[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D228-D229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 7589-
7607; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 96; and H. Res. 1067-1070, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1056-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1058-59
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Sean Raftis, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Whitefish, Montana. 
                                                             Page H1037
  Expanding Access to Capital Act: The House passed H.R. 2799, to make 
reforms to the capital markets of the United States, by a recorded vote 
of 212 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 78. Consideration began Wednesday, 
March 6th.                                               
  Pages H1038-48
  Rejected the Houlahan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services, by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 213 nays, Roll 
No. 77.                              
Pages H1039-40, H1043-44, H1046-47
Rejected:
  Houlahan amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-407) that 
sought to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to 
include in its report to Congress and the SEC [Sec. 2603(b)] the 
effects of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank on community banks and 
small business lending (by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 203 noes, 
Roll No. 73);                                  
Pages H1039-40, H1043-44
  Tlaib amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-407) that 
sought to ensure exemptions or benefits provided by H.R. 2799 may only 
apply to companies that do not impose junk fees on customers (by a 
recorded vote of 204 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 74); 
                                               Pages H1040-41, H1044-45
  Lynch amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-407) that 
sought to provide that the Act will take effect only when the SEC, in 
consultation with State securities regulators, certifies to Congress 
that nothing in the Act will increase fraud (by a recorded vote of 208 
ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 75); and               
Pages H1041-42, H1045
  Waters amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-407) that 
sought to require any investment adviser, private fund, or an 
investment company that is subject to the bill to annually and publicly 
disclose their investments into women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-
owned, rural-domiciled, and other businesses (by a recorded vote of 206 
ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 76).                
Pages H1042-43, H1045-46
  H. Res. 1052, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2799) and (H.R. 7511) was agreed to Wednesday, March 6th.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, March 11th for morning 
hour debate.                                                 
  Page H1048
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1044, 
H1044-45, H1045, H1046, H1046-47, and H1047-48.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:23 p.m.