[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D508]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 8418-
8443; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res. 144-149; and H. Res. 1232-1237, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H3327-29
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3330-31
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 H3277
Recess: The House recessed at 11:09 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3284
Recess: The House recessed at 3:28 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3308
  LEOSA Reform Act: The House passed H.R. 354, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act 
and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law 
enforcement officers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 185 nays, 
Roll No. 213.                                     
  Pages H3294-97, H3308
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-34 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.                                                
Pages H3294-95
  H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354) 
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to 
yesterday, May 15th.
  Police Our Border Act: The House passed H.R. 8146, to require a 
report by the Attorney General on the impact the border crisis is 
having on law enforcement at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
level, by a yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 157 nays, Roll No. 215. 
                                            Pages H3297-S3308, S3308-10
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole.                                                       
Page H3302
Agreed to:
  D'Esposito amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) 
that adds a provision to the required report to also include the impact 
that the Biden border crisis has had on law enforcement recruitment; 
                                                             Page H3302
  Nunn amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that 
requires the attorney general's report to include costs States had to 
expend on local law enforcement efforts to investigate, intercept, and

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process, which includes the collection, analysis, storage, and eventual 
destruction, fentanyl trafficked from the United States border; 
                                                         Pages H3302-04
  Nunn amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that 
requires the attorney general's report to include data on how many law 
enforcement officers have been reassigned and local resources 
reallocated to investigate, intercept, and process as evidence fentanyl 
trafficked from the United States border;                
Pages H3304-05
  LaLota amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that 
requires nationality of an illegal alien to be reported on, once they 
have exposed a law enforcement officer to fentanyl during an encounter 
at the border and in the United States; and              
Pages H3306-07
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) 
that adds to the findings section that it is in the best interest of 
law enforcement officers and the communities they serve for President 
Biden to use longstanding authorities, including under section 212(f) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to secure the southern border. 
                                                         Pages H3307-08
Rejected:
  Houlahan amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-511) that 
sought to strike Sec (2) lines 17-19 and strike the word `Biden' 
throughout the text (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 213 noes, Roll 
No. 214).                                         
Pages H3305-06, S3309
  H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354) 
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to 
yesterday, May 15th.
  Israel Security Assistance Support Act: The House passed H.R. 8369, 
to provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense 
services for Israel and other matters, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 
yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 217.                
  Pages H3287-94, S3310-11
  Rejected the Meeks motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 
216.                                                     
Pages H3310-11
  H. Res. 1227, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8369), (H.R. 7530), (H.R. 7343), (H.R. 8146), (H.R. 7581), (H.R. 354) 
and the resolutions (H. Res. 1213) and (H. Res. 1210) was agreed to 
yesterday, May 15th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3308, 
H3309, H3309-10, H3310-11, and H3311.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.