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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 5085-
5104; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 602-607, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 600, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-116); and
H. Res. 601, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-117).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Sewell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:16 p.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m.
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John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021: The House passed H.R. 4, to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas and 212 nays, Roll No. 260.
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Rejected the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 218 nays, Roll No. 259.
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Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 117-117 shall be considered as adopted.
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H. Res. 601, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4), providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill
(H.R. 3684), and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 258, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 257. Pursuant to section 4 of H. Res. 601, S. Con. Res. 14 was considered agreed to. Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 601, H. Res. 594 and H. Res. 600 were laid on the table.
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 602, electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5085, to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4371, H4372, H4413-14, and H4414.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 150
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