[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 118 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D739-D741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 9076-
9091; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 121; and H. Res. 1365-1369 and 
1371-1374, were introduced.                              
  Pages H4728-30
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4730-32
Reports Filed:Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4424, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and 
report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served 
in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-600);
  H.R. 1631, to amend title 17, United States Code, to reaffirm the 
importance of, and include requirements for, works incorporated by 
reference into law, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
118-601); and
  H. Res. 1370, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8997) 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 
purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8998) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-602).                       
Page H4728
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Carl to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4643
Recess: The House recessed at 12:24 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4645
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the passing of the gentlewoman from Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
the whole number of the House is 432.                        
  Page H4646
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order 
at any time on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, for the Speaker to declare a 
recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving 
in joint meeting His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of 
Israel.                                                      
  Page H4646
Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:45 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4646
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designating the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Captain 
Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic'': S. 3249, to designate the outpatient 
clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, 
Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic'', by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 363 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 356;              
  Pages H4646-47, H4707
  Naming the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Palm 
Beach, Florida, as the ``Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center'': H.R. 
7333, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs

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medical center in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the ``Thomas H. Corey VA 
Medical Center'';                                        
  Pages H4647-48
  Renaming the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Butte, Montana, as the ``Charlie Dowd VA Clinic'': 
S. 3285, to rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Butte, Montana, as the ``Charlie Dowd 
VA Clinic'';                                             
  Pages H4648-50
  Royalty Resiliency Act:  H.R. 7377, amended, to amend the Federal Oil 
and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to improve the management of 
royalties from oil and gas leases;                       
  Pages H4650-51
  Financial Technology Protection Act:  H.R. 2969, amended, to 
establish an Independent Financial Technology Working Group to Combat 
Terrorism and Illicit Financing;                         
  Pages H4651-53
  HUD Transparency Act of 2024:  H.R. 7280, amended, to require the 
Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
testify before the Congress annually;                    
  Pages H4653-54
  Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act:  S. 4548, to 
make a technical correction to the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 by repealing section 5101 and enacting an updated 
version of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act;         
  Pages H4656-58
  Water Resources Development Act of 2024:  H.R. 8812, amended, to 
provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United 
States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 13 nays, 
Roll No. 358;                               
  Pages H4665-H4706, H4708-09
  Guidance Out Of Darkness Act:  H.R. 890, amended, to increase access 
to agency guidance documents;                            
  Pages H4709-11
  U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic Act:  H.R. 4136, to 
name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Plano, Texas, as the ``U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial 
VA Clinic'';                                             
  Pages H4712-15
  Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act:  S. 1258, amended, to require the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress 
an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule; 
                                                         Pages H4715-16
  All-American Flag Act:  S. 1973, to require the purchase of 
domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the 
Federal Government;                                      
  Pages H4716-17
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the ``LaBruce `Bruce' 
Tidwell Post Office Building'': H.R. 6162, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 379 North Oates Street in 
Dothan, Alabama, as the ``LaBruce `Bruce' Tidwell Post Office 
Building''; and                                              
  Page H4717
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 29 Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``John Mercer 
Langston Post Office Building'': H.R. 7385, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 29 Franklin Street in 
Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``John Mercer Langston Post Office 
Building''.                                              
  Pages H4717-18
Recess: The House recessed at 6:18 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4706
Suspension: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act: H.R. 1631, 
amended, to amend title 17, United States Code, to reaffirm the 
importance of, and include requirements for, works incorporated by 
reference into law, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 127 
nays, Roll No. 357.                               
  Pages H4658-65, H4708
Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee: The House agreed to H. Res. 
1366, expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on 
the death of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee.               
  Page H4709
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 23rd.     
  Page H4728
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness Act: 
S. 3706, to amend section 3663A of title 18, United States Code, to 
clarify that restitution includes necessary and reasonable expenses 
incurred by a person who has assumed the victim's rights; 
                                                         Pages H4654-56
  Improving Access to Our Courts Act: S. 227, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the 
Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas; and         
  Page H4656
  Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills Act: H.R. 
7887, amended, to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit 
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experience or educational requirements for proposed contractor 
personnel in certain contract solicitations.             
  Pages H4711-12
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Mace announced 
her intent to offer a privileged resolution.                 
  Page H4718
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4707, H4708, and H4708-09.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:58 p.m., 
pursuant to House Resolution 1366, as a further mark of respect to the 
memory of the late Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee.