[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 175 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1275-D1276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4165-
4183; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 548-553 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 195, to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H. Rept. 
114-361);
  H.R. 412, to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating 
taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (H. Rept. 114-
362, Part 1);
  H.R. 3869, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the national 
cybersecurity and

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communications integration center, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-363);
  H.R. 3106, to authorize Department major medical facility 
construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of 
Department medical facility construction projects, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-364);
  H.R. 2915, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify mental health care and 
suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating 
women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the 
Secretary, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-365);
  H.R. 1107, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to 
Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage 
its infrastructure assets, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-366);
  S. 1580, to allow additional appointing authorities to select 
individuals from competitive service certificates (H. Rept. 114-367); 
and
  S. 1629, to revise certain authorities of the District of Columbia 
courts, the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, and the Public Defender Service for the District 
of Columbia, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-368).      
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015: The 
House passed H.R. 8, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st 
century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster America's energy 
security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government 
accountability, by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 
672.                                                     
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  Rejected the Cartwright 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 180 ayes to 
243 noes, Roll No. 671.                                  
Pages H8986-87
Agreed to:
  Cramer amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 114-359) that was 
debated on December 2nd that authorizes voluntary vegetation management 
within 150 feet of the exterior boundary of the right-of-way near 
structures; prevents sale of vegetation and limits legal liability (by 
a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 668); and 
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  Rouzer amendment (No. 30 printed in H. Rept. 114-359) that was 
debated on December 2nd that repeals the March 2015 EPA final rule 
establishing federal standards for residential wood heaters (by a 
recorded vote of 247 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 669).    
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Rejected:
  Pallone amendment (No. 37 printed in H. Rept. 114-359) that was 
debated on December 2nd that sought to prohibit the Act from taking 
effect until after the Energy Information Administration analyzed and 
published a report on the carbon impacts of the Act's provisions (by a 
recorded vote of 181 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 670).        
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  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
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  H. Res. 542, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8) and the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1177) was 
agreed to yesterday, December 2nd.
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015: The 
House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 22, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 65 nays, Roll 
No. 673.                                    
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  H. Res. 546, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 22) was agreed to by a recorded vote 
of 384 ayes to 40 noes, Roll No. 667, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 666. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, December 7th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                         
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8982-83, 
H8983, H8984, H8984-85, H8985, H8986-87, H8987-88 and H8999-H9000. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:22 p.m.