[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D210-D212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 1265-
1298; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 84-85; H. Con. Res. 32; and H. Res. 
160-163 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1461-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H1465
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Rothfus to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1395
Recess: The House recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H1400
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Zinke, wherein he 
resigned as the Representative from Montana, effective immediately. 
                                                             Page H1400
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Montana, Mr. Zinke, the 
whole number of the House is 430.                        
  Pages H1400-01
Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome 
Act: The House passed H.R. 998, to provide for the establishment of a 
process for the review of rules and sets of rules, by a recorded vote 
of 240 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 114. Consideration began yesterday, 
February 28th.                                       
  Pages H1408, H1419

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  Rejected the Raskin motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 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. 113.                      
Pages H1418-19
Rejected:
  Bonamici amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 115-20) that sought to 
exempt any rule or set of rules relating to Title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 from the provisions of this Act; 
                                                         Pages H1410-11
  Bonamici amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-20) that sought to 
exempt any rule or set of rules prescribed by the Secretary of 
Education and relating to consumer protections for student loan 
borrowers from the provisions of this Act (by a recorded vote of 191 
ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 109);               
Pages H1408-10, H1414-15
  Raskin amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 115-20) that sought to 
exempt rules relating to the enforcement of the Clean Air Act from the 
provisions of H.R. 998 (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 231 noes, 
Roll No. 110);                                    
Pages H1411-12, H1415
  Moore amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 115-20) that sought to 
exempt rules affecting or impacting the special government to 
government relationship between the federal government and tribal 
communities or affecting tribal sovereignty or self-determination (by a 
recorded vote of 197 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 111); and 
                                               Pages H1412-13, H1415-16
  Cummings amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 115-20) that sought to 
exempt any rule relating to protections for whistleblowers or penalties 
for retaliation against whistleblowers (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes 
to 231 noes, Roll No. 112).                    
Pages H1413-14, H1416-17
  H. Res. 150, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
998) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) was agreed to yesterday, 
February 28th.
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform, and 
Accountability Act: The House passed H.R. 1009, to amend title 44, 
United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs to review regulations, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 241 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 120.          
  Pages H1430-47
  Rejected Cartwright the motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
193 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 119.                          
Page H1446
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-4 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H1435
Agreed to:
  Mitchell amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) that 
makes technical changes to H.R. 1009 to ensure consistency in dates and 
terms, require OIRA to review significant guidance, and prohibit the 
authorization of additional funds;                       
Pages H1438-39
  Buck amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) that 
ensures that federal agencies engage their partners in state, local, 
and tribal government throughout the regulatory process; 
                                                         Pages H1439-40
  Meadows amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) that 
requires OIRA to keep a log of the ``consultation''--which is any 
communication that occurs about a specific regulation before the 
regulation is submitted for review--for each regulation and to publish 
a list of all the consultations when the regulation is published in the 
Federal Register;                                        
Pages H1441-42
  Chaffetz amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) that 
requires OIRA to maintain records on each significant regulatory action 
reviewed such that it is easily accessible to provide to Congress upon 
request; and                                                 
Page H1442
  Young (IA) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) 
that requires each agency to describe steps taken to determine a new 
rule or regulation is not duplicative or conflicting with any existing 
or planned regulatory action and to require agencies to maintain a list 
of active regulatory actions on website (by a recorded vote of 265 ayes 
to 158 noes, Roll No. 117).                    
Pages H1440-41, H1443-44
Rejected:
  Connolly amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-21) that 
sought to exempt independent agencies from the legislation (by a 
recorded vote of 188 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 118). 
                                               Pages H1442-43, H1444-45
  H. Res. 156, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1004) and (H.R. 1009) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 
180 noes, Roll No. 116, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 115. 
                                               Pages H1403-04, H1419-21
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 
``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and 
Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness'': 
The House passed H.J. Res. 83, disapproving the rule submitted by the 
Department of Labor relating to ``Clarification of Employer's 
Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each 
Recordable Injury

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and Illness'', by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 
121.                                                     
  Pages H1421-30
  H. Res. 150, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
998) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) was agreed to yesterday, 
February 28th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 2.       
  Page H1447
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members on the part of the House to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Representatives 
Walz and Kaptur.                                             
  Page H1448
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on the 
part of the House to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: 
Representatives Higgins, Slaughter, Meeks, Larsen (WA), and DeFazio. 
                                                             Page H1448
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Appointment: Read a 
letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she 
appointed the following individual on the part of the House to the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. John A. Lawrence of 
Washington, DC.                                              
  Page H1448
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1414-15, 
H1415, H1415-16, H1416-17, H1418-19, H1419, H1419-20, H1420-21, H1443-
44, H1444-45, H1446, H1446-47, H1447. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:37 p.m.