[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
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: 24 public bills, H.R. 5833-
5856; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 121; and H. Res. 897-899 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4137-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4139-40
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 900, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) 
to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-679).                       
Page H4137
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Higgins (LA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3981
Recess: The House recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3987
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Ted 
Kitchens, Christ Chapel Bible Church, Fort Worth, TX.        
  Page H3987
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H3987, H4058
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Banks (IN) 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology.                                                  
  Page H3990
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Rutherford 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.                              
  Page H3990
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Wenstrup 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services.                             
  Pages H3990-91
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 897, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H3991
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, May 15th.
  Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act: S. 35, to 
transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land 
Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
187.                                                         
  Page H4008
Requesting the Senate to return to the House of Representatives the 
bill H.R. 4743: The House agreed to H. Res. 899, requesting the Senate 
to return to the House of Representatives the bill H.R. 4743. 
                                                             Page H4008
Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
question of adopting the amendment to H.R. 5698 may be subject to 
postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20.            
  Page H4009
Protect and Serve Act of 2018: The House passed H.R. 5698, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law 
enforcement officers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 35 nays, 
Roll No. 188.                                     
  Pages H4009-14, H4057
Agreed to:
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 115-677) 
that adds clarifying language so only those who cause injury to a law 
enforcement officer with intent, not by accident, can be charged under 
the statute; it also amends the definition of law enforcement officer 
to assure correctional officers are covered by the definition. 
                                                             Page H4014
  H. Res. 891, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5698), (S. 2372), and (H.R. 2) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 
ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 186, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 185. 
                                                      Pages H3991-H4007
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 891 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 184. 
                                                         Pages H3991-94
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act: The House passed S. 2372, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles 
for remains buried in National Parks, by a recorded vote of 347 ayes to 
70 noes, Roll No. 189.                         
  Pages H4014-46, H4057-58
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 5674 as reported by the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, as modified by the amendment printed in part B of H. 
Rept. 115-677, shall be considered as adopted.               
Page H4014
  H. Res. 891, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5698), (S. 2372), and (H.R. 2) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 
ayes to 185

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noes, Roll No. 186, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 185.   
Pages H3991-H4007
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 891 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 184. 
                                                         Pages H3991-94
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
enrollment of the bill S. 2372: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 121, 
directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
enrollment of the bill S. 2372.                              
  Page H4058
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018: The House considered H.R. 2, to 
provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 17th. 
                                   Pages H4046-50, H4050-57, H4058-4129
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Agriculture now printed in the bill.                         
Page H4058
Agreed to:
  King (IA) amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) 
that allows Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to go into 
contracts with drainage districts to provide irrigation or water 
efficiency;                                              
Pages H4123-24
  Gibbs amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) that 
expresses a sense of Congress encouraging partnerships at the watershed 
level between nonpoint sources and regulated point sources to advance 
the goals of the Water Pollution Control Act;                
Page H4124
  Rogers (AL) amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) 
that amends the Nutrition title to allow SNAP users to purchase a 
multivitamin with their SNAP benefits;                   
Pages H4124-25
  Bergman amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) that 
directs GAO to study the agricultural credit needs of farms, ranches, 
and related agricultural businesses that are owned or operated by 
Indian tribes on tribal lands or enrolled members of Indian tribes on 
Indian allotments; if needs are not being met, report shall include 
legislative and other recommendations that would result in a system 
under which the needs are met in an equitable and effective manner; 
                                                             Page H4125
  Arrington amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) 
that modifies the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan 
Program and the Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to permit 
rural hospitals to refinance existing debt;              
Pages H4125-26
  Jones amendment (No. 7 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) that 
removes the first 1,500 individuals residing on military bases from 
calculation into population thresholds set for `rural areas'; 
                                                         Pages H4126-27
  Latta amendment (No. 8 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) that 
requires the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with 
the United States Department of Agriculture, to establish a task force 
for reviewing the connectivity and technology needs of precision 
agriculture in the United States; and                    
Pages H4127-28
  Thompson (PA) amendment (No. 9 printed in part C of H. Rept. 115-677) 
that adds Chronic Wasting Disease to Sec. 7208, High-Priority Research 
and Extension Initiatives.                               
Pages H4128-29
  H. Res. 891, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5698), (S. 2372), and (H.R. 2) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 
ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 186, after the previous question was ordered 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 185. 
                                                      Pages H3991-H4007
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 891 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 184. 
                                                         Pages H3991-94
Recess: The House recessed at 8:31 p.m. and reconvened at 9:40 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4136
Senate Referrals: S.J. Res. 52 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4050.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3993-94, 
H4006-07, H4007, H4008, H4057, and H4057-58. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:41 p.m.