[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D792-D794]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 6330-
6341; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 987-988, 990, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6112-13
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5105, to establish the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 115-814); and
  H. Res. 989, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6237) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for 
intelligence an l intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-815).                                 
Page H6110
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Marshall to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:03 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. John 
Hill, Flint United Methodist Church, Alexander City, Alabama. 
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
those who have been killed or wounded in service to our country and all 
those who serve and their families.                          
  Page H6050
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act and Reclamation 
Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act--Rule 
for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 985, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 50) to provide for additional 
safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and providing

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for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3281) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of 
appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, by a recorded vote of 
229 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 319, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 318. 
                                               Pages H6053-57, H6064-65
Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 256, expressing support for the 
countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organizations, amended by Representative Royce.          
  Pages H6065-67
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing support for the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the countries of Central and 
Eastern Europe.''.                                           
Page H6067
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act: H.R. 2075, amended, to 
adjust the eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls 
Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire 
prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private 
property.                                                
  Pages H6067-69
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To adjust the eastern 
boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and Deschutes Canyon 
Wilderness Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire 
prevention and response activities to protect private property, and for 
other purposes.''.                                           
Page H6069
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in 
Fisheries Management Act: The House passed H.R. 200, to amend the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide 
flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 321.      
  Pages H6069-98
  Rejected the Gomez motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 
228 nays, Roll No. 320.                                  
Pages H6097-98
  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 
Natural Resources now printed in the bill.                   
Page H6076
Agreed to:
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that strikes 
sections 302(c) and 307, and modifies sections 205, 207, 304, 306, 406, 
and 408; also includes a new section regarding voting procedures for 
the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program's administrative 
panel;                                                   
Pages H6082-86
  Courtney amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that creates 
an industry-based pilot trawl survey for the New England and Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council regions;             
Pages H6086-87
  Webster (FL) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that 
waives compensatory mitigation requirements for maintenance dredging 
projects in certain inland waterways, inlets, or harbors; 
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  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 115-786), as 
modified, that requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to 
Congress on resource rent of LAPPs in the Gulf of Mexico and South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, ways to the Treasury can reclaim 
that resource rent, and ways to eliminate fiduciary conflicts of 
interest in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Councils;                                                
Pages H6090-91
  Keating amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that directs 
the Secretary to submit a plan to establish fully operational 
electronic monitoring and reporting procedures for the ortheast 
Multispecies Fishery;                                    
Pages H6091-02
  Poliquin amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that requires 
NOAA to conduct a study on all fees it charges the lobster industry and 
report those findings to Congress;                       
Pages H6092-93
  Zeldin amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that lifts the 
ban on striped bass fishing in the Block Island transit zone between 
Montauk, NY and Block Island, RI;                        
Pages H6093-94
  Keating amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that directs 
the Secretary to use funds collected from penalties and fines for 
monitoring in addition to traditional enforcement activities; and 
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  Gaetz amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 115-786), as modified, 
that rewards the elimination of lionfish from United States waters by 
allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing 
for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise 
authorized to be taken by such individuals.              
Pages H6095-96
Rejected:
  Langevin amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that sought to 
provide voting representation for Rhode Island on the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); and                  
Pages H6087-88
  Huffman amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 115-786) that sought to 
ensure that rebuilding plans are successful in rebuilding overfished 
fish stocks.                                             
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  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the Clerk be authorized 
to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the bill 
including the change placed at the desk.                 
Pages H6098-99
  H. Res. 965, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
200) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 
317, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
225 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 316.                      
Pages H6057-64
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 41 was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.                                             
  Page H6109
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate and messages received 
from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House 
today and appear on pages H6053 and H6069.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6063, 
H6063-64, H6064-65, H6065, H6097-98, and H6098. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.