[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D367-D368]
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. 8014-
8032; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 104; and H. Res. 1150-1152, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2443-44
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2445
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1149, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6323) to 
modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect to 
sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
1143) condemning Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on 
Israel; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4691) to provide 
for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions 
imposed with respect to Iran; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5947) to provide for the rescission of certain waivers and 
licenses relating to Iran, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6046) to designate Ansarallah as a 
foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on 
Ansarallah, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4639) to amend section 2702 of title 18, United States 
Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from 
obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of 
value, to address communications and records in the possession of 
intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 118-464).                                              
Page H2443
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2401
Recess: The House recessed at 10:33 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2405
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H2405
Recess: The House recessed at 1:12 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2413
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, April 15:
  Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023: H.R. 6245, amended, 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on financial 
institutions' involvement with officials of the Iranian Government, and 
for other purposes, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 4 nays, 
Roll No. 126; and                                        
  Pages H2415-16
  Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023: H.R. 6015, amended, To 
require the President to prevent the abuse of financial sanctions 
exemptions by Iran, and for other purposes, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 408 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 127.                        
  Page H2416
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act: H.R. 
5917, amended, to amend the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as 
Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and for other 
purposes, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 
128;                                           
  Pages H2416-19, H2432-33
  Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023:

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  H.R. 4681, amended, to provide for the imposition of sanctions with 
respect to illicit captagon trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
410 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 129;                
Pages H2419-21, H2433
  No Technology for Terror Act: H.R. 6603, amended, to apply foreign-
direct product rules to Iran, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas 
to 19 nays, Roll No. 130;                      
  Pages H2422-23, H2433-34
  No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act: H.R. 5826, amended, to require a 
report on sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 34 nays, Roll No. 131; 
                                               Pages H2423-26, H2434-35
  Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023: H.R. 3033, to repeal the sunset 
provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 132; 
                                                  Pages H2426-28, H2435
Encouraging the European Union to Determine that the European Union 
Should Sanction the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Now As a 
Terrorist Entity Resolution: H. Res. 288, urging the European Union to 
expeditiously designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 
terrorist organization under Common Position 931, and for other 
purposes, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 
133; and                                       
  Pages H2428-30, H2435-36
Condemning antisemitic slogans: H. Res. 883, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives that the slogan, ``from the river to the 
sea, Palestine will be free'' is antisemitic and its use must be 
condemned, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 44 nays with one 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 134.           
  Pages H2430-32, H2436-37
  Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023: The House began consideration of 
H.R. 6323, to modify the availability of certain waiver authorities 
with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector 
of Iran, and for other purposes. Consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, April 17th.                   
  Pages H2406-13, H2413, H2437-41
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as adopted.                     
Pages H2406-13
  H. Res. 1149, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6323), (H.R. 4691), (H.R. 5947), (H.R. 6046), (H.R. 4639) and the 
resolution (H. Res. 1143) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes 
to 208 noes, Roll No. 125, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 124. 
                                     Pages H2406-13, H2413-14, H2414-15
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a 
notification stating that the national emergency declared with respect 
to the Russian Federation and the emergency authority relating to the 
regulation of the anchorage and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels 
to United States ports is to continue in effect beyond April 21, 2024--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 118-131).                                   
  Pages H2405, H2413
Senate Referrals: S. 3858 was held at the desk.          
  Pages H2421-22
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H2421-22.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2414, 
H2414-15, H2415, H2416, H2432-33, H2433, H2433-34, H2434-35, H2435, 
H2435-36, and H2436-37.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:39 p.m.