[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 129 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D914-D915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3184-
3199; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 360 were introduced.     
  Pages H5882-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5884-85
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1493, to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take 
regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-230)
  H. Res. 361, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules, and relating to consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Rept. 
113-231).                                                    
Page H5882
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative LaMalfa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5835
Recess: The House recessed at 10:52 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5841
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 260 yeas to 137 nays with 2 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 488.                                        
  Pages H5842, H5848
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, September 
25th:
  Ensuring that any new or revised requirement providing for the 
screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial 
motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking 
proceeding: H.R. 3095, to ensure that any new or revised requirement 
providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals 
operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted 
pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 486 and          
  Pages H5846-47
  Amending the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how 
the Act applies to condominiums: H.R. 2600, to amend the Interstate 
Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to 
condominiums, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 487.                                   
  Pages H5847-48
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013: The House 
began consideration of H.R. 687, to facilitate the efficient extraction 
of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing 
an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land. Consideration of the 
measure is expected to resume tomorrow, September 27th. 
                                                         Pages H5848-63
  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 an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.                        
Page H5854
Rejected:
  Grijalva amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-215) that 
sought to guarantee the jobs this mine does create benefit the local 
community by requiring that the Remote Operating Center be located in 
the town of Superior, Arizona or an adjacent mining community (by a 
recorded vote of 180 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 489) and 
                                                  Pages H5856-57, H5862
  Napolitano amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-215) 
that sought to protect water quality and water quantity for the people 
living and working near this proposed mine, given estimates that mining 
operations will consume the equivalent of the annual water supply for 
20,000 homes (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 
490).                                          
Pages H5860-62, H5862-63
Proceedings Postponed:
  Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 
113-215) that seeks to require the Secretary to remove Native American 
sacred and cultural sites from the conveyance in consultation with 
affected Indian Tribes.                                  
Pages H5857-60
  H. Res. 351, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
687), (H.R. 1526), and (H.R. 3102) was agreed to on Thursday, September 
19th.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H5841, H5871.
Senate Referral: S. 252 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.                                                    
  Page H5881
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5846-47, 
H5847-48, H5848, H5862, H5862-63. There were no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:59 p.m.