[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 98 (Monday, June 23, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D688-D690]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4934-
4943; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 103; and H. Res. 637-640 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5639-40
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5640-41
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4795, to promote new manufacturing in the United States by 
providing for greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining 
necessary permits, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-488);
  H.R. 4801, to require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on 
the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for 
potable hot water (H. Rept. 113-489);
  H.R. 4631, to reauthorize certain provisions of the Public Health 
Service Act relating to autism, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 113-490);
  H.R. 4007, to recodify and reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Standards Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-491, Pt. 
1); and H. Res. 636, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) 
to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to 
World Trade Organization countries, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3301) to require approval 
for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or 
natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the 
national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, 
natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-492).                                 
Page H5639
 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5601
Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5601
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5602
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Reliable Home Heating Act: S. 2086, to address current emergency 
shortages of propane and other home heating fuels and to provide 
greater flexibility and information for Governors to address such 
emergencies in the future;                               
  Pages H5602-04
  Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014: H.R. 4092, 
amended, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish 
the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead 
Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance 
provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools; 
                                                         Pages H5604-05
  Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act: Concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 316, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric 
licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas 
to 3 nays, Roll No. 340;                       
  Pages H5605-06, H5611-12
  Requiring the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact 
of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot 
water: H.R. 4801, to require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a 
report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use 
for potable hot water;                                   
  Pages H5606-07
  World War II Memorial Prayer Act: S. 1044, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the 
District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words 
that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on 
D-Day, June 6, 1944, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 12 
nays, Roll No. 339;                            
  Pages H5607-08, H5610-11

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  Revoking the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 
at the request of that tribe: H.R. 4002, to revoke the charter of 
incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that 
tribe; and                                               
  Pages H5608-09
  Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: H.R. 412, amended, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System.                                    
  Pages H5609-10
Recess: The House recessed at 4:59 p.m. and reconvened at 6:32 p.m. 
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Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 4413, to reauthorize the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end 
users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure 
transparency and accountability at the Commission, and to help farmers, 
ranchers, and end users manage risks to help keep consumer costs low. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 24th. 
                                                         Pages H5612-38
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-47 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H5624
Agreed to:
  DeFazio amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that adds one 
requirement to the study on high frequency trading: Whether such 
trading increases market volatility, including short term market swings 
such as the ``flash crash'';                                 
Page H5629
  DelBene amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that ensures 
that the Commission's assessment of costs and benefits regarding rules 
and orders will be affirmed by a court unless that assessment is found 
to be an abuse of discretion; and                            
Page H5631
  Fincher amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that directs 
the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the 
efficiencies in leasing and rental costs at the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.                                      
Pages H5635-36
Proceedings Postponed:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that seeks 
to require a study on entities regulated by the Commodities Futures 
Trading Commission;                                      
Pages H5629-31
  Waters amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that seeks to 
prohibit judicial review of any consideration by the CFTC of the costs 
and benefits of its rules and orders;                    
Pages H5631-32
  Moore amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that seeks to 
strike Section 203, and replace with the Sense of Congress that the 
Commodities Future Trading Commission is already required by law to 
consider costs and benefits when promulgating rules and issuing orders, 
and is held accountable to this requirement by courts;   
Pages H5632-34
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that seeks 
to preserve existing law by striking ``United States Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit or the United States Court of 
Appeals for the circuit,'' and replace with ``United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia or the United States District Court 
for the district''; and                                  
Pages H5634-35
  Garrett amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that seeks to 
exempt Registered Investment Companies (RICs) that are currently 
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 from duplicative registration 
requirements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The 
SEC will continue to have full regulatory oversight and enforcement 
authority over RICs. Amendment does not remove the jurisdiction and 
regulatory authority that the CFTC has over all futures, options and 
swaps transactions that the RICs invest in on behalf of their customers 
who are pensioners, retirees, and savers.                
Pages H5636-38
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H5612
  H. Res. 629, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 19th.
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the Western Balkans is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2014--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 113-123).                                           
  Page H5602
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared with respect to North Korea is to 
continue in effect beyond June 26, 2014--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-124). 
                                                             Page H5610
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5610-11, H5611-12. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:04 p.m.

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