[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D47-D48]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 7, 20, 
423-461; 1 private bill, H.R. 462; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23-25; 
H. Con. Res. 8; and H. Res. 39-41, 43 were introduced.    
  Pages H477-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H482
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 42, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to 
prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H. Rept. 114-4).          
Page H477
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative McClintock to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H433
Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H440
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Most 
Reverend Richard Pates Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines, Des Moines, 
Iowa.                                                         
  Page H440
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 39, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H443
Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act: The House passed H.R. 161, 
to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 
approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, 
construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
projects, by a yea-and-nay vote of 253 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 41. 
                                                          Pages H453-60
  Rejected the Pallone motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 182 yeas to 
241 nays, Roll No. 40.                                    
Pages H458-59
  H. Res. 38, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
161) and (H.R. 36), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 181 
noes, Roll No. 39, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 38.        
Pages H443-53
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 40, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H460
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, January 22.     
  Page H462
Governing Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics--Reappointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following 
individuals to serve as the Governing Board of the Office of 
Congressional Ethics, pursuant to section 4(d) of H. Res. 5, 114th 
Congress, and the order of the House of January 6, 2015: Nominated by 
the Speaker with the concurrence of the Minority Leader: Mr. Porter J . 
Goss of Florida, Chairman; Mr. James M. Eagen III of Colorado; Ms. 
Allison R. Hayward of Virginia; and Ms. Judy Biggert of Illinois, 
Alternate. Nominated by the Minority Leader with the concurrence of the 
Speaker: Mr. David Skaggs of Colorado, Co-Chairman; Brigadier General 
(retired) Belinda Pinckney of Virginia; Ms. Karan English of Arizona; 
and Mr. Mike Barnes of Maryland, Alternate.                   
  Page H462
Recess: The House recessed at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 9:50 p.m. 
                                                              Page H472

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
process is to continue in effect beyond January 23, 2015 ''referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
114-5).                                                       
  Page H460
Quorum Calls Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H452, 
H452-53, H459 and H459-60. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:51 p.m.