. 34) that increases and decreases funding 
for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to hire more Postal Police 
Officers with the intent of holding mail fraudsters accountable; Neguse 
(No. 36) that increases and decreases the USPS Postal Service Fund by 
$5 million to highlight the need for reliable, consistent mail delivery 
in rural and mountain communities; Jayapal (No. 66) that prohibits the 
sale or transfer of the Seattle Archives; Kim (CA) (No. 67) that 
prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to oppose a 
proposal to admit Taiwan to the International Monetary Fund; Molinaro 
(No. 71) that increases and decreases funding to emphasize it should be 
the policy of the USPS to provide mailbox delivery to those who wish to 
receive it, rather than being forced to only use a P.O. box; and Moore 
(WI) (No. 75) that increases and decreases funding for the U.S. Postal 
Service Inspector General to allow that Office to assess ongoing U.S. 
Postal Service efforts to prevent attacks on letter carriers and other 
postal employees and to make recommendations on how to strengthen those 
efforts;                                                 
Pages H5582-83
  Schweikert amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that increases and decreases funding by $1 million to instruct the 
Postal Service IG to provide Congress with the operating expenses and 
annual revenue for each post office location for the last five years in 
addition to a financial analysis of postal service locations owned by 
the USPS, the location's current market value, its operating costs, and 
estimates on the revenue raised through leasing or selling of USPS-
owned locations;                                         
Pages H5584-85
  Bice amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
increases and decreases funding for the Internal Revenue Service by 
$5,000 with the intent to direct the Commissioner to provide Congress 
with the quantity and types(s) of: weapons, weapons systems, 
ammunition, explosive devices, armored vehicles, drones/UAVs, and 
chemical weapons such as tear gas and calming agents in their 
possession;                                              
Pages H5585-86
  Davidson amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that ensures no funds may be used by the Department of the Treasury to 
design or develop a Central Bank Digital Currency, or establish a 
United States Central Bank Digital Currency as legal tender; 
                                                         Pages H5587-88
  Ramirez amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
increases and decreases funding for the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau by $635,000,000;                                      
Page H5590
  Brecheen amendment (No. 26 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that reduces funding for the General Services Administration's (GSA) 
Real Property Activities to FY19 spending levels;        
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  Burlison amendment (No. 27 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that increases and decreases funding for the Office of Personnel 
Management by $20,000 to provide for the renewal of a security 
clearance for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) whistleblower David 
Grusch;                                                      
Page H5594
  Schweikert amendment (No. 30 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that increases and decreases funding for the Small Business 
Administration's Office of the Inspector General by $1 million to 
provide Congress a report on the estimated fiscal impact of selling off 
delinquent loans within the COVID-19 portfolio to third parties and a 
cost-benefit analysis of not pursuing aggressive loan recollection 
efforts to recoup the estimated $33.4 billion in either past due, 
delinquent, in liquidation or charged off EIDL loans;    
Pages H5594-95
  Boebert amendment (No. 40 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to be used to 
provide financial assistance to Sanctuary Cities;     
Pages H5599-H5600
  Boebert amendment (No. 41 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits performance awards or bonuses for senior executive service 
employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS);         
Pages H5600-01
  Cammack amendment (No. 43 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that 
has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the 
economy of $100 million or more;                         
Pages H5602-03
  Davidson amendment (No. 45 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that ensures no funds are used to support an increase in the weight of 
the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the 
International Monetary Fund;                             
Pages H5603-04
  Emmer amendment (No. 46 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out an enforcement action 
related to a crypto asset transaction;                   
Pages H5604-05
  Fischbach amendment (No. 47 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funds from being used to regulate or require farmers 
disclose scope 3 emissions;                              
Pages H5605-06
  Fitzgerald amendment (No. 48 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that repeals the subpoena authority of Treasury's Federal Insurance 
Office and the Office of Financial Research;                 
Page H5606
  Fitzgerald amendment (No. 49 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funding the FTC to issue Unfair Competition rulemakings;
                                                         Pages H5606-07
  Molinaro amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
increases and decreases the Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
United States (CFIUS) to encourage the Committee to evaluate the rising 
threat of farmland owned by adversarial nations (by a recorded vote of 
336 ayes to 86 noes, Roll No. 623);               
Pages H5583-84, H5608
  Barr amendment (No. 37 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
ensures none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be made available to implement or enforce General License 
No. 8H, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control on October 25, 
2023 (by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 629); 
                                                  Pages H5595-96, H5612
  Barr amendment (No. 38 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 14008 titled 
``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad'' (January 27, 2021) 
or any rule or regulation to implement such Order (by a recorded vote 
of 219 ayes to 210 noes, Roll No. 630);        
Pages H5596-97, H5612-13
  Fitzgerald amendment (No. 50 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funding for the FTC to enforce Sec. 5 of the FTC Act in 
a manner that is inconsistent with the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act;
                                                             Page H5615
  Fitzgerald amendment (No. 51 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funding for the FTC's suspension of early termination to 
premerger notification filings;                          
Pages H5615-16
  Foxx amendment (No. 52 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits implementation of the April 6, 2023 proposed revisions to OMB 
Circular A-4 to minimize projected costs and maximize projected 
benefits of new regulations;                                 
Page H5616
  Fry amendment (No. 53 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funding for the Treasury Department's Climate Hub; 
                                                         Pages H5616-17
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 55 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funds in the bill from being used to implement COVID-19 
vaccine mandates;                                        
Pages H5618-19
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 56 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits the White House from failing to disclose visitor access 
records or ``visitor logs'';                             
Pages H5619-20
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 57 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits the use of funds to promulgate new major rules if OMB 
determines that the regulation is likely to result in a significant 
impact on the economy, a major increase in prices for consumers, or 
adverse effects on American global competition;          
Pages H5620-21

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  Hill amendment (No. 64 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funding from being used to support the allocation of IMF 
reserve assets (Special Drawing Rights) to Iran;         
Pages H5622-23
  Huizenga amendment (No. 65 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funds to be made available to authorize U.S. financial 
institutions whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to Executive Order 13902 other than a transaction for the sale 
of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical device; 
                                                         Pages H5623-24
  Luetkemeyer amendment (No. 68 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits support for an increase in the People's Republic of 
China's shareholding at the International Monetary Fund; 
                                                         Pages H5624-25
  Meuser amendment (No. 70 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the SBA from using the new affiliation and lending criteria 
for the 7(a) lending program;                                
Page H5625
  Mooney amendment (No. 72 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funding for the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) Working 
Group led by the Department of Treasury;                 
Pages H5625-26
  Mooney amendment (No. 73 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funding for the SEC's Private Fund Adviser Rule; 
                                                         Pages H5626-27
  Moore (UT) amendment (No. 74 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funds from being used to develop, finalize, or implement 
the proposed rule titled ``Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of 
Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act'';                      
Page H5627
  Norman amendment (No. 76 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the use of funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the 
proposed rule entitled ``Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use 
of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment 
Advisers'';                                              
Pages H5627-28
  Norman amendment (No. 77 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits use of funds by the OMB to consider the Social Cost of 
Greenhouse Gases (SC-GHG) in the development and implementation of 
budgets, federal procurement processes, or environmental reviews; 
                                                         Pages H5628-29
  Norman amendment (No. 78 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funding to implement, finalize, or enforce the proposed rule 
entitled ``Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of 
Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8'';       
Page H5629
  Norman amendment (No. 79 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits use of funds to implement, finalize, or enforce the proposed 
rule entitled ``Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and 
Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance 
Investment Practices'';                                  
Pages H5629-30
  Nunn amendment (No. 80 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
implement or enforce the final rule of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission titled ``Cyber security Risk Management, Strategy, 
Governance, and Incident Disclosure'';                   
Pages H5630-31
  Nunn amendment (No. 81 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to approve the proposed rule of the 
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board titled ``Proposing Release: 
Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Company's Non-
compliance with Laws and Regulations; And Other Related Amendments''; 
                                                             Page H5631
  Ogles amendment (No. 82 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funds from use to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate; 
                                                         Pages H5631-32
  Ogles amendment (No. 86 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
CFPB's rule entitled ``Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to 
Certain Agency and Court Orders'';                       
Pages H5633-34
  Rosendale amendment (No. 89 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits any funds made available in this act from being used to 
enforce the ``Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Proposed 
Rule'';                                                      
Page H5635
  Rosendale amendment (No. 90 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits any of funds made available by this Act from being used 
for the purchase or construction of any new Federal buildings in 
Washington, D.C.;                                        
Pages H5635-36
  Roy amendment (No. 93 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local 
funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools 
receive a COVID-19 vaccination;                          
Pages H5638-39
  Roy amendment (No. 94 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funds from being used to implement any of President Biden's 
executive orders on climate change;                      
Pages H5639-40
  Sessions amendment (No. 96 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that prohibits funds from being used for 18F within the Technology 
Transformation Service at GSA;                           
Pages H5640-41
  Norman amendment (No. 97 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the use of funds

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to implement or enforce the SEC's Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) 14L; 
                                                             Page H5641
  Norman amendment (No. 98 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits the use of funds for implementing or enforcing the SEC's 2022 
Proxy Advisor Rule;                                      
Pages H5641-42
  Steube amendment (No. 99 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
defunds the Communications Equity and Diversity Council at the FCC; and
                                                         Pages H5642-43
  Salazar amendment (No. 95 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
prohibits funds from being used to produce official documents 
containing the term ``latinx'' or `` `latin-x'' (by a recorded vote of 
222 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 640).                 
Pages H5640, H5647
Rejected:
  Grothman amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to eliminate funding for the Department of Treasury's Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund (by a recorded vote of 115 ayes 
to 306 noes, Roll No. 624);                              
Pages H5608-09
  Harshbarger amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that sought to strike all funding for firearms and ammunition for the 
IRS (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 625); 
                                               Pages H5586-87, H5609-10
  Perry amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to reduce CFPB funding to $0 (by a recorded vote of 140 ayes to 
286 noes, Roll No. 626);                          
Pages H5588-90, H5610
  Ogles amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to reduce funding for Consumer Product Safety Commission to FY 
2019 level (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 627); 
                                               Pages H5590-91, H5610-11
  Perry amendment (No. 24 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to reduce the amount for Salaries and Expenses of the FTC to 
FY19 levels (by a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 628);
                                               Pages H5591-93, H5611-12
  Bean amendment (No. 39 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to prohibit the SBA from implementing the CA SBLC program (by a 
recorded vote of 205 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 631); 
                                               Pages H5597-99, H5613-14
  Burchett amendment (No. 42 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that sought to reduce salary of SEC chairman Gary Gensler to $1 (by a 
recorded vote of 175 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 632); 
                                                  Pages H5601-02, H5614
  Collins amendment (No. 44 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to prohibit funding for the Executive Office of the Vice 
President (by a recorded vote of 106 ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 633); 
                                                  Pages H5603, H5614-15
  Gaetz amendment (No. 54 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to prohibit funds from being used for the acquisition of 
property for a new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters (by a 
recorded vote of 145 ayes to 273 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 634);                                    
Pages H5617-18, H5643
  Harshbarger amendment (No. 63 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that sought to prohibit funding for the White House Gender Policy 
Council (by a recorded vote of ayes to noes, Roll No. 205 ayes to 211 
noes, Roll No. 635);                              
Pages H5621-23, H5644
  Ogles amendment (No. 84 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to prohibit funds from being used to finalize, implement, or 
enforce the proposed rule titled ``Upholding Civil Service Protections 
and Merit System Principles'', which would prohibit a future 
administration from reinstating President Trump's Schedule F policy for 
Federal employees (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 
636);                                          
Pages H5632-33, H5644-45
  Ogles amendment (No. 87 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) that 
sought to prohibit funds to finalize the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority's proposed rule entitled ``Miscellaneous and General 
Requirements'' which would restrict federal employees' ability to opt 
out of membership in a labor union (by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 
223 noes, Roll No. 637);                          
Pages H5634-35, H5645
  Rosendale amendment (No. 91 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that sought to cut funding to the Consumer Product Safety Commission by 
50% (by a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 638); and 
                                                  Pages H5636-37, H5646
  Rosendale amendment (No. 92 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-269) 
that sought to prevent funds from being used for the Office of Gun 
Violence Prevention (by a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 212 noes, Roll 
No. 639).                                      
Pages H5637-38, H5646-47
  H. Res. 847, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4664) was agreed to yesterday, November 7.
Recess: The House recessed at 7:22 p.m. and reconvened at 9 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5643
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, November 
6.
  Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023: H.R. 1722, to amend 
the Grand Ronde Reservation Act; and                         
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  Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act: 
H.R. 2717, amended, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to 
honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice 
displayed by Medal of Honor recipients.                      
  Page H5648
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, November 9.    
  Page H5648
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eighteen recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5608, H5608-09, H5609-10, 
H5610, H5610-11, H5611-12, H5612, H5612-13, H5613-14, H5614, H5614-15, 
H5643, H5644, H5644-45, H5645, H5646, H5646-47, and H5647.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:15 p.m.