[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D683-D684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2972-
2994; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 397-399 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5047-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5049-50
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 396, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2842) to 
provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the 
effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 
115-187).                                                
Pages H5046-47
 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4997
Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5001
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Hershel Lutch, MEOR Foundation, Baltimore, MD.           
  Pages H5001-02
 Question of Privilege: Pursuant to the foregoing notification and the 
previous order of the House of June 15, 2017, Representative Doggett 
rose to a question of the privileges of the House and submitted a 
resolution. The Chair ruled that the resolution did not present a 
question of the privileges of the House. Subsequently, Representative 
Doggett appealed the ruling of the chair and Representative Newhouse 
moved to table the appeal. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of 
the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 188 nays 
with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 311.              
  Pages H5013-16
Oath of Office--At Large Congressional District of Montana: 
Representative-elect Greg Gianforte presented himself in the well of 
the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. 
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of

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a letter received from the Honorable Corey Stapleton, Montana Secretary 
of State, indicating that, at the Special Election held May 25, 2017, 
the Honorable Greg Gianforte was elected Representative to Congress for 
the At Large Congressional District, State of Montana. 
                                                  Pages H5016, H5045-46
 Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Montana, 
the whole number of the House is 432.                        
  Page H5017
 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act: H.R. 2131, amended, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security to improve 
consistency regarding discipline and adverse actions in the 
Department's workforce; and                              
  Pages H5018-20
  DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017: H.R. 1282, amended, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish Acquisition Review 
Boards in the Department of Homeland Security;           
  Pages H5021-22
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to establish Acquisition Review Board in the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.''. 
                                                             Page H5022
Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act: The House passed 
H.R. 1873, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the 
threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution 
facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on 
such lands, by a recorded vote of 300 ayes to 118 noes, Roll No. 315. 
                                     Pages H5005-13, H5017-18, H5022-32
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.                        
Page H5005
Agreed to:
  Sinema amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-186) that 
ensures personnel of the Department of the Interior and the Forest 
Service involved in vegetation management decisions on transmission and 
distribution rights-of-way receive training on how unmanned 
technologies can be used to identify vegetation management needs, lower 
energy costs, and reduce the risk of wildfires; and      
Pages H5029-30
  Beyer amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-186) that 
prohibits any loss of funds for wild-fire suppression.   
Pages H5030-31
Rejected:
  Carbajal amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-186) that 
sought to ensure that owners and operators of electric transmission and 
distribution facilities submit management plans to the Secretary (by a 
recorded vote of 171 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 314).    
Pages H5031-32
  H. Res. 392, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1873) and (H.R. 1654) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 
185 noes, Roll No. 313, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 312. 
                                                         Pages H5017-18
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the Western Balkans is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2017--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 115-48).                                            
  Page H5034
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared with respect to North Korea is to 
continue in effect beyond June 26, 2017--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 115-49). 
                                                             Page H5034
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5015-16, 
H5017, H5017-18, H5031, H5032. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:44 p.m.