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Republican Cloakroom

Next Vote:
Last Vote:
TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2024

The House will meet for Morning Hour at noon

Legislative Business will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Unlimited One Minutes per side

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

H.R. 6306 – Embassy Construction Integrity Act of 2023, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Mills / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 4723 – Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Wagner / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 6610 – Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Issa / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H. Res. 149 – Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Wild / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 6602 – To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. McCormick / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 766 – Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Burgess / Budget Committee)

H.R. 6260 – FOCUS Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Chavez-DeRemer / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 6261 – Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023 (Sponsored by Rep. Chavez-DeRemer / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 1836 – Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Johnson (SD) / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 7520 – Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Pallone / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Unlimited One Minutes per side

Special Orders: Republicans have the first hour

MONDAY, MARCH 18TH

On Monday, the House is not in session.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH

On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

H.R. 6306 – Embassy Construction Integrity Act of 2023, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Mills / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 4723 – Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Wagner / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 6610 – Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Issa / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H. Res. 149 – Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Wild / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 6602 – To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. McCormick / Foreign Affairs Committee)

H.R. 766 – Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Burgess / Budget Committee)

H.R. 7520 – Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Pallone / Energy and Commerce Committee)

H.R. 6260 – FOCUS Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Chavez-DeRemer / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 6261 – Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023 (Sponsored by Rep. Chavez-DeRemer / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 1836 – Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Johnson (SD) / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H.R. 7684 – Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Sponsored by Rep. Ciscomani / Natural Resources Committee)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK:

On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.

Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:

H.R. 1121 – Protecting American Energy Production Act (Sponsored by Rep. Duncan / Natural Resources Committee)

H.R. 6009 – Restoring American Energy Dominance Act (Sponsored by Rep. Boebert / Natural Resources Committee)

H. Con. Res. 86 – Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy (Sponsored by Rep. Zinke / Ways and Means Committee)

H.R. 7023 – Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act (Sponsored by Rep. Rouzer / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

H. Res. 987 – Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Newhouse / Energy and Commerce Committee)

H.R. 1023 – To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund (Sponsored by Rep. Palmer / Energy and Commerce Committee)

Additional legislative items related to FY 2024 appropriations are expected.

Vote Sheets

Passage of H.R. 7521 – Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as amended – Suspension

YEAS: 352

NAYS: 65

PRESENT: 1

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Amendments to H.R. 6276 – USE IT Act of 2023

Standalone amendments receive up to 10 minutes of debate

Edwards (R-NC) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive agency. Requires written procedures in place governing the return of office space if the occupancy falls below a 60 percent space utilization rate. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Perry (R-PA) – Amendment No. 2 – Redefines occupancy to include the total number of employees actually performing duties in person in a public building or federally-leased space 40 hours per week. Adds personally identifiable information protections to the bill. ADOPTED BY VOICE

Hageman (R-WY) – Amendment No. 3 – Requires the federal agencies to report to Congress on whether occupancy and utilization rates are affected by an agency’s remote work and telework policies. ADOPTED BY VOICE

Hageman (R-WY) – Amendment No. 4 – Includes PIV badge swipe data as a tool for measuring the utilization of public buildings and federally leased spaces.– ADOPTED BY VOICE

McCormick (R-GA) – Amendment No. 5 – Requires the reports on the usage of real property described in Section 4 of the bill to be made public on an accessible website run by the General Services Administration (GSA) with exceptions for national security. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

McCormick (R-GA), on behalf of Mills (R-FL) – Amendment No. 6 –  Requires the GAO to report on the cost of conducting the survey and monitoring every federal building’s occupancy for a year (including per the bill, installing sensors in every office of every federal building nationwide). Excludes any preexisting systems or monitors in place before the date of enactment of this Act. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Rose (R-TN) – Amendment No. 7 – Requires federal agencies to report public buildings or federally-leased spaces with a capacity of 500 or more employees and a utilization rate below 20 percent to their inspector general for investigation. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Floor Wrap Up

Summary of Business for LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 13, 2024

H.R. 7521 – Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 – 65, 1 Present (Roll no. 86).

Republican Votes: YEA 197; NAY 15; 0

Democrat Votes: YEA 155; NAY 50; 1