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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D997-D998 on Sept. 20.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8908-
8929; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 106-107; and H. Res. 1373-1376, were introduced.
Pages H8009-10
Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 1266, requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any initiative or negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program; adversely (H. Rept. 117-
479);
H. Res. 1240, requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan; adversely (H. Rept. 117-480); and
H. Res. 1372, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8873) to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-481).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:09 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m.
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Suspending the Rules and passing bills en bloc: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, Representative Hoyer made a motion to suspend the rules and pass the following bills en bloc, and therefore the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions would be vacated to the end that all such motions would be considered as withdrawn: H.R. 1433, as amended; H.R. 4009, as amended; H.R. 4358, as amended; H.R. 6265; H.R. 6846, as amended; H.R. 7240, as amended; H.R. 7338, as amended; H.R. 8453, as amended; H.R. 8503, as amended; H.R. 8520, as amended; and to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 558, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 361 yeas to 69 nays, Roll No. 443.
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Agreed to amend the title of H.R. 7338, as amended, so as to read:
``To require congressional notification prior to payments of Department of State rewards using cryptocurrencies, and for other purposes.''.
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Suspension-Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, September 19th. Blackwell School National Historic Site Act: S. 2490, S. 2490, to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 444.
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Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act: The House considered S. 1098, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, September 21st.
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H. Res. 1361, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 442, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 441.
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Senate Referral: S. 1198 was held at the desk.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H7969.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7983-84, H7984, H7992, and H7992-93.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:47 p.m.
