[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 131 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D951-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2, 4, 
5461-5474; 3 resolutions, H. Res. 723-725 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7529-30
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3593, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
construction of major medical facilities, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 113-586);
  H.R. 4771, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively 
regulate anabolic steroids, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-587, Pt. 
1);
  H.R. 4771, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively 
regulate anabolic steroids, with an amendment (Rept. 113-587, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 5108, to establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-588);
  S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to 
extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 
Commission (H. Rept. 113-589);
  S. 1603, to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for 
the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami 
Indians, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-590);
  H.R. 3006, to authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of 
private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona 
for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land 
Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-591);
  H.R. 4119, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in 
Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
113-592);
  H.R. 5205, to authorize certain land conveyances involving public 
lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and 
conservation, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-
593);
  H.R. 4182, to provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall 
be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that 
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-
594);
  H.R. 3606, to permit certain activities to be conducted on Federal 
land within the Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest in 
the State of California at the level at which such activities were 
conducted on such land before the wilderness designation, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-595);
  H.R. 2158, to exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 the 
expedited removal from the United States of certain snake species, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-596);
  H.R. 4350, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands and 
mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 
Montana and other culturally important lands into trust, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-597);
  H.R. 4276, to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living 
services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 113-598);
  H.R. 2996, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the 
Network for Manufacturing Innovation and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 113-599, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 722, providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H. 
J. Res. 124) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-600).                       
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014: H.R. 4771, amended, to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate 
anabolic steroids;                                       
  Pages H7459-61
  Requiring the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of 
technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of 
the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated 
States: H.R. 83, amended, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address 
the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and

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the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans 
aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use 
of indigenous clean-energy resources;                    
  Pages H7462-64
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Secretary 
of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial 
experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United 
States and the Freely Associated States through the development of 
energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable 
energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, 
and for other purposes.''.                                   
Page H7464
  Approving the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, 
Mississippi: H.R. 3044, to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port 
properties in Iuka, Mississippi;                         
  Pages H7464-65
  Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014: S. 1086, amended, 
to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990;                                             
  Pages H7465-81
  Establishing the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office: H.R. 5108, amended, to 
establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 327 
yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 497;                 
  Pages H7481-83, H7485-86
  Authorizing a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land 
adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 3006, amended, to 
authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land 
adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for 
inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land 
Management lands in Riverside County, California;        
  Pages H7483-84
  Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act: H.R. 
5205, amended, to authorize certain land conveyances involving public 
lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and 
conservation;                                            
  Pages H7486-92
  Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: H.R. 2569, 
amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments 
of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in the State of Vermont, as 
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 
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  Flushing Remonstrance Study Act: H.R. 3222, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites 
associated with the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance in 
Queens, New York;                                        
  Pages H7494-95
  West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act: H.R. 4119, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia; 
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  American Savings Promotion Act: H.R. 3374, amended, to provide for 
the use of savings promotion raffle products by financial institutions 
to encourage savings;                                    
  Pages H7504-06
  Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2866, amended, to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the centennial of Boys Town; and                         
  Pages H7506-08
  Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act: H.R. 2996, 
amended, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Network 
for Manufacturing Innovation.                            
  Pages H7515-24
Recess: The House recessed at 5:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014: 
S. 2154, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program;         
  Pages H7461-62
  Amending the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to 
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: S. 
476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend 
to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission; 
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  Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act: S. 1603, to reaffirm that 
certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-
Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians;                
  Page H7485
  Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act: H.R. 
5405, amended, to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of 
small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public 
and private markets, and to reduce regulatory burdens; and 
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  Clarifying the application of certain leverage and risk-based 
requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act: H.R. 5461, to clarify the application of certain 
leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act and to improve upon the definitions

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provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7459.
Senate Referral: S. 2258 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on page H7486. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10 p.m.