[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D986-D987]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 6713-
6729; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 134; and H. Res. 1052-1054 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7919-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7920-21
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6088, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize 
notifications of permit to drill, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-921).                                
Page H7919
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7873
Recess: The House recessed at 10:57 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7880
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Alexander Breckinridge IV, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, 
Washington.                                                  
  Page H7880
Recess: The House recessed at 12:49 p.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7885
Community Safety and Security Act of 2018--Rule for Consideration: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 1051, providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 6691) to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
definition of ``crime of violence'', and providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules, by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 179 
noes, Roll No. 387, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 386. 
                                               Pages H7882-85, H7885-87
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2019: The House agreed by voice vote to the Calvert 
motion to disagree to the Senate amendment and request a conference on 
H.R 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019.                                                
  Pages H7894-96
  Rejected the McCollum motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 187 yeas to 218 nays, Roll No. 388.                  
Page H7896
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives 
Frelinghuysen, Aderholt, Simpson, Calvert, Cole, Diaz-Balart, Graves 
(GA), Young (IA), Rutherford, Lowey, Price (NC), Bishop (GA), McCollum, 
Quigley, and Pingree.                                        
Page H7900
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act: The House passed 
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,

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by a recorded vote of 260 ayes to 146 noes, Roll No. 392. 
                                            Pages H7887-94, H7896-H7900
  Rejected the Watson Coleman motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
178 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 391.                      
Pages H7898-99
Rejected:
  Pallone amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
sought to state that on Page 3, line 18, insert ``after opportunity for 
hearing and public input,'' after ``delay'' (by a recorded vote of 176 
ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 389); and                     
Pages H7896-97
  DeGette amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 115-919) that 
sought to require export applications to show that the natural gas to 
be exported was produced using available techniques to minimize methane 
emissions from leaks or venting (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 210 
noes, Roll No. 390).                                     
Pages H7897-98
  H. Res. 1049, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1635) and (H.R. 4606) was agreed to yesterday, September 5th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7885-86, 
H7886-87, H7896, H7896-97, H7897-98, H7899, and H7899-H7900. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m.