[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D160-D161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 7362-
7402; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 91; and H. Res. 1014-1018, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H677-79
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H681-82
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 H641
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H646
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor 
Zach Terry, First Baptist Church, Fernandina Beach, Florida. 
                                                              Page H646
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Tuesday, February 
13th.
  Uyghur Policy Act: H.R. 2766, amended, to support the human rights of 
Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct 
identity, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 
50; and                                                   
  Pages H659-60
  Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act: H.R. 533, 
amended, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain 
provisions of that Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 28 
nays, Roll No. 53.                                        
  Pages H661-62
  Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024: The House passed 
H.R. 7176, to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural 
gas, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 52. 
                                                 Pages H649-59, H660-61
  Rejected the Watson Coleman motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 
213 nays, Roll No. 51.                                    
Pages H660-61
  H. Res. 1009, the rule providing consideration of the bill (H.R. 
7176) was agreed to yesterday, February 14th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, February 
14th.
  Strengthening the Quad Act: H.R. 5375, amended, to require a strategy 
for bolstering engagement and cooperation between the United States, 
Australia, India, and Japan and to seek to establish a Quad Intra-
Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate closer cooperation on shared 
interests and values, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 39 
nays, Roll No. 54.                                        
  Pages H662-63
Work Period Designation: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated the period from Thursday, February 15, 2024, through 
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, as a ``district work period'' under section 
3(z) of House Resolution 5.                                   
  Page H663
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H659-60, H660, H661, H661-62, 
and H662-63.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:54 p.m.