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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 85 public bills, H.R. 2395-
2479; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 82; and H. Res. 259-268 were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 1155, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
taxpayers to elect to receive certain replacement refunds
electronically, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-41);
H.R. 998, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
additional information on math and clerical error notices, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-42);
H.R. 1491, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the
postponement of certain deadlines by reason of disasters applicable to
the limitation on credit or refund, and to take postponements into
account for purposes of sending collection notices, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 119-43);
H.R. 517, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-44);
H.R. 1152, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for
the application of the mailbox rule to documents and payments
electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-45);
H.R. 997, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to
the intent of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act
of 1998, as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the
committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-599, that
the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as
appropriate, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-46);
H.R. 1450, to require the Office of Foreign Assets Control to develop
a program under which private sector firms may receive a license to
conduct nominal financial transactions in furtherance of the firms'
investigations, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.
119-47, Part 1); and
H.R. 1716, to deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring
the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial
institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's
Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate
family of such officials, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 119-48, Part 1).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative McDowell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi
Pinchus Ciment, Lubavitch of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy
relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers'': The House passed
H.J. Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department
of Energy relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers'', by a
yea-and-nay vote of 203 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 77.
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H. Res. 242, the rule providing for consideration of the joint
resolutions (H.J. Res. 24) and (H.J. Res. 75) and the bill (H.R. 1048)
was agreed to Tuesday, March 25th.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy

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relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator
Freezers'': The House passed H.J. Res. 75, providing for congressional
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule
submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Department of Energy relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and
Refrigerator Freezers'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 193 nays,
Roll No. 78. Consideration began yesterday, March 26th.
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H. Res. 242, the rule providing for consideration of the joint
resolutions (H.J. Res. 24) and (H.J. Res. 75) and the bill (H.R. 1048)
was agreed to Tuesday, March 25th.
Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in
Nefarious Transactions Act: The House passed H.R. 1048, to amend the
Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements
relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between
institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and
countries of concern, by a yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 169 nays,
Roll No. 83. Consideration began Tuesday, March 25th.
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Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-1 shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole,
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill.
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Rejected:
Scott (VA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 119-38) that was
debated on March 25th that sought to amend Section 117 to streamline
foreign gift and contract reporting, aligns reporting with other
federal research security compliance requirements, establishes common-
sense sanctions for noncompliance and requires the Secretary of
Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder
feedback (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 79);
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Self amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 119-38) that was debated on
March 25th that sought to amend the threshold value at which gifts must
be reported from $50,000 to $1 (by a recorded vote of 92 ayes to 321
noes, Roll No. 80);
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Tlaib amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 119-38) that was debated
on March 25th that sought to amend the definition of ``Foreign Country
of Concern'' to include any country that is defending a case before the
International Court of Justice relating to an alleged violation of the
Geneva Conventions of 1949 or their Additional Protocols or the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;
and to include any country the government of which includes officials
that have outstanding arrest warrants issued by the International
Criminal Court (by a recorded vote of 3 ayes to 410 noes, Roll No. 81);
and
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Tlaib amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 119-38) that was debated
on March 25th that sought to amend the definition of ``Investment of
Concern'' to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines
consistently, knowingly, and directly facilitates and enables state
violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of
international law and human rights (by a recorded vote of 4 ayes to 404
noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 82.
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H. Res. 242, the rule providing for consideration of the joint
resolutions (H.J. Res. 24) and (H.J. Res. 75) and the bill (H.R. 1048)
was agreed to Tuesday, March 25th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, March 31, 2025 for
morning-hour debate.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H1321.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1311,
H1312, H1313, H1313-14, H1314, H1315, and H1315-16.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:43 p.m.