[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D971-D974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3754-
3770; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 514-519 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7383-84
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3328, to require a study regarding security measures and 
equipment at Cuba's airports, require the standardization of Federal 
Air Marshal Service agreements, require efforts to raise international 
aviation security standards, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-308, 
Part1).                                                      
Page H7381
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Trott to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:52 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, September 14. 
                                                         Pages H7324-25
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act--Rule for Consideration: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 513, providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3697) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes, and 
providing for proceedings during the period from September 15, 2017, 
through September 22, 2017, by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 186 noes, 
Roll No. 487, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 222 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 486.              
  Pages H7325-34
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 14th. 
                                                          Page H7334-78
Agreed to:
  Mullin amendment (No. 73 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 8th that prohibits funds for enforcing the Obama 
Administration's EPA methane rule (by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 
195 noes, Roll No. 488);                                 
Pages H7334-35
  Mullin amendment (No. 74 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 8th that prohibits funds for implementing the 
Obama Administration's Social Cost of Carbon rule (by a recorded vote 
of 225 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 489);                  
Pages H7335-36
  Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 175 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that provides $5 million for grants that 
enhance infant and early childhood mental health promotion, 
intervention, and treatment programs (agreed by unanimous consent to 
withdraw the earlier request for a recorded vote to the end that the 
Chair put the question de novo);                             
Page H7338
  Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 176 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that provides $9 million to provide access to 
behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care by supporting 
the development and improvement of statewide or regional pediatric 
mental health care telehealth access programs (agreed by unanimous 
consent to withdraw the earlier request for a recorded vote to the end 
that the Chair put the question de novo);                    
Page H7338
  Graves (GA) en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 115-297: Kuster (No. 194) that increases 
funding to the Office of National Drug Control Policy by $6.902M, or 
its FY2017 amount, and decreases funding for the General Services 
Administration's real property account by the same amount; Murphy (FL) 
(No. 197) that increases funding for Small Business Administration, 
Entrepreneurial Development Programs by $1 million, with the increase 
intended to support the Women's Business Centers program; decreases 
funding for the Public Buildings Reform Board by $1 million; Soto (No. 
202) that increases funding for Tax Counseling for the Elderly by $1 
million; Cartwright (No. 209) that prohibits the use of funds be used 
to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or approve a public-
private competition to determine whether Federal civilian jobs should 
be outsourced; Kustoff (No. 210) that increases funding to the High 
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program by $10 million and reduces the 
General Services Administration's rental of space allocation by $10 
million; Schneider (No. 214) that increases funding for Small Business 
Administration, Entrepreneurial Development Programs by $4 million, 
with the increase intended to support Entrepreneurship Education; 
Courtney (No. 215) that provides funding to develop a revenue procedure 
related to the deduction of casualty losses in homes experiencing 
damage over time; Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM) (No. 216) that increases 
SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs by $5 million and reduces

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SBA Salaries and Expenses by the same amount; Comstock (No. 217) that 
increases funds for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) by 
$5,000,000 and reduces the funds in the rental of space program under 
the GSA Real Property Activities Federal Building Funds by $5,000,000; 
Denham (No. 219) that transfers $1 million from the Asset Proceeds and 
Space Management Fund into the Public Buildings Reform Board Account 
for effective implementation of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-287) to provide the highest return for the 
taxpayer; Gabbard (No. 220) that increases funding by $1 million for 
financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach 
programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and 
Native Alaskan communities; and Velazquez (No. 224) that increases 
funding for Small Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Development 
Programs by $10 million, with the increase intended to specifically 
support Small Business Development Centers;              
Pages H7338-40
  Roskam amendment (No. 190 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
any funds from being used to authorize a transaction by a U.S. 
financial institution (as defined under section 561.309 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations) that is ordinarily incident to the export 
or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic 
of Iran;                                                 
Pages H7340-41
  Roskam amendment (No. 191 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that prohibits 
any funds from being used to issue a license pursuant to any Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) memo regarding section 5.1.1 of Annex II 
to the JCPOA, including the OFAC memo titled, ``Statement of Licensing 
Policy For Activities Related to the Export Or Re-Export to Iran of 
Commercial Passenger Aircraft and Related Parts and Services'' and any 
other OFAC memo of the same substance;                   
Pages H7341-42
  Jenkins (WV) amendment (No. 205 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
increases funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) 
by $6 million with an offset from the IRS Enforcement account; 
                                                         Pages H7351-52
  Amodei amendment (No. 221 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that strikes 
section 906 in title IX which would eliminate the provision of the bill 
which subjects the NCUA to appropriations;               
Pages H7358-59
  Torres amendment (No. 87 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that increases funding for the Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership program which is offset by a reduction in funding 
for the General Administration Salaries and Expenses of the Department 
of Justice (by a recorded vote of 279 ayes to 137 noes, Roll No. 493); 
                                                         Pages H7362-63
  Flores amendment (No. 124 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that states that none of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
Executive Order No. 13547 (75 Fed. Reg. 43023, relating to the 
stewardship of oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes), including the 
National Ocean Policy developed under such Executive Order (by a 
recorded vote of 216 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 497);    
Pages H7365-66
  Buck amendment (No. 125 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was debated 
on September 12th that requires that localities receiving State 
Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds comply with federal immigration 
law (by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 498); 
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  Kildee amendment (No. 131 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that increases funding for Youth Employment 
Activities by $10 million and reduces Department of Labor Salaries and 
Expenses by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 170 
noes, Roll No. 499);                                     
Pages H7366-67
  Meng amendment (No. 138 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was debated 
on September 12th that increases funding for the Women's Bureau within 
the Department of Labor by $1.064 million, and decreases funding by the 
same amount for the Bureau of Labor Statistics--Prices and Cost of 
Living Division (by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 
501);                                                        
Page H7368
  Kildee amendment (No. 145 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that increases funding for the Healthy Start 
Program by $24.8 million and decreases General Departmental Management 
in the Office of the Secretary by the same amount (by a recorded vote 
of 243 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 502);                  
Pages H7368-69
  Clark amendment (No. 154 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that restores funding to SAMHSA's mental 
health programs, offset with HHS program administration funds (by a 
recorded vote of 225 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 503);    
Pages H7369-70
  Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment (No. 160 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) 
that was debated on September 12th that decreases funding for HHS 
General Departmental Management by $2 million and transfers those funds 
to the Peer Support Programs (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 505);                                     
Pages H7370-71
  Lowey amendment (No. 161 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that restores funding to 21st Century 
Community Learning Centers program, offset with Department of

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Education program administration funds (by a recorded vote of 228 ayes 
to 188 noes, Roll No. 506);                              
Pages H7371-72
  Walberg amendment (No. 173 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that prevents funding to implement the 
National Labor Relations Board's Ambush Election rule (by a recorded 
vote of 221 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 512); and         
Pages H7375-76
  Gibbs amendment (No. 187 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that prohibits funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce the final regulations on ``Improve Tracking of 
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses'' (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 
201 noes, Roll No. 515).                                 
Pages H7377-78
Rejected:
  Polis amendment (No. 75 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was debated 
on September 8th that sought to prohibit funds from being used to 
support the closure or consolidation of any regional office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 212 
noes, Roll No. 490);                                         
Page H7336
  Polis amendment (No. 76 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was debated 
on September 8th that sought to prohibit the use of funds to pursue any 
extra-legal ways to transfer Federal lands to private owners in 
contravention of existing law (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 212 
noes, Roll No. 491);                                     
Pages H7336-37
  Norman amendment (No. 77 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 8th that sought to reduce total appropriations to 
the Environmental Protection Agency by $1,869,087,000 (by a recorded 
vote of 151 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 492);             
Pages H7337-38
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 206 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
sought to increase funding for the Fund Program Account of the 
Community Development Financial Institutions by $500,000 and reduces 
funding for taxpayer services at IRS by $1 million;      
Pages H7352-53
  Heck amendment (No. 211 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
restore funding for the Small Business Administration's ScaleUp 
program, offset by the Department of the Treasury's salaries and 
expenses account;                                        
Pages H7356-58
  Kildee amendment (No. 222 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that sought to 
strike Sec. 133, which prohibits Treasury from enforcing rule or 
guideline implementing the Treasury guidance that ends US support of 
multilateral development bank funding for new overseas coal projects; 
                                                         Pages H7359-60
  Flores amendment (No. 149 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that increases CDC funding by $40 million for 
an opioid drug overdose prevention program, increase National Cancer 
Institute funding by $40 million for pediatric cancer research, 
increase National Institute on Aging funding by $40 million for 
Alzheimer's research, decrease CMS Program Management by $120 million 
(agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw the earlier request for a 
recorded vote to the end that the Chair put the question de novo) 
                                                             Page H7362
  Grothman amendment (No. 105 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to reduce the funding level for 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by five percent 
(by a recorded vote of 98 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 494); 
                                                         Pages H7363-64
  Scott (VA) amendment (No. 113 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to strike section prohibiting the 
EEOC from using funds to implement pay data collection (by a recorded 
vote of 192 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 495);                 
Page H7364
  Norton amendment (No. 117 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to prohibit the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons from requiring individuals in halfway houses or on home 
confinement to pay a subsistence fee (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 
225 noes, Roll No. 496);                                 
Pages H7364-65
  Pocan amendment (No. 134 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to restore funding to worker 
protection agencies, offset with DOL/HHS/ED program administration 
funds (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 500); 
                                                         Pages H7367-68
  Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 155 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to support funding of the Infant 
Adoption Awareness Training Program to train pregnancy and health 
counselors regarding how to offer adoption as an option to women with 
unplanned pregnancies (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 219 noes, Roll 
No. 504);                                                    
Page H7370
  Courtney amendment (No. 164 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to increase Funding for Magnet 
Schools Assistance by $1,184,000; decrease funding for Charter School 
Grants by $1,184,000 (by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 212 noes, Roll 
No. 507);                                                    
Page H7372
  Lewis (MN) amendment (No. 167 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to increase funding for Career 
and Technical Education (CTE) State Grants by $70,246,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 153 ayes to 263 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 508);                                           
Pages H7372-73
  Grothman amendment (No. 168 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to reduce funding for the 
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Education's Program Administration, Office of Inspector General, and 
Office of Student Aid Administration by 2% (by a recorded vote of 131 
ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 509);                         
Pages H7373-74
  Grothman amendment (No. 170 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to reduce the National Labor 
Relations Board (NLRB) budget by $99,000,000, funding the NLRB at 
$150,000,000 for FY2018; the amendment would also reduce budget 
authority by $99 million and reduce outlays by $92 million (by a 
recorded vote of 175 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 510);        
Page H7374
  Meadows amendment (No. 172 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to reduce the number of positions 
and funding at Mine Safety and Health Administration by 10% (by a 
recorded vote of 178 ayes to 238 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 511);                                           
Pages H7374-75
  Blackburn amendment (No. 174 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to provide for a 1% across the 
board cut to Division F (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 260 noes, 
Roll No. 513); and                                           
Page H7376
  Ellison amendment (No. 186 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that was 
debated on September 12th that sought to prohibit funds from going 
federal contracts with willful or repeated violators of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 
514).                                                    
Pages H7376-77
Proceedings Postponed:
  Palmer amendment (No. 192 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
prohibit funds from being used to implement the District of Columbia's 
Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act;    
Pages H7342-44
  Gohmert amendment (No. 195 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
reduce the Internal Revenue Service's Operations Support account by 
$165,300.00 and transfer that amount to the Spending Reduction account;
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  Norton amendment (No. 196 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
strike the repeal of the District of Columbia's Local Budget Autonomy 
Amendment Act of 2012;                                       
Page H7345
  Ellison amendment (No. 199 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
strike section 926 on page 590, relating to bringing the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process; 
                                                         Pages H7345-47
  Ellison amendment (No. 200 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
strike section 915 on page 563, relating to manufactured housing; 
                                                         Pages H7347-49
  Ellison amendment (No. 201 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks to 
strike section 928, relating to removal of authority to regulate small-
dollar credit;                                           
Pages H7349-50
  Mitchell amendment (No. 204 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks 
to reduce by 10% general administrative and departmental salary and 
expense accounts in Division D, and transfers the savings to the 
Spending Reduction Account;                              
Pages H7350-51
  Huizenga amendment (No. 207 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that seeks 
to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce a SEC 
rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to 
conflict minerals; and                                   
Pages H7353-56
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 223 printed in H. Rept. 115-297) that 
seeks to provide additional funding to the Taxpayer Advocate Service 
for the purpose of assisting the parents of a deceased child, when that 
child's information has been stolen and used on personal income taxes 
filed with the IRS, when the parent or guardian of record must report 
the identity theft of their deceased child's information. 
                                                         Pages H7360-62
  H. Res. 504, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3354) was agreed to Thursday, September 7th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and twenty-nine recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H7332-33, H7333-34, H7334-35, H7335-36, H7336, H7336-37, H7337-38, 
H7363, H7363-64, H7364, H7365, H7365-66, H7366, H7367, H7367-68, H7368, 
H7368-69, H7369-70, H7370, H7370-71, H7371-72, H7372, H7372-73, H7373-
74, H7374, H7374-75, H7375-76, H7376, H7376-77, and H7377-78. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m.