The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, June 23, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

 

Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to a series of up to 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, Geoffery W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

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Last Floor Action:6/19
11:09:33 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 20, 2014.

9:00:15 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:00:20 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend John Boonzaaijer, The Chapel of the Cross, Dallas, Texas.
9:01:41 A.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
9:01:51 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Johnson of OH to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:02:16 A.M.		The Speaker recognized Mr. Burgess for the purpose of introducing the guest Chaplain.
9:03:30 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
9:15:41 A.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.”
9:16:02 A.M.	H.R. 4870	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
9:20:53 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Rohrabacher, to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act for Pakistan.
9:20:56 A.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 Rohrabacher amendment.
9:31:46 A.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
9:32:50 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Stockman, to prohibit the use of funds to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies.
9:32:54 A.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 Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
9:35:31 A.M.	H.R. 4870	Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment. Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
9:36:04 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Stockman, to prohibit the use of funds for the procurement of weapons systems that contain rare earth materials, metals, magnets, parts, or components that are produced in Cuba, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, or Venezuela.
9:36:06 A.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 Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
9:38:56 A.M.	H.R. 4870	Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment. Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
9:39:27 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Stockman, to prohibit the use of funds for any activity that would grant de jure or de facto support of territorial, maritime, or airspace claims made by the People’s Republic of China on the international waters or territories of other sovereign nations in the South China, East China, and Yellow Seas.
9:39:31 A.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 Stockman amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
9:40:19 A.M.	H.R. 4870	Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment. Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
9:40:56 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Gosar, to prohibit the use of funds to enter into any contract after the date of the enactment of this Act for the procurement of production of any non-petroleum based fuel for use as the same purpose or as a drop-in substitute for petroleum.
9:41:15 A.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 First Gosar amendment.
9:49:59 A.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Visclosky demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
9:50:13 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Kildee, numbered 40 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 1034 of title 10, United States Code.
9:50:16 A.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 Kildee amendment No. 40.
9:54:02 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Kildee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
10:00:24 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Gosar, to prohibit the use of funds for the following entities or in contravention of Title 18 U.S.C., Section 2339B: 1) The Government Iran; 2) The Government of Syria; 3) The Palestinian Authority; 4) Hamas; 5) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
10:00:27 A.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 Second Gosar amendment.
10:07:22 A.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:07:41 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Franks (AZ), to prohibit the use of funds to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Grounds at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
10:07:43 A.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 Franks (AZ) amendment.
10:14:58 A.M.	H.R. 4870	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Franks (AZ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Franks (AZ) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:15:17 A.M.	H.R. 4870	An amendment, offered by Mr. Huizenga (MI), to prohibit the use of funds by the Defense Logistics Agency to implement the Small Business Administration interim final rule titled “Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of 2012 North American Industry Classification System” (published August 20, 2012, in the Federal Register) with respect to the procurement of footwear.
10:15:41 A.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 Huizenga amendment.
10:21:04 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Huizenga (MI) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
10:21:19 A.M.	H.R. 4870	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved to rise.
10:21:29 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
10:21:47 A.M.	H.R. 4870	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
10:22:16 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
11:20:26 A.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 20.
11:20:34 A.M.		Mr. Simpson filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 4923.
11:21:24 A.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.”
11:21:35 A.M.	H.R. 4870	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
11:48:52 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Lee (CA) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 153 – 260 (Roll no. 332).
11:54:44 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Rohrabacher amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 92 – 320 (Roll no. 333).
11:59:56 A.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Gosar amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 205 – 208 (Roll no. 334).
12:04:18 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Gosar amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 280 – 133 (Roll no. 335).
12:08:22 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On agreeing to the Franks (AZ) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 163 – 248 (Roll no. 336).
12:09:00 P.M.	H.R. 4870	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
12:09:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
12:09:08 P.M.	H.R. 4870	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4870.
12:09:58 P.M.	H.R. 4870	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12:10:12 P.M.	H.R. 4870	actThe House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
12:11:12 P.M.	H.R. 4870	Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.
12:11:23 P.M.	H.R. 4870	DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account by a total of $5 million (intended for sexual assault prevention); increase the Defense Health Program by a total of $10 million ($5 million intended to help alleviate the backlog at the department of Veterans Affairs by improving the electronic health records processing system and $5 million intended for treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries); and decrease the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation account by $15 million.
12:16:37 P.M.	H.R. 4870	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
12:25:12 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 – 220 (Roll no. 337).
12:32:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 340 – 73 (Roll no. 338).
12:32:05 P.M.	H.R. 4870	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:32:59 P.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on June 20, 2014, at 10:42 a.m. that that body had passed S. 1603 and that the Senate agreed to request by the House to return papers to the House on H.R. 4412.
12:33:19 P.M.	H.R. 4412	Mr. Palazzo asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to engross the bill, H.R. 4412, in the form placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
12:34:00 P.M.		COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.
12:48:01 P.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Friday, June 20, 2014, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Monday June 23, 2014 for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.
12:48:53 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
12:55:24 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
1:14:07 P.M.		Mr. Woodall moved that the House do now adjourn.
1:14:13 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
1:14:14 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on June 23, 2014.

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