[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D15-D17]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 55 public bills, H.R. 294-348; 
1 private bill, H.R. 349; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 19-20; H. Con. 
Res. 6-7; and H. Res. 23-28, were introduced.             
  Pages H179-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H184
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Reading of the Constitution: Pursuant to section 5(a) of H. Res. 5, the 
Chair recognized Representative Goodlatte for the reading of the 
Constitution.                                             
  Pages H101-08
Recess: The House recessed at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H108
Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an 
obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace: The House agreed to H. Res. 11, 
objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an 
obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, by a yea-and-nay vote of 342 
yeas to 80 nays with 4 answering ``present'', Roll No. 11. 
                                                          Pages H146-65
  H. Res. 22, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 11) and the bill (H.R. 26) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 
231 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 10, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 9. 
                                                          Pages H113-24
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017: The 
House passed H.R. 26, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no 
force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into 
law, by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 23. 
                                                 Pages H124-46, H173-74
  Rejected the Murphy (FL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 235 
noes, Roll No. 22.                                         
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Agreed to:
  Goodlate amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that revises 
monetary threshold for identification of major rules to imposition on 
the economy of costs of $100 million or more per year, adjusted for 
inflation, to conform to monetary threshold in related legislation; 
                                                          Pages H134-35
  Messer amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that requires each 
agency promulgating a new rule to identify and repeal or amend an 
existing rule or rules to completely offset any annual costs of the new 
rule to the United States economy (by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 
185 noes, Roll No. 12); and                      
Pages H135-36, H165-66
  King (IA) amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that creates a 
process for Congress to review all rules currently in effect over a 10 
year period (by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 21). 
                                                 Pages H144-46, H171-72
Rejected:
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought 
to exempt rules that improve the employment, retention, and wages of 
workforce participants, especially those with significant barriers to 
employment;                                               
Pages H140-41
  Grijalva amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought to 
require an accounting of the greenhouse gas emission impacts associated 
with a rule as well as an analysis of the impacts on low-income and 
rural communities; if the rule increases carbon dioxide by a certain 
amount or increases the risk of certain health impacts to low-income or 
rural communities, then the rule is defined as a major rule (by a 
recorded vote of 193 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 13); 
                                                    Pages H136-37, H166
  Castor (FL) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought 
to ensure any rule that will result in reduced incidence of cancer, 
premature mortality, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease in children 
is not considered a ``major rule'' under the bill (by a recorded vote 
of 190 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 14);              
Pages H137-38, H167
  Cicilline amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought to 
exempt rules pertaining to the protection of the public health or 
safety from the requirements of the Act (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes 
to 232 noes, Roll No. 15);                       
Pages H138-39, H167-68
  Conyers amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought to 
exempt rules that provide for reduction in the amount of lead in public 
drinking water (by a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 
16);                                                
Pages H139-40, H168
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought 
to expand the term ``special rule'' to include any safety product rule 
governing products used or consumed by children under 2 years of age 
(by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 17); 
                                                    Pages H140, H168-69
  Nadler amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought to 
exempt from the bill's congressional approval requirement any rule 
pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards in order to prevent 
nuclear meltdowns (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 
18);                                             
Pages H141-42, H169-70
  McNerney amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought to 
ensure that any rule intended to ensure the safety of natural gas or 
hazardous materials pipelines or prevent, mitigate, or reduce the 
impact of spills from such pipelines is not considered a ``major rule'' 
under the bill (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 
19); and                                            
Pages H142-43, H170
  Scott (VA) amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 115-1) that sought 
to exempt from the definition of a ``rule'' in the REINS Act of 2017 
any rule that pertains to workplace health and safety made by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration that is necessary to prevent or reduce the 
incidence of traumatic injury, cancer or irreversible lung disease (by 
a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 20). 
                                                 Pages H143-44, H170-71
  H. Res. 22, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 11) and the bill (H.R. 26) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 
231 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 10, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 9. 
                                                          Pages H113-24
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon tomorrow, January 6th and further, 
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on 
Monday, January 9th for Morning Hour debate.                  
  Page H174
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 25, electing a Member 
to certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H174
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and thirteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H122-23, 
H123-24, H164, H165-66, H166, H167, H167-68, H168, H168-69, H169-70, 
H170, H170-71, H171-72, H173, and H173-74. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:54 p.m.

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