[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D542-D543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 8489-
8515; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 152; and H. Res. 1250-1252, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3483-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3485-86
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7189, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a 
national congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness 
program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-517);
  H.R. 7208, to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 118-518);
  H.R. 7224, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program 
(H. Rept. 118-519); and
  H.R. 6829, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and 
support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, 
awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more 
at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities 
relating to cardiomyopathy, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 118-520).                                          
Page H3482
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Edwards to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3403
Recess: The House recessed at 11:27 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3412
  Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: The 
House passed H.R. 4763, to provide for a system of regulation of 
digital assets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, by a recorded vote of 279 ayes to 
136 noes, Roll No. 226.              
  Pages H3414-18, H3419-56, H3462-63
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-33, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-516, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the 
amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees 
on Agriculture and Financial Services now printed in the bill. 
                                                         Pages H3432-58
Agreed to:
  Pettersen amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-516) 
that clarifies the application of the Bank Secrecy Act to digital asset 
and digital commodity entities and requires a GAO study on risks posed 
by centralized intermediaries that are primarily located in foreign 
jurisdictions without regulatory requirements similar to those of the 
Bank Secrecy Act;                                        
Pages H3456-57
  Norman amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-516) that 
requires a study on the impact of digital asset registrants owned by 
foreign adversaries (by a recorded vote of 411 ayes with none voting 
``no'', Roll No. 224); and                     
Pages H3457-59, H3461-62
  Perry amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-516) that 
adds a sense of Congress to the end of title V that nothing in this Act 
or any amendment made by this Act should be interpreted to authorize 
any entity to regulate any commodity, other than a digital commodity, 
on any spot market (by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 191 noes, Roll 
No. 225).                                         
Pages H3459-60, H3462
Rejected:
  Casar amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-516) that 
sought to change the new crowdfunding exemption from $75 million to $5 
million (by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 209 noes, Roll No. 223). 
                                                         Pages H3460-61
  H. Res. 1243, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4763), (H.R. 5403), and (H.R. 192) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 
204 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 222, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 221. 
During the course of debate on H. Res. 1243, exception was taken to 
certain words used and a demand was made to have the words taken down. 
After review, the Chair ruled that the words were in violation of the 
spirit of debate. Without objection the words were stricken from the 
Record.                                                      
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, May 23rd.     
  Page H3463
Senate Referral: S.J. Res. 58 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3418, 
H3418-19, H3460-61, H3461-62, H3462 and H3462-63.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:21 p.m.