[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D468-D470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 42 public bills, H.R. 2426-
2467; and 13 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 37; and H. Res. 336-347, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3402-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Andrew Chaney, First & Calvary Presbyterian Church, Springfield, 
Missouri.                                                    
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Question of Privilege: Representative Green (TN) rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. Upon 
examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution 
qualified. Subsequently, the House agreed to the Hoyer motion to table 
H. Res. 304, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a 
recorded vote of 226 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 174.     
  Pages H3361-62
Climate Action Now Act: The House considered H.R. 9, to direct the 
President to develop a plan for the United States to meet its 
nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 2nd.   
  Pages H3363-97
  Agreed to:
  Omar amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
findings recognizing the importance of the Paris Climate Agreement's 
Task Force addressing the impact of climate change on displacement and 
the global refugee crisis;                               
Pages H3382-83
  Houlahan amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that requires 
the President's plan to meet the United States' nationally determined 
contribution to include how the United States may encourage and assist 
other parties to the Agreement reach their reported goals; 
                                                         Pages H3383-84
  Kuster (NH) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that 
requires the administration produce a report examining the effect of 
the Paris Climate Agreement on clean energy job development in rural 
communities;                                             
Pages H3384-85
  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that 
prevents the President from using the plan mandated in this act to 
preclude states or cities from taking more ambitious actions to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions;                                    
Page H3385
  Shalala amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
findings that the Paris Agreement recognizes the importance of 
addressing and minimizing sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, and 
flooding;                                                
Pages H3385-86
  DeSaulnier amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that requires 
a National Academy of Sciences report on the consequences of 
withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the United States' global 
economic competitiveness;                                
Pages H3386-87
  Pallone amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that adds a 
finding noting that the Paris Agreement is an example of multilateral, 
international cooperation needed to overcome challenges facing the 
international community;                                 
Pages H3387-88
  Case amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
finding recognizing the role of oceans in the global climate system and 
international actions being taken to include oceans in the Paris 
Agreement's nationally determined contributions;         
Pages H3390-91
  Bost amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that requires the 
President's public plan to be posted online to the Federal Register and 
allow an opportunity for public comment before the plan is submitted to 
Congress;                                                
Pages H3391-92
  Meng amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
findings that recognizes the fundamental priority of safeguarding food 
security and ending hunger, and the particular vulnerabilities of food 
production systems to the adverse impacts of climate change; 
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  Gonzalez-Colon (PR) amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) 
that directs GAO to complete a study and submit a report to Congress on 
the impact of the President's plan on the U.S. territories, including 
the potential positive and negative impacts on their economies, taking 
into consideration their unique energy needs and systems and the 
climate change vulnerabilities faced by communities in these 
jurisdictions;                                           
Pages H3392-93
  Brendan F. Boyle (PA) amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) 
that includes findings stating that the Paris Agreement recognizes that 
adaptation is a key component of the global response to climate change;
                                                         Pages H3393-94
  Panetta amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that adds a new 
finding stating, ``American leadership encouraged widespread 
international participation in the Paris Agreement'';        
Page H3394
  Rouda amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
findings recognizing that American cities, States, and businesses are 
stepping up and pledging to meet the Paris Agreement goals in the wake 
of absent and uncertain United States Federal leadership; and 
                                                         Pages H3394-95
  Lee (NV) amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that 
recognizes that Article 8 of the Paris Agreement states the importance 
of addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of 
climate change, such as drought conditions and water scarcity. 
                                                         Pages H3396-97
Proceedings Postponed:
  Espaillat amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that seeks to 
include findings addressing the importance of climate justice and 
environmental justice;                                       
Page H3382
  Gosar amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that seeks to 
include findings that the Paris Agreement is a treaty and should be 
treated as such;                                         
Pages H3388-89
  Gosar amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that seeks to 
strike Section 3-Prohibition

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on use of funds to advance the withdrawal of the United States from the 
Paris Agreement; and                                     
Pages H3389-90
  Porter amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that seeks to 
include findings that recognize the importance of clean energy 
technology development for the implementation of mitigation and 
adaptation actions of the agreements under the Paris Climate Accord. 
                                                         Pages H3395-96
  H. Res. 329, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
9) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 188 nays, Roll 
No. 173, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 228 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 172.                   
Pages H3351-61
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 2nd.       
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United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following individual on the part of the House to the United States-
China Economic and Security Review Commission for a term expiring on 
December 31, 2020: Dr. Larry M. Wortzel of Williamsburg, Virginia. 
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Discharge Petition: Representative Hice (GA) presented to the Clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. 
Res. 132, providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
109) recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green 
New Deal (Discharge Petition No. 2).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3351.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3360-61, 
H3361, and H3362. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:27 p.m.