[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 177 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1094-D1097]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 198 public bills, H.R. 5882-
5892, 5895-6018, 6020-6039, 6067-6112; 1 private bill, 6016; and 57 
resolutions, H. J. Res 95; H. Con. Res 71-74; H. Res. 760-797, 799-809, 
815-821, were introduced.                              
  Pages H5161-5175
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5176-77
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5721, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to require certain reporting on sexual assault kit testing, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 118-256) and
  H.R. 4693, to provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset 
Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted 
by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 118-257).                                
Page H5161
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend John 
Matthews, Grace Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, Minnesota.    
  Page H5109
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Greene (GA) 
announced her intent to offer a privileged resolution.       
  Page H5110
  Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024: The House passed H.R. 4394, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 199 nays, Roll 
No. 558. Consideration began October 25th.               
  Pages H5110-52
  Rejected the Castor (FL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 199 yeas to 210 nays, Roll 
No. 557.
Agreed to:
  Hageman amendment (No. 38 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds for DOE's implementation of their proposed Industrial 
Decarbonization Roadmap;                                 
Pages H5115-16
  Hageman amendment (No. 40 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits the use of funds to finalize, implement, or enforce 
rulemaking pertaining to energy conservation standards for consumer 
water heaters;                                           
Pages H5117-18
  Neguse amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that increases the Water and Related 
Resources Account by $1 million to be directed to the Colorado River 
Compliance Activities account, specifically for the Upper Colorado and 
San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery programs (by a recorded vote of 
277 ayes to 142 noes, Roll No. 530);                     
Pages H5119-20
  Jackson amendment (No. 41 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits NNSA from halting construction on the HE Synthesis, 
Formulation, and Production facility at the Pantex Plant; 
                                                         Pages H5130-31
  Lamborn amendment (No. 42 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds from this act from granting access of citizens from 
countries on the sensitive countries list to non-public areas of 
National Security Laboratories;                          
Pages H5131-32
  Luna amendment (No. 44 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds to implement or enforce Corps of Engineers memo CERE-
AP,

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issued by the South Atlantic division on July 9, 1996, relating to 
``Approval of Perpetual Beach Storm Damage Reduction Easement as a 
Standard Estate'' which has halted beach renourishment projects across 
the country, including the aftermath of natural disasters;   
Page H5132
  McCormick amendment (No. 45 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that prohibits funds provided by this Act from closing campgrounds 
operated by the Army Corps of Engineers that are located at Lake Sidney 
Lanier, Georgia;                                         
Pages H5132-33
  Norman amendment (No. 46 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funding for the rule titled ``Energy Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing'';    
Page H5133
  Norman amendment (No. 48 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funding for the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost 
of Greenhouse Gases;                                     
Pages H5134-35
  Norman amendment (No. 49 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds for the consideration of the Social Cost of Greenhouse 
Gases (SC-GHG) in the development and implementation of budgets, 
federal procurement processes, or environmental reviews;     
Page H5135
  Ogles amendment (No. 52 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds for enforcing any COVID-19 mask mandates; 
                                                         Pages H5137-38
  Ogles amendment (No. 53 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds to be used to finalize the rule entitled ``Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic 
Commercial Ice Makers'';                                     
Page H5138
  Palmer amendment (No. 54 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits the Department of Energy from using funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce its rule regarding Room Air Conditioners; 
                                                         Pages H5138-39
  Norman amendment (No. 47 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
prohibits funds for Department of Energy Office of Science's Office of 
Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SW-DEI) (by a 
recorded vote of 207 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 548); and 
                                               Pages H5133-34, H5144-45
  Norman amendment (No. 50 printed in H. Rept. 118-142) that prohibits 
funding for the American Climate Corps. Pursuant to the provisions of 
clause 6(h) of rule XVIII of the rules of the House, the votes of the 
delegates were decisive on the vote (recorded vote of 208 ayes to 209 
noes, Roll No. 549) and a separate vote in the House was required 
(recorded vote of 207 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 550). 
                                                  Pages H5135-36, H5145
Rejected:
  Perry amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce the funding for Army 
Corps of Engineers--Civil; Investigations by $715,000 for the purpose 
of eliminating funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission (by a 
recorded vote of 156 ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 529);    
Pages H5118-19
  Westerman amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce funding for the 
Bureau of Reclamation's Policy and Administration to Fiscal Year 2022 
levels consistent with the Limit, Save, Grow Act (by a recorded vote of 
212 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 531);                         
Page H5120
  Griffith amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that was debated on October 25th that sought to increase funds for the 
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management program within the Department of 
Energy by $600 million and reduces funds for the Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy program by $1.1 billion (by a recorded vote of 161 
ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 532);                         
Pages H5120-21
  Roy amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that was 
debated on October 25th that sought to eliminate funding for DOE's 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (by a recorded vote of 
137 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 533);                     
Pages H5121-22
  Perry amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to strike funding for Clean 
Energy Demonstrations (by a recorded vote of 135 ayes to 284 noes, Roll 
No. 534);                                                    
Page H5122
  Norman amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to eliminate funding 
($470,000,000) for Advanced Research Projects Agency'Energy (by a 
recorded vote of 105 ayes to 319 noes, Roll No. 535);    
Pages H5122-23
  Perry amendment (No. 25 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce the funding level in 
this bill for the Appalachian Regional Commission to FY19 levels (by a 
recorded vote of 115 ayes to 306 noes, Roll No. 536);    
Pages H5123-24
  Perry amendment (No. 26 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce the funding level for 
the Delta Regional Commission to the FY19 level (by a recorded vote of 
123 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 537);                         
Page H5124
  Perry amendment (No. 27 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th

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that sought to reduce funding for the Denali Commission to FY19 levels 
(by a recorded vote of 137 ayes to 283 noes, Roll No. 538); 
                                                         Pages H5124-25
  Perry amendment (No. 28 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Denali Commission ($17 million) (by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 316 
noes, Roll No. 539);                                     
Pages H5125-26
  Perry amendment (No. 29 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce funding for the 
Northern Border Regional Commission to FY19 levels (by a recorded vote 
of 134 to 283 noes, Roll No. 540);                           
Page H5126
  Perry amendment (No. 30 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to reduce funding for the 
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission to FY19 level (by a recorded 
vote of 122 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 541);             
Pages H5126-27
  Perry amendment (No. 31 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to cut funding for the 
Southwest Border Regional Commission in half (by a recorded vote of 130 
ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 542);                         
Pages H5127-28
  Perry amendment (No. 32 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
was debated on October 25th that sought to cut the funding for the 
Great Lakes Authority in half (by a recorded vote of 122 ayes to 295 
noes, Roll No. 543);                                         
Page H5128
  Garamendi amendment (No. 36 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that sought to prohibit funding for plutonium pit production at the 
Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (by a recorded vote of 116 
ayes to 303 noes, Roll No. 544);               
Pages H5111-13, H5128-29
  Garamendi amendment (No. 37 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that sought to prohibit funds for the W87'1 modification program to 
enable additional analysis of the underlying program justifications, 
planning and budget (by a recorded vote of 121 ayes to 299 noes, Roll 
No. 545);                                         
Pages H5114-15, H5129
  Hageman amendment (No. 39 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
sought to prohibit any funding from going towards the SuperTruck III 
program at DOE (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 
546);                                             
Pages H5116-17, H5130
  Luna amendment (No. 43 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
sought to reduce the salary of Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 120 ayes to 291 
noes, Roll No. 547);                                         
Page H5144
  Norman amendment (No. 51 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
sought to reduce the salary of Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the 
Department of Energy, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 247 
noes, Roll No. 551);                           
Pages H5136-37, H5146-47
  Pfluger amendment (No. 56 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
sought to reduce the salary of Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary for 
Electricity for the Office of Electricity, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 
160 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 552);           
Pages H5139-40, H5147-48
  Pfluger amendment (No. 57 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) that 
sought to reduce the salary of Andrew Light, Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for International Affairs, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 164 ayes 
to 249 noes, Roll No. 553);                          
Pages H5140, H5148
  Rosendale amendment (No. 58 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that sought to reduce Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024 by $1,553,000,000 to match FY22 levels (by a 
recorded vote of 100 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. 554);   
Pages H5140-41, H5148-49
  Rosendale amendment (No. 59 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that sought to reduce funds appropriated to the US Army Corp of 
Engineers--Civil by $620,000,000 to match FY22 levels (by a recorded 
vote of 76 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 555); and         
Pages H5142-43, H5149-50
  Rosendale amendment (No. 60 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-242) 
that sought to prohibit funds from being used to implement any of the 
Administration's climate change executive orders (by a recorded vote of 
192 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 556).                 
Pages H5143, H5150
  H. Res. 756, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4394) and (H.R. 4364) was agreed to on Tuesday, October 3rd.
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections to include corrections in 
spelling, punctuation, section numbering and cross-referencing, and the 
insertion of appropriate headings.                           
Page H5152
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Balint announced 
her intent to offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 610) censuring 
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.                   
  Pages H5152-54
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative D'Esposito 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 773) 
providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the 
House of Representatives.                                    
  Page H5154
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, October 30th.   
  Page H5161

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 27 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5118-19, 
H5119, H5120, H5120-21, H5121-22, H5122, H5122-23, H5123-24, H5124, 
H5124-25, H5125-26, H5126, H5126-27, H5127-28, H5128, H5128-29, H5129, 
H5130, H5144, H5144-45, H5145-46, H5146, H5146-47, H5147-48, H5148, 
H5148-49, H5149-50, H5150, H5151 and H5151-52.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m.