[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D305-D306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 4290-
4297; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 94-95; and H. Res. 523 were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H2644
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2645
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4005, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 113-384) and
  H. Res. 524, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1459) to 
ensure that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to 
the declaration of national monuments, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 
113-385).                                                    
Page H2644
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Massie to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2613
Recess: The House recessed at 10:37 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2617
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend John 
Rosenberg, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Olympia, Washington. 
                                                             Page H2617
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H2617, H2635
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 523, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H2621
Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America: 
The House passed H.R. 2824, to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of 
the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final rule on 
excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent 
streams, by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 141. 
                                               Pages H2621-34, H2634-35
  Rejected the Bera (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 
224 noes, Roll No. 140.                                  
Pages H2633-34
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-41, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-374, shall be considered as 
an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule.                                                    
Pages H2628-29

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Rejected:
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-374) 
that sought to require States to implement the June 30, 1983 Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement stream buffer zone rule, 
unless a State has a program with greater stream protection (by a 
recorded vote of 188 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 138) and 
                                               Pages H2629-30, H2631-32
  Cartwright amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-374) 
that sought to ensure that States maintain the ability to issue their 
own stream buffer rules (by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 225 noes, 
Roll No. 139).                                    
Pages H2630-31, H2632
  H. Res. 501, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2824) and (H.R. 2641), was agreed to on March 6, 2014.
Announcement by the Chair: The Speaker addressed the Members on matters 
of decorum in the House.                                     
  Page H2634
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2634.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2631-32, H2632, H2633-34, and 
H2635. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:31 p.m.