[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D529-D531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  16 public bills, H.R. 4678-4693; 
and 1 resolution, H. Res. 589 were introduced.                
  Pages H4683-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                            
  Page H4685
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1098, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain 
programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 113-456);
  H.R. 1528, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian 
to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of 
veterinary practice outside of the registered location, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 113-457, Pt. 1)
  H.R. 3548, to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand 
the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, 
radioactive, and other extrinsic agents, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-
458);
  H.R. 4080, to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize certain trauma care

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programs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-459); and
  H. Res. 590, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4435) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3361) to reform the 
authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain 
business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and 
trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for 
foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-460).                                      
Page H4683
 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Bentivolio to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.               
  Page H4479
Recess: The House recessed at 10:26 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                                  Page H4482
 Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Charlie 
Martin, Bethel Baptist Church, Vilas, North Carolina.             
  Page H4482
 Committee Resignations: Read a letter from Representative Messer, wherein 
he resigned from the Committees on the Budget and Foreign Affairs. 
                                                                  Page H4487
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 589, electing a Member to a 
standing committee of the House of Representatives.               
  Page H4487
 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Conference report to accompany 
H.R. 3080, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the 
United States and to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 4 nays, 
Roll No. 220;                                                 
  Pages H4487-96
   Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 3530, amended, to 
provide justice for the victims of trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 
                                                    Pages H4501-09, H4534-35
   Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 3610, amended, to 
stop exploitation through trafficking;                        
  Pages H4509-15
   Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014: H.R. 4225, amended, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly 
selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 222;     
  Pages H4515-22, H4535
   Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in 
Foster Care Act: H.R. 4058, amended, to prevent and address sex trafficking 
of youth in foster care;                                      
  Pages H4522-29
   International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: 
H.R. 4573, amended, to protect children from exploitation, especially sex 
trafficking in tourism, by providing advance notice of intended travel by 
registered child-sex offenders outside the United States to the government 
of the country of destination and requesting foreign governments to notify 
the United States when a known child-sex offender is seeking to enter the 
United States; and                                            
  Pages H4529-34
  Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the 
terrorist group known as Boko Haram: H. Res. 573, amended, to condemn the 
abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group 
known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria.                                                      
  Pages H4535-41
 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 4435, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 21st. 
                                                 Pages H4496-H4501, H4541-80
   Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-44 shall be considered 
as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Armed Services now printed in the bill. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under 
the five-minute rule.                                             
Page H4549
 Agreed to:
  Lamborn amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that requires the 
Department of Defense to establish a plan with the Afghan government for 
reimbursing contractors for illegal taxes and                 
Pages H4675-76
   Lamborn amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that adds a Sense 
of Congress establishing that national security is the top priority for the 
Federal government and should be the top priority for the use of public 
lands.                                                        
Pages H4679-80
Withdrawn:
   Gohmert amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have required the Secretary of Defense 
to establish either a security monitoring duty roster program that would 
authorize certain DoD personnel to openly carry a firearm on a military 
installation, or a procedure to permit qualified military personnel to 
openly carry a firearm on a military installation for personal protection. 
                                                              Pages H4673-74
 Proceedings Postponed:
  Blumenauer amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that seeks to 
authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to procure not more than 10 AESA

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radar upgrades for the Air National Guard F-15C/D aircraft, which is offset 
by cuts to levels authorized beyond the President's Budget Request, spread 
across 9 accounts;                                            
Pages H4671-73
   Loretta Sanchez (CA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that 
seeks to allow the transfer of funds to nuclear nonproliferation, not just 
to weapons activities and naval reactors as is currently allowed for in the 
bill;                                                         
Pages H4674-75
   Garamendi amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 113-455), as modified, 
that seeks to direct the President, DOD, and AFRICOM to expand various 
programs to include combating wildlife trafficking and poaching; and 
                                                              Pages H4676-78
   Daines amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 113-455) that seeks to strike 
subsection (c) of Section 1634 of the reported NDAA, which terminates in 
2021 the requirement that ICBM silos remain in at least warm status. 
                                                              Pages H4678-79
  H. Res. 585, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4660) 
and (H.R. 4435), was agreed to by voice vote after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                                        
Page H4496
Recess: The House recessed at 10 p.m. and reconvened at 1:44 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 21st.                                              
  Page H4682
 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4541.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4495-96, H4534-35 and H4535. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:45 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 21st.