[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D639-D643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 2623-
2644; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 292-297 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3877-79
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3879-80
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Graves (LA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3763
Recess: The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3770
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
William Rice, Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, Florida.   
  Page H3770
Commodity End-User Relief Act--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed 
to H. Res. 288, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2289) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to 
better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market 
certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and 
accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-
users manage risks, and to help keep consumer costs low, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 243 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 274.          
  Pages H3773-81
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016: The House passed H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 297. Consideration began yesterday, June 2. 
                                                      Pages H3781-H3817
  Rejected the Brownley (CA) 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 yea-and-nay vote of 184 
yeas to 240 nays, Roll No. 296.                          
Pages H3815-16
Agreed to:
  Bonamici amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
1, 2015) that was debated on June 2nd that prohibits funds from being 
used by the Department of Justice to prevent a State from implementing 
its own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
cultivation of industrial hemp, as defined in section 7606 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (by a recorded vote of 282 ayes to 146 noes, 
Roll No. 280);                                           
Pages H3784-85
  Rohrabacher amendment that was debated on June 2nd that prohibits the 
use of funds by various states to prevent any of them from implementing 
their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possessions, or 
cultivation of medical marijuana (by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 186 
noes, Roll No. 283);                                     
Pages H3786-87
  Grayson amendment that was debated on June 2nd that prohibits the use 
of funds to compel a person to testify about information or sources 
that the person states in a motion to quash the subpoena that he has 
obtained as a journalist or reporter and that he regards as 
confidential (by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 
284);                                                    
Pages H3787-88
  Perry amendment that was debated on June 2nd that prohibits the use 
of funds to take any action to prevent a State from implementing any 
law that makes it lawful to possess, distribute, or use cannabidiol oil 
(by a recorded vote of 297 ayes to 130 noes, Roll No. 286); 
                                                         Pages H3788-89
  Garrett amendment that was debated on June 2nd that prohibits the use 
of funds to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon 
an allegation of liability under section 100.500 of title 24, Code of 
Federal Regulations (by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 196 noes, Roll 
No. 287);                                                
Pages H3789-90

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  Gosar amendment that prohibits the use of funds to carry out the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive Special Advisory 
entitled ``Test, Examination and Classification of 7N6 5.45x39 
Ammunition'', dated April 7, 2014;                           
Page H3794
  Issa amendment that prohibits the use of funds to operate or 
disseminate a cell-site simulator or IMSI catcher in the United States 
except pursuant to a court order that identifies an individual, 
account, address, or personal device;                    
Pages H3795-96
  Duncan (SC) amendment that prohibits the use of funds to prosecute or 
hold liable any person or corporation for a violation of section 2(a) 
of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act;                        
Pages H3797-98
  King (IA) amendment that prohibits the use of funds to negotiate or 
finalize a trade agreement that includes provisions relating to visas 
issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act; also provides that 
the limitation described in the amendment shall not apply in the case 
of the administration of a tax or tariff (agreed by unanimous consent 
to withdraw the earlier request for a recorded vote to the end that the 
amendment stand adopted in accordance with the previous voice vote 
thereon);                                                
Pages H3803-04
  Luetkemeyer amendment that prohibits the use of funds to carry out 
the program known as Operation Choke Point;              
Pages H3805-07
  Massie amendment that prohibits the use of funds in contravention of 
section 7606 (Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 by the Department of Justice or the Drug 
Enforcement Administration (by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 132 noes, 
Roll No. 288);                                 
Pages H3790-91, H3809-10
  Massie amendment that prohibits the use of funds to treat ammunition 
as armor piercing for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
Code, except for ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun 
(by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 289); 
                                                  Pages H3791-93, H3810
  Massie amendment that prohibits the use of funds by the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology to consult with the National 
Security Agency or the CIA to alter cryptographic or computer 
standards, except to improve information security (by a recorded vote 
of 383 ayes to 43 noes, Roll No. 290);            
Pages H3793-94, H3811
  Flores amendment that prohibits the use of funds to implement 
Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship of oceans, coasts, 
and the Great Lakes, including the National Ocean Policy developed 
under such Executive Order (by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 190 noes, 
Roll No. 291);                                 
Pages H3796-97, H3811-12
  King (IA) amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 1, 2015) that prohibits funds from being used with respect to the 
case State of Texas v. United States of America (No. B-14-254 in the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and No. 
15-40238 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) 
(by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 293); 
                                                  Pages H3801-02, H3813
  King (IA) amendment that prohibits the use of State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance in contravention of the Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 
198 noes, Roll No. 294); and                   
Pages H3804-05, H3813-14
  Denham amendment that prohibits the use of funds for NOAA to 
implement in the California Central Valley Recovery Domain any existing 
recovery plan for salmon and steelhead populations listed under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1978 as threatened species or endangered 
species if that recovery plan does not address predation by non-native 
species (by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 295). 
                                               Pages H3807-08, H3814-15
Rejected:
  Pittenger amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to 
increase funding, by offset, for salaries and expenses of the FBI by 
$25,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 275);
                                                         Pages H3781-82
  Nadler amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to strike 
section 527 of the bill, which prohibits use of funds to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the U.S., 
its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other 
detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of 
the U.S. and is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense (by a 
recorded vote of 170 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 276);        
Page H3782
  Farr amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to strike 
section 540 from the bill, which prohibits use of funds to facilitate, 
permit, license, or promote exports to the Cuban military or 
intelligence service or to any officer of the Cuban military or 
intelligence service, or an immediate family member thereof (by a 
recorded vote of 153 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 277);    
Pages H3782-83
  Blackburn amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 1, 2015) that was debated on June 2nd that sought to reduce 
amounts made available by 1 percent, except those amounts made 
available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and certain accounts 
of the Department of Justice (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 257 
noes, Roll No. 278);                                     
Pages H3783-84

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  Foster amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds to fund any Experimental Program to Stimulate 
Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes 
to 232 noes, Roll No. 279);                                  
Page H3784
  Ellison amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Justice in violation of 
the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; 
or to repeal the guidance provided in the memorandum issued by the 
Attorney General on March 31, 2015 (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 
244 noes, Roll No. 281);                                 
Pages H3785-86
  Grayson amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement 
whose negotiating texts are confidential (by a recorded vote of 27 ayes 
to 399 noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 282);   
Page H3786
  McClintock amendment that was debated on June 2nd that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds by various states to prevent any of them from 
implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
possessions, or cultivation of marijuana on non-Federal lands within 
their respective jurisdictions (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 222 
noes, Roll. No. 285); and                                    
Page H3788
  Sanford amendment that sought to reduce funding in the bill by 2.48 
percent across-the-board (by a recorded vote of 134 ayes to 290 noes, 
Roll No. 292).                                 
Pages H3799-H3801, H3812
Withdrawn:
  Flores amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited the use of funds for further implementation of 
the coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management 
components of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 
13547; and                                               
Pages H3796-99
  Jeffries amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited the use of funds for the monitoring or review of 
electronic communications between and inmate and attorney or attorney's 
agents who are traditionally covered by attorney client privilege 
except in specified instances.                           
Pages H3808-09
Point of Order sustained against:
  Lamborn amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to collect 
information about individuals attending gun shows, by means of an 
automatic license plate reader, or to retain any information so 
collected.                                                   
Page H3798
  H. Res. 287, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2577) and (H.R. 2578) was agreed to yesterday, June 2nd.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016: The House began consideration of H.R. 2577, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016. Consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, June 4.                                        
  Pages H3817-77
Agreed to:
  Dent amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Capital and 
Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
the purpose of installing inward facing cameras in locomotives, by 
$9,000,000;                                              
Pages H3830-32
  Bustos amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, by $500,000; 
                                                             Page H3832
  Meehan amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Federal 
Railroad Administration Safety and Operations, by $3,500,000; 
                                                             Page H3832
  Burgess amendment that increases funding, by offset, for National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration Operations and Research by 
$4,000,000;                                              
Pages H3832-33
  LoBiondo amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Facilities 
and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund, by $3,000,000; 
                                                             Page H3838
  Bridenstine amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Federal 
Aviation Administration Operations Airport and Airway Trust Fund for 
commercial space transportation activities, by $250,000; 
                                                         Pages H3841-44
  Gosar amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspector General Salaries and 
Expenses, by $500,000;                                   
Pages H3846-47
  Titus amendment that redirects $1,000,000 in funding within the 
Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; 
                                                             Page H3848
  Langevin amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Technical 
Assistance and Training, by $2,000,000;                      
Page H3852
  Capps amendment that adds a new proviso that not less than $1,000,000 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the finalization 
and implementation of rules required under section 60102(n) of title 
49, United States Code, and section 8(b)(3) of the Pipeline Safety, 
Regulatory Certainity, and Job Creation Act of 2011;         
Page H3856
  Nadler amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Community 
Planning and Development, Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS, 
by $3,000,000;                                           
Pages H3865-66
  Grayson amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Housing for 
the Elderly, by $2,500,000;                              
Pages H3868-69

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  Stivers amendment that redirects $28,375,000 in funding within the 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity account;              
Pages H3869-70
  Grayson amendment that increases funding for the Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity by $150,000;                           
Pages H3870-75
  Grayson amendment that prohibits the use of funds to enter into 
contracts with entities who have been convicted of fraud;    
Page H3876
  Fitzpatrick amendment that prohibits the use of funds in 
contravention of section 121.584 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and                                             
Page H3876
  Grayson amendment that prohibits the use of funds to make incentive 
payments pursuant to 48 CFR 16.4 to contractors for contracts that are 
behind schedule under the terms of the contract as prescribed by 48 CFR 
52.211 or over the contract amount indicated in Standard Form 33, box 
20.                                                      
Pages H3876-77
Rejected:
  Dold amendment that sought to remove language in the bill which 
allows the Secretary to increase the Federal share of costs above 80 
percent for projects in rural areas;                     
Pages H3835-36
  Dold amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation, by $290,000,000;                            
Pages H3839-40
  Dold amendment that sought to increases funding, by offset, for 
Capital Investment Grants, by $200,000,000;              
Pages H3840-41
  Grothman amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Capital 
Investment Grants by $230,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending 
reduction account; and                                   
Pages H3852-53
  Grothman amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Public and 
Indian Housing Programs by $614,000,000 and to apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account.                              
Pages H3863-65
Withdrawn:
  Lynch amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have increased funding, by offset, for Federal Railroad 
Administration Safety and Operations, by $25,000,000;        
Page H3840
  Mica amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of June 2, 
2015) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have 
struck the proviso that the Secretary, in order to ensure safety 
throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 
601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110-432; and         
Pages H3853-54
  Al Green (TX) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that would have increased funding for Renewals of Expiring Section 8 
tenant-based annual contributions contracts under Public and Indian 
Housing Programs by $75,000,000.                             
Page H3860
Point of Order sustained against:
  Waters amendment that sought to increase funding for National 
Infrastructure Investments (TIGER Grants) by $1,150,000,000; 
                                                         Pages H3833-34
  Waters amendment that sought to increase funding for National 
Infrastructure Investments (TIGER Grants) by $400,000,000; 
                                                         Pages H3834-35
  Corrine Brown (FL) amendment that sought to increase funding for 
Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation by $861,500,000;                             
Pages H3850-51
  Connolly amendment that sought to increase funding for the Grants to 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by $50,000,000; 
                                                         Pages H3854-56
  Norton amendment that sought to increase the funding for the Public 
and Indian Housing Programs Tenant-Based Rental Assistance by 
$512,000,000;                                            
Pages H3860-61
  Nadler amendment that sought to make various increases in the Public 
and Indian Housing Programs Tenant-Based Rental Assistance; and 
                                                         Pages H3861-63
  Al Green (TX) amendment that sought to increase funding for the 
Community Planning and Development-HOME Investment Partnerships by 
$293,000,000 and strike the last two provisos in the Community Planning 
and Development-HOME Investment Partnerships Program.    
Pages H3866-68
Proceedings Postponed:
  McClintock amendment that seeks to zero out the funding for Payments 
to Air Carriers and apply the savings of $155,000,000 to the spending 
reduction account;                                       
Pages H3836-37
  Walberg amendment that seeks to strike section 102 from the bill 
which allows the Secretary or his designee to engage in activities with 
States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the 
reduction of motorcycle fatalities;                      
Pages H3837-38
  Esty amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Federal Railroad Administration, by $3,000,000;          
Pages H3838-39
  Cartwright amendment that seeks to strike section 134 of the bill, 
which prohibits the use of funds to develop, issue, or implement any 
regulation that increase level of minimum financial responsibility for 
transporting passengers or property as in effect on January 1, 2014; 
                                                         Pages H3844-46
  Garrett amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Federal Railroad Administration by $16,930,000;          
Pages H3847-48

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  Brooks (AL) amendment that seeks to strike the paragraph providing 
funding for Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation;                                             
Pages H3848-50
  Brooks (AL) amendment that seeks to strike the paragraph providing 
funding for Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation;                                   
Pages H3851-52
  Capps amendment that seeks to increase funding in the Pipeline Safety 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund by $27,604,000; and       
Pages H3856-60
  Stivers amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Private Enforcement Initiative of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program 
under section 561(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987.                                                    
Pages H3875-76
  H. Res. 287, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2577) and (H.R. 2578) was agreed to yesterday, June 2nd.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, June 4.        
  Page H3877
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and twenty-one recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H3780-81, H3781, H3782, H3782-83, H3783-84, H3784, H3784-85, H3785-86, 
H3786, H3786-87, H3787-88, H3788, H3788-89, H3789-90, H3809-10, H3810, 
H3811, H3811-12, H3812, H3813, H3813-14, H3814, H3816 and H3816-17. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:27 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 4, 2015.