[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 94 (Thursday, June 27, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D651-D653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 2529-
2569; 1 private bill, H.R. 2570; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 280-284 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H4141-45
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4145-46
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Poe (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4083
Recess: The House recessed at 11:13 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4091
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Chaplain Angel 
Berrios, 308th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Meade, Maryland. 
                                                             Page H4091
Recess: The House recessed at 1:54 p.m. and reconvened at 2:09 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4105
Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements 
Authorization Act: The House passed H.R. 1613, to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal 
management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, by a 
recorded vote of 256 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 293. 
                                                      Pages H4096-H4108
  Rejected the Garcia motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House

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forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 232 
noes, Roll No. 292.                                      
Pages H4106-07
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as adopted.                        
Pages H4098
  Agreed by unanimous consent that during the consideration of H.R. 
1613 and H.R. 2231 pursuant to H. Res. 274, amendment numbered 1 
printed in part A of House Report 113-131 and amendments numbered 5 and 
10 printed in part B of that report be modified.         
Pages H4096-98
Rejected:
  Grayson amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-131), as 
modified, that sought to ensure that no portion of this legislation is 
construed as affecting the right of any state to prohibit the 
management, leasing, developing, and use of lands (including offshore 
oil drilling) beneath navigable waters within its boundaries (by a yea-
and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 291).     
Pages H4104-06
  H. Res. 274, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1613), (H.R. 2231), and (H.R. 2410), was agreed to yesterday, June 
26th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated yesterday, June 26th:
  Amending title 10, United States Code, to require an Inspector 
General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions 
taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual 
assault: H.R. 1864, to amend title 10, United States Code, to require 
an Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory 
personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications 
regarding sexual assault, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 294.                       
  Pages H4108-09
Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 
2231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy 
exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for 
equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, and implement the 
reorganization of the functions of the former Minerals Management 
Service into distinct and separate agencies. Consideration is expected 
to continue tomorrow, June 28th.                         
  Pages H4109-32
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-16 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H4115
  Agreed by unanimous consent that during the consideration of H.R. 
1613 and H.R. 2231 pursuant to H. Res. 274, amendment numbered 1 
printed in part A of House Report 113-131 and amendments numbered 5 and 
10 printed in part B of that report be modified.         
Pages H4096-98
Agreed to:
  Brady (TX) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) 
that requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas 
requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or 
statement prepared for the leasing program under the National 
Environmental Policy Act;                                
Pages H4120-21
  Lamborn amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) that 
prohibits the authorizing of leases under the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to any person in violation of various Iranian sanctions; 
                                                         Pages H4122-23
  Cassidy amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) that 
stipulates that no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
H.R. 2231, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue rules to provide 
more clarity, certainty, and stability to the revenue streams 
contemplated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; 
                                                         Pages H4126-27
  Flores amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) that 
limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service 
activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under 
Executive Order 13547. Requires a report be submitted to Congress 
identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor 
agencies (by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 296); 
                                               Pages H4123-25, H4130-31
  Cassidy amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131), as 
modified, that lifts the offshore energy revenue sharing cap, as 
provided by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, from $500 
million to $999 million for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2055 (by 
a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 297); and 
                                                  Pages H4125-26, H4231
  Rigell amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) that 
requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic 
testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by 
December 31, 2013 (by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 
298).                                          
Pages H4127-29, H4131-32

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Rejected:
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-131) 
that sought to strike section 204 because it eliminates environmental 
evaluation typically provided by an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) 
and because conducting a single multisale EIS for decisions with 
different timelines creates unnecessary conflicts in the EIS process 
(by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 295). 
                                               Pages H4121-22, H4129-30
  H. Res. 274, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1613), (H.R. 2231), and (H.R. 2410), was agreed to yesterday, June 
26th.
Recess: The House recessed at 5:22 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4129
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 19, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page H4140
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress of his intent to suspend the designation of 
Bangladesh as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized 
System of Preferences program--referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-42).            
  Page H4129
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H4129 and 
H4135.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4105, 
H4107, H4107-08, H4108-09, H4129-30, H4130-31, H4131 and H4131-32. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:11 p.m.