[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D28]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3824-3840; 
and 2 resolutions, 105; H. Con. Res. 73 were introduced.       
  Pages H134-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                         
  Pages H135-36
Report Filed: A report was filed on January 2, 2014 as follows:
  Annual Report on the Activities of the Committee on Ethics for the One 
Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session (H. Rept. 113-323).
  A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2952, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain 
improvements in the laws relating to the advancement of security tecnologies 
for critical infrastructure protection, and for purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 113-324).                                                
Page H133
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                     
  Page H75
Recess:  The House recessed at 11:22 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                                    Page H83
Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013: The House passed H.R. 
2279, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to review of 
regulations under such Act and to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to financial 
responsibility for classes of facilities, by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 
188 noes, Roll No. 10.                                        
  Pages H87-H112
  Rejected the Peters (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 225 noes, 
Roll No. 9.                                                    
Pages H109-11
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-30 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 Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill.          
Page H104
Rejected:
  Sinema amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-322) that sought 
to strike language that would expand eligibility for the National Priorities 
List (NPL) in Section 204, which is overseen by the Environmental Protection 
Agency. Would reinstate language that directs listing of the ``highest 
priority facilities'' for cleanup (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 228 
noes, Roll No. 7) and                                 
Pages H106-07, H108-09
  Tonko amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-322) that sought 
to block implementation of the bill if any provision would increase 
litigation, reduce funds available for cleaning up contaminated sites, or 
that would delay clean up of contaminated sites (by a recorded vote of 190 
ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 8).                           
Pages H107-08, H109
  H. Res. 455, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2279), (H.R. 3362), and (H.R. 3811), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 223 
ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 6, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 5.           
Pages H94-96
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of Ben 
Garrido Blaz, former Member of Congress.                           
  Page H112
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H87.
Senate Referral: S. 1171 was referred to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and the Judiciary.                                         
  Page H87
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H95-96, H96, H108, H109, 
H110-11 and H111-12. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:59 p.m.