[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D347-D348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 10, 
4348-4364; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 531-534 were introduced. 
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  Pages H2802-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 981, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global 
rare earth element assessment, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-
389);
  H.R. 1063, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an 
assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and 
future demands for the minerals critical to United States manufacturing 
and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national security in 
a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 113-390);
  H.R. 1259, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the 
State of Connecticut, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 113-391);
  H.R. 1501, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' 
Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, 
as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-
392);
  H.R. 3110, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit 
people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 113-393);
  H.R. 3188, to expedite the planning and implementation of salvage 
timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior 
restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the 
Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park and Bureau of 
Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in 
California, with amendments H. (Rept. 113-394, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3222, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of sites associated with the 1657 signing of the 
Flushing Remonstrance in Queens, New York, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 113-395);
  H.R. 3605, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien 
Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-396); 
and
  H. Res. 530, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2575) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold 
for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer 
mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace 
it with 40 hours (H. Rept. 113-397).                         
Page H2801
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas to 140 nays with 2 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 151.                                                
  Page H2786
Recess: The House recessed at 2:02 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Takano, 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology.                                                  
  Page H2751
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic 
Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014: Concurred in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4152, to provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 34 nays, Roll No. 149; 
                                               Pages H2752-56, H2784-85
  United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring 
Regions: S. 2183, entitled ``United States International Programming to 
Ukraine and Neighboring Regions'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 
yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 150;                 
  Pages H2756-59, H2785-86
  Weather Forecasting Improvement Act: H.R. 2413, amended, to 
prioritize and redirect NOAA resources to a focused program of 
investment on near-term, affordable, and attainable advances in 
observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to deliver 
substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high 
impact weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes; 
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To prioritize and redirect 
NOAA resources to a focused program of investment on affordable and 
attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling 
capabilities to deliver substantial improvement in weather forecasting 
and prediction of high impact weather events, such as those associated 
with hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, storm surges, and 
wildfires, and for other purposes.''.                        
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  Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014: H.R. 4005, 
amended, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2015 and 2016;                                     
  Pages H2763-79
  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace 
Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band 
Exhibition: H. Con. Res. 92, to authorize the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the 
National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition;           
  Pages H2779-81
  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby: H. Con. Res. 88, to authorize the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; and   
  Pages H2781-82
  Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: S. 1557, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate 
medical education programs in children's hospitals.      
  Pages H2782-84
Recess: The House recessed at 6:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 531, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a notification to the Congress consistent with subsection 
(b) of the Pelly Amendment with respect to Iceland's whaling 
activities--referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Natural 
Resources and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-101).   
  Pages H2751-52
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H2751-52.
Senate Referral: S. 2183 was held at the desk.           
  Pages H2750-51
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2784-85, H2785-86 and H2786. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:46 p.m.