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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 6434-
6466; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 881-884, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2543, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-228);
H.R. 4590, to require the Federal banking regulators to jointly conduct a study and develop a strategic plan to address challenges faced by proposed depository institutions seeking de novo depository institution charters; and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-229);
H.R. 1277, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the submission by issuers of data relating to diversity, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-230); and
H.R. 4685, to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study on the impact of the gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used by online trading platforms, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-231).
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Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act: The House passed H.R. 4673, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 265 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 14.
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Rejected the Bost motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 13.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-26 shall be considered as adopted.
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Agreed to:
Takano en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-225: Delgado (No. 1) that allows the VA Secretary to consider mass texting as a way to notify veterans about VA services; Delgado (No. 2) that directs GAO to submit a report to Congress determining the best methods for the VA to provide notice of the automatic enrollment in the patient enrollment system; Hayes (No. 4) that clarifies that notices shall include instructions for how the veteran may elect to enroll at a later date, as well as ensuring that notices be provided via physical mail and, to the extent practical, via electronic mail to ensure veterans are aware of notice and information related to this Act; and Tlaib (No. 5) that requires a report on the automatic enrollment not later than one year after the first veteran is enrolled to preserve lessons learned from the rollout of this automatic registration program for other agencies and entities that may pursue similar initiatives in the future; and
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Escobar amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 117-225) that extends automatic enrollment to Veterans who were discharged within 90 days before the enactment of this Act (by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 12).
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H. Res. 860, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1836) and (H.R. 4673) was agreed to Tuesday, January 11th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H267-68, H268-69 and H269-70.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:14 p.m.
