[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D798-D800]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 5119-
5128; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 107; and H. Res. 671-672 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6351-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6352-53
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4871, to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-523). 
                                                             Page H6351
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fleischmann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6299
Recess: The House recessed at 10:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6302
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H6311
Reception in the House Chamber of Former Members of Congress: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the former Members 
program held earlier in the day be printed in the Congressional Record 
and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the 
proceedings have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks.
                                                         Pages H6302-11
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015: The 
House passed H.R. 5016, making appropriations for financial services 
and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 427. 
Consideration of the measure began on July 14th.         
  Pages H6316-33
  Rejected the Nolan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 225 
noes, Roll No. 426.                                      
Pages H6331-33
Agreed to:
  Engel amendment that prohibits funds from being used to lease or 
purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an 
agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011; 
                                                         Pages H6316-17
  Garrett amendment that prohibits funds from being used to designate 
any nonbank financial company as ``too big to fail'', as a 
``systemically important financial institution'', or make a 
determination that material financial distress at a nonbank financial 
company could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United 
States;                                                  
Pages H6317-18
  Lankford amendment that prohibits funds from being used to study, 
promulgate, draft, review, implement, or enforce any rule pursuant to 
section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act or amendments made by such section;       
Pages H6322-23
  Meehan amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
14, 2014) that was debated on July 15th that prohibits funds from being 
used to modify or rebuild any portion of the White House bowling alley, 
including using phenolic synthetic material (agreed by unanimous 
consent to withdraw the request for a recorded vote to the end that the 
amendment stand disposed of by the earlier voice vote thereon); 
                                                             Page H6323
  Gosar amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 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 
(by a recorded vote of 282 ayes to

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138 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 416);    
Pages H6324-25
  Heck (WA) amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 
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 (by a 
recorded vote of 231 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 418);        
Page H6326
  DeSantis amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 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 (by a recorded 
vote of 351 ayes to 71 noes, Roll No. 419);              
Pages H6326-27
  DeSantis amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits funds 
from being obligated or expended by the Internal Revenue Service for 
conferences (by a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 157 noes, Roll No. 420);
                                                             Page H6327
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 
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 (by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 184 noes, Roll 
No. 422);                                                
Pages H6328-29
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 
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 (by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 
200 noes, Roll No. 423);                                     
Page H6329
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on July 15th that prohibits 
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'' (by a 
recorded vote of 229 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 424); and 
                                                         Pages H6329-30
  Massie amendment that prohibits funds from being used by any 
authority of the government of the District of Columbia to enforce any 
provision of the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the 
Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 
2012, or the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment 
Act of 2012 (by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 425).
                                               Pages H6318-20, H6330-31
Rejected:
  Ellison amendment that sought to reduce funding for salaries and 
expenses of the Supreme Court of the United States by $2.13 and 
increase funding for salaries and expenses of The White House by the 
same amount;                                                 
Page H6320
  Crowley amendment that sought to reduce funding for salaries and 
expenses of the Supreme Court of the United States by $7.25 and 
increase funding for salaries and expenses of The White House by the 
same amount;                                             
Pages H6321-22
  Fleming amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
14, 2014) that was debated on July 15th that sought 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 (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 415); 
                                                             Page H6324
  Grayson amendment that was debated on July 15th that sought 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 (by a 
recorded vote of 193 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 417); and    
Page H6325
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on July 15th that sought to 
reduce each amount made available by the bill by 1%, with the exception 
of specified accounts (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 256 noes, Roll 
No. 421).                                                
Pages H6327-28
Withdrawn:
  Gallego amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used to implement or enforce 
Revenue Ruling 2012-18 (or any guidance of the same substance); 
                                                             Page H6318
  Rokita amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used to propose, make, finalize, 
or implement any rule, regulation, interpretive rule, or general 
statement of policy issued after the date of enactment of this Act, 
that is issued pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code; 
and                                                      
Pages H6320-21
  Lankford amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used by the Federal 
Communications

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Commission to make any changes to its policies with respect to 
broadcast indecency.                                     
Pages H6322-23
  H. Res. 661, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5016) and (H.R. 4718), was agreed to on July 10th.
Recess: The House recessed at 1:45 p.m. and reconvened at 2:10 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6323
Notice of Intent to Offer Motion: Representative Barber announced his 
intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3230. 
                                                             Page H6333
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House debated the Gallego motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 3230. Further proceedings were postponed. 
                                                         Pages H6333-38
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 17th.                          
  Page H6338
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6302.
Senate Referral: S. 517 was held at the desk.                
  Page H6302
Quorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and 12 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6324, 
H6324-25, H6325, H6326, H6326-27, H6327, H6328, H6328-29, H6329, H6329-
30, H6330, H6332-33 and H6333. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m.