[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D917-D920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 5401-
5416; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 123; and H. Res. 714, 716 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7295-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7296-98
Reports Filed:
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3670, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and 
clarify the prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller 
identification information, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 113-572);
  H.R. 4701, to provide for scientific frameworks with respect to 
vector-borne diseases, with amendments (H. Rept. 113-573);
  H.R. 5057, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit 
exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency 
standards, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-574);
  H.R. 5161, to promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling 
for devices licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (H. Rept. 
113-575);
  Supplemental report on H.R. 5078, to preserve existing rights and 
responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 113-568, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 744, to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain 
identity thefts, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
113-576);
  H.J. Res. 120, to approve the location of a memorial to commemorate 
the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for 
independence in the American Revolution (H. Rept. 113-577);
  H.R. 3109, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain 
Alaskan Native articles from

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prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird 
parts, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-578);
  H.R. 4751, to make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to 
reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American 
Exclusion Memorial, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-579);
  H.R. 3522, to authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer 
for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the 
minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 113-580, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 715, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5078) to 
preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of 
the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 644) condemning and 
disapproving of the Obama administration's failure to comply with the 
lawful statutory requirement to notify Congress before releasing 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, and expressing national security concerns over the release of 
five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negotiating with 
terrorists (H. Rept. 113-581).                               
Page H7295
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7247
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Cantor, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Seventh Congressional District of 
Virginia, effective 6 p.m. on August 18, 2014.               
  Page H7247
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Cantor, 
the whole number of the House is 432.                        
  Page H7248
Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 
5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act 
of 2014.                                                     
  Page H7248
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp 
Reauthorization Act: S. 231, to reauthorize the Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp;                         
  Page H7249
  Neil Havens Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4939, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena 
Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the ``Neil Havens Post Office''; 
                                                         Pages H7249-50
  Veterans Memorial Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2819, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the ``Veterans Memorial Post 
Office Building'';                                       
  Pages H7250-51
  Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office: H.R. 5089, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the ``Sergeant First Class 
Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 481;   
  Pages H7251-52, H7274-75
  Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office: H.R. 5019, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the ``Specialist 
Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 482; 
                                               Pages H7253-54, H7275-76
  Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 4443, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 90 Vermilyea Avenue, in New York, New York, as the 
``Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H7254-55
  Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3957, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
218-10 Merrick Boulevard in Springfield Gardens, New York, as the 
``Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building'';                
  Pages H7255-56
  George Thomas ``Mickey'' Leland Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 78, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``George Thomas 
`Mickey' Leland Post Office Building'';                  
  Pages H7256-59
  Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building Designation 
Act: H.R. 5030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 13500 SW 250 Street in Princeton, Florida, as the 
``Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H7259-60
  American Super Computing Leadership Act: H.R. 2495, amended, to amend 
the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 
to improve the high-end computing research and development program of 
the Department of Energy;                                
  Pages H7260-62
  Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014: H.R. 5309, to 
authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, 
research,

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and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration;                                          
  Pages H7263-67
  Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act: H.R. 744, 
amended, to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain 
identity thefts;                                         
  Pages H7267-69
  Amending the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan 
Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing 
nonedible migratory bird parts: H.R. 3109, to amend the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions 
against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts; 
                                                         Pages H7269-70
  Amending the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures 
for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho: H.R. 4283, 
amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and 
structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 398 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 483; 
                                                  Pages H7270-71, H7276
  Removing a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National 
Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine: H.R. 4527, to 
remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National 
Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine; 
                                                         Pages H7271-72
  Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 
5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the 
American Revolution: H.J. Res. 120, to approve the location of a 
memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black 
persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution; 
                                                         Pages H7273-74
  Philmore Graham Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 5106, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
100 Admiral Callaghan Lane in Vallejo, California, as the ``Philmore 
Graham Post Office Building'';                               
  Page H7277
  Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and 
Veterans Memorial Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4189, 
amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the ``Sergeant Shawn T. 
Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
Office Building''; and                                   
  Pages H7277-78
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 4000 Leap Road in 
Hilliard, Ohio, as the ``Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master 
Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office 
Building'.''.                                                
Page H7278
  Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr. Memorial Post Office Designation Act: 
H.R. 4651, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 601 West Baker Road in Baytown, Texas as the 
``Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr. Memorial Post Office''. 
                                                         Pages H7278-79
Recess: The House recessed at 4:19 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7269
Recess: The House recessed at 6:05 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7274
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2678, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10360 Southwest 186th Street in Miami, Florida, as the ``Larcenia J. 
Bullard Post Office Building'' and                       
  Pages H7252-53
  Making technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the 
renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: 
H.R. 4751, to make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to 
reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American 
Exclusion Memorial.                                      
  Pages H7272-73
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7247.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7275, H7275-76, H7276. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

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