[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1307-D1310]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 7356-
7387; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 146-147; and H. Res. 1184, were 
introduced.                                             
  Pages H10509-11
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page H10512
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2425, to support the establishment and improvement of 
communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated 
with such sites, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
115-1086, Part 1);
  H.R. 3535, to restore Federal recognition to the Ruffey Rancheria of 
California, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-
1087);
  H.R. 6510, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in 
a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to 
address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau 
of Indian Education, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 115-1088, Part 1);
  H.R. 6255, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish 
measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
115-1089, Part 1);
  H. Res. 1183, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 695) to 
amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
voluntary national criminal history background check system and 
criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to 
their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals 
with disabilities, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1090);
  H.R. 502, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1091);
  H.R. 6939, to protect and ensure multiple use and public access to 
public lands in Wyoming per the request of the respective counties, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1092); and Committee on

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Ethics. In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
Elizabeth Esty (H. Rept. 115-1093).                         
Page H10509
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                        
  Pages H10339, H10346
Recess: The House recessed at 9:52 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m. 
                                                            Page H10344
  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 1181, 
waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 350 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 447, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                             Pages H10343-44, H10345-46
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Save Our Seas Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to the House 
amendment to S. 756, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to 
promote international action to reduce marine debris, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 36 nays, Roll No. 448; 
                                             Pages H10346-66, H10430-31
  Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 
2018: H.R. 7328, to reauthorize certain programs under the Public 
Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and 
response, to clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain 
nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug 
application, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 9 nays, Roll 
No. 449;                                        
  Pages H10366-93, H10431
  Ashanti Alert Act of 2018: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
5075, to encourage, enhance, and integrate Ashanti Alert plans 
throughout the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas 
to 2 nays, Roll No. 450;                     
  Pages H10393-95, H10431-32
  Clean Up the Code Act of 2018: H.R. 7093, to eliminate unused 
sections of the United States Code, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 
yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 451;                
  Pages H10395-96, H10432-33
  Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018: S. 2896, to 
require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, 
embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of 
interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
452;                                               
  Pages H10396, H10433
  Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018: S. 2961, to 
reauthorize subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 453; 
                                         Pages H10396-H10401, H10433-34
  Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018: S. 2679, to provide 
access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to 
veteran-owned small businesses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas 
to 1 nay, Roll No. 454;                      
  Pages H10401-02, H10434-35
  Taxpayer First Act of 2018: H.R. 7227, amended, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue 
Service, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 
455;                                            
  Pages H10402-14, H10435
  Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018: Concur in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 4227, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to examine what actions the Department of Homeland Security is 
undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 456; 
                                             Pages H10414-15, H10435-36
  Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act: S. 2652, to 
award a Congressional Gold Medal to Stephen Michael Gleason, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 457; 
                                             Pages H10415-16, H10436-37
  RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018: S. 2765, to amend the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 to exempt investment advisers who solely advise 
certain rural business investment companies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 389 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 458; 
                                                Pages H10416-17, H10437
  Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act: Concur 
in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5509, to direct the National Science 
Foundation to provide grants for research about STEM education 
approaches and the STEM-related workforce, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 378 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 459;        
  Pages H10417-19, H10437-38
  NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2018: S. 7, to amend title 
51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess 
property of the Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 460;      
  Pages H10419-20, H10438-39

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  National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 
2018: S. 2200, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought 
Information System, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 9 nays, 
Roll No. 461;                                   
  Pages H10420-24, H10439
  Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act: Concur in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 767, to establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, 
and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to address 
human trafficking in the health care system, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 386 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 462;    
  Pages H10424-25, H10439-40
  VA Website Accessibility Act of 2018: H.R. 6418, amended, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study regarding the 
accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
individuals with disabilities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 464;         
  Pages H10427-28, H10441
  Designating the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas 
Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'': S. 3444, to designate 
the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet Department 
of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 465; and     
  Pages H10428, H10441-42
  Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018: S. 3777, to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a tiger team 
dedicated to addressing the difficulties encountered by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3313 of title 38, United 
States Code, after the enactment of sections 107 and 501 of the Harry 
W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 389 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 466. 
                                             Pages H10428-30, H10442-43
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that, during further 
proceedings today in the House, the Chair be authorized to reduce to 
two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that 
otherwise could be subjected to five minute voting under clause 8 or 9 
of rule XX.                                                 
  Page H10424
Suspensions: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass 
the following measure:
  Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act: S. 2322, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 162 nays, Roll No. 463. 
                                             Pages H10425-27, H10440-41
  Question of Privilege: Representative Pelosi rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. The 
Chair ruled that the resolution did not present a question of the 
privileges of the House. Subsequently, Representative Pelosi appealed 
the ruling of the chair and Representative McCarthy moved to table the 
appeal. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 467. 
                                                Pages H10443-45, H10444
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act: The House concurred in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 88, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to 
establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the 
National Park System, with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-87, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 183 nays, 
Roll No. 470.                                
  Pages H10445-77, H10483-84
  H. Res. 1180, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 88) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
207 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 446, after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                   
Pages H10340-43, H10344-45
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Wednesday, 
December 19th.
  Stigler Act Amendments: Concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2606, 
to amend the Act of August 4, 1947 (commonly known as the Stigler Act), 
with respect to restrictions applicable to Indians of the Five 
Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 399 ayes with 
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 471; and                    
  Pages H1048-85
  Reauthorizing the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: H.R. 6602, 
to reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, by a \2/3\ 
recorded vote of 382 ayes to 9 noes, Roll No. 472.          
  Page H10500
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019: The House 
concurred in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 695, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system 
and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, 
related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or 
individuals with disabilities, with an amendment consisting of the text 
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Committee Print 115-88, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 185 nays, 
Roll No. 472.                                       
  Pages H10485-H10500
  H. Res. 1183, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill 
(H.R. 695) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 179 noes, 
Roll No. 469, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 223 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 468.             
Pages H10477-83
Senate Referrals: S. 3456 was held at the desk. S. 3523 was held at the 
desk. S. 79 was held at the desk. S. 512 was held at the desk. S. 1023 
was held at the desk. S. 3611 was held at the desk. S. 3800 was held at 
the desk. S. 3277 was held at the desk.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate and message received 
from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House 
today appear on pages H10346, H10417, and H10477.
Quorum Calls Votes: Twenty-four yea-and-nay votes and four recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H10344-45, H10345, H10430, H10431, H10431-32, H10432-33, H10433, 
H10433-34, H10434-35, H10435, H10435-36, H10436-37, H10437, H10437-38, 
H10438-39, H10439, H10440, H10441, H10442, H10442-43, H10444, H10482-
83, H10483, H10484, H10484-85, H10499-H10500, and H10500. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:15 p.m.