with best wishes i am sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 19, 2013, at 11:37 a.m. that the senate concurs in the house amendment to the senate amendment to house joint resolution 59. with best wishes i am, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill and joint resolution were signed by speaker pro tempore thornberry n thursday, december 19, 2013. the clerk: h.r. 1402, to amend title 38 united states code to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes. house joint resolution 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. denham: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the spea

with best wishes i am sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately >> with one minute compete -- speeches and pleaded. three bills on the bills today -- agenda today. to the white house for today's legislative breeding -- briefing that began just a few moments ago. qwest what i think is important to note is that the queuing system is a feature designed to improve the user experience. we talked about concurrent users , it was always going to be the case that on a day like today we would see a surge beyond even the vastly improved capacity result oft are the the changes that have been made and the fixes that have been made. what was important when we talked about this for -- before, is that we had a queuing system that made for a better user experience so that individuals could get into that queue, could he notified when the best time to return to healthcare.gov and enroll when they so desired. among the other improvements made to the

that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3458, signed sincerely, karen l. haas.he speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 6-b of house resolution 438, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on thursday, december 19, 2013. >> no legislative business today and for the several weeks as members are away for their holiday break. we are expecting sessions to occur every three days until in a german resolution is agreed to. live coverage when they come back on c-span. the senate also in session this afternoon, starting at 3:00 eastern. at five: 30, lawmakers will consider nominations and votes after that. you can see live coverage of the senate on c-span 2. we will have more live coverage this afternoon on c-span. we will hear from general motors chair and ceo daniel ackerson. he is speaking about the progress of the company and its investment plan, as well as the state of the auto industry. that will be live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> i wish you both a very happy christmas and a bright and prosperous new year. is a pleasure to meet you mr. santa claus and to have y

i am, sincerely karen l. haas, clerk. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. neal, rise? mr. neal: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from the commonwealth of massachusetts, the honorable katherine m. clerk, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate of election is in front of you. there is no contest and there is no question that's been raised with regard to her election. the speaker: without objection. will representative-elect clark and the members of the massachusetts delegation present themselves in the well of the house and will all members rise? and will the member-elect please raise your right hand. do you solemnly support that you'll support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of

with best wishes i am, sincerely karen l. haas, clerk. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. neal, rise? mr. neal: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from the commonwealth of massachusetts, the honorable katherine m. clerk, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate of election is in front of you. there is no contest and there is no question that's been raised with regard to her election. the speaker: without objection. will representative-elect clark and the members of the massachusetts delegation present themselves in the well of the house and will all members rise? and will the member-elect please raise your right hand. do you solemnly support that you'll support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of

9, 2013, at 6:06 p.m., that the senate passed, without amendment, h.r. 3626, signed sincerely, karen l. haaseaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker pro tem denham on monday, december 9, 2013. the clerk: h.r. 3626. a bill to extend the undetectable firearms act of 1988 for 10 years. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote occurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3521, the department of veterans' affairs major medical facility lease authorization act of 2013, with an amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3521, a bill to authorize department of veterans' affairs major medical facility leases and for other purposes. th