[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 7155-
7180; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 87; and H. Res. 987-990, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H363-64
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H365-66
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2553, to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize 
removal of an action or prosecution against a President, Vice 
President, former President, or former Vice President, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept 118-371); and
  H.R. 1121, to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic 
fracturing (H. Rept. 118-19, Part 2).                         
Page H363
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H319
Recess: The House recessed at 11:04 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H326
Recess: The House recessed at 1:43 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                              Page H340
  Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act: The House passed H.R. 
6678, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that 
aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security 
fraud are inadmissible and deportable, by a yea-and-nay vote of 272 
yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 27.                   
  Pages H333-38, H340-41
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-23 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill.                                                     
Page H333
Agreed to:
  D'Esposito amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-362) 
that expands the bill to require that any alien who has been convicted 
of or admits to having committed a crime involving financial misconduct 
in regards to certain COVID-19 loans be inadmissible and deportable (by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 267 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 26). 
                                                          Pages H340-41
  H. Res. 980, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5585), (H.R. 6678), (H.R. 6679), and (H.R. 6976) was agreed to 
yesterday, January 30th.
  No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act: The House passed 
H.R. 6679, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, 
or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 422 yeas to 2 nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 28.
                                                 Pages H338-40, H341-42
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-24 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill.                                                     
Page H338
Agreed to:
  Rose amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-362) that 
requires an annual report to Congress on the number of individuals 
found to be inadmissible and deportable each year as a result of the 
underlying bill.                                          
Pages H339-40
  H. Res. 980, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5585), (H.R. 6678), (H.R. 6679), and (H.R. 6976) was agreed to 
yesterday, January 30th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, January 
29th.
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Lance 
Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & 
Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building'': H.R. 2754, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Lance Corporal 
David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant 
Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and two answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 29;                                              
  Pages H342-43
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the 
``Caroline Chang Post Office'': H.R. 3728, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 
1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''; 
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  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3500 West 6th Street,

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Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post 
Office'': H.R. 599, amended, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los 
Angeles, California, as the ``Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office''; and 
                                                          Pages H358-59
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the ``Dr. 
Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building'': H.R. 1060, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date 
Place in San Bernardino, California, as the ``Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post 
Office Building''.                                            
  Page H359
Recess: The House recessed at 5:59 p.m. and reconvened at 8:01 p.m. 
                                                              Page H358
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024: H.R. 7024, 
as amended, to make improvements to the child tax credit, to provide 
tax incentives to promote economic growth, to provide special rules for 
the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources 
within the United States, to provide tax relief with respect to certain 
Federal disasters, to make improvements to the low-income housing tax 
credit, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 357 yeas to 70 nays, Roll No. 
30.                                                 
  Pages H343-58, H358
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 1st.   
  Page H359
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H340, H341, H341-42, H342, and 
H358.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:17 p.m.