[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D158-D159]
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: 27 public bills, H.R. 5857-
5883; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 90; and H. Res. 849-856, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1123-25
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1125-26
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. 
                                                             Page H1049
Recess: The House recessed at 10:57 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H1055
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Lance 
Watson, St. Paul's Baptist Church, Richmond, VA.             
  Page H1055
Recess: The House recessed at 3:03 p.m. and reconvened at 3:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1104
Colorado Wilderness Act: The House passed H.R. 2546, to designate 
certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 
183 nays, Roll No. 69.                      
  Pages H1058-H1104, H1104-12
  Rejected the McClintock motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 199 yeas to 
215 nays, Roll No. 68.                                   
Pages H1110-12
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-50 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 Natural Resources now printed in the bill. 
                                                         Pages H1066-89
Agreed to:
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that 
encourages the Secretary of Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to 
ensure servicemember and veteran access to public lands; 
                                                         Pages H1092-93
  Tipton amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that requires 
the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the impacts that the 
expansion of wilderness designations in the Western United States would 
have on the readiness of our armed forces with respect to aviation 
training;                                                
Pages H1101-02
  Kilmer amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that clarifies 
that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources retains the 
authority to manage all lands currently owned by the state of 
Washington; directs the Secretary of Agriculture to satisfy the 
requirements of section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(d)) for new Wild and Scenic Rivers designated on the 
Olympic Peninsula through an updated land management plan for the 
Olympic National Forest;                                 
Pages H1102-03
  Schrier amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that requires 
GAO conduct a study on how the preservation of wilderness lands can 
help reduce the risk of flooding in residential areas;   
Pages H1103-04
  DeGette amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that makes 
changes to Title I--Colorado Wilderness and amounts to an approximate 
60,000 acres of additional wilderness designations under Title I (by a 
recorded vote of 229 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 60); 
                                                  Pages H1089-90, H1105
  Panetta amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that states 
that the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may 
manage for fire, insects, and diseases in wilderness areas designated 
by this Act (by a recorded vote of 406 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 63); 
and                                               
Pages H1093-94, H1107
  Cunningham amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that ensures 
that military aircraft overflights, units of special air space, and 
flight training routes are allowed over wilderness areas designated by 
this Act (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 66). 
                                                  Pages H1096-97, H1109
Rejected:
  McClintock amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that sought 
to delay wilderness designations under the Act until the affected 
county formally approves such designation (by a recorded vote of 181 
ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 61);                
Pages H1090-91, H1105-06
  McClintock amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that sought 
to allow the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, 
as appropriate, to exclude from wilderness designations under this Act 
any areas that do not meet the definition of wilderness in the 
Wilderness Act; allows the same for river segments that do not meet the 
criteria for designation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (by a 
recorded vote of 182 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 62); 
                                               Pages H1091-92, H1106-07
  Westerman amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that sought 
to allow the Secretary

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of Agriculture or Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to exempt 
from wilderness designations under the Act any area determined by the 
Secretary to be at high risk of wildfire (by a recorded vote of 193 
ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 64);                
Pages H1094-95, H1107-08
  Westerman amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that sought 
to strike all designations of ``potential'' wilderness under the bill 
(by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 65); and 
                                               Pages H1095-96, H1108-09
  Tipton amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 116-395) that sought to 
strike wilderness additions in the 3rd Congressional District (by a 
recorded vote of 183 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 67). 
                                            Pages H1097-H1101, H1109-10
  H. Res. 844, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2546) and the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) was agreed to yesterday, 
February 11th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 13th. 
                                                             Page H1113
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1058.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1105, 
H1105-06, H1106-07, H1107, H1107-08, H1108-09, H1109, H1109-10, H1111-
12, and H1112. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.