[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D255-D256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4739-
4748; and 3 resolutions, and H. Res. 643-645 were introduced. 
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  Pages H1389-90
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hardy to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:39 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Tyrone M. Thomas, Charity Church Baltimore, MD.              
  Page H1353
Recess: The House recessed at 1:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following

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measures which were debated on Monday, March 15th:
  Extending the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam: H.R. 2081, to extend 
the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
project involving the Gibson Dam, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas 
to 2 nays, Roll No. 116; and                                 
  Page H1364
  Extending the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project: H.R. 3447, amended, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 117.        
  Pages H1364-65
SENSE Act: The House passed H.R. 3797, to establish the bases by which 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue, 
implement, and enforce certain emission limitations and allocations for 
existing electric utility steam generating units that convert coal 
refuse into energy, by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 183 noes, Roll 
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  Pages H1365-81
  Rejected the Adams 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 173 ayes to 
236 noes, Roll No. 122.                                  
Pages H1379-81
Rejected:
  Peters amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-453) that 
sought to require the EPA to provide notice to communities about the 
anticipated effects of this Act on air quality not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act;                 
Pages H1374-75
  Pallone amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-453) that 
sought to strike the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule portion of the bill 
(by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 118); 
                                               Pages H1371-72, H1376-77
  Pallone amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-453) that 
sought to give the Governor of a State the ability to opt-out of the 
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule portion of the bill if the Governor 
determines that implementing that provision would increase the overall 
cost of complying with EPA's rule (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 
233 noes, Roll No. 119);                          
Pages H1372-74, H1377
  Bera amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-453) that 
sought to require a GAO report on the increase in sulfur dioxide and 
other air pollution emissions that result from this Act and the effect 
of such emissions on public health (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 120); and                      
Pages H1374, H1377-78
  Veasey amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-453) that 
sought to ensure public health is taken into account by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before law goes 
into effect (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 121).
                                               Pages H1375-76, H1378-79
  H. Res. 640, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4596) and (H.R. 3797) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 
176 noes, Roll No. 115, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 114. 
                                                         Pages H1362-64
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1355.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1362-63, 
H1363-64, H1364, H1364-65, H1376, H1377, H1377-78, H1378-79, H1380-81, 
and H1381. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:21 p.m.