[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 125 (Friday, September 20, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D891-D892]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3157-
3168; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 57; and H. Res. 353 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5801-02
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5802-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 586, to provide for certain improvements to the Denali National 
Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 113-217);
  H.R. 638, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be 
established except as expressly authorized by statute (H. Rept. 113-
218);
  H.R. 930, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land 
of the New Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-219);
  H.R. 1168, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the City of Carlin, Nevada, 
in exchange for consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the 
jurisdiction of that agency, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 113-220);
  H.R. 1459, to ensure that the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 applies to the declaration of national monuments, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-221);
  H.R. 1513, to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land 
along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, to limit the means by which 
property within such revised boundaries may be acquired, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-222);
  H.R. 2197, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the York River and associated tributaries for study for 
potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H. 
Rept. 113-223); and
  H.R. 2640, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the 
Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of 
Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-224). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014: The House agreed to H.J. 
Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, by a 
recorded vote of 230 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 478.     
  Pages H5773-89
  Rejected the Enyart motion to recommit the joint resolution to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 190 
yeas to 228 nays, Roll No. 477.                          
Pages H5785-87

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  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 113-216 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H5773
  H. Res. 352, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution, was agreed to yesterday, September 19th.
Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: The House passed 
H.R. 1526, to restore employment and educational opportunities in, and 
improve the economic stability of, counties containing National Forest 
System land, while also reducing Forest Service management costs, by 
ensuring that such counties have a dependable source of revenue from 
National Forest System land, and to provide a temporary extension of 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, 
by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 483. Consideration 
of the measure began yesterday, September 19th.          
  Pages H5788-92
  Rejected the Barber 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 190 ayes to 
228 noes, Roll No. 482.                                  
Pages H5790-91
Agreed to:
  Daines amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 113-215) that 
was debated on September 19th that protects forest reserve projects 
from delay by precluding Court-issued injunctions based on alleged 
violations of procedural requirements in selecting, planning, or 
analyzing the project (by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 196 noes, Roll 
No. 479);                                                    
Page H5788
  McClintock amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 113-215) 
that was debated on September 19th that waives judicial review on any 
timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire occurring in 2013 (by 
a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 480); and 
                                                         Pages H5788-89
  McClintock amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 113-215) 
that was debated on September 19th that prohibits the U.S. Forest 
Service from removing any roads or trails unless there has been a 
specific decision, which included adequate and appropriate public 
involvement, to decommission the specific road or trail in question (by 
a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 481). 
                                                         Pages H5789-90
  H. Res. 351, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
687), (H.R. 1526), and (H.R. 3102) was agreed to yesterday, September 
19th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 23rd.           
  Pages H5792, H5800
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5786-87, 
H5787-88, H5788, H5789, H5789-90, H5791, H5791-92. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:35 p.m.