[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D862-D864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 3149-
3172; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 64; and H. Res. 371, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5401-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5404-05
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 521, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the 
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-217, Part 1);
  H.R. 2770, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-218);
  H.R. 998, to establish the conditions under which the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities, conduct 
preclearance operations, and provide customs services outside the 
United States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
219, Part 1);
  H.R. 2127, to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration to limit access to expedited airport security screening 
at an airport security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck 
program and other known low-risk passengers, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-220);

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  H.R. 2843, to require certain improvements in the Transportation 
Security Administration's PreCheck expedited screening program, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-221);
  H.R. 1300, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make 
anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response 
providers, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-222, 
Part 1); and
  H. Res. 370, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3009) to 
amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny 
assistance under such section to a State or political subdivision of a 
State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with 
respect to immigration (H. Rept. 114-223).                   
Page H5401
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Tipton to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5335
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5342
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
recorded vote of 249 ayes to 169 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 452.                                        
  Pages H5342, H5357
Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:14 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5357
Official Photograph of the House in Session: The official photograph of 
the House in session was taken pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 
292.                                                         
  Page H5357
Recess: The House recessed at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H5357-58
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 23.      
  Page H5358
Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015: The House 
passed H.R. 1734, to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals 
and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of 
coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the 
environment, by a recorded vote of 258 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 458. 
                                                         Pages H5358-80
  Rejected the Foster 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 recorded vote of 184 ayes to 
240 noes, Roll No. 457.                                  
Pages H5378-80
Agreed to:
  Shimkus amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
updates the reference to the final rule and instead of referencing the 
date it was signed by the Administrator it inserts the date the final 
rule was published in the Federal Register; and              
Page H5370
  Castor (FL) amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) 
that preserves cleanup requirements in EPA's final coal ash rule to 
protect public health and ensure that air and groundwater pollution is 
addressed quickly and effectively.                           
Page H5371
Rejected:
  Pallone amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to preserve transparency requirements in EPA's final coal ash 
rule to ensure public access to information and accountability (by a 
recorded vote of 177 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 453); 
                                               Pages H5370-71, H5375-76
  Connolly amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to require all inactive surface impoundments follow post-closure 
groundwater monitoring standards pursuant to section 257.104 
subsections (b) and (c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (by a 
recorded vote of 177 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 454); 
                                               Pages H5371-72, H5376-77
  Adams amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to require the owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals 
surface impoundment to survey all drinking water supply wells that are 
within a half mile and down-gradient of the established waste boundary; 
require the owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals surface 
impoundment to supply an alternative source of safe drinking water 
within 24 hours if well water sampling exceeds groundwater standards 
(by a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 455); and 
                                                  Pages H5373-74, H5377
  Butterfield amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 114-216) 
that sought to allow the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to prevent the legislation from going into effect if it is 
determined to have a negative impact on vulnerable populations (by a 
recorded vote of 180 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 456). 
                                               Pages H5374-75, H5377-78
  H. Res. 369, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1599) and (H.R. 1734) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 
175 noes, Roll No. 451, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 450. 
                                                         Pages H5345-57
Senate Referral: S. 286 was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources.                                                   
  Page H5401
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5355-56, 
H5356-57, H5357, H5376, H5376-77, H5377,

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H5377-78, H5379-80, and H5380. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:57 p.m.