[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1109-D1110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3529-
3542; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 421-423 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7253
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 420, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to 
provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 
approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, 
construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
projects, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-272).         
Page H7251
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Holding to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:57 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Rev. Dr. John 
Adams, First Baptist Church, Mantachie, Mississippi.         
  Page H7197
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H7197, H7211
Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 1965, to streamline and ensure onshore energy 
permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty 
to oil shale development for American energy security, economic 
development, and job creation. Consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow.                                      
  Pages H7201-11, H7211-32
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-26 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for

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the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. 
                                                             Page H7218
Agreed to:
  Hastings (WA) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. 
Rept. 113-271) that adjusts the amount of funds authorized to be made 
available to BLM field offices for energy permitting to ensure bill has 
a positive (deficit reducing) score;                         
Page H7223
  Hanabusa amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that 
requires the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture to include in their Quadrennial Federal 
Onshore Energy Production Strategy, the best estimate, based upon 
commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other renewable energy 
sources on lands designated as Hawaiian Home Lands that the state 
agency or department responsible for the administration of these lands 
selects to be used for energy production; and                
Page H7228
  Marino amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that 
requires the Secretary of the Interior to include Federal lands as a 
part of its plan to address new demands for oil and gas pipelines. 
                                                         Pages H7228-29
Proceedings Postponed:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) 
that seeks to preserve the First Amendment Right To Petition; 
                                                         Pages H7223-25
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) 
that seeks to allow the Secretary of the Interior to continue to review 
actions that generally qualify for Categorical Exclusions to NEPA for 
possible Extraordinary Circumstances (e.g. Violations of a Federal law, 
or a State, local, or tribal law or requirement) which would then 
supersede the Categorical Exclusion and require further NEPA review; 
                                                         Pages H7225-26
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) 
that seeks to eliminate prohibition of award of attorney fees which 
otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act; 
                                                         Pages H7226-28
  Polis amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that 
seeks to require the National Academy of Sciences to study and report 
to Congress about the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and 
the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and 
pipelines; and                                           
Pages H7229-30
  DeFazio amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that 
seeks to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the 
underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use 
existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets. 
                                                         Pages H7230-31
  H. Res. 419, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1965) and (H.R. 2728), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 
196 noes, Roll No. 591, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 590. 
                                                         Pages H7201-11
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013: S. 1545, to extend 
authorities related to global HIV/AIDS and to promote oversight of 
United States programs.                                  
  Pages H7232-38
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7210 and 
H7210-11. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:08 p.m.