[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 110 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D785-D788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 5107-
5118 were introduced.                                    
  Pages H6295-97
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H6297
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H. Res. 670, 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4719) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the 
charitable deduction for contributions for food inventory (H. Rept. 
113-522).                                                    
  Page H6295
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Pittenger to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6219
Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6223
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Steve 
Walker, Fairview Village Church, Eagleville, Pennsylvania.   
  Page H6223
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private calendar, the House passed 
H.R. 306, for the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.     
  Page H6224
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: H.R. 3086, to permanently extend 
the Internet Tax Freedom Act.                            
  Pages H6228-34
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014: The House passed H.R. 
5021, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the 
Highway Trust Fund, by a recorded vote of 367 ayes to 55 noes, Roll No. 
414.                                           
  Pages H6235-42, H6245-61
  Rejected the Blumenauer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 193 yeas to 227 nays, Roll No. 413.              
Pages H6258-61
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee

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on Ways and Means, modified by the amendments printed in H. Rept. 113-
521, shall be considered as adopted.                     
Pages H6245-46
  H. Res. 669, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 408, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 
yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 407.                          
Pages H6241-42
Notice of Intent To Offer Motion: Representative Gallego announced his 
intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3230. 
                                                             Page H6261
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015: The 
House continued consideration of H.R. 5016, making appropriations for 
financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2015. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 
16th.                                          
  Pages H6242-45, H6262-84
Agreed to:
  Roskam amendment that was debated on July 14th that increases 
funding, by offset, for taxpayer services of the Internal Revenue 
Service by $10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 338 ayes to 80 noes, Roll 
No. 410);                                                
Pages H6243-44
  Frelinghuysen amendment that reduces funding for the National 
Security Council by $4,200,000;                          
Pages H6262-63
  DeLauro amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enter into 
any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity's sealed bid or 
competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or 
chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity's sealed 
bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously 
incorporated in the United States;                       
Pages H6263-64
  Bachus amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
14, 2014) that prohibits funds from being used to reinstall the Red 
Mountain sculpture on the plaza of the Hugo Black Courthouse in 
Birmingham, Alabama;                                     
Pages H6264-65
  Schakowsky amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enter 
into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with 
a disposition listed in section 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States 
Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information 
System include the term ``Fair Labor Standards Act'';    
Pages H6265-66
  Grayson amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enter into 
a contract with any offeror or any of its principals if that offeror 
has (1) within a three-year period preceding this offer been convicted 
of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for commission of fraud 
or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to 
obtain, or performing a public contract or subcontract; violation of 
Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 
offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, 
falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax 
evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen 
property; or (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the 
offenses enumerated above in paragraph (1); or (3) within a three-year 
period preceding this offer, has been notified of any delinquent 
Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability 
remains unsatisfied;                                     
Pages H6267-68
  Walberg amendment that prohibits funds from being used in 
contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code;
                                                             Page H6272
  Farenthold amendment that prohibits funds from being made available 
for the Office of Management and Budget to process or approve an 
apportionment request that does not include the following phrase: 
``Apportioned amounts are not available for any position that is held 
by an employee with respect to whom the President of the Senate or the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives has certified a statement of 
facts to a United States attorney under section 104 of the Revised 
Statutes (2 U.S.C. 194)''; and                           
Pages H6272-73
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 14, 2014) that prohibits funds from being used in contravention of 
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). 
                                                         Pages H6276-77
Rejected:
  Jackson Lee amendment that was debated on July 14th that sought to 
reduce funding for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network by $200,000 
and increase funding for taxpayer services of the Internal Revenue 
Service by $100,000 (by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 258 noes, Roll 
No. 409);                                                
Pages H6242-43
  Moore amendment that was debated on July 14th that sought to strike 
section 501 from the bill, which relates to administrative provisions 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, specifically the repeal 
of section 1017(a)(2)(C) of Public Law 111-203 (by a recorded vote of 
170 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 411); and                     
Page H6244
  Waters amendment that was debated on July 14th that sought to 
increase funding for salaries and expenses of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission by $300,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 412).                                 
Pages H6244-45
Withdrawn:
   Sherman amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds

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from being used to implement, administer, or enforce final leasing 
accounting standard rules, regulations, or requirements in FASB Project 
2013-270, Accounting Standards Update Topic 842;             
Page H6268
   Marino amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used to collect any underpayment 
of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the extent 
such underpayment is attributable to the taxpayer's loss of records 
(except in the case of fraud); and                       
Pages H6274-75
  DeSantis amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used for any Internal Revenue 
Service instant message or other electronic communications system that 
is not operationally searchable and archivable at all times. 
                                                             Page H7277
 Point of Order sustained against:
  Heck (WA) amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used, 
with respect to specified States, to prohibit or penalize a financial 
institution from providing financial services to an entity solely 
because the entity is a manufacturer, producer, or person that 
participates in any business or organized activity that involves 
handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity 
pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and 
                                                         Pages H6275-76
  Massie amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used by any 
authority of the government of the District of Columbia to prohibit the 
ability of any person to possess, acquire, use, sell, or transport a 
firearm except to the extent such activity is prohibited by Federal law 
(Subsequently, Representative Massie appealed the ruling of the Chair. 
The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair, and by 
voice vote it was agreed that the decision of the Chair shall stand as 
the judgement of the Committee).                             
Page H6274
Proceedings Postponed:
  Meehan amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
14, 2014) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to modify or 
rebuild any portion of the White House bowling alley, including using 
phenolic synthetic material;                             
Pages H6266-67
  Fleming amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
14, 2014) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to implement 
guidance FIN-2014-G001 (relating to BSA Expectations Regarding 
Marijuana-Related Businesses) issued on February 14, 2014; 
                                                         Pages H6268-70
  Gosar amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to pay a 
performance award under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code, to 
any employee of the Internal Revenue Service;            
Pages H6270-71
  Grayson amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to pay 
any individual at an annual rate of Grade 1, Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; 
or Grade 2, Step 1 or 2 as defined in the ``Salary Table 2014-GS'' 
published by the Office of Personnel Management, or to pay any 
individual at an hourly basic rate of Grade 1, Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 
6; or Grade 2, Step 1 or 2;                              
Pages H6273-74
  Heck (WA) amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used, 
with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution 
solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity 
that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any 
business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or 
marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law 
established by a State or local government;              
Pages H6271-72
  DeSantis amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by 
the Internal Revenue Service to create machine-readable materials that 
are not subject to the safeguards established pursuant to section 3105 
of title 44, United States Code;                             
Page H6277
  DeSantis amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being obligated 
or expended by the Internal Revenue Service for conferences; 
                                                         Pages H6277-73
  Blackburn amendment that seeks to reduce each amount made available 
by the bill by 1%, with the exception of specified accounts; 
                                                         Pages H6278-79
  Blackburn amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to 
provide funds from the Hardest Hit Fund program established by the 
Secretary of the Treasury under title I of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 to any State or local government for the 
purpose of funding pension obligations of such State or local 
government;                                              
Pages H6279-80
  Blackburn amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used, 
with respect to specified States, by the Federal Communications 
Commission to prevent such States from implementing their own State 
laws with respect to the provision of broadband Internet access service 
by the State or a municipality or other political subdivision of the 
State; and                                               
Pages H6280-82
  Blackburn amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission to finalize, implement, or 
enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Voluntary Remedial Actions and 
Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices''.               
Pages H6282-84

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  H. Res. 661, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5016) and (H.R. 4718), was agreed to on July 10th.
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor is to continue in effect 
beyond July 22, 2014--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-135).                     
  Page H6245
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6241, 
H6242, H6242-43, H6243-44, H6244, H6244-45, H6260-61 and H6261. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:59 p.m.