[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D760-D761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2867-
2885; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 58; and H. Res. 336-337, 339, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4650-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4651-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  S. 984, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech 
generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical 
equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating 
devices (H. Rept. 114-178, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 338, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) to 
extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System 
of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-179).                   
Pages H4649-50
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4595
Recess: The House recessed at 11:04 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4602
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. 
Chandra Bhanu Satpathy, Shri Sai Cultural & Community Center, Seattle, 
Washington.                                              
  Pages H4602-03
Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 2042, to allow 
for judicial review of any final rule addressing carbon dioxide 
emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating 
units before requiring compliance with such rule, and to allow States 
to protect households and businesses from significant adverse effects 
on electricity ratepayers or reliability, by a recorded vote of 247 
ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 384.                          
  Pages H4617-33
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-20 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H4624
Agreed to:
  Huizenga (MI) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-177) that 
offers a sense of Congress that the EPA should specifically address how 
the megawatt hours discharged from pumped hydroelectric storage will be 
incorporated in State and Federal implementation plans created by final 
rules made under section (2)(b) of this bill; and        
Pages H4627-28
  Newhouse amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-177) that directs 
the EPA to recognize hydropower as a renewable energy source when 
issuing,

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implementing, and enforcing any final rule to address carbon dioxide 
emissions from existing sources under section 111(d) of the Clean Air 
Act.                                                     
Pages H4629-30
Rejected:
  Pallone amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-177) that sought to 
require a governor wishing to opt out of the Clean Power Plan, to 
include a certification that electric generating units are sources of 
carbon pollution that contribute to human-induced climate change; and 
the state or federal plan to reduce carbon emissions from electric 
generating units would promote national security, economic growth and 
public health by addressing human induced climate change through the 
increased use of clean energy, energy efficiency and reductions in 
carbon pollution (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 
381);                                             
Pages H4725-26, H4630
  Rush amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-177) that sought to 
require a governor's determination and shall also include certification 
that the inapplicability of a state or federal plan will not have a 
significant adverse effect on costs associated with a State's plan to 
respond to extreme weather events associated with human-caused climate 
change, including flooding, intense storms, frequent wildfires, and 
increased drought (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 
382); and                                      
Pages H4626-27, H4630-31
  McNerney amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-177) that sought to 
require a state public utility commission/public service commission and 
the Electric Reliability Organization to conduct an analysis of any 
state or federal plan (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 250 noes, Roll 
No. 383).                                      
Pages H4628-29, H4631-32
  H. Res. 333, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2822) and (H.R. 2042) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 
178 noes, Roll No. 380, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 379. 
                                                         Pages H4608-17
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, June 25.       
  Page H4633
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Thompson (MS) 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.   
  Pages H4633-34
Recess: The House recessed at 7:51 p.m. and reconvened at 8:32 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4648
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H4633 and H4347-48.
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 19 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4615, 
H4616, H4630, H4630-31, H4631-32, and H4632-33. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:33 p.m.