[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D570]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4746-
4754; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 600-602 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4909-10
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4910-11
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4839
Recess: The House recessed at 12:19 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4842
Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4844
 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act: H.R. 4587, 
amended, to impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for 
carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of 
Venezuela;                                               
  Pages H4844-50
   Amending the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include 
the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the 
right to religious freedom: H.R. 4028, amended, to amend the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration 
of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to 
religious freedom;                                       
  Pages H4850-51
   Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect 
the freedom of assembly, expression, and religion and all fundamental 
human rights and the rule of law for all its citizens: H. Res. 599, to 
urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the 
freedom of assembly, expression, and religion and all fundamental human 
rights and the rule of law for all its citizens and to stop censoring 
discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and their 
violent suppression, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 1 nay, 
Roll No. 241;                                  
  Pages H4851-56, H4866-67
   Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act: H.R. 3366, amended, to 
provide for the release of the property interests retained by the 
United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the 
State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural 
Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, 
Oregon;                                                  
  Pages H4856-58
   National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: H.R. 503, 
amended, to authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to 
establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 242; 
                                               Pages H4858-60, H4867-68
   Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act: S. 611, to make a 
technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act; 
                                                         Pages H4860-61
   Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with 
counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during 
inactive duty training: H.R. 2527, to amend title 38, United

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States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for 
sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training;   
  Page H4861
   Amending title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the 
Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: H.R. 2942, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and 
Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                                                         Pages H4861-63
   Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014: H.R. 4261, to improve 
the research of Gulf War Illness and the Research Advisory Committee on 
Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.                            
  Pages H4863-66
Recess: The House recessed at 6:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4866
 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the victims of the tragedy in Isla Vista California, as well as their 
families, friends, and the University of California at Santa Barbara 
community.                                                   
  Page H4867
 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2015: The House began consideration of H.R. 4660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Consideration 
is expected to continue tomorrow, May 29th.           
  Pages H4868-H4908
 Agreed to:
  Lynch amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and 
local law enforcement assistance by $3,000,000 for drug courts; 
                                                         Pages H4880-81
   Reichert amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Community 
Oriented Policing Services by $110,000,000 for the hiring and rehiring 
of additional career law enforcement officers;           
Pages H4882-83
   Langevin amendment that redirects $5,000,000 in funding within the 
Bureau of Industry and Security for the National Institute of Science 
and Technologies to conduct a cybersecurity survey;      
Pages H4884-85
   Gibson amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Interagency 
Crime and Drug Enforcement by $4,000,000;                
Pages H4887-88
   Nugent amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and 
local law enforcement assistance by $4,000,000 for mental health courts 
and a veterans treatment courts program;                 
Pages H4890-91
  Moore amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Administrative 
Review and Appeals by $1,000,000;                     
Pages H4899-H4900
   Sinema amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Office 
on Violence Against Women by $1,000,000 for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus;                              
Page H4900
   Brownley (CA) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State 
and local law enforcement assistance by $1,000,000 for a veterans 
treatment courts program;                                
Pages H4901-02
   McKinley amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
International Trade Commission by $1,500,000 for legal and technical 
assistance to small businesses;                              
Page H4902
   Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for 
State and local law enforcement assistance by $2,000,000 for mental 
health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants; 
                                                         Pages H4902-03
   Coffman amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Salaries 
and Expenses, United States Attorneys by $1,000,000;     
Pages H4903-04
   Lee amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local 
law enforcement assistance by $3,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research; and                                        
Pages H4904-05
   Fleming amendment that reduces funding for Department of Justice, 
Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities by 
$866,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account. 
                                                         Pages H4906-08
Rejected:
   Davis (CA) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
International Trade Administration by $3,000,000;        
Pages H4881-82
   Kildee amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
International Trade Administration by $8,000,000;        
Pages H4883-84
   McDermott amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $3,000,000 for 
fisheries;                                               
Pages H4891-92
   Holt amendment that sought to redirect $37,450,000 within the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for climate change 
research; and                                            
Pages H4892-95
   Broun (GA) amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Office of 
Inspector General of the Department of Commerce by $596,000 and apply 
the savings to the spending reduction account.           
Pages H4898-99
Withdrawn:
   Cicilline amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have included grants for economic development assistance 
authorized under section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 and                                   
Page H4885
   Bonamici amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have redirected $9,000,000 in funding within the National Oceanic

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and Atmospheric Administration for ocean acidification research. 
                                                         Pages H4895-97
 Proceedings Postponed:
  Pompeo amendment that seeks to eliminate funding for the Economic 
Development Administration and apply the $247,500,000 in savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4885-87
   McNerney amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
Community Oriented Policing Services by $3,000,000 for improvements in 
technology;                                              
Paged H4888-89
   Bridenstine amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $12,000,000 for 
weather research;                                        
Pages H4889-90
   Thompson (CA) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, 
for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by 
$19,500,000;                                             
Pages H4897-98
   King (IA) amendment that seeks to redirect $5,000,000 in funding 
within Salaries and Expenses, General Administration, Department of 
Justice; and                                             
Pages H4900-01
   Cohen amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
Administrative Review and Appeals by $2,000,000.         
Pages H4905-06
  H. Res. 585, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4660) and (H.R. 4435), was agreed to on Tuesday, May 20th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4866-67, H4867-68. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 12:11 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 29th.