[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D759-D761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  40 public bills, H.R. 6259-
6298, and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 126-127 and H. Res. 972-978, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5973-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5977-78
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6258, making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-792);
  H.R. 5174, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with 
respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-793);
  H.R. 5239, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a 
voluntary Cyber Sense program to identify and promote cyber-secure 
products intended for use in the bulk-power system, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 115-794);
  H.R. 5240, to provide for certain programs and developments in the 
Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities 
of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-795);
  H.R. 3500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee 
of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from 
service for misconduct, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-796); and
  H. Res. 928, resolution of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's 
use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the 
Constitution, with an amendment; adversely (H. Rept. 115-797). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Curbelo (FL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5819
Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019--Motion to go to Conference: 
The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate 
amendment and request a conference on H.R. 5895, making appropriations 
for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2019.                              
  Page H5826
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees:
  Representatives Frelinghuysen, Simpson, Carter of Texas, Calvert, 
Fortenberry, Fleischmann, Herrera Beutler, Taylor, Lowey, Kaptur, 
Visclosky, Ryan of Ohio, and Wasserman Schultz.              
Page H5827
Insisting that the Department of Justice fully comply with the 
requests, including subpoenas, of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the subpoena issued by the Committee on the Judiciary 
relating to potential violations of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act by personnel of the Department of Justice and related 
matters: The House agreed to H. Res. 970, insisting that the Department 
of Justice fully comply with the requests, including subpoenas, of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the subpoena issued by 
the Committee on the Judiciary relating to potential violations of the 
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Intelligence Surveillance Act by personnel of the Department of Justice 
and related matters, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 183 nays with 
one answering ``present'', Roll No. 306.                     
  Page H5846
  H. Res. 971, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 970) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 184 noes, 
Roll No. 305, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 224 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 304.              
Pages H5825-26
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019: The House passed H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, by a yea-and-nay vote of 359 
yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 313.                           
  Pages H5851-52
  Rejected the Ted Lieu (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 186 
ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 312).                         
Pages H5850-51
Agreed to:
  Clark (MA) amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
debated on June 27th that reduces and then increases the defense-wide 
research, development, test and evaluation account by $14.364 million 
with the intent of supporting DOD innovation (by a recorded vote of 252 
ayes to 157 noes, Roll No. 309).                         
Pages H5848-49
Rejected:
  Gallagher amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
debated on June 27th that sought to increase funding for Navy AIM-120D 
missile procurement by $23.8M to help meet Indo-PACOM required critical 
capabilities and match the House-passed authorization in the FY 2019 
NDAA, while reducing defense-wide operation and maintenance by the same 
amount (by a recorded vote of 116 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 307); 
                                                         Pages H5846-47
  Gallagher amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
debated on June 27th that sought to increase funding for Air Force AIM-
120D missile procurement by $33M to help meet Indo-PACOM required 
critical capabilities and match the House-passed authorization in the 
FY 2019 NDAA, while reducing defense-wide operation and maintenance by 
the same amount (by a recorded vote of 115 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 
308);                                                    
Pages H5846-48
  Foster amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
debated on June 27th that sought to prohibit the use of funds to 
develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer (by a recorded 
vote of 160 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 310); and             
Page H5849
  Courtney amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
debated on June 27th that sought to provide funding for long lead time 
materials to construct additional Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 
and FY 2023 (by a recorded vote of 144 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 311).
                                                         Pages H5849-50
  H. Res. 964, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 6157) was agreed to yesterday, June 27th.
Amending title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the 
authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other 
criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded 
Warriors Federal Leave Act: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 6160, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding 
certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch 
employees under Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.      
  Pages H5852-53
Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S.J. Res. 60, 
providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
                                                             Page H5853
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of twenty 
resolutions that include 13 alteration projects, two construction 
projects, two acquisitions, two leases, and one design for alteration 
included in the General Services Administration's Capital Investment 
and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure on June 27, 2018.   
  Pages H5853-H5966
Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that in the 
engrossment of H.R. 6157, the Clerk be authorized to make technical 
corrections and conforming changes to the bill including inserting 
amendment number 1 printed in House Report 115-785 at the end of the 
bill.                                                        
  Page H5967
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5825-26, 
H5826, H5846, H5847, H5847-48, H5848, H5849, H5849-50, H5851, and 
H5851-52. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:44 p.m.

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