[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 131 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 9360-
9382; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 126, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7593, to enhance the authority of the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service to obtain information directly from 
agencies of the Federal government (H. Rept. 118-631); and
  H.R. 7592, to direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more 
cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated 
Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound 
versions with digital versions (H. Rept. 118-632).           
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bucshon to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Rachel Landers Vaagenes, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, 
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under 
the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act: The House agreed by 
unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to H. Con. 
Res. 124, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals 
awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. 
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Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration to the 
servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during 
the evacuation of citizens of' the United States and Afghan allies at 
Hamid Karzai International Airport: The House agreed by unanimous 
consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to H. Con. Res. 126, 
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration to the 
servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during 
the evacuation of citizens of' the United States and Afghan allies at 
Hamid Karzai International Airport.                      
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea and nay votes, and there were no 
recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:06 a.m.