[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D735-D737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R.6219-
6235, and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 963 and H. Res. 966-969, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5748-49
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5749-50
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5841, to modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the 
risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain 
types of foreign investment, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 115-784, Part 1);
  H. Res. 964, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and 
providing for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2018, through 
July 9, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-785); and
  H. Res. 965, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 200) to 
amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-786).               
Pages H5747-48
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Thompson (PA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5651
Recess: The House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5656
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dan Spexarth, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wichita, Kansas. 
                                                             Page H5666
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
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Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
proceedings during the former Members program be printed in the 
Congressional Record and that all Members and former Members who spoke 
during the proceedings have the privilege of revising and extending 
their remarks.                                               
  Page H5668
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, June 25th.
  Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act: H.R. 4294, 
amended, to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a 
criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of certain individually 
identifiable information by officers or employees of a Federal 
department or agency, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 293.                                      
  Pages H5673-74
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Financial 
Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal penalty for unauthorized 
disclosures by officers or employees of a Federal agency of certain 
living will and stress test determinations.''.               
Page H5674
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 963, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H5674
Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act: The House 
passed H.R. 2083, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other 
nonlisted species, by a yea-and-nay vote of 288 yeas to 116 nays, Roll 
No. 294.                                                     
  Page H5705
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To allow for the taking of 
pinnipeds on the Columbia River and its tributaries to protect 
endangered and threatened species of salmon and other nonlisted fish 
species.''.                                                  
Page H5705
  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 an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-79.                                      
Page H5703
Agreed to:
  Kilmer amendment (No. 1 printed in Part B of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
limits the application of this bill to only sea lions, rather than all 
pinnipeds; and                                               
Page H5704
  Vargas amendment (No. 3 printed in Part B of H. Rept. 115-783), as 
modified, that mandates that the Secretary of the Interior produce a 
report to Congress on the potential impact of the lethal taking of 
California Sea Lions on the recovery of Salmonid stocks. 
                                                         Pages H5704-05
  H. Res. 961, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6157) and (H.R. 2083) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 
172 noes, Roll No. 292, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 291. Pursuant to 
Sec. 5 of H. Res. 961, House Resolution 952 is laid on the table. 
                                                         Pages H5672-73
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018: H.R. 5841, 
amended, to modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the 
risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain 
types of foreign investment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 
2 nays, Roll No. 295.                                    
  Pages H5705-06
Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that in the 
engrossment of H.R. 2083, the Clerk be authorized to make technical 
corrections and conforming changes to the bill including the changes 
placed at the desk.                                          
  Page H5706
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019: The House considered 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Consideration is expected to 
resume tomorrow, June 27th.                              
  Pages H5706-47
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-77 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
                                                             Page H5668
Agreed to:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 1 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that allocates $2 million to provide the Secretary of Defense the 
flexibility needed for technical assistance for U.S. military women to 
military women in other countries combating violence targeting women 
and children as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, 
narcotics trafficking;                                   
Pages H5738-39
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 2 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that increases the STARBASE fifth grade youth STEM education program 
found in Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Civil Military 
Programs by $5 million, and to reduce Operations and Maintenance, Army, 
Other Servicewide Activities by the offsetting amount;       
Page H5739
  Napolitano amendment (No. 4 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that increases funding for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program 
by $6 million to match the program's 2018 funding of $180 million; 
                                                         Pages H5739-40

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  McGovern amendment (No. 5 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
provides the Department of Defense with $250,000 for administrative 
expenses for purposes of creating a military service medal to honor 
retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-
exposed veterans (Atomic Veterans); atomic Veterans are determined in 
section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, in the United States Code; 
                                                         Pages H5740-41
  Allen amendment (No. 6 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
transfers $10,000,000 to the Defense POW/Missing Persons Office to 
assist in identifying unclaimed remains missing since the Korean 
conflict;                                                
                                                         Pages H5741-42
  McSally amendment (No. 7 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
increases A-10 wing replacement funds to House-passed NDAA level; 
                                                             Page H5742
  Soto amendment (No. 8 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
increases funding for the Quantum Information Sciences program within 
the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account by $5 
million to further advance quantum computing research;   
                                                         Pages H5742-43
  Lipinski amendment (No. 10 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that provides $30 million for MD5, the National Security Technology 
Accelerator, to support national security innovation and 
entrepreneurial education programs at universities; reduces Operations 
and Maintenance-Defense Wide by the same amount;             
                                                             Page H5744
  Soto amendment (No. 14 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
increases funding for Gulf War illness research under the Defense 
Health Program by $1 million;                            
                                                         Pages H5744-45
  Visclosky amendment (No. 16 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that increases Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding by 
$5,000,000;                                                  
                                                             Page H5745
  Visclosky amendment (No. 22 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that bars the use of funds in contravention of existing federal 
requirements for meaningful consultation and engagement with tribal 
communities related to activities that will impact them; and 
                                                         Pages H5746-47
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 24 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to transfer the information technology contracting and acquisition 
services or the Senior Leader Communications functions of the Defense 
Information Systems Agency.                                  
                                                             Page H5747
                                                 Proceedings Postponed:
  Langevin amendment (No. 9 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
seeks to provide $10 million for Weapons and Munitions Technology 
(0602624A), $10 million for Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Applied 
Research (0602792N), and $20 million for Innovative Naval Prototypes 
Advanced Technology Development (0603801N) to be used for accelerated 
development and prototyping for the electromagnetic railgun; and 
                                                         Pages H5743-44
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 20 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that seeks to reduce the amount of Coalition Support Fund 
reimbursements Pakistan is eligible to receive by $200 million. 
                                                         Pages H5745-46
  H. Res. 961, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6157) and (H.R. 2083) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 
172 noes, Roll No. 292, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 291. Pursuant to 
Sec. 5 of H. Res. 961, House Resolution 952 is laid on the table. 
                                                         Pages H5672-73
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5672, 
H5673, H5673-74, H5705, and H5705-06. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:20 p.m.