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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D65-D66 on Jan. 22, 2019.
The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 693-711; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 31-32; and H. Res. 62-66 were introduced.
Pages H996-97
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H998-99
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 61, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 648) making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 31) making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 116-4).
Page H983
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Beyer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H963
Recess: The House recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H964
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote.
Pages H964, H983
Recess: The House recessed at 2:03 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Pages H964
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
National Future Farmers of America Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act: H.R. 439, to amend the charter of the Future Farmers of America;
Pages H964-67
Clean Up the Code Act of 2019: H.R. 498, to eliminate unused sections of the United States Code;
Pages H967-70
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019: H.R. 31, amended, to require certain additional actions in connection with the national emergency with respect to Syria;
Pages H970-74
Directing the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization: H.R. 353, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization;
Pages H974-76
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Support Act: H.R. 676, to reiterate the support of the Congress of the United States for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 357 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 44; and
Pages H976-79, H981-82
Hack Your State Department Act: H.R. 328, to require the Secretary of State to design and establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to improve Department of State cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department of State, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 45.
Pages H979-81, H982-83
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tom Marino, wherein he resigned as Representative for the Twelfth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 23, 2019.
Page H981
Recess: The House recessed at 5:33 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H981
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H964.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H982 and H982-83. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
