the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5771, house concurrent resolution 124 signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission a 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 17, 2014, at 10:41 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3608 h.r. 4030, house concurrent resolution 125. that the senate passed senate 1800, senate 684, appointment, united states-china economic security review commission, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1 the following enrolled bills were signed by the speaker pro -- speaker pro tempore harris on tuesday december 16. the clerk: h.r. 2591, h.r. 5859, senate 2338 senate 3008. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1 the following enrolled bills were signed by speaker pro tempore harris on wednesday, december 17, 2014. the clerk: h.r. 1206, h.r. 1378, h.r. 2754, h.r. 3027 h.r. 3572, h.r. 3979, h.r. 427

and that karen l. haas, a citizen of the state of maryland, has been elected clerk of the house of representatives of the 114th congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the the motion to reconsider is. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the clerk: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 3, resolved that a committee of two members be appointed by the speaker on the part of the house of representatives to join with a committee on the part of the senate to notify the president of the united states that a quorum of each house has assembled and congress is ready to receive any communication that may be -- that he may be pleased to make. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to. and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to house resolution 3, the chair app

appointment, joint committee on taxation with best wishes i am signed, sincerely karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 4-c of house resolution 51 114th congress and the order of the house of january 6, 2015, of the following member to serve as co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission. the clerk: mr. pitts of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday next for morning hour debate. >> the house is finishing up. bills possible next week include one repealing the nation's health care law, also a bill dealing with border security. live coverage of the house when members gavel back in here on c-span. the red alledge was on capitol hill wednesday for her confirmation hearing. you can see her testimony to the senate judiciary committee sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. earlier today, former presidential candidate mitt romney conducted a conference call to tell supporters his plans for the upcoming presidential election. he revealed

signed, sincerely karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: un the sar'anu l anry, 15 the gentlewoman from missouri mrs. wagner, is roitsed for 60 minutes as -- is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: withoutbjti. mrnenkou mr. speaker. i rise today in support of passages of human trafficking legislation to be considered by the house of representatives this week. 12 different pieces of legislation. i also rise today in support of all the good work done by my colleagues here in congress on the issue of human trafficking. mr. speaker, a former united states ambassador i was exposed firsthand to the horrors of human trafficking on an international level. i witnessed and reported on the devastating consequences of human trafficking where innocent women and chil

with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 19 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 1, house resolution 19 resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 3, to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the bill shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment there thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on transportation and infrastructure. and the chair and ranking minor

designation shall remain in effect for the 114th congress or until modified by me, signed sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the president's takeover of our nation's health care system burdens small businesses and veterans seeking jobs. obamacare's employer mandate hurts small business' ability to hire employees. while veterans already face a tough job market. i'm grateful the house yesterday passed the hire more heroes act, a bipartisan bill to exempt veterans from -- who already receive health care benefits through the v.a. and tricare from being counted in the number that must receive employer coverage. this policy change encourages businesses to hire veterans and provides relief to employers to create jobs. i appreciate sou

the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5771, house concurrent resolution 124 signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission a 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 17, 2014, at 10:41 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3608 h.r. 4030, house concurrent resolution 125. that the senate passed senate 1800, senate 684, appointment, united states-china economic security review commission, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1 the following enrolled bills were signed by the speaker pro