[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D936-D942]
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. 3692-
3710; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 117; and H. Res. 598, 510, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7181-82
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3326, to increase accountability, combat corruption, and 
strengthen management effectiveness at the World Bank, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-298); and
  H. Res. 509, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 601) to 
enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance 
provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality 
basic education in developing countries, to better enable such 
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education

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and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-299).                       
Page H7181
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Barton to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:29 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Louis M. Murphy, Sr., Mount Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 
St. Petersburg, FL.                                          
  Page H7101
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2018: The House considered H.R. 3354, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, September 8th. 
       Pages H7125-34, H7135-46, H7147-60, H7160-63, H7163-62, H7172-80
Agreed to:
  Hunter amendment (No. 77 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
was debated on September 6th that transfers $5 million dollars from the 
Coast Guard's Operations Expenses to its Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation Account, for the purpose of supporting Coast Guard 
Icebreaker sea trials (by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 168 noes, Roll 
No. 463);                                                
Pages H7117-18
  Rogers (KY) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295: Lowey (No. 90) that 
states a decrease/increase of funding for Diplomatic Policy and Support 
from the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account regarding deportation 
status of Mr. Jakiw Palij; Mitchell (No. 93) that prohibits the use of 
funds to attend a Canadian water resources conference in opposition to 
the construction of a deep geological repository for nuclear waste on 
the Canadian shore of Lake Huron; Valadao (No. 100) that ensures 
continued funding for de-mining projects in Nagorno-Karabakh, 
Azerbaijan; Lynch (No. 102) that increases funding for the Department 
of the Treasury International Affairs Technical Assistance by 
$4,545,000; Foster (No. 103) that reduces the NADR account by 
$10,000,000 and increases the account by the same amount, to be used 
for the Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications 
project in order to promote scientific diplomacy and peace in the 
Middle East; Budd (No. 104) that prevents funds from being used to 
honor the families of those engaged or connected to terrorist activity; 
Torres (No. 105) that provides an exemption from the withholding 
requirements that are set forth in Sections 7045(a)(3) of Division G, 
which apply to all assistance for each of the central governments of 
Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador; Trott (No. 108) that prohibits 
the use of funds made available by the Department of State to close or 
merge the Office of International Religious Freedom; Schneider (No. 
109) that prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department 
of State from being used to close or merge the Office of the Special 
Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism; Ted Lieu (CA) (No. 111) that 
prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of State 
from being used to close or merge the Office of Global Criminal 
Justice; and Meeks (No. 117) that ensures none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to reduce the number of fellows in 
the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas 
Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, or the Donald M. Payne 
International Development Fellowship Program below current levels; 
                                                         Pages H7120-21
  Gaetz amendment (No. 113 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
prevents funds from being given to a list of Palestinian schools named 
after terrorists;                                            
Page H7134
  Calvert en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 115-297: Soto (No. 3) that increases 
funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System by $500,000 for the 
Wildlife and Habitat Management of invasive species; Courtney (No. 7) 
that designates $300,000 within the Operation of the National Park 
System for the New England Scenic Trail; Cicilline (No. 9) that 
increases the funds appropriated to the Operations of the National Park 
System by $2,000,000; Clyburn (No. 10) that increases funding by $2 
million for historic preservation grants to Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities and is offset by a $2 million reduction in the Office 
of the Secretary; Heck (No. 11) that restores appropriations for the 
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) to the FY17 enacted level by shifting 
$5.5 million from the Department of the Interior, Departmental 
Operations, Office of the Secretary account; O'Halleran (No. 16) that 
reduces Interior operations funds and increase BIA construction funds 
by 10 million dollars; Plaskett (No. 17) that restores current funding 
for assistance to territories; Carolyn Maloney (NY) (No. 19) that 
increases the Smithsonian Institution Salaries and Expenses account by 
$2,000,000 and decreases the Office of the Secretary of the Interior 
account by $2,000,000; Brendan F. Boyle (PA) (No. 20) that makes 
funding for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR) equal to that of FY17 and FY16 levels; Welch (No. 22) that 
restores funding for the Lake Champlain Basin Program to the FY17 
amount of $4.399M and reduces

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Operations and Maintenance funding of EPA's Science and Technology 
account by a corresponding amount; Mast (No. 23) that increases 
Environmental Protection Agency to FY18 appropriated level; EPA's 
office of Research and Development supports scientific research 
activities for Human and ecological health effects research to provide 
information on human exposure to HAB toxins; such research is critical 
in identifying food-chain bioaccumulation and allergenic aspects of 
toxins produced by cyanobacteria; it also develops and optimizes 
analytical procedures for measuring HAB toxins in drinking and source 
waters, including the qualitative and quantitative analysis of 
microcystin toxins, which are also being examined for toxicity levels; 
Soto (No. 25) that increases funding for the National Estuary Program 
by $468,000; Mast (No. 26) that appropriates an additional $1 million 
to non-point source pollution grants to state projects for mitigation 
and removal of toxic substances; Polis (No. 34) that increases funding 
to Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA provides grants to volunteer fire 
departments protecting communities with 10,000 or fewer residents to 
purchase equipment and training for use in wildland fire suppression) 
by $1.382 million and State Fire Assistance (SFA provides financial and 
technical support to states to enhance fire-fighting capacity, supports 
community-based hazard mitigation, and expands outreach and education 
to homeowners and communities concerning fire prevention) by $10.989 
million, funded by the National Forest System Account; O'Halleran (No. 
35) that addresses staffing and operation of IHS facilities opening in 
FY 2018; Jackson Lee (No. 47) that states that none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to limit outreach programs 
administered by the Smithsonian Institution; Jackson Lee (No. 48) that 
prohibits use of funds by the National Park Service in contravention of 
section 320101 of title 54, United States Code which provides that it 
is a national policy to preserve for public use historic sites, 
buildings, and objects of national significance for the inspiration and 
benefit of the people of the United States, especially as it relates to 
National Heritage Areas (NHAs); Jackson Lee (No. 49) that prohibits the 
use of appropriated funds to eliminate the Urban Wildlife Refuge 
Partnership or programs that are for the reforestation of urban areas; 
Poliquin (No. 58) that prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
from adding additional inspections to sea urchins and sea cucumbers 
exports; and Speier (No. 79) that prohibits any funds in the bill from 
being used towards the National Park Services' proposed Dog Management 
Rule in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area;        
Pages H7135-37
  Calvert en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 115-297: McSally (No. 1) that increases 
the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Forest Management Program, which 
manages and conserves 58 million acres of forest and woodland in 12 
western States and Alaska, by $316,000; Mast (No. 6) that increase the 
USGS Water Sciences Research Center funds under National Institute of 
Health to increase funding to monitor bodies of water, conduct research 
on how HABs affect animals; risks associated with exposure to certain 
types of algae and associated disease-causing organisms; develop new 
tools to better understand and predict cyanobacterial harmful algal 
blooms; Mast (No. 24) that supports research activities and provide 
grants for researching the health effects associated with exposure to 
harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins; and supporting research that reduces 
human exposure to HAB toxins; McSally (No. 28) that increases the 
Forest Service's National Forest System Hazardous Fuels account by $3 
million to mitigate wildfire hazards and lessen catastrophic fires and 
their threat to public and firefighter safety, and damage to property; 
McKinley (No. 33) that transfers funds from within the Forest Service 
funds to emphasize lack of wood harvesting; Byrne (No. 52) that states 
that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
propose to repeal section 105(a)(2) or section 105(b) of the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note); Burgess (No. 
54) that prevents funds from being used to hire new employees at the 
EPA under the Title 42 special pay authority intended for public health 
professionals in the Department of Health and Human Services; and Emmer 
(No. 70) that prohibits funding from being used to implement a January 
13, 2017 effort by the U.S. Department of Interior and Agriculture to 
restrict all leasing, exploration, and potential development of 
approximately 234,328 acres of federal land in Northeast Minnesota; 
                                                         Pages H7139-40
  McSally amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that increases 
the National Park Service's Facility Maintenance and Operations account 
by $9.692 million to help address longstanding deferred park 
maintenance needs;                                       
Pages H7140-41
  Griffith amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 115-297), as modified, 
that restores the number of Appalachian states eligible for grants for 
the reclamation of abandoned mine lands to be used for economic and 
community development from 3 to 6;                       
Pages H7141-42
  Katko amendment (No. 30 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that increases 
the Clean Water State Revolving fund by $250 million, maintaining 
fiscal

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year 2016 levels to preserve critical water infrastructure funding; 
                                                         Pages H7147-48
  Long amendment (No. 40 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
funds from being used to enforce reporting requirements of hazardous 
substances from farms in accordance with Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986;        
Pages H7153-54
  Buck amendment (No. 41 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
the federal government from entering into an agreement to establish a 
heritage partnership program in nine counties in southeast Colorado; 
                                                         Pages H7154-55
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 44 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
prohibits funds from this Act to be used by the Department of Interior 
to change existing placer mining plans of operations in regard to re-
vegetation;                                              
Pages H7156-57
  Westerman amendment (No. 45 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
restricts funding from being used to enforce the final rule entitled 
``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 
Leases; Measurement of Oil'' and published by the Bureau of Land 
Management on November 17, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 81462);        
Page H7157
  Austin Scott (GA) amendment (No. 92 printed in part B of H. Rept. 
115-295) that increases the appropriation for Western Hemisphere 
Regional Cooperation by $10 million dollars and reduces the 
appropriation for contributions to International Organizations by $10 
million (by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 468); 
                                               Pages H7123-24, H7161-62
  Thompson (PA) amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
restores funding for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation pilot program 
to its 2017 level, while reducing EPA's Environmental Programs and 
Management by the same amount ($32,491,000) (by a recorded vote of 207 
ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 472);               
Pages H7142-43, H7164-65
  Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment (No. 31 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) 
that decreases and increases State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $6 
million to direct the EPA to work with the affected States and Indian 
tribes to implement a long-term monitoring program for water quality of 
the Animas and San Juan Rivers in response to the Gold King Mine spill 
(by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 475); 
                                               Pages H7148-49, H7166-67
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 43 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to prohibit funds to be used to implement a rule by the National Park 
Service regarding wildlife management practices on National Preserves 
in Alaska (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 478); 
                                               Pages H7155-56, H7168-69
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 50 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using any funds to 
take retaliatory, or EPA described ``backstop'' actions, against any of 
the six states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in the event that a 
state does not meet the goals mandated by the EPA's Chesapeake Bay 
Total Maximum Daily Load (by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 197 noes, 
Roll No. 479);                                 
Pages H7157-58, H7169-70
  Perry amendment (No. 59 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
funds from being used to give formal notification under, or prepare, 
propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or recommendation 
pursuant to, section 115 of the Clean Air Act;               
Page H7173
  Pearce amendment (No. 62 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prevents 
funds being used to implement the Bureau of Land Management's ``Onshore 
Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site 
Security'' rule;                                         
Pages H7174-75
  Lamborn amendment (No. 67 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
funds for being used to implement or enforce the threatened species or 
endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not 
undergone a review as required by section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered 
Species Act; and                                         
Pages H7178-79
  Lamborn amendment (No. 68 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
funds for being used to implement or enforce the threatened species 
listing of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse under the Endangered 
Species Act.                                             
Pages H7179-80
Rejected:
  Castro (TX) amendment (No. 71 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) 
that was debated on September 6th that sought to increase funding for 
the CBP Camera Technology Initiative (by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 
207 noes, Roll No. 459);                                     
Page H7115
  Roybal-Allard amendment (No. 74 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-
295) that was debated on September 6th that sought to reduce funding 
for ICE--Operations and Support (Enforcement and Removal Operations) by 
$849,500,000 and increases funding for Coast Guard--Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements (Polar Icebreaker) by the same amount 
(by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 460); 
                                                         Pages H7115-16
  Castro (TX) amendment (No. 75 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) 
that was debated on September 6th that sought to increase funding for 
ICE

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to incorporate body-worn cameras (by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 211 
noes, Roll No. 461);                                     
Pages H7116-17
  Correa amendment (No. 76 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
was debated on September 6th that sought to reduce funding for ICE--
Operations and Support (Enforcement and Removal Operations) by 
$100,000,000 and increase funding for Coast Guard--Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements (cutters for drug interdiction) by the 
same amount (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 462);
                                                             Page H7117
  King (IA) amendment (No. 80 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295), 
as modified, that was debated on September 6th that sought to ensure 
that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-
Bacon Act (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 464); 
                                                         Pages H7118-19
  Castro (TX) amendment (No. 81 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) 
that was debated on September 6th that sought to prohibit the use of 
privatized immigration detention facilities (by a recorded vote of 183 
ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 465);                             
Page H7119
  Jayapal amendment (No. 84 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
was debated on September 6th that sought to prohibit funding from being 
used to expand or build new detention facilities (by a recorded vote of 
180 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 466);                     
Pages H7119-20
  Buck amendment (No. 94 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
sought to defund the United States Institute of Peace and transfers 
funds to the spending reduction account;                 
Pages H7125-28
  Engel amendment (No. 95 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
sought to increase funding for USAID's global health programs by $209 
million in order to increase funding for bilateral tuberculosis (TB) 
assistance to $450 million;                              
Pages H7128-29
  Paulsen amendment (No. 101 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) 
that sought to increase funding for the US African Development 
Foundation by $15 million;                                   
Page H7132
  Price (NC) amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to provide $104,235,000 to restore funding to EPA's Science and 
Technology account;                                      
Pages H7144-45
  Beyer amendment (No. 36 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
strike section 430 on page 134, lines 17 through 25, relating to the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act;                     
Pages H7149-50
  Beyer amendment (No. 37 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
strike section 431 on page 135, lines 1 through 23, which authorizes 
the Administrator of the EPA and the Secretary of the Army to withdraw 
the WOTUS rule without regard to any provision of statue or regulation 
that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal;      
Pages H7150-52
  Sanford amendment (No. 51 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
prohibit funds to authorize, permit, or conduct geological or 
geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane and hydrate 
exploration and development in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South 
Atlantic or the Straits of Florida;                      
Pages H7158-60
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 97 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-
295) that sought to designate $12 million for programs benefiting the 
Ethiopian-Israeli community (agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw 
the earlier request for a recorded vote to the end that the Chair put 
the question de novo);                               
Pages H7130, H7160
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 98 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-
295) that sought to designate $20 million for psychosocial support 
programs for religious and ethnic minorities persecuted by ISIS (agreed 
by unanimous consent to withdraw the earlier request for a recorded 
vote to the end that the Chair put the question de novo); 
                                                  Pages H7130-31, H7160
  Rothfus amendment (No. 91 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
sought to transfer $30 million to the International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement account from the Fulbright Program (by a recorded 
vote of 163 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 467);   
Pages H7120-23, H7160-61
  Grothman amendment (No. 99 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) 
that sought to reduce the amount appropriated for the Economic Support 
Fund by $12,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 307 noes, Roll 
No. 469);                                      
Pages H7131-32, H7162-63
  Yoho amendment (No. 110 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
sought to prohibit funds from being used to make any U.S. contributions 
to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the United Nations 
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 
(OHCHR), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) (by a 
recorded vote of 199 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 470); 
                                                  Pages H7132-34, H7163
  Grijalva amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
restore funding to Superfund enforcement within the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund account with an equivalent cut to the oil and gas program 
within the BLM account (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 221 noes, 
Roll No. 471);                                    
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  Grijalva amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to restore funding for the Environmental Justice Program within the EPA 
Environmental Programs and Management account with an equivalent cut to 
Leadership and Administration within the DOI Office of the Secretary 
(by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 473); 
                                               Pages H7143-44, H7165-66
  Biggs amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
cut $10,234,000 from the EPA Environmental Programs and Management 
Account enforcement line and redirects funds to the EPA Spending 
Reduction Account (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 
474);                                                
Pages H7147, H7166
  Ellison amendment (No. 38 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
strike the language that would delay the implementation of the new 
Ozone Standards (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 
476);                                          
Pages H7152-53, H7167-68
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 39 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to strike a provision relating to the use of the National Ocean Policy 
(by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 477); 
                                                     Pages H7153, H7168
  McEachin amendment (No. 65 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to prevent funds from being used to prepare a five-year offshore oil 
and gas leasing program that would schedule OCS oil or gas leases 
before 2022; and                                         
Pages H7176-77
  Grothman amendment (No. 66 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought 
to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce 
the rule entitled ``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' 
published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal 
Register on October 26, 2015.                            
Pages H7177-78
Withdrawn:
  Frankel amendment (No. 96 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-295) that 
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have increased 
funding for the Economic Support Fund by $8.5 million;   
Pages H7129-30
  Bacon amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have reduced the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife land acquisition account by 4,000,000 and redirected funds to 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species delisting efforts; and 
                                                         Pages H7138-39
  Langevin amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have increased funding by 
$1 million for the Southern New England Program under Geographic 
Programs.                                                    
Page H7146
Proceedings Postponed:
  Blackburn amendment (No. 55 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks 
to call for 1% across the board cuts;                    
Pages H7170-71
  Palmer amendment (No. 56 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
ensure that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Enforcement 
Division;                                                
Pages H7171-72
  Carbajal amendment (No. 57 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
state that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
process any application under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) for a permit to drill or a permit to modify, that 
would authorize use of hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation 
treatment in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf; and    
Pages H7172-73
  Pearce amendment (No. 63 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
prevent funds from being used to implement the Bureau of Land 
Management's ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and 
Resource Conservation'' rule.                            
Pages H7175-76
  H. Res. 504, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3354) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 190 
nays, Roll No. 458, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 457.      
Pages H7106-15
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 23 was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration. S. 652 was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce. S. 849 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. S. 920 was held at the desk. S. 1359 was held at the desk. S. 
597 was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on the Budget. S. 1165 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. S. Con. Res. 24 was 
held at the desk.                                            
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and messages received from 
the Senate appear on pages H7101, H7125, H7146-47.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and twenty-one recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7113-14, 
H7114, H7115, H7116, H7116-17, H7117, H7118, H7118-19, H7119, H7119-20, 
H7160-61, H7161-62, H7162-63, H7163, H7164, H7164-65, H7165-66, H7166, 
H7166-67, H7167-68, H7168, H7168-69, and H7169. There were no quorum 
calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:37 p.m.