[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 72 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D481-D482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 45 public bills, H.R. 2468-
2512; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 348-353, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3438-40
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3442-43
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1232, to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating 
to the construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 116-45);
  H.R. 938, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with 
respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to 
remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity 
period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received 
final approval, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116-46); and
  H.R. 1503, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
regarding the list under section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
116-47).                                                     
Page H3438
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Jonathan Falwell, Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA. 
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Climate Action Now Act: The House passed 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, by a 
recorded vote of 231 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 184. Consideration 
began yesterday, May 1st.                      
  Pages H3411-20, H3420-29
  Rejected the Barr motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 214 
noes, Roll No. 183.                                      
Pages H3426-28
Agreed to:
  Kim amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that requires the 
President to include how the Paris Agreement's loss and damage 
provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in the United States 
given the expected impacts of climate change;            
Pages H3411-13
  Pressley amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that adds 
findings on the interconnection between climate change and health; 
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  Neguse amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that provides a 
rule of construction that nothing in this Act would require or prohibit 
the President from including in his plan recommendations to support 
integration of human-caused climate change into school curriculums; 
                                                         Pages H3415-16
  Levin (CA) amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that 
includes findings recognizing that addressing climate change and 
providing affordable energy to consumers are not mutually exclusive; 
                                                         Pages H3417-18
  Crow amendment (No. 28 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that includes 
findings that recognize the Department of Defense's goal to procure 
renewable energy across military installations, branches, and 
operations to drive greenhouse gas reductions and support resilience 
efforts in the face of a changing climate;               
Pages H3418-19
  Krishnamoorthi amendment (No. 30 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that 
includes findings that essential in achieving the nationally determined 
contribution target is a thriving clean energy industry in the United 
States, which currently employs over 500,000 Americans; 
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  Espaillat amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that was 
debated on May 1st that includes findings addressing the importance of 
climate justice and environmental justice (by a recorded vote of 237 
ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 175);                         
                                                         Pages H3421-22
  Porter amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that was debated 
on May 1st that includes 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 (by a recorded vote of 262 ayes to 163 noes, Roll No. 
178);                                                    
                                                         Pages H3423-24
  Fletcher amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that states 
that nothing in this Act may be construed to require or prohibit the 
inclusion of a specific energy technology or technologies in the 
President's plan (by a recorded vote of 305 ayes to 121 noes, Roll No. 
179);                                             
                                                  Pages H3413-14, H3424
  Schrier amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that ensures 
that voluntary agricultural practices can be included to meet the goals 
and ambitions of the Paris Agreement (by a recorded vote of 295 ayes to 
132 noes, Roll No. 180);                       
                                               Pages H3414-15, H3424-25
  Van Drew amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that adds to 
the findings the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss 
and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change (by a 
recorded vote of 257 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 181); and 
                                               Pages H3416-17, H3425-26
  Engel amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that requires the 
President's plan to take into consideration populations, regions, 
industries, and constituencies affected, including American jobs, 
consumer energy costs, and the ability to develop and deploy new 
technologies (by a recorded vote of 259 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 
182).                                             
                                                  Pages H3419-20, H3426
                                                              Rejected:
  Gosar amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that was debated 
on May 1st that sought to include findings that the Paris Agreement is 
a treaty and should be treated as such (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes 
to 234 noes, Roll No. 176); and                              
                                                             Page H3422
  Gosar amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 116-42) that was debated 
on May 1st that sought to strike Section 3-Prohibition on use of funds 
to advance the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement 
(by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 177). 
                                                         Pages H3422-23
  H. Res. 329, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
9) was agreed to yesterday, May 1st.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, May 3rd, and further 
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on 
Tuesday, May 7th for Morning Hour debate.                    
  Page H3429
Senate Referrals: S. 406 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform. S. Con. Res. 13 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and the Committee on Ways and Means.               
  Page H3437
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3420.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3421-22, H3422, H3422-23, 
H3423-24, H3424, H3424-25, H3425-26, H3426, H3428, and H3428-29. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:50 p.m.