[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1186-D1187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7139-
7161; 1 private bill, H.R. 7162; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 1149-1155, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H9567-68
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6665, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to 
territories of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale 
requirements, to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1029);
  H.R. 3133, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
reduce unnecessary permitting delays by clarifying associated 
procedures to increase economic development and support coastal 
restoration programs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1030);
  H.R. 553, to redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the 
George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as 
the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
1031);
  H.R. 1349, to amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of 
bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in 
Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
115-1032);
  H.R. 1662, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking 
in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 115-1033);
  H.R. 6066, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs health 
care, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1034);
  H.R. 1675, to establish a national program to identify and reduce 
losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation 
Program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1035, 
Part 1); and
  H.R. 4243, to establish a commission for the purpose of making 
recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of 
facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve 
construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice 
Program, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1036, 
Part 1).                                                     
Page H9567
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H9541
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, November 
13th.
  Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018: H.R. 5787, amended, to 
amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate 
maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
that were produced by digital

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mapping of such units, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 375 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 419.                                           
  Page H9550
Manage our Wolves Act: The House passed H.R. 6784, to provide for 
removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 180 noes, Roll 
No. 420.                                       
  Pages H9543-50, H9550-51
  H. Res. 1142, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6784) was agreed to Wednesday, November 14th.
Extending the effective date for the sunset for collateral requirements 
for Small Business Administration disaster loans: The House agreed to 
take from the Speaker's table and pass S. 3554, to extend the effective 
date for the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business 
Administration disaster loans.                               
  Page H9551
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20th. 
                                                             Page H9551
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9550.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9550 and 
H9551. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:01 p.m.