[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 70 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D463-D465]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 2041-
2051; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 46; and H. Res. 219-224, were 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3, to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-61, Pt. 
1);
  H.R. 570, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled 
veterans (H. Rept. 113-62);
  H.R. 671, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to 
military sexual trauma, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. 
Rept. 113-63);
  H.R. 1412, to improve and increase the availability of on-job 
training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
113-64);
  H.R. 3, to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-61, Pt. 
2);
  H.R. 3, to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-61, Pt. 
3);
  H.R. 993, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of 
National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah (H. 
Rept. 113-65);
  H.R. 1208, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical 
Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, 
Washington, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-66);
  H.R. 1206, to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority 
to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-67);
  H.R. 1158, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue 
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, 
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area (H. Rept. 113-68);
  H.R. 1156, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the 
boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades 
National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the 
floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the 
Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-69);
  H.R. 885, to expand the boundary of San Antonio Missions National 
Historical Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and 
for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 113-70);
  H.R. 934, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a 
segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 113-71);

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  H.R. 674, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and 
limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H. Rept. 113-72);
  H.R. 723, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in 
the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential 
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-73);
  H.R. 829, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component 
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 113-74);
  H.R. 862, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land 
within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing 
private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960 (H. Rept. 113-
75);
  H.R. 876, to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions 
located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No 
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of 
Idaho, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-76);
  H.R. 126, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in 
and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H. Rept. 113-77);
  H.R. 251, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah 
Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-
78);
  H.R. 330, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial 
at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California (H. Rept. 113-
79);
  H.R. 462, to require the conveyance of certain public land within the 
boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and 
readiness of the Utah National Guard (H. Rept. 113-80); and
  H.R. 520, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of 
the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 113-81).                            
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SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: The House passed H.R. 1062, to 
improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of 
the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders, by a recorded 
vote of 235 ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 160.              
  Pages H2731-51
  Rejected the Waters motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 
217 noes, Roll No. 159.                                  
Pages H2748-50
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-10 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H2743
Agreed to:
  Sessions amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 113-60) that mandates 
that assessment plans required under this Act include analysis of any 
jobs added or lost as a result of the regulation, differentiating 
between public and private sector jobs and               
Pages H2743-44
  Hurt amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 113-60) that expresses the 
sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting 
Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the 
SEC. Requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by Municipal 
Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities 
associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill (by a 
recorded vote of 233 ayes to 163 noes, Roll No. 157). 
                                                  Pages H2744-45, H2747
Rejected:
  Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 113-60) 
that sought to strike all after the enacting clause and insert findings 
and a sense of Congress that the SEC is required to conduct economic 
analysis as part of its rulemaking (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 
233 noes, Roll No. 158).                          
Pages H2745, H2747-48
  H. Res. 216, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 156, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 
yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 155.                          
Pages H2723-31
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12 noon on Monday, May 20th.                         
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted a copy of a 
resolution to authorize an alteration project included in the General 
Services Administration FY2013 Capital Investment and Leasing Program. 
The resolution was adopted by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure on May 16, 2013.                              
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the stabilization of Iraq is to continue in effect beyond May 22, 
2013--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 113-30).                                    
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2730-31, 
H2731, H2747, H2747-48, H2749-50, and H2750. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:46 p.m.