[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D837-D840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action aa
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 5168-
5170, 5172-5183; 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 120; H. Con. Res. 109; and 
H.Res. 681 were introduced.                                  
  Page H6744
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6745-46
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Con. Res. 103, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. 
Rept. 113-549);

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  H.R. 3696, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain 
improvements regarding cybersecurity and critical infrastructure 
protection, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-
550, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5171, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2015, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-551); and
  H. Res. 680, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3393) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate certain tax 
benefits for educational expenses, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4935) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax 
credit (H. Rept. 113-552).                                   
Page H6744
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Lummis to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6659
Recess: The House recessed at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6667
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend 
Matthew Schramm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Bay City, Michigan. 
                                                             Page H6667
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act: H.R. 4983, 
amended, to simplify and streamline the information regarding 
institutions of higher education made publicly available by the 
Secretary of Education;                                  
  Pages H6679-83
  Extending the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality 
and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for one year: H.R. 5134, to extend the National Advisory 
Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory 
Committee on Student Financial Assistance for one year; 
                                                         Pages H6683-84
  Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth 
Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 5076, to amend the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Act to increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, 
runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking; 
                                                         Pages H6703-04
  Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act: H.R. 4980, 
to prevent and address sex trafficking of children in foster care, to 
extend and improve adoption incentives, and to improve international 
child support recovery;                                  
  Pages H6711-24
  Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014: 
H.R. 5135, to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking to identify strategies to prevent children from becoming 
victims of trafficking and review trafficking prevention efforts and to 
protect and assist in the recovery of victims of trafficking; 
                                                         Pages H6724-27
  Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2014: H.R. 5116, to direct the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to train Department of Homeland Security 
personnel how to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human 
trafficking during the course of their primary roles and 
responsibilities;                                        
  Pages H6727-30
  Human Trafficking Prioritization Act: H.R. 2283, amended, to 
prioritize the fight against human trafficking within the Department of 
State according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 without increasing the size of the Federal 
Government; and                                          
  Pages H6730-33
  Human Trafficking Prevention Act: H.R. 4449, to amend the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal 
Government personnel related to trafficking in persons. 
                                                         Pages H6733-35
  Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act: The 
House passed H.R. 3136, to establish a demonstration program for 
competency-based education, by a recorded vote of 414 ayes with none 
voting ``no'', Roll No. 441 (Subsequent to the announcement by the 
Chair that H.R. 3136 had passed by voice vote, Representative Kline 
asked unanimous consent that it be in order to put the question of 
passage to a recorded vote).                
  Pages H6672-79, H6686-H6702
  Rejected the Tierney motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 194 
ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 440.                          
Pages H6700-02
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-52 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 Education and the Workforce 
now printed in the bill.                                     
Page H6672
Agreed to:
  Kline amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
makes minor technical edits and includes an addition to the oversight 
section requiring the Secretary of Education to disseminate best 
practices;                                                   
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  Polis amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
directs the Secretary of Education, prior to any deadlines to submit 
applications for consideration as an institution to participate in the 
pilot program, to conduct outreach to Historically Black colleges and 
universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American-serving, 
non-tribal institutions, institutions serving students with special 
needs, and institutions located in rural areas to provide information 
on the opportunity to apply to carry out a demonstration project; 
                                                         Pages H6691-93
  Walberg amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
allows participating eligible entities to apply to expand their 
approved projects beyond the 3000 student maximum if the past two 
evaluations warrant such expansion;                          
Page H6693
  Polis amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
requires an applicant to provide information on its population of 
veteran and military students and how it will incorporate veteran and 
military student needs into its demonstration project;   
Pages H6693-94
  Byrne amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
increases the maximum number of eligible entities from 20 to 30; 
                                                         Pages H6694-95
  Langevin amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
allows eligible entities to submit to the Director of the Institute of 
Education information regarding the number and percentage of students 
who are able to find employment in a field relating to their program or 
course of study, and allows the Director of IES to provide technical 
assistance to such entities upon request;                
Pages H6695-96
  Duffy amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
requires schools to notify students or parents of minor students when 
they enter into an agreement with a person or company that is allowed 
to sell personally identifiable information collected from the 
application provided to the student;                         
Page H6696
  Polis amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
requires the Secretary of Education to report to Congress, every 10 
years, on the needs of limited English proficient students using the 
Free Application for Federal Student Aid;                    
Page H6697
  Gowdy amendment (No. 10 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
creates a Regulatory Reform Task Force to make recommendations to 
reduce unnecessary higher education regulations;         
Pages H6698-99
  Grayson amendment (No. 11 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
requires the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to conduct a study on the feasibility 
and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns 
as the primary form of application for student aid; and 
                                                      Pages H6699-H6700
  Gowdy amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-546) that 
permits participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration 
projects (by a recorded vote of 413 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll 
No. 439).                                                    
Page H6697
  H. Res. 677, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3136) and (H.R. 4984), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 
185 noes, Roll No. 438, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 437. 
                                                         Pages H6684-85
Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in 
order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 105 in the House, if called 
up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; 
that the amendment printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and numbered 1 be 
considered as adopted; that the concurrent resolution, as amended, be 
considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the concurrent resolution, as amended, to adoption without 
intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by Representative Royce 
and Representative McGovern or their respective designees.   
  Page H6695
Notice of Intent to Offer Motion: Representative Brownley (CA) 
announced her intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 
3230.                                                    
  Pages H6702-03
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 
5081, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable 
State child protective services systems to improve the identification 
and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking and   
  Pages H6704-09
  Improving the response to victims of child sex trafficking: H.R. 
5111, amended, to improve the response to victims of child sex 
trafficking.                                             
  Pages H6709-11
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House debated the Peters (CA) motion 
to instruct conferees on H.R. 3230. Further proceedings were postponed.
                                                         Pages H6735-37
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6684-85, 
H6685,

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H6699-H6700, H6701-02. H6702. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:41 p.m.