[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D217-D218]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4137-
4147; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 111 and H.Res. 498, were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2147-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2148-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3189, to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or 
other use agreement on the transfer, relinquishment, or other 
impairment of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries 
of the Interior and Agriculture, with amendments (H. Rept. 113-372, Pt. 
1) and
  H. Res. 497, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3826) to 
provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any 
greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating 
units, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4118) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay 
the implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the 
individual health insurance mandate (H. Rept. 113-373).      
Page H2147
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2101
Communication from the Sergeant at Arms: Read a letter from Paul D. 
Irving, Sergeant at Arms, in which he notified the House that pursuant 
to clause 12(c) of rule I, an imminent impairment of the place of 
reconvening for the House meeting of 12 noon on Monday, March 3, 2014, 
was in place due to weather. Subsequently, the Chair announced that the 
rescheduling of the time of meeting for the House at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 
March 4, 2014 had been communicated to the Members.          
  Page H2101
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Harvey 
Peters, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.                             
  Page H2101
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation Act of 2014: 
H.R. 4076, to address shortages and interruptions in the availability 
of propane and other home heating fuels in the United States; 
                                                         Pages H2103-06
  Supporting the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for 
democratic change and calling to end the violence: H. Res. 488, 
amended, to support the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully 
for democratic change and to call to end the violence, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 92;   
  Pages H2106-09, H2142
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Supporting the people of 
Venezuela as they protest peacefully for democracy, a reduction in 
violent crime and calling for an end to recent violence.''. 
                                                             Page H2142
  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation 
Act: S. 23, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of 
Michigan;                                                
  Pages H2125-26
  North Fork Watershed Protection Act: H.R. 2259, amended, to withdraw 
certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, 
and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws and to preserve existing uses;   
  Pages H2126-28
  Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act: H.R. 3370, amended, to 
delay the implementation

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of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act 
of 2012, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 306 yeas to 91 nays, Roll No. 
91; and                                        
  Pages H2128-39, H2141-42
  Agreed by unanimous consent that in the engrossment of H.R. 3370, the 
Clerk be authorized to make the corrections placed at the desk. 
                                                             Page H2142
  York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: 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.                  
  Pages H2139-41
Recess: The House recessed at 4:13 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2125
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act: H.R. 938, amended, to 
strengthen the strategic alliance between the United States and Israel 
and                                                      
  Pages H2109-15
  Better Buildings Act: H.R. 2126, amended, to facilitate better 
alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real 
estate landlords and tenants regarding energy efficiency in buildings. 
                                                         Pages H2115-22
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 
Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes 
or institutions is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2014--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Rept. 
113-94).                                                 
  Pages H2102-03
  Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted to Congress 
his Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2015--
referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 113-84).                                        
Pages H2122-25
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2141-42 and H2142. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:41 p.m.