[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D417-D419]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 8164-
8192; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1180-1187, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7343, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law 
enforcement officers, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-478); and
  H.R. 7530, to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia 
to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney 
General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly 
accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in 
the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting 
changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-479).              
Page H2768
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:03 a.m. and reconvened at 11:30 a.m. 
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Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act: The House passed H.R. 529, 
to extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical 
miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, 
consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 402 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 155. Consideration began yesterday, 
April 29th.                                                  
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  H. Res. 1137, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7888), (H.R. 529), (H. Res. 1112), and (H. Res. 1117), was agreed to 
Friday, April 12th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures. Consideration began Monday, April 
29th.
  Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act: H.R. 4824, amended, to amend 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to 
carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development 
activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 364 yeas to 44 nays, Roll 
No. 156;                                                 
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  Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act: H.R. 4877, 
amended, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary 
of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration 
program with respect to abandoned wells, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
333 yeas to 75 nays, Roll No. 157;                       
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  Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act: H.R. 
6093, amended, to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather 
forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the 
provision of weather data, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 
19 nays, Roll No. 158;                                       
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  Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act: H.R. 
3738, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition Administration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas 
to 10 nays, Roll No. 159;                                
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  Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act: H.R. 4016, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 160; and 
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  Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide that educational 
assistance paid under Department of Veterans Affairs educational 
assistance programs to an individual who pursued a program or course of 
education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall 
not be charged against the entitlement of the individual: H.R. 1767, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
educational assistance paid under Department of Veterans Affairs 
educational assistance programs to an individual who pursued a program 
or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain 
reasons shall not be charged against the entitlement of the individual, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 161. 
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Western Economic Security Today Act: The House passed H.R. 3397, to 
require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a 
rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and 
landscape health, by a vote of 212 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 165. 
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  Rejected the Kamlager-Dove motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 
210 nays, Roll No. 164.                                  
Pages H2748-49
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-32 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill.                                     
Pages H2704-05
  H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285), 
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.      
Pages H2716-18
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act: The House passed H.R 
615, to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on 
certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 214 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 167.         
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  Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 211 nays, Roll 
No. 166.                                                     
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  H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285), 
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.      
Pages H2716-18
Trust the Science Act: The House passed H.R. 764, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf 
from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 169.                            
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  Rejected the Huffman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 210 nays, Roll 
No. 168.                                                 
Pages H2751-52
  H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285), 
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.      
Pages H2716-18
Superior National Forest Restoration Act: The House passed H.R. 3195, 
to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and 
permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of 
Mine Plans of Operations, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 203 
nays, Roll No. 171.                            
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  Rejected the McCollum motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 210 nays, Roll 
No. 170.                                                 
Pages H2752-53
  H. Res. 1173, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
615), (H.R. 2925), (H.R. 3195), (H.R. 764), (H.R. 3397), (H.R. 6285), 
and (H.R. 6090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 162.      
Pages H2716-18
Discharge Petition: Representative Steube presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 961) entitled, a resolution providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5863) to provide tax relief with 
respect to certain Federal disasters (Discharge Petition No. 11).

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Fourteen yea-and-nay votes and three recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H2712, H2712-13, H2713-14, H2714, H2714-15, H2715-16, H2716, H2717, 
H2717-18, H2749, H2749-50, H2750, H2751, H2751-52, H2752, H2752-53, and 
H2753-54.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m.