[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 187 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1166-D1168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 6363-
6394; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 101, and H. Res. 863-867, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5727-29
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5730-32
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 786, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an 
additional place for holding court for the Pecos Division of the 
Western District of Texas (H. Rept. 118-271); and
  H. Res. 864, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5894) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-272). 
                                                             Page H5727
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Collins to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5673
Recess: The House recessed at 12:22 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5675
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 4:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5676
Recess: The House recessed at 6:07 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5710
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023: H.R. 1505, 
amended, to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States 
courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or 
commercial names;                                        
  Pages H5676-77
  Debbie Smith Act of 2023: H.R. 1105, amended, to amend the DNA 
Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie 
Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 643;   
  Pages H5677-79, H5710-11
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of 
title 25, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors: 
H.R. 3496, to make technical amendments to update statutory references 
to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 
19 of title 25, United States Code, and to correct related technical 
errors;                                                  
  Pages H5679-88
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States 
Code, and to correct related technical errors: H.R. 3506, to make 
technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States 
Code, and to correct related technical errors;           
  Pages H5688-89
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to 
provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct 
related technical errors: H.R. 3578, to make technical amendments to 
update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, 
United States Code, and to correct related technical errors; 
                                                         Pages H5689-95
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 2, United States Code, title 50, United 
States Code, and title 52, United States Code, and to correct related 
technical errors: H.R. 3571, to make technical amendments to update 
statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, 
United States Code, title 50, United States Code, and title 52, United 
States Code, and to correct related technical errors; 
                                                      Pages H5695-H5704
  Amending title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place 
for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of 
Texas: H.R. 786, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an 
additional place for holding court for the Pecos Division of the 
Western District of Texas;                                   
  Page H5704
  Encouraging the connecting of members of the Armed Forces in the 
United States to support structures necessary to transition from the 
battlefield: H. Res. 848, encouraging the connecting of members of the 
Armed Forces in the United States to support structures necessary to 
transition from the battlefield; and                     
  Pages H5705-07
  Renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based 
outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John Gibson, Dan 
James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic'': H.R. 593, to 
rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John Gibson, Dan James, William 
Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
409 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one answering ``present'', Roll 
No. 644.                                       
  Pages H5707-10, H5712-14

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  Oath of Office--First Congressional District of Rhode Island: 
Representative-elect Gabriel Amo presented himself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter received from Mr. 
Gregg M. Amore, Secretary of State, State of Rhode Island, indicating 
that, according to the unofficial results for the Special Election held 
November 7, 2023, the Honorable Gabriel Amo was elected for 
Representative to Congress for the First Congressional District of 
Rhode Island.                                                
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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Rhode 
Island, the whole number of the House is 434.                
  Page H5712
Question of Privilege: Representative Greene (GA) rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. Upon 
examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution 
qualified. Subsequently, the House agreed to the Clark (MA) motion to 
refer to the Committee on Homeland Security the resolution (H. Res. 
863), impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland 
Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
209 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 645.                      
  Pages H5713-14
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, November 14th. 
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Senate Referrals: S.J. Res. 38 was held at the desk. S. 41 was held at 
the desk. S. 311 was held at the desk. S. 670 was held at the desk. S. 
749 was held at the desk.                                    
  Page H5676
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page S5676.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5710-11, H5712-13, and H5714.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

Committee Meetings-
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024; THE FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND 
EXTENSIONS ACT, 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5894, the 
``Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024''; and H.R. 6363, the ``Further Continuing 
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2024''. The Committee granted, by a 
record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5894, 
the ``Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024'', under a structured rule. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-13, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro 
forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be 
considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question. All points of 
order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee 
report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution 
are waived. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not 
earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at 
any point for the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman DeLauro, and 
Representatives Aderholt, Griffith, Bishop of Georgia, Smucker, Moylan, 
Grothman, Higgins of Louisiana, Molinaro, Houchin, and Tenney. -

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BUSINESS MEETING
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting to consider a Resolution to Enable a Joint Hearing 
with the Committee on Homeland Security; and a Resolution to Enable 
Outside Committee Participation at a Briefing. The resolutions passed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.