[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D833-D837]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 6414-
6436; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1003 were introduced.    
  Pages H6556-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6558-59
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 982, resolution of inquiry requesting the President, and 
directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, 
respectively, certain information to the House of Representatives 
referring to the separation of children from their parents or guardians 
as a result of the President's ``zero tolerance'' policy (H. Rept. 115-
835);
  H.R. 2345, to require the Federal Communications Commission to study 
the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code 
to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis 
hotline system, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-836);
  H.R. 4881, to require the Federal Communications Commission to 
establish a task force for meeting the connectivity and technology 
needs of precision agriculture in the United States, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 115-837);
  H.R. 3916, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the 
Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to 
species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to 
ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and 
migrate to fresh water, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-838);
  H.R. 577, to designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier 
Mountain (H. Rept. 115-839);
  H.R. 3045, to amend the National Trails System Act to extend the 
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 115-840);
  H.R. 3994, to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and 
Growth, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-841);
  H.R. 4606, to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for 
the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be 
granted without modification or delay, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-
842); and
  H.R. 5709, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for 
enhanced penalties for pirate radio, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-843).                                
Page H6556
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fleischmann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6467
Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6474
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Chaplain 
John L. Vernon, Jr., High Point Police Department, High Point, North 
Carolina.                                                    
  Page H6474
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018--Motion to go to Conference: The 
House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment 
and request a conference on H.R 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023.                    
  Pages H6493-95
  Agreed to the Peterson motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 392 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 336.               
Pages H6493-95
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Conaway, Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
Goodlatte, Lucas, Rogers of Alabama, Austin Scott of Georgia, Crawford, 
Hartzler, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Yoho, Rouzer, Marshall, Arrington, 
Peterson, David Scott of Georgia, Costa, Walz, Fudge,

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McGovern, Vela, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Kuster of New 
Hampshire, and O'Halleran.                                   
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of secs. 4204, 4205, and 9131 of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Foxx, Allen, and Adams. 
                                                             Page H6501
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of 
subtitles A and B of title VI, secs. 6202, 6203, 6401, 6406, 6407, 
6409, 6603, 7301, 7605, 8106, 8507, 9119, 9121, and 11101 of the House 
bill, and secs. 6116, 6117, 6202, 6206-09, 6301, 6303, 7412, 9102, 
9104, 9106, 9111-13, 12408, 12627, and 12628 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Shimkus, 
Cramer, and Tonko.                                           
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec. 
12609 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Hensarling, Duffy, and Maxine Waters of 
California.                                                  
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of title III 
of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Royce of California, Chabot, and Engel.      
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
2802, 6408, 8104, 8107, 8109, subtitles B and C of title VIII, 8402, 
8502, 8503, 8506, 8507, 8509, 8510, 9111, 11614, and 11615 of the House 
bill, and sec. 2425, subtitle D of title VIII, secs. 8601, 8611, 8621-
28, 8631, 8632, 12515, 12601, and 12602 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bishop of Utah, 
Westerman, and Grijalva.                                     
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 1601, 4022, 4026, 8502, and 11609 of the House 
bill, and secs. 3113, 7128, 8623, 8630, 8632, 12301, and 12407 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Walker, Comer, and Plaskett.                 
Page H6501
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of sec. 7509 of the House bill, and sec. 7409 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Abraham, Dunn, and Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. 
                                                             Page H6501
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 2404, 6223, 6224, 6503, 9117, and 9118 of the 
House bill, and secs. 2415, 2416, 6124, 6304, and 7412 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Denham, Gibbs, and Bustos.                                   
Page H6501
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important 
mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement: H. 
Res. 990, amended, supporting the officers and personnel who carry out 
the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 35 nays with 
133 answering ``present'', Roll No. 337.          
  Pages H6486-93, H6495
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, July 17th.
  Authorizing the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs: H.R. 1037, amended, to authorize the 
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
338.                                                     
  Pages H6495-96
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
to the United States economy--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed 
to H. Res. 1001, providing for consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 119) expressing the sense of Congress that a 
carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy, by a 
recorded vote of 229 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 340, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 186 nays, 
Roll No. 339.                                  
  Pages H6478-86, H6496-97
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2019: The House continued consideration of H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019. Consideration began yesterday, July 17th.          
  Page H6497
Agreed to:
  O'Halleran amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was 
debated on July 17th that moves $3,000,000 from the Office of the 
Special Trustee to the Office of Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation (by a 
recorded vote of 217 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 343); 
                                                      Pages H6499-H6500
  Moore amendment (No. 42 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that bars the 
use of funds to reorganize or eliminate the Great Lakes Advisory Board;
                                                             Page H6502

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  Moore amendment (No. 45 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that maintains 
FY 2018 funding for an authorized program to address lead in drinking 
water;                                                   
                                                         Pages H6504-05
  Loudermilk amendment (No. 47 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prohibits funds from being used to regulate trailers under the Clean 
Air Act;                                                 
                                                         Pages H6506-07
  Byrne amendment (No. 52 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prevents 
the re-purposing of Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act funds; 
                                                             Page H6511
  Burgess amendment (No. 53 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that places a 
funding limitation on the EPA's ability to utilize the Title 42 special 
pay authority;                                           
                                                         Pages H6511-12
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 58 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prevents funds from being used to change existing placer mining plan of 
operations with regard to reclamation activities;        
                                                         Pages H6515-16
  Perry amendment (No. 59 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
the EPA from using funds to give formal notification under, or prepare, 
propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or recommendation 
pursuant to section 115 of the Clean Air Act;            
                                                         Pages H6516-17
  Posey amendment (No. 64 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that no funds 
will be made available in contravention of Federal Acquisition 
Regulation 6.101(a) with respect to aviation helmets;        
                                                             Page H6521
  Denham amendment (No. 65 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prevents 
federal funds from being used to implement the State of California's 
Bay-Delta Plan;                                          
                                                         Pages H6521-23
  Abraham amendment (No. 66 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prevents 
the enforcement of limitations or prohibitions on the use of 
genetically modified crops in commercial agricultural operations 
conducted on National Wildlife Refuges;                      
                                                             Page H6523
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 67 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prohibits the use of funds to eliminate or restrict programs aimed at 
reforestation of urban areas;                            
Pages H6523-25
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 68 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prohibits funds to be used to limit outreach programs administered by 
the Smithsonian Institution;                             
Pages H6525-28
  Larson (CT) amendment (No. 71 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
provides funding within the Department of the Treasury, Departmental 
Office ($100,000 from the proposed $208,751,000) towards a study, led 
by Treasury with the participation of relevant regulators, to examine 
the financial impact of the mineral pyrrhotite in concrete home 
foundations; the study should provide recommendations on regulatory and 
legislative actions needed to help mitigate impact on banks, mortgage 
lenders, tax revenues, and homeowners;                   
Pages H6530-31
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 72 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
increases funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions 
(CDFI) Fund Account by $2 million and allocates the increase to the 
Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program; offsets the increase by 
decreasing funding for GSA rental space by $2 million;       
Page H6531
  Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (No. 73 printed in H. Rept. 
115-830) that increases funding for Community Development Financial 
Institutions (CDFIs) by $5 million; decreases the General Services 
Administration Federal Buildings Fund by 15 million;     
Pages H6531-32
  Palazzo amendment (No. 74 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
designates a $25 million increase to CDFI programs;          
Page H6532
  Soto amendment (No. 75 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that increases 
funding for Tax Counseling for the Elderly by $1 million; 
                                                         Pages H6532-33
  Soto amendment (No. 76 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that increases 
funding for the IRS's identify theft and refund fraud casework program 
by $500,000;                                                 
Page H6533
  Kustoff (TN) amendment (No. 78 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
increases funding to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program 
by $5 million and reduces the General Services Administration's rental 
of space allocation by $5 million;                           
Page H6534
  Murphy amendment (No. 79 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that reduces 
funding for Small Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Development 
Programs by $1 million, and increases it by the same amount, with 
1,600,000 of the increase intended for the Women's Business Centers 
program and $400,000 intended for Veterans Outreach programs; 
                                                         Pages H6534-35
  Polis amendment (No. 80 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that provides 
funding for the SBA to do technical assistance, training and education 
about the 7(a)(15) employee-ownership loan guarantee program; 
                                                             Page H6535
  Zeldin amendment (No. 82 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
funds from being used by the GSA to market or sell Plum Island, NY; 
                                                         Pages H6536-37
  Mullin amendment (No. 43 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
the use of funds for enforcing the Obama Administration's EPA Methane 
Rule (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 346); 
                                                  Pages H6502-03, H6543
  Mullin amendment (No. 44 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
funds from implementing

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the Social Cost of Carbon rule (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 199 
noes, Roll No. 347);                           
Pages H6503-04, H6543-44
  McMorris Rodgers amendment (No. 46 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
limits funding for the implementation of Washington State's revised 
water quality standard (by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 185 noes, 
Roll No. 348);                                 
Pages H6505-06, H6544-45
  Lamborn amendment (No. 48 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
the use of funds to implement or enforce the threatened species listing 
of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse under the Endangered Species Act 
(by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 349); 
                                                  Pages H6507-08, H6545
  Lamborn amendment (No. 49 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
the use of funds to implement or enforce the threatened species or 
endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not 
undergone a review as required by section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 201 noes, Roll 
No. 350);                                      
Pages H6508-09. H6545-46
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 50 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using any funds to 
take retaliatory, or EPA described ``backstop'' actions, against any of 
the six states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in the event that a 
state does not meet the goals mandated by the EPA's Chesapeake Bay 
Total Maximum Daily Load (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 202 noes, 
Roll No. 351);                                 
Pages H6509-10, H6546-47
  Pearce amendment (No. 62 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prevents 
funds from being used to carry out any rule-making on the status of the 
Lesser Prairie Chicken (by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 199 noes, 
Roll No. 354);                                 
Pages H6518-19, H6548-49
  Smith (MO) amendment (No. 70 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
prevents the payment of attorney's fees as part of any settlement the 
Federal Government enters into under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water 
Act, and the Endangered Species Act (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 
199 noes, Roll No. 357);                       
Pages H6529-30, H6550-51
  Palmer amendment (No. 83 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
funds from being used to carry out the District of Columbia's Health 
Insurance Requirement Amendment Act of 2018 (by a recorded vote of 226 
ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 359);               
Pages H6537-38, H6551-52
  Meadows amendment (No. 84 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
Federal Funds from being used by the Office of Personnel Management to 
administer the Multi-State Plan program (by a recorded vote of 223 ayes 
to 192 noes, Roll No. 360); and                   
Pages H6538-39, H6552
  Rothfus amendment (No. 85 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that prohibits 
the funds from being used to seize property as a means of enforcing the 
liability provisions of the District of Columbia individual mandate (by 
a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 361). 
                                                  Pages H6539, H6552-53
Rejected:
  Biggs amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was debated 
on July 17th that sought to transfer funds from the BLM Land 
acquisition account to the NPS Parks Maintenance Backlog (by a recorded 
vote of 172 ayes to 237 noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 
341);                                                        
Page H6498
  Grijalva amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was 
debated on July 17th that sought to increase the budget for the 
Department of the Interior Inspector General's Office by $2.5 million 
(by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 342); 
                                                         Pages H6498-99
  Adams amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was debated 
on July 17th that sought to decrease and then increase the EPA 
Environmental Programs and Management account fund by $742,000; this 
increase is to emphasize the need for greater funding for the 
Environmental Justice program area within the account (by a recorded 
vote of 194 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 344);                 
Page H6500
  Grothman amendment (No. 39 printed in H. Rept. 115-830), as modified, 
that was debated on July 17th that sought to reduce funding for the 
National Endowment on the Arts and the Humanities by 15 percent (by a 
recorded vote of 114 ayes to 297 noes, Roll No. 345);    
Pages H6500-01
  Carbajal amendment (No. 77 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought 
to strike Section 125, which prevents the IRS from issuing guidance to 
more clearly define political activity for 501(c)(4) organizations; 
                                                         Pages H6533-34
  Gallego amendment (No. 51 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought to 
ensure none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
issue grazing permits or leases in contravention of BLM regulations (by 
a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 352); 
                                                  Pages H6510-11, H6547
  Pearce amendment (No. 60 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought to 
prevent funds from being used to treat the New Mexico Meadow Jumping 
Mouse as an endangered species (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 209 
noes, Roll No. 353);                           
Pages H6517-18, H6547-48
  Gosar amendment (No. 63 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought to 
support recreational shooting, K-12 education and responsible energy 
development by prohibiting funds for the Ironwood Forest National 
Monument that was unilaterally designated

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under the Antiquities Act (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 220 noes, 
Roll No. 355);                                    
Pages H6519-21, H6549
  Jody B. Hice (GA) amendment (No. 69 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that 
sought to state that no funds should be made available for 
Environmental Justice Small Grants issued by the Office of 
Environmental Justice (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 240 noes, Roll 
No. 356);                                      
Pages H6528-29, H6549-50
  Carbajal amendment (No. 81 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought 
to strike Section 628 which prohibits the SEC from promulgating a 
political spending disclosure rule (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 
224 noes, Roll No. 358); and                      
Pages H6535-36, H6551
  McHenry amendment (No. 87 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that sought to 
prohibit any taxpayer funds from going to support the Post Service's 
efforts to (1) expand or enhance financial services products, or (2) 
carry out any pilot programs or task forces pursuant to that end (by a 
recorded vote of 201 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 362). 
                                               Pages H6540-42, H6553-54
Withdrawn:
  Emmer amendment (No. 55 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funding from 
being used to implement a January 13, 2017 effort by the U.S. 
Department of Interior and Agriculture to restrict all leasing, 
exploration, and potential development of approximately 234,328 acres 
of federal land in Northeast Minnesota;                  
Pages H6512-14
  Grothman amendment (No. 56 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds 
made available by this Act to be used to implement or enforce the EPA's 
ground level ozone rule; and                             
Pages H6514-15
  Connolly amendment (No. 57 printed in H. Rept. 115-830) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds 
from being used to change or modify the 2015 federal coal ash rule (80 
Fed. Reg. 21301).                                            
Page H6515
  H. Res. 996, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6147) was agreed to yesterday, July 17th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 19th.     
  Page H6555
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H6477.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and twenty-three recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H6494-95, H6495, H6495-96, H6496-97, H6497, H6498, H6498-99, H6499-
H6500, H6500, H6500-01, H6543, H6544, H6544-45, H6545, H6545-46, H6546-
47, H6547, H6547-48, H6548-49, H6549, H6549-50, H6550-51, H6551, H6551-
52, H6552, H6553, H6553-54. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.