The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, June 19, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.

 Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS, T-HUD, and Agriculture Appropriations bill. All but two hours of post-cloture debate time will be considered expired; therefore, the Senate is expected to begin consideration of the bill around 12:45pm.

At 11:56am today, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be the legislative vehicle used for the Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS); Transportation, HUD (THUD); and the Agriculture appropriations bills.

At 1:56pm, all post-cloture debate on the motion to proceed to the bill will be considered expired.  When any roll call votes are scheduled, another message will be sent.

At 1:45pm today, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and execute the previous order with respect to the Aguilar, Nichols, McWatters, and Wormuth nominations.

 

At 1:45pm, there will be up to 4 roll call votes (1 expected) on the following items:

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #770  Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru (expected voice vote)

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #766  J. Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2019 (expected voice vote) and

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #712 Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (expected voice vote).

At 1:48pm, the Senate began a 15-minute roll call vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #770  Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Confirmed: 54-38

The Aguilar nomination was confirmed by a vote of 54-38. The following nominations were confirmed by voice vote:

–          Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru

–          Executive Calendar #766  J. Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2019, and

–          Executive Calendar #712 Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

 

This afternoon, Senator Reid asked the following consent with respect to H.R.4660, the vehicle for the CJS, THUD, and Agriculture Appropriations bill.

 

Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that the post-cloture time on the motion to proceed be considered expired, that the Senate proceed to vote on adoption of the motion to proceed and if the motion is agreed to, Senator Mikulski, or her designee, be recognized to offer the substitute amendment #3244, which consists of:

–          the text of Calendar #411, S.2437, as Division A (Senate-reported CJS Appropriations bill),

–          the text of Calendar #412, S.2438, as Division B (Senate-reported THUD Appropriations bill), and

–          the text of Calendar #390, S.2389, as Division C (Senate-reported Agriculture Appropriations bill);

further, that for the consideration of Division B, Calendar #430, H.R.4745 (House-passed THUD Appropriations bill), and for the consideration of Division C, H.R.4800, as reported by the House Committee on Appropriations (Agriculture bill), be deemed House-passed text in H.R.4660 for purposes of rule 16 and that the substitute amendment offered by Senator Mikulski, or her designee, be considered a committee amendment for the purposes of paragraph 1 of rule 16 and all amendments or motions to commit be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold.

 

Senator McConnell asked to modify the request by eliminating the 60 affirmative vote threshold.  Senator Reid did not agree to the modification and Senator McConnell objected to Senator Reid’s original request.

 

The unofficial transcript of their remarks is below.

 

Following their remarks, the Senate adopted the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill and then Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #384, S.2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

 

14:17:13 NSP} (MR. REID) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT }

MR. REID: SORRY ABOUT THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS

CONSENT THAT POSTCLOTURE TIME ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED BE

CONSIDERED EXPIRED, THE SENATE PROCEED TO VOTE ON ADOPTION OF

THE MOTION TO PROCEED, THAT IF A MOTION IS AGREED TO SENATOR

MIKULSKI OR HER DESIGNEE BE RECOGNIZED TO OFFER A SUBSTITUTE

AMENDMENT NUMBER 3244 WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TEXT OF — MR.

PRESIDENT, WE NEED TO HAVE ORDER.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. PLEASE TAKE

YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE WELL.

 

MR. REID: BE RECOGNIZED TO OFFER THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 3244

WHICH CONSISTS OF TEXT OF S.2437 CALENDAR NUMBER 411. AS

DIVISION A, CALENDAR NUMBER 412 AS DIVISION B AND THE TEXT OF

S.2389 CALENDAR NUMBER 390 AS DIVISION C PROVIDED FURTHER THAT

THE DIVISION OF CONSIDERATION BA-3745 AND DIVISION C AS

REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BE DEEMED

HOUSE PASSED TEXT AND H.R.4660 FOR PURPOSES OF RULE 16.

FURTHER THAT THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SENATOR

MIKULSKI OR HER DESIGNEE BE CONSIDERED A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 1 UNDER RULE 16. FURTHER ALL

AMENDMENTS OR MOTIONS TO COMMIT BE SUBJECT TO A 60 VOTE

AFFIRMATIVE THRESHOLD. MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME — BEFORE YOU CALL

FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CONSENT, LET ME SAY A FEW WORDS SO

EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS ALL THIS PROCEDURAL STUFF. IT’S A FAIRLY

SIMPLE MATTER. IT’S TAKEN US — MR. PRESIDENT –

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. IF YOU

COULD PLEASE TAKE ALL YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE WELL. THE

MAJORITY LEADER.

MR. REID: SORRY, BUT IT’S TERRIBLY DISTRACTING TO HAVE

CONVERSATIONS GOING ON BEHIND YOU. OR AT LEAST IT IS FOR ME.

MR. PRESIDENT, WE’VE WAITED ALL WEEK TO GET A SIMPLE AGREEMENT

TO MOVE FORWARD ON APPROPRIATIONS BILLS THE WAY WE’VE ALWAYS

DONE IT. AND IF IT HAD BEEN JUST ONE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, WE

WOULDN’T NEED CONSENT. BUT WE PUT THREE OF THEM TOGETHER, AND

THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE

SPEND ALL WEEK DOING SO MUCH OF THE TIME NOTHING. SADLY, I’M

SORRY THAT’S THE NORM AROUND HERE. FOR EVERY SINGLE MATTER,

EVEN WILDLY POPULAR MATTERS LIKE AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL,

REQUIRES THE FULL PLAY OF THE CLOTURE RULE TO ADVANCE. THIS HAS

BEEN SO EVEN THOUGH ON TUESDAY WHEN CLOTURE WAS INVOKED ON

PROCEEDING, 95 SENATORS VOTED TO GET ON THE BILL. ONLY 3 VOTED

AGAINST IT. SENATORS ON BOTH SIDES SAID THEY WANT TO HAVE

AMENDMENTS, AND WE SHOULD HAVE AMENDMENT VOTES. AND I’M WILLING

TO HAVE AMENDMENT VOTES ON THIS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT LET’S

TALK ABOUT THIS TODAY. AND I WANT TO HAVE VOTES ON THE

CONDITIONS THAT SENATOR McCONNELL HAS SO FREQUENTLY STATED,

60-VOTE THRESHOLD. THE IDEA OF A 60-VOTE THRESHOLD WILL NOT

COME AS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE IN THIS CHAMBER, I DON’T THINK,

BECAUSE I’D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE RESPONDING — I’M SORRY

– OUTLINING TO YOU DIRECT QUOTES FROM MY FRIEND, THE

REPUBLICAN LEADER. HERE’S ONE, “LOOK WE KNOW ON CONFIDENTIAL

MATTERS IN THE SENATE IT HAS FOR QUITE SOME TIME REQUIRED 60

VOTES.” NUMBER TWO, HE SAID REQUIRING 60 VOTES PARTICULARLY ON

MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE IS NOT AT ALL UNUSUAL. IT’S THE WAY THE

SENATE OPERATES.

THE NEXT QUOTE: MATTERS OF THIS LEVEL OF CONTROVERSY REQUIRES

60 VOTES. SO I WOULD ASK MY FRIEND — REFERRING TO ME — IF HE

WOULD MODIFY HIS CONSENT REQUEST TO SET THE THRESHOLD FOR THIS

VOTE AT 60. AGAIN, HE SAID — AND I QUOTE — “FOR HIM TO

SUGGEST THAT A MATTER OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN A BODY OF 60 VOTES

FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH 51 VOTES MAKES

NO SENSE AT ALL.” AND HE SAID, “SO IT IS NOT AT ALL UNUSUAL

THAT THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL OF THIS CONSEQUENCE WOULD HAVE TO ACHIEVE 60 VOTES?

THAT IS THE WAY VIRTUALLY ALL BUSINESS IS DONE IN THE SENATE.

CERTAINLY NOT EXTRAORDINARILY UNUSUAL.” FINALLY HE SAID “MR.

PRESIDENT, I CAN ONLY QUOTE MY GOOD FRIEND” AGAIN REFERRING TO

ME “WHO REPEATEDLY SAID MOST RECENTLY IN THE SENATE HAS BEEN

THE CASE WE REQUIRE 60 VOTES. IT REQUIRES 60 VOTES CERTAINLY ON

MEASURES THAT ARE CONTROVERSIAL.” LET’S JUST MAKE THIS PRETTY

SIMPLE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO OFFER GERMANE

AMENDMENTS AND WE WILL FOLLOW THE McCONNELL RULE AND HAVE 60

VOTES ON THEM. IT SEEMS FAIR. THAT’S MY CONSENT REQUEST. I

WOULD ASK THAT IT BE APPROVED.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST?

 

MR. McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE REPUBLICAN LEADER.

MR. McCONNELL: WHAT I THINK I HEAR THE MAJORITY LEADER SAYING

IS THAT ANY AMENDMENT OFFERED BY ANY REPUBLICAN IS

CONTROVERSIAL AND, THUS, MUST REQUIRE 60 VOTES. IT WAS MY HOPE

WE COULD GET FORWARD ON THIS APPROPRIATIONS BILL WITH A FULL

AND OPEN AMENDMENT PROCESS AND A REASONABLE NUMBER OF

AMENDMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES. THE ONLY RESTRICTIONS ON AMENDMENTS

TO THIS BILL ARE THOSE IN THE STAND RULES OF THE SENATE WHICH

CREATE A REQUIREMENT THAT THE AMENDMENTS DEAL WITH

APPROPRIATIONS MATTER OR IF LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE, HAVE A

DEFENSE OF GERMANENESS TO ONE OF THE UNDERLYING HOUSE

APPROPRIATIONS BILL. CHAIRMAN MIKULSKI HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO

TRY TO GET US BACK TO REGULAR ORDER IN CONSIDERING

APPROPRIATIONS BILL. IN 2011, JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE

CONSIDERED THIS SAME APPROPRIATION PACKAGE, THE VERY ONE THAT

WE’RE CONSIDERING NOW, UNDER THE REGULAR ORDER, AND ALL

SENATORS, DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN, WERE TREATED FAIRLY. JUST

THREE YEARS AGO. TODAY’S SENATE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE. A

TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE. THE MAJORITY LEADER HAS BLOCKED ALL

BUT NINE ROLL CALL VOTES ON REPUBLICAN AMENDMENTS SINCE JULY OF

LAST YEAR. THAT’S ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ALL BUT NINE REPUBLICAN

ROLL CALL VOTES. BY CONTRAST, DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, HOUSE

DEMOCRATS GOT 153 AMENDMENTS ROLL CALL VOTES OVER THAT SAME

PERIOD OF TIME. THAT’S IN THE HOUSE WHERE YOU WOULD THINK IT

WOULD BE HARD FOR THE MINORITY TO GET AMENDMENTS. IN FACT, ONE

MEMBER OF CONGRESS, SHEILA JACKSON LEE FROM HOUSTON, HAS HAD 15

AMENDMENTS HERSELF. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE HAS HAD MORE VOTES OVER

THE LAST YEAR TH SENATE REPUBLICANS. IN FACT, THE HOUSE SEEMS

TO HAVE TURNED INTO THE SENATE, AND THE SENATE SEEMS TO HAVE

TURNED INTO THE HOUSE. NOW THE GAG RULE, AS WAS POINTED OUT BY

SENATOR ALEXANDER AND OTHERS THIS MORNING, IN AN APPROPRIATION

MEETING SEEMS TO NOW APPLY TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS WELL. SO

NOT ONLY DO WE NOT GET VOTES ON THE FLOOR, WE DON’T GET VOTES

IN COMMITTEE EITHER. SO THEY CANCELED THE SCHEDULED MARKUP ON

THE ENERGY AND WATER BILL, I ASSUME OUT OF CONCERN THAT SOME

REPUBLICAN AMENDMENT MIGHT, MY GOODNESS, ACTUALLY PASS WITH

DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT. SO WE’RE BEING SHUT OUT OF AMENDMENTS IN

COMMITTEE AS WELL AS ON THE FLOOR. WHEN DO WE START LEGISLATING AGAIN?

WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE?

THEREFORE, I WOULD ASK CONSENT THAT THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BY

THE MAJORITY LEADER BE MODIFIED SO THAT ALL AMENDMENTS BE

CONSIDERED UNDER THE REGULAR ORDER. CHAIRMAN MIKULSKI AND

RANKING MEMBER SHELBY, AND MOVE THIS BILL ACROSS THE FLOOR IN A

BIPARTISAN MANNER EXACTLY LIKE WE DID IT ON THE VERY SAME BILL

BACK IN 2011.

MR. REID: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: DOES THE MAJORITY LEADER SO MODIFY HIS

REQUEST?

MR. REID: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, MR. PRESIDENT. MY

FRIEND, THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, IS OBVIOUSLY NOT IN CONTACT WITH

WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND HERE. THIS DOESN’T APPLY TO REPUBLICAN

AMENDMENTS. IT APPLIES TO REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS.

AS ALL HIS REQUESTS WHICH ARE IN THE RECORD AND I READ. A

REASONABLE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS HE WANTS, FINE. THAT’S WHAT WE

WANT TO DO. WE WANT TO HAVE A REASONABLE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS

ON THIS BILL AND MOVE IT FORWARD. IT’S IMPORTANT WE GET THIS

DONE. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, I’VE SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES. AND NOT WITHOUT GOING INTO A LOT OF DETAIL

HERE, AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER HAS SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, THE RULES THERE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. OF

COURSE THERE ARE A LOT OF VOTES BECAUSE EVERY VOTE IS

PREDETERMINED IN THE HOUSE WITH RARE EXCEPTION, BECAUSE THEY

HAVE A RULES COMMITTEE THAT SETS THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT

HAPPENS. AND SO OVER IN THE HOUSE THE MAJORITY NEVER LOSES.

HERE, MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE IS THE WAY IT IS. WE’RE WILLING

TO DO VOTES AS THE REPUBLICAN LEADER HAS STATED TIME AND TIME

AGAIN WE SHOULD DO IT. I DISAGREED. BUT AS HE HAS SAID, THIS IS

THE WAY THE SENATE OPERATES NOW. I WISH IT DIDN’T, BUT IT DOES.

AND THAT’S THE WAY WE SHOULD PROCEED. I’M WILLING TO MOVE

FORWARD ON THIS BILL. WE SHOULD HAVE 60-VOTE THRESHOLD, AND I

THINK THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO.

THEREFORE, I OBJECT.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD. IS THERE OBJECTION

TO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST?

MR. McCONNELL: I OBJECT.

 

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD.

MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. MR.

McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT?

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

QUORUM CALL:

MR. McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM

CALL BE DISPENSED WITH.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE REPUBLICAN

LEADER.

MR. McCONNELL: MY FRIEND THE MAJORITY LEADER ALWAYS REMINDS ME

HE GETS LAST WORD AND I’M SURE HE’LL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

FURTHER. LET ME SAY DURING THIS LAST PERIOD GOING BACK TO LAST

JULY SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE HAD SEVEN ROLL CALL VOTES.

CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON-LEE IN THE MINORITY IN THE HOUSE

HAS HAD 15 ROLL CALL VOTES OVER THE LAST YEAR. I YIELD THE

FLOOR.

MR. REID: THE HOUSE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE SENATE, MR.

PRESIDENT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. WE COULD HAVE ON

THIS BILL A LOT MORE THAN SEVEN VOTES. SO WE SHOULD DO THAT. I

WOULD NOW NOTE — IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING, MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD

THE CHAIR STATE THE BUSINESS THAT’S BEFORE THIS BODY.

The Senate has reached an agreement for consideration of H.R.803, the Workforce Investment Act.  The details of the agreement are below.

 

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the HELP Committee will be discharged from further consideration of H.R.803 and the Senate will proceed to its consideration; a Murray-Isakson-Harkin-Alexander substitute amendment, which is at the desk, will be considered and the only other amendments in order be the following amendments to the substitute:

 

–          Flake (making the appointment and certification of a new local board permissible instead of required),

–          Lee (evaluation report requirement), and

–          Managers’ technical amendment.

 

There will be ten minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, on each amendment. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed. No second degree amendments will be in order prior to the votes.

 

Upon disposition of the Managers’ technical amendment, the substitute amendment, as amended, if amended, will be agreed to.

 

The bill, as amended, will be read a third time and there will be ten minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees prior to a vote on passage of the bill, as amended. If the bill is passed, the Murray-Isakson-Harkin-Alexander amendment to the title, which is at the desk, will be agreed to.

Thursday evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations in the following order:

–          Executive Calendar #779, Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida,

–          Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont, and

–          Executive Calendar #742, Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

 

On Monday, June 23^rd at 5:30pm, there will be 4 roll call votes:

–          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #779, Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and

–          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

 

If cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, on Tuesday, June 24^th at 11:00am, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations.  Therefore, there will be up to 5 roll call votes at 11:00am on Tuesday, June 24^th:

–          Confirmation of Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida,

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont, and

–          Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #742, Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

 

There will be 2 minutes of debate prior to each vote and all votes after the first vote in each series will be 10 minutes in duration.

 

WRAP UP

Roll Call Vote

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #770  Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Confirmed: 54-38

 

Legislative items

Passed S.1603, A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians, and for other purposes.

 

Completed the Rule 14 process of S.2491, To protect the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare program (Pryor) in order to place the bill on the Legislative Calendar.

 

Discharged the Commerce Committee from further consideration of H.R.4412, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014  and agreed to the request of the House for the return of the papers with respect to H.R.4412.

 

Additional Executive items

Confirmed the following by voice vote:

–          Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru

–          Executive Calendar #766  J. Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2019, and

–          Executive Calendar #712 Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

 

 

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Last Floor Action:6/18
9:15:45 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2014.

10:00:25 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:41 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Charles J. “Chuck” Fleischmann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:00 A.M.		The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 1237. Senate disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text and agreed to a conference requested by the House.
10:01:01 A.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
10:45:53 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:01:06 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 19.
12:01:17 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Mr. Rajan Zed, Universal Society of Hinduism, Reno, Nevada.
12:03:24 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:03:29 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Edwards to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:03:44 P.M.		The Speaker recognized Mr. Honda for the purpose of introducing the guest Chaplain.
12:05:25 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
12:37:17 P.M.	H. Res. 629	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 629 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4413) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end users manage risks to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.”
12:37:39 P.M.	H. Res. 629	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 629.
1:22:29 P.M.	H. Res. 629	The previous question was ordered without objection.
1:22:43 P.M.	H. Res. 629	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 629, the Chair put the question on adoption of the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the resolution until later in the legislative day.
1:23:08 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

4:35:24 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 19.
4:35:26 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question of adoption of H. Res. 629, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
4:35:44 P.M.	H. Res. 629	Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 629 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4413) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end users manage risks to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.”
5:02:39 P.M.	H. Res. 629	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 – 184 (Roll no. 317).
5:02:41 P.M.	H. Res. 629	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:03:12 P.M.		Mr. Carter filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 4903.
5:09:26 P.M.	H.R. 4870	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4870 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.”
5:09:39 P.M.	H.R. 4870	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
5:09:42 P.M.	H.R. 4870	UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 6 of Rule XVIII, the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
5:14:58 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Gohmert amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 130 – 292 (Roll no. 318).
5:19:58 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 179 – 242 (Roll no. 319).
5:23:26 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Nadler amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 187 – 233 (Roll no. 320).
5:27:44 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Walorski amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 – 179 (Roll no. 321).
5:33:10 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Cotton, numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the individual’s country of origin or to any other foreign country.
5:33:13 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cotton amendment No. 2.
5:46:29 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Cotton amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
5:52:47 P.M.	H.R. 4870	Runyan, to prohibit the use of funds to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC-10 fleet during fiscal year 2015.
5:52:50 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Runyan amendment.
5:58:57 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Runyan amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
5:59:35 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Moran, to prohibit the use of funds to carry out sections 8107 and 8108.
5:59:37 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moran amendment.
6:08:48 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Moran amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
6:12:58 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Lee (CA), numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the purposes of conducting combat operations in Iraq.
6:13:04 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 31, pending reservation of a point of order. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.

6:23:42 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment, and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
6:24:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Walberg, to prohibit the use of funds to promulgate Directive 293, issued December 16, 2010, by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
6:24:17 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment.
6:31:02 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Walberg amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
6:32:16 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. DeLauro, to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States.
6:32:18 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeLauro amendment.
6:38:24 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the DeLauro amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
6:39:12 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Fleming, numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to appoint chaplains for the military departments in contravention of the Department of Defense Instruction 1304.28, dated June 11, 2004, incorporating change 3, dated March 20, 2014, regarding the appointment of chaplains for the military departments.
6:39:14 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fleming amendment No. 14.
6:47:32 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Fleming amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
6:48:43 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Lee (CA), No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
6:48:46 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 33.
6:57:20 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 33, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
6:58:09 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Flores, to prohibit use of funds to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
6:58:11 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flores amendment.
7:03:14 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Flores amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:04:46 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Conyers, to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended to transfer man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria.
7:04:49 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.
7:07:11 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Conyers amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:08:00 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. McKinley, to prohibit use of funds to design, implement, administer, or carry out the U.S. Global Climate Research Program National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report, the UN Agenda 21 sustainable development plan, or the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866.
7:08:32 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment.
7:15:22 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the McKinley amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:16:06 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Hanabusa, to prohibit use of funds with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution, including for the introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution.
7:16:10 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment.
7:20:25 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Hanabusa amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:21:42 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Fortenberry, to prohibit use of funds to provide weapons to Syria.
7:21:44 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fortenberry amendment.
7:31:01 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Fortenberry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Fortenberry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
7:32:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Grayson, to prohibit use of funds to transfer aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, toxicological agents, launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, or nuclear weapons through the DOD Excess Personal Property Program established pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
7:32:12 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
7:41:23 P.M.	H.R. 4870	the conclusion of debate on the Grayson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grayson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
7:42:15 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Nugent, No. 27 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to plan for or carry out a furlough of a dual status military technician.
7:42:18 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nugent amendment No. 27.
7:50:51 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Nugent amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:51:42 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Speier, to prohibit use of funds to implement Executive Order 12478 of April 13, 1984, as amended by Executive Order 13669 of June 13, 2014, as those amendments apply to section 405(i) of the Rules for Courts-Martial.
7:51:46 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment.
7:56:01 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Speier amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
7:57:02 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Gosar, to prohibit use of funds to pay for storage for patrol boats procured under the Department of Navy Memorandum #105-E2P-196 dated October 12, 2010.
7:57:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<action_description>DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
8:00:04 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Gosar amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:01:40 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Lee (CA), No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military of Force after December 31, 2014.
8:01:43 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 34.
8:10:32 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Lee (CA) amendment No. 34, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
8:11:54 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Rogers (AL), to prohibit use of funds to implement the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002.
8:11:56 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (AL) amendment.
8:15:25 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Rogers (AL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:16:40 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Murphy (FL), to prohibit use of funds to maintain or improve DOD real property with a zero percent untilization rate according to the Department’s real property inventory database, except in the case of maintenance of an historic property or maintenance to prevent a negative environmental impact.
8:16:43 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment.
8:19:27 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:20:39 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Gosar, to prohibit use of funds to procure any Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms.
8:20:41 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment.
8:25:00 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<action_description>On agreeing to the Gosar amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:26:08 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<action_description>An amendment, offered by Mr. Ellison, to prohibit use of funds to enter into a contract with any person whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed in section 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term “Fair Labor Standards Act”.
8:26:11 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment.
8:30:37 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
8:31:28 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Forbes, to prohibit use of funds to be obligated or expended to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
8:31:30 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes amendment.
8:37:55 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Forbes amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:39:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Ms. Lee (CA), to prohibit use of funds for the purpose of conducting combat operations in Afghanistan after December 31, 2014.
8:39:07 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 32.
8:45:44 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
8:46:04 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. McClintock, to prohibit the use of funds to carry out specified sections of Executive Order 13423 and Executive Order 13514; section 2911 of title 10, U.S.C.; sections 400AA or 400FF of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; and section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
8:46:14 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment.
8:54:13 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the McClintock amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:55:02 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Grayson, to prohibit the use of funds to “consult”, as the term is used in reference to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, in contravention of the assurance provided in section 20(c)(1)(A) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(c)(1)(A)
8:58:00 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
9:03:13 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Grayson amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:03:30 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Wittman, to prohibit the use of funds to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure round.
9:04:40 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment.
9:12:31 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<action_description>On agreeing to the Wittman amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:13:03 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<action_description>An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of Article II, section 2 of the Constitution.
9:14:03 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment.
9:19:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:19:50 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. King (IA), to prohibit the use of funds to transfer weapons to the Palestinian Authority.
9:20:39 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
9:23:19 P.M.	H.R. 4870	<On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:24:13 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Grayson, to prohibit the use of funds to detain, without conviction, any person for more than 15 years at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
9:25:48 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment.
9:31:21 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Grayson amendment; Failed by voice vote.
9:33:09 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Massie, to prohibit use of funds by an officer or employee of the United States to query a collection of foreign intelligence information acquired under FISA using a United States person identifier except in specified instances.
9:33:11 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massie amendment.
9:46:46 P.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Massie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lofgren demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

9:47:18 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barrow amendment.
9:54:48 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Barrow (GA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:54:56 P.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Conaway, to prohibit the use of funds to use to enter into a contract for the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuels refinery unless such planning, design, refurbishing, or construction is specifically authorized by law.
9:54:58 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conaway amendment.
9:58:40 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Conaway amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
9:58:41 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
9:59:49 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Miller (MI) amendment (A037) Roll Call 322 – Recorded vote pending.

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