[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D699-D701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 4944-
4956; were introduced.                                   
  Pages H5723-24
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H5725
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 641, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) to 
lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic 
onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline 
and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, 
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4923) making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for 
other purposes; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-493).   
Page H5723
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Thompson (PA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:37 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: The House passed 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

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transparency and accountability at the Commission, and to help farmers, 
ranchers, and end users manage risks to help keep consumer costs low, 
by a recorded vote of 265 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 349. Consideration 
of the measure began yesterday, June 23rd.               
  Pages H5659-65
  Rejected the Kuster motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Agriculture with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 220 
noes, Roll No. 348.                                      
Pages H5663-65
Agreed to:
  Garrett amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that was 
debated on June 23rd that exempts 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 (by a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 158 noes, Roll No. 347). 
                                                         Pages H5662-63
Rejected:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that was 
debated on June 23rd that sought to require a study on entities 
regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (by a recorded 
vote of 163 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 343);                 
Page H5660
  Waters amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that was debated 
on June 23rd that sought to prohibit judicial review of any 
consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its rules and 
orders (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 344); 
                                                         Pages H5660-61
  Moore amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that was debated 
on June 23rd that sought 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 (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 239 noes, Roll 
No. 345); and                                            
Pages H5661-62
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 113-476) that was 
debated on June 23rd that sought 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'' (by a recorded vote of 
177 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 346).                         
Page H5662
  H. Res. 629, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 19th.
  North American Energy Infrastructure Act: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 354. 
                                                         Pages H5665-88
  Rejected the Schneider motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 
227 noes, Roll No. 353.                                  
Pages H5686-87
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-49 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now 
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H5672
Rejected:
  Pallone amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-492) that 
sought to ensure that the complete length of cross-border projects 
would be subject to full environmental review under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 233 noes, 
Roll No. 350);
  ages H5673-74, H5683-84
  Waxman amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-492) that 
sought to exclude any project with a pending permit application from 
the new approval requirements in the bill (by a recorded vote of 171 
ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 351); and           
Pages H5674-75, H5684-85
  Welch amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-492) that 
sought to ensure pipeline modifications receive a thorough 
environmental review process (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 234 
noes, Roll No. 352).                           
Pages H5675-76, H5685-86
  H. Res. 636, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6) and (H.R. 3301), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 186 
noes, Roll No. 342, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 341.      
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Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 6, to provide for expedited approval of 
exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 25th. 
                                                         Pages H5676-83
  H. Res. 636, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6) and (H.R. 3301), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 186 
noes, Roll No. 342, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 341.      
Pages H5652-59
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2014: H.R. 4631, amended, to 
reauthorize certain provisions of the Public Health Service Act 
relating to autism;                                      
  Pages H5688-93
  Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization 
Act: H.R. 4080, amended, to amend title XII of the Public Health 
Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs; 
                                                         Pages H5693-95
  Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014: H.R. 3548, amended, 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;                                        
  Pages H5695-96
  Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act: H.R. 1281, 
amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs 
under part A of title XI of such Act;                    
  Pages H5696-99
  Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act: H.R. 1098, amended, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs 
relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research; and 
                                                      Pages H5699-H5700
  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: S. 1681, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.    
  Pages H5700-12
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and 13 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5658-59, 
H5659, H5660, H5660-61, H5661-62, H5662, H5662-63, H5664-65, H5665, 
H5684, H5685, H5685-86, H5687, H5687-88. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:19 p.m.