[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1248-D1249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 5080-
5113; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 73-74; and H. Res. 698-705 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8877-79
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8880-81
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2247, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water 
quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 116-290); and
  H.R. 4275, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-291).        
Page H8877
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8829
Recess: The House recessed at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H8834
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Mr. 
Dipesh Pandya, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, Warrington, Pennsylvania. 
                                                         Pages H8834-35
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H8835, H8845
United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019: The House considered 
H.R. 4863, to promote the competitiveness of the United States, to 
reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, November 15th. 
                                                         Pages H8845-70
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-36 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. 
                                                         Pages H8856-59
Agreed to:
  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that 
requires the Agency to emphasize outreach to tribal export businesses 
and to include in their annual report a summary of those outreach 
efforts and the provision of Agency support to tribal export 
businesses;                                              
Pages H8859-60
  Tlaib amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that requires the 
Agency to submit an annual report to Congress about the Agency's 
activities in economically disadvantaged regions and efforts to support 
businesses in those regions; also defines economically disadvantaged 
regions;                                                 
Pages H8865-66
  Case amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that clarifies 
that, for the purpose of the Agency's Office of Minority and Women 
Inclusion, ``minority'' is understood to include Native Hawaiians and 
Alaska Natives;                                          
Pages H8866-67
  Speier amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that clarifies 
that the Bank's activities to support exports in energy efficiency 
technologies shall include activities to support exports in electric 
battery vehicles, batteries for electric vehicles, and electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure; and                             
Pages H8867-68
  Ruiz amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that allows the 
U.S. Export Finance Agency to use surplus funds to expand or establish 
additional regional finance centers.                     
Pages H8868-70
Proceedings Postponed:
  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that seeks 
to ensure that the Bank will not provide credit to any individual who 
is subject to sanctions related to serious violations of human rights 
or free speech, including in China and Burma;            
Pages H8860-61
  Flores amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that seeks to 
strike Section 13 and create the office of energy efficiency and clean 
energy exports which advises the EXIM board on ways to improve the 
export of goods and services that increase energy efficiency and clean 
energy abroad; requires the EXIM bank to consider energy affordability 
as well as environmental impacts before approving

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transactions, and requires the EXIM bank to include in its annual 
report the impacts of any transaction backed by the Bank on the cost of 
energy in the importing country and the estimated emissions reductions 
caused by exports financed by the Bank;                  
Pages H8861-62
  McAdams amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that seeks to 
expand the prohibition of the Board of Directors from approving a 
transaction unless the person receiving the Agencys support certifies 
that the person does not engage in any activity in contravention of any 
U.S. law, regulation, or order concerning sanctions relating to the 
illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids, including any sanctions 
imposed pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act; and 
                                                         Pages H8862-63
  Davidson (OH) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 116-289) that 
seeks to prohibit Agency assistance for the governments of certain 
countries (including China and Mexico) unless the President certifies 
that the government is cooperating with the U.S. to prevent illegal 
trafficking of synthetic opioids.                        
Pages H8863-65
  H. Res. 695, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4863) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 198 nays, Roll 
No. 616, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 226 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 615. Pursuant to H. Res. 695, H. Res. 
661 and H. Res. 693 are considered as adopted.           
Pages H8838-45
Discharge Petition: Representative Rodney Davis presented to the clerk 
a motion to discharge the Committee on Financial Services from 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3407) to strengthen the competitiveness 
of the United States, to modernize and reform the United States Export 
Finance Agency, and for other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 4).
Senate Referral: S. 2851 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 H8845.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8843-44 and H8844-45. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:58 p.m.