Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Committee Meetings the Senate Was Not in Session and Stands Ad- No Committee Meetings Were Held

Monday, January 4, 2021 Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Committee Meetings The Senate was not in session and stands ad- No committee meetings were held. journed until 12:30 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. h House of Representatives yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. Chamber Action 5, and the Hoyer motion was agreed to. Page H19 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 186 Pending consideration of H. Res. 8, Representa- public bills, H.R. 1–186; 1 private bill, H.R. 187; tive Cole moved to postpone consideration of the and 27 resolutions, H.J. Res. 13; H. Con. Res. 2; resolution to a day certain, and Representative Hoyer and H. Res. 1–7, and 12–16, were introduced. moved to table the Cole motion by a yea-and-nay Pages H43–51 vote of 214 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 4, and the Additional Cosponsors: Page H56 Hoyer motion was agreed to. Pages H18–19 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Decorum Statement: The Speaker announced to the Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she House that as a matter of decorum, Members are re- appointed Representative DeGette to act as Speaker quired to wear masks at all times while in the Hall of the House, even while under recognition. In addi- pro tempore for today. Page H13 tion, Members must practice proper social distancing Adopting the Rules of the House of Representa- and should not linger in the Chamber after casting tives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress: their vote. Page H19 The House agreed to H. Res. 8, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Administration of the Oath of Office: The Speak- Seventeenth Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 er administered the Oath of Office to Members-elect of the 117th Congress. Page H19 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 8. Pages H13–36 Rejected the Smith (MO) motion to commit to a Election of Members to Certain Standing Com- select committee composed of the Majority Leader mittees: The House agreed to H. Res. 9, electing and Minority Leader with instructions to report it Members to certain standing committees of the back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by House of Representatives. Page H36 a yea-and-nay vote of 203 yeas to 217 nays, Roll Election of Members to Certain Standing Com- No. 7, after the previous question was ordered by a mittees: The House agreed to H. Res. 10, electing yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. Members to certain standing committees of the 6. House of Representatives. Page H37 Earlier, Representative Rodney Davis (IL) moved to refer H. Res. 8 to a select committee composed Daily Hour of Meeting: The House agreed to H. of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with Res. 11, fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First instructions to report it back to the House forthwith Session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. with an amendment, and Representative Hoyer Page H37 moved to table the Rodney Davis (IL) motion by a D13

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:52 Jan 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D04JA1.REC D04JAPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with DIGEST D14 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST January 4, 2021 Assembly outside of the District of Columbia: McEachin, and Representative Raskin to act as The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 1, regarding con- Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint sent to assemble outside the seat of government. resolutions through the remainder of the One Hun- Page H37 dred Seventeenth Congress. Page H38 Appointment Authority: Agreed that during the Clerk Designation: Read a letter from the Clerk One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the Speaker, wherein she designated Mr. Robert Reeves, Deputy Majority Leader, and Minority Leader be authorized Clerk, and Mr. Lloyd Horwich, Legal Counsel, to to accept resignations and to make appointments au- sign any and all papers and do all other acts in case thorized by law or by the House. Page H37 of her temporary absence or disability. Page H38 Extension of Remarks: Agreed that during the One Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: The Hundred Seventeenth Congress, all Members be per- House received a communication from Paul D. Ir- mitted to extend their remarks and to include extra- ving, Sergeant at Arms. Pursuant to section 3(s) of neous material within the permitted limit in that House Resolution 8, following consultation with the section of the Congressional Record entitled ‘‘Exten- Office of Attending Physician, Mr. Irving notified sion of Remarks’’. Page H37 the House that the public health emergency due to Morning-Hour Debate: Agreed to the procedures the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remains in effect. regarding the format for morning-hour debate for Page H38 the first session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Announcement by the Chair: The Chair announces Congress. Page H37 the Speaker’s designation on January 4, 2021, of a House Office Building Commission—Appoint- ‘‘covered period’’ pursuant to section 3(s) of House ment: The Chair announced that Representatives Resolution 8. Page H38 Hoyer and McCarthy will serve as members of the Policies of the Chair: The Chair announced her House Office Building Commission with the Speak- policies with respect to particular aspects of the leg- er. Page H37 islative process dealing with (1) privileges of the floor; (2) introduction of bills and resolutions; (3) United States–China Economic and Security and unanimous-consent requests for the consideration of Review Commission—Reappointment: The Chair legislation; (4) recognition for one-minute speeches; announced the Speaker’s reappointments of the fol- (5) recognition for special-order speeches; (6) deco- lowing individuals on the part of the House to the rum in debate; (7) conduct of votes by electronic de- United States–China Economic and Security Review vice; (8) use of handouts on the House floor; (9) use Commission for a term expiring on December 31, of electronic equipment on the House floor; and (10) 2022: use of the Chamber. These announcements, where Mr. Jeffrey L. Fiedler of La Quinta, California, and appropriate, will reiterate the origins of the stated Mr. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia. policies. The Chair intends to continue in the 117th Pages H37–38 Congress the policies reflected in these statements. Speaker Pro Tempore: The Chair announced that The policy announced in the 102nd Congress with the Speaker delivered to the Clerk a letter dated Jan- respect to jurisdictional concepts related to clause uary 4, 2021, listing Members in the order in which 5(a) of rule 21, tax and tariff measures, will continue each shall act as Speaker pro tempore under clause to govern but need not be reiterated, as it is ade- 8(b)(3) of rule 1. Page H38 quately documented in the House Rules and Manual. Succession of the Speaker of the House: Read a Agreed without objection that the announcements letter from the Speaker wherein she designated Rep- will be placed in the Congressional Record. resentative Hoyer to exercise authority regarding any Pages H38–43 assembly, reassembly, or reconvening. Page H38 Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes devel- Speaker Pro Tempore Designations: Read a letter oped during the proceedings of today and appear on from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representa- pages H18–19, H19–20, H34–35, H35–36, and tive Hoyer, Representative Clyburn, Representative H36. Clark (MA), Representative Scott (VA), Representa- Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- tive Matsui, Representative Brown, Representative journed at 5:02 p.m.

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, Committee Meetings JANUARY 5, 2021 No hearings were held (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Joint Meetings No meetings/hearings scheduled. No joint committee meetings were held. House No hearings are scheduled.

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