[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D614-D617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 2278 
(action occurred June 6, 2013), 2446-2475; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. 
Res. 40; and H. Res. 272, were introduced.               
  Pages H3988-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3990-91
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1133, to amend title 44, United States Code, to require 
information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising 
organizations, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-118).    
Page H3987
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ros-Lehtinen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3931
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H3931, H3968
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013: The House 
failed to pass H.R. 1947, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2018, by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 234 noes, 
Roll No. 286.

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Consideration of the measure began on Tuesday, June 18th. 
                                                         Pages H3933-68
  Rejected the Brownley (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Agriculture with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 188 ayes 
to 232 noes, Roll No. 285.                               
Pages H3964-67
Agreed to:
  Polis amendment (No. 37 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that allows institutions of higher education 
to grow or cultivate industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or 
academic research. The amendment only applies to states that already 
permit industrial hemp growth and cultivation under state law (by a 
recorded vote of 225 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 269);    
Pages H3941-42
  Gibson amendment (No. 44 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that strikes the olive oil import restriction 
contained in section 10010 of the bill (by a recorded vote of 343 ayes 
to 81 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 273);      
Page H3944
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 99 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that removes Subtitle D Part I--``Dairy Producer Margin Protection and 
Dairy Market Stabilization Programs'' and replaces it with a new 
``Dairy Producer Margin Insurance Program''. The amendment provides 
dairy producers with the option to annually enroll in a new margin 
insurance program at levels of $4.00 and up to $8.00 in increments of 
fifty cents. Based on the highest annual of three previous calendar 
years of their milk marketings, dairy producers are allowed to elect 
their coverage level and the percentage of coverage up to 80% at the 
start of the program and annually thereafter. Dairy producers are also 
allowed to update their production history annually. The Secretary is 
required to make payments to dairy producers enrolled in the program 
whenever the actual dairy producer margin drops below $4.00 (or below a 
higher level of coverage up to $8.00). The amendment leaves the rest of 
the underlying dairy title intact, including the removal of the Dairy 
Product Price Support Program, the MILC Program, and the Dairy Export 
Assistance Program and the reauthorization of the 1996 FMMO additional 
order provision (by a recorded vote of 291 ayes to 135 noes with 1 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 278);          
Pages H3947-53, H3960-61
  Radel amendment (No. 49 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that repeals the National Sheep Industry 
Improvement Center (by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 192 noes, Roll 
No. 279);                                                
Pages H3961-62
  Walberg amendment (No. 50 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that strikes the addition of ``natural stone'' 
to the list of commodity products that can petition the USDA for the 
issuance of a promotion and research order (by a recorded vote of 215 
ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 280);                             
Page H3962
  Fortenberry amendment (No. 100 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that reduces farm program payment limits, capping commodity payments at 
$250,000 per year for any one farm. The legislation also closes 
loopholes in current law to ensure payments reach working farmers, 
their intended recipients (by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 194 noes, 
Roll No. 282); and                             
Pages H3953-55, H3963-64
  Southerland amendment (No. 102 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that applies federal welfare work requirements to the food stamp 
program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, at state option 
(by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 284). 
                                               Pages H3957-60, H3964-65
Rejected:
  Brooks (AL) amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to terminate funding for the 
Emerging Markets Program (EMP) after September 30, 2013 (by a recorded 
vote of 103 ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 264);                 
Page H3938
  Butterfield amendment (No. 25 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to add a section at the end 
of subtitle A of title IV to include items for personal hygiene for 
household use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (by a 
recorded vote of 123 ayes to 297 noes, Roll No. 265);    
Pages H3938-39
  Marino amendment (No. 26 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that sought to direct the Comptroller General 
to establish a pilot program within nine states using the data required 
to be reported for SNAP under the Food and Nutrition Act. After the 
pilot program ends, the Comptroller General shall determine whether 
item specific data purchased with SNAP benefits can be collected using 
existing reporting requirements, and how to improve current SNAP 
reporting (by a recorded vote of 79 ayes to 346 noes, Roll No. 266); 
                                                         Pages H3939-40
  Schweikert amendment (No. 30 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to strike the Health Food 
Financing Initiative (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 232 noes, Roll 
No. 267);                                                    
Page H3940
  Tierney amendment (No. 32 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th

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that sought to allow commercial fishermen to be eligible recipients of 
the Emergency Disaster Loan program (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 
215 noes, Roll No. 268);                                  
Page H3940-41
  Garamendi amendment (No. 38 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to modify the Forest Legacy 
program to allow qualified third party, non-governmental entities to 
hold the conservation easements financed with Forest Legacy revenue (by 
a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 270);      
Page H3942
  Marino amendment (No. 41 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that sought to repeal the Biodiesel Fuel 
Education Program, which awards federal grants to educate fleet 
operators and the public on the benefits of using biodiesel fuels, 
instead of fossil fuels (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 230 noes, 
Roll No. 271);                                           
Pages H3942-43
  McClintock amendment (No. 43 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to strike Sec. 10003, which 
is the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (by a recorded 
vote of 156 ayes to 269 noes, Roll No. 272);             
Pages H3943-44
  Walorski amendment (No. 45 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to continue the prohibition 
on the Christmas tree tax by striking the section of the bill that 
lifts the stay on the tax (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 227 noes, 
Roll No. 274);                                           
Pages H3944-45
  Courtney amendment (No. 46 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that was debated on June 19th that sought to add farmed shellfish to 
the list of specialty crops listed in section 3 of the Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2004, which would allow these products to be 
eligible for USDA marketing and research assistance (by a recorded vote 
of 208 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 275);                  
Pages H3945-46
  Kind amendment (No. 47 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that sought to limit premium subsidies to 
those producers with an AGI under $250,000 and limits per person 
premium subsidies to $50,000 and caps crop insurance providers' 
reimbursement of administrative and operating at $900 million and 
reduces their rate of return to 12% (by a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 
217 noes, Roll No. 276);                                     
Page H3946
  Carney amendment (No. 48 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that sought to strike section 11012 of the 
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (by a recorded vote 
of 174 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 277);                  
Pages H3946-47
  Conaway amendment (No. 23 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
was debated on June 19th that sought to require a 10% reduction in the 
Thrifty Food Plan calculation in any year that the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program is not authorized (agreed by unanimous 
consent to withdraw the request for a recorded vote to the end that the 
amendment stand rejected in accordance with the previous voice vote 
thereon);                                                    
Page H3947
  Pitts amendment (No. 98 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) that 
sought to reform the Federal sugar program (by a recorded vote of 206 
ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 281); and              
Pages H3933, H3962-63
  Huelskamp amendment (No. 101 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-117) 
that sought to create additional work requirements for SNAP recipients 
and raise the total reduction in spending to $31 billion (by a recorded 
vote of 175 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 283).      
Pages H3955-57, H3964
  H. Res. 271, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to yesterday, June 19th.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Reappointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following individual on 
the part of the House to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress, effective June 24, 2013: Mr. Jeffrey W. Thomas of Columbus, 
OH.                                                          
  Page H3968
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 24th.                        
  Page H3971
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the emergency declared in Executive Order 13617 
of June 25, 2012 with respect to the disposition of Russian highly 
enriched uranium is to continue in effect beyond June 25, 2013--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 113-38).                                            
  Page H3984
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
S3968.
Senate Referrals: S. 25, S. 26, S. 244, S. 383, and S. 579 were held at 
the desk; S. 23, S. 112, S. 393, S. 130, S. 157, S. 304, S. 352, and S. 
459 were referred to the Committee on Natural Resources; S. 276 was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and S. 230 was 
referred to the Committees on Natural Resources and the Budget. 
                                                         Pages H3986-87
Discharge Petition: Representative Van Hollen presented to the Clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on the Budget from the consideration 
of H.

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Res. 174, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees 
to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the 
Senate (Discharge Petition No. 3).
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3938, H3939, H3939-40, H3940, 
H3941, H3941-42, H3942, H3942-43, H3943, H3944, H3944-45, H3945-46, 
H3946, H3946-47, H3960-61, H3961-62, H3962, H3962-63, H3963-64, H3964, 
H3964-65, H3967, and H3967-68. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:05 p.m.