Daily Digest

Thursday, December 27, 2018

House Messages:

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 695, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and taking action on the following motion proposed thereto:
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Pending:

McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 4 p.m., on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, Senate resume consideration of the House Message to accompany the bill.
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Pro Forma Session--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the Senate adjourns on Monday, December 31, 2018, it next convene at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
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Messages from the House:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 4:04 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8048.)

No committee meetings were held.

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 7399 was introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:

Committee on Agriculture. Report on Activities During the 115th Congress (H. Rept. 115–1108).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Benjamin Hogue, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC.
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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Lujan Grisham, wherein she resigned as Representative for the First Congressional District of New Mexico, effective at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2018.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 4:02 p.m.

No hearings were held.

No joint committee meetings were held.

No meetings/hearings scheduled.

No hearings are scheduled.

Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

Program for Monday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10 a.m.

HOUSE

Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1737