[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 102 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D756-D758]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 2482-
2495 were introduced.                                    
  Pages H4850-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4851-52
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4797
Recess: The House recessed at 12:07 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4798
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2012: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2354, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Consideration of the 
measure began on Friday, July 8th.          
  Pages H4799-H4822, H4831-49
Agreed to:
  Graves (MO) amendment that reduces the Army Corps of Engineers 
Construction account by $1,750,000 and increases the Army Corps of 
Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $1 million (by a 
recorded vote of 216 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 535); 
                                               Pages H4804-05, H4831-32
  Scalise amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance 
by $6,360,000 (by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 
536);                                          
Pages H4805-06, H4832-33
  Woodall amendment that reduces funding for the Department of the 
Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance by $4,900,000 and 
applies the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded 
vote of 218 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 537);                 
Page H4833
  Harris amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
6, 2011) that reduces funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy by $6

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million and applies the savings to the spending reduction account; and 
                                                         Pages H4836-37
  Woodall amendment that reduces funding for Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy by $200,000 and applies the savings to the spending 
reduction account.                             
Pages H4807-09, H4845-46
Rejected:
  Kaptur amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy activities by $10 million; 
                                                             Page H4819
  Tierney amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Construction and the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance 
(by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 534); and 
                                        Pages H4800-01, H4802-03, H4831
  McClintock amendment that sought to reduce various accounts by a 
total of $3,250,437,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction 
account (by a recorded vote of 96 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 538). 
                                               Pages H4819-21, H4833-34
Withdrawn:
  King (IA) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to redirect $1 million in funding with respect to the Department 
of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Investigations;      
Pages H4799-H4800
  Turner amendment (No. 29 that was printed in the Congressional Record 
of July 11, 2011) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding, by offset, for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration;                                 
Pages H4801-02
  Rivera amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding, by offset, for the Department of the Army, 
Corps of Engineers, Construction by $32,724,000; and     
Pages H4803-04
  Kaptur amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding, by offset, for Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy activities by $10 million.              
Pages H4818-19
Point of Order sustained against:
  Tierney amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Construction and the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance; 
                                                             Page H4801
  Bishop (NY) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and 
Maintenance by $33,535,000;                              
Pages H4806-07
  Courtney amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance 
by $808,000,000;                                         
Pages H4809-10
  Terry amendment that sought to require the Army Corps of Engineers to 
conduct and publish the results of a study regarding the reasons and 
contributing factors that led to the abnormal flooding of the Missouri 
River during the spring and summer of 2011;              
Pages H4815-16
  McIntyre amendment that sought to include a new section to the bill 
amending section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976; 
and                                                      
Pages H4816-17
  Garamendi amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Nuclear Energy by $20 million.                           
Pages H4847-48
Proceedings Postponed:
  Sessions amendment that seeks to strike section 102;   
Pages H4810-12
  Moran amendment that seeks to strike section 109;      
Pages H4812-15
  Markey amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $100 million; 
                                                         Pages H4821-22
  Lamborn amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
7, 2011) that seeks to strike language with respect to the allocation 
of weatherization assistance funds;                      
Pages H4834-35
  Connolly amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $46 million;   
Pages H4835-36
  Miller (NC) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $24,018,000;   
Pages H4837-38
  Broun (GA) amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $26,510,000 and apply the savings to 
the spending reduction account;                          
Pages H4838-39
  Welch amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $491 million;         
Pages H4839-40
  Pompeo amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy by $45,641,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4840-41
  Tonko amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $226,800,000;         
Pages H4841-43
  Garrett amendment that seeks to reduce various accounts by a total of 
$500 million and apply the savings to the deficit reduction account; 
                                                         Pages H4843-44
  Wu amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $60,500,000;          
Pages H4844-45
  McClintock amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $166,143,000 and apply the savings 
to the spending reduction account;                       
Pages H4846-47

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  Schiff amendment that seeks to redirect $10 million in funding with 
respect to Nuclear Energy; and                               
Page H4847
  Garamendi amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Advanced Research Projects Agency by $450 million.   
Pages H4848-49
  H. Res. 337, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Friday, July 8th.
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Better Use of Light Bulbs Act: H.R. 2417, to repeal certain 
amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to 
lighting energy efficiency.                              
  Pages H4822-30
Recess: The House recessed at 6:18 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4830
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4852-54.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4831, H4832, H4832-33, H4833, 
H4834. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:24 p.m.