[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D129-D130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 4048-
4070; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 103; H. Con. Res. 102-102; and H. 
Res. 552-553, 555 were introduced.                        
  Pages H900-02
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H903
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 3630, to provide incentives for the 
creation of jobs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-399) and
  H. Res. 554, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 3630) to provide incentives for the creation 
of jobs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-400). 
                                                    Pages H834-80, H894
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H805
Recess: The House recessed at 11:30 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H815
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                            
  Pages H815, H886
Recess: The House recessed at 12:37 p.m. and reconvened at 3:16 p.m. 
                                                          Pages H819-20
Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act: The House passed H.R. 
3408, to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale 
resources and to promote shale technology research and development, by 
a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 71. Consideration of 
the measure began yesterday, February 15th.      
  Pages H820-34, H880-86
  Rejected the Castor (FL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 
241 noes, Roll No. 70.                                    
Pages H884-85
  Agreed to:
  Scalise amendment (No. 20 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) that 
dedicates Clean Water Act penalties associated with the Deepwater 
Horizon disaster to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 
                                                          Pages H830-34
  Hastings (WA) amendment (No. 16 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-
398) that streamlines the NEPA process to allow for expedited 
development of renewable energy projects on Federal lands and waters 
(by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 66); and 
                                                 Pages H823-25, H881-82
  Labrador amendment (No. 19 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) 
that minimizes NEPA requirements for a geothermal exploration test 
project so a project can quickly move forward if resources are found 
(by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 69). 
                                                 Pages H828-30, H883-84

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Rejected:
  Thompson (CA) amendment (No. 13 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-
398) that sought to clarify that the legislation does not allow for oil 
and gas drilling on the northern coast of California (by a recorded 
vote of 167 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 64);      
Pages H820-21, H880-81
  Hanabusa amendment (No. 15 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) 
that sought to require that offshore oil and gas leases contain 
specific safety requirements (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 228 
noes, Roll No. 65);                                 
Pages H822-23, H881
  Markey amendment (No. 17 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) that 
sought to expand on the oil export ban already included in the Arctic 
drilling subtitle (Sec. 17706) to prohibit export of any natural gas 
produced pursuant to a lease issued under Title XVII of this Act (by a 
recorded vote of 168 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 67); and 
                                                 Pages H825-26, H882-83
  Markey amendment (No. 18 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) that 
sought to require companies holding defective leases which allow them 
to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty to 
renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant 
to Title XVII of this Act (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 238 noes, 
Roll No. 68).                                       
Pages H826-28, H883
Withdrawn:
  Holt amendment (No. 14 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-398) that 
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have affirmed that 
nothing in the underlying bill will affect funding for the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund.                                  
Pages H821-22
  H. Res. 547, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, February 15th.
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Speier, 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Homeland Security. 
                                                          Pages H886-87
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tonko, wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on the Budget.                 
  Page H887
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 553, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H887
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H819.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H880-81, H881, H882, H882-83, 
H883, H884, H885-86, H886. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:34 p.m.