[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 59 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2374-H2377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RESPONSIBLE HELIUM ADMINISTRATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACT
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Tiberi). Pursuant to House Resolution
178 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration
of the bill, H.R. 527.
Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren) kindly resume the
chair.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 527) to amend the Helium Act to complete the
privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market
fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting
the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes, with Mr.
Hultgren (Acting Chair) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today,
amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 113-47, offered by the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry), had been disposed of.
Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Dent
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, the unfinished
business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent) on which further proceedings
were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 87,
noes 312, not voting 33, as follows:
[Roll No. 126]
AYES--87
Alexander
Barletta
Benishek
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Camp
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis, Rodney
DeLauro
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Doyle
Esty
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibson
Grayson
Grimm
Hahn
Higgins
Himes
Huelskamp
Hultgren
Kelly (PA)
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Lance
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lipinski
Loebsack
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marino
McCarthy (NY)
McKinley
McNerney
Meehan
Meng
Miller (MI)
Murphy (PA)
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Perry
Pitts
Pompeo
Rahall
Reed
Renacci
Richmond
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Rothfus
Schwartz
Slaughter
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Upton
Visclosky
Welch
Whitfield
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--312
Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Becerra
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Black
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Braley (IA)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Cassidy
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Cotton
Cramer
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DelBene
Denham
DeSantis
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hinojosa
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huizenga (MI)
Hunter
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
King (IA)
Kingston
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Kuster
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langevin
Lankford
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Maloney, Carolyn
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meeks
Messer
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Moore
Moran
Mullin
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Noem
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Reichert
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuster
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoho
NOT VOTING--33
Barton
Beatty
Brady (TX)
Burgess
Carter
Coble
Conaway
Crawford
Enyart
Flores
Forbes
Granger
Honda
Huffman
Jones
LoBiondo
Lynch
Marchant
Markey
Miller, George
Murphy (FL)
Polis
Radel
Rangel
Ruiz
Schock
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (WA)
Walorski
Waxman
Williams
Young (IN)
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chair, on April 26 I was unavoidably detained and
missed rollcall number 126, on the Dent Amendment to H.R. 527.
Had I been present I would have voted ``no.''
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Shimkus) having assumed the chair, Mr. Hultgren, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 527) to
amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal
helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability
in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American
taxpayers, and for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution
178, he reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted
in the Committee of the Whole.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment
reported from the Committee of the Whole?
If not, the question is on the amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
Motion to Recommit
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. SCHNEIDER. I am opposed in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Schneider moves to recommit the bill H.R. 527 to the
Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report
the same back to the House forthwith with the following
amendment:
Add at the end the following:
SEC. __. BANNING EXPORTS TO HOSTILE NATIONS THAT SEEK NUCLEAR
WEAPONS OR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY.
Nothing in this Act authorizes the export of helium from
the Federal Helium Reserve (as that term is defined in the
amendments made by this Act) to Iran, North Korea, or Syria,
or to any person (including any successor, assign, affiliate,
member, or joint venture with an ownership interest in any
property or project any portion of which is owned by such
person) in violation of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or who, in the judgment
of the President, is likely to transfer or divert such helium
to Iran, North Korea, or Syria in violation of Federal law or
Executive Order prohibiting trade with Iran, North Korea, or
Syria.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill,
which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted,
the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended.
I rise to offer this motion to ensure that our strategic reserve of
helium gas does not fall into the hands of those who wish to harm the
United States or target our allies abroad. Helium is a crucial
component of manufacturing and research processes here in the United
States. The consistent availability of helium to United States
companies and research institutions is, therefore, essential to our
global competitiveness as well as our national security.
NASA is one of the largest consumers of helium gas in the United
States, utilizing helium for a number of crucial national security
priorities. For example, the deployment of critical communications
satellites, which is made possible by helium, helps to support our
global information network and must remain a strategic U.S. asset.
Helium has been utilized to purge explosive rocket fuel from
intercontinental ballistic missiles and continues to be a strategic
resource for any nation looking to build an advanced missile program.
Helium is also utilized in cooling nuclear reactors.
This motion seeks to manage this national resource in a safe and
responsible way by ``banning exports to hostile nations that seek
nuclear weapons or missile technology.'' Helium can be used in the
missile technology utilized by Iran, Syria, and North Korea, putting
millions of lives at risk in the Middle East, on the Korean Peninsula,
and possibly around the world.
Over the last several months, we have seen escalating belligerence
from North Korea, Iran, and Syria, including missile tests, the
acceleration of nuclear programs and, most recently, the apparent use
of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime against its own citizens.
Mr. Speaker, I believe the House must adopt this language to ensure
that the proper safeguards are in place to deny those rogue states
access to our national helium reserve for their nefarious purposes.
I know we can all agree that the threats emanating from these
countries are serious and that our enemies seek access to technology
and resources to harm the United States and our allies. Our helium
reserve is an asset we must secure from their reach.
The actions of these regimes continue to invoke national
condemnation. This body has repeatedly acted to sanction these regimes
for their reprehensible behavior. This motion is simply one more step
to provide safeguards against the threat posed by these countries.
We must deny the export of helium from the strategic reserve to
specifically the nations of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and allow the
President the authority to deny exports to businesses or entities that
could potentially divert helium to these governments.
We have seen an increasing number of provocations from North Korea,
Iran, and Syria. These incidents have directly targeted the United
States, threatened the existence of Israel, and endangered the lives of
countless civilians in Syria.
It is our responsibility to ensure that our national assets,
including our strategic helium reserve, are guarded from being used
against us. This motion to recommit would help in achieving that goal.
The motion provides a meaningful and necessary safeguard against
potential use of the strategic helium reserve and helps to support our
national security.
Again, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill
the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will
immediately proceed to final passage as amended.
I urge all Members to support this commonsense language.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to claim time in
opposition to the motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I'm really disappointed to
see this MTR. There is so much talk in this House about working
together on both sides of the aisle. This bill is truly a bipartisan
bill. And I suspect that there are probably Members on both sides of
the aisle that were pretty suspicious when they saw a bill sponsored by
Hastings, Markey, Flores, and Holt, yet that's precisely what we
managed to get out of the House Natural Resources Committee. It's a
bipartisan bill that deals with a very serious issue.
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This motion to recommit is something that we've seen before. Nothing
in our bill violates the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Nothing in our bill violates that, and yet that's reflected in this
MTR. Secondly, the countries that are mentioned in here are countries
that are hostile to the United States. That's covered under an entirely
different statute in the law.
We do not need this to slow down the process of passing a bill that
is needed, so I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the MTR and
``yes'' on the underlying bill.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule
XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a
5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 186,
noes 211, not voting 35, as follows:
[Roll No. 127]
AYES--186
Andrews
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Courtney
Crowley
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Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Richmond
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--211
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barr
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Cook
Costa
Cotton
Cramer
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--35
Barton
Beatty
Brady (TX)
Burgess
Carter
Coble
Conaway
Crawford
Enyart
Flores
Forbes
Gibbs
Granger
Honda
Huffman
Jones
LoBiondo
Lynch
Marchant
Markey
Miller, George
Murphy (FL)
Polis
Radel
Rangel
Ruiz
Schock
Sessions
Smith (WA)
Stivers
Tiberi
Walorski
Waxman
Williams
Young (IN)
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Ms. BROWNLEY of California and Ms. WATERS changed their vote from
``no'' to ``aye.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, on May 26th I was unavoidably detained and
missed rollcall No. 127, on the Motion to Recommit for H.R. 527.
Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 394,
nays 1, not voting 37, as follows:
[Roll No. 128]
YEAS--394
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Becerra
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Cotton
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hall
Hanabusa
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So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, on April 26 I was unavoidably detained and
missed rollcall number 128, on H.R. 527.
Had I been present I would have voted ``yea.''
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, April 26, 2013, I was
unavoidably detained and missed rollcall votes numbers 125-128.
Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:
Rollcall No. 125: ``yea'' (On motion to suspend the rules and pass
H.R. 1765, Reducing Flight Delays Act), but we must do more to avert
the sequester's impacts to all Americans.
Rollcall No. 126: ``nay'' (On Agreeing to the Amendment to H.R. 527,
Dent of Pennsylvania amendment No. 2).
Rollcall No. 127: ``yea'' (On Motion to Recommit with Instructions,
to amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal
helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability
in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American
taxpayers, and for other purposes).
Rollcall No. 128: ``yea'' (On passage of H.R. 527, to amend the
Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve
in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium
markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for
other purposes).
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, April 26, 2013, I was unable to
be present for rollcall votes 128 and 125. Please let the record
reflect that I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 527, the Responsible
Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, which is consistent with my
position on this legislation. Please let the record reflect that I
would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 1765, Reducing Flight Delays Act of
2013, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I missed the following
recorded votes on the House floor the legislative day of Friday, April
26, 2013.
Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote #126
(on agreeing to the Dent amendment to H.R. 527), ``no'' on rollcall
vote #127 (on motion to recommit with instructions to H.R. 527),
``aye'' on rollcall vote #128 (on passage of H.R. 527).
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall #125 on H.R. 1765, I am not
recorded because of the death of a close personal friend. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Mr. Speaker, on rollcall #126 on the Dent amendment to H.R. 527, I am
not recorded because of the death of a close personal friend. Had I
been present, I would have voted ``nay.''
Mr. Speaker, on rollcall #127 on the motion to recommit H.R. 527 with
instructions, I am not recorded because of the death of a close
personal friend. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''
Mr. Speaker, on rollcall #128 on H.R. 527, I am not recorded because
of the death of a close personal friend. Had I been present, I would
have voted ``aye.''
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