[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1314-D1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 7388-
7396; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 146; H. Con. Res. 148-149; and H. 
Res. 186-187. were introduced.                          
  Pages H10586-87
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page H10587
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5054, to provide an exemption for emerging growth companies and 
other smaller companies from the requirements to use Extensible 
Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statements and other 
periodic reporting, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-1094);
  H.R. 5534, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to 
provide procedures for guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 115-1095);
  H.R. 6158, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude 
affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the 
definition of deposit broker, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
1096);
  H.R. 6743, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide a national 
standard for financial institution data security and breach 
notification on behalf of all consumers, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1097);
  H.R. 4460, to improve the provision of disaster and mitigation 
assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and certain private 
nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 115-1098, Part 1);
  Summary of the Activities of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure for the 115th Congress (H. Rept. 115-1099);
  Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (H. Rept. 115-1100);
  H.R. 6468, to direct that certain assessments with respect to 
toxicity of chemicals be carried out by the program offices of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115-
1101, Part 1);
  H.R. 5503, to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1102);
  H. Res. 1185, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2322) to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term 
natural cheese (H. Rept. 115-1103);
  H.R. 5025, to amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties 
against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in 
certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on 
such a vessel (H. Rept. 115-1104); and
  H.R. 6355, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define 
petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions 
during such a backlog, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115-1105). 
                                                        Pages H10585-86
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                        
  Pages H10513, H10581
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designating room H-226 of the United States Capitol as the ``Lincoln 
Room'': H. Res. 1063, designating room H-226 of the United States 
Capitol as the ``Lincoln Room'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 366 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 474;       
  Pages H10514, H10532
  Amending the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure 
that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out 
the responsibilities of the Board: H.R. 7318, to amend the Federal 
Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public 
Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the 
responsibilities of the Board, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas 
to 2 nays, Roll No. 475;                     
  Pages H10514-15. H10532-33
  Amending the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide 
flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real 
property: H.R. 7319, to amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act 
of 2016 to provide flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain 
Federal real property, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 476;                              
  Pages H10515, H10533-34
  Making technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the 
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018: H.R. 7329, to 
make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 378 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 477;       
  Pages H10515-16, H10534
  Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act: S. 3367, to 
amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve

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congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote 
transparency, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 2 nays, Roll 
No. 478;                                     
  Pages H10516-17, H10534-35
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the ``Louise and Bob 
Slaughter Post Office'': H.R. 7293, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, 
New York, as the ``Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office'', by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 375 yeas to 6 nays with two answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 479;                                
  Pages H10517-18, H10535-36
  Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act: Concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4174, to amend titles 5 and 44, United States Code, 
to require Federal evaluation activities, improve Federal data 
management, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 356 yeas to 17 nays, Roll 
No. 484;                                        
  Pages H10518-27, H10571
  Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act: S. 2276, to require 
agencies to submit reports on outstanding recommendations in the annual 
budget justification submitted to Congress, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 382 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 480;               
  Pages H10526, H10536
  Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018: S. 3031, to amend 
chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the management of 
Federal personal property, by a 2/4 yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 481;                           
  Pages H10526-27, H10536-37
  Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018: S. 3191, to 
provide for the expeditious disclosure of records related to civil 
rights cold cases, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 376 yeas to 6 nays, 
Roll No. 482;                                
  Pages H10527-31, H10537-38
  5th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act: S. 3661, amended, 
to provide for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate 
the 75th anniversary of World War II, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 486; 
                                             Pages H10538-39, H10572-73
  Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 
Reauthorization Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2200, to 
reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 487; 
                                             Pages H10539-44, H10573-74
  Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act: S. 1023, to 
reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal 
year 2021, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 332 yeas to 43 nays, Roll No. 
488;                                            
  Pages H10544-46, H10574
  Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act: S. 1158, to help 
prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten 
national and international security, by enhancing United States 
Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 489; 
                                             Pages H10546-47, H10574-75
  Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act: S. 
1580, to enhance the transparency, improve the coordination, and 
intensify the impact of assistance to support access to primary and 
secondary education for displaced children and persons, including women 
and girls, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 
490;                                         
  Pages H10547-50, H10575-76
  Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act: S. 1862, to amend 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the criteria 
for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for 
the elimination of human trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 491; 
                                                Pages H10548-50, H10576
  Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018: S. 
3247, to improve programs and activities relating to women's 
entrepreneurship and economic empowerment that are carried out by the 
United States Agency for International Development, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 352 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 492; 
                                             Pages H10550-53, H10576-77
  Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act: S. 512, to modernize 
the regulation of nuclear energy, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 361 
yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 493;               
  Pages H10553-58, H10577-78
  9/11 Memorial Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6287, to 
provide competitive grants for the operation, security, and maintenance 
of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 
11, 2001, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
495;                                         
  Pages H10569-70, H10578-79
  Redesignating Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. 
Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge: S. 3456, to redesignate Hobe 
Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound 
National Wildlife Refuge, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 365 yeas to 5 
nays with two answering ``present'', Roll No. 496; 
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  Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain 
corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4174: H. Con. Res. 149, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections 
in the enrollment of H.R. 4174, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas 
to 12 nays, Roll No. 483;                       
  Pages H10570, H10570-71
  Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program: S. 3628, to 
reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 315 yeas to 48 nays, Roll No. 500; and 
                                             Pages H10581-82, H10583-84
  Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
enrollment of the bill S. 3628: H. Con. Res. 148, directing the 
Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the 
bill S. 3628, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 344 yeas to 25 nays, Roll 
No. 499.                                                
  Pages H10582-83
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 H10527
Recess: The House recessed at 9:33 a.m. and reconvened at 9:45 a.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:03 p.m. and reconvened at 3:36 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10569
Suspension: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Space Frontier Act of 2018: S. 3277, to reduce regulatory burdens and 
streamline processes related to commercial space activities, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 137 nays, Roll No. 485; 
                                                Pages H10560-67, H10572
  Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act: S. 1934, to 
prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines 
due to emission control devices, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 202 
yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 494; and             
  Pages H10558-60, H10578
  Extending the National Flood Insurance Program: H.R. 7388, to extend 
the National Flood Insurance Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
148 yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 497.             
  Pages H10567-69, H10580
Motion to Fix Next Convening Time: Agreed to the Collins (GA) motion 
that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon 
tomorrow, December 22nd, by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 184 noes, 
Roll No. 498.                                           
  Pages H10580-81
Recess: The House recessed at 6:24 p.m. and reconvened at 6:56 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10584
Senate Referral: S. 2432 was held at the desk.
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H10569.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-six yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10532, 
H10532-33, H10533-34, H10534, H10535, H10535-36, H10536, H10537, 
H10537-38, H10570, H10571, H10572, H10572-73, H10573, H10574, H10574-
75, H10575-76, H10576, H10576-77, H10577-78, H10578, H10578-79, H10579-
80, H10580, H10580-81, H10583 and H10583-84. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m.