[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D267-D268]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4208-
4223; 1 private bill, H.R. 4224; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 514 and 
516, were introduced.                                    
  Pages H2360-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2361-62
Report Filed:A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 515, providing for consideration of the bill (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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4015) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for physicians 
and other professionals, and for other purposes; and providing for 
proceedings during the period from March 17, 2014, through March 21, 
2014 (H. Rept. 113-379).                                     
Page H2360
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ros-Lehtinen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2305
Recess: The House recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2308
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Jason 
Parks, Refuge Church, Huntsville, Alabama.                   
  Page H2308
ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014: The House passed H.R. 4138, to protect the 
separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by 
ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully 
executed, by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 124. 
                                                         Pages H2319-40
  Rejected the Ruiz motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 228 
noes, Roll No. 123.                                      
Pages H2338-39
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-43 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H2329
Agreed to:
  Cicilline amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-378) 
that provides for transparent accounting of the costs of litigation, by 
requiring the Comptroller General of the United States to issue 
quarterly reports to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the 
costs of civil actions, including any attorney fees, brought pursuant 
to this Act.                                             
Pages H2334-35
Rejected:
  Conyers amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-378) that 
sought to exclude from the bill's scope any executive actions taken to 
combat discrimination or to protect civil rights (by a recorded vote of 
188 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 120);           
Pages H2330-31, H2335-36
  Nadler amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-378) that 
sought to clarify that nothing in the act limits or otherwise affects 
the constitutional authority of the executive branch to exercise 
prosecutorial discretion (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes 225 noes, Roll 
No. 121); and                                  
Pages H2331-32, H2336-37
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-378) 
that sought to protect the ability of the Executive Branch to comply 
with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws 
(by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 122). 
                                                  Pages H2332-34, H2337
  H. Res. 511, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4138) and (H.R. 3973), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 
192 noes, Roll No. 119, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 118. 
                                                         Pages H2311-19
Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 3973, to amend

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section 530D of title 28, United States Code. Consideration is expected 
to resume tomorrow, March 13th.                          
  Pages H2340-48
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-42 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H2340
Pending:
  Ellison amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-378) that 
seeks to waive reporting requirements provided in the bill if 
sufficient funds are not available to generate the increased volume of 
reports.                                                 
Pages H2347-48
  H. Res. 511, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4138) and (H.R. 3973), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 
192 noes, Roll No. 119, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 118. 
                                                         Pages H2311-19
Discharge Petition: Representative Schneider presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. 
Res. 490, to provide for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3546) to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 8).
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
Iran is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2014--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-
97).                                                         
  Page H2348
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2319.
Senate Referral: S. J. Res. 32 was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration.                                              
  Page H2359
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2318, 
H2319, H2335-36, H2336-37, H2337, H2338-39, and H2339-40. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:13 p.m.