[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D471-D472]
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. 5645-
5667; 1 private bill, H.R. 5668; and 11 resolutions, H. Res. 855-865; 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H3741-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3743-44
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3997, to waive the application fee for any special use permit 
for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on 
Federal land, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-
658); and
  H.R. 2152, to require States and units of local government receiving 
funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which 
use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the 
Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-659).          
Pages H3740-41
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Johnson (LA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:07 a.m. and reconvened at 10:40 a.m. 
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Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018: The House 
passed H.R. 4, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, by a yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 
165. Consideration began yesterday, April 26th.          
  Pages H3725-26
  Rejected the Velazquez motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote 
of 182 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 164.                       
Page H3725
Agreed to:
  Shuster en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650: Thompson (CA) (No. 
102) that adds two categories to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act eligibility; Keating (No. 103) that 
requires Administrator of FEMA to develop a strategy to coordinate 
emergency response plans with state, tribal, and local governments, 
first responders, utility companies, and medical facilities; Meadows 
(No. 105) that adds the Disaster Assistance Working Group of the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to the 
study conducted in SEC. 622; Blumenauer (No. 106) that authorizes FEMA 
to reimburse building code and floodplain managers for building 
inspections conducted on buildings damaged immediately after a natural 
disaster; Jackson Lee (No. 109) that provides for a GAO report 240 days 
following enactment on long-term recovery efforts following Hurricane 
Andrew, September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ike, and 
Hurricane Sandy to better inform the Congress when catastrophic events 
occur that may require long-term recovery planning;

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the report will define a federal disaster long-term recovery, the 
stages of a long-term recovery, and the competence and capacity of FEMA 
to manage 2 or more major disasters of the magnitude exemplified--
simultaneously; further the GAO will report on lessons that may be 
applied to future long-term disaster recovery efforts; the GAO will 
report on what existing authority granted to FEMA to advise and make 
recommendations to the President regarding Presidential Disaster 
Declarations may be instructive regarding a Presidential long-term 
recovery disaster declaration; Keating (No. 111) that requires 
Administrator of FEMA to provide training to state, local, and tribal 
governments, first responders, and facilities that store hazardous 
materials in the event of major disaster; Cartwright (No. 113) that 
creates an interagency council on extreme weather, resilience, 
preparedness, and risk identification and management; it will improve 
each agency's planning for extreme weather events, improve interagency 
coordination and planning, and help the federal government interface 
with state and local officials to develop regional plans to manage the 
risks associated with extreme weather events; and Comstock (No. 116) 
that strikes a provision in Section 703(b) of Title VII that proposes a 
contingency funding provision that would nullify the authorization for 
FAA's environmental R&D programs entirely should appropriators decline 
to appropriate full funding to certain other unrelated programs; 
                                                         Pages H3710-15
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 104 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) 
that allows for an arbitration process for those disputing their 
eligibility for assistance, or repayment of assistance, following a 
disaster;                                                
Pages H3715-16
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 107 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) 
that provides for reimbursement to state and local units of government 
for housing that produces cost-savings to comparable FEMA solutions; 
                                                         Pages H3716-17
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 108 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) 
that limits reductions in assistance for more than one building in a 
multi-structure educational, law enforcement, correctional, fire, or 
medical campus;                                          
Pages H3717-18
  Babin amendment (No. 110 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) that 
prevents FEMA from recouping disaster relief funds that were previously 
certified by a FEMA Technical Assistance Contractor (TAC) as eligible, 
reasonable and reimbursable; requires confirmation of the TAC 
determination through an audit by the DHS Inspector General; and 
                                                         Pages H3718-19
  Duncan (TN) amendment (No. 114 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) 
that establishes a national standard for hiring motor carriers (by a 
recorded vote of 212 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 163).    
Pages H3720-23
Rejected:
  McClintock amendment (No. 112 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-650) 
that sought to strike Section 451 of H.R. 4, which authorizes the 
Essential Air Service (by a recorded vote of 113 ayes to 293 noes, Roll 
No. 162).                                      
Pages H3719-20, H3722-23
  H. Res. 839, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4) and (H.R. 3144) was agreed to Wednesday, April 25th.
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Crowley 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.       
  Page H3726
Question of Privilege: Representative Crowley rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. 
Subsequently, the House agreed to the McCarthy motion to table H. Res. 
856, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 215 yeas to 171 nays with 3 answering ``present'', Roll No. 
166.                                                     
  Pages H3726-27
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1st. 
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Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that, in the 
engrossment of H.R. 4, the Clerk be authorized to make technical 
corrections to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, section 
numbering and cross-referencing, and the insertion of appropriate 
headings.                                                    
  Page H3728
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3722-23, 
H3723, H3725, H3725-26, and H3727. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:59 p.m.