[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D422-D423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4488-
4505; 1 private bill, H.R. 4506 were introduced.             
  Page H3240
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3241-43
Reports Filed: A report was filed on April 11, 2014 as follows:
  Referral to the Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General, of 
former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director 
Lois G. Lerner for possible criminal prosecution for violations of one 
or more criminal statutes based on evidence the Committee has uncovered 
in the course of the investigation of IRS abuses (H. Rept. 113-414).
  A report was filed on April 14, 2014 as follows:
  Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois 
G. Lerner, Former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue 
Service, in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena 
Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (H. 
Rept. 113-415).
  Reports were filed on April 17, 2014 as follows:
  H.R. 4486, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-
416) and H.R. 4487, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 113-417).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4192, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the height 
of buildings in the District of Columbia'' to clarify the rules of the 
District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the 
top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed (H. Rept. 
113-418);
  H.R. 4194, to provide for the elimination or modification of Federal 
reporting requirements (H. Rept. 113-419);
  H.R. 4002, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe 
of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 113-420);
  H.R. 4120, to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend 
the termination date (H. Rept. 113-421); and
  H. Res. 555, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4414) to 
clarify the treatment under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-422).                   
Pages H3239-40
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3201
Recess: The House recessed at 2:13 p.m. and reconvened at 4:10 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3203
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014: S. 994, to 
expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 
to increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending; 
                                                         Pages H3203-07
  Amending the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the height of 
buildings in the District of Columbia'' to clarify the rules of the 
District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the 
top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed: H.R. 
4192, amended, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the 
height of buildings in the District of Columbia'' to clarify the rules 
of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses 
above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed, 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 178; 
                                               Pages H3207-09, H3219-20

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  Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014: H.R. 4194, amended, to 
provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting 
requirements;                                            
  Pages H3209-12
  Directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield 
located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky: H.R. 298, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield 
located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of 
its inclusion in the National Park System;               
  Pages H3212-14
  New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: H.R. 930, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New 
Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois;         
  Pages H3214-15
  Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act: H.R. 3110, amended, to 
allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within 
Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska;        
  Pages H3215-16
  North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014: H.R. 4032, amended, 
to exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by 
the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility 
Authority;                                               
  Pages H3216-17
  Amending the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the 
termination date: H.R. 4120, to amend the National Law Enforcement 
Museum Act to extend the termination date, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 
384 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 179; and 
                                               Pages H3217-18, H3220-21
  Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act: H.R. 1501, amended, 
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.                                    
  Pages H3218-19
Recess: The House recessed at 5:51 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3219
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Grimm, wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Financial Services.        
  Page H3221
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H3202-03.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3219-20, H3220-21. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:49 p.m.