[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D711]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 8954-
8974; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 118; and H. Res. 1341-1347, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4527-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4529-30
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1341, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8281) to 
amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of 
United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in 
elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 165) providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance''; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 8772) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7700) 
to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
energy conservation standards for dishwashers that are not cost-
effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7637) to prohibit the 
Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation 
standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that 
are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 118-578).                                 
Page H4527
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fong to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:36 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:14 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4495
Recess: The House recessed at 3:44 p.m. and reconvened at 4:20 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4509
  Refrigerator Freedom Act: The House passed H.R. 7637, to prohibit the 
Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation 
standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that 
are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 212 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 341.              
  Pages H4503-10
  Rejected the Strickland motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 186 yeas to 188 nays, 
Roll No. 340.                                                
Page H4509
  H. Res. 1341, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8281), 
(H.R. 8772), (H.R. 7700), (H.R. 7637), and the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 165) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 201 noes, 
Roll No. 339, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 194 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 338.              
Pages H4495-97
  Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act: The House passed H.R. 
7700, to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing 
energy conservation standards for dishwashers that are not cost-
effective or technologically feasible, by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 
yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 343.             
  Pages H4497-H4503, H4510-11
  Rejected the Casten motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 199 yeas to 207 nays, Roll 
No. 342.                                                 
Pages H4510-11
  H. Res. 1341, providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8281), 
(H.R. 8772), (H.R. 7700), (H.R. 7637), and the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 165) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 201 noes, 
Roll No. 339, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 194 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 338.              
Pages H4495-97
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1342, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Discharge Petition: Representative Titus presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 1302) a resolution providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 396) to regulate bump stocks in the same manner as 
machineguns (Discharge Petition No. 14).
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4495-96, 
H4496-97, H4509, H4510, H4510-11 and H4511.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

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