[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D183-D184]
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: 38 public bills, H.R. 1550-
1587; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 61; and H. Res. 162-165, were 
introduced.
  Pages H835-36
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H837-38
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 161, providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of Energy relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water 
Heaters''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
Protection Agency relating to ``Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum 
and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, 
Including Netting and Exemptions''; and providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2026 through 2034 (H. Rept. 119-5); and
  H.R. 1156, to amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of 
limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-6).
Pages H834-35
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Carter (GA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H771
Recess: The House recessed at 11:12 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H779
United States Holocaust Memorial Council--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members of the 
House to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council: Representatives 
Kustoff, Bacon and Miller (OH).
  Page H780
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following member of 
the House to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: 
Representative Wilson (SC), Co-Chair.
  Pages H780-81
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following member of the 
House to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: 
Representative Huizenga, Chair.
  Page H781
British-American Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members of the 
House to the British-American Interparliamentary Group: Representatives 
Kim, Meuser, Aderholt, Smucker, Cole and Kean.
  Page H781
Recess: The House recessed at 1:21 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
                                                              Page H790
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 162, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H791
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, February 
24th.
  DOE and SBA Research Act: H.R. 788, to provide for Department of 
Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development 
activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 427 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
48; and
  Pages H823-24
  Rural Small Business Resilience Act: H.R. 804, to require the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to 
disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 49.
  Page H824
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
14, as amended, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 215 nays, Roll No. 50. 
                                               Pages H791-H823, H824-25
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 119-5 shall 
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole.
Page H818
  H. Res. 161, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolutions (H.J. Res. 20) and (H.J. Res. 35), and the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 
ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 47, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 46. 
                                                 Pages H781-90, H790-91

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H90-91, 
H791, H823-24, H824, and H824-25.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.