[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 201 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1269-D1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 6610-
6652; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 913-916, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6210-11
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2839, to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the 
hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
118-300); and
  Conference report on H.R. 2670, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-301). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Franklin to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:10 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. 
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  Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in 
Nefarious Transactions Act: The House passed H.R. 5933, to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in 
disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, 
restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries 
of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts 
and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments 
within endowments, by a yea-and-nay of 246 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 
701.                                           
  Pages H6166-84, H6184-87
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole.                                  
Pages H6171-75
Agreed to:
  Foxx amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
makes technical edits to fix citations and adjust punctuation; 
clarifies language on gifts, enforcement, and the mandated GAO study; 
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  Carey amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
revises the public, searchable

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database under Sec. 117b (2) to remove the personally identifiable 
information of staff or faculty required to disclose gifts and 
contracts in the bill;                                   
Pages H6175-76
  Fallon amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
prohibits institutions that commit three violations under this Act from 
obtaining a waiver or a renewal of a waiver;                 
Page H6176
  Fallon amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
strikes 4 years on page 6, line 17 and replaces it with 5 years; 
strikes 4 years on page 26, line 14, and replaces it with 5 years; 
                                                         Pages H6176-77
  Perry amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
adds international organizations to the definition of foreign sources 
for the purposes of Section 117, Disclosures of Foreign Gifts; 
                                                         Pages H6179-81
  Molinaro amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
includes a requirement that foreign entities disclose any ties to 
designated foreign terrorist organizations, which includes Hamas (by a 
recorded vote of 372 ayes to 39 noes, Roll No. 698); 
                                               Pages H6177-78, H6184-85
Rejected:
  Ogles amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) that 
sought to reduce the threshold value at which gifts must be reported 
from $50,000 to $1 (by a recorded vote of 94 ayes to 320 noes, Roll No. 
699); and                                      
Pages H6178-79, H6185-86
  Scott (VA) amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-298) 
that sought to strike and replace bill language with a Democratic 
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (by a recorded vote of 202 ayes 
to 213 noes, Roll No. 700).                    
Pages H6181-84, H6186-87
  H. Res. 906, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4468) and (H.R. 5933) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) was 
agreed to yesterday, December 5th.
  Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023: The House passed H.R. 
4468, to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with 
respect to emissions from vehicles, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas 
to 197 nays, Roll No. 703.                      
  Pages H6157-66, 6187-89
  Rejected the Stevens motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas to 214 nays, Roll 
No. 702.                                                 
Pages H6187-88
Agreed to:
  Johnson (OH) amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-298) 
that clarifies the time-frame in which the bill's requirements apply. 
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  H. Res. 906, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4468) and (H.R. 5933) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) was 
agreed to yesterday, December 5th.
Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman: The House considered H. Res. 
914, censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman. Earlier, the House 
rejected the Clark (MA) motion to table the resolution by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 201 yeas to 216 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 
704.                                                     
  Pages H6189-97
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Gooden wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Edwards 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Edwards 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on the Budget.              
  Page H6197
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Armstrong 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability.                                              
  Page H6197
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 913, electing Members 
to a certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Clerk to Correct: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 
5933, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, section 
numbering and cross-referencing, and the insertion of appropriate 
headings.                                                    
  Page H6198
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 7th. 
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Investigative Subcommittee established by the Committee on Ethics--
Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Jeffries, Minority 
Leader, in which he appointed the following Members to the 
Investigative Subcommittee established by the Committee on Ethics: 
Representatives Barragan, Carter (LA), Case, Dean (PA), Foster, 
Houlahan, Pressley and Stanton.                              
  Page H6198
Recess: The House recessed at 8:23 p.m. and reconvened at 9:54 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6185,

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H6185-86, H6186, H6187, H6188, H6188-89, and H6189-90.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:54 p.m.